Author: Terumi
Yummy food and gorgeous gardens to walk it off in Singapore (and some of them are free!)
November 6, 2013When we go to Singapore, a fair amount of time is spent eating. We often search out places for prata and kaya toast. We found a really yummy prata stand in United Square Mall (an interesting kids-mall with lots of things aimed at ‘gifted’ kids) this time. I am also a big fan of the […]
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Birthday Month Monday and some early morning shopping
November 4, 2013It’s my birthday month and I’m loving the love from some of my favorite stores. For being a member on Anthro and Urban Outfitters, they send wishes with great coupons. Tory Burch (I love that she’s a twin boy momma too!) sent me a $50 coupon which is VERY helpful in her stores. And I’m […]
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What are you doing with all that Halloween candy?
November 1, 2013Okay. This is going down right now in my living room and probably yours too. The boys have a TON of Halloween candy and they are sorting it into categories. I’ve heard that Birthday Dreams in Seattle would love some candy donations (I picked up some extra bags when I was grocery shopping to send […]
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If your kids love coin operated rides(Ueno zoo and Keio mall, Tokyo)
October 30, 2013When we first found this rooftop playground in Tokyo a couple years ago the boys’ eyes lit up like firecrackers and if we had enough 100 yen coins we could have entertained them for hours. Of course we looked for more magic of this sort when we returned. And we found a few fabulous ones. […]
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Muscle Memory Monday
October 28, 2013If anyone has some kind of idea on how to get your exercise groove back in the winter months please pipe in quickly and save me because I have somehow figured out a zillion excuses not to put my running shoes back on since I finished my half marathon in August. It’s like my body […]
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Behind the Scenes at the Seattle Aquarium (Seattle, WA)
October 25, 2013The Seattle Aquarium was one of the first places I felt comfortable taking my twins to on rainy fall and winter days in their early years. Unlike more traditional kids’ play places, it seemed pretty clean and not as full of germs and we loved eating snack on the “bottom of the ocean floor’ under […]
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Visiting Monkeys in Arashiyama Japan
October 23, 2013I’d like to think I had a calm conversation with the hubby about this one, a casual “hey did you know you can see monkeys in the snow in Japan?” But when I saw some National Geographic Pictures of the Nagano snow monkeys while figuring out our Japan trip I probably brought this on with […]
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Five things on a Monday to make the day better
October 21, 2013I’m still pinching myself to make sure Domino magazine is actually back but it is and I have a copy in my hands. I love the instantly shop-able pages and it’s the loveliest read to peruse on a foggy Seattle Monday like this. (One of my sweet purchases even arrived today! Seriously, why aren’t more […]
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Yummy Spider Macaroons
It creeps me out that macarons so often get mistaken for macaroons. If you want a festive macaron, get thee to Pike Place Market and try the pumpkin macarons at Le Panier. They are probably delightful but I wouldn’t know because the 5-year-olds gobbled them up before I even got a nibble. Macarons tends to […]
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Sumo with kids in Japan
October 18, 2013It might be my fault that I’ve had to buy one of my guys a sumo costume. It started with a book we read. And then he decided that he’d like to see Sumo in real life. (And if you’re in Tokyo in January, May or September, you’re definitely in luck.) I thought we might […]
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What to do with all them apples ( The Farm at Swan’s Trail, Snohomish, WA)
October 16, 2013I had total green apple envy after seeing my instagram feed flooded with apple picking photos all last week so Friday morning my mom, my guys and I bundled up for a rushed trip to the farm. We only had an hour and a half (barely) to spend at a farm before school when we […]
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The Singapore Zoo, a breakfast, and a Behind the Scenes Tour
October 15, 2013I don’t think we’ve ever been to Singapore without going to their Zoo breakfast and we’ve traveled there a bunch of times in the past 10 years. I absolutely LOVE this breakfast. There is an abundance of good food (this is Singapore after all) and it’s a great place to get your feet wet if […]
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Thankful Monday (and you better get your Seattle Restaurant Week Reservations) You’re welcome.
October 14, 2013One of the best things about being a bunch of cultures is combining celebrations and on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I’m always so thankful for my roots because I get two turkey weekends every year. We had a homemade meal with my family and even though the pie barely survived a 5-year old dumping an entire […]
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Two sweet kid-less lunches in Seattle
October 11, 2013My mom and I have spent the past few days having lunches around Seattle and it’s been divine. I may have to ressurect my running plan if we keep this up but for now, I’m just loving being cozy and eating yummy food. The other day we stopped in at Ba bar and my favorite […]
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Cup Noodles Museum and the Hikawamaru (Yokohama, Japan)
October 9, 2013Yokohama is a really neat city. It feels like a big city and business center, but there were so many beautiful areas to walk and see things that it felt really peaceful too. We went there specifically to see the Hikawamaru, a ship that brought my mom, my aunt and my grandmother to Canada years […]
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When Tuesday feels like Monday and tomorrow will too
October 8, 2013I know yesterday was Monday but today feels like one too and I’m totally scared that tomorrow will and maybe the whole week will fill up with Mondays but I guess some weeks (and months) are like that. The weather here in Seattle has turned into a soupy mess and I’m chilly and craving hot […]
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Two days in Kochi, Japan (On the Island of Shikoku)
October 7, 2013We’re lucky enough to have family in Kochi Japan or I might never have heard of this beautiful place which is why if you want something off the well-traveled path in Japan, Kochi is definitely a place for you and your family. Kochi is a small city in Southern Japan, and it is absolutely stunning […]
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A night in Okayama
October 6, 2013I had big plans for Okayama. I really wanted to visit the Kurashiki area, and see little boats floating downstream, but when we finally arrived in Okayama, I realized we were pretty exhausted and decided I’d save those for another time. (Okayama is the 2nd stop in our Japan itinerary. It’s a perfect stop in […]
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A cool coffee shop, a secret bakery, a toystore and robotic sushi (Tokyo Family Travels)
October 1, 2013If you talk and walk with me, I could go miles and not have any idea where I’m heading or where we’ve been so use this loosely as a guide and plot your own route on a map. We had a plan for a day in Tokyo and it consisted of these 4 places: 1) […]
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What jet-lagged people do the first day of a trip (Travel to Japan with kids)
September 29, 2013I’ve read everywhere that once you land in another time zone you just have to embrace it. We arrived in Tokyo around 6 pm and we were all exhausted so we grabbed a light dinner and put the kids to bed around their regular time. And then they woke up around 3 am. We were […]
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