laugh & peace

A happy new year!

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A happy new year! I hope everyone is having a great holiday ♪

I look back now and think 2006 was a good but a hard year for me - there were some good things but also some sad things. I want to believe that I have learnt something from last year's experiences.

I do hope that 2007 is a year with full of smile and laughter like Yamato!

With Best Wishes On New Year's Day,

Miwa

2007-01-01T03:24:00.000-07:00

The cutest.

A happy merry Christmas!

2006-12-25T02:41:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is having a happy merry Christmas wherever you are : ) !

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金曜日はナベパーティーしたよ☆
お店は満杯で、ナベなのに3人でカウンター席・・・。食べにくぅ－ぃ。

2006-12-25T02:39:00.000-07:00

最後に入れたラーメン、美味ですぅ！
なんやかんやで結局、お店の人に
「すみません・・・。もう閉店します・・・。」って言われるまで
居座っちゃいました。いっぱいしゃべって楽しかった☆

2006-12-25T02:38:00.000-07:00

Corso前のクリスマスツリー　きれェー☆

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イブは友達とディナー食べに行ったー♪
超アップ－☆ でごめんなさい。

歓迎会♪

2006-12-16T03:08:00.000-07:00

いや～
気がつけばもう12月も半ば。
バタバタとした日々が、毎日突風のように過ぎております。
ここ最近，何やかんやデ外食が多く、さすがに胃も疲れてまいりました。
今日も調子がいまいちなので、「もしかして、ノ、ノロウイルス？！」と心配ちゅー。

写真は昨日のRISUでの歓迎会です☆
かなり・・・、
笑えました。

2006-12-16T02:43:00.000-07:00

RISUはこの2階にあります。

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クッシ－、にっしー、のぶじぃ、そしてかめちゃん。

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3人でパチリ☆

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私のカメラを相当気に入ったのぶじぃが
いろんな写真撮りまくってくれました。
残念ながら、載せれるようなものは少なく・・・。

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Friday night & Koyasan

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I went for a drink after work last Friday and it was fun! My friend Nishii was also coming with me, but she couldn't because of her work. I hope she will join us next time, then I won't be the only girl!

This weekend I visited Koyasan and it was a great experience. A good thing was that we had some snow for the first time this year and the mountains were so beautiful with white snow. Another good thing was to meet a lovely girl Becky from Brisbane. I want to post some photos of the trip but I am too tired today - it was about 5 hours' drive one way ... lazy Miwako...

2006-12-03T01:18:00.000-07:00

Tokuchan and Shimada kun are holding their noses because of natto!!!

2006-12-03T01:17:00.000-07:00

Natto maki - natto is fermented soybeans and a very healthy food. Some Japanese just love it, but I absolutely can't stand the smell!!!

Onsen - Hot spring!

2006-11-25T21:42:00.000-07:00

I found these when my friend and I were heading to a hot spring.
Verrrrry long!

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Yummy hot noodles for my lunch.

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"Chiku tei" - Bamboo inn.

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Me with bamboo behind.

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Our room with nice view!

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I love taking a bath, especially outside one.
No sooner had I arrived at the inn than I went
to take a bath outside.

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Sign to the bath.

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Outside bath - I enjoyed the beautiful autumn leaves while taking a bath.

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Beautiful waterfalls!

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The colour of autumn.

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Gorgeous dinner. I was so happy with crabs - my favourite : ) !

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"Don't use when it is thundering."

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Lounge where you can have free tea after bath - so scary and there was no-one...

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Very healthy breakfast!

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It was a cloudy morning the next day, but I like the misty mountains - it is beautiful.

ＤＥＴＯＸ　♪

2006-11-22T23:06:00.000-07:00

うわさの（？）頭皮デトックスに PANIC 行ってきたよ♪

１０分くらいして、あまりの気持ち良さに爆睡。
気づいたら終わってました。

2006-11-22T23:05:00.000-07:00

お店の五輪くん。
最高の笑顔 ♪ で迎えてくれます。
この椅子とっても気持ちぃ☆

2006-11-22T23:03:00.000-07:00

終わった後は、きれいにセットしてもらったよ♪
もらった半額券で２０００円ちょっとでしたー☆
サンキュー、にっしー♪

時間あったらぜひどうぞ！！

CUT BOX Duex PANIC
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Beaujolais Nouveau ♪

2006-11-17T20:24:00.000-07:00

It was an opening day of Beaujolais Nouveau ♪ last Thursday and I was invited by one of company customers to a party in Kobe. Geographically speaking, Japan is the very first country in the world that can drink the wine and many people get excited about this day every year and enjoy the night. (a bit silly, really : ) )

To be honest, I am not particularly fond of wine and couldn't taste any differences between "nouveau" and old ones. Anyways, it was nice to get out of office and meet some interesting people!

It is getting very cold in Japan and I've got to find a nice warm coat or I'll freeze to death! I"m really looking forward to going to onsen (hot spring) and take a hot bath next weekend : ) !

2006-11-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

Shin - Kobe Station. I feel like I am coming to Kobe every week...

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Kobe International Hall.

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Kobe is a very fashionable city and even toilet looks sophisticated (I think) !

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Let's a party begins! There were around 100 people and my business card was all gone!

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The life of the party.

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Kikui san and Yamaguchi san - drinking woolong tea, not wine. It was very nice to meet them!

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Inao san and Kokuwano san. There were many people with uncommon family name I have never heard of.

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I took the shinkansen "Nozumi". It only takes 30 minutes between Kobe and Okayama - no time to sleep !

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They gave me a bottle as a gift - how nice!

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When I arrived at Okayama, this beautiful building welcomed me.

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新幹線！で神戸行ってきたよ♪

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神戸は町が綺麗だし、ショッピングにもさいこォー！

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My parents have just come back from their trip to Tamatsukuri hot spring in Shimane. This trip was a present from my brother and me to celebrate my father’s retirement and I am really glad that they both had a good time! Here are some pictures from their trip.

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A beautiful Japanese garden.

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Another beautiful garden.

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Izumo Taishya.

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Huge "shimenawa" - sacres straw festoon.

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Cheers!

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Their "private" outside bath.

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Soooooo beautiful....

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Nabe party ♪

2006-10-27T20:27:00.000-06:00

Miyake san, Nishii, Kamechan and I had a nabe party ♪ The best food in cold days is hot food like nabe, I think!

2006-10-27T20:20:00.000-06:00

Nishii having fun with nabe - lovely smile as usual.

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Handsome Kame chan - he lived in China for four years and can speak Chinese, English and Japanese - wow, trilingual!!!

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Miyake san and me. He has visited more than 35 countries and is maybe quadrilingual!!!

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Kame chan showing off a new light on the bicycle.

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Hmm... sorry Kame chan, but I don't think the new light is bright enough...