African thunderstorm

TVKim- Watching: Kim's Picks- African thunderstorm
This fun YouTube video features a 1980s pop classic. The rock band Toto scored their biggest hit with Africa in 1982.  The song is instantly recognizable.  But it has been reinvented.  Perpetuum Jazzile is an a cappella jazz choir from Slovenia.  It's hard to think of something further from an '80s rock band.  But their version of Africa may best the original.  The group has amazing voices.  But the beginning of this video is really striking.  Group members simulate an African thunderstorm with their hands.  It's really something to see and hear.

My friend Val always shared her emotion, impressive experience with me.

This time was the video. It was really something...

I am always impressed that the power of music.
Music shake us, shake our hearts, shake our five sense.

Good life, we need to have impressive experiences once a while...
Enjoy the music, rain and thunder !!

Summer Vegetables

A friend gave me colorful tomatoes from her garden. It's like jeｌｌy beans.
Eating seasonal vegetables is known as one of key to how to live in health.
Nowadays, people are enjoying home garden, it's fun growing vegetables at home.
It makes us feel cherished the gift of nature.

HANABI -Fireworks-

This is the season for fireworks in Japan.
Last week, I watched fireworks from my friend Karin's (almost) private beach in Hayama.
What was beautiful the fireworks from the beach is we could see Enoshima (a small island in a popular beach area) on the right side and Mt.Fuji on the left, Then fireworks set off between ....
(I know it's hard to see from a picture above but might be from a picture below?....)
This was beautiful Japanese summer scene...

My friend's wedding in Seattle

I went to Seattle United States for my friend Emi's wedding.

I met my friend Emi, when I started working at StarBucks. We have so much in common in our life experiences so we hit it off with each other right away.
We always talk passionately about lives or any topics.

Emi is very attractive and beautiful woman and more beautiful since she met Tim who she has decided being entire life with.
Tim is dependable and always make Emi (even us) smile with his humor.

I feel so happy every time I looked at her shining.


The wedding was planned all by themselves. 

Emi's mom also helped a lot. She is very talented woman. The dresses of bride made, a big lease of the main decoration and the ring pillow.... many things she made for the wedding.

The wedding was in a chapel like building at a park surrounded by beautiful natures near their house.
Us Emi's friends decorated at the chapel in the morning, made balｌoons and put up the lease.... we often got emotional just imagine the ceremony begins after couple hours... 

After the decorations, we girls got together at Emi's room, dressed up, made up together, We all enjoyed the special time before the big event. Emi always likes having a fun time with friends. I remember Emi said ''This is definitely my wedding !'' so we all said ''Yes it is !!''

Then, the bride Emi with gorgeous wedding dress drove down to the park by her self.
There were many people already waiting Bride and Gloom.
I was in charge for audio. I switched on for the music then the ceremony was started.

Sadie their lovely dog was in charge for carrying their rings. Sadie started walking down the aisle when Gloom Tim called her name.
When he got to them, he sat down between bride and gloom quietly...
He had done wonderful job and made warm atmosphere ! Well done Sadie !!


When the ceremony finished, We toasted with the SAKE cup witch the name of bride and gloom on it, KAMPAI !!
Then, BBQ party was started.



What a blessing day, beautiful blue sky showed up, it was actually first blue sky for last couple weeks. Everything celebrates them....

Sake, home made salad, sushi and bbq meat meat meat ! 

Japanese, English and smile smile smile !

It was so much fun.

Then, We got a happy reunion with great friend Val and Mike and their son Mikey.
They drove up from Yuba city South California for Emi.

I got lots of love from Emi & Tim and all the happy people there, and for sure it was once-a-lifetime memorable wedding.

I am a woman, however I sometimes amaze how beautiful women are... toughness, kindness, generosity and forgiveness.....
Through the time spending with Emi and her mom, looking at beautiful women, again I learned many things.
Those beauty might bring out more and more with their loved one.
I won't forget the smile which loved one make, from the smile, I also felt that it's free her mind from some kind of fear which singles have... 
ah.... It was wonderful day. she is alright.
It's a new start.
Walk happily with new life-journey....
Happy life together and forever ....
Congratulations.