Teaser..not a strip tease!

A little taste of what's to come!

So much has been happening, patience is a virtue.

Hearts and kisses.

とうかさん

とうかさん (or toukasan) is held on the first Saturday in June. It's an event unique to Hiroshima and it marks the official start of wearing yukata for the summer season. Yukata are the summer version of kimono - although they are still super hot!

A group of friends & I got all gussied up in our Yakata (I had mine specially made, Japanese sizes and me don't agree) and headed on out to a beer garden for eat, drink & drink some more.

Great night, beautiful yukata and wonderful friends. What more could you ask for?

ex.oh.愛。

It's already July?!

June came and went with a flurry of activity, being super busy, not going to the gym & studying my ass off for my Japanese test last weekend. Now that's all done, I'll try and update you soon.

With July and a 1 year anniversary tomorrow that's probably best left forgotten comes freshness & a clean slate!

So begins my one (or two, or three) a day series. My life, according to me and my phone.

Today. Rain. Thunder. Lightning. I have never experienced a thunderstorm like today before. Driving home, running into the supermarket and loosing a sandal in the way, the lights going off in the supermarket when the lightning struck the roof, getting home and lying on the couch with the curtains open watching the lightning light up the sky. It was amazing.

I guess the pouring rain today was fitting. Clean slate after all!

ex.oh.愛。

M.I.A again!

I've been missing in action again!

Gotta sort it out..gosh I'm constantly playing catch up.

Friday favorites:
- Spring weather...it's pleasantly warm during the day and nice at night. Please stay like this forever.
- Prince of Wales tea. The best kind of tea since forever. Actually I lie..the best tea I've had was at Gerrys house and it was Paris breakfast. But Prince of Wales is a close second.
- Having a free afternoon to enjoy and go get coffee.
- Waking up in the morning feeling pretty good after getting some body & posture work done. Practicing my butt exercises as I type!

Seeing Musiq Soulchild live in Osaka, catching up with Sayo who was back from Tokyo, playing Touch Rugby in Tokushima, eating delish ramen, baking amazingly good cupcakes, acting in a friends short film, eating pizza and drinking chu-his at the beach & playing sunset poses, staying out till 5am and taking drunk purikura, getting koto lessons & trying not to break my knees!

ex.oh.ex.oh

お花見 round dois

Random hanami on a Sunday afternoon. The blossoms were in full bloom and they were super pretty...hence the mass load of pics.

A week later all the blossoms are gone and the new buds and leaves are out.

Fleeting beauty. Be grateful for everyday.

ex.oh.ex.oh

Kobe Catchups

Went to Kobe a few weekends ago for Springrove.

Was mildly excited (only mildly because I didn't really know any of the bands except LMFAO, and I wasn't too fussed about them) however it was great! LMFAO can put on a show - hot diggity! And Japanese bitches be crazy! Pushing, shoving & almost punches...a drastic change from the polite, respectful and quiet girls at the Ne-Yo concert!

Aaaaand I have a new obsession with a Korean boy band, BIGBANG. I had never heard of them before seeing them at the concert (they were the headliners - ahead if LMFAO!) and they were awesome! Just what a boy band should be, great songs sung by cute guys who can dance!

Now I know why my friends are obsessed with Korea!

ex.oh.ex.oh

Cherry Blossoms さくら

Spring has finally arrived in Japan, and with it comes sakura (or cherry blossoms). Thank Hey-zues for the warmer weather! I'm wearing sandals now!! You have no idea how exciting that is. I also thought it was time to turn off the heated toilet seat..turns out it wasn't!

Sakura blooms are fleeting...they only stay out for a few weeks at most before the petals start falling leaving the branches bare and ready for the new leaves to bud.

This is my new philosophy...starting new with Spring...and with the falling of the petals so to will I be "dropping" any unnecessary baggage, thoughts, things & anything else unwanted that takes up precious space in my life and making way for the new leaves.

Clear eyes, open heart. Can't lose.

ex.oh.ex.oh