Saturday, May 19, 2007

Let me introduce you to・・・

Please, let me introduce my daughter.


She just turned 1 year-old in March. Isn't she cute!!! Oh, I am not a abucing her.. I am playing with her. ^^


I will tell you more about girl’s day in Japan.
Date: 3rd of March
We call it usually we call this day Hinamatsuri’雛祭.This holiday is also known as the Momo no Sekku (桃の節句)、peach blossoms starts to bloom and are the symbol of courage and feminine beauty. Young girls put on their kimonos or fancy cute dress and visit the homes of their family. Tiered platforms for hina ningyo (hina dolls; a set of dolls representing the emperor, empress, attendants, and musicians in ancient court dress) are set up in the home, and the family celebrates with a special meal of hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes) and shirozake (rice malt with sake).During this celemory, we often do little event called ‘Mochifumi’餅踏. Child will steped on rice cake 餅, and wish this child to have the same tenacity as rice cake. (learn perseverance, with patience, engage in tenacious efforts aimed at ~)



We also has Children’s day. Children’s day is May 5th, and this day reprisent as boy’s day. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.
Before this day, families raise the carp-shaped Koinobori flags, one for each boy (or child), display a doll usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet,Kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto are symbols of a strong and healthy boy. So, if you come to Japan around May season, and you see this Koinobori, that house had boy child.

Well, hehe, I was kidding about my child story. She is not my daughter. I wish.. but ...she is my little cousin. ^^ Yes one-year-old cousin. My uncle got married (second time) and now he had this cute little girl. ^^ Having so much fun with her. ( we put her into a French doll glass case... she is so tiny.... )

Monday, May 14, 2007

stagnant brain

I feel blue today... hum. Weather is nice... but... maybe I am tried from all the traveling I've done so far... (went to NZ and visit my mother last weekend) No time to sit down and relax.. hehehe humm..

Oh, I will shear some picutre I've took last weekend.. We are having most beautiful season in the year. (that's what i think...) . I took my dog a walk with my camera in my hand... I took nice picutres of spring, so I will shear with you later. ciao

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Kiwi time

Wow, I really had great time in New Zealand. That was my first time to visit New Zealand, and stayed wonderful family in NZ. My mother was already there on her job, and she stayed one wonderfl family, so we stayed there with ther. We just experience great life style of them. And I really had wonderful cooking time with my host mother. She has so much passion on her cooking and Oh, was just ... humm... ^^beyond word!

This trip and this feeling can't be described in words. I had so much issues and struggle inside my heart before I visit New Zealand, and I hope this visiting will help me from the truble. ^^

I will update more later!



(I took a walk in Downtown Tauranga with my mother. what a beautiful city!)