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I went to visit the language school last evening. According to them I am the second foreigner who found the school. First one was a girl from Azerbaijan. They asked me how did I came about finding them. So I told them that I googled and found a link to their web address through a blog.  Therefore, there are 2 of us that are looking forward to Japanese lessons in English. Maybe I should suggest to them to get the best seo software so that their website can be found easily or I should help them find students and ask them whether they would implement reward program - like discount for every student we find for them.

They suggested to me to either go on Saturday to see how the class is (which is by the way already near half through the syllabus), or I go there this evening - the Azerbaijan girl would be there. I said I’d go there this evening. I’m curious about the girl.

Spring will officially start on the 20th of March people say. Which means we have a little more than a month left to go. I do not know

why I have this feeling as if we are having a long winter. Maybe because of the frequent snow fall compared to other years? Perhaps. I’m just missing the sun a little bit.

When I think about it… Just wonder how those people live in Alaska or somewhere where the winters are longer. Well, at least they don’t have to worry about finding the right age spot remover when they’re old.

Huh, look at me, expressing my longing for warmer days. When people from warmer climated countries would be longing for colder days. I guess people will never be satisfied with what they have. 

I’m still waiting for a job proposal to either be accepted or rejected. I’ve been waiting for more than 2 weeks now. Honestly I do feel a little nervous and hope that the answer would come soon. If its accepted, I’d be very happy,if it isn’t then at least I can move on with my life sooner and continue with my plan.

Though I try to be positive, but I can’t help feeling a little gloomy due to how slow things are going. I wish there some sort of ointment that you can use to get rid of this depressive feeling. Something like those joint pain relief ointment advertisements you see on tv. Just rub the ointment and the pain just goes away in an instant.

All I can do for now is just wait on.

I am one of those many people who are not blessed with acne free, flawless skin. Believe me I know some people who have clear beautiful skin even without make up on. But unfortunately for people like me we depend on make up to make it bearable to go out in public without feeling conscious about how our skins look.

Until I find the best acne treatment and also moisturizer that will help me with my dry skin and at the same time not promote break-outs, I just have to cover up the blemishes, acne and skin discoloration with make up. Thanks to youtube now we can learn from people who really know how to do that perfectly well.

The video above is from scandalousbeauty on how to cover up your skin flaws with make up. I love her videos.

You can buy all the cosmetic products you can afford to help you look prettier and make you feel better about yourself. But cosmetic products for home usage have their limitations. The result may be too slow or not good enough. I should know better because I’ve tried so many skin care products that I can afford to keep my skin moisturized and acne free.

I’ve seen how a few of my friends finally sought cosmetic professionals to help them with their skin problems. And I’ve seen how happy they were of the results. Though spa treatment can be a little expensive but the results are satisfying and perhaps cheaper in the long run.

I was browsing randomly mmedicalspa.com, one of Atlanta Spas, and read about microdermabrasion. A treatment that involves exfoliating dead skin cells and encourage new skin cells to grow quicker. The result would be beatiful, clear, younger looking skin. The treatment sounded like it’s something for me to consider doing.

Now, spas like M Medical Spa focuses on the best results. Just like what I’ve mentioned before, pay a bit more that what you have to spend on cosmetic skin care products and you will get satisfying results quicker.

There’s no doubt that when one looks good, they tend to feel good too. Don’t we all deserve to feel good?

After a week of waiting, I finally got the Japanese language text book I’ve ordered last week from Amazon. I bought  Japanese from Zero! 1. Selling for about $16 on Amazon right now.

They have about 5 books in this series and I got the first one. The first day, I managed to finish nearly half of the book. I am a beginner yet not a total beginner so the first part of the book was quite easy. I just flew through.

Although they do teach the japanese writings (Hiragana/Katakana/Kanji) but on the 1st book you will only find romaji and Hiragana. They teach you step by step. At first you will see only romaji, once you’ve learnt  a few set of Hiraganas, they will slowly replace the romaji with Hiragana. Then teach another new set of Hiragana and later replacing the romaji again with the new set you’ve just learnt. Once you’ve learnt all the Hiragana characters, you will only see words written in Hiragana.

Learning a new language in itself is not easy,  to learn a new set of foreign letters does make foreign language learning much more overwhelming. So Trombley’s (the author) approach of replacing the romaji with Hiragana slowly does make it  less scary for a beginner.

Another thing I like about this book is that, at every chapter you will learn to add more ways to make a sentence. For example, after 2-3 lessons you’d be able to say: Kore wa watashino okaasan no kuruma desu = This is my mother’s car. A couple more lessons after that you would be able to form sentence like : Watashi no okaasan wa pinku kuruma ga suki desu = My mother likes a pink car.  Few more lessons after that you’d be able to form more complicated  sentences.

