SHIKIMIKIE

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It was RED. I like it red actually. Classic. 

So yeah. That's about it actually. Nothing too fancy. I enjoyed though! See yah!

A few days ago, I went with my mom and cousin to sort of accompany/entertain a couple with their granddaughter that is far related to dad. We accompany the woman and the child to go shop for souvenirs they would be giving away to their family members and to some of their friends. If what we did isn't tiring, then I don't know what is. The woman was really picky and would really consider everything before buying stuff. Like, she would consider whether or not the item would fit the person or like if the item would match their style or whatnot. Also, when we were on that souvenir-souvenir stuff, the woman would actually ask questions like the history shizz. Because there were like mini figurines of like, the "katutubos". Unlike mom who would actually just pick random stuff and decide on the spot. LOL. So after that tiring shopping activity we had, we decided to have something to at least replenish our lost energy.

Banoffee Pie and Green Tea Pie! I love! I don't know exactly why we didn't eat something heavy because I was dang tired but yeah, dessert comes first! :)

We then went back to Pan Pacific to load off the shopping bags and all that. Haggard faces for the win! Since it rained really hard, the Luneta Park and Intramuros trip was cancelled and clearly, we don't have business to do there anymore (according to mom) we just decided to go back to the mall. 

And then we went back to the mall to eat. LOL. We decided to try the new stuff from KFC which is not worth the hype, really. Not actually bad but it's just not.. I don't know.

All in all though, I enjoyed that day and I was really happy that we were able to accompany them here in the Philippines and I really enjoyed playing with MOMO chan. Such a sweetheart! :) That's all!

Japanese is probably one of the languages that people want to learn these days. I don't really get it but I'm here to help! :) See, as a Japanese, people expect me to know my language fully. Not gonna happen. I mean, we, Japanese do have a dictionary too and we have it for something. For reference. But the good news is you wouldn't be needing that to survive. Say you would stay in Japan for five days, these five words would be enough for you to survive. This is like learning these the lazy way. I mean, I'm gonna make it easy for everyone.

1. Hi! My name is (Mikie).

Google Translate: こんにちは！私の名前はミキエです。Kon'nichiwa! Watashi no namae ha (Mikie) desu.

- Bad news is you have to memorize that because there's no easy way out. You could actually say

"Watashi no namae ha (Mikie)" or "Namae ha (Mikie)".

But that's like your last resort. So if you're going ever going to Japan, you have to at least know this. And! Unless we have the same name, don't say Mikie, alright? LOL. Japanese people are quite familiar with "What is your name?" so that would make it a lot easier for you but if you heard the word NAMAE, it has something to do with name. Pretty easy, right? NAME=NAMAE.

2. I can't speak Japanese.

Google Translate: 私は日本語を話すことができません。Watashi wa nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekimasen.

- Seriously? Nope! You don't say that. I mean, if you would like to be an interpreter for the Prime Minister then you might need to say that but because you're a tourist who can't really speak the language, this is how I would recommend you say it.

"Watashi nihongo wakaranai"

Which literally means I don't know Japanese but it'll make sense, trust me. It's still crazy long but relatively shorter.

3. I am a Foreigner.

Google Translate: 私は外国人です。Watashi wa gaikoku hitodesu.

- If you're not from South East Asia, there's a big chance that Japanese people would already know but just keep going. Anyways, this is still quite long. Not really conversational so what the heck?

"Watashi wa gaikokujin desu"

4. How much is this?

Google Translate: これはいくらですか？Kore wa ikuradesu ka?

- Or you could just hold the thing up and say,

"Ikura?"

This is actually just applicable when you're in a flee market or when it's not indicated but you know, it's usually indicated somewhere. Oh one more thing! There are some Ramen restaurants which put Japanese numbers instead so if you want to know, say you're budgeting your money and stuff, you could point the ramen on their menu and ask away. If they answered in Japanese, just get them answer you in sign language. You have to guess first and show them your hands. And ask "OK?" as a follow up question. Also comes handy when you're bargaining.

5. Thank you.

Google Translate: ありがとう。Arigatou.

- I think Japanese people are nice in general so I think it is just right to thank them for like, exerting a little effort to talk to you or help you or when you got a discount or just about anything you're thankful for. Just say "Arigatou" or "Domo". Actually, you'll do fine already with the word "thank you."

I will come up with an advance course for everyone soon! That's all! :) 

I don't have back stories or stuff but these are just photos of me then and not so then??? LOL playing with snow. Okay. We used to go to very far provinces on Golden Week because you know, no office and stuff so that means dad can bring us to far places. We usually go to bath houses and enjoy the water from the mountains and yeah. EAT GOOD FOOD. Will do that again soon! :D How soon? I don't know.

It was mom's idea that we kind of hold on the snow and stuff. I really hated baby bag.. Like, if you all can remember I used to carry my sisters' baby bag and stuff. Like this one! Uh-huh. And look how I wore sandals. I was obviously a fashion disaster victim. Actually, not the sandals' fault. SOCKS.

Also mom's idea. Awesome kind of thing.

That's all! :)

Exhibit B:

I haven't used any of these yet. I don't know why actually. For some reason, when it comes to perfumes/colognes, I usually finish the whole bottle first before using another one. And I have quite a few Victoria Secret's Body Mists to finish. I probably should change that attitude of mine.

Also, some cute stuff which Japanese girls usually hang on their bags/phones/anything. I happen not to like hanging stuff on my stuff so I keep this mostly as a souvenir/display.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

The last time Hidemi and I saw each other, she was still in school and so you know, high school girls in Japan aren't allowed to have piercings and she's really really envy that I have my ears done and yeah she then gave me these earrings.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

As much as I love the designs and all that, I haven't wore these for a long time either. I don't know but my ears are b*tchy sensitive.

I'm not gonna brag about this (will). Nah just kidding. People from high school and college actually kind of see this as my strength while I don't really know.

FILIPINO: Contrary to the popular belief, TAGALOG isn't what we speak, alright? It's FILIPINO. I probably can speak this because I am half-Filipino and I am now living in the Philippines. Actually, I've been here quite a long time so what are the chances that I can't speak/understand the language? Not to make anyone who have been living here for quite sometime and still can't speak the language bad of course. I'm just saying.

ENGLISH: English is probably a little bit something that I chose to be good at. I mean, they teach English in all levels here and in college (I'm still in college), if you can't understand English, you're doomed. But I think I'm really into it and I don't know. I think I'm just comfortable in this language. Why though? I wonder.

JAPANESE: My dad is Japanese and can't speak English/Filipino so this I think I learned from living in Japan when I was younger and sort of conversing with our neighbors and friends and all that stuff. I think this is also something I am passionate about. It's kind of a nice language to sort of learn and put in heart.