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So….I turned 32 yesterday. I don’t feel 32 but then again, I’m not sure what one is suppose to feel when they are in their early 30’s. I do however feel very pregnant even though I’m only in my 2nd trimester. But that’s a story for another day. Birthday photo with a bunny dressed in Halloween gear. This year, I’m keeping my birthday very low key. In fact, I would have forgotten about it if not for people wishing me a Happy Birthday. It was nice that my birthday was a national holiday this year and we had a 3-day weekend though. But we stillRead More →

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These days I feel like all I’m talking about is E. I can’t help it though since she’s starting a new chapter in her life and has so many new experiences that I feel the need to document as much as possible. Plus, my life these days is just going to work and taking care of the family. It’s not as exciting as the life of a kid who gets to experience new things all the time. That said, yesterday I got to take part in another fun school event which was the annual fall field trip. The location this year was at Musashi noRead More →

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Yesterday, E’s school celebrated United Nations Day. Surprisingly enough, we both had a lot of fun at the school event. Now, I’ve seen my fair share of cheesy school events. It makes a difference when your own child is a participant compared to when you’re a bystander watching a group of strangers sing songs and stuff (which I am most of the time since I work at a school). Yesterday, I was one of those moms who would point out their kid to other parents and say “That’s my daughter! Isn’t she cute?” I definitely had one of those proud mommy moments despite the factRead More →

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It’s amazing how quickly the month of September has come and gone. E’s already on her 4th week of school and things have improved a lot compared to the beginning of the month. E’s made a few new friends and have picked up a few English phrases here and there. She’s getting use to the class routines and for the most part, very happy about going to school. Just last Wednesday, there was a parent teacher conference and her teachers commented on how involved she is in class now and how she laughs a lot compared to the first week. She also talks a lotRead More →

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This has been a long week, my friends. E’s first week of school has been an interesting one. And definitely a very tiring one for me. E in her school uniform. She was complaining about having her photo taken.  (Not my car btw) First, I have to say that I have so much more admiration for moms with school age kids. Even more so for moms who have multiple school age kids and definitely for those moms who hold a job while taking care of school age kids because it’s definitely not an easy job, not that I ever thought it was easy. While IRead More →

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Today was E’s last day at her daycare. She officially begins preschool next Monday. It was really sad watching her say goodbye to her friends and teachers at her daycare especially since she really loves being there everyday. Her teachers even began to cry when they were talking about how much they’ve enjoyed watching E grow up this year and how they wish her happiness at her new school. Both A-chan’s dad (A-chan is E’s best friend) and I began to tear up over the whole exchange too. This was bound to happen one day since many of the kids are getting older and willRead More →

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This past weekend was the last official weekend of this summer for us especially since E officially starts preschool next week. Since we didn’t go anywhere this summer because of the heat and humidity, we decided it’s time we took a trip to the beach. Beaches in and near Tokyo aren’t very clean looking (or clean in general) so we traveled farther south to the beaches of Shimoda, located on the Izu Peninsula and as far south as you can go by train on this peninsula. We also opted for a family friendly hotel with a pool over one of the many nicer hot springRead More →

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It amuses me how E reuses things around the house. At least this is much cheaper than spending money on toys that end up sitting in a corner somewhere collecting dust. (yes, that is Tupperware on her head).Read More →