Even though nothing much has been happening these 2 days I still have plenty to be grateful for:
- Buying a cast iron tea pot with myself. I am so totally in love with it and already had 2 teapots full tonight.
- Going to Kiyomizudera, one of the prettiest Kyoto temples to watch a spectacular sunset, not as spectacular as Vanuatu of course, nothing ever will be, but in the true Japanese style very subtly beautiful.
- Having zaru-soba for dinner. The chef smiled at my feeble attempts at “zaru soba setto” but was pleased nevertheless and miraculously we got what we wanted!
- Emptied my inbox again today! Horray!
- Set up my 43things goals list right next to my inbox on Gmail. It took a couple of hours of work and some ingenious programming but anything is worth it when it brings me closer to my achieving my goals. Now I can practice looking at them first thing in the morning and last thing before going to bed and all day long, since that is how often I check my inbox.
- Having very interesting herbal teas in the Sunshine Cafe at the markets today. Seems like you can through anything together, stick a label on it and sell it. I shall try that sometimes.
- Getting some time to read today at Starbucks.
- Deviating from the norm and trying White Chocolate Mocha, behind the fancy name nothing but overly sweet coffee – not recommended.
- Using Facebook daily now to keep in touch.
- Picking up the last copy of Kyoto Visitor Guide at Sunshine Cafe so we can plan the remainder of our stay.