Bow to the Samurai

My cousin's friend went to Japan about a month before the disaster... and brought these back for me.

My heart goes out to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami... but the Japanese have the Samurai blood in them - they will perservere.... I salute them. A humble bow from one who grew up with the Look East Policy...

So-Called-Hiatus

I have been on a magnet hiatus. Or so i thought. Somehow i still cannot refrain from purchasing magnets. Indeed, buying them in secret and then hiding them in a corner (if you don't see it, it doesn't exist - therefore i didn't buy them, right?????) have proven to be a habit of mine. But i can't help it!!!!!!!!

So here are my new HRC babies!!

I have 2 new ones from Penang, to make up for them not being in stock when i was in Penang...

I have 1 new one from Hollywood....

I have 1 new one from Manchester.......

And 5 (i repeat, FIVE!!) new ones from Tokyo. (Did i mention i have F.I.V.E of them???)

My pocket is indeed very dry. I'm definitely gonna have to skimp on certain basic necessities - such as food and electricity.......

Who the hell cares??? I have NINE -

that's right....

N.I.N.E brand-spanking-new HRC magnets!!!!!

Arigato Gozaimas!

My baby sister Wokanna went to Japan a few years back, and got my ma some of these cute magnets. Of course, i pulled the old-fashioned doe-eyed, weepy-faced trick on her, and poached some!!!

I got her to give me this pretty Kimono,

This delicious (not to mention realistic) looking Sushi,

this map of Japan,

and this Japanese scenery - complete with the Fuji mountain, some pretty Cherry Blossoms, and a Japanese house.

Classic Tokyo

I bought this one online. It's simple, it's classic, it's beautiful.

Need i say more?