New Sushi restaurant スシロー

This past 2 years there are 2 new sushi companies that entered Misawa and Hachinohe. They have overtaken as my favourites for affordable sushi!

1. スシロー Just launched few months ago in Hachinohe. Its one of the top 3 chain in Japan. Plenty of choices and their quality is the best among other companies! Too bad its 40 minutes drive away so we can't as often as we want to. It even have an awesome app that allow you to prebook in advance and you only need to arrive 10 minutes before your booking time. Since its really popular, normal waiting time during peak is around a hour but with the app, within 10 minutes its your turn!

Picture taken from internet.

280 yen strawberry sundae

The left hand side is mango pancake. OMG! so freaking good! so soft and creamy like dessert! 

2. Hamasushi はま寿司

Opened in Misawa last year June. A favourite among the Americans on the base. Also plenty of sushi choices. 

taken from website

- Sadly the existing old brand like Kappa Sushi has become the last place in my mind. Their choices aren't that great and the food quality compared to the new competitors is also lacking.

Random Update

S brought his hat but looked like grandma from red riding hood story lol. 

"Someone" brought an expensive apron ($26!) 2000 yen! Waste of $$!

Our end of year dinner "Shabu Shabu" 

S made Korean pancake. Super delicious!

Seem to have such nice figure hehe, long hands and legs

The ear muff is too big !

Lunch @ Pizzeria Massimo & Dinner @ Gyu-Kaku

Ended our discussion late and we were famished when it ended close to 2pm. The negative point staying in countryside, most restaurant have fixed operating lunch hours and they usually close by 2, 2.30pm. If we live in city then this would not be a problem. Went to Misawa Sky Plaza Pizzeria Massimo since they are one of the few still open in this hour. Since pizzas need time, I felt like I was either dying from hunger or turning into a irritated big hulk lol....

On a different day, went for dinner buffet with my friend at Gyu-Kaku (yakiniku resturant). It was newly launched last year and only operate at night. Been wanting to try but S always refuse. Said service was bad (his company had party there and the staff could not cope with such big group, as a result they kept waiting or the orders either got mix up or disappeared). Well, since it was just 2 of us, everything went smoothly and the meat, kimchi and ice cream were delicious! The kind lady staff even informed us to download the 1000 yen discount coupon from their corporate website to offset our bill! 

Parma ham pizza 

Don't remember the name

magarita pizza

Thought his shadow was cool.

90 minutes Dinner Buffet (3480 yen) @ Gyu-Kaku 

Hideji's Escapades

This week had been close shave for us. We nearly lost Hideji twice...! On Tuesday, like any usual day I was taking Hideji on his daily walk and all sudden I lost control on his leash and he sprinted away..! He stopped to look at me but no matter how I called his name he refused to come back, then as I ran towards him, he sprinted away again. I was near to tears as there's no way i could outrun him and he made a turn and I lost the sight of him. When I finally spotted him, he was waiting afar looking at me before he went off yet again. Luckily for me, he get distracted by other dogs easily and he approached the small girl with her toy poodle which we will meet and greet each other every time we met. She picked up Hideji's leash and waited for me to catch up. If not for her, I doubt I could be able to get Hideji back. Of course as usual, S was scolding me for being a bad owner and that I should reflect. S was saying that Hideji definitely would return if he was the one calling out to him

2 days later, it was S's turn to lose Hideji lol.... S was testing Hideji's collar and pulling it out to see if Hideji was able to slide out of it and boom! Indeed he could! Off he went again! S called out to him and he came back to touch S and off he ran! S used to be short sprint runner for Aomori prefecture (used to compete in short distance and his record is around national level) and caught up to Hideji when he was peeing. He got mad and made Hideji so scared that he peed all over himself and S on the way back home. Hideji did not even dare to eat his breakfast and I had to make S go away and coaxed Hideji in eating.

Conclusion: Hideji will not return back AT ALL if he is ever off the leash lol!  

One moment like this

Next moment like that

Pulled all his mats to the ground it was hanged on the grill

his sitting posture would differ 

sometimes he would sit in a not so proper position. Notice his hind right foot.

