Last day in Kumamoto

I've been in my hometown for a month so far, this is my first time that I've stayed in Kumamoto such a long time after I graduated high school. It's always good to see my family, I love them so much.

Leaving to Kyoto tomorrow with friend , It's going to be a fun trip to see my brother in Kyoto.

Thank you all sooo much for the wonderful time in Kumamoto!! I will be back soon!

Hageno-Yu@Oguni

There are so many famous hot spring place in Aso@Kumamoto, We visited one of the popular one, Hageno-yu@Oguni today. It's 2hours drive from Kumamoto city, beautiful autumn day, stopped at Daikanbou on the way back to see the spectacular view from the top of the mountain!

It's Monday today so there is no one in the big outside bath where you can see the whole mountain view, it's like our private bath yeey.

My friend, she is coming to Tokyo to see me soon, so not going to miss her. :)

moonlight drive

My friend and I went driving up to Aso at almost 9pm, it's too dark to see anything though, very mysterious fun drive. :D
We stopped by Ura-Cafe when back to the town, it exists at very very small place but once you enter the gate, it's just amazing! Food was very nice, I love jazzy and cozy atmosphere too.
Ura-Cafe

Only 4days left in Kumamoto, I am getting excited about my Kyoto trip soon. :))

Skype latest version's bug

I am having problem on latest version of Skype, version name ; Skype 4.2.0.187 that was released a month ago, the problem is when I use video chat, the video frequently freeze, you can fix it by rebooting Skype application though, really annoying. I've never had this problem until Skype 4.2.0.169 which was released 5months ago.
It seems like there are many people are having the same problem as mine and try down grade to version 4.1 and It's all fixed.

Make sure that automatically update is unchecked in Advanced Settings, otherwise you will get the latest version next time you log in Skype.

If you are having a trouble, try install older version in here .
I installed Skype 4.1.0.179 , let's see if I can talk properly.

Thanks!

Jigoku Onsen@Aso,Kumamoto

Monday was the national holiday in Japan, I don't know what day is for though,
my friends and I went driving to Aso@Kumamoto, It was a perfect sunny day for out going :)

We left Kumamoto city at 12:00 afternoon and arrived Kusasenri after 2 hours, and driving up to the mountain to take hot spring, we end up to Jigoku Onsen where is known for curing several chronic disease,
The bath exists in hidden narrow place, not too clean, but kind of like a minor onsen place for those who try to recover from their diseases, or local people who live right next to the onsen area. The water in the bath is gushing from the mountain with sulfur so it has natural white colour, you can't see your foot in the water, and smells like a eggshell. it's kind of gross, you can't take a bath too long. :D going to be killed by this strong smell.

We saw the beautiful sunset from top of the mountain ;)
I am going back to Tokyo soon. Going to miss Kumamoto for sure...

Kumamoto Castle

My friends and I went to castle autumn festival last night, There were thousands of bamboo arranged on the street and lighted candles was set in it. It's a fantastic view to see the long street towards to the main castle. You can hardly see it from the pic though, KUMAMOTO is also created by each chunk of bamboos.

Going to watch Knight & Day movie today with parents. :)

DEAN & DELUCA Recipes

Is there anyone can cook this recipes for me? Looks really yummy!

DEAN & DELUCA RECIPES

Otachimisaki

My friend R and I left Kumamoto to Otachimisaki@Ashikita at 10am in the morning,
It was about 3hours drive to the beach, It's sunny autumn day.
The beach is white sand and sky blue water, and no one was there because of Wednesday, Everyone should be working, not me and my friend though.. lol

We found 2kitties on the road, their eyes weren't opened yet, so cleaned up faces and finally it's opened and saw their beautiful grey/blue eyes!!
They were just tiny sweet kitties.

We went to police,city council,the mall etc to find the pet owner, but they all just said that all they can do is to send kitty to facility to kill them in next day. :'(
So we decided to ditch them at the bench of the park so that someone who want pet is going to find them and take them home.

I still regret that I could be better in some way, maybe I should take them home,,, but my family has 2cats already, they were also abandoned in the park, I found them last year, already grown up to the big fat cat now.

I think, (well I am trying to think) I did my best for them,
Please please DO NOT abandon your pets, consider to do early spay neuter if you don't wish them to have baby. :)
If you plan to have a pet, Please go to animal care centre first to take these animals waiting for your help. Animals in the pet shop, they are just fine as they are already, try to help animals in need.

Our trip plan was totally changed, since we met kitties though, still amazing trip! Thanks R!

How Will You Measure Your Life?

Here is an interesting article I found today, How will you measure your life?
It's written by HBS prof, Clayton M. Christensen , At the end of his class, he let his students discuss about below 3questions,

1. how can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career?
2. how can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse and my family become an enduring source of happiness?

3. how can I be sure I’ll stay out of jail? ... lol :D

Try answering questions above , you might be able to clarify your own way to pursuit of happiness in your life. ;)