Necessary Things
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Today I walked downtown to my favorite coffee (kohii) shop and ordered a chocolate croissant with my American Kohii-very delicious. Besides the chocolate on the inside of the flaky pastry, after the first bite the chocolate powder on the outside spread everywhere – even into my coffee….triple yumness!
I had 3000 yen burning a hole in my pocket and fortunately for me, I came across a 100 Yen Store. This is comparable to our $1 Store in the US. So, I bought a few things Dewayne and I desperately needed.
After about an hour in the store I had a basketful of necessary things. At the bottom far right of the picture you will notice the handy hair barrette. It has been very windy here in Yokosuka so, this will help keep my hair in order when I go out. Women here always appear in good order. The bamboo skewers and chopsticks were fun to buy and I can’t wait to use them for a recipe that seems to be very popular here in Japan, Chicken Balls on a skewer. More to come later….
I desperately needed knee high stockings to go under my boots. Here I see these cute little school girls in their uniforms, which remind me of the Catholic school uniforms we are familiar with in the States. But, I tell you, skirts here in Japan seem shorter than acceptable and you always see the girls with their short skirts and knee high stockings with loafers. I don’t know how they stand the cold.
I found a nice little tea pot for 100 Yen – just perfect for my evening ritual. Tea is very important here. I am going to a Tea Ceremony class soon to learn all the intricacies of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. I was in a Tea shop today and found lots of beautiful things but (sore wa watashi ni wa taka sugimasu) too expensive for me. The 100 Yen teapot, I discovered when reading the label, was Made in China…oh well, the Chinese are everywhere and so, I bought it anyway.
I found pencils, a sharpener, tape, scissors and sticky notes. All of these are useful for our learning the language, as I am sticking notes everywhere in the apartment in preparation for Japanese Language Classes next month, and for our entertainment – SUDOKU. Each evening I work at least one or two puzzles while Dewayne unwinds watching CNN–as if that were possible. Later we play Scrabble on the iPad and watch an episode or two of SHOGUN on DVD. Very helpful indeed.
Lastly, I have been a little sick this week. Haven’t gone out much but the next time I do, I want to be sure and respect the culture and environment so, I bought some hypoallergenic masks. Here in Japan people wear them out to keep others from becoming sick…it is very considerate of them really. I just hope they don’t make me stand out more than I already do.
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