Eating Habits

The other day, Joey and I were eating pizza and he was laughing at the way I eat. Yes, I'm confessing I have strange eating habits. He asked me if anyone other than my family knows about how I eat, and I told him some friends back home do, but no one here in Okinawa. I should also add that every week I go out to lunch with friends, and every time I try very hard to eat "normal". Wondering about how I eat? Well, I eat in layers. Yep, layers and I always save the best for last.

Some examples:
PIZZA: Toppings and cheese first, the body next, then the crust last.
BURGERS: Veggies first, the bread next, then the meat patty last.
SANDWICHES: Same as the burgers.
TWIX: Chocolate sides first, the caramel next, then the cookie last.
LUMPIA: Wrapper first, then the meat inside.

Anything with distinct layers, I'd eat it weird. Whew, now I have nothing to hide when I go out to eat! You'd laugh at me, but I won't care.

Eggs on my Back

I've been laying in bed for the past 45 minutes and can't go back to sleep. So I'll blog.

While I was laying there, Joey woke up. I smiled at him, and he saw my eyes wide open as I told him I couldn't sleep. Then he said, "Is it because you have eggs on your back?" Um, what? He closed his eyes, rolled over, and said, "Why do you have the eggs on your back?" I giggle, and tell him to go back to sleep.

Mr. President

Barack H. Obama

44th President of the United States

Commander-in-Chief

Just My Luck

I wake up with Joey every morning to pack his breakfast and lunch while he gets ready for work. Yes, I know, I'm a good wife. But it also gives him extra sleeping time in the morning.

This morning, I get up half awake, walk toward the hallway, and what do I see? A beetle. A huge beetle! A huge, black, fat beetle upside down! I haven't even seen these beetles since the summer time, so what in the world was it doing in my hallway? I scream and Joey comes to the rescue with a half shaven face.

After, he starts to check the other rooms. He turns on the lights in the computer room, searches it, and turns off the lights 2 seconds later. I see a discrepancy behind the curtain rod, thinking it's just a bolt, but I check anyway. Yup, it's a spider! I just had one last week, won't these things go away! It's even bigger than the infamous door spider. I scream again, and Joey comes to my rescue ... again.

I'm thinking that the bugs were hiding in our water boots that Joey brought in from the outside, which he assured me he checked before bringing it in. So here I am, on my laptop in the family room, because I'm too afraid to be alone in the computer room on the desktop. Now, only if I can think of a fast way to shower and leave the house without bugs sneaking inside.

I guess today was supposed to be my extra lucky day. Too bad.

Ryukyu Mura

Went to Ryukyu Mura yesterday and had a lot of fun! I'd describe it as a place you would visit if you want to see and experience the simplicity of Okinawan culture - pottery, shisa, traditional music and dances, tea ceremonies, and etc. For a Sunday, it was pleasantly less busy.

Joey was the King and I was the Queen.

Entrance to Ryukyu Mura.

There's a small feeding pond with tons of carp. Can you tell they're hungry?

Smile.

Yummy coconut drinks! We had the mango-coconut.

Shisa are popular here.
The left, closed mouth keeps in good spirits and the right, opened mouth wards off evil spirits.
I want a pair, but I can't decide which colors and/or style.

They have shows throughout the day.
One was with traditional music and singing, along with traditional dances.

We missed out on the virtual fight between the Habu snake and the mongoose - that's another ticket. But we did get to see the snakes and mongoose in their cages, so I'll just imagine it.

Awase Fish Market

Went to the Awase Fish Market yesterday! Mainly to try the lobster set at their mini restaurant. I don't remember the last time I had lobster, but it was yummy! Joey and I shared this dish set, as well as some fried tempura fish which they sold outside.

The market was smaller than I expected. Basically they have different kinds of fish thrown in large bins for you to choose from. Everything is in Japanese, but there was a handy dandy fish chart (forgot to take a picture) to identify whatever you choose.

We would have gotten the 3 foot long mahi-mahi, but I have no room for it in our freezer, and we sure weren't going to eat that much fish this weekend! And I didn't know how to cook the other kinds of fish, so we got blue crabs! I steamed them that night for dinner! Delicious!

Right outside the fish market there's a dock, go figure! We spent a little while out there taking pictures of the fishing boats. I tried to be artistic and take good photos. I failed. Once I know how to use Photoshop, I'll post them!

Twilight

A few months ago I told my family that I was reading books for leisure, and they laughed. Laughed out loud. Then my mom asked me, "Are you ill?" I'm sure if she were physically present, she'd feel my forehead to see if I have a temperature, which she has done in the past.

I should explain that I never read leisurely, until now. I just didn't like to read. I thought that I already had to read textbooks, why punish me more. But with all my free time now, I realized that I don't mind reading.

I heard about the Twilight Saga books a few months ago, and knew a movie was coming out. I read them. And I loved them. Today, they finally showed the movie here in Oki after being released in the States two months ago. I watched the movie online, but the copy wasn't good.

So Joey and I went for the first showing at 6pm. What a mistake! The theater was packed with pre-teen girls who screamed every 30 seconds, even after many, many people not-so-kindly told them to be quiet. It was my fault. I knew they were going to be there, but I had to watch it today, and it was more convenient for Joey and I to watch it at 6pm, rather than 9:30pm.

I know it was only a few years ago when I was that age, but I was never that annoying! I'm off to get a drink ... maybe two drinks!