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We received another gift from my other relatives from Japan last month. These are several kinds of Japanese crackers ( called Osenbei in Japanese ), cookies , Japanese Seaweed ( Nori ),  good quality soy sauce.    Thank you very much to Uncle Sakae and Aunt Miyoko! I love all of them! They are my father's related Uncle and Aunt who are my father's youngest brother and his wife. I rarely met my father's  relatives since my father passed away (when I was 14 years old ), but when I got married, there was an opportunity to meet some of the relatives who were living in Tokyo area in Japan and they celebrated for our marriage.  and after I left Japan and started living in USA, I have been keeping in touch with them. Mainly,  my Aunts ( Aunt Takako and Aunt Miyoko ) have been writing to me. Both of them have no blood connection with me because they are my parent's brothers wives.   But I don't know why, I feel comfortable talking wi...

Wow ! M y Japanese relative  Uncle Eimei and Aunt Takako sent  a gift package for us again this year !     So happy !!! I love all of the gifts.   These are all Japanese tasty foods. ( also items )   * Two packs of  Omochi ( rice cakes ), * Red beans sweet , * Seaweed, * Sesami paste, * Luxury Japanese sweets * Japanese dolls ( for Hina  Matsuri ) figurine                                          Omochi ( rice cakes )                                                                         ...

Many kids experience periods of rebelliousness , and many parents suffer from it. The first period of rebelliousness is when little kids reject to do what parents have told them to do , an obstinate attitude. It's also called the " no, no " age . It's the age they say no to everything. The second period of rebelliousness is often the teenage years and it is more difficult because kids have already grown older and learned many things from their environment. They sometimes feel down and depressed and their attitude becomes defiant and aggressive and sometimes even violence to family members or others. Why do the periods of rebelliousness occur ? It's an important period of preparation to be independent, and wake up time to grow up and be one's self. Depending on the kid, it's different. Some kids become very aggressive , some kids become just a little bit rebellious. But if kids don't express their periods of rebelliousness ,...

It's full moon today! I took these photos when I was walking around here yesterday ( around 7pm )　 because the moon was soooo beautiful !!   Full moon time was 2:26 am (MST) on August 18 , so at this time, it was about 7 hours earlier , but  was almost full moon. Full Moon 2:26A(MST)   25° Aquarius 52′ Full moon wishes I suppose you may already know about full moon wishes. It's said that if you shake your empty wallet ( purse for money ) to the full moon, and say as if you are already receiving extra income this month and be grateful for it while shaking it, you will receive extra money soon. The wallet has to be empty , taking out all the credit cards , debit card, money, and any other stuff.  Also, avoid to do it during the Void of Course Moon times. For today,  the void of course moon time is below,  18 THU 2:26A (MST ) to 9:34A(MST)  – Pisces so it's no problem to do full moon wishes in the evening tonight....

Originally we were all creative because all children are creative. While growing up, many children lose their creativity by seeing, reading, hearing what many grown ups do and teach. According to a book called " Goal " by Brian Tracy, "Fully 95% of children tested between the ages of three and five are rated as highly creative. Of the same children tested again as teenagers, only about 5% rated  as highly creative. What happened to them in the interim ?   As they went through school, they were taught that if you want to get along, you follow the crowd. They learned not to question or challenge the teacher or to suggest unusual ideas. In their attempts to be liked and accepted by their peers, they allowed their creativity to die down, like a fire without fuel.  " "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once they grows up." 　－ 　Pablo Picasso But if we don't use creativity, we lose it. It means that the more we use cre...

From Japanese Movie " Ame no Amsterdam (Rain in Amsterdam)" I've been into the late 1960s to 1970s generation since several years ago. I don't know why but I'm very interested in older generation's people, trends, lifestyle, scenery, habit, TV drama, music, films, etc..   and not so interested in new things much.  There are many new discoveries through checking out old stuff while reading and watching it, which I didn't know before. and about several months ago, I happened to find a youtube video of  a famous Japanese actor called Kenichi Hagiwara who was my favorite actor in 1970s when I was a kid. His nickname is Shoken and he is also a singer of Rock/blues music.                      Shoken( 18 years old) singing ”Legend of Emerald” Shoken was one of the super stars in Japan mainly from the late 60s generation to early 80s. When he was 15 years old,   he joined an amateu...

                                  photo credit: Not Another Desk Setup via photopin (license)  When evening time comes, from around 4pm , I often get sleepy feeling and could not focus on what I was doing.  and as a result, I started taking a nap for about 2 hours.  I tried to take some kind of supplements for energy boost , but in the summer time like now, it didn't work for me.  and what I discovered to improve my concentration and energy boost is below,  Quickest way to get energy and improve concentration  * Do Meditation Jogging  This is just jogging in the same place about 3 to 5 minutes . and if possible, slightly close your eyes while jogging.  But this is not required. In the beginning, you may lose your balance, so it's bette...