CharRie's Café: May 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

Urban Velo – Issue #24 & 25

Yay finally, I am on the "I Love Riding in the city" in the newest issue #25 of Urban Velo. It's just very simple, a lil about myself and thoughts of riding bicycle through my experiences.

気分はまだ名古屋のRieで書いています ♥

Download or view: Urban Velo - Issue #25

I was also featured in the issue #24 for the photo gallery of my crazy backpacking trip around India in August of 2010. I traveled with my best friends from Fukuoka as far north as the himalayan mountains to Manali, ganges river to Rishikesh, Chandigarh, Jaipur and New Delhi. The temperature ranged from the high 20 to 40℃. Surrounded by cattle, bicycles and images of Shiva. I slipped on cow shit many times everyday and ate curry three times a day until I got diarrhea and went to see crazy Indian Circus, etc... I would like to share it with you through my photos what I saw in India.

インドの旅はかなりCrazyでやばかった。毎日がギャグだった。毎日３食カレーで食べ飽きておなかこわした。一日に何回も牛の糞を踏んですべった。インドのサーカスもやばかった。また行きたいなー ♥ ネパールも行きたいなー ♥

Check out many many photos of my India trip on my Flickr (インドの写真).

Download or view: Urban Velo - Issue #24

Urban Velo is very interesting magazine, it is always written about a lot of different bike culture and society from all over the world. You should check it out!

Thanks + Arigatou for sharing Jeff ♥

Friday, May 27, 2011

Only in Dreams

I was in Japan 3 days ago staying there only for 10 days and now I'm here in Berlin. I just had my big goodbye party 2 month ago in Nagoya, I still feel weird and it seems like only in dreams. I was extremely lucky enough to be in Japan this time. My grandpa got well now even the doctor said he has only 2 days left. But yes, he can leave hospital today, what a super おじいちゃん！Thanks grandpa, I could even see my old friends who I wanted to see for a long long long time and one person who I expected to never seeing again anymore. Good times!

My friend Circles took me to a wondrous bike race, SSJ. It's incredible that I had only short stay in Japan and still could go camping and make my CharRie's Coffee at Circles' booth! I had so much fun to be there with my awesome friends.

Circles Booth

♥ わたしのすきなひと ♥

Photo by: Kuikomi+DATE

Nagoya Girls (aka キャッツアイ) goes out to race ♥

自毛で作ったおしゃれウィッグ着用のTakuyaさん

Circles代表選手のやなっく、早くてかっこよかったよ＊

Real Samurai。空井戸の無我さん、すてきすぎる ♥

Photo by: Circles

Nagoya girls got TOP ３♥ Yay! おめでとー☆

Thanks to Circles and everyone who had my coffee and made me smile + happy.

+ I was interviewed for an article for a full page about cyclist outside of Japan. Find me in this magazine, BiCYCLE CLUB ５月号. ( ´艸｀) ♥ hehe.

+ aaaaand みんなありがとう、またね！

More photos HERE and HERE.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Need Sunshine...

Currently I'm in Japan. To bring sunshine to one I really love.

Thank you, all my friends, for your support + love. Lots of hugs and loves of my family, close friends and people close to my heart let me feel how much I love them and they love me.

♥

Saturday, May 7, 2011

CharRie's Coffee Bike @ Keirin Cycle Culture Café 7th Anniversary

OK. YES. It's about time to update my blog now. Yesterday was the 2nd month anniversary of my Berlin life. I've got a lot of rad stuff to update but........... what a lazy guuuurl huh?

So I would like to announce that I will have my coffee bike at Keirin Cycle Culture Café, this coming WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th for just a few hours. Please note it on your calendar, my coffee-bike will be there only around 15:00 - 18:00.

I am sooo lucky enough to have my friends own amazing bike shop here in Berlin. They are always welcome to have my coffee bike at their shop!! Thank you very much to Keirin Berlin for having one crazy Japanese girl stealing your customers!! ;p

Here are some photos of 7th years anniversary party at Keirin Cycle Culture Café last month. They gave me a spot to have my coffee-bike as well. Good times!!