CAR NAVI

CAR NAVI
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is the monitor of car navigator. sorry its dark ^o^;;;
heard that a good DVD of Car Navi is abt 150,000 yen (USD$1300).

CAR NAVI

CAR NAVI
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is a monitor of Car Navigator. input phone no. of the place, it will lead us immediately.
nearest parking lots and Mcdonald are shown in the map all the time... lol
it speaks very nice guidance in english like, "go straight, turn right, traffic conjunction, etc.'"
on the way to yokohama, i was wondering if this navigator could alert us in case we got to wrong way....(??)
wouldnt it be funny?? if it says " Dont turn right!!! Dont turn!! Straight!!! Ding-Ding-Ding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
but it just became QUIET, when we didnt follow the guidance. ^o^;;;
then tried to make us go to the destination from opposite side.
smart lil Car Navi! haha~

cream zenzai

cream zenzai
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is japanese sweets zenzai. ingredients are rice dumplings, chestnuts, sweet beans, whip cream, kanten jello.
kanten is made from seaweed amakusa(heavenly grass). ^^
i like tokoroten, cold kanten served with vinegar and mustard. sourrrrrrrrrrr!!

automatic grave

insert a security card. the grave will spin around like kaiten-sushi (sushi spin bar). this is to share one room with 3-4 families. their graves are behind the wall. very neat and clean. love it!! ^^

dream of betta

照片 4162
Originally uploaded by hs_yin.

i simply looove hs_yin's photos on Flickr!! ever since ive seen this fish(Betta) in his page, i have dreams of beautiful ancient lake, full of Bettas in it (^o^);;;; they were heavenly being! i wish i can have that dream again.
my brother said Betta is a tough fish, can live in a glass of water.
once he had a small one for pet, it increased upto 100 promptly. but their life is very short. all died in a couple years....
Gosh did he cry 100 times when they die?? i hope not!
there is a pet shop selling yellow gold Betta. the price is 8000 yen(abt USD$68). i would have bought it, if it were 800.
many thanks for hs_yin in Taiwan!!!!

lyrics

Rain and tears
are the same
But in the sun
you've got to play the game
When you cry in winter time
You can pretend
it's nothing but the rain

How many times I've seen
Tears coming from
your blue eyes
Rain and tears in the sun
But in your heart
you feel the rainbow waves

Rain or tears
both are shown
For in my heart
there'll never be a sun

-by Aphrodite Child

strawberry cake

strawberry cake
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

the room temperature was 36C when i came back from work.
whoaaaaa(>_<)
max was 37C in Kyoto yesterday. (human body is 36.5C. so the air was higher lollllll)
im sorry my boss! i cant work properly in August. dashed home. sayonaraaaa!

nik6

nik6
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

i got tanned

tsunahachi tempra

tsunahachi tempra
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is common japanese meal, Tempra & Sashimi set. yum!
Tempra is fried shrimp & vegetables.
Sashimi is raw fish slice.
we were very upset with the color of Tuna, which was awful brown.
it should be freshy red..(^o^);;;;

too hot-tto-tto

too hot-tto-tto
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

sad to see Boy George cleaning up the street of NYC.
drug charge and false report to the police?! wat happened to him?
i hope he will make a beautiful song again like he used to...

there are some good old photos of Boy George.

kinoko no yama

snack kinoko no yama
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is new snack 'Kinoko no Yama". green tea, black sesame, bitter sweet chocolates. yummy!!!!!

had my brain checked up by MRI Machine today. MRI is 'Magnetic Resonance imaging Resource.'
i got horrible headache last month. everybody is getting MRI nowadays, so i was longing for this moment! (^o^)/
the doctor said,
"we should give u a shot during the session, in case we find a brain tumor. any allergy to medicine?"
"i dont think soooo...."
my frens were saying that MRI was fun like Disneyland.
so i was very excited when he put a helmet on my head.
went thru the tunnel. woooooow!!
he attached the helmet to the bed and asked me NOT TO MOVE FOR 30-40 minutes.
"do u mind if i sleep?", i asked.
"yes. but i dont think u can sleep in the big noises. Raise ur hand when u cannot put up with it any more."
awwwwwww lollllll
it was like a torture first. the noises were worse than i expected!!!
i regretted hundred times and thought i wud never do MRI.
tried to think something happy. the noises were like 'She Lost Control' of Joy Division. yeah good beats.... *sob sob*
it turned into wood-peckers noises then..... Joy Division again...
repeat.... repeat.... repeat.....Repeat....(^o^);;;;;;
i got used to it in abt 20 mins.
when he took my helmet off, i was half asleep.
these are the sample of Photos by MRI.
i couldnt take a snap of my brain photos. but it was indeed fun to see my eyeballs in soo many weird photos!
moreover, the doctor said my brain looks so photogenic lol
no disease was reported. it costs me 12,000 yen(abt USD$100).
oh noooooooo!!!!

