Our first Japanese vacation-NARUTO

Shawn and I managed to have a three night getaway to the Western Island of Shikoku two weeks ago. We stayed at Marriott' Renaissance Naruto Resort in Tokushima prefecture, an hour flight away from Tokyo. Naruto is internationally known for its unique natural ocean whirlpools and home to the second largest bridge in Japan. The hotel is beautifully located on the beach overlooking the bridge and has a pool and two onsen-hot spring baths. We ate all the local goodies at our favorite Japanese buffet restaurant on site almost three meals the day and still did not get tired! Great local produce and variety. At this hotel, people walk around in casual kimono called Yukata provided by the hotel to relax all day. I had Italian dinner in Yukata for the first time! Onsen is so nice it saves the soul. We loved it all!

Celebration dinner!

Shawn got a job at a reputable language school company Berlitz recently. Also, Eri hit over 300% of monthly sales budget last period so we went & had a special celebration dinner. The place we chose was the Japanese traditional tempura counter restaurant at Midtown where 20 different kinds of vegetables (for us) get lightly battered, deep fried and served right in front of you one by one. It was great though not cheap (that's why it's a special celebration dinner). Hi friends and family! Greetings from Tokyo! We miss you.

Finally all the boxes gone!

It has been two months since we moved in to our new apartment in Akasaka, Tokyo. Our couches and several boxes finally arrived several weeks ago but we still had to empty the last boxes of clothes and organize our walking closet. Two days ago, I spent 3 hours doing that and look at the results! I love organization! Let's let the pucture speak the loudest!

Favorite Vacations 3 - Las Vegas Grand Chateau '07

Last June, we vacationed at Marriott's premier vacation ownership resort in Las Vegas, Marriott's Grand Chateau (Check out my photo album-click here). Now, it is one of eight Asia Pacific Club's club resorts. Located a few minutes off the Strip, it is walking distance to other famous destination hotels such as Bellagio, MGM Grand and Planet Hollywood and other attractions. It was my first time in Las Vegas, and since I don't gamble, I wasn't sure whether we were going to have fun. Did we? Yes, indeed. We saw one of Cirque du Soleil's show "KA", and it knocked my socks off! I have seen lot of shows in my life but nothing even came close to their grand athleticism, imaginativeness and excitement! I also like the hours of Vegas, as I am a night person: sleeping in, going out late at night to lots of 24 hours restaurants, bars, etc. Vegas has come a long way to become a world class entertainment city where people from the world and all ages can have fun!

 

Office cubicle make-over!

Recently, I went out and got a few things for my cubicle at the office to make it over. I got a corner shelf to display my trophies, photos and a world map. What do you think? I like it a lot and I started selling more! Also, I got two fluffy cushions for my poor customers who had to sit on hard chairs. I don't know if those things contributed, but as a matter of fact, I have been selling one to two deals 8 working days in a row! Asia Pacific has officially become my favorite product, and I love it!

Are you Wii-ing?

I bought Nintendo Wii last year after trying it out at their New York City gallery. Neither Shawn or I have been gamers, but this game attracted me because I can play simulated outdoor sports such as Tennis, Golf and Baseball I can't play in real life because of my skin allergy to the sunlight. In Wii, you can create your own avatar called Mii as well as anybody you would want to exist in the Wii world. Here are Eri, Shawn, Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise for example. Not bad, are they? If any of you would like me to create your abater and let it play with me in the Wii world, please let me know, and I will send you the photo of it!

The other day, I ordered WiiFit, new software for Wii that makes you work out while you play the games. It also keeps track of your Body Mass Index, etc. But what a bummer, my American game console does Not allow my Japanese software to play!  Amazon will not take it back. Gotta sell in on Yahoo Auction when I get around to it...