Kawasaki Lazona Plaza Trip

Entrance to the Plaza outside Kawasaki JR Station
Nayeli sitting with Donald Duck and Minnie
Enjoying Juice
Wide Lens Shot of Kawasaki

Strawberries and Coveralls

I love strawberries! I can eat one all by myself!

Another day at the Park

Waving at some Japanese boy. Nayeli is very flirty.

I'm watching you!

Nayeli's Eyes and Nose

Father's Day at the Playground

If you noticed that the pictures look different, you're right! It is because Soco got me a Canon Rebel XTi 10.1 Megapixel camera! It is so awesome! But for Blogger's sake, I reduced the images about 5X in order to make them a manageable 200 kilobytes in size. If you would like the original photo, each photo comes out to be 3.4 Megabytes! Talk about huge! Just e-mail me which ones you would like. The photos come out so big, I can zoom into the tiny pores in Nayeli's forehead. Yes, it is that clear.



No more taking 30 pictures to get ONE good photo!

President's Orders

The President is requiring the government to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases by 30% by the year 2015. (see Executive Order #13423).



Here are some easy ways for you to help, at work and home.

-Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb
-Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer
-Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner
-Install a programmable thermostat
-Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases
-Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket
-Use less hot water
-Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible
-Turn off electronic devices you’re not using
-Unplug electronics from the wall when you’re not using them
-Only run your dishwasher when there’s a full load and use the energy-saving setting
-Insulate and weatherize your home
-Be sure you’re recycling at home
-Buy recycled paper products
-Plant a tree
-Get a home energy audit
-Switch to green power
-Buy locally grown and produced foods
-Buy fresh foods instead of frozen
-Seek out and support local farmers markets
-Buy organic foods as much as possible
-Avoid heavily packaged products
-Eat less meat
-Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible
-Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates
-Keep your car tuned up
-Check your tires weekly to make sure they’re properly inflated
-When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle
-Try car sharing
-Fly less

Rocking Horse

Eliminate your Footprint on this Earth

You can actually reverse the carbon impact you have put on this Earth by purchasing carbon credits. You can buy them at www.nativeenergy.com or www.terrapass.com. They have carbon calculators to estimate your footprint depending on the length of your travels and it is cheap too. (About 30 dollars a year.) The websites fund groups that fund renewable energy resources like wind farms and stuff like that to offset your greenhouse emmissions.

Good karma goes a long way, help save the Earth and make it a better place for Nayeli's future.



P.S. At terrapass.com you get stuff! For $1500, you can get a fold-up bike. For home packages, you can get an energy efficient light bulb, refrigerator magnet and more. I got a bumper sticker and decal for my van.

Picked up more Rank!

Exion was advanced to the next higher paygrade of E-6! It took him a while, but this time he blew it out of the water and set the highest score of 80. Woopie!

Family Photo

Everything is Fresh in California

Freshly Killed Cow.... Get meat on the cheap!

I didn't know that there was a Super Autobacs Store in Los Angeles. Apparently, it is the only one in the entire continent. The one here reminded me of Autozone, except with exclusive Japanese Import stuff. The Super Autobacs store in Yokohama, Japan has baby chairs designed like race car seats! They didn't have that here. What a pity. It is still cool here though. You can get your body kits, race car videos, and Nissan Skyline repair manuals here.
Nayeli's first car. Powered by Fast Feet!
Fry's Electronics store in Industry City, California. It is the mecca store for electronics and is hands-down the best electronics/gadgets store in the universe. If it runs on hydrogen, gears or electricity, you can find it here and at warehouse prices. I made my pilgrimage a few days ago and bought a whole lot of cool Ipod stuff.
Fish Taco, in Tijuana, Mexico
Nayeli enjoying her fried shrimp

Vote for Nacho, Rosarito, Mexico.
Rosarito Beach

Big Jesus on top of the Hill, Rosarito, Mexico.

Happy 1st Birthday Nayeli!

Cowgirl

It is Nayeli's First Birthday! And she is having a blast! Many people came to see her, including her Great-Grandmother. She is happy to rock on her new rocking horse, drive her new tractor and play with the chickens.

Nayeli likes her tractor
Nayeli with her Grandpa Victor
Ramirez Family at Claim Jumpers: Soco, Christina, Victor, Victor, Yolanda, and Alex
Rocking Horse

Today, we went to the Bel-Air Swapmeet. There was many things for sale here. Mostly junk, however you can find just about everything (legal stuff and everything else). Nayeli got to try a churro and duritos for the first time. Yummy! The gas prices drove the price up to $1.50 for a churro and $1.25 for a bag of duritos with hotsauce and vinegar. Gas prices now? $3.40 in Los Angeles.

Churros
Ricos Durito
Pants for Big Butts

Me and Soco got to watch Spiderman 3 on IMAX. It was really cool and larger than life! The clarity was beautiful and it was a surreal experience.

Back to Cali via Korean Air

Nayeli in the Bassinet provided by Korean Air
Nayeli playing in the Kid's Playroom while awaiting the flight to Los Angeles at Narita Airport


Chickens!

Birthday Party at TGI Fridays, Yokosuka

Soco and Nayeli celebrating their birthday at TGI Fridays
Nayeli ate half of the Ice Cream Sundae!

Nayeli has been eating a lot lately! Her two bottom teeth is growing out too. We'll be flying to California this Tuesday for vacation. We'll be flying Korean Air, I think they have the best food of all the airlines I have ever flown in the world(AA, United, JA, Emirates, etc.) because they serve really good pickled stuff, sushi and kim-chi.


View of Mt. Fuji from Camp Fuji on Wednesday morning, 16 May 2007.

Yucky Soba!

Ticket Man pops out of small square in the wall to help some people purchase train tickets.
Yucky Soba!!! (Nayeli trying Yakisoba)

Nayeli tried Yakisoba with bad results. She tried to swollow the noodles but they were too long. She swallowed a part of it and end up pulling it all the way out of her throat! Icky!

Seaside Line