OH NO!!!!

I was so mad to Toyota company who are selling to my mother. They made my mother to buy a new car, and it was a good thing for my mother and them so far until now. They order and registered my mother's car them, finally we are going to talk about car insurance. They are going to make a good deal when they started to talk them, Japanese car insurance company made new deal option for new cars which is called "New price vehicle insurance special contract". That is if you get an accident and if the car fix cost is more than 50% of what you bought car price, insurance company will pay total of new car cost what you own for 37 months. So that mean, if you bought new car for $25,000, then you get an accident for within 3 years and that repair cost cost $12,500 or more, you will be able to get a new car with $25,000 again. That is a good deal, however, they were talking about to my mother that we can not offer this deal 37 months because my mother's car is registered on March 27th, 2013 and last
fiscal year and April 1st, started new fiscal year. So she will lose 13 months for coverage for this New price vehicle insurance special contract deal.  Then, I went to insurance company website and it said that from registered year and month to within 37 months, a new car owner will be able to get this special deal. It didn't say anything about Fiscal Year term or deal. Then only 4 days to get registered to change makes 13 month more to covered this new car or not is not make sense to me or anyone. Just insurance company want to get money from customer seems like. Well, I hope this will solve soon!

This is the store which made this ridiculous problem! 

By the way, my mother will buy a Prius from Toyota.

Review of the year 2011 (Part.3)

This is my part 3 of reviewing of 2011.

June(6月)
June,  a lot of things were going on. First, I was staying in the USA but I was going back to Japan for my summer vacation. Then, I went to a store which is antique shop at my home prefecture in Kumamoto, and I met a great friend there. I was happy that I met her, and I spent time with her to talk about American Antiques and so on. It was a great time for meeting a new person for my life.
(6月はいろいろなことがありました。最初にこの月は熊本に夏休みを取って帰る月でもありました。そしてアンティークショップのオーナーに会った月でもあります。彼女に会えたことはすごく自分の人生でプラスになりました。それにとっても良い新たな友達が出来たことにも感激です。これは熊本のことを少し好きなった瞬間でもありました。)

July(7月)
This month, I met a new friend who is the import my life friend now. Also, my Korean friend visited me that time, and I am glad that she came to visit me. I wish I could go to visit her next year, and hopefully I will do that next summer when I have time. Also, this month I was appreciated to my friends and will be remember that how important for my friend in my life.
(この月にはとても大切な出会いがありました。人生の友ともよんでいいと思える人物に出会いました。彼のことは9月あたりにまた話します！そして韓国からも友達が遊びに来てました。短い時間でしたが着てくれたことにとっても感謝しています。2012年には韓国に遊びに行ければ以降と思っています。そして7月は友達にとても感謝した月でもあります。友達がいる喜びや友達への感謝の気持ちを忘れてはならないと思います。)

August (8月）
Well, I was in Japan for longer time than usually. That is the most of it. Also, my Grandma's 1st year anniversary for memorial days came to here this month. I will never forget anything about her.
Also, I was happy that my cousin was stayed at my home for more than week. that was a good time for her to come and had fun time together like old time. I am happy to spend time with my family a lot.
(8月はいつもより長く日本に滞在できたのでうれしかったです。いつもは8月半ばくらいにはアメリカに帰っているのですが今年は祖母の１周期がありましたので長めの滞在になりました。そして祖母のことは一生忘れることはないと思っています。自分の人生で何が何でも感謝し続ける存在なんですよ。そしてまた、いとこが遊びに来てくれたことにも感謝しています。ほとんど１人で家にいたので遊びに来てくれて楽しく過ごせたからです。来年はどうなるかわかりませんが、楽しい８月を過ごせたのはここでいうまでもないことです。)

Part 4 will be.... next blog

Last day of meal in Japan before I left

I couldn't post food what I ate in Japan before I left Kumamoto. I wish I could post that earlier than right now I am posting.

here is the pictures

restaurant outside view

appetizer 

appetizer with some sashimi

fried fugu

fugu with egg

squid

ama ebi (sweet shrimp)

hiyashi chawanmushi

nice dinner 

Tofu with Uni

main dishes

dessert

This was a great dinner before I came back to USA, and I really love this restaurant sushi dinner set. I am so happy to go there at night and had dinner with my mother.

Hopefully, next year we will have dinner with several people in here.

Today is the leaving

Leaving Japan at night today on August 22nd.

My flight is leaving here in Kumamoto at 8:40pm, so I am kind of sad but I am ok. I just need to check all what I need to have. Since my passport has new VISA for next five years...! YAY!

Oh yeah, I have to have I-20 Form before I leave here and that needs to stay with me! If not I can not be enter the USA... I just check it before I leave here at my home!

Now, I am going to go back to USA but before that I will go to eat Sushi at one restaurant! Then I go back to USA.

I am sure this time, I will miss all happen here in Tanoura, Kumamoto, and so on! This year had a lot of great memories than previous years summer! So I am happy but sad same time.

First time, I thought I don't want to go back to my own life in the USA, but Now I need to change my mind! ahaha I still want to be stay in the USA for next few years! AND hopefully as long as I can!

Well here is my thought after I came back home....

Well, I hope I have safe trip!

