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Friends
I decided to try and complete a couple of projects that I wanted to
do for years. The first is to sort through and keep or delete all of the old information from my
computer files. The second is to go through old pictures (the kind on film), and
match them up with dates from information contained in these files. I was going
to delete a lot of these files, such as emails, receipts, taxes, and checking account
information, but then I realized this information would be invaluable for dating
the pictures. In addition, my kids said they are really interested in my stories
and other stuff from back in the day. Anyway, it was simply easier to put all of
this information in one place, this blog, and then sort it all out after. The
information is pretty boring for those of you who
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June 3, 2002 - I leave for Japan. The flight was
good except for the kid behind kicking the chair practically the whole time. The
food was really good. I had 6 cups of umeshoo. I met a nice girl in the airport
after arriving in Los Angeles. Her name is Mika. She has my email but kind of
not sure if she is going to send anything. She is from Mie ken. I introduced her
to everyone. I met a couple from Fukouka who were on their honeymoon. They gave
me their telephone number and address.
6/3/02
ハウイちゃんへ
もうすぐ、にほんに いくんですね。 きんちょう してますか？
これから ２かげつはん にほんで いっぱい あそんで べんきょうしてきてください。
かえってきたら、 にほんごで いっぱい はなしを きかせて くださいね。
けいこちゃんや みっこと なかよく してくださいね。
Ｌｏｖｅ りえ
ハウイちゃんへ
インターネットは どうですか？
しらべている もの は みつかりましたか？
ぜんぶ みつかったら いいのにね。
それと あたま の ニキビ（ピンプル）はやく なおったら いいのにね。
Ｌｏｖｅ Ｒｉｅ
ハウイちゃんへ
やっと セメスターが おわって うれしいです。
ずーっと べんきょう を てつだって くれたり おしえて くれたり
ありがとう。 たすかりました。
Ｌｏｖｅ りえ
ハウイちゃんへ
あたま まだ いたい？ かわいそう。はやく なおったら いいのにね。
なにか つくって あげようか？
はやく よくなってね。 しんぱいです。
ＬＯＶＥ りえ
ハウイちゃんへ
きょう は ほんとうに おつかれさま でした。
て は まだ いたい ですか？
しんぱい です。
タイピング しばらくのあいだ しては いけませんよ。
Ｌｏｖｅ りえ
ハウイちゃんへ
こんばんは。 わたしも ねむく なってきました。
しゅくだい は どうなって いるのですか？
しなくても いいの？
それでは おやすみ なさい。
ＬＯＶＥ りえ
6/3/02
Dear howie san
Konbanwa, thank you for mail me.
Are you going to go Japan!?
It's so wonderful!
But Rie san didn't say what you go to Japan.
Will you go alon or with rie san?
Anyway I hope that you enjoy Japan's trip and have a good time in there.
にほんのおはなし こんど わたしに おしえてください。
では きをつけていってきてください！
みお
June 4, 2002 - I arrived in Japan at something
like 5:30 pm. Keiko chan, Mie and her husband and their three kids and Ikepi
were there. They took me back to Rie chans home. We had a lot of beer and talked
with some of the customers. I was kind of drunk. After that the store was
closed. I went with Okaachan and her friend to a kissaten near the house. I
forgot the name but it was a nice family style restaurant. After that we came
home and I went to sleep at about 2:30.
6/4/02
こんにちは。
日本に来るんですね？凄（すご）く準備（じゅんび）が忙（いそが）しそう
ですね（＾＾）でも、月曜日って？いつの月曜日なの？
日本からのメールまってます。
祐美より
June 5, 2002 - That night there were lots of
frogs outside making lots of noise. There was also a lot of birds in the
morning. There were lots of deliveries and lots of noise outside. I got up
really early like 5:30. I was cleaning the kitchen. Okaachan and I went to a
neighbor kissaten called Yokohama. I had coffee, an egg and bread. It was really
good. After that, I went to the neighbors hair styling store and almost got bit
by the dog there. After that Okaachan and I went Shigi san otera. It was
incredible except for the dark room. After that we went to houryuuji. There were
lots of students. They tried to speak English. After that we went to a store and
got sandals. After that we came home. That night I went with Keiko chan to an
Izakaya called Bonzu. We had nabe, natto, fried potato and other stuff. After
that we came back home. There were tons of customers. I was drinking with them
until late at night. I think I went to the coffee shop with Okaasan. Kind of
forgot though.
