Heijo-kyo 1300th Anniversary

25th September 2010

My sister and I went to the Heijo-kyo 1300th Anniversary. I didn't think it would be that special because I knew what the Heijo-kyo was like. But when I was there, the atmosphere was amazing! The scale of the field and the reconstruction of the building where the emperor used to live a long time ago were beyond my imagination. It made me feel that I shouldn't judge things until I see them with my eyes

This is one of the characters of this festival. A deer with a top of a temple on the head (I think it is ridiculous to put the two together but the other character is a buddha with horns of deer on the head! These characters were designed by a elite artist but a lot of Japanese people criticised the idea).

Luckily, it was a perfect sunny day and the light from the sky onto the area in front of the 'daikoku-den', covered with white tiny pebbles, together with the blue sky and the view of 'daikoku-den' in the front made the place look like heaven I wish you were there with me

'Daikoku-den'

'Daikoku-den'

Inside 'daikoku-den'. The emperor used to sit inside the hexagon-shaped thing in the middle.

The ceiling of 'daikoku-den' with drawings of four gods and 12 chinese branches.

After seeing 'daikoku-den', we moved to 'Suzaku-mon (Vermillion Bird Gate)'. We were getting tired after walking in the hot weather. We were lucky that the 'heartful tram' running in a circle around the Heijo-kyo wasn't full so the conductor let us get on it even though it is usually for disabled people and elderly only! The tram was as slow as people walking but eventually we got to the gate. The gate was built before I went abroad unlike the recently-built 'daikoku-den' so we saw the gate many times. We had a look at the souvenir shop and I bought a postcard for my sweet boyfriend on the other side of the world Because of the hot weather, we couldn't make it to the takoyaki shop. My sister has been wanting to go to the shop for 5 years but we couldn't go again - it is one of those shops where we always think of going but we never make time to go there because it is close to my house

There was also an exhibition of a ship which used to take Japanese messengers to Tang China 1300 years ago. But we didn't go into the exhibition centre because we were too tired.

The ship that Japanese messengers to China used to use. They often sank on the way to China.

So that was my 2-hour trip to Heijo-kyo I've sent a postcard to you today and I'm always thinking of you my gorgeous husbbie I love the snapshot of you that I took the other day on skype I miss you and I love you x x x x x x x x x x

Home made pizza

The other day my sister and I made pizza. We made 4 types - Margherita, Caprichosa, bacon & shimeji mashroom in white sauce and teriyaki mayonnaise! It was so hard to make the dough as thin as I wanted but the white sauce and the roasted mayonnaise were delicious! We can make similar pizza together when I'm back to the Jelly's nest, my husbbie Peachy

Margherita before baked.

Caprichosa before baked. Caper was delicious!

White saurce-based pizza with bacon, onion and shimeji mashroom.

Our original pizza with teriyaki chicken, boiled egg onion, nori, and mayonnaise!

Another exciting food in our freezer is Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Mum bought caramel macchiato, cookies & green tea and cream cheese rasberry flavoured ones! I've tried cookies & green tea - I'd give 8 out of 10. I'm more excited about caramel macchiato You can try all these when you come to Japan, my Jelly

As usual, most of the pictures I take are food.... But I'm planning to go to the festival in Nara tomorrow so I'll take other pictures then I'm still jet lagged so I'm quite sleepy. My sister and I watched 4 episodes of a drama together last night just like what we usually do I'm having a relaxing time here and I hope you are working hard during the day and having nice dinner and enjoying your freedom in the evening.

I found a new function on the blog and I made the picture underneath (I only assembled each icon and I didn't draw it all. I'm not that much of a loser ). I'll speak to you soon and I love you with all my heart xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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My Love

Dear Pety

So many things have happened and things are not going as we have ever imagined.

But that might be why our love is extraordinary and beautiful.

1 year is a tiny proportion of my life and it's not a total waste of time.

Of course it's really sad and upsetting that I can't see you for a while but it won't even be a whole year and there are so many positive things in the future.

If we get through this, we can spend the time together after that and we'll be able to cherish what we have.

It's easy to forget how lucky and precious it is to have each other when we are happy because humans are greedy. I'm sorry we argued when we were together. Let's have a really nice time when I come back. I promise you I'll make lots of cups of coffee for you, my danna sama

There will be happiness after hard time. There may be more hard times but for that happiness, we'll keep trying, won't we? Life is hard but our love is beautiful and you're handsome. It's worth trying everything for me to be happy with you.

There is a song that I'm listening to now and it cheers me up so I'm gonna put the translation here.

