Oh My Goddess

Timing!

hah.

I'm in the flow but I wish the flow would make my decisions for me, you know how Gemini's hate big decisions..

This weeks horoscope

Spring is here and you are in the mood to have more fun with friends new and old. With your energy levels running high you will make your moves soon. Communications and invitations will begin to flow like the spring melt. You are at some form of foundational level so concentrate. Increasing your scope and exposure to new people and ideas will open new doors and inspire you to realize dreams.

Yes Mr.O'Connor!

Wholesome

The moon is high in the sky bearing it's all-knowing-smile.
Summer weather makes you know everything's just gonna be alright.

The flow has carried me again, everything is so nice right now! Social connections with beautiful souls are occurring. I feel things are building and are just going to get better and better. And Yoga opportunities are finally here!
Today I went to Chaco's sale then Mika, Chaco & I ate a delicious lunch at a cute vegetable restaurant in Omotesando. It was so warm & windy today, there were so many people out. We went to the organic farmers market and I bought beautiful veggies-I can't wait to cook them!! The farmer was so nice, he gave me discounts and 2 carrots for free. Organic, semi-local and cheaper than the super! I will definitely be going back.

Kaldi Coffee Farm has become one of my favorite tea, senbei, fruit & nut spots. Plus they give out free coffee at the entrance, another lure. I have a serious coconut addiction since Thailand. <3

Two pixies came for a visit

Things I don't remember

Tonight I had the amusement of walking home behind a drunken salaryman. He was swaying all over the road and eventually walked right into a wall. It was ridiculous! It looked exactly like something from a bad comedy. In the past I have seen drunken salary men hit a pole while attempting to ride a bicycle home, pass-out on the stairs of the subway in Tokyu-departo, trip backwards over a garden and fall feet-to-the-sky onto grass, vomit into a bag on the train, projectile vomit on the train and urinate all over their shoes. No one drinks quite like the Japanese..

After looking at some photos from a recent club-event in Canada I was shocked to notice what poor fashion sense Canadians have! I'm not saying I am the most stylish, fashionable person but after living in Tokyo for nearly a year I've become used to having extremely fashionable people around me all the time. My American friend warned me about this, that when I return to Canada I will be disgusted with peoples lack of fashion-sense but I didn't believe her until now.

49 days left in Tokyo..

I am so tired of finding homes, jobs, mobiles etc. I just want to settle someplace for more than 1 year. It's getting exhausting this constant re-locating.

I am dreaming a lot about people from Canada recently.

Dreams

I'm dreaming about Grey Creek again.

It's crazy how fast time flys. I looked at some photos from Vancouver & the kootenays then noticed the date on them was 2008! Feels like just a couple months ago. And it's kind of depressing but I realized I look the same (not in the youth-sense but in style etc.). I am having such issues with the fact that my flight back to Vancouver is May 5th, it's constantly on my mind from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed.

The cost of eating fresh in Tokyo

I am spending so much money on food recently. My biggest expense is food.
I've been eating fresh veggies and stirfrys & feeling healthy but today when I payed $4.50 for a head of broccoli and didn't think twice about it I realized I have been living in Tokyo too long.
My grocery list:
Seeds, nuts & dried fruits $9.00
8 veggies $17.53 (including an individually wrapped onion and red pepper)

ホワイトデー

I feel scammed.
My first white day & I didn't receive any chocolates or reciprocated gifts. Valentine's Day is all worked up & advertised, but there is the promise that White Day will be just as great for the ladies. Then it comes and passes just like any other day. I think I only saw 2 advertisements today! Cheated.

Aparently a 6.6mag earthquake hit Japan today & I should have felt it in Tokyo. I was in Shibuya at the time and didn't feel a thing.

狂気の天気

Snow on monday
Sun on Saturday
It's 18 degrees today!!

I got 2 new plants for the kitchen, they are cute. I needed some green in that room now that I've started cooking in there a bit.

ぜんぜんちがう

Snow!! It snowed lastnight. Quite different from the sunny beaches of Thailand!
And someone stole my heat tech from the laundry (v_v)

ただいま

Aya and I arrived in Tokyo at 6:30pm today. I was a little worried about coming "home" because I expected to feel kind of lost coming home after traveling to an empty house in another foreign country but surprisingly when I opened the door and brought my bags into my room I felt settled again. My home is a home. I was also worried about the weather because it was 4 degrees when we landed but surprisingly I dont feel cold at all! I was more sensitive to the cold weather before I left for Thailand. Maybe because I am full of heat & charged with tropical sun energy now?

