One last party to go.
Tonight, it is one for our family - MoonFlower and I. Hahaha.
Yeah, MoonFlower finishes las working day of the year. Well done!

Thus, went into a restaurant located in Chiba - our usual destination called "Tetsu-ryu."
A friend of hers runs the place. He is French chef. Yeah, taste is guranteed!



Tonight's selection for wine - sticking to red. Pretty heavy one.
French red wine.







Fresh fish



Bright green salad with some herb





This is awesome stuff. Thick foie gras!!!
Unimaginably thick for sure. Hehehe.



Dried curry



Dessert - MoonFlower's pick.

Full of food once again. I was so full. I'd better go on diet very soon.
Soon after New Year's coming. Hahaha.

Anyhow, celebration of year-end with family is now done and completed.
Good dinner tonight.
Adjourned!

Finally, Christmas' Eve! Ready for Mr. Santa's visit? Sure, why not.

Went to Mitsui Outlet Park in this afternoon for our Christmas shopping.



I wanted to see new pair of suits and some shirts.
MoonFlower wants new pants to replace her favorite one which was about wearing-out.

Didn't take too long… sun went down quite quickly.
We saw some illumination that was catching many shoppers' attention.



Huge Christmas tree!



Now time for cake! Sounds very Japanese Christmas. Hahaha.
Not home-made.
MoonFlower ordered this cake made by her teacher. Limited quantity.

Maybe from next year, MoonFlower starts baking her own for family? Hahaha.



Nice decoration on top of the cake. Fancy!



Labrador Retriever "Love" got tired after playing with me.
This is MoonFlower's pet and favorite.
Huge but cute!

Long day - spent quite time at mother-in-law's place. But fun.
Tons of food for sure. Now my belly is huge and I better watch out what to eat and how much to eat now.
Diet is another concern of mine. Hehehe.

Our Christmas dinner came early…
MoonFlower and I went to hotel in Shimbashi, Tokyo.

Called "Conrad Tokyo." Yeah, fancy hotel!
Dinner was already reserved at casual French dining place.



Restaurant called "Cerise by Gordon Ramsay."
Produced by famous English chef Gordon Ramsay.
Yes, it is French.



Course along with "paring wine."
Each dish comes with selected wine.
Great selection already made… but enough to make me feel dizzy and drunk! Hahaha.



Amuse Bouche
Shrimp with Avocado source



Jerusalem artichoke soup
duck ragout, foie gras and pine nut



Traditional roast turkey
with pigs in a blanket and all the festive trimmings cranberry sauce and roast gravy



Christmas pudding
with brandy custard and rum and raisin ice cream

FANTASTIC dinner!
MoonFlower loved the food so much. So did I.

We definitely come back for another time.
Good selection. Make me fat. Oops.

Big annual house cleaning day it was!
From 11am to 6:30pm, MoonFlower and I did only clean the house. Nothing more.
Long day, huh. Sure. But worth it.

Cleaning this year's mess up and now ready for new year. Pretty significant, isn't it?

Then, a little family celebration held.



Opening up the bottle of sparkling wine for us.





Great Champaign glass… producing lots of bubbles for long time!



Sushi! From "Rokubei" - our favorite sushi place in Koiwa, Tokyo.
1st time we catered the sushi from that place. Did it right. Good idea.
Great food home along with wine! Perfect.



Yum! Great sushi. Always my favorite.

Surely long day… and busy. Though, quite productive and rewarded! Hehehe.

Hi folks. Turned out to be a big Tuesday night party!!!
Showed up to Ginza area… for meeting friends.



Channel & Cartier - fancy electric decorations. So cool.



Not eager to cross the street to take a closer shot to the huge Christmas tree.



Tonight's venue. Italian restaurant called CENTO ANNI.
I have used this place over half dozen of times, already. Like this place so much.









Kirk and Charlie… got together.
Of course, Yoko also with us tonight.



Plenty of wine for four of us.



Yoko, me, Charlie and Kirk (L-R)
Charlie had to go home after that restaurant.
Three of us continued. Hahaha.



To Shinbashi area.
Stand bar - Cash on delivery style.
Yoko comes this particular tavern often??? So true.





Pretty good home-made style dishes. Perfect.



With drunk Yoko. Hahaha. So fun!
Let's do it again soon!

