Tottori Sand Dune鳥取砂丘

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I forgot the memory card of digital camera when I tried to take a picture. ;; So I took these photos by my mobile phone. They were really petit.(-:

One day Tottori Tour

Today, I and Ran got up early at 5:30 to get on a bus bound for Tottori. We were going a bus tour titled " Picking Pear Tour" and see famous sand dune of Tottori. Tired, but enjoyable.(-:

The sea backwards is the Japan Sea. Majestic!

I'm picking a pear.(-:This one is not just big, but also juicy.

Aichi Expo 2005♪

I went to Nagoya to see Aichi Expo 2005 last week with my friends. And I uploaded more photos here (-:

Purikura☆

Purikura (Print Club)
Today, I want to introduce a really cool&cute photo item. It is "Purikura", an abbreviation of " Print Club". We can decorate our pictures by ourselves quite easily, like setting frames, or even writing down some letters on the pictures. Actually, it could also whiten our face, so we all look more like " white-beauty". We can also chose the skin color whatever we want. So "Purikura" is still taking us ( most are young students) by storm.

Actually, I hadn't got to know " Purikura" till I came to Japan. And when i saw my classmates in Junior school showed their Purikura books as their photo albums, i was quite intrigued. Girls like taking Purikura more than ordinary photos because it is more amusing. With " Purikura", we all look prettier and brighter.(-:

Purikura is not only popular among Japaense girls, but also Chinese! Last time, I went back to China and took these Purikura photos in there. Although it has a little difference between Japan and China, both of them are SO Cute!! It is a lot of fun to take " Purikura". To tell you what, in China, we call Purikura " DaTouTie", which means " Big Head Seal". Doesn't it sound cute too?

By the way, I have uploaded more pics in "my photos". I've taken loads of " DaTouTie" with my cousin in China. So, you guys, have a see~~^^

Clouds

I took this photo on the airplane.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

The Last Hospital Day

Today, it was the last day I went to the hospital as an outpatient in Okayama. So I decided to confess my feelings towards Dr.H and wrote them down on a letter last night. I'd thought it must be my last chance to tell him.

Therefore, when I heard he was off and had a holiday today, I wasn't able to hide my disappointment. I couldn't pass my letter to him today, should I wait another day to? Besides, i did have serious business with him. I have to get an top important application from him that I have asked him to fill up. The deadline was close, but I couldn't see him. It was so unlucky..And what was worse, I got to know he seemed to already see somebody...I just felt my heart broken at the moment..

Now, I am wondering if I should pass him the lettter in the case of already knowing he might have a girlfriend..I wrote something about how I am grateful to him and my longing for him. I just wanted him to know that I like him and thank him for doing everything for me. But now, I'm just not sure what I should do next. I will see him next Tuesday, I don't know what to do...

Special Thanks to..

Here, I want to thank Dave, my English friend^^ Thanks for helping me out editing MyShoutBox and StatCounter. Thanks for sparing your precious sleeping time to teach me. Merci~~♪

About My Plan to come back to China

This Friday( July 30), I will leave for China. I'm going to visit and stay there until 8/14. So I am not sure if I could upload my blog while my stay in China. But I promise you that I'll take loads of nice pictures in China and let you see~~Just look forward it~^^Anyway, it has been three years since my last return to China in 2001. I'm so EXCITED!!!

A visit to Kyoto

Last weekend, I went to Kyoto to visit Kiyomi and Rakdy.
I have promised them when they came to see me in the hospital that I would someday come to see them.
So I just kept my word and went to Kyoto before they finish their one-year exchage student life in Japan and come back to California this Friday.
It was my first time to go to Kyoto. Unlike my hometown, Okayama, there are always loads of people there. Especially Kyoto's most famous tourist atractions, the temples attracted visitors from all over the world. The senery in Kiyomizu Temple was beautiful and really attarctive. We could also see Maiko ( the dancers dressed in traditonal Japanese Kimono) walk around the street.