A couple of drawbacks though : no audio aid for those who wants to know how some words are pronounced, secondly it may be a bit too slow for some people. Not a problem for me though. I really like to book so far and already thinking of ordering the second book, so I won’t have to wait once I am finished with this book.

You can check the limited preview of this book here on google book.

Somebody once told me, “when you are stuck at choosing a gift for someone, get a set of bedsheets or blankets”. It is because no matter how many they own they will eventually find some use for them.

We all have favourite photos that we like to look at. Sometimes photographs can make great gifts on its own to remind people of the wonderful moments they had when the photographs were taken. Imagine giving a gift with the combination of both sweet memories and soft comfort. It is just the perfect gift for people of all ages and gender.

There are quite a few types of photo blankets that are available out there. One particular website that I know of, where you can find all types of photo blankets information that you may want to read about before deciding to order one. It is photoblanketsource.com. Yes, even the url says it.

Most people I know love personalized gifts. Even I myself love personalized item. It makes even the normal gifts seem special. So if you are looking for that special gift to give to somebody equally special, why not try giving a photo blanket?

What should we do to make sure that we can get pregnant with healthy babies? When would the most fertile period be? Is it possible to choose a baby gender?… These are the few questions that popped up when I wanted to get pregnant for the first time,i.e 3 years ago.  Once I finally got pregnant, I wanted know about the type of food that I should be eating more and avoid, what are the things that I may be experiencing at different pregnancy stages, how to prepare myself for the birth etc. Thanks to the internet, I could find answers to all these questions and more.

I have joined quite a few parenting websites. The latest one is Parentsconnect.com. Parenting websites like parentsconnect.com is the sort of website where I can get answers for all my parenting questions from and also the support I need from those who were in the same situation as I was. There was a time I had a little complication with my pregnancy, it was from the other wonderful pregnant ladies from parenting sites like this that I get my strength to overcome my worries.

Now that my little girl is a preschooler I still find information from parenting websites for questions I have about caring for a 3 year old. Especially about how to handle tantrums. Boy,I definitely need plenty of tips on that.

I may be trying for another child next year or the year after. Each pregnancy is said to be different from the other. Although I’ve experienced being pregnant before. I will definitely have plenty of questions then.

I am currently bi-lingual. It is said to be about 60-75% of people around the world are bilingual. That is many. However, I am picking up 2 more languages. One is Hungarian because I am living in Hungary and living with 2 Hungarian speaking people - husband and daughter. The other language is Japanese. I have been learning this language on and off. I know some words and forget most. The reason I want to learn Japanese is because I like it and because my grandfather was Japanese. Though I never get to really know him, I feel like learning his language would bring me a little closer to him. The other reason is I like anime and manga. It would be so much better if I am able to read and understand them in their original form and do not have to wait until someone take the initiative to sub or dub them.

It’ll take a long time  I know, but persistence is the key. Some people has done it, so it isn’t impossible.

Did you read the most viewed news on CNN today? UK: Birth of 13-year-old dad’s child sparks outrage.

The boy became a father at the age of 13. The mom, a 15 year old. They are both under-aged. Physically maybe matured but mentally they are still children.

Here’s what the clueless 13 year old commented,

“it would be good to have a baby.”

“I didn’t think about how we would afford it. I don’t really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10. When my mum found out I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried about how people would react. I didn’t know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it.”

No wonder people were outraged. Usually this kind of things come as an accident and the kids would be totally freaked out. Now they even thought it all out and WANTED to have the baby. Okay for one thing I got to hand it to him, at least he took responsibility. Unlike some grown up men. Responsible fool maybe. LOL

Oh boy, oh boy. These kids are clueless of what kind of thing they are facing here. He is still collecting pocket money from his parent! For goodness sake!

I can already see what’s going to happen to the boy in 5 or 10 years time. He’d say,”Gosh, I didn’t enjoy life enough!”. Doubt they’re the ones going to take care of the babe themselves. Most probably poor grandma (his mom, or her mom) had to do all the hard work.

I think schools have to implement a special child care project as something compulsory. Using the “real care” babies.

The baby though unreal can pass for a real baby. It needs to be fed, needs to be changed, entertained and burped. If not, it’ll give out an irritating cry. Though they don’t really soil the diapers or need to be bathed, but there are sensors. To change the diaper, a new diaper with sensors need to be swiped at the back of the baby and put on. It somehow gives the kid in charge of the baby the experience of being parents and how hard it is. Child rearing isn’t all about the cute things.

Here’s a video of a teenage girl who did this project for a week or so.
Guess that one week is enough to put anyone off the idea of having a baby for at least some years. LOL