Before the year-end party - another party came. iPad mini 64GB White is ready for my pickup.   Yodobashi Camera do not give me a call. Insteady, I have to check the site for inventory. They cancel order unless picked up within 3 days.  Pick-up was immediately carried out. Hahaha. My new gadget is finally arrived. Didn't take much to set it up because of using the "installation from backup." Quite simple. Dinnar party took place in Roppongi. Yeah, I used to go that place for work for long time… Very fancy place… lot of cute girls in town! Hahaha.  "Lie back" restaurant for party. I was the 1st person shown up.       Full of foods. Ate too much.  Many friends!  Isao's birthday today. A little surprise.  Good cake. Strawberries covered.  Fun people together tonight!

Almost November…
Wait. Halloween is just around the corner.
Hahaha.

Slow? Steady today.
Some meeting for solution development.
It was quite interesting discussion took place between three members.

Was productive. Yes, quite.

Good lunch for team members:



Tuna, tuna, and tuna!!!
(over rice)

Another good dish… for me over supper.



pork with Chinese cabbage.
Ate too much… INDEED!

One simple day passed really fast…

What to be the next assignment? Unknown yet. Will see what to be…. hahaha.

Hi folks! How's it going?
I have to apologize that my blog, particuarly on English version, has been out of touch.
Only pictures, huh. I know!

It is 100% my fault. My bad.

You know, I usually write and upload the blog update in Japanese in the morning.
It means right before I leave for work.
You know how hectic time that is... in the middle of chaos for sure!

That is why... I procrastinate update in English so much and so often.

Yes, the fault is all mine.

Another boring day at work.
Not much from Bangkok for any update.
Plus, not much seriuos work from any direction.

Good news? Certainly bad? Will see.

Though, part of my self-making efforts for learning...
I visited a large distribution center in the afternoon.
Yeah, logistics operation.

I went through a facility tour with some informative presentation session.
Took me about several hours.
Understanding the operation management and KPIs from the contract, etc.

Very fruitful time for me. Something I wanted to see more in the reality.

Then continued to a little dinner with my friend.
Japanese food tonight.







Very good stuff.
It was my first visit but my friend knew that place well.
Great choice.

I certainly took the note of that restaurant.
I definitely will come back.

Great learning experience and perfectly full stomach.
I cannot complain a bit. hahaha.
Don't you agree?

Without serious project work, I made the day quite productive.
Good for me. Hehehe.

Dragons didn't come to the ticket for Japan Series.
Too bad.
Congrats, Tokyo Giants!

Believe it or not.... MoonFlower is amazing.
She baked those bread.
Looks so yummy!

On top of that... this cake... is also her handmade.
Seriously.
Looks like done by prefessional.

This is maroon monnt-blanc cake.
SO YUMMY IT WAS!!!
Unbelievable.









She and I went out for shopping a little.
Late lunch choice was of Japanese soba noodle.
Very good. A bit pricey...

MoonFlower and I decided to check out new restaurant.
New Italian bar restaurant opened before the station.
It has been open for a month or so.

"Cheap wine bottle to enjoy" - the board says.

Tuned out to be very casual and cheap dinner.
Bottle cost only 3,000 yen. Way cheaper than usual.
Food was nothing sophisticated. But reasonably okay.

I can come back by myself for eating alone for sure.
Good place just found!
Called "TeRRa."

Lower the expectation - is the name of corner in "MadTV" program… so I remember.
Hahaha.
Too bad… I just came to know that MadTV was no longer on FOX.

Compared to Saturday Night Live - it was much easier for me to understand… hahaha.
Was good memory of my past living in US for sure.

Anyhow, lowering the expectation may be the key for me to resolve / cancel the stress from the work.
Yeah, I should NOT expect too much from serious work.
Maybe I can do easy job…

"Fuzzy" can be suitable alternative to seriousness in this particular work. Hahaha.
Yeah, maybe.

Client may come "out of box."
If I think pretty much logically from the all previous steps of the project milestone…
I easily get lost in the middle of nowhere… hardly finish the job forever.

You know what I mean.

Thus, it is wise not to expect too much out of what I (we) do.
See how things are really going down.
Yet, time is limited. Let it flow. Hahaha.

For that kind of discussion took place at usual place.
Usual "Wine Connection."



Didn't realize that they have so many different kids of beer.
Maybe I should try some of those next time.



"Wine Connection" should have plenty of wine glasses… do they? Hahaha.



Love this shot.








