Archive for April 30th, 2009

In less than two weeks we will be celebrating the women in our lives whom we call mothers. Most people around the world celebrate mother’s day in May. My own mother passed away nearly 6 years ago and it was one of the saddest events in my life.

My mom was a good cook and great at sewing. So good that she made a living out of these two crafts that she so loved and brought up 9 children. I can still remember helping her out with the donuts and currypuffs and also being taught how to sew a simple stitch when I was 8-9 years old.

Although I was given the opportunity to be with her for over than 20 years I still felt that it was such a short time. The moment I lost her I felt envious of those who still had their mother’s with them.

It was not easy to get used to not calling someone ‘ma’. But perhaps I can be considered luckier than many for I was granted a new mother in the form of my mother-in-law. All these years that I’ve known her, she has been such a sharing and caring person.

I still haven’t got her anything yet but considering a surprise delivery gift. I have 1-800-Flowers gift delivery in mind. I myself am a mother now. Has been a mommy for nearly 4 years. I wonder what my little girl will prepare for me.

When I don’t feel in the mood to practice on my Japanese writings and memorizing words I would watch something Japanese for a change. Especially their humour videos. Although some of them can be plain ridiculous but many are just darn hilarious.

This video is from a Japanese show where a few Japanese celebrities were asked to sit in a class and they’d be shown a video of a Japanese man trying to learn English. That’s the funny part. Believe me, it is funny sometimes to listen to someone speak a newly learnt language.( I speak Hungarian in a funny way I know). Anyway, the rule of the game is, no matter how funny it is, those guys cannot smile or laugh or they will be spank on the buttocks. Looking at them, I suppose the spanking was real.

Watch the video! You don’t need to understand Japanese to enjoy it.