beautiful sunshine memories...

How to Wear a Kimono Instructions

1. Always,put on white tabi sock 1st. It is difficult 2 bend to put on socks after the full kimono and belt is on.
2. Put on the undergarment slips called juban consisting of a white cotton top and skirt. Today ,an alternative is to wear only the white collar that goes around the neck called the eri-sugata. 
3. Put on the kimono , making sure back seam is centered.
4. For both men and women , wrap the right side of the kimono over the body,then overlap it with the left side.
5. Right on the left is only used to dress a corpse for burial. 
6. Adjust the white slip collar to show evenly around the neck just under the kimono collar.

peace"¥"

smile~

The vinyl zori sandals is the most popular shoe worn for formal occasions with the kimono. The thongs are normally made of velvet or vinyl and come in a variety of colors . Pay attention on our legs...

Traditional Japanese Clothing Types
The traditional forms of japanese clothing or japanese clothes in general is called wafuku. Traditional japanese clothing can be broken down into the following clothing categories.  

Kimono - meaning clothing or things to wear is the basic japanese clothing

Yukata - the summer kimono

Nagajugan - undergarments

Clothing Accessories - obi, shoes, socks, etc.

Haori - short silk jackets

Michiyuki - Overcoats

Hakama - japanese pants

Uchikake - most formal kimono

Shiro-maku - wedding kimono

the room we gonna enter~
crowded with people..
one by one takes turn to enter ...
The host sits seiza to open and close the tea room doors

Men's Kimono
Kimono were traditionally worn by men as daily wear clothing, but today they are usually only worn for festivals, ceremonies, special occasions and as kimono robes. Men's kimono, like women's can can range from simple to elaborate patterns. Popular kimono patterns include dragons, koi and masculine designs and generally are conservative in color. The kimono background color is usually blue, black, gray or brown with contrasting designs. Kimono with scenes and motifs include; dragons, kanji symbols, bamboo canes or geometric patterns.

The sleeves for men's kimono are are completely sewn closed under the arm in comparison with the open underarm sleeve on women's kimono. The underarm portion is called tamoto in Japanese.    

Tatami is an integral part of tea ceremony. The main areas of tea rooms and tea houses have tatami floors, and the scroll alcove in tea rooms often has a tatami floor as well...
1 of the way to shown respect....
Kimono used to be mandatory dress for students of tea ceremony, and while this practice continues many teachers do not insist upon it; it is not uncommon for students to wear western clothes for  practice!!
Japanese usually eat seasonal sweets.
These dried sweets express flowers and leaves of "Hydrangea"= あじさい

These wet sweets express "Fish"=あゆ

ingredients are "Bean jam"=アンン＆"Agar"=かんてん

and....drinking green tea in the TEA CEREMONY...

because most of Japanese are fond of nature...

Tea bowl (chawan 茶碗; main article: chawan). Arguably the most essential implement; without these, tea could not be served or drunk at all. Tea bowls are available in a wide range of sizes and styles, and different styles are used for thick and thin tea....
during the tea ceremony,once have chance get a quite snap of my self...

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kimono 着物

The word kimono simply means things to wear and is pronounced kee-mo-no. The plural of kimono is simply kimono. The kimono has had a long history in Japan and the kimono has changed over time to reflect the society and culture of that period. 

Today, a Japanese woman usually owns only one kimono typically a furosode kimono which is worn for the coming of age ceremony on her 19th birthday. For weddings, the complete bridal kimono and kimono apparel is usually rented. Kimono are also very rarely worn as every day clothing anymore. Occasionally, if you go to a small rural town in Japan or one of small islands like Okinawa, you will see the traditional every day kimono worn by elders.  

cara-cara untuk "bertentang" dengan virus !!!

new flu spreads in Japan

japanese school girl wearing facemasks are pictured in kyoto during a school excursion ."Swine flu"hit the most populous urban area on earth Wednesday when 2 schoolgirls in Tokyo tested positive for the disease as japans national total reached 267 .............

Japan confirmed on Monday may 18 ,125 people, many of whom had not been abroad, had been infected with the new strain of H1N1 flu after New York recorded its first death from the virus and Chile reported its first two cases.

Thirty-nine countries have now confirmed cases of the flu strain, a mix of swine, human and avian viruses, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The H1N1 flu last month prompted the WHO to raise its global pandemic alert level to 5 on a 6-point scale.

To date, almost all the deaths have been in Mexico. The WHO, whose data lags national tallies, earlier put the number of confirmed worldwide cases at 8,480, with 72 deaths.

The WHO said on Sunday it was watching the situation in Japan closely, but that it was not clear whether the outbreak would trigger the declaration of a full pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso recorded a video message for broadcast on television calling for calm while urging people to wash their hands, gargle and wear face masks to help prevent the spread of the disease.

