Don't Lick The Crappy Paws In Front Of Me!

I keep two dogs, so most people may think I'm a totally generous and affectionate person. However, it is absolutely the opposite of the truth. I'm kind of vicious.

I have been annoyed by one of my dogs' behaviors ever since we started to keep them inside my house. As you know, it's one of dog's habits to lick its body up. I can understand it in my head... but I really hate it especially the part of paws. Why they suck paws so often and persistently? Why they try to walk around in my living room with paws covered with a lot of their saliva? My house will become dirty and smelly!! 


Then, every time I catch my dogs start to do so, I hit them, sometimes strongly. Of course my husband rebukes me of my cruel act, (My husband is nothing but a chunk of affection) but I can't stand it. Maybe almost all people may suggest frequent cleaning floors and to have them outside my house. However, I already often mop my floor and having them outside is difficult, because I don't have enough space around my house and sometimes they bark loudly. It may have been wrong for me to decide to keep dogs. 


Anyway, I have to cope with that, because their annoying habit has started stressing me out. Let's ignore it. Let's try not to see them doing it. These days I keep on persuading myself like this.

I Should Have Featured A Zombie As Well, In My Wedding Album

Why didn't I hit on  this idea? I love it.
via Weird Asia News
Best Wedding Photo Ever…Or Is It?
When it comes to wedding photos, normally people try to look their best by wearing appropriate wedding costumes, making best poses at some romantic venues. It would be memorable indeed...but this article says, it's nothing but ordinary. 


A comical idea came into a Korean couple's mind, it was a wedding photo album featuring a zombie. 
"In a nostalgic green field, a banker-like man and his graceful girlfriend were in a really romantic mood, as they were enchanted to each other. Then, a disquieting shadow sneaked up to them...it was a dreadful zombie! Even though were astounded, this brave couple somehow got weapons(I think these may well be a butcher's knife and a shovel), and faced up squarely to it. After muddling through it, they appreciated each other's braveness and their achievement, then their romantic mood came back."


Really funny, awesome and absolutely memorable. I think a wedding album couldn't be more unforgettable, so it is regrettable for me not to try it. However, if I were one of the couple and chose this location, I would prefer a horrific big bear rather than a zombie, because it would suit this situation better.

I Took An Oath Of Becoming A Fabulous English Teacher

The other day, I was astonished by the notification from the school I belong to. They informed me of a thing... for me, it was a super one. They told me the mother of my student really likes me and the way I teach her English, and furthermore,  she said that at last she was able to meet the teacher who she had been seeking for. Oh my gosh! Why me? At first, I thought the mother mistook me for another good teacher, not only because I have just started to teach English, but also because unfortunately, I don't have any distinguished English qualifications. However, it was me that the mother praised very much. 


It was really amazing. As I said above, I don't have good teaching skills. Nono at all. If I had something nice about English, it would only be the strenuous effort I have been making to improve my English...and the oath that I never rip my student off. 


By nature I love money and I know well that getting it is arduous, so I absolutely hate wasting it. Conversely, I also dislike making someone, ex.my family, my friends squander their money. Hence, when I teach my student whose mother pays money to me, every time I recite that I indeed have to make her learn not to waste her(her mother's) money. Then in order to put into practice it, I try not to limit my lesson based on just a textbook and attempt to assign her some beneficial homework each time.


Anyway, her opinion made me delighted. From now on and same as before, all I have to to do is to keep doing my best according to my belief. Henceforth I will surely become a fabulous English teacher.

Let's Evaluate Your Future-Husband By A Checklist【2】

6.What are his driving manners or act during heavy traffic?
There are some nasty men who behave badly when they are irritated. Such men tend to be very violent to others including you. To get rid of these twerps, let's observe your boyfriend's conduct during heavy traffic. If he is a generous guy, he never acts ill like yelling out or taking it out on someone.


7.How often does he get in touch with his parents, especially his mother?
Especially his mother, this part is very important. For women, a mommy's boy is nothing but crap. AS you know, if some problems break out between you and his parents(especially mothers-in-law), such men never stand by you. Never seize such scums. 


8.Does he let me walk on the farther side from drive way?
Considerate men always try to keep their girlfriends on the farther side from roads in order not to expose them to danger. I think men who naturally act like this are really thoughtful, smart men. 


