Saturday, February 24, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Chie Cooking at Kurodas
Chiepon came over to learn how to make potato pancake, and also cook some Japanese dishes with Mama. She brought Koya dofu as I requested!!
Dinner was great, we were too busy eating and completely forgot about taking the photos....
Thank you Chiepon!
Dinner was great, we were too busy eating and completely forgot about taking the photos....
Thank you Chiepon!
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
蓮根ご飯
Cocked rice with lotus root in LE CREUSET. It worked very good and got the crispy part! I don't think I can use the rice cooker again...
Saturday, January 20, 2007
JEN&TONCHAN
Jen arrived last night, and is practicing how to look after a baby, and this is a quiet, happy moment of being with the baby.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
稲荷寿司
Went to Suitengu to thank for the safe birth and all today. Returned the charms and belts, and got some sweets and rice they offered to the god which we can eat and receive favors by doing so. As Tonchan's feeding schedule was tight, we went to Amazake Yokocho （甘酒横丁）for shopping first, and got lots of food. Tofu and Tofu pudding, Inari zushi （いなり寿司）and yellowtail and radish sushi (ブリと蕪の押し寿司）at the original Inari zushi place called Shinoda Zushi（志乃多寿司）, and Sukiyaki croquette from Imahan. Oh, you can't miss Amazake, as the street was named after. Tonchan's debut to subway went well, and over all, it was a successful day.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Happy New Year!
Looking through the organizer, major events occurred during the year 2006 are: grand father passed away in Feb, Masa hospitalized, grand mother of my mother's end had cerebral infarct and partial paralysis on her light side, went to Nagasaki/Saga/Iki during the golden week, count down for Ton chan started, then we have her now. It doesn't look much of a busy year listing these events, but surely time flies. Ton chan's 4th week starts from today, the new years day. She shows progress on little things, which amazes me.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Hello baby
She was born after 4 days of contraction. My tiny little girl I finally met after 10 months of pregnancy.
She can't see clearly yet but surely recognizes you as a same kind by facial profile. She looks she's focusing on you but you can't tell. Wonder what her eyes will catch in her future. Wonder what she'd focus on the things, good and bad, which would arise in her future. We can merely give her opportunities to see things, but it'd be her to chose what to seek.
Monday, December 04, 2006
HOME COOKING
Mama tried a new recipe, mushroom rice, she found on Elizabeth Andoh's website, "Taste of Culture"
It came out very good!
Saturday, December 02, 2006
GREEN SANTA
Took a walk to Azabu Juban and Roppongi Hills with Barbara Mama. Roppongi Hills had this giant Green Santa Clause Lego.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
OISHI!
Jen found a sake tasts like UNI at sake tasting event last week, and found it at a local supermarket. 加賀鳶 純米大吟醸 極上原酒
See Ted's happy face!
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Dinner with Jen and Ted
Thursday, October 26, 2006
あわぜんざい
Walked around Kagurazaka with Jen. Had Nikuman at Gojuban for lunch, then desert at Kinozen. It's millet with sweet bean paste.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Gyoza Dinner
Jen wanted Gyoza, and we went to Tenten in Azabu Juban. She's happy with gyoza and beer!
BD GIFT
Got two packages from Myron Papa - one for my BD (a pair of red glove) and Baby Bjorn's Baby Sitter.
Thank you, Myron Papa!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Super baby
Watched an interesting documentary last night. It was about baby's growth with a focus on its brain. It's fairly common that baby can listen any language up to about age 3, but will lose the capability of telling differences of the sound, for example, L and R between English and Japanese.
They had a case of monitoring the brain function of 1 month old baby with foreign language. The brain showed the reaction to the sound, off course it doesn't mean the baby can understand the language, but is paying attention, recognizing the sound as an important signal. They had a same test with other aged baby, and such function disappears around the age of 1.
Also they had research related to foreign language learning process, how baby from English only speaking family react to Chinese language, conducted by a professor at Washington University. They played the video with a woman speaks Chinese with some toys for 15 min everyday for two weeks, and monitored how much the baby react to Chinese. You would think they'd show some interests or reacts, but the percentage of recognition was almost same as the one with the baby with no such Chinese video lessons at all. Then, they brought in the same woman on the video face to face with the baby, speaking the same language with the same toy just like the video. This case worked a lot better than just playing the video, about 20% of recognition rate went up. It shows interaction is the key to the language learning process.
