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Update of Miho's favorite things


I noticed that I haven't been updating the lists of my favorite things since 2006 when I started this blog.

I can't believe it already past more than 9 years, almost 10 years since I started this blog !

I never imagined or thought about I would continue the blog so long at that time. 
I just wanted to express my feelings of what I love, because it made me feel great.

and I got many new favorites since 2006, so I think it's time to update it.

Thinking and imaging about our favorite things improves our feeling and frequency level.

Also I can know who I really  am through it. 

These are mine,  what's yours ?



Miho's favorites 


Hobbies

Writing, reading, playing piano, dancing, listening to music, watching figure skating, taking & seeing photographs, traveling, movies, natural health care, mystical things, 
 

Music

Classic -   Frederik Chopin,  Franz Liszt, Camille Saint Saen, 
Pyotr Tchaikovsky,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rimski Korsakov,
Sergei Rachmaninov, Ryuichi Sakamoto, George Winston

Classic Rock -  Queen, The Alfee, Styx, Deep Purple, Rainbow 

Rock -  The Beatles, Billy Joel, Heart, Bay city Rollers, REM 

Acoustic -  Simon & Garfunkle, The Alfee

Dance - Blondie, Abba, Lady Ga Ga, Spice girls, Ace of base, Arabesque,

Pop -  Olivia newton John , Many of 1970 - 1985's Japanese pop

Other music - Jane Birkin,  
 

 
Musicians

* The Alfee ( all three members, Toshihiko Takamizawa, Konosuke Sakazaki, Masaru Sakurai ), 

* Freddie Mercury

* Tommy Shaw 


 
Singers  / Vocalists

Men

* Masaru Sakurai  ( The Alfee )
* Tommy Shaw  ( Styx)
* Freddie Mercury ( Queen )


Ladies

* Olivia Newton John
* Seiko Matsuda
* Cindy Lauper
* Agnetha Faltskog (Abba)
* Donna Summer
* Sheena Easton



Composers

* Frederik Chopin
* Franz Liszt
* Pyotr Tchaikovsky
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
* Camille Saint Saen
* Rimsky Korsakov
* Sergei Rachmaninov



 
Music

Classic - 

Frederic Chopin

* Krakowiak, Op.14 , 
* Waltz No.10 in B minor, Op.69 No.2
* Piano Concerto No.1 , 
* Piano Concerto No.2 , 
* Waltz in A minor 
* Nocturne No.1 in B Flat Minor,
* Mazurka No.47 in A Minor op. posth 67 No.6
* Winter wind ( Etude No.11)

There are more, I love all Chopin's compositions.

 
Franz Liszt

* Liebestraume ( Nocturne No.3 in A flat Major )
* Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
* La Campanella ( Etude No3 in G sharp minor )
* Consolation No.3 in D flat major
* Sonata B Minor
* Piano Concerto No.2 in A Major


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* Symphony No.25 in G Minor
* Piano Concerto No.21
* Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
* Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K550

 
Camille Saint-Saens

* Danse macabre
* Piano Concerto No.2
* Rondo Capriccioso
* The Swan
* Piano Concerto No.3


Pyotr Tchaikovsky

* " The seasons" op. 37a
* Valse sentimentale, op. 51/6
* Piano Concerto No.2 in G, op.44
* Nutcracker


Sergei Rachmaninov

* Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor op.30


Johann Pachelbel

* Canon in D Major



Songs

* Don't stop me now ( Queen )
* Let it be ( The Beatles )
* Honesty ( Billy Joel )
* Most of The Alfee's songs ( until their 1995's album )

* 39 ( Queen )
* Killer Queen( Queen )
* Love of my life ( Queen )
* Blue Collar Man ( Styx )
* Boat on a river ( Styx)
* What a wonderful world ( Louis Armstrong )
* Obladi Oblada ( The Beatles )
* We can work it out ( The Beatles )

* Lay all your love on me  ( Abba )
* Wild Child ( Heart )
 * Heart of Glass  ( Blondie )
* Shiny happy people ( R.E.M )
 * Poker face ( Lady Ga Ga )
 * Hot n cold ( Katy Perry )
* Story ( Brandi Carlile )
* Midnight dancer ( Arabesque )
 * Because I love you ( Stevie B )

There are much mucn more, but these songs came up my mind now. 



Sports

( Love to watch ) 
Figure skating,  Gymnastics,  Swimming,  Track & field, 

( Love to do )
Skiing,  Badminton, Swimming, Cycling, Walking,


Athletes

Retired Athletes -  

Men's Figure skaters  -  Johnny Weir,  Daisuke Takahashi, Emanuel Sandhu, Stephane Lambiel, Brian Joubert, Tatsuki Machida,

Ladies figure skaters - Sasha Cohen, Oksana Baiul, Irina Slutsukaya, Yuna Kim, Samantha Cesario,

Ice dancers - Navka & Kostomorov (RUS), Denkova/Staviski,
Grushina/ Goncharov (UKR)

Pair skaters -  Totmianina/ Marinin (RUS), Shen & Zhao (CHN),
VOLOSOZHAR / TRANKOV (RUS)


Men's gymnasts -  Hiroyuki Tomita,  Paul Hamm,  Igor Cassina,
Epke Zonderland,

Ladies Gymnasts - Olga Korbut, Nelly Kim, Nadia Comaneci, Elena Davydova, Jiang Yuyuan, Anna Pavlova,


Men's Track & field -   Jeremy Wariner, Michael Johnson

Ladies Track & Field -  Muzuki Noguchi, Naoko Takahashi,
Alison Felix,  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce


