A Delivery a la SF

Nothing gets me going better than a package delivery from a distant friend. Go ahead and debate me on this.

This time, my soul sister E in San Fran got me a belated birthday present.

Amazon Kindle!!



Is this the greatest or what? Until E told me via e-mail a while back about this, I didn't even know what this was. After a bit of internet surfing, I was in love, and could hardly wait for its arrival.

I have been meaning to get back on reading this year, so this is a great start. Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooo much, E! You've literally "kindled" my heart and soul!

Until next time,

Sak

In Full Bloom

Went to Takato after work on Sunday to see the blossoms on cherry trees.

The sun was setting and it rained a bit, but the view was breath-taking.




Thank you, T, for taking me out!

Until next time,

Sak

List of 10 -What I Think Is Under-rated

1) pin-heels at work places in Japan
2) newspapers
3) karma
4) Japan-made toilets
5) vegetarianism
6) the art of sending holiday greeting cards
7) a white tee and jeans on men
8) reading books
9) libraries
10) public transportation

In no particular order.

Until next time,

Sak

31st Birthday

Two weeks after the horrid earthquake that devastated Japan, I turned 31. And I was more thankful for that day than I ever was.

It is easy to fear and worry. We are weak, and we fret at every chance we get. But that's when we need to stay brave the most. Be thankful for everything. Appreciate what is usually taken for granted. Words of kindness. Smiles. Food. Water. Heat. Home. Bed. Family. Friends. Boyfriend. Girlfriend.

My birthday this year highlighted all of that. And I cannot begin to describe how much I love everything that makes my life what it is. No earthquake or tsunami can take them away from me. And I thank all my friends who took the time to celebrate my birthday while the country is in such a turmoil. Thank you all, with all my heart!

Until next time,

Sak

May God Be With Us All

Japan is going through a severely tough time, possibly the toughest ever that I might experience in my life time. I am beginning to fail as a believer of "things happen for a reason", because of this.

What is happening out there is beyond my conception. I simply cannot conceive of what I am seeing on TV and reading on papers. Where it's all happening and people suffering, where everything is tangible, is far from where I lead my life. I go to work, eat warm food three times a day, use paper or gas or heat or water as I please, and in the end of the day I have a warm and comfortable bed to sleep on. Like nothing happened. In the bed I often imagine for a second that the people in the north have lost all of this that I have, and I am at loss for words to describe how I feel. Places of dear memories. Items of values. Beloved family members and friends. All gone. All.

Yet, my life keeps going as it did before. I am lucky to be alive, and to have everything that I do, both of which I have easily taken for granted. I keep telling myself "it is wrong of me to despair. Not now. Not yet."

May God be with us all. May God help the country get through even this.

Until next time,

Sak

Film Report - Narnia III

I had been waiting for this since last summer. And I have to say it was worth all the waiting, because The Voyage of The Dawn Treader was awesome!

And personally speaking, what a hottie Ben Barns is!!


I repeat. He is a hottie!



Sorry, that's all I have to say.

Until next time,

Sak

Juiciness for Breakfast

I am slowly recovering from the cold that I caught two weeks ago, and I am beginning to actually taste food. And what a joy that is! I never realized being able to taste what I am eating was such a bliss.

And this morning, the strawberries tasted amazing!

Juicy and sweet, with just the right mount of sourness. I shall never take fruit for granted from here on. Thank you, juiciness!

Until next time,

Sak

Birthday Gift

My dear friend Y gave me an early birthday gift. And it's so cute!


Called Heart Tree, it will have heart-shaped fruit (inedible) in early summer "if taken care of well". I sure as hell will take care of it well. Stole a photo from their homepage.

Aren't they cute? Thank you, Y, for a lovely gift!

Until next time,

Sak

Fashion Report - Spring Bag

It's my birth month, ladies and gentlemen, which entitles, not excuses, me to buy a new bag. My love for Kate Spade has grown too big to dismiss the lovely Gold Coast series that's been in season, and I opted the small Shimmer Maryanne in beige.

Happy birthday me!

Until next time,

with my whole-hearted thanks to katespade.com for the lovely pictures,

Sak

You Know Me So Well!

The downside of catching a severe cold that lasts for a week and a half and feeling and sounding miserable and ugly and nasty? Getting flowers for encouragement!


Supposed to be a very rare kind of tulips. Thank you, T!

Until next time,

Sak