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Because you are with me (Kimi ga irukara) by EXILE

If we spend time together, we'll understand each other more

We'll be spending time that would never come back

I wonder where our love is going

Even if the sadness makes you suffer tomorrow,

over the long time, the happiness that we have met each other will let us get over any hard time

and I'll change your scar in your heart into light

Now I sing it for you quietly

Over the childish time when we used to be happy just by calling each other lovers, we started to feel the love to each other

Let's swear to our love now

If I'm with you, I will be able to get over the sadness

Any long night and any darkness will end someday. I can believe that now

The darkness in my heart will turn into light someday because you are with me

Over the long time, the hapiness that we have met each other will let us get over any hard time

I'll change the scar in your heart into light

Now I sing it for you quietly

Because you are with me

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I traslated as I listened to the song so it's not the best translation but the lyrics was really touching when I thought of you.

I'll try to upload more blogs while I'm in Japan. In 10 years time, we'll be bitterly laughing about this year and hopefully we'll be having a strong bond and a happy life. Thank you so much for supporting me. I couldn't have felt positive about this if I weren't with you. What is important is what we have now. It's not the physical border or the university/places that we belong to. I know you don't need me to say these things because you are more thoughtful than me but I just wanted to write it down.

I love you with all my heart, my PJB.

Even though we are apart from each other, when I think of you, it makes me smile when you call me, I feel really happy. So your love is reaching me over the borders and any other interupttion.

Have a nice day and good luck with exams!!

Boobangs

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P.S. Was I being a drama queen again? But this is one of my few occasions when I'm allowed to be a drama queen isn't it? :D

Yohko & Pety's sweet holiday in Limoges

Day 1: Train & bus to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Flight was delayed for 1 and half hour But I was really glad it flew OK.

Arrived in Limoges. Can't speak any French!

Pety came out of taxi and big hug

Back to Pety's place. as usual, messy

Went to an Italian restaurant: dead nice italian ham

Back to Pety's and raburabu

Day 2: Took a shower and went to uni cafe. Not that bad

Went to supermarket: nice atmosphere

Pety had a tiny coffee and we had cakes

Raburabu again

Dinner with Italian friend at uni cafe.

Day 3: Decided to stay at a hotel so off to town

Had nicest baguette and quiche at a park

Ibis didn't have a bath so walked a bit more

Decided to stay at Mercure superior room

We were so excited Balcony, bath, huge bed

Took a bath together Smoking in the bath too.

And of course raburabu

Went out for beer for pety and tea for yohky

Dinner at chinese place. a little weird.

Back to hotel & Pety had wine at balcony

Day 4: Great breakfast buffet with Italian ham

Took a bath together again

Quick raburabu before we left

Played cards at cafe at the square

Off to the airport

See you soon Pety. Love you

It was a brilliant holiday. Pety's sweet apart from when he's sulking But I love you

A few pictures......

Shiny couple

You Sweet

Cheeky!

Love you Peachy Jelly. Don't forget that I'm thinking of you all the time

I miss you Peachy J!!

Hiya Peachy, I guess you would be in France when you check this blog. I hope everything has been sorted out and that you are getting settled. I'm sure it's hard for the first few days but everyday you are getting closer to the day for you to come back to UK So best of luck to you, my boss I'm in Japan at the moment and I'm updating the blog with a few recent photos of me Everything's peaceful and my family are well so it's been good here. Still quite hot but I'm spending lots of time playing NDS because I'm a gxxk I miss you Peachy Jelly and I'm thinking of you all the time

Me with my pink NDS I'm playing a game called 'Rune Factory 2' and it's about making farms, marrying a girl and fighting with mosters. My mum chose it and it's brilliant But playing NDS makes my eyes tired and makes my neck hurt

Familiar with this face He's HOT And he's my boyfriend How lucky I am

This is the wallpaper of my phone You are gorgeous you know? x x x

I found this cheese cube set at the supermarket. It's imported from France so you might find this overthere too It has onion flavour, ham flavour and tomato flavour cheese. Quite salty but dead nice I bet it would be a good 'otsumami'

My Sesami Street mirror I'll try my best not to break it again in my messy room in Q3

That's all for today. I hope you are well and eating properly Good luck with everything I love you Peachy Jelly and I'm sure about that for 1,000,000%

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I love you even if we argue sometimes :)

I love you x x x

Dear Pety,

19th August 2008

I'm sorry I argued with you yesterday. It made me realise what I need to improve and I still love you more everyday. It's stressful to think about how many days we have left till you go abroad and I hate it when I imagine what it would be like without you next year, but our relationship will survive over the distance. I have faith in you and I just think it won't end so easily because it's you and me :)

How long have we been going out? Nearly 1 year and 3 months! Even though we've been together for quite long, I still find new things about you everyday and it's exciting to see your new ways to get my attention :D You're gorgeous and cute, did you know? I love you with all the good and bad things about you. We both have things that we hate about each other but that just shows that we know each other well. And by the time you come back at the end of next year, we'll get even closer and our relationship will get even stronger.

