English Diary Futile Daydream

• 2008/02/29 Spring is come
• 2008/02/27 Doria
• 2008/02/25 Tea time
• 2008/02/23 Christmas rose
• 2008/02/21 I will try
• 2008/02/19 Pickles
• 2008/02/18 A plate
• 2008/02/17 Tastes bad
• 2008/02/16 Ikanago
• 2008/02/14 On a bridge
• 2008/02/12 The all crabe day /4
• 2008/02/11 The all crabe day /3
• 2008/02/10 The all crabe day /2
• 2008/02/09 The all crabe day /1
• 2008/02/08 Waffle
• 2008/02/04 The traditional end of winter
• 2008/02/03 Dinner

I had a violent hailstorm as recently as 2 days ago. But I can see some flowers in my garden. Especially I like this one at this time.

Friday
My weight : 56.40kg
Body fat percentage : 26.2%
The distance I ran : 4.5km / 15min
Sit-ups : 100times
Stretch training : 10min

I went out, and had a lunch break alone. Though I usually have noodles at times like this, I ate in an Italian restaurant. 

I paid 900 yen for the lunch included a cup of soup and salad. To eat out alone is like to buy time. Visiting financial institutions costs money and takes time.

Wednesday
My weight : 56.80kg
Body fat percentage : 25.2%
The distance I ran : 5.9km / 20min
Sit-ups : 130times
Stretch training : 20min

数年ぶりでしょうか・・・・　なんと　５７ｋｇをついに切りました　なんという快挙

Monday
My weight : 57.60kg
Body fat percentage : 25.2%
The distance I ran : 6.1km / 20min
Sit-ups : 120times
Stretch training : 20min

What is that? Of course I know it's a bean-jam bun. But I think it is not look much like..........................Uguisu??? really? is it a Japanese bush warbler?? I can't believe it! 

It is still cold every day, but the day lengthens. In fact, some flowers bloom in my garden, and some of buds of the hyacinth come out too.

The buds of the right side will bloom purple flower, and the other one will be pink.

I have heard the spring's first south wind has blown in Kanto region.  Spring is near.

Friday
My weight : 58.25kg
Body fat percentage : 25.7%
The distance I ran : 6.2km / 20min
Sit-ups : 150times
Stretch training : 20min

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I went to a Yakiniku restaurant. As I like to eat all the time and eat all one wants.

Yakiniku is accompanied by draft beer. But I get squiffed fast drinking tiny little jugs of beer.
I have liked Kimuchi for a long time, and after trip to korea, I like it even more.

Do you know there is noodle named On-men? I happened to find the name on the menu, and tried to eat it. 

Yes, I try. A woman should try any kind of meal. Viva! Overloaded stmach!

Wednesday
My weight : 58.30kg
Body fat percentage : 26.2%
The distance I ran : 6.3km / 20min
Sit-ups : 140times
Stretch training : 20min

I made pickles with leftover vegetables. Of course I added red pepper and dried seaweed.

After I put them in a pot, tried to cover it with the lid, but a press overnight was a little bigger.  It couldn't be helped. So I put it in the refrigerator as it was, and I will wait the time it becomes sour.

When I let it ferment with a bit of salt at low temperature, it becomes delicious.

Tuesday
My weight : 57.80kg
Body fat percentage : 26.7%
The distance I ran : 5.2km / 20min
Sit-ups : 80times
Stretch training : 20min

Do you ever get tired of looking the same table wares?

This is a picture of a plate that is given a few years ago. I always use automatic dishwashing machine, so I don't like awkward shape wares. It's hard to put it in the machine. That's why it is ill-fitted a busy homemaker like me.

Any way, I decided to use the plate. So do you see a man on the plate? My family says "It looks like Edvard Munch's The Scream."

I have eaten a steamed bun like Munch's Scream, but cannot eat this plate. I will remember the Scream whenever I use this plate. It will make me fun and a little scared.  Zowie......

That looks yummy, but the taste was bad.

One day, I went shopping with my hubby, and came into a restaurant to enjoy lunchtime. I had an empty belly, I needed lunch immediately.

It was far from cheap. I can't believe buckwheat noodle on the small plate was united. I have visited the chain restaurants several times. But I will never go to the restaurant any more.

I always go shopping after the gym.

On the day, I found delicious-looking launce. It was priced at 198 yen, good deal. I fried it crisp and ate.

The juvenile of the fish will be sold next month. I'm going to cook it. 

I think It can be like this.

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  Friday
My weight : 57.65kg
Body fat percentage : 26.6%
The distance I ran : 5.6km / 20min
Sit-ups : 160times
Stretch training : 20min 

 We dropped by Kinosaki Spa to take a bath.

