Kaki Gori

Well, talking about Japan's soul food for summer~ Kaki gori! ( A japanese style shaved ice with fruit flavored syrups) Last year, I bought my kids a Hello Kitty ice shaver for the summer and invited their friends in the neighborhood for a kaki gori party after going out for play. Gees! Summer here is too hot and the kids are too sweaty lol!

The kids just love to turn the handle of the shaver and I love to see them making their own kaki gori. Although the kaki gori made at home is just ordinary and unappealing, the kids love 'em! ^_^

Kaki gori at home
Haruka chan in charge
With friend, Mirai chan
summer, 2011
Hello Kitty Ice Shaver

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Goodies, Goodies and More Goodies!

I would like to thank Mommy Dhemz of World Explorationfor all the goodies she sent for us. I didn't expect that she will send us that much stuff and oh boy, I was shocked of the amount of stuff she sent us. Mommy Dhemz, we love everything you got us and had fun going through the box. Thank you for always being a sweetheart, generous and kind to me and my family. You have spoiled us ^_^

American goodies
Pinoy goodies

Tees for the whole family, Mother's Day card, photos and Hollister Body Mist Spray

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Sangyo Matsuri Gourmet

Our family went to a local event called the Sangyo Matsuri or Industrial Fair here at Iwaki last year ( yep, found this post buried in my drafts ) which features an exhibitions on agricultures, industrial goods ( locally made ) and of course gourmet, gourmet, gourmet and gourmet! We looked around the stalls selling local specialties and then bought and tasted some local foods to support our Iwaki. We wanted to have a taste at some interesting local food and Kakuni Manju is new to us. It comes with a steamed bun with layers of meat and fat and the belly pork meat is a melt-in- your mouth yummy goodness!

Ramen

Paella and Bacon

Jumbo Croquette

Kakuni Manju~ is a steamed bun with a fatty chunk of barbequed pork inside.

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Yotsukura Destruction

I could feel how lost they must feel, the shock of what has happened to see their homes and loveones go when tsunami hit. To have watched the tsunami aftermath on TV was shocking but when you got to see the destruction with your own eyes, the shock was even more bigger. It's been 4 months since the 3-11 Earthquake and the talk of the town is all about the radiation mess and some people has forgotten the tsunami disaster.

The neighborhoods at Yotsukura, Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture were still in ruin even up to this day.

Massive damage

Debris





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My Kids Doodles

I attended Wakaba's Observation Day at school last week and this week is another busy week for me. Went again at Wakaba's school for PTA duties with some mums. We cut out some bell marks from products then the marks get traded in for supplies or useful stuffs for the school. Then at Haruka's yochien ( kindergarten school ), mums at school started a project since last week for the bazaar event and now I'm almost half to finish. I will post the finished product here at Kizuna as soon as it's done^_^

Although my energy is almost drained but when the kids come home with a full of life drawings, it gives me power to be energetic again!

Apple Tree by Wakaba
Rainy Day by Wakaba

Haruka's drawing

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Hello Kitty Character Bento Deluxe Set

Just when I thought that I need some bento gadgets for bento making for Wakaba and Haruka last year, I found this Hello Kitty Character Bento Deluxe Set from ToysRus which is the store's original. The bento set includes Hello Kitty Onigiri sushi rice mold, Hello Kitty veggie food cookie cutter, Hello Kitty disposable mini food cup, Hello Kitty mini baran food divider, Hello Kitty lunch picks and Hello Kitty parts cutter.

I started to make Hello Kitty character bento to my kids for their lunch at school , I was anticipating that they will come home with an empty lunchbox but to my dismay 'twas the opposite. I thought that they were just full till lunch or just no appetite at all but later found out from Haruka that the bento I prepared for them is delish but Hello Kitty onigiri daw is so 'kawawa' ( pitiful) to eat (T_T).





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Manga Artists Visited Fukushima

Our family went to Fukushima Airport last month coz we heard that famous manga/anime illustrators will be visiting Fukushima for an event to cheer the Tohoku people with their Joint Work Illustration plus a Paper Airplane Project. Manga artist displayed some of their works, comics, T-shirts and postcards, they also signed autographs to fans and had fun games during the event . No matter how much I would like to feature the persons behind the manga but with all respect, I just can't...

My husband and I have been a fan of the manga 彼女のカレラ ( My Favorite Carrera ) and we were excited to see the face behind the manga and finally met Kia Asamiya in person! I brought my manga with me and let him signed of course~ it was enough for me to have seen him person and to my surprise, he drawed Reina Todori ( the manga's main character) at the back of the books cover with his sign on! It'll be my ' takaramono ' ( treasure ) forever and he also gave me a signed postcard. Wakaba and Haruka however enjoyed making their paper airplane and was given some gachapon and candies.

The game portion was fun and exciting~ fans will have to request the illustrators to draw something in one minute! The best illustration that will be chosen and will be given together with a sign and the worst illustration will be displayed at their 'worst display whiteboard' for everyone to see till the event ends. It would be embarrassing for them but no matter how pro they are, they still have some weaknesses just like when a kid requested them to draw ultraman, lady illustrators had difficulties of drawing it and of course it was displayed as worst lol!

Fukushima Airport
Kia Asamiya sensei's work
Works of famous manga illustrators
Wakaba chan
Haruka chan showing off her paper airplane
Wakaba chan had fun over gachapon
Display of worst illustration chosen by fans
Fukushima Airport's Souvenir Shop
Nagatsuki Misoka
My kids~ sketched by Nagatsuki Misoka sensei

I would like to thank the following manga illustrators who came in Fukushima

麻宮騎亜先生 Asamiya Kia
岩本佳浩先生 Iwamoto Toshihiro
こうの史代先生 Kouno Fumiyo
ときた洸一先生 Tokita Kouichi
とだ勝之先生 Todakatsu Yuki
長月みそか先生 Nagatsuki Misoka
杜野亜希先生 Morino Aki

and guest 天神秀貴 Tenjin Hidetaka

ありがとうございました。



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