                                               

Bringing Hideji to Aomori

Brought Hideji along to Aomori as we be staying a night. What a big baby Hideji was..... He has motion sickness during the car ride and puke his breakfast. Luckily it was not liquid but undigested dog food and he ate it up again lol.. Ever since then, I have to carry him instead and opened the windows when he looked unwell. (Still struggling to find best position to carry him in my arms and being able to rest at the same time)

 When it was bed time, we left Hideji in the living room in his cage while we went to second floor. Shortly, okaasan heard someone whining (crying) and got S to check Hideji out. Hideji was crying and rushed towards S when S opened his cage. Maybe he was scared and lonely in the new environment alone, since we were with him throughout the day and he was fine. Hideji is really our big baby lol!

Sleeping together

im so bored~

so relaxed in okaasan house

in obaachan's house

group photo!

Random Update

Enjoying his beer and their tv time

Went to Hashikami road station resturant and ordered jumbo prawns set!

Hideji engrossed in TV

Gradually started to have this type of sleeping position! I take it as he felt he is home and safe.. so happy!

End of Year Potluck Party @ Michinoku International Japanese Education Center

Had a potluck party on 13 Dec 2016 and that was end of term of my Japanese class in Hachinohe. They have the tradition of having potluck party when the term ended. Each of us have to bring along food to share with others. S came along upon the invitation from my Japanese Sensei, we met her randomly one day at the shopping mall haha! I intended to cook but S ended up cooking the Singapore style dishes (Laksa and 5 spices fried chicken) and drove us to the class.

Each of the class also had to prepare a performance and present in front of everyone. Our class was doing Japanese tongue twisters and I had been practising as much as I could e.g in the car while S was driving or while I took Hideji out for walk. S was quite irritated by my endless practise lol! It all ended well! Before the party, we had half hour class and S sat beside during the class. During the potluck, S was talking to my fellow classmates and he ended knowing more about them than me!

Got to eat ALOT other countries cuisine like from Thai (curry, thai salad), China (dumplings), America (they even made Turkey!). I took plenty of helpings that I was eating and standing around, while my America friends were sitting and chatting at the table. Did not return to the table at all lol! Surprisingly, many loved the laska (spicy to some) and towards the end, it was almost all gone. Maybe we can open Laska restaurant in Misawa lol!

Variety of food

Class 1 performing Hawaii song and dance

Class 2 

Group photo for Class 1

Group photo for Class 2 with the cheeky boy 

Class 4 perform a skit.

Some Class 1 students were roped in to help out 

Class 5 performed a play. Super funny and the villains sure looked bad ass  

Too long to record it but it was enjoyable

Everyone that came to party!

My classmates from Vietnam and China

Our class photo (Class 3) My Chinese female classmates started to work night shift and could not make it. 

Skateboarding with Hideji

Went to have lunch after our blood donation. That day my donation was not successful since the tube was bent but none of us noticed and they thought it was the needle problem. Ended up poking here and there and they ended the session. Not so painful that day but the next day, the injection area was blue-black and painful.  The volume of saba lunch was too much for me, super value for money but I did not like saba to that extent lol.

Found a good way to make sure he has ample exercise even when the dog lands are close during winter. In the same time, S was also aching throughout the next few days lol!

Restaurant at Hachinohe

Saba set, one coin lunch @ 500 yen. Way way too much.

Inspired by other fellow neighbour that brought that pet to walk by car and scooter. S also used his skateboard

Battery flat! The first time he slept so soundly and not protecting his stomach area with us around

maintained this sleeping position for a very long time lol. good idea to make him exhausted but S was aching the next day as well.

Promotion Party

Went to S's colleague promotion party that was organised in his house. Ever since Kristi left, I rarely attend firefighter's gathering or party. Honesty I am not good in making conversation, not idea what to ask and what to say. Don't mind going since there always nice food but I dread the conversation part lol. S's colleague girlfriend prepared most of food (at least 10 different dishes) and it tasted so food! I ended up watching cartoon movie and sat until I finished the whole movie (been long since I last watch an English movie). S was busy drinking away lol...

This beer barrel was rent from the base. so cool

with the permission from the owner. Very American style interior

Fruits and Appetiser 

Love the reindeer!

All cooked by the owner!

delicious but since we were the first few to arrive, did not dare to open all the way lol.