It was not long night… for your information.
Shiro and I wrapped it al up by 9pm. Yeah, we made it early for sure.
Hehehe.

It was just two of us… nothing really excited and casual talk only. That was why...

Started with my most favorite… MoonFlower's home made French toast!!!
What a perfect day! Hahaha( a bit exaggeration)





This time, she used oven… though, we both concluded that we (she) had better use pan, instead.

Drove to Yokohama. Nice driving for sure. Didn't take too long and no traffic jam.



Lunch - Okonomiyaki.
Surely, it was MF's pick. Hahaha.

Didn't shop much… it was precisely WINDOW SHOPPING.
Though, picked some foods to take home because we knew that we would open a bottle tonight.



So tonight's bottle…
Domaine Arnaud Ente… Wait. This is quite famous and prestigious winery in France!!!
Second label??? How come MF could get such bottle?

Hmm, she has some secret connection????

Taste? Fantastic!!!



Very best for sure!!!



Food came from Yokohama Sogo department store.







Cheese, too.







Not missing any sugar. Hahaha.

It was great dinner home and I surely got drunk, quickly.

After work, showed up to usual "Wine Connection" with coworkers.
Again? Sure, again.
We like this place so much.

Any issue? Hahaha.









So crowded… ran out of champaign glasses tonight.



This red… was what kind? Do not remember.





Usual gang!

How come my butt looks so big? Hmmm.

Had to go to renew the visa for my stay.
I know, this is still necessary even though the number of days in BKK is yet limited.
Rules are rules! Hahaha.



Huge governmental building complex.
What is this open area for?
Maybe you can run and scream around for nothing? Hahaha.



Local food for lunch.



This is large size. Large enough?



Not water. Chai tea. Pretty sweet.



N'Tity and Ogakijin… how come we hate each other so much?
Of course not. Happened to be that way in this picture.

Accident, right?



Immigration. Took so much time… though, settled at the end.
Long day just for this. Hmm.

I was quite desperate to eat Mexican food until today.
New friend Hiroko agreed to go to eat Mexican food tonight.



Mushroom quesadilla!!!
Gosh, they were great!!!
Just as I wanted!!!



Onion rings came with fancy decoration. Hahaha. Big surprise.



And it was Ogakijin… not too drunk yet. Hahaha.

Fun night lasted long… until the close of restaurant.
Too much talk as well (BANG!)

Just one day working between Thai national holiday and weekend.
Not bad… really not bad.
I saw so many people were taking off.

Seems to be the Thai summer vacation period is finally here.

Of course, there is no "recess" for any project. No exception.
We have to "keep on working" like Duracell battery! Hahaha. (old joke?)
Anyhow, many meetings, mostly internal, took place since…

Rest of team members joined the project from Japan today.
Including new member!
Remember that we let 2 men go back to Japan… now 1 new on board.

Worked late. Even cancelled the dinner appointment. Too bad.
Then, we ended up having team dinner at Italian restaurant.
Same restaurant that I went last Friday. Wow!



Of course different menu selected from previous visit.





Famous "Titanic" pizza. 380 baht. USD10.













New member on left. It is Akiko.
She joins IT track of the project.
Welcome board, girl!

She is newly wed… is she or her husband okay that you both are so apart for a while?

In the middle, "usual" Shiro - the "Captain of the Ship (=project)."



Say hello to the Team!

Yossy on most right seemed having cold… hope he makes quick recovery!



Before the entrance of the restaurant "Bella Napoli" on Soi 31 Sukhumvit, Bangkok.



Had fun over fantastic dinner tonight.
Thank you all!

Yes, my favorite place in Bangkok - "Wine Connection."
Once again tonight…

Since tomorrow and day after are "no alcohol" by law.

Thus, better drink tonight, RIGHT? Hahaha.
Darn right!



Different seat than usual.
Different view for sure. Hahaha.



Seeing a gay couple right up front… very Thai, right?





My favorite is karamari - 90 baht. Always order!







Sparkling wine - semi seco to start with.





Red - cabernet sauvignon to follow.
This was pretty good.



Even steak?!



and dessert!!!



Shiro obviously got more than enough...



N'Tity is in the middle.

Fun night… with drinks and food.
With great companies.

Thank you, friends!

Hi folks!
Practically 1st day for Season 7.
In the morning, I went to Labor Department for visa-related processing.

Didn't take too long.
By 11am, back in the Project Room.
Several status-checking then. Quickly done.



