Thanks

Thankful for being able to enjoy superficial thongs on a superficial
basis.

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MISS

I miss the smell of his face and his paws.

Peace

I gave my bus seat to a lady with a cane today, and received a loudspeaker thank you from the driver and applause from the fellow riders. 

Where's my m'f'ing Noble Peace Prize is all I'm saying...

The photo is from my hometown Nijigaoka in Kawasaki. Nina and I went back last weekend, for the first time in over a decade. Things I noticed: distances between landmarks were much less than I had remembered. And: bits and pieces of the neighborhood appear often in scenes of my dreams. And: I should go back more often.  

Picture Perfect

The 26-year old is a funny one. He is a regular at banker hangouts, but at the same time he doesn't like crowds and so when he can, he goes on day trips to 'get away'. Last Sunday we went into a small bakery near Enoshima where we discovered the World's Best Muffins (apricot-rasberry-cream cheese for me. Holy Jesus.) As I got in line to get some omiyage (apricot/raspberry/cream cheese for the pod as well), he asked if he could take a llittle walk around the corner while I checked out. We were at a small, mom n pop bakery, down an almost nonexistant alley, all of which was off a minor station on the Eno-Den line. And apparently the excitement rivaled that of Disneyland.

Later on, after dinner with him and a friend at his house, I was taking my time putting on my shoes etc before going home when he turned to me and said "are you STILL here?" I'll let you decide if you think he was kidding or not...

Told ya, he's a funny one!

Speeding Ahead

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Suzuki Motor CEO Osamu Suzuki at the Foreign Correspondence Club Japan.

Tokyo Markets

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Tokyo Markets

今日は with メガネ。

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Tokyo Markets

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その数時間後

Properly Stacked

Our office fridge is properly stacked!

Tokyo Markets

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Tokyo Markets

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Auto Outlook 2010

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Almost Holy

Winter trilogy of snow, quiet, lights.

Majestic Mountain

It's ridiculous how much peace I find atop snowy mountains.

Slopes

Frozen

Sister Trip

We are in the mountains, enjoying the long weekend, breathing crystal
clear air, soaking in the onsen, frolicking in the snow!

Snow Angel?

Snow Jesus!

Tokyo Markets

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New Year Hopes

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I am still at work.

My carriage has poofed into a pumpkin.

Yes I'm working in the morning.

xoxo

Stand Still

When you have an urge to run.

Last Sunset 2009

一年おつかれさまでした。

I do love you Tokyo. Still do. 今年もよろしくね。

xoxo, Miss Ai.

Treats

Treats at the office.

Old Parr

Bar hopping with a colleague.
He takes me to the coolest places in the alleys of Shinbashi and Ginza.

Man I love the east side.

Roses

Every year, without fail.

Thank you.

GNO x Blinga Bling

Somebody said, "You know you are doing a huge disservice to men." Ha ha.

But the way I see it, we gotta give them something to shoot for, right?

Or better yet... ourselves! The store manager told me women's jewels
are bought 50/50 by both men and women.

GNO x Blinga Bling

Two mil each (USD, FYI) of cold, hard cash.

Can we try 'em on?

GNO x Blinga Bling

A surprise GNO at Chopard boutique in Ginza.

GNO x Blinga Bling

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GNO x Blinga Bling

GNO x Blinga Bling

Sure~!!

Happy New Year!

This was another fabulous gathering...

Kitty Fallin Off

...and came with a kitty too!!

Kitty, Tree

At my agency's Christmas party. We were lucky to have attended a few
truly genuine, holiday spirity-y with great people kind of parties
this year.
This was one of them.

PRESENTS!!

This is the epitome of Christmas, right here.
Great (as in FANTASTIC) pj's and gloves (PINK~~) from M♥M.
Thank you.

Yule Log Cake

I think there is a more sophisticated name for this.

Xmas Tree

My girls and I within a Christmas Tree.

GNO x Shang

And this is the special menu they made for GNO :)
These things never fail to move me.
Must do better!

GNO x Shang

Random holiday 09/10 photos before too much time passes.

This is from the after the GNO event in December. Three girl friends
and I chillaxed post-event and the hotel kindly offered us this lovely
macaron plate to nibble on.

Tokyo Markets

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Tokyo Markets

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Tokyo Markets, 2010 Outlook

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大発会

First day of 2010 Tokyo trading!

Sunday Eve

aka Saturday night.

Lady Gaga

I'm going gaga over this boy... And lovin' it.

PS he doesn't know I'm feeling this way of course. I may be gaga but
I'm still a lady about it!

Happy 2010

Here we are, the start of a new year.
The year of the Tigress!
Happy New Year to you and those close to your hearts.

(For me, that's all of you reading this right now.)