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Thursday family dinner

Last night, it was Mike’s and my turn to make family dinner (with my parents and sister).  We made mainland-style rice, tofu patties, and fish patties — it took us two and a half hours because we’re slow cooks.  The fish patties were green because they had a lot of green onions and cilantro in them!  ๐Ÿ˜€  (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture…)

 ๆ˜จๆ™ฉใ€ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใจ็งใฏๅฎถๆ—ใจไธ€็ท’ใซ้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅค•้ฃŸใ‚’ๆ–™็†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒกใ‚คใƒณใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ๆ•ตใชใ”้ฃฏใจ่ฑ†่…ใƒ‘ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใจ้ญšใƒ‘ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ง้”ใฏ้…ใ„ใ‚ฏใƒƒใ‚ฏใงใ™ใฎใงใ€ไบŒๆ™‚้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใญใŽใจใ‚ทใƒฉใƒณใƒ„ใƒญใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€้ญšใƒ‘ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใฎไธญใฏใฟใฉใ‚Šใงใ—ใŸ๏ผ๏ผšD๏ผˆๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ”ใ‚ใ‚“๏ผ๏ผ‰

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ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็ตๅฉšๅผ

My aunty got married yesterday.  Congratulations, Aunty!  She and her new husband actually sat next to each other in seventh grade, but lost touch when they went to different high schools.  They met again when then they landed up teaching at the same school many years later.  ๐Ÿ™‚

 ๆ˜จๆ—ฅใ€ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏ็ตๅฉšใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†๏ผๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใจๅคซใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅŒใ˜ไธญๅญฆๆ กใฎใ˜ใ‚…ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใงใจใชใ‚Šใซๅบงใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€้•ใ†้ซ˜ๆ กใ‚’ใ‹ใ‚ˆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใ†ใ—ใชใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅคšใ„ๅนดๅพŒใ€ๅŒใ˜้ซ˜ๆ กใฎๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใ•ใ„ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผš๏ผ‰

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็ฉด

I got two of my wisdom teeth pulled out on Friday.  I love my dentist!  He was super considerate and gave me lots of painkillers so I didn’t feel a thing.  Also, it only took him about half a minute to pull out each tooth!

 ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใ€ใกใˆๆญฏไบŒๅ€‹ใฏๅผ•ใๅ‡บใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆญฏๅŒป่€…ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๆœ€้ซ˜ใงใ™๏ผๅฝผใฏๅ„ชใ—ใๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใกใ‚“ใคใ–ใ„ใ‚’็งใซไธŽใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใคใ†ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใซใ€ใ‹ใๆญฏใ‚’ๅผ•ใๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใŒใŸใ ๅŠๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

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ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็ตๅฉš

My aunty is getting married on Valentine’s day — she’s been dating her fiancee for quite a few years now, and I just found out that he’d proposed to her a couple of times before and she rejected him!  It’s hard to merge financial lives when you’re in your sixties, so it’s not like she didn’t love him, so I’m glad he persevered until she was ready to accept.  ๐Ÿ™‚

I wonder what I would do if I proposed to someone and they rejected me…

ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏใƒใƒฌใƒณใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒณใƒ‡ใƒผใซ็ตๅฉšใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใจ ๅฉš็ด„่€…ใฏๆ•ฐๅนด้–“ใฒใฅใ‘ใฆใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใฎใ›ใ„ใ“ใ†ๅ‰ใ€ๅฝผใŒๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใซไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใ†ใ—ใ“ใฟใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ“ใฐใฟใพใ—ใŸ๏ผใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใฎไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’ใธใ„ใ”ใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใฎใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฎŸใซๅ”ๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅฝผใ‚’ๆ„›ใ—ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ๅฝผใŒๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใงใญใฐใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€€๏ผš๏ผ‰

็งใŒ่ชฐใ‹ใซใƒ—ใƒญใƒใƒผใ‚บใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚‡ใœใคใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚

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Palace

This past weekend, Mike and I finished watching a Korean drama called Palace.  Mike reaaaaaally liked it…!  Heh, heh, heh.

ๅœŸๆ›œๆ—ฅใ€ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใจ็งใฏใ€ŒPalaceใ€ใจใ„ใ†้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใฎใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒžใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใŠใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฝผใฏใจใฃใฆใ‚‚ใจใฃใฆใ‚‚ๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ—ใŸ๏ผใตใ€€ใตใ€€ใต๏ผ

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Green Time

 Last week, my sister and I went into a new cafe upstairs in Manoa Marketplace — it just opened recently, and it’s called Green Time.  We went in because we felt bad that it was empty — Stacy already had a tea that she had bought at a different cafe, but she left it outside so we could go into Green Time and buy one of their teas.  It’s a good thing we did!  They have the most awesome ginger and honey tea I’ve ever tasted — I love it!  If you’re ever in Manoa Marketplace, I highly recommend you get their honey ginger tea.  ๐Ÿ™‚

ๅ…ˆ้€ฑใ€ๅฆนใจ็งใฏใ€ŒGreen Timeใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใƒžใƒŽใ‚ขใ€€ใƒžใƒผใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒ—ใƒฌใƒผใ‚นใฎไบŒ้šŽใฎๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใˆใ„ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๆ™‚ใ€ใŠๅบ—ใฏใŒใ‚‰ใ‚“ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใฎใงใ€ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใใ†ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฆนใฏไป–ใฎใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใฎใŠ่ŒถใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€Green TimeใฎใŠ่Œถใ‚’่ฒทใ†ใ“ใจใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅค–ใงใŠ่Œถใ‚’ใฎใ“ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผGreen Timeใฎใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใจใฏใกใฟใคใฎใŠ่Œถใฏใจใฃใฆใ‚‚็พŽๅ‘ณใ—ใ„ใงใ™๏ผๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ™๏ผใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ใ™ใ™ใ‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚๏ผš๏ผ‰

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ๅคงๅญฆๆ™‚ไปฃใฎๅ‹ไบบ

I have a nice friend from college with whom I don’t speak much, but he always sends me an email on my birthday.  It’s so nice of him to remember me, but I don’t think I ever knew when his birthday was, so now I can’t email him on his birthday!  I think it would be too embarrassing to ask him to tell me at this point, don’t you?