I'm paddling.

We come to Arashiyama

Maiko walking the path.

Actually after hearing from Kiyomi, those women wearing in Kimono were not necessarily the Maigo or Geisya. They walked around the street just for the visitors' sake who want to take some pictures. No matter what, I was lucky enough to be able to see them. (-:

Next day, we went to Arashiyama and paddled a boat walking to the mountain road. It remanded lots of physical strength. We were all tired but all had a fun. I haven't done such a tough sports for a long time so now I have an ache in my muscles in my legs and arms. Hehe, I think I should haven take a rest at home for a while~ :-)

Monday, July 18, 2005

It is sweltering hot today. And now I'm listening to CD at my room with air condition turned on.

Last night, I went to Tsutaya ( a vedio rental shop) and rented some CDs back home. The whole CDs I have rented was TV series <攻殻機動隊, Mobile Armoured Riot Police: STAND ALONE COMPLEX> from Manga written by Masamune Shirow. I saw the anime films < Innocence> and < Ghost in the Shell> within last two weeks. They were such perfect and i was totally absorbed in the story of them. The story was set in 2032, the future Japan, a highly artificial society. " Cyborg" and " Android" are living together with human beings. As network technology has developed fast, the defference between" nature" and " nerture" have gotten vuguer and vaguer. People are being replaced by the virtu they have made. According to the wikipedia, the director Mamoru Oshii says in The Japan Times interview, that "I'm happier if 10,000 people see the film 10 times each than if 1 million people see it once. I'm not making it for the general public, but for a core group of fans -- ..." I think I can understand what he really means. The anime films he has made were the last ones that would get their meaning accross to the audiences only by watching them once. The whole story was totally full of philosophy, some difficult words were frequently spoken by the characters. I put in loads of time to figure out what on earth the words meant . Some of them were truely above my head.(-:

I've found some quotations used in < Innocence> , you can check it out and have a see~

http://freett.com/iu/innocence/quote.html

PS: the picture above is a main character called " Batow". I really go for him.(-: beneath his cool appearace, he is a real hot-blooded person who always cares for his best partner, Kusanagi Motoko, the major of 9 section, heroine who disappears to the network world in < Ghost in the Shell>.

Friday, July 15, 2005

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Golf is such a fun sport! I began to like it.(-:

Monday, July 11, 2005

It was still raining today. But unlike the other day, it was just light rain.
Because of these rainy days, it saved us lots of times watering the flowers in the garden. it hadn't rained for a long time, so at a moment , people used to be worried what if the hot weather still keep on and drought. Fortunately, we had rain fall at last!

This afternoon, mom and I went to play golf on foot. At first, I had no plan on today and thougt I would just spend most of time seeing some videos at home. Later, mom suggested me to give a call to one of our common friends to take me to some place. I obeyed though I didn't feel like doing this in my heart. We had seen each other just a few days ago, and I was reluctant to call him out so arbitrarily. He was working and working almost all of the week, and only have a holiday on Monday. I didn't want to waste his precious time especially since he was married. In the past, I would feel easy to ask him out without any restraints. But now I can't. It is exactly a difficult problem. I just need a friend to go out with me, but only to find all of them are so busy with their every job or things were just changed uncounsciously. We had compltely different time, there seem no time to share between us.

So what I had said on phone was just hello and how're you doing, and some words like " have a nice holiday and see you later" after all. Mom looked at me suspiciously and asked why I didn't
just ask them ( them means my friend and his wife). All I could answer was that I just feel like more at home and no more than that. How did we think of playing golf, it was simply because mom and I were both bored in fact. Chances are she had nothing to do today either, we decided to walk to a golf club. The club was truely close from our home, only took 15 minutes on foot. I was kind of surprised to see there were so many people there on weekday. I hadn't played golf since i moved to Tokyo. So everything was so Fresh to me. Mom and I both had a good time. One thing is true is that when you feel bored or lonely, you can try to do something new or that you haven't done for a long time. Learning to change our mood is really important.