 
Present athletes

Men's figure skaters -  Jason Brown, Evgeny Plushenko, Alexander Johnson,

Ladies figure skaters -  Polina Edmunds,  Elizaveta Tuktamysheva , Mao Asada, Kaetlyn Osmond, Elena Radionova,

Ice dancers  - Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, 
Stasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus,

Men's Swimmer  -  Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Yannick Agnel, Nathan Adrian,

Men's gymnasts -  Kohei Uchimura

Ladies Gymnasts - Viktoria Komova, Aliya Mustafina, 　McKayla Maroney,


 
Entertainment

* Classic Ballet,
* Theatre,
* Dance,
* Olympics game,
* Kentucky Derby,


 
 Ballet

* Giselle,
* Nutcracker
* Swan lake


 
Ballet dancers

* Daniil simkin,
* Alina Cojocaru,


 
Films

* Desire for love,
* Sound of music,
* Amadeus,
* Gone with the wind,
* Waterloo bridge,
* What dreams may come,
* The Game,
* Twilight Zone,
* Envy,
* School of Rock,
* Pretty Woman,
* Gladiator,
* Eyes wide shut,
* Chocolate,
* Shine
* Sister Act ,
* Last Samurai,
* Pop star on ice,
* Bruce almighty
* The Talented Mr. Ripley
* My best friend,
* Showgirls
* Thelma & Louise, 



Actors 

*  Kenichi Hagiwara

*   Tom Hanks

*  Anthony Hopkins

*  Michael Douglas




Books

*  Quest for Truth - 100 insights That could change your life by Darryl Anka ( Bashar )
*  Successful wishing series  by Pierre Franckh
*  Ancient secret of the fountain of youth by Peter Kelder
*  The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
*  Coversation with god series  by Neal Donald Walsh
*  Home with God by Neal Donald Walsh
*  Feel it Real by Denise Coates
*  The Power of your subconcious mind by Joseph Murphy
*  The Science of getting rich by Wallace D Wattles
*  Bashar : Blueprint for Change - A message from our Future by  Darryl Anka
*  Franz Liszt by Alan Walker
*  Chopin's Letters by Frederic Chopin


Audio book

*  The Power by Rhonda Byrne
*  I can do it by Louise Hay


 
Foods

Tempura, Beef stew, Udon , Fried Chicken, French bread ( Baguette ) , Parisian soup, Corn cream soup, Ishikari Nabe,  Japanese rice, Chirashi Sushi, , Fresh Salad with my original dressing (lemon juice & olive oil & soy sauce), Stir-fly, Curry rice, Tofu, Chinese cold noodle, Chinese Kanton noodle soup, Chinese Chili sauce shrimp, Italian sandwich (Venice) , Mexican Tortilla chips, Mexican gril ( Chicken burrito ),  Gumbo soup ( New Orleans ),

Sweets -

Mandarin, Peach, Cream puff , soft ice cream ( Strawberry & Chocolate or vanilla), Butter scotch peacan ( MMM Muffin in Toronto ), Cheesecake, Chocolate cake, 
Chocolate ( Godiva Peacon caramel dessert sundae,  Lindt Lindor caramel )




Drinks

Perrier orange water, Coffee frappucino (starbucks  ), Mixture of milk & Coconut oil & Cinnamon power, Ice latte , Capuccino, Contlex , Vittel, French Vanilla coffee, 

Beer - Peroni ( Italy ),  Labat blue ( Canada ),Asahi Super dry ( Japan )

Wine - * Les Portes De Bordeaux white wine ( France )
           * LACHETAU VOUVRAY ( France )
           * Sauvignon Blanc ( Chile )
           * Kattz ( Germany )




Countries

Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Canada, Japan, Australia,




Cities

Venice (Italy ), Munhen (Germany ) , Paris (France ), Karuizawa (Nagano, Japan) , Honolulu, Oahu Island (U.S.A.), Toronto (Canada), Otaru ( Hokkaido, Japan), Bath (England ) , Rottenburg (Germany ), Cotswold (England), Salzburg (Austria ) , Hida Takayama ( Gifu, Japan ),



 
Places I would like to visit

Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary, Poland , Greece, Spain, 

Updated on April, 2016 

Oahu Island (USA), Hungary, Poland, Karuizawa ( Japan ), 

( Because things have changed as far as the overall security situation in many European countries since last year , so I will not  like to go traveling there until the situation improves )  

 Honestly, I really wanted to go to Belgium and eat authentic Belgian waffles.  This will have to wait until a better time.



 
Animals

Dogs (Maltese, Pomeranian ), Kitten , Cheetah


 
Model

Sayoko Yamaguchi


 
Art

Dali


 
Designers

Jean Paul Gaultier ( for collectibles ) , Chloe , Celine ( handbags ) , Gucci, Rebeca Minkoff,  Versace,  ANNA SUI


 
Jewerly

Gold, Platinum, Pearl, Aqua marine, Diamond, Turquoise, Moon stone ,Citrin, Lapis,


 
Quotes


"  Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Believe nothing merely because you have been told it.

Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.

But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
- Buddha 


“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”　－William Shakespeare


" The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is he source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger , who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe , is good as dead : his eyes are closed. " by Albert Einstein


"People who shine from within don't need a spotlight " - Bashar


" I'm a man of extremes, you know, I sort of change from day to day - like a chameleon - and each day is different to me and I look forward to that. I don't want to be the same person every day. "
 by Freddie Mercury

" The best way to become boring is to say everything "
by Voltaire ( 1694 - 1778 )

" It is not enough to see the beauty of art or music. We must feel it. " by Voltaire ( 1694 - 1778 )

" Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too " by Voltaire ( 1694 - 1778 )

"Silence is a source of great strength." - Lao Tzu



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