In the afternoon, long session took place before me.
It was not my direct-involvement event. Peace with me.
Though, I kept questioning about the productivity for process step review like that.

Hahaha. Must be Thai way. Really.

After work, hit the road to Soi 31 tonight. Destination was Italian restaurant.

Called "Pizzeria Bella Napoli."
http://www.timeout.com/bangkok/restaurants-cafes/venue/1%3A25514/pizzeria-bella-napoli

Had fancy Italian dinner with friend working in logistics industry.



Great pizza for sure.
I should come again!

We continued into pub after this restaurant…
Too much drinks? Hahaha, maybe.

When finished, it was about 1am. Good fun!

Yes, already last day at home!
Tomorrow, hitting back to BKK once again for Season 7.
Too fast!



Supper at home started with bottle of bear. Unusual.
"Grand Kirin." - is that premium brand? Never knew before.



Eel was the main dish for me.
I asked MoonFlower to fix it as last supper home together.
Yes, had missed this food for long time.



I bought some cakes for both of us for after-dinner dessert.



Coincidentally, MF brought some sweets as well.
Thus, we had plenty of sweets home tonight.
Ate too much for sure!!! Hahaha.

Okay, ready for hitting the road to BKK… see you there soon, folks!

Today's final destination was the Hotel Shangri-La Tokyo.
Yeah, for MoonFlower's BD celebration.

Prior to that, we went to department store to see if she may like anything like bag…
But nothing was found for her.



Fancy Italian dinner began.







Half bottle of sparkling wine - at 6,000 yen. Pretty darn expensive! Hahaha.





Appetizer was the best of all tonight.





Not lamb… but veal tonight.





Pudding was my choice of the dessert.



This Italian were like French. Though, pretty good!
The volume was nicely calculated. Good course!

Cost? Not matter tonight. Hahaha.
Whatever it takes to satisfy MoonFlower (mind and stomach).
I liked this well.

Happy BD, MoonFlower!!!

Usually Saturday - went to learn Thai again!



My teach thought that I looked so tired or even looked stressed.
Maybe because of work?

Maybe because of last night's loss??? Hahaha.

No movie today…

Oh went to a restaurant that I have never been to.
It was Thai.
Unusual for me to eat Thai during the weekend! Hahaha.



Pad Thai it was.
Pretty good!
Darn cheap! Only 45 Baht. Gosh… I usually pay over 200 Baht per meal!

Really…

I may come back to this restaurant again.

At night… home drinking…
Started with wine cooler and followed by bourbon whiskey - I go with straight. Hehehe.
Getting drunk by myself??? Hahaha!

After work… didn't plan to have big dinner…
Though, came to this place. Favorite place.
Not too far from the apartment.

Wine Connection at Rain Hills



Popular place is always crowded even Thursday night like tonight.



Opened just a bottle of white wine tonight.
Ate salad, olives, pasta, and this pizza. Pretty good!

I should come here once a week… At least I like to.

My only weekend in Japan for June is over!!! Already? Yeah, already.
Hahaha.

Better start with shopping update from yesterday.



Bought a new porch for my use. Will be bag-in-bag style.
The fabric is French-made. I somehow like this brand for a long time.
Not expensive… reasonable and I like it!

Today - late start… but went down to Chiba.
Open-Air Wine Bar was the destination.



Special event took place in a park.







I've got 3 glasses.

White - French
White - German (!) and
Red - Italian

2nd one was pretty good! Still like the 3rd one.



Indian Nan bread.





Canned fish…
They were perfect to wine… made me continue drinking! Hahaha.
Then,



Ended up at "Ichiran" noodle shop. Hahaha.





Ramen "Concentration System" - you have to be in a "cell" to concentrate on what you get!
Cannot see anyone… not even any shop personnel.





Pretty good!

Eat a lot and drank a lot. Hahaha.
Like yesterday, another day with full of good foods!

Saturday here… no rain during this rainy season is such a good news!



Even better news to me… is I get what I love to eat…
My favorite French toast!
Our family's trandition - weekend's breakfast, right before going to abroad on business, is French toast. Hahaha.

Good deal!

MoonFlower and I went to Panasonic Showroom in Shiodome in the afternoon.
Checking out cupboard.
Within this year, we are sure that we buy new cupboard to the kitchen.

