My heart has already broken under repeated denials to my dearest hope.

Will the day come?  The day, the unvaccinated such as me can fly to Michigan not just as a tourist... 

I appreciate Collie often sends me Michigan photos to fill me in, but my heart is somewhat vacant.

I live in Japan, and I don't know what I should feel from those pictures. 

Which way I should channel my passion or energy into, Michigan where I might live, or here in Tokyo where my life is? The fact it is still uncertain after more than a dozen years is agony for me.

God, May I ask you a favor?  "Please let him decide."

My heart has already broken under repeated denials to my dearest hope. It's too cruel. I don't want to be given a false hope any longer.

I look forward to hearing from you, Rose

Heart-shaped silicon cupcake molds

I don't bake cakes as much anymore. 

But these heart-shaped cupcake molds are what I want to keep.

One night, I made cornbread in my own way as I didn't have any bread at home.

It didn't rise very much, but it became a good evening meal of mine with a glass of wine.

I hold on to one item for a long time.

These heart-shaped silicon cupcake molds are my cute body as ever.

Matcha Basque Cheesecake from San Francisco is still available at PRONTO in Japan.

A rich matcha flavor and a creamy cheese texture melt in your mouth... 

You can taste such an addictive cheesecake in PRONTO that is around every corner in Japan.

@PRONTO Ginza Namiki-Dori Shop

Matcha Basque Cheesecake is being reproduced, using matcha from STONEMILL MATCHA in San Francisco. PRONTO in Japan is an only place to be able to taste this cheesecake (It's pretty authentic!) except the main shop. 

It's worth trying once😘  Rose 

Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street & hot fresh baked Taiyaki

Togoshi Ginza Shopping Street is the longest street in Kanto region in Japan. It's a pedestrian street stretching for 1.3 kilometers with food stands, and ordinary shops and restaurants on both side on the street.

It's within walking distance from my living place, so I went to see what it was like.

　Cute goods at affordable prices💕

The look of this store is pretty😊

Since I came to a famous spot, I might as well try something! How about this shop? Taiyaki sounds good♪ Taiyaki is fish shaped, like a waffle with sweet red beans inside.

My hot Taiyaki😘  Sweet red beans are covered with thin, crispy waffle. It was a good experience! 
 

Want Yummy Juicy Chicken? MR.CHICKEN★鶏飯店 GOTANDA is it!

The place like a food stand I went to had an Asian ambience. MR.CHCKEN is a casual restaurant that you can feel comfortable even entering alone.

Their specialty is SINGAPORE CHICKEN RICE. The chicken on a signboard looks soft and yummy. I should try it first! 

I ordered SINGAPORE CHICKEN RICE "WHITE", that means steamed chicken, a same one as the picture of the sign board. 

I see! I feel Asian here sitting inside like this with some fresh air outside at the same time, and knew white rice was definitely not Japanese one.

Rice is covered with steamed soft chicken, made even more delicious by shredded green onions and original sauce... Juicy!

Anytime, freely, even by yourself, you can experience Asian food here. Also, the nice thing about this place is the food is inexpensive. Wanna try? Their menu is here★ Oh, it looks good... I want to try a different menu next time.

Very lovely wine glass for a sparkling wine, of course a champagne too!

What a lovely wine glass to taste a sparkling wine! This is the most lovely wine glass ever for me.

It used to be a place I visited from time to time to enjoy a glass of wine. A sparkling wine was not always served with this glass, actually, it's only one time, I think. However, I really liked this lovely glass. The sparkling wine was so delicious and popping bubbles made me feel happy.

Since I had an unpleasant memory given by a friend at the time there, I'd gotten not to visit the place. It was like, my innocence was offended by her heartless, smug word.

Now I don't go there because of a different reason. I started trying organic wines, which broadened my horizons. My life is becoming more natural. 

I don't have to see a person dressed up, but lacking in intelligence and always late. It's been 1 or 2 years since several incidents I had growing doubts about.

Here I am at the moment, and know, staying away from those kind of persons is treating myself well. I can be myself.

FINNAIR in-flight meal and 3 kind of Marimekko paper cups on my return flight to Japan

Once I get on a direct flight, I can feel just relieved as it will bring me to Japan even if I'm sleeping!

It's fun time to lay back and see the movie with a drink😊  I enjoyed Fantastic Beasts♪ 

Look at this lovely Marimekko patterned paper cup💕  I wonder what they will serve on the plane!

I'm always looking forward to in-flight meal when I have a flight. I love to see how foreign meal is incorporated into in-flight meal. 

Speaking of fancy chocolate in Finland, KarlFazer Milk Chocolate is it! I saw it right and left at the shops in Helsinki Airport. I'm happy that it's kindly delivered to passengers and I'm able to taste it on board😍  Oh I see, it's cool same color as Finland national flag!

Now that I've photographed 2 kind of Marimekko paper cups, I want the 3rd too as souvenir pictures. Thanks to the corporation of the flight attendant, I could take pictures of a gray paper cup with a gray paper napkin. It's soft, gentle color...

I was not sure If I could visit Finland again, so I did everything I could even for paper cups. 3 colors paper cups are my precious memories together with other wonderful things at my first time in Finland.

The navy blue & white FINNAIR plane like the national flag in Finland. I came back to Japan safely. 

This is a record of 3 nights 5 days trip to Finland in June, 2019. I haven't traveled to any foreign countries since then. 

FIN