This Friday was awesome! We went to drink with my parents and Finnish friend, Sirena. Her family is coming to Japan next day! We shouldn’t giver her so many drinks, but we did it! She was claiming she cannot drink so much. In the end, she drunk a lot and we were so happy about it!

first place was at Izakaya! 1280yen ( around 8.5 euros) It was drink free for 2 hours.

girls and boys
After we said ‘bye bye’ to my parents, we went to bar ishee. We wanted to see the rock band at Cyclone, but it was over. SO we asked which rock bars are good around Shibuya?

The band ‘ISIS’ from US was there. (originally from Boston). A member of ISIS recognized my University too! They had the concert next day so doing pre\party at the bar isshee! We took a memorial pic, hahaha
And Andreas and Sirena spoke in Japanese all day! They said it was good practice speaking in Japanese! The Japanese customers at the bar were amazed with their effort to use our language! Anyway, we will continue partying on Friday from now on!
Time flies so fast
Maybe watching the Vancouver Olympic made me feel like that?!
Yesterday, I found a funny green tea shop and ordered green tea latte!
When I put this picture on facebook, I got some comments saying ‘ it looks interesting, funny, and so on’ I like to try many different funny stuff so I think I made a point
Today, it is 20C (57F) and sunny day! It is getting nice weather, finally!
We bought the tour to Singapore in April and Saipan in May
In Japan, Valentines’s day is a big event
(Valentine’s day in Japan) So I gave my gifts to Andreas!
Luv SImpron’s socks
Before cherry bloosom, we see a flower of plum. I went to the plum festival with my Finnish friend. She likes to visit the Japanese Shrine and temples. I picked the shirine ’Yushima Tenmangu’ up this time.


Nowadays, many people pray for passing the exam and write their hopes on Ema.
so many Emas
(Paeonia Suffruticosa)
In my area, they had an International festival. We also went to this festival!
my lunch was from Mauritania

Having a Mexican cafe

kimono show. People from abroad were happy to wear Kimono.

Traditional Polish costume
It was nice to exchange the culture
Last month I took out my two wisdom teeth…
Something like this–>
(top and bottom teeth)
OMG it was really painful, but now I feel better, yay!
We went out with my parents on Friday night. Mmmm i don’t remember about what they are talking in the train.

to complicated country, Hitomi! I am feeling like this lately. Everything is complicated to me here.
Enrolling to the gym, paying the bill, asking to customer service by phone, even renting a DVD…:( I forgot completely to deal with it, sigh. Let’s see what will be my next commitment. Well, I can feel your pain who are from abroad. Everything is complicated and so many things you have to do. On the other hand, we must feel so good abroad because many thing are so simple!
I hope someday the process in this country will simplify for me 
Friday night, we went to drink with my mother! Since my dad was drinking with his colleagues, i invited her to come with us. It was very fun and nice time!
with different hair color

I was looking at some fashion magazine today
It is already showing the Spring fashion, wow! It seems like Finland is minus 20 degrees like crazy cold winter. However, in Japan people are waiting for Spring already. It is funny, isn’t it??
fashion magazines from this month
I already bought so many winter clothes here, so no need to buy more… Here is my collection =)
These bags from New year crazy shopping.

My cousin had invited to visit her picture books Gallery in Harajyuku. I like her drawing so it was good she invited to go! This is her link <Link Noriko>
noriko’s work
noriko

then we took a group pic! They are my cousins and sister
Harajyuku has many coffee shops so we tried to go a couple of the shops to have some coffee and cakes
it was a nice day!
I came back in Tokyo! From now on, I will write my blog from Tokyo in Japan!
It took me for a while to set up my new life here. Moving to new apartment, get internet, cell phone, TV, desk, refrigerator…etc
it is almost ready for life in Tokyo!
The weather is nice here compared to Finland! Even it is cold, you can see blue sky and sun light
that is the biggest change for me. No more depression in my heart
But I left here since 2001, yeah I need to make new friends and network…might be tough but I have to try
at izakaya (japanese style of bar)
my blog is coming back again
We went to the concert at Shibuya. The band was Sonata Arctica from Finland!
It was great

at Shibuya O-East