9.How are his parents like?
There is a maxim in Japan that says when you want to evaluate your boyfriend, watch what his parents are like. Needless to say, his parents are the very people that brought him up. I can't say it absolutely applies to all cases, but people's personalities tend to be determined by how their parents have trained them. Therefore, it's a shortcut to appraise him.


Actually, to grab a good future husband is arduous, but it is no exaggeration to say that women's happiness depends on what their husband are like. Hence, I think, we women should take a lot of time to fish them.

Let's Evaluate Your Future-Husband By A Checklist【1】

I can declare that for women, it is the most devastating disaster in their lives to clutch a bloody husband. I know some women who suffer from their nasty husbands or their foul families. Before, during the journey for seeking my future husband, I used to judge every ex-boyfriend with a checklist to avoid such disgusting situations. Let me share my very dogmatic list for evaluating men.

1.Is he kind to animals and the aged...every time?

Needless to say, women like gentle men and as everybody knows, men who are kind to animals and the aged have warm hearts. Here, I want to insist "every time". "Every time" of course means "not only in front of you". Using all your ways, for example, asking his friends or observing carefully his usual behavior, you have to penetrate his real nature.

2.Has he experienced living by himself?

Men should experience living alone, because such men who doesn't have the experience tend to be undependable. Some of them can't cook, do their laundry and even clean their rooms. It's very easy to imagine that such men are going to become big burdens for you. 

3.Is he picky about food?

Men who are choosy about food also tend to have the possibility to be burdensome. To begin with, such men must be very sensitive. Let's dump such nuisances.

4.Does he change his cell phone within 1 year?

If he is such a person, it means he tends to prefer new stuff and it implies that he may like new woman as well. It is wise to avoid these kinds of men unless you prefer playboys.

5.Is he good at driving?

It is absolutely general that men can drive better than women. Hence, such men who are poor at driving are kind of shameful. He doesn't need to have an expensive car, but he needs to have good driving sense. Husband who can't drive well are not cool.

To be continued...

Lo And Behold! His First Name Is "PIKACHU"!

Recently, children's names have been varying in Japan. Parents try to name their babies more modern, more sophisticated and more different names from others. I think it's good, because the variety of the name is also one of children's personalities. However, there are some parents who go too far.


18 years ago, there was a stupid father who tried to name his son "Akuma" that means "devil" in English. The reasons he did so were that by this name his son would attract many people and he wished his son would be a bold ambitious person. Of course the name wasn't good, because his son might been teased in school due to his name and would give almost all people a bad impression in some situations like job interviews. I don't remember well but maybe the name was refused in the court.


Then the other day, I was astounded by an article. The article said, a parent named their son "Pikachu", the most famous character in Japan, the hero of "Pocket Monster". It's really awful. When he grows up, he will write his name "Pikachu" on his resume. When he got aged, he will be called uncle or grandfather"Picachu". It's really peculiar.

I Like You, Funny Orange!

Do you know "Annoying Orange"? I haven't known him until recently. The orange, I think he would be a 10 or 11-year-old boy if he were a human being, is very annoying, but he is funny. He is very vulgar, and he likes teasing someone, so almost everyone who surrounds him is always offended by him and they get mad at him, and finally get exhausted.


I like him very much because we are in the same category. I like making fun of someone in any way and I occasionally prefer crude manners. The pitiful person who is always targeted by me is my husband. Every minute we stay together, I try to work out some schemes to stun him in bad ways. Actually, yesterday, I achieved my mission. While he was dozing on the couch after our dinner, I sneaked up on him and tore his scab on his neck. He screamed and got furious, and hit my forehead saying "Crap! You are very disgusting!" and his remark praised me. Frankly speaking, "disgusting" is the best compliment for me. At that time, I couldn't help laughing. 


Anyway, there might be a lot of opinions to him, but the orange's violent and funny behavior cheer me up. These days, sometimes I feel very down, so this hilarious comedy is really a vital medicine for me.

The Moment People Are A Bit Nettled---Train・Station Version---

This time let me tell the nasty moments which can happen in stations or trains.
1.people running or walking in reverse in spite of  signs indicating directions
2.sound leakage from iPod or Walkman
3.people who get caught at ticket barriers because of shortage of their prepaid cards.
4.Drinking alcohol in trains
5.Puke being put in stations or in trains
6.Children behaving violently in trains and the parents who never scold them
7.people reading newspapers in packed trains
8.molesters of women


Among these, the most numerous opinions are 1. and 2.
"Every time I see people who walk, what is worse, run in reverse, in addition to rush hour with a lot of people,I find myself to be interested in killing them. "(30, male, advertising company) 
"Can't they read the sign saying [keep to the right.] ? Or, are they foolish enough not to know the traffic rules?"(27, female, apparel)
Let's listen to other opinions.


