Two Thousand and Eight begins...

How was your New year vacation. Mine was totally R & R. (=rest and relaxation) First I went to a beauiful hot springs in Beppu Kyushu. It was my first time to Beppu...the town was different than I expected...it wasn`t like and "old-fashioned hot spring town." It was more spread out. The hotel I stayed in was FABULOUS, right in front of the ocean!

After that, I ate and drank and slept and ate and drank and slept again and again and again. No exercise! Absolutely nothiing! So I gained 10 kilograms and now weight a towering 80 kilograms! One of my new year`s resolutions is to lose 5 kilograms ASAP! Yesterday I went for my frist run of 2008, just 4 kilometers though, so I am off to a good start. Another resolution I have is to eat more fish and less meat this year. One more is a BIG one, but it is a secret! ;)

The best food I ate over the vacation was "mentaiko nabe." The best tv show I wathed was Downtown`s special "You get hit if you laugh" on New Year`s eve. It was hilarious! The worst show I watched was K-1 Dynamite on New Year`s eve...it was dreadfully boring...And I have on efunny story to tell about the vacation, but I will save it for next time. Oh yeah, one more resolution of mine is to spend more time in 2008 in the place below....Utsubo Park, right around the corner.