all things d@vidb
Ok! I am working on getting this password system resolved (finally!) and bring out a “real” new version of the site…hopefully in time for Christmas!
In the meantime, let’s see how Noa is doing! The stuff he can do now is incredible. Lots of talking. His dancing skills are powered up. And he really likes Winnie the Pooh (or “Bu”), Anpanman, and Barney. nice.
He also loves his daddy…. look!
I only do this because I love ya. 😮 (consider it motivation to go get one so we can play multiplayer games… when they come out… not that you haven’t been trying! It’s almost impossible to get one in Japan too if it makes you feel any better…)
Oh god… it’s a wall of Wii goodness. Why do I have 2 Wii’s, 3 controllers and a whole bunch of other stuff (note the two games not available in the US. Wario Dance or whatever its called and Wii Play [comes with the controller])…? It’s a long story.
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Not really. It begins like this:
After Noa broke Kiko’s nose, I didn’t go to my soccer tournament in Awaji (with my good friend Jim! Sorry Jim!). My other good friend Brian offered to come with me to get a Wii. I did a lot of research and I figured our best bet was this store above. See how close I am to the front? (I’m poking my head out the top!) #8 in line! Woohoo!
It wasn’t so woohoo after I realized I had misread the kanji and it actually said lottery instead of priority. … so about 5 minutes before the lottery started (and 4 hours after I got there) a whole rush of people came, got a ticket and apparently won their wii’s, because I certainly didn’t. boooooooooo-urns. (to paraphrase mikey)
Was that the end of it? No. I decided to go Yahoo Auctioning … (its like E-bay but for Japan.) Ended up winning like a billion auctions (I went a little bit spastic.) Re-sold some of them, and Brian (who didn’t get a Wii in the lottery either) bought the other one. So in fact, I only have 1 Wii, but after all the auction excitement (=profits), it ended up costing about $50 less then retail. WoohoO!
Here is a Samba de Amigo (best game ever!) Dreamcast Maraccas controller for good measure.
Neat. Tracy just sent me a picture of Shane and I that we had never seen before.
Dunno about that Shane guy, but I give Noa a run for his money.
Let’s suppose that work is super interesting, but very very busy. Now let’s suppose that I want to update the website with more exicitng Noa videos, but I just don’t have time…
Now what would I put in it’s place??? That’s right! Here is a collection of pictures featuring Noa and his friends and family. These were taken during our time back in Canada, and since we arrived in Tokyo! Enjoy…
ps. Many of you have been asking for pictures of our new house… more to come!
(and finally, as always, a big THANK YOU to all of you for your very kind wishes on my birthday.)
Love, David & Kiko & Noa
Kiko and I (and possibly Noa) want to send a big congratulations to Chris & Andrew who will be getting married in Toronto today. I can’t tell you how much we wish we could have been there. (That goes for you too, M&L, T&D, S&D :()
Chris has been one of my closest friends since as long as I can remember. Although we only met Andrew a few times, he is a fantasticly nice guy and it is quite obvious how happy they make each other. Both Kiko and I look forward to spending more time with you both when we are back in Toronto.
Congratulations Chris & Andrew. We miss you tons and will be thinking about you today. We know how stressful a wedding can be, so take your time, enjoy it, and know that you have friends all around the world that love you.
See below for what happens when you don’t visit davidandkiko.com
Why do you make the baby Noa cry? Does Baby Awesome (click that for some awesomeness) deserve this?
(No… I’m just joking. he’s crying because I beat him for being too cute.)
Although we still haven’t found a place to settle in yet here in Tokyo, that doesn’t mean we have a whole lot of excitement to share from our trip back to Canada. (ie. I still haven’t been able to get our photos off the camera yet. So these are a bit older…)
How about some Niagara Falls action? (one picture by me, one by Kiko)
How about some good friends?
How about family?
What about shocking good looks?
See? I am clever and funny. 😉
Ok heres what you really wanted…
weird… I was waiting for this post to go up a few days ago and decided to check it out. Apparently I didn’t actually post it.
oops.
It turns out I am not perfect. Just pretty damn close. (my stomach hurts and its making me delirious.)
I have some exciting news about me and my good friend Hideki, but watch for that in an upcoming post.
For today, I would like to share some photos of my good friends that made the long trip all the way out to the B-dot to visit. Dan, Graham, Marc, Matt, it was great to see you guys. Noa had a blast and it was great just to hang out. Like I said, Dan & Graham (not to mention Franky!) it’s about time you make the trip to Japan.
Thanks again boys.
Love David, Kiko & Noa.
Back by popular demand…. miscellaenous Noa photos.
(When Noa is bad we Kiko I make him stare into the sun.)
Sorry about the delay in posting…
oh wait. I update the site like 10 times a week. are you guys crazy!?!?! just can’t get enough of us? that’s what I thought.
In case you didn’t remember, I forgot my flash card reader, so I have no way of getting my pictures off my camera until I am somewhere with a reader. Hence the delay between posting and between events and pictures (look for a great visit from some good friends in a few days!)
In the meantime, Kiko, Noa and I were really lucky to have some good friends from Kagawa come to Canada to visit. Ishikawa-sensei (my supervisor) and his family came to Toronto to visit. We got some Toronto, Niagara and Ottawa action in. The tri-fecta of tourism. A big thanks to Tray, Thomas, Chris, Franz and Shane for all your help.
Speaking of Shane… here is a picture.
(Just so you know, and I’m not making this up, the previous picture in the series shows Noa poking his own eye out.)
Here are some pictures from Ishikawa-sensei’s family trip to Canada.
We took them to Asian Legend (the best Chinese food in Toronto!) with Thomas, Tracy, and Shane, as well as a trip to Brampton to see Mom and the dogs.
As I mentioned, we got most of the major tourism points down. Some Ottawa,
some Toronto, some Niagara, and a whole bunch of excitement at Tracy’s in Hamilton.
Thank you everyone for your help, and a big thanks to the Ishikawa family for coming all the way to Canada!
A few days ago we were very lucky to have a little bit of Matt and Graham action.
Kiko, Noa and I went to lunch with two of my very good friends. It had been a long time since we have all hung out, so it was absolutely amazing to see them both and for them to finally get a chance to meet Noa.
Matt has a website and Graham is thinking about putting one up, so if it is ok, how bout we adds some links? let me know!
In the meantime here are a few photos from that day. There were more but I don’t think that Graham nor Matt would appreciate them being put up as they didn’t come out so great…. (not blaming anyone, ahem kiko ahem) … I’m just joking. We all know that any bad photos on our site belong to Lee. (who is in Japan, but thats besides the point) 😉
Matt, Graham, thanks for lunch! As always great to see you and Noa loved meeting you both. He told me with his words.
(nice hair by the way noa. i blame that on kiko’s people.)