emotional rescue 2 (2005-2006)

Tuesday, November 29

What wise quote fits you?

Rise
Your wise quote is: "Our greatest glory is not
in never falling, but in rising everytime we
fall" by Confucius.
Yes indeed, you see true strenght can only be
seen when a person has "fallen". Only
then one can tell how they will handle it. Just
don't make others fall so you can know who they
really are. You on the other hand may be a very
quick recoverer and don't let people bring you
down. You are your own, and you're find with
that. Emotional issues is something you handle
rather nicely.


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Sunday, November 27

ginkgo trees


ginkgo trees
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.


yellow leaves are sooo beautiful at this time of the year...

Saturday, November 26

year of dog??


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
selling new years products.
they look like kitty, but probably dogs.
sorry the pic was blurry...(-_-)

aww~ not again!


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i had a great happy bday of blog. thanx a lottt!!!!
OOOXXX
got belated bday cards from abroad too.
so i sang e.rescue from morning till evening(*^o^*) went back to my first post in nov 2004, and read the whole posts again. haha~
then opened my mailbox ritualy.

there were abt 40 mails, 3 were from my father.

subject was "visit to the grave".
LOL

nooooooooo!!!! not again!!


"hello everyone,
since u turned down my invitation to the grave, we held the ceremony earlier. the great monk sent us 1kg of stones from our ancestor's grave, so we could successfully place it in our newly built grave.
attached momorable photos of our visit to the grave. its really pleasant to take a walk to the grave. u would love the nice view of mt. fuji and restaurants near by. please dont hesitate to go there like picnic...."

wheeee(>_<) i couldnt finish this and opened the photo files.
there was a veery serious looking monk and my father's second wife in black leather coat and black long dress.
but i was shocked to see big pink flowers printed on the dress.
thats not formal for buddhist ceremony...lol
then i opend other mails from him.
titled "attached more photos."

i hesitated to open them....:((
all were photos of my father smiling in front of his own grave, and the monk staring at camera super-duper seriously....lol

Friday, November 25

one year


samples in crepe shop
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
today i realized that one year's passed since i started this emotional rescue & Flickr(*^o^*)
at the beginning my frens were saying that e.rescue sounds weird and raised their eyebrows. but i was in the mood of that song of R.Stones, hoping someone wud come to my emotional rescue. so i juz picked up that name.
how i ran into the Blogger is, i juz searched "india blog" on yahoo or something. then hit a nice middle-aged men's blog in Bangalore. i forgot his name, and even felt too shy to leave comment there. but anywayz, i could manage to make my blog from his page.
first one month was a quite nightmare, nobody commented from abroad. this is the beginning of my blog. yeah it looked awfully plain. oh i dont know how to express my loneliness in those days. then suddenly got comments from 2 cents worth. oh hes very funny mexican! then came to know u and u and uuuu...lol
there are some ppl quit coming here and i feel touchy when i think abt them tho. happy to meet with new frens who link me, encourage me with their kind words.
i dont need to wait for someone any more, coz u guys are my emotional rescue. thank u million!!!(^o^)/

Thursday, November 24

hot bath


salad bar
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this is my fav salad bar. yum yum!(*^o^*)
my coworker RG is getting weary of cold weather in japan these days. haha~
these are conversations between us.

RG: "niki-san, isnt it awfullyyyy cold?? i turn on the heater at night, but i havent been able to sleep!"


nik: "hey, u should wear socks!! (not answering as always). we, japanese wear socks in November, keep our bodies warm. thats why we dont catch a cold and u have runny nose all the time"


RG: "okie okie...but it wont help. my bed is near window. i feel sooo COLD at night."


nik: "then sleep in the living room!! u have a nice couch there."


RG: "haha~ maybe i will. but it wont help. japan is tooo cold." lol


nik: " u'd better take a hot bath before sleep!! it will make ur body temperature up. i like taking bath for an hour until my body becomes hot like boiled lobster. then jump into bed, sleep well!!"


RG: "do all japanese take baths before bed time??"


nik: "yeah we're grown up like that. esp in winter, we need to keep our bodies hot."


