5 things to do when trying to conceive

• Improve your diet
• What to avoid
• Take a vitamin-mineral supplement.
• Get lots of folic acid — at least 400 micrograms a day.
• Find your ideal body weight.

(From BabyCenter)

I should probably start right this moment...

Well, the thing is I've been trying to eat healthy but it's not as easy as you think!

Here we go!

I have always wanted to have a baby...
The urge got so much more after seeing so many friends getting pregnant and having babies.

The facebook newsfeed surely isn't helping.

Last week Thursday just had period and now I'm officially ready for next cycle and hoping to get pregnant this month.

Tonight hubby and I are going to stay at a hotel before heading to Tokyo Disneyland on Wednesday. Maybe this could be the day we conceive??!! hee

Wish me luck!

Yoiko live!

Today Masahiro and I went to see comedian live by Yoiko.

We walked so long from the parking lot in shinjuku to the theatre. I was wearing heels and my feet were killing me...

The live show was really good and I'm glad that we got the tix!

The song that hubby thought of...

It's been almost 1 and a half year since hubby proposed to me on the eve of my 30th birthday.

He said that he had thought of this song by Saito Kazuyoshi when thinking of the way to propose...

Here's the lyrics to the song: 歌うたいバラード.

I actually am not that taken with the original... My hubby sings the song better.. Her

Today should be a new day

I had thought that life would be so much easier after I have a man and get married.

However, all is not that easy!

Our Wedding Ring

Saruwatari-san, our engagement/wedding ring maker has sent us photos she took of our wedding rings...I can't believe how awesome the photos turn out. I've been wearing the ring since the wedding and I still can't believe the first time I saw the completed work. She's truly amazing!

Here's the photo that I also arranged with iPhone app to add some effect...

Moving on...

So remember I said that I am working as an executive assistant at a live entertainment promotion company? Well, that's over... I will be leaving this job by end of August...

So many things happened and none of it really had anything to do with me... yet I'm the person who is losing her job. To be fair, I quit because I don't want to move to Nagoya. I mean, this isn't what I signed up for. I didn't interview to get this job so that eventually I'll be relocated to Nagoya?!

Anyhoo... I'm just gonna go look for another job... great...

Listening to it closely...

This morning I was listening to Trey Songz's "Trey Day" album and the song "Store Run" came up. The melody is your standard smooth R&B song and really romantic... but then upon listening to the lyrics real closely... here's what's in the song:

She want it and I want it too

but I'm unprepared.

And we came so close to goin' raw dog that we both got scared.

And she said, "I ain't ready to have no babies."

Jumped up put my clothes back on.

I was just about to get some

had to make a store run.

Store run

pack of three up at the counter.

Store run

be back in less than half an hour.

Store run

I need protection and I'm out

wait for me, keep it warm

I had to make a store run.

Speedin', switchin' lanes, and I'm flyin,

and tryin to get back to her

before she changes her mind.

Cuz if I take too long,

she might put her clothes back on.

Ahahah sooo... basically it's about a guy getting lucky but not so lucky cuz he didn't have any protection with him... gotta do a store run :p

Brideshead Revisited

Was reading TWoP and the recapper mentioned "Brideshead Revisited"... then I realized that it's been awhile since I heard that reference... so naturally I went to Wikipedia and started reading up on it and found out that they had a new adaptation of the book... starring Matthew Goode as Charles! hee..

The movie promo poster is actually very intriguing and capturing the essence of the main characters desire... Charles looking at Julia, Julia looking out, Sebastian looking at Charles, while Lady Marchmain looking at the trio disapprovingly... hee

May wanna check out this adaptation.

As of today...

I'm an official employee of Oxx Lawn Marketing...

It doesn't feel real especially it's not like I'm super busy or anything... but am keeping myself busy by reading some contract... yippee...

So You Think You Can Dance is BAAAAACK!!

Here's the official webpage for the show!

Crossing my fingers that NappyTabs will be doing tons and tons of choreography too!!

Natalie, Katee's roommate from last year, came back to audition and absolutely killed in it!! Of course she's gonna get sent to Vegas, are you kiddin' me??!!

Wednesday's gonna be the 2nd part of the audition round and then Thursday will be the Vegas callback week. 

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!

This week, Mark and Chelsie were fantastic!!!!!!
I think I basically just like Tabitha and Napoleon's choreography!

Chelsie's face was just so upset and couldn't even recompose herself after the routine. And, what can I say, Mark was just really smooth and cold. I love the whole acting/dancing thing with the choreography.

here it is!!