6/5/02
ハウイちゃんへ
こんにちは。にほんの せいかつは どうですか？ おもしろい？
もう いろんな ところに いきましたか？
にほんご わかりますか？
また おしえてね。
ラブ りえ
June 6, 2002 - I was cleaning the kitchen and
then Okaachan woke up. She gave me some beer in the morning. I went with
Okaachan and her friend to Osaka. We went to lots of places. The ginza of Osaka,
homeless area, lots of eki, lots of pachinko places, lots of stores. Okaachan
bought shorts and a shirt for me. We had some kind of cream muffin. We got
caught in the train thing because the friend wanted to keep the tickets from me
for souvenirs. We rode the train a long time without paying. We met two American
girls and showed them the way to the tourist area. We went to Namba area which
is like the Ginza of Osaka. We ate at some restaurant and met two girls. We had
lots of good food and drink stuff. Then we went to a kissaten with them. The one
girl was really drunk and I had to kind of hold her up. Actually I was drunk too
after having lots of beer, nihai and osake. It was lots of fun. We took pictures
and exchanged information. Then we went to the homeless area. Then we took the
train home. We did a lot of walking. After that I went with Okaachan to the
onsen. It was really nic but kind of shy though. Then we went to the famous
ramen restaurant. Then I went to sleep. We went to Tsuutenkaku. There we ate
kushikatsu.
June 7, 2002 - I went with Okaachan to the yaoya
in the country. Then we went out for coffee in the Shigi san area. After that we
went to the bank and exchanged some money. After that we went to the book store
and bought a map. After that we came home. Then we went to Yokohama restaurant
and had curry and croquet. It was really good. There are two girls working
there. One is really cute. Then I went with Keiko chan to the Izakaya called
Ponzu. We had Nabe and other stuff. Then I came back and wrote an email to Rie
chan.
6/7/02
お元気ですか？ 久しぶりの日本はどうですか？
私も旅行の気分も抜けないままで仕事に行ってます
どうぞ 楽しんでいってください。（全部 日本語で書いたけど、わかりましたか？また、私にも英語を、教えてくださいね。）
Ｍｉｋａ
June 8, 2002 - I went to Umami kouen.
June 9, 2002 - I went to Ueno park and the ninja
place in Mie ken. I went with Mamichan, the kids and Jyunchan. After that Jyun
chan and I had a lot of beer and watched the world cup at the mise.
6/9/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi! how's going? I guess that you are having fun time in Japan.
I am ok. My daily living is same as before.
I cannot believe that you left only a week ago. It feels like more than
a month ago. All of my family and friends said that you are like a Japanese.
Japan is maybe your real country.
By the way, why I write email in English is that I have a question for you.
I am doing ok about many house stuff but I forget doing stuff about plants
stuff.
The small plant in the living room is ok.
Could you tell me about plants at outside, which is that how many times I should
take care of them in a month. I guess that big two plants need water once in a
month if the weather is not so warm. but anyway, tell me one more time.
Have a nice and fun time in Japan!
Love Rie
June 10, 2002 - In the afternoon I had lunch with
Keiko chan at her house. After that we went to the furuhonya and the next door
supermarket. After that I had dinner with Keiko chan and Ikepi at his house.
6/10/02
howie こんにちは
メールありがとう！！ 今日本に居ますね！2ヶ月くらい滞在する予定ですか？詳しいことが分かりませんけど、帰って来たら是非連絡してくださいね！！いろいろ日本に行って楽しい事を聞かせてくださいね！！
私はいまＳＤＳＵに行っていますが、メールがなかなかできなくて、連絡遅くなってごめんなさいね、詳しくことがまた会う時でも話をしましょうね！！
では 日本でいっぱい楽しんで来てくださいね！！ きょうかより
6/10/02
ハウイさん
こんにちは。あすかです。
日本は、どうですか。暑いでしょ？
私は、ひどいかぜを ひきました。 ４日間ねました. ねつも とても高かったです.
私は、明日から 日本語１のクラスを教えます.とっても楽しみ.