We found alternative way to set in the kitchen.
Good news for MF and bad news for me concerning the budget? Hahaha.
It's okay! I can handle it… I think… I hope… hahaha.

Dinner was SUSHI!



Never been to this sushi bar… so we tried.



Not bad…













Tasty… very fresh for sure.



It was quite good except service.
There was some big party going on and kitchen was quite busy for that… I guess.

Actually, there is another sushi bar that I would like to check out…
Maybe next return to Japan - may give a shot.
Anyhow, good dinner. Not much alcoholic, though. Hahaha.

Last day in Bangkok as far as Season 5 goes. Hahaha.
Surprise really hit the project room this morning.



Jackets provided by the client… with project name on them.
I personally didn't expect it to happen… but it did! Hahaha.

Lots of DOs for today… and I was quite busy like yesterday.
Though, time really ran out very quickly. Hahaha.
Yes, am going back to Japan tomorrow.

After work, I went to Thai class.
I met new teacher today… 2nd teacher for me.
Now I should push my study back on track… like used to be.

Thus, I try to have more opportunities… periodically.
So from Season 6, 2 teachers for me to learn Thai language.
Good deal? Hope so.



Last site for me to go in the Season was Terminal 21.



Supper was at Chabuton… for ramen noodles.
Too bad… this is kind of the taste l like.
Too bad…

Now all things for Season 5 are done… and packed for returning to Japan.

Thank you for everything in Bangkok.

Season 5's final weekend is here… yes, already!
Today, my last Thai lesson in this period as well.
Yeah, no hangover from previous night for sure! Hahaha.

Woke up around 8am and went to school at 11am.

Today's Thai class seemed reasonably understood. Better than usual, somehow.

Same material, same methodology by same teacher… different motivation? I do not know.
Anyhow, better understanding of Thai language is definitely plus to my current life.
I'd better not complain.

Went into McDonald's for lunch. Wanted cheeseburger badly. Paid 99 baht for a set.
Went on to Starbucks which is located just next door.
This time, it was for hot latte.

Somehow, this Starbucks in Silom wasn't always crowded.
au bon pain coffee located across the street is always full of customers.
Interesting contrast. Hahaha.

Anyway, studied a little in there and decided to go to movie.
Yes, movie!

Today's selection was "Snow White and Huntsman."



Really thought that it was of standard Snow White story.
It was quite not. Hahaha.

Loved the part about the evil character's transformation of beauty as a result of sucking all energies from young ladies.
Charlize Theron was a perfect character doing such.
Her beauty's recovery process was quite impressive.

If you missed this part, you are almost same as didn't go to see this movie.
You see what I mean? This is MUST part.

Otherwise, you do not miss much


Mr. Shake's drink was grabbed after the movie.
It has tapioca in it. I love it. Drink itself was okay - TOO SWEET.
I like tapioca for sure.

I probably try another drink with tapioca next time. Something not sweet at all.







For dinner - was a bit crazy… lots of drinks and foods with tons of fun topics to cover with friend.
Fun night came along with full stomach. Good deal.

Okay… for me not yet… but for others… yes, it was LAST DAY of Season 5.
Tomorrow, majority of team members hit back to Japan.
Project Manager and I have to stay for attending Board Meeting. Darn it.

Season finale took place at Wine Republic.





Very expensive place… I was quite surprised.
Usual destination - Wine Connection is much much reasonable.



Yossy and N'Tity. Having fun?



Bottle starts from 1,000 baht and up.



Good wine for sure.







Onion rings really reminded me of college life.



Khun Seree in the middle.



Fancy place… fancy car found.
McLaren!!! Cool, right? Some rich Thai driving such luxury super car out there!

We went on to Ramen Champions for eating ramen noodles.





After this, had some more drinks. That was it for tonight!



Maybe next time… going into such club? This place is called MUSE.
Seemed to be packed at Friday night. Have you been there?

Anyhow, most of things are over for Season 5.
Let us finish all remaining.

Working dinner tonight.
Though, was it by mistake???
Ended up at Cabbages & Condoms.

Yes, restaurant. Thai food.
2nd visit since end of last year. Remember???





Tiger!!!







Actually, foods are really good.
A bit tourist pricing… but okay.









All are real? Seriously???



Oh no!

Day 1 - back to normal??? Resumed all project work for today…
Everything was flat… NOT SO FAST, folks. Things were not flat at all.
Better look around to seek for best alternative or whatever may be suitable… hahaha.

