Tuesday, April 27, 2010

お誕生日おめでとうございます! to me

o.m.g I'm 23. I just turned 23 years of age. Geez.

Now, before you start to roll your eyes and quietly mutter under your breath that 23 is "sooo young" and yada, yada, yada, just know that I already know this, I know it ALL. And I shouldn't be complaining about my age at such a young age, but whatever, this is my blog and I'll complain about the sky being blue if I feel like it.
First off, it's not that I'm complaining about getting old but more that I actually FEEL older. If you can actually believe it. I feel older than 23. Is that normal? Or am I just a freak? I don't feel 23, I feel older, a lot older. But this could be attributed to the realization that I've grown A LOT in the past year. I think I was just starting to come to terms with all of my responsibilities (job, bills, uh, life). I felt like I was settling into my life here in Japan, being on my own, living by myself, all for the first time, ever. And now, it's just hit me that there's a long road ahead. A long (expletive) road ahead, filled with ups, downs, curves, side streets, round-abouts, you get the point. And seeing the '23rd' smacked between the 'Happy' and the 'Birthday!' was just a reminder that even though I feel like I've grown, matured, and started to settle into my own skin, there's still a lot to learn.

But yeah, anyway, I'm happy to be alive and healthy so happy birthday to me (and everyone else born on 4-24)!


All that I ever ask for on my birthday (my bf will disagree) is to be surrounded by good people and delicious food. I did just that for this birthday. Take a look!
(Note: I like to celebrate my birthday over the course of three days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'm greedy like that)

Friday night lasagna, forgot the name of the restaurant.

Sam Choy's Loco Moco

Four Cheese Pizza (w/ a maple sauce) from Fridge in Daimyo.

My fave! Katsu Curry from CoCo

Beautiful strawberry shortcake bday cake.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Fukuoka Now Party- "High in the Sky"


Imagine all the gaijin (foreigners) in Fukuoka packed into a pretty amazing double-decker penthouse, over looking the Hakata Bay. Keep in mind that there are endless amounts of liquor, an 18 year old beat boxer named Daichi, and an oddly placed chocolate fountain. Yes, this was the Fukuoka Now "High in the Sky" party.
Don't get me wrong, it was good. It was rrreal good.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Dazaifu Sakura


Second trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu. We were lucky enough to catch the end of Sakura season. The cherry blossoms were perfect!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

東京 2.0

Oh, Tokyo, I'm happy that we are finally friends.

Roppongi Hills Digital Clock

The girls came to visit Japan in the middle of March. We hit up all the usual spots, Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Ginza, Roppongi, is that all? I'm happy to announce that I have given Tokyo another chance and it has definitely proved itself to be worthy of my time and affection.

I won't go on and on about what I great time everyone had, it's implied, it's Tokyo dude.

Kanpai!

Shibuya at night.

Hachiko at noon. Damn this intersection.

Tokyo Tower

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Typical Day @ Kencho-Hipstamatic Style

A lil peek into a typical day @ the Kencho office.


Hopping on the train
.
Saying hello to
all the bosses.

Getting money ready for lunch.

Lunch time!

Man this place
is messy.

Smoke break? Nah, no thanks.

Snack time!

Bathroom time!

That about sums it up.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Just Another Sunday in Tenjin


Ice coffee, curry and rice with a fried egg, and a strawberry mousse dessert. YUM!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Apple Store Fashion Show (?)



The Apple Store in Tenjin just so happened to be having a fashion show while we popped in to fix something. The models were matching the iPods they were modeling. It was weird, in a good way.