RG: "is that why there are many bald men in japan?? i think they are losing hair becoz of the hot bath."


nik: LOL


RG: "and i think i will have a heart attack if i become hot, and suddenly go to cold temperature..."


nik: "awww~"


RG: "dont many ppl die becoz of that reason??"


nik: "some elderly ppl do."


RG: "OH NOOOOO~ lol i think i might take a hot bath. but once is enough. i dont want to loose my hair."

nik: "juz wear sweater and socks please!!!!! i feel cold when i see u guys bare feet." *sigh*

Sunday, November 20

haiku


flags in shopping mall
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
today i read "One Hundred Frogs" -old japanese poetry book published by John Weatherhill, Inc., of NY and Tokyo.
haiku is one of the shortest poetic forms of 5-7-5 syllable. and tanka is 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables.
its interesting how they translate in english(^o^);;;
these 2 were written in autumn, a bit sentimental but good ones.
i hope u'll like them!

Aki hatsuru kareno no mushi no koe taeba,
ari ya nashi ya to hito no toekashi.
(If the autumn ending the insects cease chirping in the withered fields,
I would like someone to visit me to see how I am.)

-by Fujiwara no Mototoshi(died 1142)


Akikaze wa mono iwanu ko mo namida nite.
(In the autumn wind even the silent child is in tears.)

-by Basho Matsuo(1644-94)

Saturday, November 19

rose pink kimono


orange kimono
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i wud give her the best dresser prize!!
her tanned skin and brown hair match with this rose pink kimono.
which kimono did u like best???

(was lucky to see these kimono girls in Shinagawa today. probably they had a graduation party or something at hotel.)

white & maroon kimonos


white & marron kimonos
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
nice combinations!!(^o^)/

white kimono


white kimono
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
she was like a lilly among all vivid colored kimono.

red & pink kimonos


red & pink kimonos
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
the red one was awesome!
i think both belts colors dont match with kimonos well (??)

green kimono


green kimono
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
she was nice looking!

purple kimonos


purple kimonos
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
actually they were the prettiest!!
sorry the pic was blurry(>_<)

okinawan food


okinawan food
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
today's snack:
chinsuuko biscuits (white chocolate coating), dried plums (chili flavor).

this white choco is limited winter products in okinawa island(south japan). yummyyyy(*^o^*)

Wednesday, November 16

anime boy


miyazaki anime boy
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this is the boy who was selling dvd's of miyazaki anime. baloons & tv make him look cute. haha~(*^o^*)
DOESNT HE LOOK LIKE UUUUUUU????
(who?) lololol

miyazaki anime


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i dont know Hayao Miyazaki well. his anime "My Neighbor Totoro" was quite popular tho. i havent seen his anime since then.
hes becoming one of the most famous japanese in the world, so i took a snapshot of this demonstration of "Howl's Moving Castle"(hauru no ugoku shiro).
looked interesting!! does anyone know this movie???

tsukune chanpon noodles


tsukune chanpon noodles
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this is 390 yen (abt $3.4) at seven-eleven! boil 2-3 mins. ingredients are chicken meatballs, squid, fish paste etc.


it took soo much time to wash these white thing like plaster on my legs.
the nurse said "plz remove it with cooking oil." (^-^);;;
but i didnt want to waste anything except soap. am i moron??
my legs are still white and sticky!
gooooooood nite!!!!

Tuesday, November 15

foodays

here is new fren's blog. TWIN_LENS-san lives in Kyoto City.
foodays
have a look plzzzzzzzz!!(^o^)//

bundles


bundles
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i have irritating skin prob in winter, get rash on my legs.
so i went to see dermatologist today.
to my surprise, he asked me to take my jeans off.(^o^);;;
then asked me to stand up on the bed.
bundled all my legs with a nurse.
"awww~!!!! dont i look like a bundleman?" i got embarrassed.
"no. MIIRA(means mummy in japanese)!!"
the nurse replied with laughters....LOL

oh there is one customer names MIIRA.
every time i see his name on documents, i freak out. should i tell him that is mr.mummy??

