Time stamp: 15 March 2000
Yours truly steps off the plane with plans to live and work in Tokyo for around two years. I arrived with all my clothes, shoes, CD’s, selected photos and tupperware. Everything else had been packed and stored at my parents house (sorry about that Mum and Dad) or else sold, given away or tossed.
Flash forward to today: 15 March 2010
Your truly is now married, pregnant and very happy with her husband, home, job, friends, family and life in Tokyo. Will look at getting Permanent Residence this year so we have options if we ever want to leave and come back.
Reflections over the last decade:
Way too many for a short blog post but looking back over this blog that covers nearly half of this time (from April 2005) it is interesting to remember the ebb and flow of my life here.
What hasn’t changed are my core values of the importance of family, friends, joy, fun and peace. The pleasures that can be gained from doing something well be it at work, at play or connecting people, creating smiles and solving problems are also constants.
Anyway, not planning a party or anything like that, but I just wanted to make note of this day. It has been a great decade.
With a side show of old drunk dude getting thrown out of sushi shop.
The sushi was awesome.
Some scary stuff in here.
For Mum!! Enjoy!!
T xx
Sakura Macha flavour.
Chocolate is white base coloured to green with macha but not overpowering macha that can be strong. Inside wafer has slight pink colour and sweet taste. Not sure what sakura is supposed to taste like though.
Overall good but not to our personal tastes. Japanese girls might like it though.
5/10
Thanks to Tod for buying this for me.
‘nuf said.
This is the first scan from 29 Jan so bub is super small in this photo. But it is great to see how much growth there has been in that month.
Now bub has super kicky legs (but I can’t feel them yet fortunately) and a 2.1 cm head. All good so far for genetic testing which is a relief to me given advancing years and poor lifestyle habits in the past. Morning sickness has decreased significantly so things are great for me. Am setting world sleep records but am eating well and feeling generally pretty good.
Due date is set for September 10, 2010.
Bad glarey photo of my laptop screen showing 12 week scan.
Yes it is official! We are pregnant! Well I am at least.
Will try to rip this dvd and make youtube vid of it.
Kit-Kat.
Dark chocolate with raspberry and passion fruit inside.
Not a big dark chocolate fan but this was nice. Tasted passion fruit notes first and then raspberry as second note - the Ashmans assessment in his winespeak.
7/10
All the cardinal sins are shown on this months manner poster. I count 5. I wonder if there are hidden ones as well with a competition to spot then all. Just to make sure we have said attention over the whole series.
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