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Ray and I went shopping today.  In our place, there are not much choice for shopping as there is in Tokyo, Japan , and so we always use the biggest shopping mall around our place. It’s always fun to shop, buying some clothes. And after that we ate out and also drank frozen cappuccinos.  I bought a pair of black sandals and some clothes , and Ray bought a cool T-shirts. Last time , he bought a pair of black shoes that look like peter pan shoes, very unique. So this time, main shopping was for my clothes. While I was in the dressing room at a store, I did notice my extra luggage around my waist.  I gained… I used to have slim body, although my weight was always up and down. Seriously, I decided to lose some weight and get shape after facing the fact. My work is a desk work , and I don’t walk much since I came to the U.S.A. and started working at home. When I was in Japan, I was using so much energy and was always moving, and the transportation in Tokyo was trains, bicycle, wa

Skating Competition's off season is the time for me to improve whatever other knowledge I would like to learn.  Actually since I got into watching Figure skating ( Johnny Weir ), I didn’t spend much time for something knowledgeable for myself. Well, Johnny’s attraction power is like a magic, like a very powerful magnet. But at least I learned the judging rules of skating, researching skaters etc… I feel happy whenever I get new knowledge which is in a subject I love. Through my work, I have a lot of things I need to learn until everything will go smoothly. I have my personal goal in my life. And I’m still on the way to get there. I will need to 100% focus on it to quickly get there. However, Olympics will be coming this summer…. I love to watch Gymnastic especially women’s and also short and long distance running. In last Olympics, I enjoyed watching some Romanian gymnasts ( for women ) , also Carly Patterson in the U.S.A. But seems like they are not competing anymore.I’ve Ju

It’s always very excited to see World Championships after US Nationals. Especially for men’s event is always my favorite event. It was really unexpected result ! My prediction for it was 1. Daisuke 2. Lambiel or Verner or Johnny 3. Lambiel or Verner or Johnny And the result was 1. Jeffrey Buttle 2. Brian Joubert 3. Johnny Weir 4. Daisuke Takahashi 5. Stephane Lambiel 6. Kevin VAN DER PERREN 7. Sergei VORONOV 8. Takahiko KOZUKA 9. Patrick Chan 10. Stephen CARRIERE 11. Jeremy Abbot No one was predicting Jeffrey to be the winner, also Joubert had been suffering from his illness and his result for this season was not really going well, so I didn’t predict him to be on a podium. I was soooo happy when I knew Johnny will be on the podium ! I was really hoping for it. It's always wonderful to see Johnny's pure happy smiling face ! I’ve heard that the ice condition there was very bad and Lambiel was complaining about it. I suppose he is a very feeling person and sens

This year’s main event was rivalry of Johnny Weir Vs Evan Lysacek same as last year. Seems like this men’s event received high ratings. Media was selling those two rivalry and sounded like it went well. I was happy because they showed Johnny ’s fluff piece a lot. He is so hilarious, as usual. My prediction was Johnny or Evan get gold and silver and bronze goes to Stephen Carriere. It was usually decided from skater’s international ranking through past result of GPS and last worlds according to my analysis unless skaters totally meltdown in it. And as a result, Evan and Johnny were tied up , and Stephen Carriere received bronze as I predicted. Who was the best in this event in my eyes ? Johnny !  No doubt !  Both SP and LP . He was amazing ! Ha, when I saw this result, it reminds me of the movie “ blades of glory “. LOL, How could it happen by accident ?? Tied up ! It’s so funny. Technically, Johnny did 4T although two footed ( Lysacek also two

Ray and I were watching NHK Trophy on ESPN broadcast yesterday. Although we already knew the result. It was interesting that they showed Daisuke and Miki and also Shizuka Arakawa ’s small fluff pieces. Daisuke was saying something like that “ people says my footwork is cool. But I learned it by watching and moves. I think it’s cool .” Ha ha , yes, his footwork is cool, but all his movements are cool, too. Miki was saying something like that  “ I became world Champion last season, but I changed nothing but people changed. I can not even go out without sunglasses. I’m just Miki Ando. I love my life. “ It was cute. Miki and Mao sounds very popular like idol singers or actresses in Japan, so those two may need guards whenever they go out. And I can understand why they are so popular over there. I think both of them are attractive. I also think Yu na Kim has charisma. This season, ESPN was also showing some other foreign skaters such as Fumie Suguri, Brian Joubert, Stephane Lambiel and K

I was so glad to see that ESPN broadcast showed Johnny fan's fever, how popular he is in Russia.  Everybody was screaming his name loudly like crazy, and one of his Russian fans was interviewed about him. His banners with his images were everywhere. It's always great to see it. Thank you ESPN for showing it.  Also commentator Paul Wylie mentioned about Johnny's award for Love of Russia just before he skated his SP. Johnny thought he was ignored about it from US federation but it's great they did mention in ESPN and also figure skating magazine. And he feels better now. He is so lovely and cute, he added extra note for it after he posted his last journal. Johnny Weir SP - It was perfect !! How could he handle his nerves from the situation where so many his fans are expecting his performance ? He was very mentally strong. I love the beginning of the choreography so much. Very artistic and also his face expression. Also after the first jump, his elegant sentimental

2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is still coming up. It is a series of international invitational competitions in the first half of the figure skating season. Skaters ( 36 skaters ) compete in four disciplines (men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dance) over six events.  Ray and I usually watch men's & ladies singles and sometimes ice dance. Especially for all the men's COP that Johnny Weir is up. For Ladies singles, Ray loves Miki Ando ( from Japan ), and I also love her skating so we are rooting for those two. Skaters can earn a certain amount of points per placement. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series compete in the Grand Prix Final. Johnny was competing at " Cup of China " and " Cup of Russia " this season. and Johnny earned 30 points ( perfect ) , Miki will compete at NHK trophy COP which will be held next weekend. and one of the competitions Cup of Russia was held last weekend . and 12