The sand over here is mixed with coral, which sometimes doesn't feel too nice on your feet.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Torii Beach
The sand over here is mixed with coral, which sometimes doesn't feel too nice on your feet.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Orion Beer Fest 2008
Joey and I with some friends we met up with at the Beer Fest and our new Okinawan friend whom we shared a table with.
On our way to get food, we saw this guy. Check out his beer hat!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Promotion ... and Liza Driving?
Forgot to tell you, the day I got my license, Joey bought me a car, but wasn't ready for pick-up until today. So at the promotion party, Joey asked if he could drink along with his fellow promoted celebrants, and afterwards, we could go to the dealership to pick up the car ... so I would have to drive home (I can't drive his car because it's a stick shift). Me? Driving home for the first time? At night? With a drunk passenger? I said no, meaning he couldn't drink. But he found out about a taxi service called Daiko, which picks you up at the base, along with another driver to follow behind driving your car home, so you have your car in the morning! When we were ready to go home, we found out that they don't start their taxi service until 8pm, and it was 5:30pm when we found out ... and this was AFTER Joey was already drunk!
I fortunately didn't drink, and therefore, was forced to get our car that night and drive home! I have to say, I did pretty well, considering I was shaking from my head to my toes as I got into the driver's seat! I haven't driven in two months! Only trouble I had was using the wind shield wipers as my turn signal (they're switched on either side in Japan).
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Driver's License
Monday, August 18, 2008
6 Months
Our transition into married life has been a breeze, so far. Zero fights. 100% love. Corny, I know! But really, I'm having so much fun being married! I guess being in a semi-long distance relationship prior to getting married and having great communication can also attribute to our happy marriage.
So, what did we do on our anniversary? The night before, Joey came home from work and surprised me with 6 pink roses and a 'Happy Anniversary' balloon. The next day, we went out to eat at an Italian restaurant called Marino's. Then we went to the PX to get Joey a PS3 (which he asked for constantly every weekend for the past months), Guitar Hero - The Aerosmith Edition, and the movie '300'. I started to get jealous, so Joey bought me a red DS Lite and the game 'Gourmet Chef'! On our way home, we stopped by Family Mart and got some bento boxes, with the intention of going to the beach later to eat dinner there. But once we got home, we couldn't wait, and played our games!
Getting a DS Lite is a pretty big deal for me. Growing up with all girls in my house, we played with Barbie's, talked on the phone, played games on the computer (i.e. 'Oregon Trail'), and shopped. The only game consoles we ever had in our house was the old school Game Boy, which upgraded to a Game Boy Advance for a short period of time, until we stopped playing with it. Before that, we had the original Nintendo, where you had to blow into the cartridge, and bang on it a couple of times before you insert it in. Oh, the days of playing 'Duck Hunt' and 'Zelda'.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
We Got a Video Camera
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
The Churaumi Aquarium is the world's second largest aquarium, so we had to check it out!
Ignore my hair = wind + humidity
There was a dolphin show outside, but we decided to see it another time, because look at those clouds!
One of the first exhibits is a hands-on exhibit where you can touch different types of starfish, sea cucumbers, and other aquatic species.
Monday, August 4, 2008
10,000 Eisa Dancers Parade
It was really fun seeing these dancers perform. The youngest performer I saw had to have been at least 3 years old!
In between performances, Joey and I strolled the street to look at the various shops. Some had been closed because of the parade, so I think we'll try going there again, sans parade. After an hour of watching, it began to RAIN! It wasn't even one of those "warning" type of rains. It was humid and hot (as usual) one second, then a downpour of water the next. Luckily, we brought our gigantic umbrella we got at Universal Studios, which was able to cover Joey and I ... and a few more surrounding people.