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D R I N K


Nihonsu
5. Tea
4. Water
3. Coffee  
2. Beer
1. Sake





F O O D



5. Rice
4. Sushi/Sashimi  
3. Pasta (especially soba)
2. Cheese (especially on pizza
1. Chocolate		 Walnut





R A D I O & T V


Simpsons
5. weekend movies on KPDX
4. just about everything on OPB  
3. Globe Trekker
2. All Things Considered
1. The Simpsons





M U S I C I A N



5. Basia
4. Sade
3. Loreena McKennitt
2. Kitaro  
1. Ryuichi Sakamoto 		Sakamoto Album Cover





M O V I E


Last Emperor
5. Hairspray
4. Beauty and the Beast
3. Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
1. The Last Emperor





G A R D E N



5. Joy Creek Garden & Nursery, Scapoose, Oregon
4. Portland Classical Chinese Garden
3. Portland International Rose Test Garden
2. Koishikawa Korakuen (Botanical Garden), Tokyo
1. Portland Japanese Garden 		Japanese Garden





F L O W E R


Pink Fuchsia
5. Iris
4. Viola/Pansy
3. Rose
2. African Violet
1. Fuchsia





P L A C E I N J A P A N



5. Boso Peninsula , Chiba Prefecture
4. Narita-san Temple Complex, Chiba Prefecture
3. Just about any place with a view of Mt Fuji
2. Kinkasan Island [In Japanese, but links are safe]
1. Ise Jingu		 Ise Kanko





D R E A M V A C A T I O N


Milford's Sound New Zealand
5. Brazil
4. Great Britian
3. Japan (This time Kyoto & Shikoku )
2. China (Especially Xi'an, betcha can guess why!)
1. New Zealand  





L I F E F A N T A S Y



5. Recluse
4. Help people use computers and the Internet
3. Volunteer at the Portland Japanese Gardens
2. Live on the Oregon Coast
1. Sell most of my stuff, buy a pickup camper,
and travel North America with
Robin		 Grand Tetons





D R E A M J O B


Yaquina Head Light House Oregon
5. Web Publisher
4. Teacher
3. Freelance Photographer or Writer
2. Symphony Conductor
1. Lighthouse Keeper





C O M P U T E R G A M E



5. Railroad Tycoon II
4. Civilization III
3. Mah Jongg (the tile matching game, also known as Shanghai)
2. The Sims
1. Sim City 4  
 SimCity 2000



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This page updated 26 February 2003.

All graphics and photos "borrowed" from other sources except for the following scans:
Sake Service, Tokue Akihiko; The Last Emperor, from CD cover; Beauty, from CD cover;
Japanese Garden & Fuschia, XianJiro original photographs.