Twitchington!!!

Okay, my favourite routine of the second week has gotta be Twitchington's Viennese Waltz to Celion Dion's "A New Day Has Come."

Not only does the routine has a back story that just not only serves a positive uplifting purpose, but also a very personal one. I love the routine. just sooooo beautiful... :)

"No Air" by Katee and Joshua

Oh and after such a long series of audition rounds, we finally move on to the actual dance routines..

I just love love LOVE this choreography and Katee and Joshua did a fantastic job!!

I actually had tears in my eyes by the time they finished dancing. Napoleon and Tabitha are just awesome choreographers!! Makes me wanna dance Hip-Hop!!!!

And it's to one of my favourite song "No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown... man... this is just GREAT!!!!!

here it is!

It's a new year

well, it's the new fiscal year anyways...

and yes, I'm changing supervisor...for the 3rd time. I don't know why..but I don't think it's me. This has got to be a record, no?

So it's been awhile, so thought I would do a little update. (can't believe that the last time I wrote on this blog was like october last year... geesh, sandy!)

Okay, so I finally decided to leave Kanoya, and the job as a CIR. I'll be finishing my contract on July 25th. Hopefully I'll be able to get a job soon, but I've been procrastinating in that area. Went to the returning JET conference in March, but actually came back more confused than before. With all these possibilities, I guess there are lots to choose from... that is if I know what to choose!!

I didn't do anything over the new year holidays... I stayed in Kanoya, and basically just pigged out at home. However, got invited to many people to their houses for food. God I ate so much... :p I spent the new year's eve with the Hirakawa family in Wako Daycare. They are sooooo nice. I couldn't believe it. The dad even gave me a Otoshidama.. hee hee

Just last week, I got back from a week long trip in Ishigaki. I went to Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island, Kohama Island (where the "Chura-san" drama hails from), and Taketomi Island. I gotta say, my favourite is Taketomi Island. I just love the small island feeling and met this wonderful Obaa there. She dragged 2 HUGE nets of mozuku all the way from the ocean to the beach. I tried to lift one and embarrassingily couldn't... ahaha

I'm hoping that I'll be able to get out of here during GW time... perhaps to Saga... we'll see..

taking the water buffalo (suigyusha) to Yubujima from Iriomotejima

a kind of hibiscus... soooo pretty!

The Fusaki Beach (inside the Fusaki Beach Resort)

All the Invisible Children

film in Renacity by KIEA!!

Couldn't resist!

One of my favourite songs of Damien rice...
such a great and sad song...



And another version of it...



Lisa Hannigan is awesome!! so sad that she's no longer singing with Damien...

here's the lyrics:

Volcano

Don't hold yourself like that
cause You'll hurt your knees
well I kissed your mouth, and back
But that's all I need
Don't build your world around
Volcanoes melt you down

And What I am to you is not real
What I am to you, you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask for the sea

Don't throw yourself like that
In front of me
I kissed your mouth, your back
Is that all you need?
Don't drag my love around
Volcanoes melt me down

What I am to you is not real
What I am to you, you do not need
What I am to you is not what you mean to me
You give me miles and miles of mountains
And I'll ask
What I give to you is just what I'm going through
This is nothing new, no, no just another phase of finding
what I really need is what makes me bleed
But like a new disease, Lord, she's still too young to treat
Volcanoes melt you down
She's still too young +what iam to you+you do not need+is not real
I kissed your mouth
You do not need me

Rose Festival 2007 Autumn

went to Kanoya Rose Festival today.

It will be exactly 1 year ago on Monday when we had Global Festa... God, that was such a crazy time...

Anyways, so went to Rose Garden in hope of taking some nice photos of the roses. Thought might even submit my photography to the Rose/Sea Photo Contest in Kanoya.

It turns out that they are not even in full bloom yet! >_< Well, about 50% in bloom, so not as pretty as it should be. It's been really hot and I think the heat kinda burnt some of the flowers. However, still got some nice shots.

This is one of the few photos that I think might be good enough for submission...

rose in a cup

got a bouquet of roses for my birthday and one flower fell off when the bouguet was waved around violently..(by me). Mayumi san told me to put it in water and watch it bloom...and man, it's pretty...

the above one was taken on the balcony with light around late afternoon. I initially put the flower in a glass. It looks really pretty and clear. (taken with my sony super steadyshot W80)

Then, I put it in a shochu cup which is long with a wide mouth. The rose blooms too widely so half of it is soaked in water... but still looks nice!! (taken with Canon Kiss digital X)