それじゃあ、またね。
明日香
あすか
6/10/02
こんばんは、ハウイさん。
日本を楽（たの）しんでるようですね。 でも、会うというのは
どうでしょうか（＾＾；） 英語は全然（ぜんぜん）わからないしね。
ハウイさんも日本語、話すの大変（たいへん）でしょう？
また、お話できたらしましょうね。
祐美より
June 11, 2002 - I went to the inaka ayoiya. I
went to the Yatatera called Ajisai with Okaachan. There were a lot of flowers
there. I went to the kura kura sushi place. That night it rained a lot with
thunder and lightning. That night I talked with Jyun chan at her house.
6/11/02
お手紙ありがとう。いつまで日本ですか。お仕事ですか。
グロスモント大学の高木ひろ子
June 12, 2002 - I spent the afternoon cleaning
outside.
June 12, 2002 -
File Entry
- Riechan emails. The date shown for the file is the date
modified and most likely incorrect except for the year.
Dear Rie chan,
Konnichi wa. I wanted to tell you thank you very much for everything you have
done for me during the months we have been together. You have been much better
to me than I deserve. I know two things for sure now. I should be in Japan
rather than the United States and I know that you belong there. I also know that
I love you more that words can say. I have been having fun and have had no time
to study. Today I tried to study and was listening to music. I eventually
thought of you again and lost it. Hontoo ni you mean so much to me. I can only
hope that in time you will change your mind but realistically I really don`t
expect this to happen. I really don`t think I can come back home. In a few days
in Japan I have been able to get over almost all of my stupid habits. I have
already done so many things that I thought that I could not do again. I feel
kind of free. Aside from this, I seem to have developed kind of a physical
problem over the last few years probably from being so stressed out over the
years. I often think that I am not going to live very long. If that`s true then
I want to enjoy the years that I do have. I cannot do that back home. I am going
to try to find a job in Nara and then come home to get a working visa and to get
rid of all my stuff. I plan to keep the condo though so you don`t have to worry
about that. I really want you to stay there. I have no desire to finish the
Japanese program at the college. It means nothing now. My Japanese has improved
more in the last few days than during months of study back home. I can learn
much more in Japan. Anyway, please don`t tell anyone about my thinking. If
things don`t work out the way I want them to then I really don`t want to have to
answer all the questions from everyone. I suppose this trip was destiny. If you
ever change your mind, please come back to me. You know I always want you. I
love you very much, please don`t forget that. Matane.
Howie
Dear Rie chan,
Konnichi wa. I wanted to send you a quick email to say hi and to tell you a few
things. About the plants, do what you think is best. They probably need your
attention about every 2 to 3 weeks. Anyway, I figured out a way to use email
using your computer at your house. I think it could be expensive. Please find
out when you have the time. For now I am going to check email about once a week
and send at the same time. I am reading the received email offline. Please tell
me a quick way to save the email to read offline. In other words, tell me what
you do. Anyway, I am having an incredible time. In one week I have many stories
and a lot of fun. In addition, I have made lots of friends and have been hanging
out with them. I get about 3 to 6 hours of sleep every night and get drunk
almost every night. Kind of putting on a lot of weight though. Anyway, that’s
all for now. Until then. Matane.
Love,
Howie
June 13, 2002 - I went to the Nara kouen and saw
lots of stuff.
6/13/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi! I am glad to hear you have a nice time in Japan. Thank you for telling me
about plants stuff. I am going to do anyway.
About email, how come you can send email from my computer in my home?
I do not get it. I registrate phone number for the Internet, but the phone
number is my friend's number. I am not sure that you can use the phone number in
anywhere in the world. Maybe expensive or maybe not. I do not know.
If you want to read email offline, why don't you copy and paste all of your
email to the Word, then read. Then you read and write email in the Word. If you
want to send email, you can connect again and send email. How about that?
I don't know that my answer help you or not. I guess that what you want to know.
If you need to talk about this kind of things, leave me a message. I am going to
call you back. OK?
Have a nice vacation and talk you later!
I am very fine.
love rie
6/13/02
Dear Howie chan
I just finished to call my Internet company that is so-net USA.
I asked about the Internet. Did you set up something to use Internet on my
computer? How?
In Japan, we have to pay to both telephone fee and Internet fee when you use
Internet. Internet fee is monthly like $20 a month, but telephone fee is depend
on
the area where you called. If you can use Internet on my computer, the phone fee
is depend of where is the access point in Japan.
If you choose the access point in Tokyo, the phone fee is going to be expensive
because of long distanse. If you choose the access point in Nara, the phone fee
is
going to be cheap because of local call.
I don't know how you can connect Internet on my computer, so I cannot tell
exactly. A employee said that my computer can be used in Japan and USA even if
you have a US telephene number in the computer.