Project is in the middle of nowhere… it's up to us how to handle and which direction to go to. Hahaha.



Lunch is also back to normal. Cost me only 35 baht. Meaning only about 1 dollar or so.
1 dollar… yes, I mean 1 US DOLLAR. In Japanese yen, it's a matter of 85 yen.

Good saving… good food still, though.

At least I should deserve one good thing everyday! Hahaha.

Plus, I received an email from my immediate boss about the result of performance review recently done.
GOSH… in email???

Good thing was that it was the time I was drinking and eating with team members.
I was quite "numb" to whatever may be from him. Hahaha.
Good way to handle bitter things, right?

It is done deal. It is all about the past. Let's move on… need to move forward.
No alternative… just need to push the current project far as possible.
Wish me luck.

Today - good thing is that I didn't have major hangover. Hahaha.
Usual Saturday morning… probably more organized than usual.
Hit down to Shiodome with MoonFlower.

Our purpose - checking out the kitchen shelf (to be installed).
Panasonic has good line-ups and we wanted to get quotation.
Everything was smooth… didn't have to wait too long.

Initially I was told to wait for 60 mins. Turned out to be 6 mins. Pretty darn good! Hahah.
Shelf design and material used are determined. Quotation will be in mail to us in a matter of a couple of days.
Good dela.

MoonFlower has right to respond as final answer. Hahah.



Late lunch - at Tully's.



Walked down to Giza ward.
Went to Cartier for ordering something for me.
Yeah, my watch - Santos 100 XL Chronograph - I ordered replacing the leather belt.

Paid some money --- quite expensive… but within the expected range.

Surprise was that the goods is due in 3-4 months. Gosh, that long! Hahaha.
It's okay, that doesn't bother me much.
You know, I am not going to wear that Cartier watch for a while since I will be gone to Thailand for a while (again).



One last dinner with MoonFlower.
Wine bottle was open.
One is quite expensive… picked up in Bangkok a while ago.



Saint Henri Shiraz - Australian wine.
Surely different from usual French or even Italian wine.
Good experience.

Probably more fitting to winter season. Hahaha.





The dinner was closed with pizza delivered by Domino. Yeah, Domino Pizza.
It was pretty good!
Ate quite bit tonight. It's okay… I won't get another chance to dine with my darling wife until 2nd half of next month.

Now everything… all events scheduled are completed!
Ready for another Bangkok? Sure thing. No problem. Hahaha.
Next update - is definitely coming from Bangkok. See you folks then.

It is Friday… last working day in Japan for me… before very next BKK trip!!!
Time really flies… already last day? Gosh.
Anyhow, work is work. Right?

Now you can take a look at my attire for the day.
Still "Super Duper Cool Biz."
Hahaha.



Yes, wearing PINK! What's wrong with that???
FYI - I am not a gay… and I never like gay. Got it?
Hahaha.



Shirt and jeans are both from Tsumori Chisato.
Very cool, huh!



Tonight - I was with Kirk - long time friend since Atlanta era.
Remember of him???



Went to a tavern in Shimbashi for eatingJapanese stuff.







Don Perignon - in pink??? Hahaha.
Still Japanese alcohol!



Tavern was packed with (almost) all Japanese male.



I should hold pink drink, wearing pink shirt. Hahaha.
Good combination!



Then hit the road to Ramen noodle shop.
My usual place… called Sawa - but in different location tonight.





Very tasty… as always. Good stuff!
Better than any ramen noodle ever found in Bangkok! Hahaha.

Okay… one more day to go for me to "stay" in Tokyo.

It was definitely fun experience to me.
I came to be lecturer of class at Thai-Nichi Technology of Institute today.
From 9am to noon for 3 hours… it was my SHOW. Hahaha.

I was quite nervous, though.
Because of previous class - Accounting when students showed much difficulty keeping up with the subject, I was quite concerned whether they could keep up and show some kind of sign for being interested.

My worry didn't need to last as far as today's class went.



Maybe I did a good job. Hahaha.



There were lots of smiles and laughs in the class.
3 hours seemed very quick and short.



Students never lost the intension listening up today. Thank you!!!
I am quite happy with how it went.










So everything went as pretty much planned.
All slides for the class were used as well.
My past weekend for the preparation is well paid off!!!



So I came to a big lunch after class. My reward. Hahaha.

