all things d@vidb
Quick update.
Moved to Vancouver.
Like Vancouver.
Got robbed in Vancouver. Have no wedding ring, engagement ring, Dad’s watch, documents, cameras and computers.
Sad.
Feeling better but still no stuff.
Everyone is coming on April 18th, and once we get a camera back, we should be in business!
Expect some updates soon! In the meantime, follow my twitter if you need daily updates.
Will write more when I know how I feel about this.
Can’t wait to be back in Canada with my friends and family… but really sad.
Noa and Hana also miss our house.
As many of you know by now, we are preparing to leave Japan.
Both our children were born here and it has been more than 5 years since we have lived anywhere else.
Lots of people to say goodbye to, and things to finish before we go!
WIll update more soon…
She looks like one of those North Korea karaoke singers…
The halfies…
And goodbye to some good friends…
And some ice cream for good measure…
So the last time we took Noa to a model shoot, he ran around, screamed, cried and ripped up the set. No exaggeration.
It ended with the producers whispering to each other “he is really cute, but I don’t think we can manage him.”
Before we leave Japan (which by the way is happening sooner than later!) Kiko wanted to give him one more shot.
Here are the results:
Other than complaining it was too bright, things went pretty well…! Photo shoot pictures to come later this month, but for now here are some shots taken by Kiko.
Pretty sure this picture doesn’t need to much explainin’.
He has a severe case of the ghey.
I like his foot the best.
For the first time since joining AMD, I had a business trip to Toronto. (For those of you in the know, AMD purchased ATI [Canadian Graphics Company] 3 1/2 years back.)
While I can’t go into the details just yet (doesn’t the title say it all?) it gave me a chance to catch up with some some old friends.
For those of you who I didn’t contact, here is my schedule for the last 13 days.
Tokyo → Toronto → Tokyo → Austin → Tokyo
Priority was given to those who made the trek out to see me 🙂 (Sorry!)
(You didn’t know I was back? Check out facebook or twitter.com/debicha1979)
Thanks for the nice hat Shane.
Yes, I understand this is late. But better late then never, right? … RIGHT?
We have Kiko made Christmas dinner, Kiko made Gingerbread House (amazing!), Kiko made stockings, some girl-on-girl action, some creepy Santa’s (NOT creepy. That is Barry he is great!) and children with lots of presents. What more can you ask for!?!
.. Cute pictures of Hana? Done.
This may or may not be in response to those who said this blog was Noa-heavy…
On my way back to Toronto as I write this. I was hoping to do a large update before I left, alas it seems that I can only find the time to do short sporadic picture updates. That being said you can always take a look at my other home on the web. davidbbennett.com
While going through my pictures I realized that Kiko has become an awesome photographer. No post-processing at this time, but she has really got a talent for the frame and excellent timing.
I also bought my kids Pianicas. What are these things called in English? Piano + Harmonica = Pianica.
You are welcome.
Pianicas and Hana in a wig.
We are on our way to Tochigi to go play in the snow, go sledding etc.
I promise, really promise, that I will put some pictures up when we get back.
In the meantime, here is a picture of Noa doing two of his favourite things. At once.
Uno and Starbucks.
So I am in Dalian, one of China’s “resort” cities and also one of it’s special economic zones.
No one told me that I wouldn’t be able to access Twitter or have of my favourite podcasts and websites.
Kiko has been able to get me through pictures of the kids which apparently weren’t censored.
So… here you go
That is Hana’s self proclaimed “cute” pose by the way.
And look Noa is smart too. He is playing Shogi/japanese chess. Better than Jim.