"Such people who leak full volume from their ear phone tend to listen to outdated songs."(36, male, food)
"It's natural that children make a fuss, but their parents should scold them. Didn't they learn that we should not be noisy in public place?"(33, female, housewife)
"Puke in just before the last train makes me feel get craving for vomiting as well."(29, male, real estate)


You know, these vexing moments sometimes grow big trouble later on. We might have to rethink that the inside of trains and stations are public spaces.

The Moment People Are A Bit Nettled---City Version---

Today, let me share a gripping topic about irritating moments. Here, a research revealed the stuff or people that offend us in cities of Japan.

1.people smoking while walking
2.people spitting or bringing up phlegm
3.mothers making a dash with their strollers
4.cyclists running in reverse on roadways
5.bicycles without a light
6.light trucks for collection of waste materials with full volume sound
7.sound of mufflers of motor scooter
8.drivers driving very fast on narrow roads


The worst behavior that got opinions the most is "people smoking while walking". 
"I smoke too, but because there are such people who walk with smoking, the image of smokers gets worse."(28,male,real estate)
"Fire is lethal weapon."(33, female, housewife)
...and so on. Let's listen to other voices.


"These days, big foreign‐made strollers are very popular, but here is Japan. It is very annoying to rush into narrow shops with such big ones."(36,male,finance)
"What on earth do people who ride on their big motor scooters and modify them tend to?"(31,male,food)
"There are sill such people thinking it cool to hurry in a motorcar, it's really out of fashion, though."(26,female,officer)


Then, there is another view point to such irritating conducts.
"It's just simple to say that there are many people who act immorally, but it's important to control ourselves always in order not to get irritated."(27,female,SE)

Maybe, it might be significant to have tolerant hearts to avoid vexation.

Why Do Men Take Up 70% In Serious Reclusive People?【2】

While men are apt to get reclusive, women tend to suffer from eating disorders. 
In this way, although there is a difference between men and women and both ways mean "denial of  their  sex", "negation of contention for leaving their gene", indicated by some specialists.


That is to say, female denotes "the sex of bearing and raising child" and male does "the sex of  scattering". If women get into eating disorders, their menstruation or ovulation will stop, whereas in the case of men, they will give up their action of "scattering" by being reclusive from society and cutting off the contacts with female . 


By the way, female who are troubled with an eating disorder can recuperate by knowing that  it is more beneficial for them to take advantage of their sex's nature than to refuse it. On the other hand, men who are socially withdrawn can convalesce by perceiving that there are a lot of senses of values and finding the suitable one to themselves, then realizing that they are needed. 


How was it?  You understood how sensitive men are in comparison with women and that the stress due to competitive world tend to trigger shut-ins. These days, women have been getting stronger, but sometimes they should be considerate to men for fear that they may withdraw from our society.

Why Do Men Take Up 70% In Serious Reclusive People?【1】

A sociologist Masahiro Yamada said, the sex ratio between reclusive men and women is 7:3. Why do men tend to shut themselves in more than women?

Shut-ins mean the action seeking for safe places unrelated to competition. In recent years our world has been referred to "a stratified society"and people who lose severe races like getting good grades in schools or workplaces and overwhelmed by the stress finally withdraw from their society.  

Since their childhood, men have strongly felt  that they should keep on winning a lot of  contention. Furthermore, despite the popularity of  the thought  of "equal rights for both sexes", men are always expected to be strong, so they seem to be stressed out by extreme pressures.  

Moreover, the research using rats revealed that men are sensitive to stress more than women. When rats are caged in a box which doesn't have a ceiling, while female ones start to explore in it, male ones tend to crouch at a corner and stay reclusive. In short, by the difference of amount of pressures and stress tolerance, shut-ins have been becoming the phenomenon for the men. 

No Life No Challenges

No Life, No Challenges---this is my prime principle. I firmly believe that if we don't challenge at least one new thing a year, our heart will get old soon. On the other hand, if we try something new every year, we age backwards. 