Totally forgot!

I totally forgot to post this picture what I found in Kumamoto last time I went to there. It was when my cousin was going back to Kyoto, and I took her to Kumamoto Traffic Center and found it!

here is the picture!

ねこバス型の車発見！
Found! Cat Bus Car!

It's in front of a building

looks so nice!

has tail! 

I was so happy to see this cat bus car near where I went to place. Also, I went to several times near there but still first time I found it!
I was thinking about that "how I miss seeing this cat bus car!?" Well before not too long, I found it so I am ok!

I hope everyone enjoy this one!

Flight Back to USA

8/22 (月)	NH650	熊本 東京(羽田)
8/23 (火)	NH1006	東京(羽田) ロサンゼルス
	CO1614	ロサンゼルス ヒューストン
8/23 (火)	CO1551	ヒューストン ローリー

This is my schedule for flight back to USA....

it's Japanese but here is English version

8/22 (MO)	NH650	Kumamoto Tokyo(Haneda)	20:40	22:20
8/23 (TU)	NH1006	Tokyo(Haneda) Los Angeles	00:05 *	18:15-1
8/23 (TU)	CO1614	Los Angeles Houston	00:30	05:39
8/23 (TU)	CO1551	Houston Raleigh Durham	07:15	11:04

This is just 4 days from today.... so I am really sad for thinking about leaving Japan now.... But I will have a fun and have a great study time when I go back to USA....

so

I will be ok!

Please let me have some good luck!

yay

Too much? way too much?

From yesterday, my hometown and around here had a lot of rainning.... It's good to have rain days but not like this....

It's already 300mm raining for total rain, but more than I wanted to see anyway...

here is right now raining reader looks like

red is more than 50mm raining for one hour!

I hope rain stop soon!

i went to fire works

I went to Fire Works today in Minamata City, and it was better than what I thought. I haven't been there long time after I visit once before, so it was nice to go there with my friends!
I took some pictures and video and I am not sure how to put here that but I am going to try it!

here is some videos....

I am not sure if you can see all or not...

I took some pictures... which is not much you can see but I tried to take some pictures about fire works!

hope I can upload these pictures later...

fireworks

after fireworks

here is few pictures... which I can see right now... hopefully i can up more later!

Kumamoto City

I went to Kumamoto City today again since I had some stuff to do....

Then I am sure that I will be there again before not too long....

here is some special pictures

Shoes and bags store

he is doing this store for 50 years

oh wow
inside store has car!

around there has grapes

this store owner's hobbies

Owner and Nico's owner

his good collections and see old posters!

Actually this is the oldest sewing machine in Kumamoto or Kyushu!

where does it come from?

this store's cat

older sewing machine outside!

cat was relaxing!

toilet! ... huh...

 I was laugh at this toilet because it was not much to keep secret from outside view to inside... and I can see more than enough under body side.... I mean is that something need to change? or is something I shouldn't notice about it?

this toilet was under the steps!

I was so surprised that toilet was not much security keeping from outside... and people didn't think this is no secret from outside... Also, I was really really laughing about this outside door of toilet... I can not really explain about this much... but It was something wrong for me...

Well, I guess people are using this toilet as their part of life, and nothing wrong with it... but looks like little bit dangerous to use and keep from outside.... but I think feel like not much different from normal toilet....

I had a great time with my friend and I am so happy about this visit, but I will miss here a lot!

I may miss....

I am sure that I will miss a lot of things this time... since I had a lot of good memories in my home, hometown, and Kumamoto. I am kind of stay little bit longer this time... I don't know why... but I like to go back to USA as soon as possible same time... I don't know what's going on my mind...

I am sure what I did this summer was different from past summer.... that's even makes me to stay here longer but I miss Greenville, NC, NC and so on....

But STILL now I am sure I miss here a lot more than usual.

I hang out with friends every weekend at my hometown, and they kept me to think about how nice to have old friends and keep in touch with them.

I also know that I missed a lot of things what my friends did in Japan. I had different things from them, but I envy my friends more than usual...

Well it is my life what I chose for long time, and I like it. However, something different this year's summer in here....

I hope I will be ok....

well i should...

maybe not...

just need to think I will be ok... and positive lol :D

USA is fun place but I am sure I will miss my friends around here and in Kumamoto!

I will enjoy staying in here next 18 days!

August 1st!

I went to Kumamoto City today which my friend is leaving from here. So I took her to airport. Also, we went to Kumamoto castle which is better than before, but it was so humid and hot. I can not believe that was not much fun....

here is picture what I took.

Kumamoto Castle in front

Kumamoto Castle back side

Kumamoto Castle inside display (old time looks like)

 Then we went to my favorite stop which is in the Kawara-machi. I am so happy to go there and look around that places! Because I didn't know a lot more things but the store owner show me and my friend around there! I am so happy about that! Thank you Nozoe which nico's owner!

here is some pictures

this is in front of NICO store!

Kawara-machi!!!

second floor of NICO

OH! candles!

wow so so so desired

Then I went to Kumamoto Airport and international department... I was little bit disappointed about there but I was happy to hear that my friend had a great time in Japan! It is so nice and great time!

hope next year a lot of people come to my place!