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Yumi

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About Me

Watakushi wa Nihonjin de mexicana ..... Yumi is 50% Japanese, 50% Mexican ...100% HAPA

My Interests

Well, lets start from way back....I started running cross country when i was 8yrs old and did track and field until high school, where i got more into to soccer and swimming. I played two yrs college soccer and swim 1 yr in college. After one to many kicks to the head i've moved on to Weight training, where i have entered the world of competitive bodybuilding in the figure category. I still love running. I mostly run 5k-10k-half marathon races, cycling,,,,TriAth......ooh it hurt so good. aahhhhmmm. I LOVE the Beach, I LOVE TO GO SURFING!!!!! and don't forget snowboarding.... You can say I'm a out doorsy Gal.. ooh ya gotta love my japanese heritage!!!!!

I'd like to meet:

MMMMMMMMMM Stan the MAN Mcquay Hidetoshi Nakata the GOD OF JAPANESE SOCCERTakeru KOBAYASHIMasato Kobayashi Japanese K-1 fighter

Music:

OOOH A NEW FOUND LOVE FOR A.F.I, SHE WANTS REVENGE, ANGELS & AIRWAVES,ATRYU, WOLFMOTHER, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, OOOOHHH CAN'T FORGET DRAGON ASH GOTTA LOVE MY HIP HOP, J-POP.... Look pretty much everything except country LOL. It really depends on my mode.A lot.....so many.....try me and i'll give my opinion

Television:

IRON CHEF........Love this one, it's so KAWAII..not American Iron chef that's a joke....it's the only thing i watch, because it's on right before I go to bed. uuuuuaa I watch Law and Order SUV!!! UPDATE:: VH1 ...Celeb TV... I'm hocked on Rock of Love at the moment Showtime "Dexter"

Books:

Jodo shinshu: A Guide.... Let Go... of habits.. a Buddhist guide to meditation Women's Fitness... Dude it's full of info besides fittness

Heroes:

Mama-san, Mi padra

My Blog

Five Contemplations before eating

Five contemplations before eating This food is a gift of the whole universeThe earth, the sky and much hard workMay we live in such a way as to be worthy of it.May we learn to transform unskillful sta...
Posted by Yumi on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:10:00 PST

FAV SHORT ESSAY!!! "Borges an I"

The writer speaks of his dual nature, the self who surrenders everything to the creative Borges so that he can weave his tales and poems.      It's Borges, the other one, that thin...
Posted by Yumi on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:26:00 PST

How to eat sushi

Japanese 101. How to eat sushi.............   http://youtube.com/watch?v=0b75cl4-qRE   haha....you'll get it if you know the real deal...
Posted by Yumi on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:35:00 PST

IF YOU'RE JAPANESE

If you're Japanese... You're familiar with Tamori, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko, Sazaesan, Doraemon, Pokemon, the latest NHK morning drama series, Ueki Hitoshi, Gekkô Kamen, Chûshingura, Shimura Ken, Tetsuwan...
Posted by Yumi on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:50:00 PST

You Know You're Japanese American If:

  YOU know your JA IF.....&  IF not you'll be crackin up... LOL  You know that Camp doesn?t mean a cabin in the woods. The men in your family were gardeners, farmers or produce w...
Posted by Yumi on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:40:00 PST

YUMI IS the NAME

~yumi~............it's not YUMMY....I'ts prenounces like "you Me".......YUMI.....it's my Japanese middle name. It mean Archery. The skill markmanship with bows and arrows.. If you didn't know, but th...
Posted by Yumi on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:07:00 PST