I am not sure, but if you can use, you can use.
But you have to keep watching about phone fee! It can be expensive if you made
the access point in futher area from Nara.
Anyway I think you don't have so many times to do Internet every day.
Go out and experience many things. You can do Internet after you come back to
the US as much as you want!
Only now you can talk with local people every day in Japan, so you should
use Internet a lot in the US.
I think you are confused because of my email. I cannot explain in English well
especially writing, you know that. If the employee explained well, I don't think
I can understand computer stuff though. haha.
みんなと たくさん はなしをして あそんで たのしい なつやすみ を すごして
ください。
わたしは とても げんき です。 では ばいばい。
Love りえ
June 18, 2002 -
long walk.
June 19, 2002 -
long talk.
June 21, 2002 -
dinner with Keikochan and parent. Stayed at Keikochan home.
June 22, 2002 -
went to radio show with Keikochan and Akikochan. Then went to forest and then
hamp kissaten.
June 23, 2002 -
went to the izakaya with Junchan and Takachan. Then talked at Riechan home.
June 25, 2002 -
first time hiking with Junchan.
6/25/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi. you sound like you are having fun time in Japan. I heard that you were
on(in?)
radio. why don't you become a DJ in Nara? I think that they don't have so many
DJ who is English speaker.
Your experience is very rare and lucky. I think that because you are American.
I told you that you can be a special in Japan. You should meet many people and
built relationship with people.
When you know when Kay come to my home, tell the date to my family.
by the way, I tell you what kind letter you recieve until today(June 24th).
If you need to know the content of the letter, tell me. I can send you the
letter
that you need to read soon.
this is the list of the letter
June 3rd Prudential Financial
6/25/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi. I just read your long email. I heard your radio story from Keiko.
It is interesting story. I have never heard such unique story.
It's nice! why don't you become a DJ in Nara. haha
I think they don't have so many American DJ. I am glad that you make a lot of
friends in Japan. You should built your own relationship in Japan, because
your connection(friend) will support you in Japan, and having many friends is
very pleasent for you.
Try many things while you are staying Japan.
By the way, you haven't received a letter from Grossmont College.
Anyway I tell you what letter I have received until today(June 24th).
If you want to read or want to know the contents of the some letter,
let me know. I can send you letters that you want to check as soon as possible.
It is better than I go to some place to scan and fax letters to you.
Don't you think? if you tell me that you want me to send some letters,
I immediately go to the post office and send you letters.
Is my plan ok for you?
this is the letters which I have recieved
June 3rd Prudential Financial for father
Costco for you
5th Washington Mutual for father
Japanese friendship garden for you
6th SBC Pacific Bell for father
10th Washington Mutual for father
11th SBC for father
16th SDGE for father
Prudential Financial for father
17th Washington Mutual for father
19th Cox for father
Washingtom Mutual for father
24th First USA Bank (first class mail) for you
Japanese garden for you
Union Bank of CA for father
Farmers Insurance for father
that all. if you need me to send these mail, tell me.
I begin to go to the college from tomorrow. My feeling is half and half.
half is I am excited to study computer stuff, but half is I am tired of going to
school everyday, but I will have fun to learn computer. All of studies will
be useful for me and my future.
Your study is that having fun and making many friend in Japan, so enjoy your
time!
rie
June 26, 2002 -
first time hiking alone
June 27, 2002 -
today Kay comes in.
June 28, 2002 -
went to Nara with Okaachan and Kay. Then went hiking.
June 29, 2002 -
went to Nara with Kay. Then went hiking.
June 30, 2002 -
hiking.
6/30/02
Dear Howie chan
Hi. I have some questions about mail stuff. I opened all mail yesterday.
Most of them are no problem. They are just statement or advertisement,but
about some of letter, I think I have to ask you what I should do with them.
Farmer's Insurance: It says Offer of Renewal for Fire Insurance Exchange.
Amount will be $118.75.
Renewal Date will be Aug. 11, 2002.
Do you want me to make a check for it?
Washington Mutual: they send back checks which your father made and send before.
I don't know why they send back checks. Is it ok?
The letter seems like just a bunk statement(Transaction description).
So, if you have a problem about this, tell me what I should do with it.
these are my questions. Send me your request or answer about these letters.
Have a nice vacation and practice speaking Japanese.
Love Rie |
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