Sunday, November 13

frens


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
there are some bad news in japan lately.
1. 16 y.o girl, poison freak, tried to kill her mother. she was adding poison in her mom's drinks daily, made fun of it in her blog. mom is still unconscious.

2. 13 y.o boy comitted suicide on railways.

3. 16 y.o boy stabbed his schoolmate to death. he said he killed her becoz she'd suddenly become cold.

the news reported that he used to go home with her after classes. they'd been very good frens since childhood.

i had kinda same experience when i was 17. my best fren had suddenly became cold and quit going home with me. it was really hard to realise that she never wait for me after classes..(>_<)
it seems like a very small thing now, but i still miss her coz her house is located on the way to work.
actually she came to see me several times after marriage. looked very hot and energetic as always. heard that she was making millions of yen as an illustrator.
on the other hand, her husband looked like Nobita in Doraemon.

as she quit sending me greeting cards, i phoned her last year.

"she is not here."
her husband answered.
"oh when will she come back??"
"i dont know. maybe after 6 months or so..", he replied sadly.

"why is that??"
"she went to Moldive, got a job there."
"geeeeee! but she never liked studying english. wat kinda job could she get there??"
"diving instructor...u know, she loves diving."
awwww~(^o^);;;;;;;

its been one year since this conversation. i still dont see her around.
too much afraid to talk with her husband now....lol

Saturday, November 12

pumpkin pudding cake


pumpkin pudding cake
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this one was pretty good. 380 yen (abt USD$3.3) at Italian Tomato.
there was an old man sitting across from me. he took a bottle of chinese oolong tea from his bag. then ordered a cup of coffee. haaaa??(@_@)
then he drank tea and coffee quietly.
i thought he might get scolded by the restaurant's staff. but nobody bothered except me....lol

Friday, November 11

doll


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
sorry i dont have much time to blog hop these days.
tomorrow is my darling's bday, so i was looking for gift. whos that?? she is a daughter of my boss!(*^o^*)
i wanted to buy a doll for her, but there was NO DOLL in the kids toys section in department store...lol
(used to see a bunch of barbie dolls there. now they have only DVDs, Games and stuff) *tear*
so i bought a cute lil sweat shirt. its white. and pink bunnies & silver stars are printed.
i played doll with my younger brother till age 10 or 11. my fav doll was named Emilie, Austrian. and my brothers doll was Midori(japanese name), Australian. donno why but i thought Austrian was cool, and bro insisted that he prefered Australian. haha~
(i think it was influence from Olympic). (^o^);;; sorry it must be boring for u to read such old stories.
sweet dream!!

Thursday, November 10

today's lunch


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
my fav lunch box (chicken, sninach, pineapple, tofu, sausage, sweet potato, seaweed, pasta). and a box of rice is added. 400 yen- abt USD$3.4

lunch


ampm's riceballs & tea
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this is my lunch. ampm's riceballs & milk tea. abt USD$1 each.
the black color of riceball is seaweed.
ive been trying not to live on coffee.
buy only canned hot chocolate or sweet bean soup after work.
oh i feel much healthier
arey? chocolate or chocorate? lol
*my prob of engrish*
congrats or conglats ?
holy crap or holy clap ???
(awww~ i still dont know which is right. thought clap is correct. but i saw crap in my frens blog. hehe..
someone help meeeee) (^o^);;

Wednesday, November 9

shadow


shadow
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i wanted to take a snapshot of puppies & old woman walking along the river. but they didnt turn out.
instead there was a big shadow of bridge....lol
awww~ wat am i doing these days??
there was an article abt Flickr in japanese magazine "Camera Biyori".
sirop-san and Natsuki-san were introduced. oh yeah they are taking awesome pix!!(*^o^*)

Sunday, November 6

minako


barber
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
there were 2 old men in barber shop. looked like twin. i saw them reflecting in the mirrors, so they were 4 at first sight. soooo surprised!(^-^);;

today Minako Honda had passed away. she was a cute actress in "Miss Saigon" and popular j-pop/anime singer, too.
i saw her on TV abt a month ago, which was old talk show aired before she got hospitalized. she was talking abt the other actor who survived from blood cancer, looked very optimistic and smiling a lot. so we never thought of her early demise. my prayers for minako...

