+ Acquisitions!

Birthday gift: Traditional Japanese Dish Set!!!

During one of the ICYE Japan volunteer camps which was held near April in the Tokyo Olympic Village the staff and we volunteers went for some drinks at a local bar. I had an unexpected and excellent surprise! They sang me happy birthday and gave me this set as a present!! :D I’m still very grateful with everyone who made that day something to remember!! I’m ready to eat Tamago-Gohan!!! :D

Masa Sensei’s deadly Ninja-Stars!!! Shuriken!!!

Masa Sensei was one of the most important friends I met in Kesennuma and when the volunteer program was over we met again at the ICYE Japan farewell party back in Tokyo. As a token of our great friendship (we share many passions as video games and martial arts) he gave me this 2 deadly Ninja Shurikens which I still have to sharpen… Excellent!!!

Original Nintendo Card Game…

Everyone knows that Nintendo is, what most people don’t know is that this gigantic videogame company started as a card game seller like this one… Which was a gift from the Watanabe’s in my farewell party at Ueno!!! Arigatou Gozaimashita!

Gift from the Temple…

The day I left Yamada, a few moments before departure, the monk from the temple where I stayed during the volunteer program gave me this bracelet as a token of friendship and for helping at the Kinder… I will be forever grateful with all the people I met in town and this will always be a very special gift for me!!!

Dragon Ball Manga First Issue!!!

One of the few things I brought for myself during the journey in Japan was this small treasure… The first Dragon Ball Manga issue. DB and Saint Seiya are my favorites Animes!! I have to thank Seo San and Yu San, one day they helped me to navigate through a lot of Akihabara stores so we could finally get this Manga, it was a tiring day, but at the end we made it and now this item is part of my collection!!! Thanks a lot Seo and Yu :D !!!

Power Squash Dragon Ball Z Limited Edition Collection Cans!!!

During the last 3 months I stayed in Japan this promotional can collection from Dragon Ball Z was available from some special vending machines, I was very lucky to be there on the right time!!! The complete collection is 11 cans and it was very difficult to get the one you wanted from the vending machines. Because of health reasons I had to stop drinking this crazy stuff which is some kind of energy drink with a blast of of sugar, like 30% from total!!! After drinking this thing you could feel the power to create a Kamehame Ha and have enough energy for 48 hours straight with no sleep!!! I could get only 9 cans during my journey, but thanks to my friends from Ueno, the 2 left are waiting for my return in Tokyo :D !!!!

The nice Asian people record!!!

This little notebook together with a special pen for Kangi writing was a super excellent idea and gift from Yoshito, Miho, Miyuki and Hiroshi!!! What makes this notebook so special is that is signed with all the people who I met during my journey in Asia (in Asian characters!) and with whom I had important times :) Sadly not everybody I met could sign the book (I didn’t have it from the start of my trip) but when I return to Japan I will finish this record and visit again all the people who signed :D !!

Japan Landing Permit...

Returning to Japan was something very important for me and moments before returning from Korea to Tokyo I was very thoughtful  about what could happen if my entrance was denied... I had very important things to do that I couldn't during my first 3 months in Japan and this little piece of paper allows me to stay for 90 more days and have a new chance to finish important plans. I'm very happy to stay here until August... :D This permit is a ticket to accomplish more goals and dreams...!!!

Emblem... From Dreams to Reality...

There is no better way to describe the moment I'm living right now with this artifact from Hokkaido Jingu. The meaning from the written Kangi is "Dreams that come to reality" as I was told here... In the temples here you can find a lot of different emblems with all kinds of different prayers. This emblems are placed in a special place in the temple for the prayers to come true...

Chinese Jace, the Mind Sculptor!!!

It's been a while since Hao Steven Chung returned from his China adventures and he brought some very special gifts for us... Some of this special gifts were Magic: The Gathering Booster Packs and I was extra lucky to get this very rare card which costed around $70 by that time!!! This was a better gift than Hao himself expected!!! Nice :D !!!

METALLICA ticket!!!

I had to mention something related to the Metallica concert so before I write something about it I will leave here some reference to the ticket for the event!! I have to thank Mario for lending me some money for buying the ticket so I can go to this legend's live!!! See you guys in Tibas on March 7!!!!

Buddha Eyed Bag from Nepal!!!

That's right, those are Buddha's eyes in this useful and fun bag which was given to me by my Mother from distant the Nepal! I've been told that in those lands using Buddha's eyes on objects for personal protection is a common practice so I think now I can walk safer in San Jose's streets!! I hope!! Special thanks to my mother for this funny and perfect gift!!! :D

Skimmed milk 12 pack box!!!

There was a time shortly after I started to work at Dinámica Consultores when I ate cereal practically every morning, except when Katia cooked the delicious "Gallo Pinto"!!! Milk is always important for calcium and some other things so I decided to buy a huge 12 pack for a good diet and strong bones... Drink your milk!!! :D

Diablo Battlechest!!!

It was around 1996-97 when I played Diablo I for the first time and it was a very addictive and fun experience... Some years after, the same happened with Diablo II but I could never play the Lord of Destruction expansion set... Because of this and also to have a nice collectible game I got the Battlechest which comes with the first and second game as well as the final expansion set... And they are still as addictive as back in the 90's!!!