There were not many people because it was a weekday. Although it is rare to take a picture, my hubby took a picture of me on a bridge.

It was cold, but I thought there was less snow than on my last visit. It was gray and looked like rain or snow any time then.

Wednesday
My weight : 57.60kg
Body fat percentage : 27.1%
The distance I ran : 5.9km / 20min
Sit-ups : 160times
Stretch training : 20min

After we went home that day, we were a little bit hungry.

As my hubby was prepared for japanese sake , deep-water shrimp(ama-ebi) , dried flatfish , and crab that we bought during the trip, I drank and ate.

Thus our trip was over. That was a pleasant day.

Tuesday
My weight : 58.00kg
Body fat percentage : 26.1%
The distance I ran : 5.8km / 20min
Sit-ups : 160times
Stretch training : 20min

Finally, I ate a special dessert I was given by the tour conductor when getting the bus on the morning..............burp  

We started home by bus. Soon the bus took us to a big shop for a pit stop. Though there was coffee free service, I didn't like coffee, so I got ice-cream cone

I had continued to eat something on that day, but I couldn't leave box dinner. So I dicided to eat it, and my bag became light..........good.

As luck would have it, it rained. Having looked souvenir stores, my hubby and I took a rest our weary feet. Cold rain was failing. The tea room was packed.

After that, we got back to the bus. And we saw box dinner was put on the seat one by one. I thought I couldn't eat it any more then.......

The annual event, my hubby and I joined a tour. Every year, I am torn between bus tour and JR's. As my car is not changed for winter, we cannot go north by my car.

I had been eating crabe all day.......

I made a swap contact lens.

About one year ago, I bought them. I have been using hard type because disposable contact lenses do not fit me.

This time, I changed them by the request of the lens' company. That's OK. But I wasted my time more than 1 hour then.

After eye exams, I ran to a bathroom. When I came out after washing my hands, I heard my name calling many times. Soon I realized that I forgot to receive my health insurance card. I came to the eye clinic again angrily.

I was sort of tired and was hungry. Do you know one way to shift my crap mood? Whenever I try to eat something sweet. It makes me feel good.

【関西弁訳】

わいは、交換コンタクトレンズを製造したんやちうわけや。

およそ1年前、わいは彼らを買おったんや。使い捨てのコンタクトレンズがわいに合いまへんので、わいはややこしいタイプを使っておったんや。

今度は、わいはレンズの会社の要請によって、彼らを変えたんやちうわけや。それはＯＫや。せやけど、わいはほんで1時間以上、わいの時間を浪費したんやちうわけや。

目試験の後、わいはバスルームに駆け寄りたんやちうわけや。わいがわいの手を洗った後に出たとき、わいはわいの名前がしばしば訪問しとるのを聞きたんやちうわけや。すぐに、わいはわいがわいの健康保険証を受けるのを忘れると理解したんやちうわけや。わいは、もっかい怒って目クリニックに来たんやちうわけや。

わいはちーとばかし疲れていて、空腹やったちうわけや。あんはんは、わいのくだれへんムードを移す1つの方法を知っていまっしゃろか？わいが甘い何ぞを食べようとするねんときはいつでも。それは、わいを気分がよくさせまんねん。

いつやっても【関西弁訳】　面白いというか変というか。どこの言葉なのでしょう。大阪も京都も、あちこちの方言が混ざっているようですね。かなり田舎の関西弁でしょうか。

It snowed, when I opened a window in the morning, I saw snow on my garden. February 3rd was Setsubun.

I stayed put yesterday instead of going out. I got up late, and after breakfast, I took a nap. Of course I had a lunch in the afternoon, and surfed the Net. And then, I realized , "Wow! Setsubun!"

I immediately sent my hubby a piece of mail that I wanted to eat Maki-zusi. Soon he gave me Maki-zushi and Wagasi. Do you see? They are Oni (demon) and Ota-fuku.....but I am sure white one is Edvard Munch's "The Scream"   

I ate these, sushi, curry, beans, Maki-zushi and Wagashi. Thank you for the delicious meal. By the way, I think Setsubun is not "End of the winter." There is no doubt that is "Midddle of the winter."

I simmered potatoes and carrots till they got salty-sweet.  

After heating it until there were not much broth left, I turned off the heat and sprinkled some dried bonito over.

By the way, I went out to stroll around in despite of cold day, and bought sashimi on my way back.

I bought the shiro-na (nappa), too. I intended to boil it with fried bean curd, but fried it with butter and oyster sauce, because I had already cooked boiled dish.

During cooking, I removed dirt of the shote-necked clam and made it miso soup. And after that, I set those, cook-ahead-type things and pickles on the table.

Cooking is easy for me though, to make sentence up in English is difficult. I want to believe snowball effect.