Hiromi Usagi!

I am not busy for the parties, but many people are for sure. I had a few no shows today (my clients didn’t show up to take my lessons). Everybody is running around and trying to finish work by the end of year. On top of that, people usually have or have to go to?! the end of the year parties with their colleagues and usually the parties are mandatory. Here, the place I work has no such a pressure. There is one party tomorrow which is actually not for the end of the year celebration, but welcoming new employees. I am broke, but I am going, haha….I would like to get to know people here. We work individually and have a few interactions during work. It should be fun!!

I bought flowers today!! They are pink and blueish purple sweet pea flowers, so pretty and make me happy! I made deep fried shrimp and vege tempure (Kakiage in Japanese), but it was messay!! I put some chinese cabbage and it was not a good idea. They were exloding in hot oil…dangerous…but they turned out so delicious. bad bad fried food, but I used canola oil and sesame oil though.

There is a cool woman working here with me. She is from the U.S. and our birthdays are so close, and in fact we were born in the same year! She travelled everywhere and is very nice and pretty!! We will hang out after my trip to Chicago and Colorado.

I don’t know what to get for Christmas gifts to Harper and his family…something fun from Tokyo…ummm…difficult because there are so many fun and crazy things!!

I am going to look for a job next year. I don’t quit this one I have, but I want to do something art related. I was too busy to get used to a new life in Tokyo. Tokyo is very materialistic and makes me feel poor all the time….bummed…but I am sure that there are many people like me. I just have to find them..yea, that’s right!

well well, it’s time for me to go back to work…