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Underwater Museum: Cancun, Mexico - Dec 2011

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Guinness and Baby G.

Another busy biz-travel year coming up.
I hope to meet some of VT members this year where ever the journey (or business) may take me...

*** My Travel Pages ***

It seems that I never have enough time to sit down to go through photos and write all of the tips from the trips, but I try. Here are some of the destinations that I wrote tips. Hope you read something that makes you want to go there! : )

= BORA BORA
= JAPAN - Miyajima
= IRELAND - County Clare - Dublin - Inishmor - Killarney
= MALTA
= HOLLAND - Amsterdam
= ENGLAND - London - York
= NORTHERN IRELAND - Antrim - Belfast - Derry
= CANADA - Niagara Falls - Ottawa - Toronto
= USA - Connecticut - Farmington - Chicago - New Orleans - Boston - New York City - Washington DC
and more...

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My MINI

work hard so that I can play hard.
love my MINI which takes me everywhere I want to go (except in snowy Connecticut Winter).
drink Guinness and Guinness and Guinness. They say it's good for you! : )

like it loud, when the metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, AC/DC and DIO play.
love to roll with the rock bands like The Rainbow, Def Leppard, Scorpions, Thin Lizzy, U2, INXS, Aerosmith, Eagles, Cheap Trick, and Hanoi Rocks.
am still a little punk because the bands like The Clash, Ramones and Green Day.

listen to love songs by Luther Vandross, Bobby Coldwell and Marvin Gaye, and relax with Joe Sample and Keith Jarrett.
used to play Chopin and Liszt, but my piano has been collecting dust for many years.

Bringin

like all types of movie, especially the ones with Sean Bean, Jason Statham or Ray Stevenson ('cause they are hot!).
don't care much for "chick-flicks", but love "Love Actually" and "Princes Bride".

fell in love with Gustave Caillebotte's "the floor scrapers" in Orsey museum, adore Degas's ballerina, and want to go inside Dali's head.

always want to travel near and far, to see, to discover, to escape, to meet, to learn, to experience, to be alone, and to be with friends and family. So far, I've been to 37 countries and 49 states in US. I'll be there someday, North Dakota!!

enojoy scuba diving, but only in warm and clean water! I'll never dive in a water where I cannot even see my hand in front of my face again. (That's Connecticut water.)

have done some stupid things in my life, but have no regrets so far. It's better than to regretting for not doing things anyway!

In Lisbon, Oct.2005

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I was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. An old town used to be quite prosperous with ship building industry. I really don't have any memory of my childhood in this town since we moved a nearby island called Innoshima, when I was 3.

I have lots of good memories of the 5 years spent on the island. Orange picking in fall, swimming in the inland-sea, summer festivals, playing outside until the sun goes down, jumping rope, chalk drawing on the street.....

Then, we moved to Mihara where my grand parents lived.
It's still inside the Hiroshima pref. I stayed in Mihara till I moved to Osaka to go to college.

From Japan, I moved to Memphis, TN. Then to CA (mostly in LA), to OR, and to CT in 2000.

Lately, I've been traveling a lot, unfortunately on business in many cases. But I try to sneak out the meeting room to explore the town. I've got to check out the local beer at least!

And, when I'm in town, I take my MINI for a spin with a collection of my HR/HM CDs playing loud... to "11th" notch! (Yep, I love "The Spinal Tap".)

Rex jumping in snow (2006)

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I've been married for 20+ years. We have two wonderful children (a daughter and a son), who are both all grown up.

We had a cat (Spiky - died in May 2007), who used to wake me up 4am for attention, but I loved him, and he was the best cat in the world for me.

Our dog (Rex) died in July 2006. He was a big part of our lives, and we miss him very much.

Intro Updated Dec 26, 2011
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SOLODANCER May 16, 2012 at 11:30 AM Report Abuse

Well, how nice to hear from you Ms. M. Hope all is well. Thanks for the belated wish and have a fun summer.
roamer61 Mar 26, 2012 at 7:09 AM Report Abuse

Hi. Greetings from your NY friend.
VZ-Pam Mar 24, 2012 at 8:33 AM Report Abuse

I love your godzilla hat ! Nice meeting you !!!
CHAMPY Jan 14, 2012 at 5:17 AM Report Abuse

thanks Motoko for your greeting abt my bday ! may this year bless you with what you expect to ! Beside, i like the shot of the car underwater !
Aunt_Bertha Jan 1, 2012 at 5:11 AM Report Abuse

Happy new year and lots of exciting trips in 2012!
mili_143 Dec 29, 2011 at 7:40 AM Report Abuse

Hello Friend,
Wish you happiest new year. Enjoy and have great fun.
Redang Dec 23, 2011 at 2:00 AM Report Abuse

Merry Christmas!
loisl Dec 3, 2011 at 1:26 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for the Birthday wishes, Motoko!!! Yes, let us know how the underwater world in Cancun looks, Cheers, Peter
planxty Nov 24, 2011 at 7:43 PM Report Abuse

Hello again Motoko, thanks very much for the lovely birthday greeting, you are too kind. I am planning a trip to the Philippines now for a few months but I hope we can catch up soon. fergy.
travelfrosch Nov 17, 2011 at 4:12 PM Report Abuse

Not much trouble for us here, but Sara's mom lost power for nearly a week. Thanks for the birthday wishes, and here's hoping all is getting back to normal. Cheers, Mark