Pretty much for all day long... I was working at home.
Well, I have to buy some gifts for this week... so I went to shopping site called “Rakuten.”



I was supposed to buy ONLY gifts... though, my plan changed while trying to complete some shopping.
I hit the wrong button “intentionally.”
Yeah, extra “click” on “BUY” button. Hahaha.

I ordered that tie for MYSELF.

You know, many of my tie collection are now almost worn out... since they are old...
I should buy some to replace those old ones... and I mad one action for it today.

You know, tie doesn’t create any size issue much and only concern is of the color...
This is very colorful tie and I will come to know if this is really vivid one or not...
Will see that in a couple of days... hehehe.

Somehow, new year party was held today... among friends.
Yeah, at the end of 2nd month of the year! Hahaha.
Some of us have a great sense of humor.



After-Party (2nd Party) took place just among male friends...
Ended up going to a pub with lots of Philippines ladies like that... Hahaha.

Watched this over this past weekend... I forgot to mention then! Hahaha.



Green Hornet... MoonFlower and I watched 3-D version.

Today... things are calm around me...
MoonFlower was out for all day long and I am (enjoying) free (time).
Though, I have to work at home... for one of the projects that I am part of.

Research... is the main mission for today.
Most of time I am reading the thesis and other reports from think tanks.
Sounds like I were a student! Yeah, truly.



One of the dramas that I keep checking... “The Best Doctor”
My favorite actress is in that show - Manami Higa
Well, she plays one of the main charater within... though, she seems no longer part of it after 7th episode.

How come???
She is my favorite... should be part of the story!!! The drama should last for another 5 episodes or so.
Hmmm, I’d better stop watching this? Hmmm.

Wait... this is very irritating and I cannot work... Oh boy! Hehehe.

Lots of things happened during the day... Amazingly enough to me!
Good news? Bad news? Both!

From now on... next week to be more precise, I have to work very differently.
My mission slightly shifted into new direction. Hahaha.
I really take it as good thing and quite necessary to happen.

In other words, this is truly meant to be happening (at right timing).

In order for me to digest all that happened, I couldn’t come home straight.
Rather, I wanted to intake some alcohol into my body, which I did. Hahaha.
I made a stop at bar not too far from my home.

1st glass... kiwi and champaign mixed.
2nd glass... Singapore sling.
Usually, 2 glasses of drink is maximum that I would drink per visit to bar. Hahaha.

Had enough.
Though, another thing to come after that.
At 10:30pm, a friend of mine came to Koiwa Station... for drinks with me.

So I went to another place with him to eat something and drink! Hehehe.
He didn’t miss the last train for the day at 20 minutes after midnight.
Until then, it was so fun along with good food.

You know, there are lots of interesting places around in my area.

Nothing from MoonFlower on St. Valentine’s Day... Well, it was not quite.
I was even wrong about that???
Well, I didn’t receive anything yesterday - St. Valentine’s Day.



Today, one day after, got some chocolate cake from MoonFlower.
Said to me, this is for Valentine’s.
Thank you!!!

Got 1 before... and now 3... 4 Valentine’s gifts for me this year.
Thank you!!!



Well, notably, I received nothing from MoonFlower. How come?
Valentine’s Day is no longer part of event between us? Hahaha.

Another luck? I must have spent it all already? No more luck in 2011???



I won some gift... in the box...



Got a glass! With alcoholic drink.
I know, this is part of promotion... but FREE for me! Hehehe.

Got free night (stay in the hotel) the other day... and I won another prize like that... not high value... However, I have some luck these days...

Let’s hope that I didn’t use the all luck for 2011!!!

Man, what a time I just had!
Over dinner, 8 friends got together with me at the Italian restaurant in Ginza.

Yeah, all friends from the same work in the past... freight forwarder.

I happened to organize that... and so many friends made it... made all of us happy each other since this is not easily happened like that. Amazing!

No wonder that I drank more than usual... Hahaha.
Fun talk that cannot be finished easily.

Some of them were whom I really lost in touch. First time to see those in years! Seriously!

Perfect dinner with perfect friends made it all perfect. So cool. So great! Fantastic!

Japanese custom? On Saint Valentine’s Day, women give chocolate to men...
10 days before the Day, I received a bag... with chocolates and chocolate beer. Hahaha.







This is TOTALLY unexpected. Though, I am surely grateful. Thank you!

Believe it or not... today it is my anniversary.
For what? This is 4th year anninversary. I worked for the same consulting firm for 4 years already! What a life! Hehehe.

Before joining this firm (to be precise, while at Thunderbird), I really thought that 3 year is the time frame for me to be in consulting business. Why? I truly believed that it was tough business. Believe me, it is still so!

However, I somehow made it all the way to finish 4 years... now into 5th year.
Must be good business for me? Hmm... lots of work along with lots of... better say, tremendous amount of "stress" on top. Hahaha.

Well, I do not know how much longer I will be around. Maybe I am about to be exhausted. Never know, right? Anyhow, I am very grateful about being with single firm for long term like this... this is really because of friends and clients.

I thank you very much!