small garage2

small garage2
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

can u imagine the thrill of moving back this car?? (^^)/
i was a bit happy today. there is one old man in my neighbourhood, age 78. i think we became good frens...lol
last week he had suddenly talked to me,
"hi! i see u every morning at station."
(very unusual for japanese men)
i lost my grandfa earlier, so i started liking him. especially when i got out the train, he always waves his hand, turns back and smiles in very polite way. aww~! cute lil grandfa!!
today i asked him why hes pretty built and energetic(^o^);; he said,
"maybe because i was in the army during WW2. we had to carry a lot of heavy guns and stuff."
"oh god! did u fight in abroad??" i cried out.
"im not that old!! the war ended during my practice in the army."
he also said that he was a gymnast at school. his height is very short(abt 5'2 or 3), so he tried to stretch out as much as he could."
***oh nooo i hated gymnastics class!! that was juz juz torture for me.***
so i bought a book today, titled "Hipbone Gymnastics and Diet"....lol
yeah i will try this from now on. shake hip~ like belly dance(*^o^*) hope it will reduce my back pain, and stay healthy like him. haha~!

iced green tea

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this ad of iced green tea always makes me smile(^^)/ thanx nanako (actress).
wat i drank today:- hot coffee (breakfast), iced green tea (lunch), iced lemon tea (tea time 3pm), iced coffee (dinner), iced milk tea (back home drink), vegie juice (w night snacks), and maybe hot coffee before sleep...lol
i wonder wat my frens are drinking...??

tokyo west & east

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

took a quick snap of shirogane, one of the nicest areas in tokyo.
im taking pix of tokyo, but most of them are south/west district. sorry my frens!!
i seldom go to north/east, even tho i grew up in tokyo. and ppl there are same(^^)/ they seldom come to this side unless they have work here.
years ago one close fren came from east, saying that,
"ooooh i felt like i had to cross all the way up, from east to west!! took abt 1.5 hours or so."
then we dropped in a coffee shop, but she was shaking....!???
"wat happened??" i asked.
then she said, "oh i dont really feel comfortable with this area. i was tensed up!!"
"yea i also get nervous when i go to northeast."
tokyo is big....lol

makeup

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

there r soo many girls doing makeup in the trains. seriously looking into mirrors, open eyes wide, mouth down (trying to avoide clup under eyes.) (^^)/
mascara, eyeliners, eyebrow pencils, lip sticks, cheek colors... it gonna take for a loooong time, if she is going to date.
and they dont really care abt other ppl's eyes...lol
(i cant criticize them cuz i also do that sometimes when i have no time to go bathroom)(^^);;
of course japanese men think its shame and make fool of us.
so, there was one guy in the train, saying loudly to the girl,
"hey hey, stop it! u cant be better with makeup! useless things~!!"

Face Analyzer~

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

was fun to do Face Analyzer at X3magic blog
juz submit ur pic and it will tell ur race and type etc for free.
He was 'Beta Academic', european face tho.
i was 'White Collar', chinese 37%, japanese 11%, and south european 20%...lol
yeah im plain white collar. it can tell ur future. good luck~!

New Bullet Train

here is link to the New Bullet Train

yuki

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

yuki, the new house-keeper of my boss, has been crying out for despair...;))
i knew this thing would happen. japanese women cant be a maid nowadays...lol
she feels like that she is not welcomed, cuz my boss's family is very quiet and indifferent to her.
"i dont like silence. so i want to keep on talking during work. but we have language prob. wat can we talk??" she cried.
that is wrong yuki. juz shut your mouth and concentrate on work...(i want to say that, but i dont want to offend her)(^o^);;
she also exposes her skin too much. like no-sleeve shirts, short-pants. thats not proper for muslim family. (ohhh but i dont want to criticize her fasion)
so, she is expecting kinda friend-like-relationship with them. poor yuki!
my boss says he wants her to quit within this month. i dunno wat will happen next...

lost in translation

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

thanx akshay for this title(^^)/
thanx faiz for the link to engrish.com
(very funny website of Jinglish.)..lol
http://www.engrish.com/

tag

thank u for tagging me krish!! will answer in this post.(is this okay??)

1)Three words with which u can Define Everything
Ans: * emotion....??

