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Continue reading →: Crepes and MeDear Diary, I saw a pink crepe truck parked on the sidewalk near my apartment again. Whenever I see a crepe truck, it brings back bitter sweet memories of my high school days, when I was a chubby (in Japanese standards) awkward teenager going through puberty and entrance exam stress, college…
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Continue reading →: FrumaplinaDear Diary, This winter the snow and the cold is ridiculous. Okay… so it’s not the worst winter I’ve experienced with snow, as I look back at 1996 when there was massive snow fall every day that I would wake up to dead silence – open the blinds and scream,…
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Continue reading →: Life’s A Bitch, Baby – Part IIDear Diary, Last entry I wrote about was the project side of life of a freelancer. This time I’d like to share my experiences of being a freelancer. Poetically speaking you can call it that we are like “honey bees”, buzzing from one flower to another. But the reality is…
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Continue reading →: Mr. SnifflesDear Diary, Amazing how something innocent like a spontaneous but very runny nose can trip you over such simple daily activities, for example: – Bending over to put your shoes on– Sleeping sideways on your bed– having a simple conversation– brushing your teeth– taking a bite out of food Worst…
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Continue reading →: Happy Valentine’s Day….Dear Diary, Valentines Day is here again and some of the single folks out there are either posting angry comments or envious comments regarding the whole idea of celebrating love and relationships. Before you say anything more, just pause your emotions for a minute and please hear my thoughts. I…
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Continue reading →: Life’s a Bitch, Baby – Part IDear Diary, When I’ve been a full time employee, I’ve often fantasized about being a freelancer. Now that I am one, I’ve been asked by others, “what is like to be a freelancer?” So…. for those inquiring minds, I will explain – in my usual Little Reiko fashion. Please note…
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Continue reading →: Drive by Oompah BandDear Diary, This is one of the older stories but a funny one still to this day. I came across it while dusting off my previous attempt at doing a blog and I thought I’d revive it. WHAT’S THAT NOISE?:This was something my hubby and I caught one summer evening…
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Continue reading →: Little Reiko’s Bentos
Dear Diary, I look back and notice that I haven’t written more than 3 entries last year, which is both sad and shocking for Little Reiko’s Diary. So much had happened, so much laughs and craziness were not written about and already a year has flown by. Not to mention,…
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Continue reading →: The Pool at the Holiday InnDear Diary, Okay, the subject alone suggest something very taudry and wrong. But it all started really from a simple conversation I had with my friend N, lying on the beautiful white sands of Long Beach, talking about how we can make best use of “staycations” in the city and…