ใ€€ๆ™ฎๆฎตใ€ใ‚ใพใ‚Š่ฉฑใ™ๆฉŸไผšใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ๅคงๅญฆๆ™‚ไปฃใฎๅ‹ไบบใซ็ด ๆ•ตใชไบบใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฝผใฏใ€ๆฏŽๅนดใ€็งใฎ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใซใƒกใƒผใƒซใ‚’้€ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใชใฎใงใ™ ใŒใ€็งใฏๅฝผใฎ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใ‚’่žใ„ใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ใฎใงๅฝผใซ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใƒกใƒผใƒซใ‚’้€ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅ‡บๆฅใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไปŠใ•ใ‚‰ใ€ใ€Œ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€ใชใ‚“ใฆ่žใใฎใฏใใพใ‚ŠใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใงใ™ใ‚ˆ ใญใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚
 

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้€ฑๆœซใ€่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใฎใ“ใจ

This was a big birthday weekend for my family — on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday we celebrated my dad’s, mine, and my uncle’s birthdays, respectively — we went out for Japanese fusion, Indian, and Chinese food.  I love eating out with my family!

ใ“ใฎ้€ฑๆœซใ€็งใฎๅฎถๆ—ใฏใ„ใใคใ‚‚่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใ‚’ใŠ็ฅใ„ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๆœจๆ›œๆ—ฅใฏใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใ€้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใฏ็งใ€ๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใฏๅ”็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใฎ่ช•็”Ÿๆ—ฅใงใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎๆ—ฅใซใฏใ€ๅ’Œ้ขจๆ–™็†ใ€ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ๆ–™็†ใ€ใใ—ใฆใ€ไธญๅ›ฝๆ–™็†ใ‚’้ฃŸในใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ๅฎถๆ—ใจๅ…ฑใซๅค–้ฃŸใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚

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Vern’s back!

                        
                                             

I finally got my car back from the mechanic!  Yaaaaaay!  It's been two months, but I don't really mind, because my mechanic was trying to keep the labor costs down.  :) 

Vern's pretty dirty after being in the repair shop for so long (my mechanic  meant to wash my car before giving it back to me, but he didn't have time since I wanted to pick it up right away), so I'm a little embarrassed when I'm driving, but I'll wash it this weekend.  Yay!

ใคใ„ใซใ€็งใฎ่ปŠใฏไฟฎ็†ๅฑ‹ใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆˆปใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ๏ผใ‚„ใฃใŸใ๏ผไบŒใƒถๆœˆ้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅคงไธˆๅคซ๏ผไฟฎ็†ๅฑ‹ใ•ใ‚“ใฏไฟฎ็†ไปฃใ‚’ๅฎ‰ใใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€้•ทใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€็งใฏๆฐ—ใซใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚๏ผš๏ผ‰

Vern ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“๏ผˆ็งใฎๆ„›่ปŠใฎๅๅ‰๏ผ‰ใฏใ€้•ทใ„้–“ใ€ไฟฎ็†ๅฑ‹ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใซใ„ใŸใฎใงใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆฑšใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผˆไฟฎ็†ๅฑ‹ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๆด—่ปŠใ™ใ‚‹็ฉใ‚Šใงใ—ใŸใŒใ€็งใŒใ™ใใซๅผ•ใๅ–ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ใใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚๏ผ‰้‹่ปขใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ€‚ใ€‚ ็ตถๅฏพใ€้€ฑๆœซใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใงๆด—ใฃใฆใ‚„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€‚
 

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contagious!

When I was talking with Michiko and Sam at NACOS on Friday, Sam asked if I always pointed at my nose when I was referring to myself.  He said that women do it a lot in Japan… I’ve never been to Japan, and I know I haven’t always done that — in fact, until he pointed it out, I didn’t even know I was doing it!  I must’ve picked it up from Michiko.  ๐Ÿ˜€

 ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใซใ€็พŽๆ™บๅญใ•ใ‚“ใจใ‚ตใƒ ใ•ใ‚“ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใŸๆ™‚ใฎใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ตใƒ ใ•ใ‚“ใฏ็งใซใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ“ใจใ‚’่จ€ใ†ๆ™‚ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้ผปใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ•ใ™ใฎใ‹ใจใ€ๅฐ‹ใญใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฝผใŒ่จ€ใ†ใซใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบๅฅณๆ€งใฏใ‚ˆใใ™ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€็งใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌใธใพใ ่กŒใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใซใ€ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใ‚’ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใฏใ€ใ‚ตใƒ ใ•ใ‚“ใซ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใพใงใ€็งใฎๆ–ฐใ—ใ„็™–ใซๆฐ—ใŒไป˜ใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ๏ผๆใ‚‰ใใ€็พŽๆ™บๅญใ•ใ‚“ใฎ็™–ใŒ็งปใฃใŸใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚๏ผšD

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