A Little Note to my Best Friends Back Home

*Haruna*: Majide you have been a great friend. I have sooo many memories with you dayo. We go waaaay back huh?? To what...third grade??? Oboeteru?? We're tae chan and bucky no naka.... haha i bet no one understands that...well majide I've learned so much from you. We've shared enjoyable moments as well as sad ones... but you were always there so sad things didnt seem as bad... demo its nicer to remember happy moments... so lets see... remember Hawaii, Hong Kong, Pink rave, sago, Kyoto, disney land, Asakusa, stellato, pylons, yokohama, after prom, volleyball, Mariah carey, karaoke, senior prank, RT mornings... soo much to remember ne... like we never had classes together nano ni we always chill shita ne... kyaaaa natsukashii.... demo its soo great that we're still in touch... cuz you really mean a lot to me yo... you're like my big sista!!! So whatever happens to our future... we've gotta keep in touch yo!!! Friends $ eva!!!!

Kaiko (cakehead): Yoooo... chanto come see me yo!! We live sooo close nano ni we still havn't met up yo!!! Well, anyhow... I soo need to meet up with you and kataru... majide... and sooo conviniently there is a starbucks on campus at penn so we can order charamel machiatto and chill like those old days...kangaeru to I had so many memorable moments with you ne... like lets see...outward bound, zushi, hakone, feefee's class, AP euro, mod lit, morning free, bbq party, oh that korean movie (hahaha) and sooo much more man!!! I miss you lots yo!!! Even if you're too busy (ehem...) chanto ai ni koiyo!!!

Yoko (chicken): Hey chicken.... what am I gonna do without your brillian smiles yo??? We go way back too ne....like middle school. Remember when we used to chill with Monika, Tasha and Natsuko??? natsukashii yoooo....all those sleepover parties and toshimaen...hehe...Majide...we have soo many omoides... Hawaii, Kyoto, disneyland, middle school, poolside, harajuku, field hockey, clubbing, subways, karaoke, RT mornings...hontoni... we should all meet up sometime and eat chou oishii shabu shabu or soemthing ne. Well, you have to come back to Japan and meet Haruna and Kaiko and me yo!!! Until then, stay chill ne!!

A Special Thanks to my Friends!!

Joy: Shinjirareru?? I've known you since fourth grade dayo...when we were in Brooks class...arekara 6 years and we're still friends... which is kanari sugoi!! Yeah I'm so glad we got to chill a lot at the end of senior year yo... interesting na omoide bakkari dayone....Kanazawa, Zushi, karaoke, FF10, BBQ, ghetter love...hehe.. nanka chou natsukashii and it was only a few months ago!! Well, we've gotta chill when I go back to Japan yo!!!

Julia: Hey my chou smart buddy...I have so much faith in you yo...dakara president ka nanka ni nattemo don't forget me ne.... uso uso just joking yo...demo iro iro high school was tanoshii because of you...and nazeka I had so many classes with you dakarane...haha APBio toka APEuro toka mod lit toka japa sem toka iro iro to...oh and precalc... we were nanige ni at the same party table ne...haha..maa anyhow... korakaramo we've gotta chill yo.

Mariko: Sugoi I think you were one of the first friends I made at ASIJ!!! Remember when we had to change from bus 9 to 2 to 6??? Omoide daneeee... I'm glad I got to know you better in high school yo...field hockey toka just philosophizing with you was tanoshii...we need to go to karaoke agian and so Yuzu no duet...

Kyanako: Hey girl!!! iinaaa Hawaii wa tanoshisou de...nmou I always have soo much fun with you dayo...hahaha... we're kekkou yarukoto no shumi ga au huh??? those all nighters at manga kissa was chou tanoshii...mata yarou!!! Clubbing to shopping toka mo yarou!!! (oh yeah cuz we never did that harajuku-shibuya-omotesando trip)hehe and I will zettai visit you in Hawaii... soshitara lets go shopping at Ala Moana ne!!!

JeJe: Hey!!! Nanka we're America buddies ne...Harvard to ii, Phili to ii, we always chill when we are in the States...soshite we're always in china town or k town...hahaha....soshite itsumo shopping ka karaoke shiterushi...demo I'm really glad that you're here yo!!! You to nomu no is tanoshii kara...maa korekara mo yoroshiku... and when we go back to Japan, we've gotta do a manga kissa all nighter again ne!

Tasha: Kyaaa genki??? I chou miss you yo!!!Are you chillin in Japan right now??? Majide we go waay back too ne...remember middle school??? natsukashii...we used to always go to harajuku and toshimaen and places ne. I still remember when you had chou long hair and we all went to the hair solon to cut it yo....well I had soo much fun chillin with you... too bad we never got to go to a concert together... demo we have talent in picking up the music trend ne... dragon ash to ii, shiina ringo to ii, m-flo to ii, we knew them way before they came out ne!!hehe..well, stay cool and c ya in Japan!!

