Combat.

Day nove.

Hey-zues it was hot today. Taught some classes, had fun with some kids, sweated my make up off.

Went to body combat tonight. Killed it, apart from getting a little delirious halfway through and not being able to piece together the combinations..but only for like a minute. Oh and two hugs tonight...hheeeyyy who was rockin it? Moi. Had to rest in my car afterwards, exercised so much I felt like I was gonna throw up...almost did....actually did a little. TMI? Deal. Sigh...it was a great workout, totally worth it, especially the hugs. Plural...hheeeyyy.

Oh and mangoes smell amazing.

So fresh and so clean post combat.

Poice.

Practice makes perfect.

Day oito

Big performance in August, so gotta get my practice on. I'm going to try and do 1 hour a day. By the commitment I've showed to this new series of posting every day I'm not super confident, however if i don't post a blog in time the only consequence is well i didn't post when i was supposed to, big whoop- just like Whoopie Goldberg, but for the performance I need to practice until the cows come home - and ima be calling those cows!

Mau te rongo.

Skinny Minnie?

Day sete

Almost there. YES.

So, story of my life I'm on a diet. Need to get hot for summer. Today's pic is what I'm eating for dinner, every night that I am home.

Salad is good.

Quick, easy and pretty healthy. Lettuce, avocado, grilled eggplant with garlic and pan seared salmon with a roast sesame dressing. Delish. Let's hope I don't get sick of it!

Peace of cake.

In the Navy, she can sail the seven seas...

Day seis

I'm getting closer!



American Navy Base - Yokosuka, Japan

 A day spent with some fantastic people. Brunch at the Officers club, shopping and make up tutorials given by yours hopelessly in love (yours truly is so done) followed by late lunch at Chilis where I ate probably the best dessert ever. That's why it gets a whole square to itself. Words cannot describe. I'm probably glad I don't live in Tokyo, I would be huuuuuge if I did.

Peace with a straight posture and a salute if you please.

TGI...Saturdays.

Day cinco.

I know I'm still behind on posting, so let's bang it out tonight with a nail and a massive hammer.

Strawberry Mojito

This mojito was delicious. When I asked the waiter in English (and yes all the staff spoke English..further confirming my love affair with Tokyo) which drink he recommended, he said a classic mojito...I chose the strawberry. Gosh I'm defiant.

Nuff said. It was Saturday night, I was hungry, Tokyo was a bang'n and a drink was needed. Oh and the company was pretty amazing too.

Paz & mariachi bands.

Guest Appearances

Day quatro.

I know, behind on posts...nothing new there.

Spent an absolutely fantastic weekend in Tokyo, so the next three posts (including this one) or last 3 days depending on how you look at it will be photographs from my love affair with the city that never sleeps, the neon concrete jungle that is 東京 (Tokyo).

Ma'a was our surprise guest.

My kapa haka group performed at a charity event in Tokyo raising money for kids affected by the earthquake/tsunami in northern Japan. We were told there would be a special guest seated at our table, and it turned out to be Ma'a Nonu - All Black. However he didn't stay at the table long, we arrived after performing and getting dressed as everyone was starting on dessert.

The event was a success, lots of money was raised, we ate good food and drank delicious New Zealand wine.

peace and toast (of the raising glass variety).

Did you get a perm?

Day três.

It's hot. Too hot. (not the Coolio song either). Third summer in Japan and I can safely say I hate it. Actually I could have honestly said that after the first one. It's not a nice hot, it's a sweaty, humid, no aircon anywhere kind of hot.

This is turning into a complaining post. Sorry. Actually not really. Deal.

Two pictures today.

Goodbye straight hair

Hello curly (all day, every day).

Even if I try, the humidity wins every time. sucky.

Let's get positive now. Things I like (dare I say love) about summer in Japan....

• kids go on summer vacation, so I can take more time off and spend less time at school and more doing different things and starting work later and finishing earlier
• beer gardens
• summer fruit - peaches and watermelon
• making homemade umeshu (plum wine)..expect a post about that soon
• hopefully getting a tan of some description

That's kind of a sad list, hopefully by the end of this summer I'll have more fun things to add.

Jerry Curl and perm out.

(and no I didn't get a perm, curly is my natural).