Where's my Mummy? 

Giraffes in Shibuya

Shibuya. A thong of people.Young and old alike. Lights teeming .Pachinko machines blaring on every corner. Girls with makeup like pandas.Skin golden brown.Starbucks and Macdonalds wafting through the atmosphere,curling its way around the senses and grabbing hold of your wallet.Pedestrian crossings so daunting that you need valium to cross alive or risk being squashed as the man turns to green.Stick out the elbows take a deep breath and walk.The sounds of trains beeping and tooting as the yamanote leaves bound for Shinjuku,please mind the gap.The clip clip clip as turned in shoes make along the pavements............and a giraffe making its way slowly down the street looking each way.I think he lost his mummy.......but no-one stops to take a look or ask him if he's lost his way........most strange.Did I enter Alice in Wonderland or did I just leave?


(This really did happen..........I saw a small giraffe,stuffed of course walking down the street in Shibuya)

Taken in the shop window of Comme Ca. 

Wrap up warm now ya hear?

Its a sad fact that over here it gets rather chilly in the winter.We have supposedly passed the threshold of the coldest time of year and are swiftly moving onto the spring! Joy! Joy!!
I can exchange my winter woolies for more revealing and more fitting outfits,put away those thick and not so attractive socks ,pull out the sandals and feel a little less bound.......
......and so can all those little pooches too!I will be so glad to stop seeing little dogs walking around in Versace and Prada.It sickens me,no, in fact it bemuses AND bewonders me that people think that their little pet pooch with the oh so warm BUILT-IN coat needs Chanel..........Whats next?? Pet hamsters with Nike? Minor birds with microphones? Bunnies with ear warmers? ..........
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........Now I am wondering..........theres money in that there idea!

Tokyo Life 

KARAOKE!

Now some of you folks living out here already know that Karaoke is a thing that we kinda do from time to time and have alot of fun in the process.For those of you not of JApan,man you gotta know how much fun it is!!! Its so popular here that you find Karaoke on every street corner(not an exaggeration) even in the quietest of towns youll find one.Its a national pass time. Get together ,invariably drink too much ,sing too loudly AND badly and stumble home.Its a wonderful way too vent your day rather than picking on the fella next to you in the bar!
I really cant imagine alot of the people I know back home being comfortable with singing in front of their mates on a saturday night,especially when it comes to the slushie renditions.Theres alot we can learn from the youth and innocence of Japan!
If you can let go of the fact that you dont always hit the note and dont always follow the rhythm and just allow yourself to be as a child again...its magic!!!
Last night spent a wonderful night with some friends singing away in a bali style karaoke room! Heaps of great songs and alot of fun! Thank you guys!

Madness...............Its everywhere!

Okay I had to share this. Purely because there are times when one feels down and we share it ,blog it and talk to our friends about it.There are also times when we are happy.
Today I find myself walking around the house singing love songs and squealing at the top of my voice.This is in part a warm up for Karaoke tommorow but also a deep desire to go forth and express.The funny thing though is, I found myself doing chicken impressions during my vocal vomit..........I realised that for the first time in a couple of weeks I feel peaceful and extememly happy..........a revelation from the chicken god!Thank you.

That Hamlet moment 

One man,5 women!

There are moments in life that you just want to capture.This was one of them.A man amongst 5 women having a hamlet moment.He looked so pensive and wise that I felt I could profess all my sins and beg him for forgiveness and then spill my life story in his lap..........Hmmmmmmm..........thats a little dramatic but all the same you get my drift.All the while us girls were fighting for talking time, boosting each others esteems, playing with our make-up,talking about love,life and the universe and he just sat there listening pensively.Apparently he enjoyed his night out.He said he enjoyed the window he got to look through.........we also enjoyed having him! Thanks Chris! You are Fab!

Enjoy the ride???

It was a 5.2 at 4.46 this morning! I was petrified!!! It was about 45km from Tokyo.Apparently Ibaragi............
I think thats the biggest I have felt here so far and I hope (ha ha) the last! Had me fantasing about places far far away! We had several damages but we are all okay! Well apart from an erratic heart beat now!