ミツワ祭り

この週末はミツワ祭りでしたね。ま、ミツワで旨いもの市をやっていたので、食いしん坊の私が行かない訳にはいきませんね。

so, i went to both the torrance and costa mesa stores this weekend. i tried the shio ramen at the torrance store and the tantan men and sanhon men at the costa mesa store. 塩ラーメンはおいしかったですね。かつおだしはどうかと思いますが、そんなに利いてなかったので、食べやすかった。坦々麺は、ちんまーやーの方がおいしかったね。the sanhon men was interesting.... kinda sour and not very ramen like. it was eh. also tried the yakisoba at the new food court restaurant in torrance. that was DELISH! and also had the miso-ish yakisoba at the costa mesa one too but that was eh... なんとまぁ麺尽くしの週末でした。

スイーツも充実してました。at torrance, i had the crepe (okay, not exactly great) and the 生ドーナツ。生ドーナツはドーナツと言うより普通のケーキを輪状にしただけ。期待ハズレ。飲むケーキもちょっともらったが、フツー。at costa mesa, had the maki dorayaki. that was pretty good. lots of azuki.

and last but not least, the 牛タン弁当。OMG!! DELISH!!!いやぁ～もっと食べたかったなぁ。残念ながら、そんなに食べれなかったけど。。。おいしかったです。この週末は食い倒れでしたね!

Currently listening to: Numb - Linkin Park

鳥松

went last night with mom. 何か、焼き鳥が食べたかったので。おいしかったです。あんな派手にテレビでCMが流れてるから、結構立派なとこなのかなぁ～って思ってたら、意外と普通。てか、小さかったね。but really delish!

i actually wanted to go and order a la carte but my mom wanted to try the course so we got one of the torimatsu course (10 yakitoris, soup and salad) and a bit of a la carte. 塩味のヤツがおいしかったと思う。タレは何か普通?ハツ、砂肝、手羽がおいしかったね。ボンボチと皮が食べたかったけど、断念。maybe next time. or maybe, i'll go to honda-ya next time since they have pretty good yakitori too. this place may be good but it's way too far.

Currently listening to: 愛唄 - GReeeeN

Emergency Evacuation Training

今日は緊急避難訓練。i need to walk down the stairs from the 17th floor all the way to p3 (underground parking level 3) and then to a nearby park. ugh. at least i'm not on the 52nd floor. lol

so, it wasn't so bad. でも、やっぱちょっと足がガクガクしたから運動不足なんだろうなって思いましたね。so sad.... and we had to stay out there for a while too. not sure what they were doing but it seemed to take forever. 最終的には公園から階段を登ってビルまで行き、そこからはエレベーターだったので、ま、そんなに悪くなかったけど、それなりに大変だった。when i was going up the stairs, i had to catch my breath a bit. lol. man, i need to exercise.

Currently listening to: Without You feat. Usher - David Guetta

IKEMEN

「IKEMEN」に行って参りました。つけ麺屋さんです。it's in hollywood, which is kinda far.... and honestly, kinda not worth the drive all the way over there. 何か、まぁ普通においしいかなって程度。そんなにめちゃ×2旨いって訳でもない。and it's seriously out of my 行動範囲。

ほとんど全部がとんこつベースみたいだね。but it's not too heavy. つけ汁も想像していたのより全然濃くなくて、結構アッサリと食べれたね。the amount they give you is pretty good too. so, for starter, we got the hollywood french fries (fries with truffle oil and parmesan, deslish!! but i wish there was more oil towards the bottom cuz they start to get kinda plain at the bottom) and takoyaki (un)cleverly name dragonballs. both were good. i had the zeebra dip. it's their tonkotsu dipping soup with zeebra garlic(??). 以外とアッサリしてて食べやすかった。そんなににんにくは利いてなかったし。with all that and tax/tip, it came to about $17/person. so-so. but not sure if i'd go back.

Currently listening to: Breakeven - The Script

Exotic Animals!?

apparently, there are a number of exotic animals, including bears and wild cats on the loose in ohio. :O

according to the L.A. Times, the animals were let loose deliberately and the owner killed himself afterwards. なんという身勝手さ。周りの住民はたまったもんじゃないね。schools have been closed and residents are urged to stay indoors or in their vehicles. もう何匹かは殺されちゃったみたいね。残念なことに。ヒドイ話ですね。

here's the link to the arcticle.

