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I have no idea about this... Maybe people who don't look like or sound like Japanese??

Happy Birthday to you!! I got a birthday cake from my colleages on March. And I usually go to have special birthday dinner with my family or BF. No party... Have a nice birthday night!!

That 50000 card was good value. I liked it. ETC doesn't seem so popular yet. That device is too expensive. We already pay a toll and who wants to use more money for that! JH has to be more clever.

I found maps for you! http://www.hida.jp/e-kankou/e-kan-m.htm http://www.book-a-hotel-in-japan.com/en/city_maps/hotels/alps-takayama/city.html Takayama looks very interesting place. I think you are lucky that you can enjoy real Japanese life and culture. I have never been to that area it's just because not easy access from Tokyo. I'd love to live there, too. You are lucky!

I enjoy driving and I think driving technique shows up your character. I'm usually pollite and good driver but sometimes very assertive!

It's nice to hear you had a very good time in Japan! And your homepage tells us how much fun you had. We are given impression of the country from the people there. So I'm very glad that you met many nice people!! I hope I can meet some people here soon. See ya!!

Sounds nice Fattwins! I want to try Kawadoko sometime.

To be honest, I like this better than skiing! Beaches open July 1 and I can't wait for it!!!

If your company collects employment insurance from your salary, you can receive dole payments. It doesn't matter, you are foreigner or Japanese, I think.

Don't get food at konbini. They are rubbish! Slow food is kind of my style.

Really!! When I watch the show, he always invites guys. I thought it was a cooking program for guys to show how to cook!

When you see his face getting more round recently, you know his cooking fattening! Why he invites guys for dinner everytime?? No girls??

Jamie's cooking seems very fattening... I thought food in UK was better than expected. I was lucky I had very delicious Liz's dinner everyday in the beautiful garden. After dinner, dessert and scottish short bread with tea was so nice! I liked all food from M&S. Most Indian restaurants were very good but Chinese weren't. I used to go to Blue Bird in Chelsea to get nice bread. British people eat thin bread and it was very difficult to find nice bread in London! Ahhhh, I miss the life there...

I know some dojo(judo schools) are very famous for training olympic athlete. Who runs the dojo? Koga, Yoshida, Saito? Yoshida Hidehiko has a dojo in Setagaya Umegaoka.

This time, his 70 years old son 'Yuichiro' scaled Mt. Everest! They are awesome!

Quote: Yea, I think the only real way to do a body fat percentage measurement is to have a water displacement test done. I'm sure only hardcore health clinic's have that kind of equipment though. Yes, it's the best way. What's calipers? Is this? I use this body fat scale for myself. 　　　　　↓ http://www.tanita.com/consumer/products/bf/personal.html This is really nice to see my body fat changing. Keep balance!

Foreign people who are learning Japanese Martial Arts are very attractive for me. But as for Ninjitsu, you are weird.

Very interesting! Japan Hong Kong Indonesia(Bali) Vietnam(HCMC, Da Nang) UK(England) USA(Hawaii,California,Denver) France(Paris) Switzerland(Zurich, Bern) Mexico(Tijuana,Cancun) Australia(Melbourne) Thailand(Bangkok) Cuba(Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero) + Shanghai soon.

Hi TheOrange, What I want to know about you is how much body fat you lost. I'm sure you lost your weight and body fat, too. Do you have a body fat scale? I have been trying to lose my body fat and less eating carbs. You can see topic "carboholic" and some people introduced me nice books. It'll help you, too!

Some people want children, but they can't have. Some people don't want children, but they have... There are many reasons to have abortion. I can accept some, but cannot accept some... If I think about the children who were born without parents or parents love, they would have hard life.

Thank you Antonio, Yes, to know calories of foods is very important. I always read back labels of foods. I need to lose not my weight but my body fat. It would be nice if I have a trainer... I'd like to know the difference of the average of body fat. Books tell me under 24% for women, under 20% for men is the normal body fat. Is this global standard?

Thanks, everybody! That's amazing! I'm eating less carbs and already lost 1kg! I have soy milk and rye bread now. It's not so hard. My body fat less 1% and want to lose another 2%! I hope I can make it!

Probably, Japanese cherries are unique, only in Japan?

Now it's the season of American cherries! I bake cakes every this season. Yummy, yummy! In Japan, there are two kinds of cherries( Japanese and American). Your country have those, too??

I know db was looking for a nice bed before. Have you given up? The bed in The Westin Hotel Tokyo looks soft and nice. Try this deluxe room and if you like it, live there! http://www.westin.co.jp/english/service/hotel/index.html