'JAPAN FACTS Population: 127.6 million (UN, 2003) Capital: Tokyo Major language: Japanese Major religions: Shintoism, Buddhism Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 85 years (women) (UN) Monetary unit: yen Main exports: Vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches Average annual income: US $35,610 (World Bank, 2001) Internet domain: .jp International dialling code: +81' That's a lot of people on a small'ish island!! What makes me happy is thinking of sleep at the moment... am i tired or what... ok ok i'll add a more serious comment next time promise!
- posted by David [email]

We strive to change what we cannot change we live to face each day, we live to be resolute in our lives what are we ? We are Human ? So live each day to the fullest face your challenges with composure and Dare to challenge thy Fate...... Ken McMahon 2004
- posted by Ken [email]

it's very true...sometimes i feel the same way...although i have a lot of things that would make other people happy...i still feel incomplete...there are some things in my life that i would love to do over...but i wouldn't be what i am today and i wouldn't have the things that i have today...i still have time to do things that i want...and the first step was taking driving lessons and hopefully, a lot of "i'm going to's" are gonna be fulfilled after that... and i thought i was the only one that was feeling a little incomplete...
- posted by yoohoo!, only me

a little imperfection goes a long way ;)
- posted by anonymous

i just had a "what if" experience over the weekend and it hit me that i could make it into an "i'm going to" moment. i have this bitch of a sister-in-law that always says rude remarks to me and who just does things that are just insensitive - i never retort back because per the request of my husband, he wants to keep the peace within the family...so for 5 years i just bit my tongue everytime she said or did something hurtful. Well, finally, this past Sunday we celebrated my husband's birthday at home. We only invited his side of the family and ofcourse the bitch had to be in attendance along with her 2 daughters (one was 4 yrs old and the other 2). The adults were in the family room watching a basketball game while the kids were left unattended in the formal dining room where I keep my china. I was upstairs in my room at the time because I wanted to watch something else on TV. Anyway, I heard a loud crack and went downstairs to check out what caused it - I saw one of the bitch's daughters (the 2 yr old) holding my antique tea cup. I went slowly to her and took the teacup out of her hands and to my horror the freakin tea cup was broken. I was so upset and fuming mad. I didn't yell at the kid or smacked her because I knew she didn't know the pain she had caused me and I knew it wasn't my place to scold her for it. My mother-in-law also heard the cracking noise and saw that I was upset with the incident, she took the cup away from me and showed it to the adults in the family room. I went upstairs and tried to calm myself down, I was going to let it go...but I realized....again? No way, man. This is my home and I wasn't going to let that bitch get away with it. So, I stormed downstairs and as I came in the family room the adults were passing the teacup around to see what happened to it. The bitch said in a nonchalant way that she was sorry for what had happened....I could've just taken it for what it is...but all those years of hurtful words and actions were all I could think of...and I told her "No, I don't accept your apology. My house isn't childproof and you should have been watching your kids instead of watching the game. YOu should have been a responsible parent." From that moment, I felt relieved - ofcourse, the bitch had to leave after that but who gives a flying f#$k! Ahhhhh, anyway I have no regrets. I told my husband that I know I disappointed him by not keeping the peace but if the bitch's feelings are more important to him than mine then he could also go. He's staying he said.
- posted by yvonne (your cousin)

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