Currently listening to: Fly feat. Rihanna - Nicki Minaj

X X X

got the new L'Arc single this weekend :) :) WOOT! so, i checked out the pv and heard the song for the first time. う～ん。何か、路線変更？一応hyde作詞作曲みたいだけど、今までに無い感じの曲ですね。最初はちょっと違和感ありありだったけど、イイ曲だと思います。i guess it's just that i like their more rockish tunes so that's why it's kinda like hmmm.... right now.

oh, i also tried the macarons this weekend. soooooo delish!! still need to finish them tho. have about 5 left. :D

Currently listening to: XXX - L'Arc~en~Ciel

Bestie Date

last night, had a fun date night with the bestie :) it was a belated birthday hangout. lol. 前に行ったことあるスペイン料理店に行きました。bar celona in pasadena. we had a lot of catching up to do. 喋りまくってましたね。時間はあんまり無かったけど、楽しいひと時でした。

she also got me macarons as a present!! it was from a place that i've been wanting to try. she's awesome like that :D haven't had one yet but can't wait!!

Currently listening to: 球根 - THE YELLOW MONKEYS

The Homeless

i work in downtown, which means i pass by a lot of bums on the street during my commute. まぁ、ロスに住んでる以上、慣れたっちゃぁ慣れたけど、やっぱり、何か心苦しい。i know that not all of them out on the street are their because of their own faults. some are there because they have no other choice. だからかなぁ、見てるとちょっと悲しいキモチになる。

でも、だからって何もしない私って罪ですかね? but i'm never sure what i should do... should i give them money? but i heard it's better if you give them food and other essentials. but it's not like i always have extra food readily available. plus, i just started working so it's not like i have the 余裕 to do so too. でも、何もしないのもどうかと思う。苦悩してます。

Currently listening to: SO YOUNG - THE YELLOW  MONKEYS

散髪

本日は友達に頼んで髪を切ってもらいました。apparently, i cut off almost a foot of hair. lol. i made it pretty short. でも、スッキリしてます。良かった、良かった。

so, my workplace gives me columbus day off. :) gonna go play scrabble with my bf.

Currently listening to: Stereohearts feat. Adam Levine - Gym Class Heroes

BONFIRE!!!

today was a bonfire at huntington beach with my friends from high school. some of those attending, i haven't seen in years. so i decided to go. だって、こんなチャンス滅多にないと思うし。and it was my first bonfire.

it was a lot of fun. we played football, volleyball, took pictures, and generally just relaxed and chatted. ホントに久しぶりに会う人が多くてビックリ。やっぱ、中々会う機会が無いなって改めて実感した。本当はもっと遊びたいけど、親が親なだけに、中々難しかったりする。but this was a great opportunity! driving there was a bitch tho. soooooo far from my house. took nearly an hour cuz there was traffic along the way too....

we had a bunch of foods. like wings, pizza, chips, baked goods, candy, etc. oh, and someone also brought alcohol. lol. 本当は違法だけど、まバレなきゃ問題ないっしょ。私は飲まなかったけどね。but man, it was cold. so much wind, and the temperature just dropped at night. 寒い寒い。でも、夏の最後の楽しい思い出ですね。:)

Currently listening to: UNUSUAL - 安室奈美恵 feat. 山下智久

Libra

last friday, went out to dinner with the old boss. he's actually a family friend so this is probably gonna happen every now and then. ugh, i really don't like the guy too much... ま、でもおいしいもの食べれるからいいっか。

so, last friday, went to Libra in Culver City. it's a brazilian churrasco place. ああいうところって基本バイキングなのかな？よく分からないけど、ココもバイキングでした。i'm only comparing it to the place in farmer's market since that's the only one i know. but yea, OMG DELISH!!!!!!! めっちゃ食べまくっちゃった。食べ過ぎて、ちょっともどしちゃったもん。（すみません、汚いですね）they have 15 different cuts of meat and a salad bar that you can eat from. the salad bar isn't just salad but has some cold and warm appetizers as well. マジ最高!

what was also great was the omiyage from japan that i finally got and my compensation for working. as compensation for working, i got a $375 AE gift card! woot!! 色々買っちゃうぞ！as for my omiyage, got the game i've been wanting for a while, Catherine on PS3. :) it's looks interesting but apparently, it's pretty hard.... we'll see. i just need to have a working remote... すぐ遊べないのが残念。遊びたいです！

Currently listening to: Stereo Hearts feat. Adam Levine - Gym Class Heroes