Preparation was quite everything for today's lesson learned.
That's what I conveyed to students about making good presentation.
See my point? Hehehe.

What's up, folks!
It is my birthday… yes it was my 39th.
Wait. Am I truly 39 years old now?

I feel like I turned around toward becoming younger!
Let's say, I were about 35 years old! (big difference?)

I received so many HBD messages from different media including mixi, Facebook, and other social network.
Of course, direct emails and special phone calls… I thank you for that. Truly.
I am quite delighted!

Yesterday, I shared with you the story about some surprise the client threw for me.
Today another story here.
I came to a big cake again! This time, sweet cake! (khanonkheek)



I feel like I were a kid because this kind of celebration never took plea for a long time!!!
You know what I mean. Whole cake, candles, and blow on my own!



The party took place at "Soi 8" Irish Bar.
It was my first visit even though rest of project members have been there more than several times!
Hmm, why not me… until today??? Hahaha





Shiro~ Thanks for neat party, bro.





"Irish" Pub still serves Thai food. Interesting (nan khao jai)



Big cake, huh!



Lastly, we played the pool.
First time in long time for me. Since Thunderbird???
I did play it okay. Everyone won once and break even among three of us.

Peace.

Last even for the night was the massage.
Body oil massage in Phrom Phom.
I have been to foot massage once in February or March… none other than that.

Kind of hesitation to the oil and entire body to be massaged.
It was not bad at all.
Though, I felt a bit awkward about the fact that I had to be naked… entirely. Oops.

hahaha (555 in Thai numeric expression)

Oh, one more thing… I cannot forget about it.



BD present from MoonFlower. It was a bangle. Cool huh!
Remember that blue is best fitting color to me? Yeah, perfect fit, huh.

Anyway, happy 39th birthday for myself! Hehehe.
Good night!

Oops, I'd better call my mother… who has the birthday same as mine… TODAY!
Happy birthday, Mom!

Tonight supper turned out to be big dinner.
Yeah, MoonFlower and I went out to Kinshicho for big BBQ dining.









It was Korean BBQ… our favorite.
Didn't I tell you that I would like to eat either Sushi or Korean BBQ upon returning from Thailand.
Sure, here it is.



Variety of beef… made both of us smile and busy eating!
MoonFlower was good at the management of the grill. That's man's job, usually… Hahaha.
It was her job!





Lots of food… along with some alcohol.
Beer and Korean Makgeolli. Good enough.

I bet that we will go another BBQ dining upon returning next time… end of May.
Am I sure? Yes!!!
No doubt that MoonFlower cannot resist it… TOO MUCH.

Weekend in Japan is NOW HERE!!!
I waited MoonFlower to be back home from school where she learns baking.

It was about 2pm… late for lunch. So we rushed.



Restaurant called "NEGISHI" - famous chain for beef and chicken.
I love this place! A bit expensive, but perfect place for a nice lunch.
MF didn't mind me picking this up. Hahaha.

After such satisfactory food, we went to part near Kinshicho to see some cherry blossoms.
This weekend is the time for seeing them for sure.



Look! So beautiful!





Bunch of people came out with something to eat… so-called "Hanami."
(literally, flower watching - meaning people do have some drinks under cherry blossoms every spring).



We just walked though the park and really appreciated the beauty of the nature.
Am so glad that I didn't miss this - nicely planned to be back in Japan! Hahaha.

Then checked some stuff in nearby department store - Marui.
Bought some stuff for myself… though no major ones.

For supper, it was MoonFlower's turn to choose.
She wanted to go to "Aida" where we used to go to.
That restaurant is located near the place I used to live right before getting married.

She and I used to go there quite sometime.
Since having moved to the other side of town, not much chance to.
We decided to take a long walk tonight!



Aida is yakitori place.
Good food as always is.





Side menu not much changed. Hahaha.



Man, ate too much! Both of us! Hahaha.
Was perfect day and night… cannot complain too much.
Agree?

One last dinner with MoonFlower and mother-in-law tonight.
They came by my apartment for some purpose… hahaha.
Entire living environment is checked out by them!

One last fun to do in Bangkok with them is… going to fancy dinner!
We did! Literally, fancy one.

The restaurant located on the 65th floor - the top of building, looking down the BKK.



Cool, huh!





Night view was awesome, too!



Let's not forget… food was SUPER DUPER expensive but SO DELICIOUS!
Costed more than anything else on this trip…
More than I usually pay in Japan!!!

