My father is selling these iPhone accessories as sort of a side business, going back and forth between Shenzhen and Tokyo. Most of the stuffs are for techy guys so not fun, but I found some really cute ones among the jumbles!I am trying to help him by utilizing my photo shooting skill, which I have developed over the past few years taking YARN and food photos. You never know which experience will come handy!But of course, I don’t have a light reflection board nor professional macro lens, so there are limitations. But I guess it’s ok. It’s for my dad anyway.Whether the result is good or bad, I love sparklee things and it was totally fun!
knitting and slow life in Kyoto
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とまでは行きませんが、今晩着付け学校で独りで最後まで着てみて、帯の模様も折り目にほぼピッタリ。先生にも「上手くいったね」と褒められました ＾ー＾根を詰めて通っているせいだとは思いますが、６回にしてはいい感じだと思います。あまり華奢ではなく寸胴でもない体型のお陰で、補正をしなくていいからラク、というのもあります。これまで着物は寸胴の方が似合うのかと思っていたけど、そうではないらしいというのは発見でした。 絹のしっとりとした手触りが気持ちよく、ぴしっと着れたときの背筋の伸びた感じが好きです。 着物関係の小物が気になる今日この頃。根付けのちゃんとした使い方、初めて知りました。干支のウサギの根付が気になります。。。
Went to watch the movie with my long time buddy on Friday night. Truly amazing story, great acting, great camera work and directing. One of the best I’ve seen in the past year.And it’s the most incredible and unimaginable true story. My friend was a NYU film major, who has intensive experiences in the actual film making. It’s always fun to go to movies with him, for he sees what we don’t see on the screens. It’s similar to chess or igo masters, that they see so much more on their boards than normal people do. They see stories, battles and futures on them. I am fascinated by the idea of knowledge enables us to see a whole new picture of things in front…
読んでいます。着物の本。ハマったら（短期間は）とにかくとことんやる性格です。 Kimono books, all of them. I admit that I am more of an academic type – I just want to know everything. And by the way, the very first picture taken with my new iPhone 4G.
Please excuse me for the bad picture. Last night a friend of mine took me to a Japanese style grill in Hiroo (My Room Kirara). I had french for lunch (A Ma Terrace also very good, at reasonable price) so I requested something lighter for dinner.You probably can’t imagine from the picture above, but the food was amazing! The owner of the restaurant is a lady in her 30s, inherited the place from her father. You sit around a small fire made with charcoal and grill veggies and meats. The pieces of veggies are already very delicately salted that you don’t need any sauce. I never imagined that grill restaurants can be that creative.
Categories: **ENGLISH**, 2. Diary
Been to Tokyo Quilt Show on Saturday. It is my dream to live in a house big enough so that I can start making quilts.The first image was last year’s grand prize, so absolutely gorgeous, and I couldn’t believe it was real. The rests were some of my favorites.
昨日着付けのレッスン中に、多分年下である厳しい先生に何度も言われた言葉：「他の部分を気にするのは後で良いから、今やっていることに意識を集中して」。わたしの人生全般において当てはまる言葉だと思うので、覚えておこう。 A kimono instructor I had yesterday was far stricter than others, though she looks younger than myself. She told me during the lesson, “Focus on what you are doing at this very second, worry about other parts after that”. I kept looking around the entire parts and tried to check the balance, for there are lots of places you have to hold on to while tying belts and strings. I think the word applies to my life, not just for wearing kimonos. I should learn to focus.
Hot wine, or vin chaud, is my favorite winter drink. I always order it whenever I eat out on freezing evenings. But you can make it quite easily too – just drop several pieces of cloves and a cinnamon stick (I only use half of it if it is just for me), some fruit (orange or apple) and wine. I learned that some people drink it with white wine, too.As much as you want to make it sugar-free, it is a good idea to add at least a spoonful of honey. Also, don’t boil it too much!Voila, a winter specialty. Exactly what I need tonight.
Categories: **ENGLISH**, 2. Diary
Something old (my mom’s kimono), something new (a sash and a ribbon), something borrowed (the belt obi borrowed from a relative), and something blue (the sash). My attire for a friend of mine’s wedding (not mine). I met an old lady in front of a second-hand kimono shop in the neighborhood. The shop owner stepped out and there was a plate hanging on the door saying: “please call me at this number if you need anything urgently” The lady said that the owner was supposed to be back 10 minutes earlier. She looked very much like my great aunt who passed away last year. It made me want to cry.We were not particularly close, the aunt and me. She was occasionally mean to my…
Categories: **ENGLISH**, 2. Diary
I feel that my future path is slowly emerging in the horizon, though it’s still foggy and blurred. Traveling beyond my safety zone helped me rediscover what I really care about. Meeting many new people at SAW, trying something new (art workshop, food styling, horseback riding, glass blowing, kimono, etc) revived my sense of wonder.In the new year, I am planning to start thinking about making some move, seriously this time. But not too seriously. For a while, I will spend time on studying and cultivating the ground. A little by little. I ended up not sending out any Christmas card nor I haven’t even bought new year’s cards. I don’t think I can do it this year. なんとなく自分の向かいたい方向性がボンヤリと見えてきた気がする年の瀬。今年後半、思い切ってあちこち遠くに旅をしてみて、新しい出会いもあり、そして何が好きなのかが実感できました。住む場所と、キャリアと、年が明けたら本格的に考えようと思います。しばらくは勉強をし、種を蒔く時期ですが、芽吹けるように持っていきます。頑張らず、流れに任せて。 ちなみに、年賀状買ってもいません。今年は年賀状が出せない様相になってきました。みなさま、どうも済みません。
Categories: **ENGLISH**, 2. Diary
Sparkles*United 