- CHEESE! Best!
- White bread!
- Ham
- Eggs
- Organic lettus grown right in our own garden (we didn't do the planting or growing btw)
- Dill pickles (from costco) Best!
- Orange Juice (with vitamin C mixed in...cuz I'm sick)
- Mayonnaise
- Karashi
May 31, 2010
Best Lunch Ever!
Aside from sleeping away my "rest day", Yup... I finally got sick with all these sick coughing children around me, I got up in the middle of the day to have a delicious brunch with Josh.
May 30, 2010
Lots to read!
For those who know about the Reboot. It's happening and I've been kept busy reading all about the different changes that will be taking place (immediately, for the most part) in The Family International (TFI).
Just for your info...MUCH will change and TFI will almost be unrecognizable! ha! Well...yes, membership, lifestyle, structure, and everything is changing!
It's all very exciting, but I'm not so good at summarizing things. I'm also only learning for myself what exactly these big changes are and what they'll entail for little ol' me and my big man, Josh. :)
I love you tons!
Just for your info...MUCH will change and TFI will almost be unrecognizable! ha! Well...yes, membership, lifestyle, structure, and everything is changing!
It's all very exciting, but I'm not so good at summarizing things. I'm also only learning for myself what exactly these big changes are and what they'll entail for little ol' me and my big man, Josh. :)
I love you tons!
May 28, 2010
Aiki & Mary's Wedding Part 2
I got some more photos of the wedding, so I thought of adding some more because this has been the most "happening" thing recently. :)
Here's the "bouquet toss", to which I was happily thrown the bouquet! ha! This is my second time to catch a wedding bouquet. First time was at Lils's birthday. All the neighbors around here are soo excited, and they super duper think that Josh and I will be the next ones to get married. Who knows! They could be right! One older lady neighbor, who particularly likes Josh, has been talking to me about wedding preparations and is constantly teasing me and Josh. She says things like, "You can wear my wedding dress!! You should have your wedding AFTER the rainy season...so that would be late June or early July right before summer!" Yikes...better not leave Josh now!! haha!! Boy, I'll disappoint all our neighbors! ha!
Aiki & Mary with Meg Knoke.
June and Ryan.
June and Shigs.
Here's Shun, a Kando Bando player. We had our band play some super beautiful songs while everyone ate and drank to their full.
Steve McNair, singing at the wedding. The band played Aero Smiths -"I don't want to miss a thing" from Armageddon. At first everyone thought the real song was playing, but they were shocked to find that the band was playing the song live. It sounded quite like Aero Smith's song. Steve did it real well, as did the rest of the band.
James with the bridesmaids (Jan, James, Joan, Lily).
Mary didn't have another dress to wear so she borrowed this green one from me that Mom gave to me. :) It looked really nice on her. Now I just have to wait a little while before I can wear it...or I can wear it, just not around here where people will recognise the dress. Ha! Thanks Mom!
That's it for now. :)
Here's the "bouquet toss", to which I was happily thrown the bouquet! ha! This is my second time to catch a wedding bouquet. First time was at Lils's birthday. All the neighbors around here are soo excited, and they super duper think that Josh and I will be the next ones to get married. Who knows! They could be right! One older lady neighbor, who particularly likes Josh, has been talking to me about wedding preparations and is constantly teasing me and Josh. She says things like, "You can wear my wedding dress!! You should have your wedding AFTER the rainy season...so that would be late June or early July right before summer!" Yikes...better not leave Josh now!! haha!! Boy, I'll disappoint all our neighbors! ha!
Aiki & Mary with Meg Knoke.
June and Ryan.
June and Shigs.
Here's Shun, a Kando Bando player. We had our band play some super beautiful songs while everyone ate and drank to their full.
Steve McNair, singing at the wedding. The band played Aero Smiths -"I don't want to miss a thing" from Armageddon. At first everyone thought the real song was playing, but they were shocked to find that the band was playing the song live. It sounded quite like Aero Smith's song. Steve did it real well, as did the rest of the band.
James with the bridesmaids (Jan, James, Joan, Lily).
Mary didn't have another dress to wear so she borrowed this green one from me that Mom gave to me. :) It looked really nice on her. Now I just have to wait a little while before I can wear it...or I can wear it, just not around here where people will recognise the dress. Ha! Thanks Mom!
That's it for now. :)
May 25, 2010
Aiki & Mary's Wedding
Aiki and Mary Kato had their wedding on May 23, 2010 at the HCS. The preparation was hectic for about two to three days. I did a lot of gardening/weeding/raking the lawn; helped iron the TONS of table cloths; and helped in the kitchen a bit (washing dishes, cleaning counters, seeding grapes, cutting "stuff"...etc.).