Suki: HaHa where the hell are you girl??? Majide....I havnt heard from you in the longest time and you're scaring me yo...well, where ever you are, make sure to contact someone so at least we know that you're alive... I soo wanna chill with you dayo...I miss your gyaguz man!!

Kay: heeey genki??? we go wayyy back too ne. Remember when we used to chill at the dagashiya after school and stuff???
Nanka chou middle school is natsukashii...sugoi yo ne....it seems like a loooong time ago...anyhow, thanks for great memories: miyake, stellato, shabu shabu, karaoke, etc. etc...kyaa we kanari have to meet up and have a reunion.

Ayumz: Hey!!! I was soooo happy when you came back in high school yo... I still have a pic from third grade where we're futari de doro asobi shiteru...hehe, kekkou natsukashii...but anyhow, thanks for being my buddy in phys and bc ne...haha we suffered so much in those classes ne...demo lets gambaru in architecture!!!

Takae: Hey takkaaaaeee...I had soo much fun philosophizing with you... about christianity and racism and all...un honto ni I'm glad I got to know you yo... you're such an awsome...hey remember when we went to velfarre for halloween??? iro iro atta ne...I feel like I've known you for such a long time...hehe...mata suki to mariko to minna de chill shiyou ze!!

Ryoko: Hey!!!! nanka senior year ni shiriattanoni it doesnt seem like it ne... I still remember when we stayed at school until 9:00 pm making that stupid bridge for physics...tekka it wasnt that long ago dakedo...anyhow...yeah, if I ever become a famous architect and if I ever publish a biography, I'll totally include that episode in it...hehe

Maya: My osananajimiiiii!!! are you in Japan now??? gosh I miss you yo!!!We totally need to meet up and kataru about jinsei and stuff yo...hontou ni... I've known you for over ten years...maji kandou dane

Erica: Yooooo...oboeteru middle school??? Chou tanoshikattayone.... nanka I was always sleep over shiteru at your house...hontou ni arigatou!!! Say hi to Tomo chan ne :)

Alice: Nee do you remember 2nd grade?? You and Erica were my first friends at ASIJ dayo...chou natsukashii...I'm so glad that we got to graduate together :)

Junko: Nanka I always had sooo many classes with you ne. Especially senior year!!!! Yappari BC was tanoshii :) It was like our little family ne :) Nihon kaettara chill shiyounee.

Hokuto: Hokkii!!!! my nakama... hehe itsumo we were both suffering in BC toka physics ne... maa thanks for always issho ni suffer shitekurete...ah...ureshikunai tte?? hahaha
maa its all good.

Haruko: Iro iro atta kedo, I'm glad we were friends yo!!! Middle school toka dagashiya de chill shitano is chou great omoide...Andover was a blast ne :) We should have a reunion kondo :)

Kenneth: I'm so glad I got to know you well senior year yo...Zushi toka after prom toka iro iro omoshirokatta...yeah and of course... can't forget wink killer ne...maaa kondo we should play again.

Hiro Son: Hey nanka I always had liberal arts kei no class with you ne...APUS toka chou natsukashiinndakedo...Jap Sem mo sarigenaku issho dattane...oh and physics and all that...omoide danee...

Larry: Nanka honto Larry ni wa osewa ni nattane...Manhattan project toka symbiosis toka...iro iro atta neee...maa kondo nihon de we should nomi ni iku :)

Sempaiz:

Karen: Haha...Andover was a blast...remember when I started to ask you if you were from ASIJ??? haha that was funny :)
I miss you soo much!!!! since we're both ASIJ alums now...we should go visit skool together..haha
well, tell me when you're going to Tokyo and we gotta chill.

Natsumi, Rina, Mia, Hiromi: I miss you guys yo!! Hows
Japan???? Kondo Eiko toka Tori toka minna de aou yooo!!!!

Kouhaiz:

Nozomi: You are sooo omoshiroii!!! Field hockey ga mbatteruu???? ASIJ life mo ato sukoshi dane....tanoshimina ne...natsu wa mata asobou ne...haha we should have a sleep over and go to hanabi taikai agian!!!!

Ali: I'm sooo glad I got to know you dayo....natsu wa chou tanoshikatta...mata issho ni asobou neeeee :) Mata yukata kite omatsuri toka ikou neee :)

Yumiko: Wink killer toka manga kissa all nighter toka pylons was chou tanoshii...mata asobou ne....modelling gambatteee!!!!