I love shopping.
About a month ago, I bought some vintage clothing on a web store in USA. I was really looking forward to arriving my package. Even a week, I didn’t get an e-mail that the package was shipped. I worried about my lovely package. Because in Japan, generally we can get our oder in a week. Sometimes you can get them next day and Yodobashi camera ships them in the day.

I contacted the store “Has my order been ready? How long does it take about?”, but he didn’t reply. I worried again. Because in Japan, stores often send message every time getting already, moving them from warehouse to post office, sending, getting the package numbers, being moved by staffs.
But I kept waiting.

Even a few days my e-mail box did not get his reply, I sent him a DM on Instagram. “Hello, I ordered 10 days ago, has it been ready?”
Immediately he replied.
“soon”.
I texted just “okay”… and after that I stopped worrying but waited.
USA is huge.

Today the customs office contacted me and asked about my package from USA that was hold in KIX because it wasn’t noted correct address, content and more. I was frustrated but answered that. Then the staff said me “Please pay the customs duty to the delivery staff by cash on delivery. The tax will be abut 20% of your order.”
I didn’t know that I need to pay the duty for overseas shopping…
The package will come soon.

13, February 2023

How do you say “Totonou” in English?
DMM answers that “invigorate” or “revitalize”. Anyways, I want to know your answer ;
What fills when you feel something is missing in you?

I found they were music and Mexico in my case.
One summer day（about 7 years ago?）, I suddenly decided to go on a trip to Jakarta without any particular purpose. Because some videos on Youtube fascinated me, there were Indonesian band White Shoes & The Couples Company’s music video, and in the video they were playing and walking around street in Jakarta. I liked the mood in the city which was busy and dirty, had crazy traffic jams and lazy people but something lively.
After arriving to Jakarta I saw a lot of street musician around there. When I was having lunch at stall, drinking coffee at square in the park, walking on a bridge, anywhere anytime music were there.
Then I felt something filled me. ー I got it, is this what it means “Totonou”…！

Totonou is also a slang used by Japanese young sauna freaks recently. I can’t explain Totonou in English well yet but I certainly experienced.

1, February 2023

Last night some I met friends.
We used to work together at the same company for over 10 years.
We are like a family. We spend more time than our real family, boy/girl friends when we were busy. We had given up on having this party twice because of covid-19.

We decided that we had to bring our own food for the party.
By the time I arrived at the place, the first member Marcy had arrived.
He had Gyoza in his hand and I was so surprised because I had brought Gyoza too!
And..!
The second member Kuri and third member Nao came in holding Pizzas too by chance!

We are like a family, we have the same feelings sometimes…

10, December 2020

I went to Okinawa with my friend including my Morrocan friend this week.
I energetically played 4 days.

On the first day, I went to the international street to enjoy Local food deliciously.
Do you know somen champuru? I especially I love it! 
I’m really going to try cooking by my self at home.

On the second day, I moved so speedily by car. 
In the morning, I visited a chinsuko factory.
Chinsuko is well known for local food and like the cookies.
Many chinsuko was made quickly and beautifully there. And carefully!
In the afternoon, I visited a dinosour museum for my friend’s little son 
who was singing Kimetsu’s title song loudly in the car.

On the third day, I felt like it was summer again!
I played heavily SUP and enjoyed some activities in the sea.
In the end I had muscle stomachache sooooo much,,,,
I can’t walk as well as before…

On the last day, We enjoyed a perfect breakfast in a five star’s hotel, 
but we enjoyed it so slowly that we’re going to be late time flew by.
So sadly we had to run quickly~~~!!

But I really enjoyed my latest summer vacation.
It was lovely!

26, November 2020