Though, worth it for sure. You should try!

Restaurant is called "Mezza Luna" - the Half Moon.
Great chef and good service for sure.

Showed up to the Thai Embassy this morning.
Yeah, my Tokyo time starts...



Ate Chinese dish for lunch. Yeah, never get tired of Chinese food!!!
Sure, Thai food is good, too.



Along with project members, came to Yasukuni Shirine for prayer.
For what? Of course, this huge project's success.

Really? Really.



Only 100 yen? For Apple's bumper (orange).
Yes, it really was. So I picked up.



Well, I really wanted to buy this green bumper, though.
Meaning, I bought two bumpers at a time.



Great supper fixed by MoonFlower who worked a bit over time today.
It was good food… liked it so much. Thank you darling.

Car ride at 5:30am… it was quite early for me to get to the airport.
My flight for Narita Tokyo was at 8am. That's what is so early. Hahaha.

Flight was flat and normal except delay for 30 mins or so.
Good thing happened to me… I could occupy the whole row since two passengers were re-assigned to somewhere else soon after boarding.

I sat in the mid-seat and used both empty seats for my space. Cool!

Because of lack of sleep last night (too much wine drank, though), I fell to a sleep in the flight.
I didn't even enjoy in-flight movie much!

"Money Ball" was previously watched.
"Real Steel" doesn't seem to be so interesting…

I started seeing "I don't know how she does it."
Was it really good movie?
Didn't interest me enough and I fell to a sleep. I don't even remember of the story at all.
Hahaha.

Back in Japan…
MoonFlower and I got together outside for dinner.
She worked late and I didn't want her to spend extra energy fixing supper for two. It was surely Friday night!

So we went to a place nearby for grabbing some easy but Japanese food.







I didn't even finish the half of glass over the meal. No alcohol in the flight and I didn't drink much at night, either. You know this kind of thing happens, right?

Am finally HOME!

Will flight back to Bangkok on 13th. Yes, limited time in Japan…

Had long and interesting meeting with client today.
Got stop by an even more interesting place after work.

"Ramen Champions" is the name of the place.
Wow, totally Japanese!



This is the place where you can try 6 different ramen noodle… which are famous in Japan!













So we have selected this place… KEISUKE.



Ramen with salt soup.



Very yum… just like one in Japan! I cannot tell even the difference.

After work, I had some appointment.
Went to bar "Marshmallow" on the 11th street (soi 11) in Sukhumvit area.

You know, I had a ride with taxi… No more fears!



Very cool interior… unlike Thai. Hahaha.



Started with beer while waiting for friend to arrive.



Do not fall to a sleep! Hehehe.





I cannot resist… too much!



even oyster...







with T-bird … it is Vichan (in the rear).
It was all his coordination! Thank you so much!!!

Always wonderful to have friends everywhere!!!

It was a nice little party with friends…. Siro-san and Vichan-san and me.
Lots of talk… they are priceless and endless.

I should look for more T-birds in town!!! Nice to have such reunion.

Today and tomorrow, am taking the mandatory training session for Fire Prevention Management.
Since I am selected by the Mansion Management of the residence I belong to.
I have to take an easy exam after 2-day training session to be certified.

It was like military training. Very punctual per time schedule.
No cellphone. No chat. Not allowed to do anything else.
One supervisor sitting in the back observed 200+ trainees in a large class room.

Was both of case study and physical exercise like how to use fire extinguisher or fire hose.
I really came to new knowledge for sure. Hahaha.
It was boring yet, though. You know… Of course cannot doze off…

Everyone else really took (serious) notes from the class, except myself. Oh boy!
I am SO behind. Am I going to be okay after tomorrow? Can I pass the exam? Really?
Will see how that happens tomorrow.

I am more concerned about how cold it would get tomorrow… since forecast really tells that it would be severe cold tomorrow morning…

MoonFlower and I met for dinner in town.
Our choice was that we ought to go to new place where we have never been to.

It was Indian / Nepali Restaurant called "Sansar."



Indian beer - Kingfisher.



Both we selected were lager...



MoonFlower's pick - Nepali Mustang.



Great stuff… made me really full wit that large dish.



Of course, important part of the meal… naan. It was AWESOME!
When came to our table… was extremely hot and it was so perfect…

MoonFlower and I didn't know that good restaurant can be really found nearby. Hahaha.

Wish me luck for tomorrow session!