Friday, February 18, 2005

SKIING


SKIING
Originally uploaded by shoko.
For the first time in last 5 years, I went to ski. Actually, I've always been wanting to go skiing, wanted to leave beautiful ski tracks on sparkling white ground, but unfortunately I didn't have chance, and never be able to do that. This time, I solved financial problems, I managed my time, BUT I couldn't take any friend due to schedule mismatch.....(>_<) Despite this lonely expectation, it become wonderful day to learn basics of skiing, and got nice company in the lesson. Next week, the second trial. I really wanna be a nice skier!!!!!!

Saturday, February 05, 2005

tsubomi


TSUBOMI
Originally uploaded by shoko.
Even during the middle of the coldest weather in Japan, there I found a slight sign of waking up spring for seeing buds of japanese apricot. Now a days, it's high season of hay fever, I myself for long years no suffering from its sniveling symptom, finally have gotten. This year, it is said twenty times hay would be floating around the air. Mostly this disease(?) is caused by cedar pollen. I hope no more allergy would heat up blooming up together with the ume flower.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Bibimbap


Bibimbap
Originally uploaded by shoko.
With my friend, and our moms, we went to Korea for the first time where now become very popular in Japan to visit. The boom was first brought by KBS drama, and now many of middle-age people got fever of korean culture. Following that (or more unintentionally), I won a ticket of Seoul trip by chance, and fortunately(!?) we got in the wave of the popularity. Even aside that, the trip itself was really wonderful, the foods were great, elaborated Korean traditional crafts were remarkable, and of course its scenery was beyond description. There was no way to stay away from them, as a result, we ate and shopped sooooooo much....haha.