“Experts say that if you receive timely treatment, this new flu is not something to be afraid of,” Aso said in the message.

spend a week to finished it .....

april~during spring period...

habit of japanese people during spring ~

love 2 

relax and enjoy the beauty of nature with frenxz and family....

so am i too~

silly honey babe ....

breakfast=beer^^

thom and me ~

'Randen' streetcar 風電

~some boring instruction must be read before entering~

1. getting on the train~ pls enter the train from the entrance doors at the rear of the car...
2. when you want 2 get off the train~when the name of the station where you wish to get off the station where you wish to get off the train is announced , press 1 of the nearby'stop' buttons.
3. getting off the train~insert your ticket or rare into the fare machines in front of the exit doors at the front of the train car ,then exit the train through the doors..

It started in 1910 and has continued 2 operate as the only streetcar in kyoto history since then..

such as a boring history day~

beautiful dreams make into me !!! tq 4 the present and cakes !

For all that you are , for all that you do...

A wish for happiness and love just for you ......

said by jason  theng while i tried to blow it off ....

given by 林さんとウーさんwhile my break time going to end ~

so have to finished up everything in 2 minutes...

mini cupie cake !!!!

world's best day~15th april 2009!!!!

shoes as a present???

surely will be wondering about that chinese traditional "XXXX"

although conventional wisdom says that the person who gave it to the receiver!!  

it bring the meaning of make it possible for someone to end up the relationship ......

it might be considered archaic minded.......i guesss...

should i disregard it or not????=.=it just made for walking !!! that's what i think.......

anyway...babe thankxz a lot ! im loving it just like im loving u!! muakxz~

 

skechers~

=gurl rules=

having a comfortable & fashionable high hells 

it reveal how people see themselves.....

"red"

its my new obsession!!

~tokyo trip~

tq my lovely sis, yihsze !!!

=neck pillow speaker=

~necker~

music props up your neck???

it just simply plug & play in comfort and style.......

the most important thing is there is no batteries needed.....

先輩

ありがとうね。。。。

想‘大哭’

今天不知為何我竟然對著我的小白－手提電腦看了一個小時但頭腦里竟是空白！！

壓力大時只想發聲‘大哭’~

一個人的時候也想‘大哭’~

對著堆成山的書也想‘大哭’~

打網諮也想‘大哭’~

抱著好友的時候也想‘大哭’~

看電視也想‘大哭’~

聽歌也想‘大哭’~

在忙的時候也想‘大哭’~

無論在做甚麽都愛發聲‘大哭’~

想与當初的‘大哭’來到這世界一樣 ~

淚不能停制只能為心情流動！

生命中充滿勇氣

哭的意思只有當事人知！！！

domino pizza that cost 68 riggit malaysia

with attractive advertisement flyer on it!!
ADVERTENCE!!!

http://www.dominos.jp/

be  member and get 5%offer.....
thankz for being there with me while i was down !!

and bought pizza

(my favourite food-err~it might not ! caused hardly can find it with delicious taste)so it is !! 

for me 2 keep me up.....

&........&.........

make me smile while i think is dark of the world!! 

-actually not that serious-just emo~ing 

without any reason & 

treating me as little babe angel of yours!!

小説家の一生！！

これは一〇〇〇円札です。この人は小説家です。日本人はみんなこの人を知っています。彼はたくさん小説を書きました。１９０５年に"私輩は猫である"を書きました。そして有名になりました。この小説を書く前に、tokyo大学で英文学を教えていました。彼はイギリスへ英文学の勉強に行ったことがあります。有名になってから、教師の仕事をやめて、小説を書きました。１９１６年に亡くなった。。。。。。。。。。。

４９歳でした！！！！

アルバイト 探している。。。大変！

疲れた！！！！

我的點點嘀嫡。。。

心情好与壞甜點是我的首選。。。。

辛好你們都不會離開我，

但。。。也是你們是主要“禍首”。。

卡路理不停的因你們而＋＋＋＋。。。
很多的東西不是從口中出而是以心感覺。。

可能對你們而言我是個愛發小姐啤氣的小孩但你們有在我的位來想嗎？

你長大了。。

你必需自己學會。。。。

你不可再那麽小孩了。。。。

你應該會分了。。。。。

我的心也在這刻因而永久的

            關上了

笑容隨年“零”＋＋＋＋也不見了。。。。

色彩的生活？？？？

72變變變變。。。。。

也只有黒和白。。。。。
you make me missing u.....

you make me mad but....

i cant help but smile and saying ........

i love my com cos my blog ,my bff , my gff ,my frienster , msn...etc ..

live in it.....