Tomorrow we are playing golf again, according to my mom. I was happy to hear that.(-:

Thursday, July 7, 2005

the Star Festival

July 7th, it is the star festival in Japan. People put their wish in a piece of paper on a special tree so that their dream would come true one day.

Even so, what I did today was just reading, watching vedios, and sleeping all at home today. It was pouring with rain and thunder passing through the sky this afternoon. I was not in a mood going outside at all today.

By the way, the animation film < Innocence>was quite good. I have never seen such a high quality film since Miyazaki Hayao's <> . Oshii Mamoru is one of the best Japanese Animation Producers in the world, I believe.

Thursday, June 30. 2005

Today, I drove to the hospital just to see Dr. H. We need him to fill up some applications about my illness. As I heard I'd got this job as a " driver", I couldn't help feeling my face lit up. A great excuse to see my doctor! There is no reason I am not making the most of it. :-) First, it could help me improve my driving, second is..hehe, you shall get it, right? :-)

The ward is on the 7th floor, and I have not been there for about a month. As hearing the bell ring, we caught a familiar sight. The nurses and doctors I know well were all in there! What made me happier was that Miss Kana was at the ward too at the moment! She is one of my favorate nurses and what is more, she plays KYUDO ( Japanese Archery) as well!! While I had been hospitalized, I used to ask her some advices about Kyudo. She's really good at it. I like her the best not only for her gentleness but also her sweet face. She is small and cute just like ordinary Japanese girls. Sweet but strong. That's what she impressed and me the most.

At last, Dr. H was showing up. According to the head nurse ( she is also a cute old lady), Dr. H had just had a meeting with his patient. So it took a little time. But that's okay because we were able to see him after all. He looked good and happy to see me and my mom. We stared at each other trying to find as many topics as we could though we have so many things to talk about. But other people's watching us, there is time. This time, I didn't wear a hat so that he and other staffs could all see my hair. These days, my hair has fell out because of the medicine I had drunk before. My old hair has almost fell out. And the newest hair is growing up day by day. They are tiny but exactly growing well just like a new-born baby's. I should say I was a lucky one because my old hair isn't all fell out, some are still alive. So I was able to avoid the worst situation that I would probably lose all of my hair.:-) Although now I am just like a little boy because of my latst "hairstyle". Some people who has no idea about my illness, would just think I have just have a most fasionable " hairstyle" as dread hot summer's coming. But people who has known me for a long time is also easily able to find out. Anyway, my hairstyle looks natural, that's a big relief to me. Thanks god. ♪

PS: Honest speaking, I had hesitated to show Dr. H my hair for a while. I just cared about what he would think of my hair. If he was simply a doctor, and I was a patient, I would not have worried about it at all. But given that he is a person I'm crushing on, that is a big deal. I just wanted to show me to him as a beautiful girl. After being told by my mom later, the head nurse had whisperd to my mom that I and Dr. H looked like we were lovers when she looked at us! Hehe, see, she knows everything~anyway, I am happy to hear that~:-) Not bad at all.

My dad is operating a crane and trying to lift an iron plate.

PS: It seems that my blog has permitted only-bloggers to post their comments. And now I have changed it so that " everyone" could easily give me the comments. Thanks. :-)

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

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At 10 this morning, I drove to my dad's factory with the company of dad and one of his employees.

This was the first time I drove my dad's car. Before that, I have only driven my mom's car, the violet one. Dad's car is white and much bigger than mom's, so I thought it must be quite difficult to handle and the handlebar must be heavy. However, despite of my expecation, the handlebar of dad's car was LIGHT and EASY to move whole body!! No matter when I corner or turn right or left, all the operations were so SMOOTH and Simple! I felt SO GOOD when I drove this car that I would sometimes speed up too much ( over 60km/h):0)until be pointed out by my dad. Whew, I think I should be careful. :-) But I can deny that i began to love driving day by day. Driving is fantastic!!

