Suspicious Looks from Little People

auntie yokies tries the strap-on:


with the 200 pound monstrosity known as The Stroller From Hades:


with mama and nana:

Grandpa

such a peasant fellow. bet you want one of your own.

Because Pork Was On Sale . . .

i tried a couple new recipes. here's my filipino pork, adobo style:


and my japanese pork, buta no kakuni (sidebar: those aren't massive pieces of pork. the bowl is quite small):


both dishes turned out pretty well. i was happy with the end result and together the two dishes provided several days of hearty meals (i think i am off the pork for a little while though. it was quite an overload . . . )

until it was in the form of pepperoni and sausage on this super tasty pizza at Pizakaya in the pong:


plus the shrimp quesodillas:


soooo yum!

Golden Week 2009

Got a tip from dad to go check out Tokyo Midtown's Open the Park during golden week (japan's national spring break week). Took along my friend Gillian to the heart of the Roppongi (the pong) and discovered fun and green.


humpable art


and performers:



i'm terrified of clowns. i took this picture and ran away.



Tokyo Midtown is one of the latest fashionable architectural high-end shopping areas that opened a couple of years ago. it was soooo crowded when it opened that i never went to check it out (i stay out of the pong as much as possible), so this was my first outing there. i was pleasantly surprised to see all the green:


and art:


they had performers and music and an outdoor "library" where they had readings, etc. a very cool day to spend in the park:



she was so cute. there were heaps of cute kids around.




why do people make their dogs wear clothes? they have BUILT-IN clothes. it's called FUR.


the interior of midtown is just as interesting as the outside. here's a donut/waffle/parfait shop:



this was far and away the COOLEST shop there. it's a VERY EXPENSIVE japanese cofectionary shop called Toraya. they had a bunch of other cool stuff too:






a fruit bar (not gay):


couldn't really figure this one out but it had a cool design. and bad engrish, "we make one year shop!"


LOVE the bread at Maison Kaiser:



the myriad of jars at Dean and Deluca:


cake shop:




at Muji:



Took G to the penis restaurant (AKA Chinese Cafe 8) for an early dinner since she'd never been there before and i was craving xiao long baos (the ones in HK were much better H).



the decor is not subtle here . . .

Happy Birthday Neil! (AKA how i gave myself whiplash)

Dah-ling friend Neil celebrated his 40th bash at Arty Farty, a gay bar in shinjuku. a VERY cheap nomihoudai (all-you-can-drink special) and me getting there late led me to have way too much way too fast (we all know what that leads to).


the music at gay bars is so great. i LOVE dancing when i'm blitzed. in fact, i danced so hard, i gave myself whiplash. seriously, this is like a full on 15-car-pile-up whiplash. i can't turn my head or lift it off a pillow. it's been 3 days and i have yet to recover.



with the birthday boy:



i'm such a fag hag.