This is why I try something new every year. For example, last year, I got a license for motorbikes. When you hear about this, you might think "Only getting a licence? No, kidding, it isn't a challenge, it's too easy." However, it was a big attempt for me. Originally I am so timid, and what is worse, I am a poor athlete. Hence every time before the training at the license school, I sobbed, because a motorbike was so heavier than I had expected  that I couldn't handle it well, and the more I accelerated it, the more difficult it became to control. Then why did I come up with the thought of getting the licence? It was not only because people who can ride motorcycles are cool, but also because I thought it would give me a new world that I had never experienced. With a new world, people can be excited and emotionally aroused, it means, we, especially our hearts never grow older. 

Then, my new challenge of this year is to become an English teacher. It takes a lot of effort for me, but so far, I have been managing it. I will stick it out!

Game Arcades---Now, Their Regular Customers Are Elderly People

Game Arcades are no longer amusement parks only for the young. Today, let me share an intriguing news in Japan.
via asahi.com
「ゲーセン」いまや常連はお年寄り　シニアサービス充実

Game arcades have been changing their meaning. Before they were amusement facilities only for most children and young people, but now, they have been converted into places of recreation and relaxation for elderly people. 
The reason seems, they can spend their time longer and more reasonable than in other recreational facilities. That is why recently some industries that are worrying about losing their young customers due to  decreasing number of children, have started services for the aged.
In afternoon of the middle of August, many elderly people were playing in a game arcade, "Hello Taito Kameari". "How are you?" Chieko Kofuji(76) who was sitting on a Tatami-mat installed bench spoke to Matsu Noda(86). Both of them are frequenters here and  got to know each other since they've come to this shop often. Kofuji who lost her husband 10 years ago said, "If I am alone in my house I will get senile, but here, I can forget all about the time".
The number of eldery customers has been increasing for 2 years and nowadays,  they've  accounted 80-90% of the users of the shop. 
Almost all of them spend a few hours here, having some cups of tea, having lunch, or chatting with their friends. "This shop seems to be their meeting place"said the shop manager.
This company, Taito already replaced standard benches with Tatami-installed benches for the aged in their 20 stores last January, .

I Saw You On Facebook ---- For The First Time In Ten Years

The other day, I found the name of my ex-boy friend on Facebook. It has been 10 years since we separated. He was my first boyfriend, so that time I was really into him. To tell the truth, he was a very good looking guy enough to be mistaken as a half Japanese and half Western and be scouted by a model agency. 


He was truly a good guy and at the same time, a little bit strange because he seemed to be unaware  about the fact that he was very popular among girls. Due to his sweet looking, even while I went steady with him, there were a lot of allurements from other girls. For example, his ex-girl friend asked him to come back to her or he was hunted by pretty girls at streets many times, and so on. If he had been a common guy, he would have gotten conceited and cheated on me. However, he resisted all of these temptations. He actually was not into other girls and it made me feel not only happy, but also weird.  


In contrast, at that time, I was just an ordinary girl. I was not ugly, but not pretty at all. I was chubby and not fashionable. I was good at neither sports nor wearing make up. Yet he loved me and he always very sincere to me. Hence, I hoped to marry him in the future from the bottom of my heart and I think, so did he.


As I wrote above he was very faithful to me, so the reason why we broke up was not the existence of a woman. It was his job. I don't want remember it,  since it was little miserable story, but I will. 


After he graduated from his university, he entered a company that was suspicious. It conducted unscrupulous business. To be specific, the company sold travel memberships that "seemed" to discount hotel rates in many hotels in Japan, but in reality,that you can't use them so many times you expected. In short, when you travel and you try to use the membership, almost always you are rejected because every time the hotels are fully booked. Furthermore, the membership was really expensive. One membership was more than $6000---expensive but not useful. It was definitely fraud and in actual fact, this company was infamous for swindling. Therefore, I hated the company and explained to him how evil his company was and told him to quit it time and time again. He must have been stupid a bit, though. He never listened to me, because he already started to be fascinated by the president of the company. The more I persuaded him to leave it, the more he felt offended by me. Finally, we split up after about 1 year since he had entered the company. Both of us were indeed exhausted.  


It seems like he has just opened his account on Facebook recently. It is very simple and there aren't any his pictures, so there's no way for me to know whether he is fine or not. Then it is strange, but sometimes I feel the urge to get in touch with him through Facebook. 
How have you been? 
What do you do these days? 
You already quit the malign company, didn't you?
Of course, I am not so plucky enough to do that. All I can do is just looking at his wall and wish  for his happiness.