At last, we arrived at the crane shed. There parked many cranes at the field, and I was able to see my dad operate the crane by my own eyes! I have never seen how my dad and his employees work, so I was sort of moved when I see my dad move the huge crane life a iron plate. Seemed so intersting and cool!

Well, tomorrow I am to be driving my dad's car again to another place. I am looking forward to it♪

A gold dragonfly

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Originally uploaded by mikifu.

This dragonfly flied to my house. And I take this photo because of its beauty.

My Car

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Strictly speaking, it is my mom's car.

And,it was I that backed this car up into a parking place in the hospital! You know what, it is a quite hard job for a new driver. I have learned how to back a car when I was attending the driving school. I was easily able to clear it at the school, but in real life, it is much more difficult and different than what I have learned. It all depends on your feelings that decided what direction you make your car into. I falied several times but at last, I made it! And I have done it alone!

So look at the position my car was in. Isn't it quite excellet though it is far from perfect? Hehe, but I will try harder from now on.:-)It was quite exciting cuz there were a lot of any other cars. I had to pay my whole attention not to crush on the others. Nervous but so thrilling!!

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

This Monday (6/20), it became an unforgetable day for me.
I have successfully passed the exam and got my own driver's license on the day!
It was an examination in the subjects of study that has 100 questions. Only the students who get correct answers more than 90 points can pass.
The place we got the exam was surrounded by the mountains and beautiful nature.
The parking area there was large and could afford a number of cars.
It was far away from the central city we live, so I have a friend of mine drive me there.
The day, I went to take the exam with Lee and his wife.
Lee completed his study in driving school a few days earlier than me and it was such an funny thing that we were to get the driver's liscenses at the totally same day!
He has once falied to the exam.
And this Monday, we happened to take the exam and both of us passed it together!
Afterward, I know his wife was sort of worried because if one of us failed or passed would be such an embarrasing thing.
But well, fortunately, we all cleared the exam and got our liscenses!
Nothing better than that, right?:-)

Currently, I am driving my mom's car and taking ourselves to see my dad in the hospital everyday. Proper speed, and safe driving~~♪

Sunday, June 19, 2005

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Father's Day

Today is Father's day in Japan. It is kind of special day today than usual. Unlike the year before, my father is in the hospital for a surgery of cataract. The surgery itself is quite simple that would only need one day to take, but the problem is my father has hit his hipbone and legs since an accident in his factory. He fell down from a crane then used to be hospitalized for over three months when he was yet young. Years go by, he got quite well except one trouble that he would get pain frequently on his legs and waist. And he's got much plumper compared to the day he was young. Hehe, both of Ran and me think he should get a diet right now considering of his health state.:-) We're really worried about him.

Well, since it is Father's day today. I and Ran bought a pair of brand new shoes for him. It's my mom's idea that we chose shoes because she told me that father has had no shoes for ages. Then i said okay then got the shoes for my father as if it was all my own idea since Ran told me to do that because it was Father's day, so I should buy a gift for my father as her daughter. So eaisly you can see what a person my mom is. She is a person that always takes her family first. I really appreciate my parents.

First Driving Experience..

Yeah, it is also today that I got a chance to drive a car on our way home from the hospistal after seeing my father. Ran permitted me to drive her car tonight! She frankly told me that she had no confidence on my driving at first. Even so, she gave me a chance to drive her car tonight!! I was so happy about that and drove as carefully as I could. It was my first time driving without my teachers. I was glad to hear Ran say she was quite satisfied with my driving after all. Of course, I did well. (-: And tomorrow, I will pass the exam and get my own driver's liscence!!

I can't wait it! Driving is so fun!!

Hokkaido, Karaoke..entertainment

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So long not blogged! Sorry for keeping you waiting! I am back!

There are some reasons for not having blogged these days. Tripping to Hokkaido, going to Karaoke with old friends last Sunday, learning driving. Not rest at all.

But, I like this life style. Busy, but happy.