2)Three words that define U
Ans: * emotional *jap *chink (i know this word!)(^o^);;

3)Three screen Names u have
Ans: * niki * maria *riku

4)Three people who changed the way u look at the world
Ans: * Lord Siva-ji(my interests in india started from his beautiful portrait)
* mom(same with krish) *dad

5)Three people who changed the way the world looks at u
Ans: dunno~(>_<)

6)Three reasons for our existense
Ans: hah??

7)Three words ur mouth cant do without
Ans: * hai(yes) * un(yes, colloquial) *arigato(thanx)

8)Three words ur mouth cant utter
Ans: i can utter anything~(^v^)

9)Three careers u have dreamt urself in:
Ans: * diplomat * VETS * (soo many careers. cant write all~)lol

10)Three reasons why i qualify to be the niki yokota
Ans:* hah???

Tagged to: anyone who wants to take it.....

Garfield....

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

Dont give me nasty look, Garfield's gf...lol
i dunno why these small animals are mean to me(^o^);;
yesterday miniature dachshund (the hot dog) was furiously upset with me.
and today this cat was...
my shchool frens used to say that i have a cat/mouse face. so, maybe they think im enemy!?????
today my boss's baby was born! shes only 800g but i hear she looks very fine. good good...

sailor collars

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this pic is for villager & dalai rama who love girl's sailor uniform....lol
skirt length is very short as always. back in high school, we had to go thru a lot of inspections by teachers. they checked our length of hair, skirts, socks(all were regulated)(^o^);;
they even checked colors of our underwears. humiliating!!

how to keep on blogging

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

yesterday i saw a funny book titled "How to Keep on Blogging" or something. haha~(^o^);;
it's shame to read such a book in crowded bookstore. so i just read it for a few min.
the first line caught my eyes was:
1. Focus on one theme!
(...right right...of course that wud be better. next?)

2. Enjoy track back!
(...oh i dunno how to do that. there was one guy who did that to my japanese blog before. but he never say hello or anything...lol)

3. Do not feel lonely when there is no one coming for comments! Look at other ppl's blogs. they are also talking to themselves. blog is just like a one-way chat machine.
(how encouraging...lol)

i dunno if this book influenced me, but i just had that itch to delete my rakuten japanese blog. deleted the whole blog last night. haha~ this is second time!
first time was abt 6 months ago. why cant i keep on blogging there(?_?)
think the main reason is it's limited world. and most ppl coming to my blog had kinda allergic to english, so we couldnt share similar interests.
and the second reason is that i didnt have a particular theme there. it was like my long-long-autobiography...(how boring!) lol
as for Blogger, 1) and 3) are clarified. so i have a feeling that i can keep on blogging for a while..(^o^);;

survival japanese

yesterday the daughter of my boss, 3 y.o. came to our office.
ever since we met, id been waiting for her speaks japanese(^^);;
it took abt 2 and a half year. she spoke "KORE"(this) and "Sensei"(teacher) before, but these are meaningless, so i didnt count them as her first word.
and finally she spoke japanese!!!!
that was "ITAI", means "ooouch" or "paining"...lol
oh yes, it must be the most important word in the kindergarten. haha~
as for the nephew of my boss, 19 y.o. he is not willing to study our language. but ever since his auntie(my boss's wife) is hospitalised, hes been going to restaurant by himself.
first words he learnt from me was "NIKU DAME"(no meat)....lol
and "siifuudo supagettii"(seafood spaghetti), bejitarian(vegetarian).
glad they are learning a bit(*^o^*)

when there is no pic...use old one(^o^);;

my home town 

....

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

Garfield: stop taking my pix~~!!! *Sigh*
nik: there is nothing to shoot today. Do Act Garfieeeeld!!!!!!(>_<)

corrections

mango pudding
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

miri in the United States told me that the singer of "Dead Puppy" is "The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band". wat a long name(^^);
sorry i wrote mistake.

yesterday the wife of my boss was brought to hospital by ambulance. her baby is due in september. so we are worried, cant work properly...(>_<) trying to invite her mother to japan again.

