Adnilem's Journey

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Afternoon walk in Shinjuku Gyoen

What a lovely day today!

I visited Shinjuku Gyoen today and walked for about 4 hours... it's really a huge park!

I enjoyed the early bloom of sakura today ... the birds and different amazing trees and lovely flowers ... the international people around ... I felt i was in other country too. Seems that there were too many foreigner than Japanese :P

I will definitely come back here again in other season :)

There are always some wonderful reasons to be happy xx

Friday, March 18, 2016

Hello again Tokyo!

After my whole day work at SAME today, 'went straight to Tokyo.

It's nice to be back in Tokyo

and it's great to be with Sachan again!

We had uni or sea urchin for our late dinner in one of our fav restaurant in Tokyo, the Amagokoro uni restaurant.

It's been a long wait tonight before we can enter the restaurant.

It became crowded since the restaurant was introduced in a popular prime time TV program last month.

Can't help it ... forgot my diet for tonight 😜

My banana, spinach and carrot smoothie🎵

It's been another long day for me ...

but thanks be to God for keeping me blessed always.

Thanks for being my provider always.

Thanks for all the work you've givin me xx

After work ... here's my reward ...

my healthy smoothie...

mixture of banana, spinach and carrot with honey, yogurt and grated ginger...

banana and honey hide the bitter taste of spinach ...

It really taste good...

Kampai!!!

Saturday, March 12, 2016

ODEN Festival in Aoba Symbol Road

I been walking for a month ... and i still enjoying it ... my breathing gets better lately but to see the whole result of this effort will takes about 3 months according to all my experienced friends ... looking forward on May!

While walking tonight ... i happened to passed by at ODEN MATSURI or Oden Festival downtown.
Oden is a traditional Japanese style hot pot dish or Japanese stew consisting of several ingredients like fishcakes, daikon, eggs, konnyaku and simmered in dashi.

(Oden image)

Oden Festival is a 3 days event every year.
Oden is usually perfect to eat during cold days and it's best serve with beer.

Like tonight ... seems winter came back again coz it's really cold tonight ...
no wonder why there were so many office workers after their work--- they flocked at the event for some beers with oden.

I wanted to buy some ... but i controlled myself ...
i don't want to eat after dinner as much as possible ;-)

Monday, March 07, 2016

Hinamatsuri tradition

Every 3rd of March ... across Japan families with daughters are celebrating the Hina Matsuri Doll Festival

It's an occasion to wish for girls happiness, health and success.

Most homes with girls display traditional dolls for this Doll's Festival ...

since i have a precious daughter ... i also display her hina dolls for this occasion every year since her birth.

They said i need to continue doing this tradition until my daughter is single ...

Wooow ... i wonder if how long it will take ... i been displaying her Hina dolls for 26 consecutive years! As of now ... i don't think she have plan to settle down!
Well ... expect for another Hinamatsuri celebration next year :P

Thursday, March 03, 2016

Hi my bestie!!!

This is for my ever faithful, loving and smarty bestest friend :)

Thank you for stepping into my life dear xx

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Plum blossom!

After my interpretation work in the morning ... I had my lunch in Cenova today.
On the way to my next work, my Friday class ... here's the amazing thing i found !!!

Pretty plum blossom under the clear blue sky💕

Enjoy your weekend everyone🎵

Working out needs effort!

It's been a long day today! So many works... it's a blessing nway ;-)

Am so tired today but after my dinner... i still did not give up my night walk ...

brrrrr it's freezing cold tonight.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

My strawberry and banana smoothie

I love banana and strawberry combo

This smoothie is absolutely yum yum and simple!

Creamy and tasty ... and i love the pink color (^_^)v

The last full moon of the winter

My 2nd week night walking ... the moon is full and bright!

I enjoyed night plum or ume blossoms viewing under the full moon ...

what a lovely night :)

Monday, February 22, 2016

My healthy spinach and banana smoothie

Here's my smoothie for today ... it's rich in protein and vitamin C !

My spinach and banana smoothie with lemon, an excellent source of vitamin C!

I also add some yogurt, honey, bit ginger and ice cubes ... ummm, it's so tasty ... I love it!

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Belated Valentine's gift

My daughter visited at home for the weekend and here's what she handed me ...

a belated Valentine's present ... her home made cookies ;-)

Thanks to your loving thoughtfulness Sachan ...

love your original cookies and those design especially the tooth cookie ...

i want to eat them but i can't ... 　

weird but i want to keep them instead ... hahah :D 　

Friday, February 19, 2016

It's a beautiful Friday today!

I was working as interpreter today and i transferred from one site to another but that's ok ... it's a bright day and i enjoyed walking around... coz all I see were beautiful sight like this Sumpu Castle's Hitsujisaru Yakura or Arsenal Tower.

Another week is soon to be over ... i had a busy week but i love it and thanks be to God for all the work He'd given me ... thanks to Him for being my provider as always ... it was another productive week for me ;-)

Now, i am ready for my walking exercise ... have a nice weekend everyone!

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

My banana-pineapple smoothie

Seems smoothie is my boom this month! :P

My morning drink lately ... banana with pineapple and yogurt, honey and cinnamon ...

Wow ... unexpectedly ... it's good !

You can try frozen pineapple too so you won't need ice cubes anymore.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Valentine's Day is for families too!

I had a busy day yesterday ... but an awesome one ...

I went to Sunday Worship Service in the morning ... then went to Shimizu for a meeting in the afternoon in one of our upcoming activities ...after that, since it's rainy day ... i decided to go to Cenova for a walk around the mall.

I found this leather shop ... and they have this trial to make or engrave your own arts on any leather goods u can buy. I decided to try it in a red leather arm brace ... i thought it's just an easy stuff to engrave names on it ... hmmm, my work was a very poor one heheh ... needs more practice!!! Maybe next time ... i will make another try.

But even it was a poor one ... i love it ... it's my own work anyway ... love your own :P

Then after that ... i went up on more stories ...when i reached 4th floor ... Yuta kun saw me and pointed at me saying ... it's mama Mel!! I was surprised to accidentally see Sarah, Dang, uncle Jo, Yoshihiro kun who were with Yuta kun that time ... and they said they also just bumped each other inside Cenova. They were dating for Valentine's Day... and finally decided to watch a movie together. They invited me to join them ... when i asked what movie ... they said Starwars 7 ... so i said oh yessss ... i always wish to see that movie since December ... so there ... we were in group watched the movie! Just too bad ... the movie story is to be continued ...grrrrrrr ... Maybe i better read the book ... hahah!

N'way ...Sarah and I was supposed to have a date today but she got date with his son Yuta ... so we thought our date was cancelled ... so with Dang and uncle Jo ... they supposed to have a couple date only but end up in a family date!

God is really good ... He made the chance so we could be all together ...

It was a funny Valentine's Day family date!!!