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Wow, It was quite fun seeing Ladies event this season and the result made me a big surprise ! I also watched men’s event for a few skaters on TV but I was unable to make extra time for pair and ice dance. Yu Na’s victory was quite sure for me before it started , so it was not a big surprise but her performance was amazing, especially her SP ! And what made me and Ray happy and excitement the most was Miki Ando got on the podium !!!! Great comeback from disappointed last season! We didn’t expect her to be on the podium even though we really wished. Seeing the whole season’s result and performances for top ladies, my original prediction was 1. Yu Na 2. Mao 3. Joanne I was hoping if Miki could get on the podium but I thought it may be difficult so at least if she could be placed within 5th, because we love her. So this result was a big surprise for me ! 1. Yu Na 2. Joanne 3. Miki 4. Mao 5. Rachel And Ray and I are so happy for Miki. She was the only medallist from Japan in

It was a busy Saturday ! We went to a shopping mall to buy a new CD player that we can easily move around because our old one has not been working well. It’s already ipod generation and it’s hard to find a CD player right now but, we need it. First we went to “ Best Buy “ where we usually can find a good one. However, unfortunately they didn’t have one we would like to purchase. We were also looking around the store, and it was interesting to see many kind of digital camera, cell phone, and also Hd TV.   Next, we went to Circuit City, However, seems like the store was already closed. Because of the bad US economy ??? Even “Best Buy” didn’t look so busy on Saturday afternoon. Then we went to a Tucson shopping mall, and finally found a it’s okay CD player made by Sony. We have a good experience for Aiwa in the past, but they didn’t have one, so his time we purchased Sony. RCA must be one of the worst.  It’s broken very soon ( within a year ) while Aiwa had b

Recently, I’m addicted to drink cinnamon coffee twice or three times a day besides lemon & cayenne pepper water. Cinnamon is one of my favorite herbs, and have been loving to sprinkle it over Star bucks coffee whenever I drink it. And while I was researching one of my projects , I happened to find an interesting information about mixture of Honey & Cinnamon. According to the article, The mixture of honey & cinnamon cures most of the diseases and illness , such as cancer, a rthritis, bladder infections , eczema, heart disease , immune system , stomach upset, cold and cough, infertility , bad breath, influenza. And it also good for cholesterol, hair loss, weight loss, toothaches etc... I never knew those two combination can get even more power to kill all of those illness and stay young ! How to take them ? I take one cup of hot water with one table spoon of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder twice or three times a day. Or put

http://www.vman.com/blog/johnny-weir-can-skate-a-little/ Johnny was invited by New York Fashion week ice show , cocktail party as a headliner last week. ( February 19) Johnny performed with the music “ poker face “ by Lady Ga Ga. This music is similar to European disco music which is upbeat. And his performance was really fantastic and sooooooo sexy with the costume, the way how he moves, his face, his body line, his form ! According to ice network article, he was planning to perform “ Feeling good “ but he was suggested to do something more current. This was good, because I was not so crazy for the music of “ feeling good “. I really loved his “ Poker Face ” so much. I hope he will skate with this kind of music again. Seems like he will perform this number in Korean ice show in April. Good for Korean fans ! He may perform it in Japanese COI, too. But not sure Japanese fans love this number or not. Johnny has many fans world wide, but so far, looks like many of his

I was planning to go to an international supermarket this weekend since some of our Japanese foods such as Miso, Japanese rice, etc.. have run out. I can’t live without Japanese food. We usually go get them once every two months. There are some Asian supermarkets in Tucson, but we have been using the biggest one since we moved here. It takes about 20 minutes drive from our place. On the way to the supermarket, we go through downtown. Downtown here is very small compared with many other big cities. People here may be more walking around the street than St. Louis, but it’s still very quiet. The building of the international market looks like a factory. When we got there in the first time, we got lost and it was hard to find it because there was no big sign for it, and it’s in a quiet place, and also it didn’t look like a supermarket other than a weird warehouse or a factory. Anyway, we have been using this Asian market since 5 or 6 years ago. Sometimes we saw a young Asian

I’m already getting used to live in Arizona where it is very dry. When we moved here, I had a skin problem and got itchy skin from the dry weather. Maybe because the place I used live was Missouri , and it was more humid than Arizona. I really loved Missouri ’s weather and my skin condition at that time might be the best while living there. The worst place might be my hometown, Tokyo since I often got skin allergy in winter season every year and sometime had pimples on my face. I fixed this issue by taking some herbs in Arizona.  It was interesting because when we traveled to Italy, we both got skin itchy everywhere , and even we came back from Italy, we were still having the problem and solved it by herbs. Because Italy is much more humid than here. Maybe we are living in the most dry place in the USA. And I may get this problem anywhere where is more humid than our place whenever we go on a trip. I suppose that my skin has been already made up to live in very dry place. BTW,

http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2009lambiel.htm Stephane looks like a little gain ? In the photo, his face looks slightly rounder than before to me. Ray and I were laughing while reading his interview about the new judging system and competitions this season. Because he has many same thoughts as us.  Also I think it’s similar to Johnny’s thought about the new judging system It’s always great to read the perceptions and ideas from true artists. And sounded like he really enjoys right now, performing for only crowds without any pressure. And no regret for his decision about retirement . I really think he retired in a good time especially this season, this brand new system became more crazy. Interviewer You once said that after your decision you were sad for two weeks. You should know that there are lots of people who are still sad, who miss you during every competition, every Grand Prix event… Stephane It’s sad, it’s a sad situation, because the skating world, the competit