I love you baby and I'm yours.

x x x x x x x x x x x x

Yohko

Very soon

Hiya Pety, how are you I hope you are well. I'm worried that you are not eating properly But I'll see you soon, which is good I bought two Japanese books to read on the plane and Penelope is being shown on the flight I'm excited to watch it I haven't really been doing anything so interesting. I drove quite a lot yesterday and it was fun but my mum warned me that as I get to enjoy driving, it's very likely to have a car accident So she said she would be on the car with me anymore. I'll have to drive on my own from now on But it'll be good for me anyway. I've got bathtowels for me and you (yours is blue and mine is pink) but my suitcase is almost full already so I'll have to get my mum to send them to me later

The moon viewed from Japan. Can you see it from where you are as well

Wherever we are, we are looking at the same sky

My usual caffe latte while studying for resits

I found this picture on the internet and I found it so cute They are balloon fish or something and they are sticking to the balloon

That's all for today I'll see you soon baby. I love you

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Distance

It was an upsetting night for Pety and morning for Yohko today. Whatever the reason was, I'm sorry I moaned about the long distanceBut this wouldn't change my feelings to you so don't worry please I was worried that you would think bad things about me and you were worried that I would think bad things about you. It's silly but because neither of us is overconfident about the other's feelings so this relationship is good I'm sure it will last long and I really hope so How was your day Pety Are you getting loads of tips in my bra that you are wearing I hope it's going well. It's only a week till I get to see you and I'm back to your arms I'm excited I've been studying for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and it's crapI thought I would be alright with my English but I don't have enough skills for specific style of questions so I need to get used to them in 2 days

This is the new mobile phone for me and you. The black one is yours

I found OREO cake; chocolate-coated one The strawberry tart next to Oreo looks nice as well

This is me when I went to a restaurant with my mum today The owner of the restaurant was mysterious because he seemed he could hear everything I said to my mum. I was complaining a little that the waitress took the wet towel (you have this instead of napkin in Japan sometimes) as soon as I used it, and then the owner came and gave me another one. And I was saying to my mum that I couldn't get the sellfish out from the shell and he brought a stick for that Maybe there was a microphone behind my seat...I shouldn't have called him a boldy man lol.

I hope you are well and happyI'll see you soon and you have to eat enough vegetables and meat, ok? There are some cheeseburgers in the freezer if you want something for lunch I love you baby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Summer time!

Hiya Pety, I hope you are having a good time. I've just sent you an email and I hope you like it I bought bikini today and I really like it Maybe it won't be possible but we could go to a beach and we can get an inflatable dolphin Then we can ride on it on the sea and also we can lie down on the beach It'll be so much funWe'll see how things go

Don't you think it's cute? It was with a skirt as well so my ass won't look too big lol

Today is 6th and I'll be back on 18th so 12 days left When we went shopping with my mum today, we looked for your clothes but we couldn't find anything really good so she bought loads of beef jerky instead You can have most of it when I bring it back to youWhen we were looking around men's clothes, we saw things like K san's PJ Have you seen his PJ before? It's like old Japanese style clothes. Maybe it's getting popular this year I'll get one for you if you like but I thought you wouldn't wear PJ anyway.

I took a photo of the dolls in the Japanese style room in my house They're there since when I'm a kid.

Me (left), my sister (middle) and my brother (right)

That's all the news from me today I love you Pety and I'll see you soon

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I miss you Pety

Hiya Pety, I hope you are doing well How's the weather in Manchester? It's getting really hot and humid here I went to have a haircut today. It was funny when my hairdresser said "how's your husband?" to me by mistake because she is only a few years older and she already has a kid You can see my pictures below. I'm now listening to 'Made of stone' and writing blog. Things have been peaceful with me here but I miss you loads

I went to see my grandparents yesterday. It was nice but I felt sad that they are getting old and not being confident about what they can doBut that's life so I just thought I should cherish my youthful days I get quite emotional when I'm in Japan because I need to face the reality that I don't really have to face while I'm in England. My grandma gave me home-made potatos and other vegetables

Me before haircut.

After haircut. Slightly darker

On the way to my grandparents' house - it's at the top of mountain I like looking at the mountains from the motorway

All the potatos from my grandparents' field

I'm having a good time so don't worry about me. I hope you have fun in Nottingham and with yasu this weekend Say hello to everyone and to Henry please I'll come back soon and we'll have fun to fill in the time we missed I love you so much with all of my heart

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