Sleepless Nights

Lately I have been using my noise cancelation head phones to go to sleep. My neighborhood is SO noisey it's ridiculous. There's crazy ducks, horny cats, my crazy neighbor who decides to do handy work in his garage at 12 a.m. listening to KSSK AM radio, and don't get me started on the people across the stream... the couple that always locks each other out, the teenagers who like hang outside talk story and listen to music LOUDLY, the baby crying ALL night and playing the recorder early in the morning, the neighbor with car that makes lots of noise when it is starting up in the morning. Last night it was a croaking toad outside. THE one night people aren't making noise... it's a freakin toad. 

Don't get me wrong, I love where I live (minus the bitchy and fighting neighbors). I'm 10 min. away from everything I need. And before the only noise that really bothered me was the occasional siren along Kalakaua. But now this noise is getting out of hand!!!!

Back from Japan

Konnichi wa!! I had an amazing time with family in Tokyo over the past week. I twas sad to come back home, a week is definitely NOT enough time to visit Japan. We stayed in the Tokyo area and did not get the chance to venture off to other cities like Kyoto, Osaka, or Hiroshima, but one day, one day. I don't like saying this was a once in a lifetime trip, because that's like implying that you're never going to go back. And I can tell you, this is definitely NOT my last trip to Japan, this is only the beginning.

My dad saved up ALLLLL his miles to take us on this trip, isn't he the greatest. One day I'd like to do the same, after I win the megabucks in Vegas this coming July. :) Actually I am really considering living in Japan, teaching english through either JET or another good program. It's hard to get in but I'm going to try and apply this coming fall. My nihongo is a little bit rusty, but I'm pretty sure I can get by. A lot of people we talked to said that my nihongo was very joozu (skillful). Arigatoo gozaimashita Wong sensei.

I think I gained some weight from eating all the ono food; tempura, omurice, Japanese style hamburger steak, donburi, and don't forget Mister Donut....AHHHHH I was in food heaven. Here's some pics:

Above: Eating at Mister Donut, my Kid's Set.

Above: My family and I atop the Tokyo Tower.

Above: In Asakusa.

Above: YAY Tokyo!

Above: Shaka with Stitch at DisneySea.

Above: With the beloved Hachiko!