Neuroscientist says the number of synapse hits its peak between 9th month to 11th month. That's around the age the baby learns the necessary information to live, one of which is language. Also they had the case of mouse test, that the synapses of 3 months old mouse decreased 40% as the day goes by, but 30% of new synapses were created meanwhile. Brain chooses what's vital, and unnecessary parts disappear and replaced with the other vital information.
Baby is born with full capability to fit to the society, gathering information through the interaction. Brain controls the action by will and choice. It's a well designed program, amazing.
They had a case of monitoring the brain function of 1 month old baby with foreign language. The brain showed the reaction to the sound, off course it doesn't mean the baby can understand the language, but is paying attention, recognizing the sound as an important signal. They had a same test with other aged baby, and such function disappears around the age of 1.
Also they had research related to foreign language learning process, how baby from English only speaking family react to Chinese language, conducted by a professor at Washington University. They played the video with a woman speaks Chinese with some toys for 15 min everyday for two weeks, and monitored how much the baby react to Chinese. You would think they'd show some interests or reacts, but the percentage of recognition was almost same as the one with the baby with no such Chinese video lessons at all. Then, they brought in the same woman on the video face to face with the baby, speaking the same language with the same toy just like the video. This case worked a lot better than just playing the video, about 20% of recognition rate went up. It shows interaction is the key to the language learning process.
Neuroscientist says the number of synapse hits its peak between 9th month to 11th month. That's around the age the baby learns the necessary information to live, one of which is language. Also they had the case of mouse test, that the synapses of 3 months old mouse decreased 40% as the day goes by, but 30% of new synapses were created meanwhile. Brain chooses what's vital, and unnecessary parts disappear and replaced with the other vital information.
Baby is born with full capability to fit to the society, gathering information through the interaction. Brain controls the action by will and choice. It's a well designed program, amazing.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Kabuki
Got an invitation for free Kabuki ticket from Miho, and went to Kabuki za in Ginza to see the show at 16:30.
We left after a show, then realized we could have seen the second show too....
Had some fish dinner with her, as she has less chance of having great fish dishes in Boston.
Great surprising birthday event for the evening.
We left after a show, then realized we could have seen the second show too....
Had some fish dinner with her, as she has less chance of having great fish dishes in Boston.
Great surprising birthday event for the evening.
FREE BREAD!
Organic store opened in the neighbor today, and they had a offering of free bread of 300. Why not. Went 5 min before the opening, but saw a line of about 50 people waiting in the outside. The power of FREE stuff.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Baby underwear
Spent an entire day sewing this made of the belt clothe I got from Suitengu. Minor mistakes, but baby won't care....?
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
焼きおにぎり
After renewal of my drivers license, went over to Mukawa (actually, now Ishihara) household. Ordered sandwiches for lunch and here's a grilled rice ball for Milli. She was baning her forehead quite often while playing with her toys, but never cried. If adults stay calm and don't make it such a big deal, they keep going without crying.
Her way of raising a child really gives me a courage in every direction.
Got some used stuff and a gift from Ishihbara dad from Germany, left before the evening rush started. And I noticed, not many people give me a seat to pregnancies on the train, even though they're in the priority seats, even though I beam them... they simply ignore my existence.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
メロンパン
Went to the antique market in Yurakucho International Forum. They had melon bread van opened and we had one for snack. Nothing really calling so we moved on to Bic Camera, purchased electric shaver for the man. Had lunch at Muji café, bought some clothes and sofa cover. Break at THE Starbucks we exchanged our marriage rings back then, then went back home.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Finally!!
Last day in the office. My boss tried to surprised me by gathering around the all staff (which I really hate those kind of get-together-and-say-farewell-although-I-don’t-think-we’ll-see-again), and this is what I got. I don’t know what to do with this one, but just gave faint smile to everyone, wishing this would be over soon…. I’m so bitter….
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Monday, September 04, 2006
なると
Went to Hokkaido fair in Shinjuku Isetan, and got THE fried chicken at Wakadori Naruto from Otaru. We've been to this place when we traveled to Hokkaido last year. Ohhhh, it tastes SO Good!!
Sunday, September 03, 2006
カボチャソフト
While waiting for THE fried chicken, had pumpkin ice cream with seed sprinkled over it. Sugar for my blood!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
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