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Morning E Someone was being a bit lazy. Details from Today It was raining this morning. While waiting to cross the street, I saw a little old lady with a colorful umbrella. Makes me wish I had a colorful one too since we only own black and dark blue ones. A drugstore I pass by on the way to work. I bought Pantene shampoo refills here for 398yen. It’s kinda expensive. Book store on the way to work. It’s always crowded during lunch time and after work hours. People mostly go there to read magazines. Huh, who knew that my workplace grew this by theRead More →

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Today You E woke up happy and refreshed this morning. Thankfully, she stayed this way the rest of the day too. Guess her canker sore pain has finally started to go away! A happy E is always better than an unhappy E. This Morning I braved the sea of people going to work So that I can spend my morning here (Tokyo Immigration Office) In order to renew my work permit My Workplace The Work I do (It’s the computers not the books) Remember This This article: When Children Die First: A Meditation on the Unthinkable. There is only this: the knowledge that parenting isRead More →

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Morning routine Jason works from home in the morning while E and I watch kiddie shows in the morning. What E ate (for breakfast) Cheerios was the only thing she can eat without pain. The Facepalm Moment I had a moment of panic this morning when I couldn’t find my usb stick with all my class data on it. I was sure I brought it home with me but I still searched for it in panic. I couldn’t remember if E took it to play with it. Later, I found it hidden under my portable hard drive in plain view. *facepalm* Thoughts for Today TodayRead More →

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Today… – E is still in pain from the canker sore in her mouth.  It’s been hard interacting with her since she cries at a drop of a hat and refuses to eat anything other than Cheerios (which Jason showed her how to eat without any pain).  The pain is keeping her from wanting to eat or drink anything which worries me.  Hopefully, she will be better in another day or two. – I went with Jason to drop E off today since I had forgotten he didn’t work from home on doctor days anymore.  It all worked out in the end since I hadRead More →

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Today’s the last day of summer break. Time flies by really fast when your having fun, right? To bid this summer break a fond farewell, let’s revisit that summer to-do list once more, ok? 1. Go swimming with E every Saturday morning. Check.  There were a few Saturdays that we missed class but there was always a valid excuse 🙂 2. Finish my summer classes without stressing out (too much). Check.  And I aced all my classes too 🙂 3. Hang out with Jason more (with and without E).  Check.  We only spent two E-free days but that was more than we’ve had in aRead More →

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I can’t believe that summer is almost over! Where has all that time gone? It’s been really hot here lately. Very hot and very humid. Worst part about this heat is that I actually have to be outside in it. The short travel time between home and work can feel like eternity in this heat. I’m just really glad that summer is coming to an end. I expect that the heat will start to cool down in October… Hopefully… I’ve actually been pretty occupied with work lately. In fact, I spent most of this month at work, getting things ready for the new school year.Read More →

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Cereal. We all love cereal at one point in our lives, right?  Well at least I hope that everyone had once love cereal.  If you still do, that’s awesome 🙂 I love cereal.  I use to eat it all the time for breakfast because it’s quick and easy and depending on the type, it’s also a bit healthy. I was contemplating about whether or not I wanted to buy cereal when I was at the market the other day.  I ended up not buying any because the selection offered in my area isn’t that great. Typically, you can find a bit of “healthy” cereal likeRead More →

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I love ice cream. I’m also very Chinese and is always on the lookout for bargains. That’s why I was so happy the other day when I saw a sale on Haagen Dazs ice cream when I was at the market. It was 9:00am in the morning but I bought ice cream and I ate it. I did say that I love ice cream, right?  There’s never a bad time to eat ice cream in my world. Mmm, look at the yummy ice cream… While I was sitting outside of the market enjoying my mini cup of ice cream, I started thinking about how muchRead More →