Sunday, March 27, 2005

AG


AG
Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Check it out! Now available at your nearest Tower Records (as long as you live in Tokyo): Avant Garde's first mini album, "Just a Dream"

Chuchu and popo for prime minister


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
This photo reminds me of Prime Minister Koizumi's poster when he was running for his office in 2001, the one with the caption "さあ!変えよう、自民党”which translates to "Come on, let's transform the Liberal Democratic Party!" or something.
  

Rue Favart


Rue Favart
Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Ai and I discovered a cozy and chic restaurant in Ebisu. The ceilings were painted with bright red poppies, butterflies and bees, and from the third floor window-side table where we had dinner, we had a cool view of the entrance to Garden Place. What a find!

Friday, March 25, 2005

ooh la la


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Be careful, because you just may be blinded by what is in that unmistakable seafoam blue bag from Tiffany.

fluffly white monaco clouds of whipped cream!


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
A delicious Quil Fait Bon cake for Ai's birthday.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Birthday dinner


Birthday dinner
Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Ai is 27!!!!!!!!!! Still in her 20s, DUDE. HK made steak, pasta gratin, salad, tofu with wasabi and ginger, and also ham with avocadoes. It was a feast! it was delicious!

Monday, March 21, 2005

watchful protector popo


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Ai has been sick in bed for the past few days, but is feeling better. just in time for the big B-Day!!!

Saturday, March 19, 2005

what's cookin'


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
It's ホルモンat the tented yakiniku restaurant in the Akabane arcade. What's ホルモン、 you ask? you may not want to know, but it's tasty and fun to cook. At the end of the meal, Hiroshi wanted to heat up his soup, so he put the metal bowl right onto the hibachi. just don't ask the waiters for extra plates...

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Chuchu post-salon


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Recently my life has gone from a lot of cats to a lot of dogs. I still consider myself a cat person, but when they are as cute as this guy, it's hard not to love them.

Saturday, March 12, 2005

playing with phones


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
I love my cellphone. It is my hobby. I never had a cellphone in Seattle but I use it every 5 minutes in Japan. Notice the goth rhinestone cross cover on my phone, a gift from my sister. It has generated many compliments, my favorite so far being, "Nina, I didn't know you were into that kind of thing."

me and popo


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
I'm in Tokyo! I made it at last.

no idea who the guy in the back is


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Out for lunch on a recent sunday in Marunouchi with the Buerges. Food, weekend, fun city, great company. What's not to like?

good mornnnnnniiiiinnnnnggggg


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Originally uploaded by ninapod.
Ai at her loveliest, early in the morning. Popo looks gigantic.