It was all very exciting for me and I had a good time.
Being one of Mary's bridesmaids was also very fun and enjoyable. Here are the few photos that I got off of someone's face book, but once I get more photos I'll post them.
Mike D. pastored the wedding.
Bridesmaides with Bride (Jan, Mary, Lily, Joan).
Joan spacing out! Ha!
Everyone together.
Cheers! (PS...the food was great!)
The Kato Family.
Laughing at something.
It was all very exciting for me and I had a good time.
Being one of Mary's bridesmaids was also very fun and enjoyable. Here are the few photos that I got off of someone's face book, but once I get more photos I'll post them.
Mike D. pastored the wedding.
Bridesmaides with Bride (Jan, Mary, Lily, Joan).
Joan spacing out! Ha!
Everyone together.
Cheers! (PS...the food was great!)
The Kato Family.
Laughing at something.
May 11, 2010
Beach Outing
Last Sunday several of us went to the beach to just hang out and have a barbeque. Shigeru (from A. Praise) and his wife, June, came along and brought the meat! Whoohoo!! Joan took some good photos.
Here's me and Aiki & Mary's youngest daughter, Kimberly.
Joan (the photographer), with Aiki & Mary's second child, Kristina.
Katie (oldest one of Aiki & Mary). She's the one that always wants to come into my room and hang out with "Dan and Dosh" (Jan & Josh). Such a sweety!
The Josh and Jan. :)
Aiki & Mary, who will be having their wedding on May 23rd and I was asked to be Mary's bridesmaid! Whoohooo!! Gotta find a green or pink dress. :)
Shigs & June. A sweet and lovely couple.
Shigs is showing Kristy a strange looking crab. I couldn't believe it! It looked more like seaweed.
Last random photos for your enjoyment.
Here's me and Aiki & Mary's youngest daughter, Kimberly.
Joan (the photographer), with Aiki & Mary's second child, Kristina.
Katie (oldest one of Aiki & Mary). She's the one that always wants to come into my room and hang out with "Dan and Dosh" (Jan & Josh). Such a sweety!
The Josh and Jan. :)
Aiki & Mary, who will be having their wedding on May 23rd and I was asked to be Mary's bridesmaid! Whoohooo!! Gotta find a green or pink dress. :)
Shigs & June. A sweet and lovely couple.
Shigs is showing Kristy a strange looking crab. I couldn't believe it! It looked more like seaweed.
Last random photos for your enjoyment.
May 8, 2010
Golden Week for me was super duper fun! Me and 3 others -Mike (of Joanie), Joan, and Steve (of Crystal), drove to Gifu (7 to 8 hour drive) to balloon at an amusement park.
The last time I ballooned was with the "African Team" when I was 16. So, that's 7 years ago. My first ballooning day on this trip was pretty hectic and I ended up making a bunch of ugly balloon dogs and rabbits! ha! I got it down in one day and the rest of the time I did perfectly fine. People were saying "Wow! You're so fast! Did you have to study for this??" etc. etc. Little did they know that it just took about 10 minutes to learn and half a day of practice to make me look like a pro.
Of course, being a clown isn't all about your talent. It's more about how well you interact and carry yourself. If you're out going and friendly with people, they'll come to you.
Here's a funny story. There were these Turkish guys in the amusement park selling their Kababs and Ice-cream, etc. They were super sweet and gave us their food for free whenever we went over to say hi.
Then, one night while I was waiting in the car while the others were shopping, I saw these three foreigners come out of the store and walk towards their car. From far away, they looked like the Turkish guys (it was also dark so I couldn't tell). I thought it'd be fun to go and say hi to them without our whole clown costume and make up on.
So, I went out to say hi to them with Joan, and once we got a meter away from the car I realized that they weren't the Turkish guys, but to the contrary, they were three Indian guys with beaming smiles staring at us and waving their hands! Haha!!! Oh boy!
Joan quickly turned and made a quick get away into the store leaving me outside to face the Indian guys alone as they were already saying hello and calling me over.
I went over to say hi and they started asking the usual questions with their hilarious strong Indian accents. "Ello. Where are you from?? You are very beautiful. Where are you staying??" After a minute or so one of them started persisting that he buy a drink for me from the store. Ha! I said, "Noooo....that's quite alright. I've got to go! Thank you anyway! Good bye!" Thats when I took my leave.
Once I was in the store I find out that Joan had told Mike everything and they were both cracking up so hard! For the rest of the trip we cracked Indian jokes and spoke with indian accents just for fun. It was a good laugh.
