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About Me

No, I am NOT that old yet.
I was born in the '70s.
I was born and grew up in Japan, and moved to Oregon to study in college a few years ago. I have made some good friends to play music or hang out with in Salem and Portland areas, but still trying to make some more. I tend to enjoy learning something new, especially the differences between the US (or any other culture) and Japan: living in the US is still interesting experience to me.
I have some weird/funny experiences, and those are what I am going to write on myspace blog (I AM SUPER STRAIGHT!! Why do they.....).
I like playing/listning music, car racing (I still have my race car in Japan), traveling, outdoors (skiing, biking, fishing, kayaking, etc), and helping my friends learn Japanese while....brushing up mine at the same time.
Go to http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=8521747 or http://mixi.jp/ and search for Hiro3@PDX for my blogs, if you had mixi account and....READ JAPANESE VERY WELL!!!
Sorry, I only add my real-life friends or someone I have actually met, basically.....except for Tom. So if we have met before, let me know.
Jam Session Video Part 4: Mac's Place, Silverton Oregon USA
My jam session vidoe part 4 from Mac's Place in Silverton, Oregon. I think I could finally cover most of the regular jammers on this video. We play all kinds of music!
AE111 Onboard Camera; Time Trial Session at Tsukuba Circuit
Me, at time trial session at Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaragi, Japan, January 2008 (onboard camera) Add to My Profile | More Videos
Sandcastle by Issei & BNK (live, 2004)
This is the band I used to play bass and drums with in 2004, in Japan, only a few weeks before I moved to Oregon.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Someone who likes playing/listening/writing music, going to the jazz clubs, car racing (or you can watch me race), scuba diving (I love Koh Tao and Krabi, Thailand), skiing (snow boarding), going to the beaches, travelling abroad (trying to go to Nepal again!), taking pictures, and understands different culture.

.......Is this too much? Okay, how about someone honest, and can spend time together laughing and crying?

Name Hiro (pronounced Hilo)
Birthplace Fukuoka, Japan
Current Location Portland, Oregon USA
Height/Eye/Hair Color I am Japanese, what do you expect?!
Are You Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bi? I AM SUPER STRAIGHT! DON'T EVEN TRY!!!!!
DO YOU HAVE............................
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Husband/Wife/Kids Looking for a girlfriend, but have some great friends to play music or hang out with
Car TOYOTA AE111 (for endurance car racing in Japan) & SUBARU WRX
Motorcyle Used to have some (Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, and Suzuki), but ZZ-R was the best!!! Maybe again, someday
Bike Cannondale: Portland is so bike-friendly
Pet Kotaro (Shiba-inu, Japanese dog) in Japan
Hobbies Too many to list here
Disease Nope! (what kind of question is this?)
FAVORITES.................................
Favorite Food Japanese, Italian, Thai, Korean, Indian, etc. Love having Shabushabu and Sukiyaki (Japanese food) parties at my place during winter
Least Favorite Food Natto (Japanese food, fermented soybeans, smells sooooo bad!) and Pizza (too greasy)
Favorite Country Nepal (hiking and rafting; Himalaya was so beautiful!!!) and Thailand (scuba diving; I love Koh Tao)
Favorite Website Zaeega (has lots of weird/funny videos, pictures, etc) www.zaeega.com
Favorite Dog/Cat Food Whishing PETCO had samples so that I could tr......no!!!
RANDOM QUESTIONS..................
Favorite Volcano Kilauea.....this is such a random question!
Drink/Drunk/Smoke/Drugs 3 or 4 times a year?/Several Times in Japan/No/Never!
Longest/Shortest Relationship More than 2 years/Less than 2 months
Are You Picky No, not anymore, but must be honest and fun to be with
Languages Japanese, English >> Doggish >>>> Spanish
How Would You Like To Be Cooked Preferably raw, but could you soak me to alcohol before that please?
Sadist or Masochist Neither!!!!!
A Sphincter Said "What?" What? (seen that movie many years ago, though)
When/Where Did You Lose Your Virginity I.......Ai Donto Andasutando Ingrish.............
Have You Seen Guys NOT Washing Their Hands in the Mens Rooms? Oh Yeah! I would say more than 40% of the guys in the US and about 15% in Japan don't wash their hands after doing their businesses

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My Blog

Scuba Diving Safety: No More Tragedy Please

I saw a police car heading North on Hwy 101 with siren blaring when I was about to leave Hoodsport, Washington, on Sunday March 23, where I had enjoyed two days of scuba diving. Later, I realized tha...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:51:00 GMT

Where Do I Go From Here?

It's been a year since I have posted my last blog here. It's 7 o'clock in the morning and today is my birthday (not happy about this at all!). I am sitting on my couch and thinking to myself "It's abo...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Thailand Trip Blog Part 4; Travel Tips

So today is 12/25, last day in Krabi. I am leaving here in 2 hours. 8 days inKrabi, Thailand doing nothing but scuba diving was such a great experience. Costs For Thailand Trip;Hotels in Krabi; 6...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:59:00 GMT

Thailand Trip Blog Part 3; From Krabi

I flew into Krabi, southwest of Thailand on 12/17. Found many dive shops on beautiful Ao Nang beach (see photos on my Thailand Trip album), and found a good one (people, diving equipments, etc). Compa...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:13:00 GMT

Thailand Trip Blog; Part 2

I am copying and pasting this from my facebook blog. BTW, does anyone know how to adjust thie text to the width on myspace blog automatically?I have arrived at Bangkok International Airport ...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:04:00 GMT

Thailand Trip

I am writing this at an internet-bar on Kahosan Road, Bangkok, Thailand (typing with someone else's computer is not fun!). I will fix the line-breaks later.So I have arrived at Bangkok, Thailand abou...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:17:00 GMT

The Latest Japanese Invention?

There are so many things I want to talk about, but I have been either too busy or too lazy for the past few months. I went back to Japan in August for about 10 days for vacation. It is always nice to...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:18:00 GMT

What Are They Eating?!!!!

I have talked about Japanese pop culture before because I have some American friends who like that kind of stuffs. I have a lot of friends, who are interested in Japanese culture, but most of t...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:16:00 GMT

Evil Kinokuniya

I have talked about anime nerds in the US before but did not really explain what exactly I meant by the "filthy stuffs." For some reasons, I have met a lot of Americans who like Japan's culture (tha...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:03:00 GMT

Stereotypes of the Gaijin and amine nerds??????

I am posting both in English and Japanese. I hope it works. I used to hangout with a lot of international friends with various backgrounds (race/culture/religion) from all over the world for mo...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:41:00 GMT