In Thailand my poor brain was so confused. I kept speaking Japanese to Thai people by accident/habit. When Aya and I met other Japanese people and they asked "Nihonjin?" (Are you Japanese?) I would answer "Hai" for Aya & I when I am obviously not Japanese. It was amusing but kind of embarrassing. Aya said I am so much like a Japanese it's incredible and she kept forgetting I was a foreigner. She agrees I must have been Japanese in a past life. Aya and I would speak in Japanese when we were shopping, trying to decide on a room or just talking about other foreigners without them understanding. It was so much fun.

The trip was great! Too short of course but shoganai. たのしかった！But Omiage.. what a pain!
The beach, sunshine (I got a good tan! And burn of course..), freedom, meeting of other travelers, ocean and island vibe were all so refreshing and inspiring. I've come back to Tokyo re-inspired and full on nature to last me another couple of weeks I hope. I haven't had a full nights sleep for 4 days so off to bed for me. Pictures will follow.



Love you all xoxo

Off to Thailand!

Sayonara!
~
Sawadee kaaa!

My skin hurts

Last Sunday for Valentines Day I went with Ayako to a mountain illumination by Japan Bamboo Project. It was beautiful but so cold. I couldn't move, just wrap myself in a sleeping bag, sit by the grill (our friends were selling Djembe's so we had a lil BBQ in the tent) and eat. The chill lasted 2 days!

Yesterday I modeled with Mika for Kayo's leather Fashion, it was fun & creative. Photos will come!

Today Akira, Sayaka, Mika and I went to Takao-san to visit a temple to cleanse Mika & Sayaka of their badluck. The Japanese believe that there are 3 ages men & women are cursed with misfortune and to clear this bad energy they must visit a temple & ceremony. We watched a beautiful ceremony performed by monks at the temple, chanting & burning away the bad energy, it was very powerful. Then we hiked the mountain and visited the 88 shrines of the area. It was very Shanti & peaceful, great to be in nature again. The weather was beautiful this weekend finally! We ate soba, sobasushi (めずらし！）and cake. It was so nice to see Akira & Sayaka again, I'd missed them. And congrats to them, they are engaged as of newyears!!! I bought a beautiful nautilus shell at the temple flea market for 1000yen to add to my mini shrine. I felt very attracted to this shell.

PS, shiny new sparkle pikapika tights!

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homecooking & creativity

Oh My God I Miss Cooking!!

Sometimes I miss this..

Some things I miss in Canada
-Cheap(er) veggies & fruit
-Insulated buildings
-Showers & bathtubs!!
-Cheap public transport
-Space
-Parks & nature
-Eating in public
-Talking on public transport(sometimes)
-It being acceptable to be a nampa.. aka friendly hah
-Active!
-Nonsmoking areas!!! I think I have inhaled enough 2nd hand smoke in Japan to be considered a smoker in Canada

There are loads of things that are better about japan than Canada but I just felt like pointing out the opposite.

Bruised Palm

A man who claimed he knew some kind of acupressure pressed my hand and because I reacted in pain (It hurt so much!) he told me I have a problem in my Stomach. He said it was most likely Stomach Cancer.. but it could also be an ulcer. Hah! Great! The next day my palm was bruised from all the pressure he applied to it. Bakadesho.. I cant believe some of the things I have to put up with sometimes.

Aya bought the ticket to Thailand but because Japanese dont have middle names she didnt think I did either. So my name on the ticket is all messed up and the companies are trying to work it out right now. I am just waiting.. praying it works out. Yesterday it snowed in Tokyo for the first time in 2 years. Wet feet, cold and stuck inside feeing.. I dont like. Today was mild and most of the snow melted so I could run again! Must go to Thailand ASAP.. heh ^_^

This week I have 4 English lessons! I have decided to save everything I make from English for Thailand. This week $120!

Mangetsu on Saturday was incredible. We went to the 60th floor of Sunshine City. The contrast of the city lights and the moon was a raw slightly obsceine kind of beauty.

In Japan Valentines Day is for the women to buy chocolates for their man. On March 14th is "White Day" when the men reciprocate the gift and buy the woman a slightly more expensive chocolate. How strange ne? Mika and I are baking a raw food chocolate cake on Valentines Day. Mmm.

Love love from Tokyo