a few years ago, someone slap me 10 times i still would not believe that, a few years from 200x, i would be in a completely different place.

i have to admit, things have been good since the first day of 2011. or even a couple days before it. thanks to a certain someone. it maybe all just a matter of “timing”, completely unexpected, again, oh well, is there anything that actually is “expected” 100%?????

anyway, i have no complaints this year, like i mentioned before, it was so good already at the last few days of 2010, since friends here are getting closer with each other, drinking with friends is absolutely one of the best things you can do for yourself and others. そして、2011 so far has been EVEN better … ^^. thank you.

anyhow, people here still not seem ready to go back to work, at least i am not. i so want to just go back to the common area and meet with friends and all, but i have shit load of 翻訳 to do actually.

trust me, if u find these photos no good, the taste is a completely different story. ^^

recently, i just find out, how 幸せ this is. if every day, can be like this, how sweet … back in US, almost not 1 single day i could live like this when i was working.

so does it assume that, if i am fortunate enough be able to work in tokyo, i can continue to live like this for a while?

days that i never dreamed can happen. all because of the bad things in the past, forced me to come here without even given a conscious mind. now, looking back for 1 second already come this far. scary.

again, thanks to a “certain someone”, my life in here has become even more complete. almost 申し分がないほど。

i guess after all, it is all in GOD’s plan … the sadness of the past many many years. wow.

january 16, it was the b-day of my long time ex., who would have thought, many years later, on this very specific day, the person next to me has been changed, and i actually spent the day with a completely different person, having such a good time, almost not realizing, it is already jan 16.

Last year, i went to countdown since i thought i never went to one before in japan while i am still here might as well join one right?

the scenery was good, cause it was a countdown seeing the Tokyo Tower, but geez, the CROWD … i don’t know, i cannot say if it is worthy. unbelievably crowded!!!!

had such a hard time just to wait for everyone! after that, also have a hard time to leave while the thing is over … troublesome.

then, this year, as usual, 精神的に too tired to plan anything. losing interests? oh well.

anyway, me and my good friend here, long time ago we were already invited in person to go to a tiny “soba dinner”, there are not many people going, but since we were invited personally, so we went.

omg, it was SOOOOO good! the SOBA was super smooth and the soup has “duck meat” in it@!

the soup base is DELICIOUS!!!

the noodles SOOOO smooth!!!

the host is a very good cook, and he sometimes host some parties and the food is wonderful!

we finally had the soba on the 3rd floor lounge, later, we went to the 2nd floor to have other gatherings, the entertainment continues till morning like 5am.

very relaxing, and still feel no mood to work …

幸せと思う。if everyday can be like this, having good times with friends, won’t that be nice?

wow, another 信じられないこと、people in the guesthouse are really carefree.

we are here for many different reasons, come from many different places, some of them work full-time, some of them work part-time. of course most of the natives are full-time workers, foreigners are mostly part-time workers.

after Christmas day 25th, our “party” streak did not stop there.

on dec 26, no one feel like working neither of course. 全然 without any type of planning, people just keep bumping with each other in the kitchen or lounge area. whenever someone is cooking, other people will get interested in what is being cooked and looked and asked and ends up the people that was cooking will usually have to say the following …

“would you like to try some?”

and the other party will say “oh really?”

“of course you can…”

sometimes the “host” means it, sometimes he/she does not, but it happens a lot like this.

and 自然に、these people might even ends up eating together and sharing each other’s food.

ok, talk back to the end of 2010. because of the above pattern, we often can hear, “would u like to join?” and some people would, but some very shy people will decline.

that was what happened at the end of 2010, many people without even being invited ahead of time and ends up eating dinner together, and on 26th, 27th, blah blah, i cannot remember 1 single night that i end up NOT being with someone drinking or eating. it was so fun. reason is, cause they are very kind and interesting. and there are so many of them and everyone is so different, entertainment just keep coming. でしょう？！

and i remember one conversation, …

“since when you decided to drink like this?”

”生まれたから〜”

hahaha.

a girl feel no heartbeats from me, so i told her.

“私、心がない〜”

and then, all of a sudden, one of my “drinking” and “always seems not 元気 friend said “僕も心がない”  “生まれたからもなかった”

hahahahahahah.

ごめん、if u find it not funny, but the way he said it and his expression, it really is … priceless.

this is the first time i heard him saying something so meaningful. hahaha, and SO 当たる、something i was to hear, cause it is true and funny.

and then i asked him what we should do, since we do not have a heart.

he said we maybe can buy it in 100¥shop, then added “um, it maybe made in China …”

i said, “oh no! i don’t want a product THAT important to be made in China.”

then the “aimless” conversation continues …

so fast already 2011, so hard to believe.

this year, did not start with anything bad, there are things that happened, out of expectations, but it was not all bad, i sort of feel like, the “bad luck” for the last few years, is going away from me.

and in here, so nice, i do not have to drive. so happy.

in the guesthouse, it was all HAPPY HAPPY, during the Christmas and New Year.

many people here did not have much of a plan, just ただstaying here, but somehow, we end up having dinner and drinking parties together. they are so fun to be with!!!!!

after this Christmas, we get to know each other a little better, もっともっと楽しくなったよ〜。

we end up having like almost 9 people eating together for absolutely no reason. the food is good because we were having fun. but the taste really is not as strong as i want them to be. but it is ok ^^. more than ok!