Dr. Demento

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is rice balls & noodle shop i drop in sometimes. very comfy. i saw a man sleeping with his head off(^o^);;
found the singer of 'Dead Puppy'. hes old american DJ & comedian(?), Dr. Demento. classic music major, UCLA graduate....lol
heres his website: dr.demento.com
he was listed in mad music archive. i came to know there is one more funny song titled "Japanese Banana"...lol
ive been searching for the lyrics, but i cant find it. the singer is Chipmunks. hmmmm, anybody know this song???

strange song

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this cat is not dead~(^o^);; i think shes pregnant or obese???? haha~!
there is one song called 'Dead Puppy'. used to play on the Far East Radio Networks. its weird song repeating 'dead puppy, dead puppy~~'. we laughed a lot when it was airing, but its touchy. ah i miss that song sometimes.

here is another song strange but unforgettable.

People are strange when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Streets are uneven when you're down

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you're strange
No one remembers your name
When you're strange
When you're strange
When you're strange...

people are strange/ by jim morrison

activities during rainy season

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

we are in the middle of the rainy season now. i tried to snap some views yesterday and failed. cuz rain kept hitting my camphone..*sigh*
this week was quite stressful. soo many bad things are happening. the following is digest of activities during rainy season:

1. downloaded indian songs...Raghav, Jay Sean(*^o^*) leant their names from nephew of my boss. yay~!

2. bought Melano-Busters($16), which is supposed to erase freckles on my face. (my fren says it only work on pimple tho....lol)

3. went to Bone-Clinic since my lower back was paining. the doctor attached a big electric tool on my hip, and it vibrated 30 min. very well but embarassing~!

4. fighting with some neighbors who want my company to move outa bldg. the owner and real estate agents came and yanked at my boss. (they said dont speak foreign language on the mobile loudly in public places, we scare ppl etc)..(=_=) so i just yelled at them.

5. fighting with roaches. these insects increase during rain season. bought 7 packs of roach-bombers. haha~

6. fighting with the new house keeper of my boss. shes trying to rip him off. her travel fee is abt $6/day, but she insists $13. sooo dishonest

who will win at the end?? we are not sure but we'll try to get rid of them~(^o^);;

soccer

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

japan 2-0 north korea. decided to go to FIFA World Cup, Germany. i dont watch succer on tv generally, but yesterday's victory was quite happy to all japanese nations. look at his smile~! (BTW who is he?? yanagisawa?)
sorry there is no cricket on air. my boss joined Masara TV last year which was airing indian channels in tokyo. tho he paid $200-300 installation fee, they ran out of business in a few months. now a big antenna is left on the porch.(^o^);; we want to dump it, but disposal fee is a must for such a big trash. so we just let it be there. haha.

Garfield

Garfield
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

wheew...im losing a lot of pix on flickrs since its over capacity (200 is limit, right??). this pic was also missing, so i had to delete some other pix.
if i join flickr pro account, this prob will be solved. but i dunno how much it costs. anyone know abt it??
i really dislike cats cuz one of my rabbit was killed in the temple(>_<) i shouldnt hv let him play there.
but this Garfield changed my hatred to the cats. he is the coolest cat in japan. never smile, never look at me when i talk to him on the street(^^)

writing

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is 'thieves alert' by police, written in chinese(from left), japanese, chinese, japanese.
u see the difference?? japanese looks easier to write, doesnt it(^-^) cuz it is combination of chinese characters & japanese characters in simple strokes.
when i went to Delhi, kids asked me for autograph. ohhhh very cute~!!
but when i wrote japanese, they said,
"No, no, noooo! this is not wat we want. and we want u write UP and DOWN~!!".....lol
so i had to write more complicated chinese charactors vertically. haha~

kawasaki

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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

in kawasaki city, there are factories of electronic giants like Toshiba, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, etc. they are inviting a lot of engineers from abroad for training/development of technologies.
i had opportunities to attend their trainings as an interpreter before. met interesting ppl from india, pakistan, china, indonesia, saudi arabia, russia, tanzania.
it was a bit difficult cuz i never studied engineering....lol
but these ppl were quite nice, and i could manage somehow without any complaints.
the most embarassing moment during the training was, when we went to observe other factory in north japan... it was tiring 2 hrs trip by bullet train. i fell asleep soon after we arrived there and started meeting with local staff. (^o^);; my folks were saying that later, 'niki, i know u dont understand these technical words. take it easy!'