happy holidays!!

yay Bon Holidays started!!
it is kinda buddhist holidays in japan. we believe that the dead ppl's spirits are coming home during this season. (like Ghost Holiday in china) ? ^^
most ppl go back to their hometown outside tokyo, enjoy family reunion, visit their ancesters grave. some go abroad on vocation.
therefore, tokyo will be awefully isolated during this season. good chance for thieves huh? lol
i used to go to the Embassy of India on Aug 15th, to celebrate their Independence Day. coz they serve tea & dessert for free.
then go to the Yasukuni Shrine in front of it, to see the memorial service of surrender day of WW2. i saw hundreds of white pigeons fly to the sky and the old man playing military song by trampet. sounds sooooo sad but peaceful...
unfortunately our prime minister Koizumi worships that shrine and there are graves of war criminals(like General Tojo) in the shrine, that offend other asian countries.
so i dont feel safe to go there any more.
i think abt these Kamikaze boys during Bon season. oh they were pretty young. the photo of youngest one with a puppy was touchy. may their souls sleep in peace...

ume-katsuo kishimen

ume-katsuo kishimen
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this is cold noodle with ume(salted plum), katsuo(dried fish flake), plum jam and negi onion. bought at family mart.
the brown one is fish broth soup with soy sauce.
mix all in the bowl. YUM! ^^

kintsubafille

kintsubafille
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

kintsuba sweet beans and rum raisin cream inside. yummy!!
i had 4 kintsubas at once..
gained 2kg recently. awwwwwww!

August 6th

yokohama
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

according to the wikipedia 214,000 japanese were killed by the atomic bombs in 1945.
and tomorrow is the memorial day of Hiroshima.
every year i look at their service on tv and pray, becoz my rabbit Pichi died on the same day of Aug 6th, almost same time in the morning. wat a coinsidence... (^o^);;;;
(we didnt exist in 1945 thooooo)
and wat i want to say today is.................................................... there is no more beautiful japanese girls in this country!!!!
stop exposing your breasts and belly button and panties and all!!!!
i hate body piercing!!!! (had one in my nose before tho.. when i was crazy for india )
when i was shouting that "there is no beautiful girls!!"
mom said,
"they want to look dirty and poor. thats fashion, niki."

she might be right lolllllll

chinatown

chinatown
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

these are pandaman sweets in chinatown, yokohama.
it must be new! (^o^);;;

Jimbei

cute boy
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

this boy is wearing Jimbei.
it looks like Keikogi of Karate a bit. but its nothing to do with it.
juz worn in summer time at home.
Jimbei by Japanese American National Museum

Bon-odori dance

Bon-odori dance
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

sorry im a bit busy this month, coz my coworker is taking summer vacation...(>_<)
had iced green tea and iced coffee to cheer myself up.
but my boss brought me mango lashi(?) yogurt drink as a souvenir from a trip to mosque. then he brought very rich milk tea too.
needless to say, my stomach exploded!
no dinner tonight.
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
luckily saw some Bon-odori festivals in the temple and school.
is today budhist holy day??
sorry i could snap only grandmothers dancing. muah ^^

gift from police

人身取引女性相談センター
Originally uploaded by niki yokota.

a policeman came today and gave me pens and brochure today.
it says 220,000 foreigners are staying illegaly in Japan (including 193,000 overstay)
hooooooooooooo(^o^);;;;
there is a red page saying, "im a trafficking victim. so please call the police." in big japanese letters.
instruction is as follows:
"show that red page to a japanese person on the street, and the police, the immigration bureau, the womens consulting offices."

so my coworker was fooling me that i looked overstay foreigner. lol
thanks police for nice pens!! this is the ph no they want to introduce:
Counseling Center for Women-Anti Trafficking Project
tel: 03-3368-8855. (人身取引女性相談センター)