This cat really loves the smell of curry rice. He has to melt down to smell it. So cute. I know cats are weak for 'matatabi'. (Actinidia), but I have never seen such a cat that's weak for curry rice.
Zenkoji is a well known temple in Nagano pref. Today, they pulled out of plans to host a ceremony for the Olympic torch relay because of concerns over Tibet. I support their decision; I hope their official web site won't get any cyber attacks.
Shift has a nice street fashion collection: '1000 girls' page. I think Japanese girls are much more fashionable than before. What do you think?
IDEE is one of my favorite interior shops. They opened a new shop in Jiyugaoka in June. I checked their online shop today, IDEE is a rare shop where we can buy productss by Swedish designer Lisa Larson and UK's artist Donna Wilosn's cute stufedf animals. This one can be dark joke 'lung ashtray', you can think of it as an ironic dirty lung and also it's a word play in Japanese. Ash tray is HAI (灰 ash) ZARA(皿 tray) in Japanese. Lung is also HAI (肺) and they have the same pronunciation. The name of the tray is HAI ZARA(肺皿).
stretching as proud and we reminded
Posted by: glassheadele | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:34 AM
we just scissors planted I don't know We need that friends
Posted by: juicyminorau | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:32 AM
thanks you Heidi, yes I think Japanese girls are so fashionable and have pretty good sense. I am not sure about me though.
Posted by: mari | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Japanese fashion: When in Japan in 2005, I felt like the worst slob on Earth! :( Even the bums in the park were dressed with more class than me! If God grant's my prayers and I do eventually find a job in Japan, I am already stressing over what to wear everyday!!
Both men and women were dressed totemi kokoi - especially compared to where I come from, and on Sunday, all the obasan were wearing their beautiful kimono!
Between the high school girls in their adorable uniforms and the business gals in their perfect, latest designer clothes, how can a goofy fashion sense-less gaijin gal like me compete for all those GORGEOUS, perfectly groomed Japanese guys in their Armani suits? Good gravy even the pizza delivery guy and the construciton guys were hot!
I felt like Osaka-chan surrounded by Sakaki-sans (Azumanga Diaoh humor! ;))
Posted by: Heidi | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 08:06 AM