Saturday, November 5

weird family

i dont want to write weird thingy abt my family.....
cuz mom saw my blog the other day, got very angry for 5-6 months, didnt talk to me.
juz wrote abt her happy remarriage in the name of silly ID. dont know why so upset??
upon her request, i had to delete that whole japanese blog which was reaching 18000 access(>_<);;
ah i spent so much time & efforts on that blog!! full of regrets!

therefore, i dont feel like writing abt family.
but i do today!!


*** Got email from my father last night***

my birthday was in the october. so i thought he sent me belated bday wish.

goodie~!(*^o^*)(*^o^*)(*^o^*)


there was a very formal compliment and photo of something black in the mail...(??)

wat do u think it was??




A PHOTO OF GRAVEYARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and my family name was written on the grave stones.....lol


to all my family members: (he wrote)
we have purchased a new graveyard in XXXXXXX. quite nice town near XXXXXX, enclosed is a map and photo of it. pls come and pray with us on XX Dec, 2005.
there is nobody in the grave yet. we have discussed with the monk and he said its unlucky to have them empty.
so we are going to hold a ceremony, put some stones in it which will be shifted from our ancester's graves in southwest....


LOL wat a nice bday card!!!!!!! (actually there was no wish or anything)(=_=)

so i called up my mother. told her that im not going there at any cost, after this life. *sigh*

Friday, November 4

one more working day!


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
ughh... ive been coughing soo much. dont know wat happened.
if i wont come online for a month, plz contact ms.energy in my link. shes my fren in real life...(>_<)
this is a pic of unknown flower(?)

Wednesday, November 2

!?


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
this chihuahua was shaking in front of department store...lol
bent her ears down as i flipped a camphone.
my fren hate chihuahuas. he says they juz look like BIG RATS! haha~

if i buy a dog, i wud definately buy chihuahua tho.(^o^);;;

tama river


tama river
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
the other day, i saw a homeless girl near river.
i wasnt sure if she was a bum or punk at first sight. coz she has pretty long black hair & round face.
then i noticed that she was carrying 2 large bags. both were awfully dirty like garbage. god.. i'd never seen such a poor girl in japan.
as i passed by, she shouted, "Dont look at my face!!" (*o*)
awww~ i juz glanced at her bags. soo shocked....

many days passed from that day and i never see her again. there are a bunch of homeless people's tents along this river tho.

tag

thank u z000nie for tagging me! (^-^);;;
it took really long time. hahaha~


seven things I plan to do:
1. trip to India/USA/Bangkok
2. see my brother (havent seen him 4-5 years. *tear*)
3. get a new camphone, which is better quality.
4. be quiet at office...;)
5. gain weights
6. go back to Hindi School
7. dont scare ppl with my red eyes.


Seven things I can do:
1. lying on the back while eating
2. sleeping in the bath for hours
3. lizard neck (when im too tired and tensed, my neck moves. frens say "wats that lizard neck??". lol)
4. cooking easy thai food
5. shout back to customers who shout like hell on the phone.
6. ?
7. ?

Seven things I can’t do:
1. multiple chat
2. organize my room
3. go straight home
4. make my own lunch
5. watch japanese drama
6. listen to j-pop
7. live without internet


Seven things I say most often:
1. i cant stand it!!
2. no way!
3. becoz...becoz...becoz
4. like...like...like
5. kya baat hogeya?
6. damn
7. kawaii!! (cute)

Seven people I want to tag:

poison, kickassso, villeger, x3magic
miranda, imaginair', white squirrel
(pls skip this, if u dont want to)

thanx for reading this!! good nite!

lol


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
i wanted to take a snapshot of that girl dancing on the platform. then failed....(^o^);;;

Tuesday, November 1

strawberry short cake


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Originally uploaded by niki yokota.
oh im sorry, no time to do anything today(*o*)
this is strawberry short cake of Italian Tomato. we eat this kinda cake on special days like bday, christmas, etc.
i saw melon short cake in other cafe. gotta taste it next time!!