Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “New Saké” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。げんき？
からあげをたべました！すごいおいしかった。Tonight we had karaage for dinner. It was so good! And also, as you can see in the first photo, we enjoyed a bit of saké. 🍶 It’s a bottle that we picked out at the market in California while we were on vacation. Just a small taste before we ate. It’s a school night after all. 😆
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/50 sec, ISO3200 “Karaage Plate” Cedar Park, 2017
It seems like we had karaage not too long ago, but it’s always a welcome dinner. When Mariko told me we were having it, I said, “Yay!” When I told Bay, he said, “Yay!” When I told Koa, he said, “Really? Yay!” So we all enjoyed it. Koa like to have his with plenty of freshly squeezed lemon, Bay prefers his with a bit of Kewpie mayo, and I like it both ways, and also with a bit of salt to dip in. So yummy!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “Osechi” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today we spent the day relaxing at home, eating our traditional Japanese osechi meal, drinking saké, and enjoying each other’s company. Later on, we had a couple friends over for dinner and we also watched Gaki no Tsukai 2018 Special, which was hilarious. What a great way to ring in the new year! 😂
I hope you had a great day!
またね～
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, ISO3200 “Osechi” Cedar Park, 2018Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1000 “Refreshment” Cedar Park, 2018Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “Osechi Cat” Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “New Years Soba” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。Or maybe おはようございます？
Happy New Year! I’m writing this very early in the morning… the first day of 2018! But this post is about the last day of 2017, so let’s go back a bit. 😀
First of all, today is super-cold. Below freezing. In fact, we had snow here this evening! And like a crazy person, I was outside barbequing burgers for lunch. But anyway, on to the new year’s activities.
Dinner was a traditional dish of soba with tempura. The long soba noodles symbolize long life, so there’s that bit of consideration… I like that, but I like even more that the noodles and tempura are tasty treats!
After dinner, Koa went off to a friends house to party, while Mariko, Bay, and I relaxed at home and watched Kouhaku Uta Gassen as is our tradition. And of course drink saké. 🍶
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec, ISO3200 “Kouhaku Saké” Cedar Park, 2017
The show was pretty good, with some fun and interesting performances, some snoozers, and lots of silly comedy. Some of the standouts for me were:
Perfume – Cool roof-top performance with synchronized city lights
Takehara Pistol – Heartfelt and powerful voice
TWICE – Multi-cultural girl group with great dancing and singing
Ringo Sheena – Eccentric and cool as always
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Best dance skills of the evening
Shishamo – I love them; great band
Kuraki Mai – She still has a fantastic voice
Oka Midori – My favorite enka tune this year
Matsu Takako – Nice version of Warotenka’s theme song
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2000 “Kouhaku” Cedar Park, 2017
After ringing in the new year, we are usually kind of hungry and we usually make a food-run for tacos or burgers, but everything seemed to be closed. Plus with icy roads it was better to stay inside. So we broke out the Jamiacan patties to satisfy our late-night munchies. Yum!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1250 “Patties” Cedar Park, 2017