You'd be proud of me, though, as I did the best on the team, making the most money! We all did real good and brought back lots of cash which made everyone happy. :) I'm thinking of asking for a bit of that money to buy myself a camera. It's something I've been wanting for a long time. :)
Sadly, no one brought a camera. We could have taken beautiful photos of the area as well as us in our clown costumes. Joan videoed a little on her computer, so maybe if I get my hands on it and it's worth posting then I will.
The last time I ballooned was with the "African Team" when I was 16. So, that's 7 years ago. My first ballooning day on this trip was pretty hectic and I ended up making a bunch of ugly balloon dogs and rabbits! ha! I got it down in one day and the rest of the time I did perfectly fine. People were saying "Wow! You're so fast! Did you have to study for this??" etc. etc. Little did they know that it just took about 10 minutes to learn and half a day of practice to make me look like a pro.
Of course, being a clown isn't all about your talent. It's more about how well you interact and carry yourself. If you're out going and friendly with people, they'll come to you.
Here's a funny story. There were these Turkish guys in the amusement park selling their Kababs and Ice-cream, etc. They were super sweet and gave us their food for free whenever we went over to say hi.
Then, one night while I was waiting in the car while the others were shopping, I saw these three foreigners come out of the store and walk towards their car. From far away, they looked like the Turkish guys (it was also dark so I couldn't tell). I thought it'd be fun to go and say hi to them without our whole clown costume and make up on.
So, I went out to say hi to them with Joan, and once we got a meter away from the car I realized that they weren't the Turkish guys, but to the contrary, they were three Indian guys with beaming smiles staring at us and waving their hands! Haha!!! Oh boy!
Joan quickly turned and made a quick get away into the store leaving me outside to face the Indian guys alone as they were already saying hello and calling me over.
I went over to say hi and they started asking the usual questions with their hilarious strong Indian accents. "Ello. Where are you from?? You are very beautiful. Where are you staying??" After a minute or so one of them started persisting that he buy a drink for me from the store. Ha! I said, "Noooo....that's quite alright. I've got to go! Thank you anyway! Good bye!" Thats when I took my leave.
Once I was in the store I find out that Joan had told Mike everything and they were both cracking up so hard! For the rest of the trip we cracked Indian jokes and spoke with indian accents just for fun. It was a good laugh.
You'd be proud of me, though, as I did the best on the team, making the most money! We all did real good and brought back lots of cash which made everyone happy. :) I'm thinking of asking for a bit of that money to buy myself a camera. It's something I've been wanting for a long time. :)
Sadly, no one brought a camera. We could have taken beautiful photos of the area as well as us in our clown costumes. Joan videoed a little on her computer, so maybe if I get my hands on it and it's worth posting then I will.
April 29, 2010
The Pastor's Ass
(Here's another fun joke I really enjoyed.)
The Pastor's Ass
The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.
The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.
The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.
The next day, the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.
The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.
The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.
The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day.
The moral of the story is . . .being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
The Pastor's Ass
The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.
The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.
The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.
The next day, the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey.
The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The bishop fainted.
He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.
The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.
The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
The bishop was buried the next day.
The moral of the story is . . .being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
April 28, 2010
Health Tips from Doc.
(Here's something fun I read the other day that'll get you laughing! Tip to make reading more pleasurable: Give the doctor an accent.)
Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it--don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain---.good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food are fried these day in vegetable oil. In fact, they permeated by it. How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy?!? HEL-RO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..
Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"
AND--..
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking American is apparently what kills you.
Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it--don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain---.good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food are fried these day in vegetable oil. In fact, they permeated by it. How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy?!? HEL-RO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..
Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"
AND--..
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking American is apparently what kills you.
April 26, 2010
Nature Day
The other day I did some major weeding/gardening. (Just what I enjoy!) Our garden hasn't been tended to for months, or so it seemed. I weeded/gardened from 2:30~7:00pm. Now our garden looks so beautiful ... compared to how it was before. Joan, a girl in our home, came walking by and took a photo of me (how wonderful), so here it is. :) Caught in the middle of action!
April 21, 2010
Wooden Plant Holder
Man, I feel like I've entered the "blogging world" hahaha! I'm posting soo much (or so it seems)! This is quite fun. Let's see how long this lasts.
So, Josh got to work in his Workshop and in 10 minutes he came out with a little plant holder which you can see below. It's soo cute and hopefully this plant will stay alive for me for a long time and tumble out beautifully over the wooden holder. :)
So, Josh got to work in his Workshop and in 10 minutes he came out with a little plant holder which you can see below. It's soo cute and hopefully this plant will stay alive for me for a long time and tumble out beautifully over the wooden holder. :)
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