Thursday, March 15, 2012

happy white day!! :)

after our little valentines day celebrations, came white day. if you're not familiar, white day in japan is for men who received gifts a month ago from ladies to return gifts. guess what? up to 10 times of the value they were gifted!! so in return for handmade sweets, men get jewellery or nice bags!! and all the stores in town carry "white day suggestions". i can imagine how intimidating it is for men! :) 

but since we celebrate most things the foreign way, i didn't think we were white daying so imagine my delight when daniel presented me with flowers, champagne & my favorite chocolates...

and 

just to up the ante, musashi gave me...


my very own silly girl book!!
ive been giggling at this little girl, who is wildy famous, for ages. 


we once went into a bookstore asking about this book. and even with daniel's japanese the store assistant had no clue. so i was left with no choice but to make that face on the book cover and instantly made sense to him!

she is so popular in japan she is printed on bags and has badges and a tonne of memorabilia! 
she really has the funniest faces!!

 
the book really made me laugh all morning..
thank you, lovies!!

p.s. muu muu, well done! out-played your papi!!!

xx

12 comments:

  1. Musashi gives the best gifts! =) You might also like this series of books. Angry Little Girls, http://www.angrylittlegirls.com/

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    1. heehee thanks for the recommendation! :) looks cute! there goes my afternoon!! :)

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  2. Awww how sweet!! My husband's Japanese and he didn't do anything for White Day! In fact, IIII bought him cake. lol But in truth, I didn't do anything for V-Day either so I guess 10x0= a big fat 0. Haha

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    1. ahhahahaha!! you guys are too funny! :)

      everyday is valentines day! you guys have fun getaway and yummy dinners all the time anway! :)

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  3. My fav Japanese website which I visit daily is this:
    http://sisinmaru.blog17.fc2.com/

    Not sure if you have heard about Maru, but he's a really well-known kitty among animal lovers, haha. He does the silliest things and is super lovable! :p

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    1. how cute!!! nothing beats cute pet pictures! thanks for sharing...

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  4. Hahahahahahaha that is so so so so so cute!!! xD Can imagine you making funny faces in a bookshop...

    I think I need to take tips from Muu-kun! He seems like a great gift-giver!

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    1. totally did and cracked the salesperson up! :) musashi learns from the best. his papi is a thoughtful gifter too!!

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  5. How interesting! I'd never heard of White Day.

    That little girl is too cute...She has such rosy cheeks!

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    1. its the japanese's idea of valentines day commercialism x 2! :)

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  6. Japan has the funniest holidays! I remember we used to get notifications from our Japanese offices about Blue day and Green day holidays (Or some other colours) and be v tickled abt them.

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    1. yeah! sometimes we have a public holiday and not know what its for! hah! :)

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