Laundry
Szélső Fa!! Finally I found this picture in my album. When my older son was born, my mother was very pleased. And she made a lot of diapers for my older son. Acutually I wanted to use disposable diapers. Because it is hard to wash cloth diapers. Especially it had poo. But I thought I should have used them. I used them expect night and going out.

When he was a baby, I have gotten the child maternal leave for 1 year. (When my older son was 1 yearold, I came back to my job again.) So I could wash them.

Sweeping the garden
My sons like my mother's garden. In winter there are a lot of leaves on the ground.
My father used to bult fires and he baked sweet potato.
Now it is difficult to do that, because they said bulting fires make daioxin which is in leaves.
It brings back the my youg age memories with my familly.

Love letter
My younger son got a love letter, which was written by his firiend in his preschool. As soon as he came back to our house he opened it. But he couldn't read Japanese. So my older son read it for my yonger son. My younger son said she gave the letter him only, and she said "You keep it in your bag. Open it in your house."
Today I met her mother, so I asked about it. Her mother said to me she had written it that morning, when my yonger son got this letter, he looked at pleased.
By the way, this letter was written "Happy birthday to you. And you try to grow up hard. I try it too!!" LOL

My yonger son was 5 years old today

He grew up. His hair has longer than 1 year old.

It was my yonger son's 4 years' birthday cake

It was 2 years' birthday cake. He had hear a little.

It was 1 year's birthday cake. He was skinhead yet.
He was born in a hospital in January 25, 2002

Mickey Mouse's PANCAKE
What do you eat in your breakfast?
We usually eat breads with jam or rice with miso soup. But I heard you eat Pancakes in the USA.
Pancakes are different of hot cake???
We say this is hot cake...

We don't eat sweet in breakfast. We don't eat creme in breakfast.

Snack
We ate Shrimp Chips which were made in The USA. Basically Japanse know this snack.
I didn't know Calbee produces "kappa ebisen" in the USA.
If you find it, try it.
But you must like ptato chips!!

Kamehameha
We took picture front of Kamehameha's statue. His costume was very shining.

BIG ice cream
This ice cream was too big to eat for my younger son in the USA. I wanted to buy a small ice cream. But I couldn't find it. So I bought two ice creams for my sons.
Anyway we had to leave this chocorate ice cream. My yonger son said he didn't need an ice cream any more that day.

Tower Records
In the USA Tower Records has closed down. It was ruined. I was surprised.
In Japan Tower Records is runing now...
My husband said that Japanese Tower Records ' management is defferent from the USA's.

Fire engines
Japanese fire engines are red. The thing is that they are yellow supreises my younger son about fire engines in the USA.

Ｔhe famous big tree in Moanalua Gardens
Japanese know this tree. When Japanese go to Oahu island in Hawaii, we see this sightseein spot.
Because HITACHI has been using this tree on TV commercial message for long years in Japan. Japanese only want to see this tree.

A big car
Our rental car was bigger than we required.
My husband had not been used to drive our car of left handle before he returned the car.
When signals were red, we could turn right in the USA. This traffic system was different of Japaneses.'
And when we thought a lot of American drivers parked their car, they usually parkd in parkings from cars of front.
(sorry I don't know what do you say in English.)

Tip
When we travel Europe and the USA, we are usually annoyed at tip.
It is at a restaurant, it takes cab….
When we ate Chinese food at a restaurant in Hawaii, my husband had been thinking of tip…

When I traveled Paris with my parents, we went to Eiffel Tower. So we took a cab.
But I had car sick because I had been thinking of tip.
While I calculated the tip, the mate ticked off his cab fare……
I think it is difficult to understand of tipping systems for Japanese.

A Big Sandwich with avocate
We say a hamburger!! My hambuger is only McDonald's.
I was surprised when I saw it. But I could eat it because I'd got a big appetite.
I think if I eat it everyday, it is not good for health.

Kua'Aina Sandwich Shop might be famous in Hawaii.

Do you know this character?
When we stayed in the USA, my sons watched on TV show of SpongeBob.
My older son thought that that was cheese at first.
We can't see this character in Japan.
We can't get Spnge Bob of Lego. Therefore I bought Lego to my sons at Wal-Mart.
After I checked Japanese HP, which saled Lego of SpngeBob, which were more expensive than we bought.
Anyway Spnges can talk that is very starange.

Adventure of English conversations in Hawaii
Story of rental car

W reserved a rental car in Japan. And we paid money to Japanese agency.
But when we went to a Hertz office, an officer said
“All cars were sold out. But you have two choices.
The other type car in this office or your reserved same type's car in the other office, which takes 5 minutes by cab by yourselves”

Oahu island map

When we talked with her, it was difficult to understand her suggestion in English.
Though we decided to go to the Hearts other office and we got on a cab. We sent a card, which was written a hotel’s name and address, was circled it by her, to a driver.
But we felt strange after 10 minutes, our cab was on highway.
Why?????
My husband asked the driver “How long will it take?
The driver answered ‘”It is 45 minutes.”
Really??? We were very confused about it.
We heard 5 minutes!!!
And we have carried Marriott hotel in Kapolei……
We paid $100 to the driver!!

After we got off the cab, we went to a Hertz desk in Marriott hotel which was very gorgeous in Kapolei.
We explained about the story to an officer who was very cool guy like reggae. But he didn’t know about our situation.
Why?????
We told him to call a Hertz desk in Hilton hotel. While he talked with her in Hilton hotel, he was laughing. Hahahahaha…..
Why?????
After calling, he explained about our situation. She should have circled the other Marriott hotel, which took 5 minutes from Hilton hotel. But she took mistake to circle.

Circled of hotel address card

The poor Japanese came to the other Marriot hotel in Kapoiei!!!
Oh my god!!.
And we have to wait her who carried our car to Marriot hotel in Kapoiei.
I asked him “How long will she take by car in this hotel?”
He answered “It is only 25 monuts.”
You are kidding!! Hahahahah

Fortunately, this hotel was near a beautiful beach. Our children ware really into this beach. We didn’t feel tired to wait her. And she was honest and she adimitted she was falt. Part of money will be back to my husuband credit card. (Maybe)

Finally, I thought if I could understand English more, we didn’t experience this adventure.
Ater that, I thought I had to study English very hard. My English was really different of native English speaker. I have difficulty conversation to native English speaker.

You don't think this story is stupid . So I was a little depressed.
Anyway we enjoyed this adventure....

Hawaii
We went to Oahu island of Hawaii in the USA. In fact I didn’t think we would go to Hawaii with my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law this winter holiday. But my mother-in-law wanted to go to Hawaii with her grand children. So, I and my husband planned this trip.

The flight of United Air Lines departed from Tokyo for Honolulu.
Honestly, I heard it was easy to take a trip to Hawaii for Japanese, who couldn’t speak English very well. But my idea was broken by an event ...........

A Happy New Year!!
"AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU"
The twelve zodiac singn is Wild Boar this year. I hope it would be nice year for you and us.

Anyway, we came back to our house. I have jet lag now. Next time I think I post about this trip.