happy birthday mummy (jan 28)

hope you have a lovely day!

love you

up ya nose with a rubber hose

anyone allergic to dust, really should not be thinking of making their home in tokyo. the city is thick with it and house dust can be a major problem.  there are many products sold that claim to fight the dust, usually with enzymes dressed like mini super heros that attack the ugly sickly dust mite people; with ferocious joy.

but now there is a new product on the market that helps keep the ugly, sickly dust mite people out of your nose. simply rub a layer of this cream on the inside of your nostrils and 'hey presto' a dust free shnoze. (or you could save 1770 yen and just like me have a tokyo flu for most of the year with copious amounts of green snot...that keeps the dust out)

happy australia day

happy australia day

for those of you who don't know, today is National Australia Day, a day to celebrate what is great about australia.  i was going to write my top ten reasons why 'i still call australia home' ... but instead i'm just going to leave you with the lyrics to the song i and thousands of other aussies will be belting out today...

I've been to cities that never close down

From New York to Rio and old London town

But no matter how far

Or how wide I roam

I still call Australia home.

I'm always travelin'

And I love bein' free

So I keep leavin' the sun and the sea

But my heart lies waiting over the foam

I still call Australia home.

All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world

Away from their families and friends

Ah, but as the world gets older and colder

It's good to know where your journey ends.

And someday we'll all be together once more

When all the ships come back to the shore

Then I realize something I've always known

I still call Australia home.

No matter how far

Or how wide I roam

I still call Australia home.

lucky bra stuffing

Triumph International, are set to release a new kind of bra pad this week (January 27). the special bra pads will be known as "Triumph good luck Daruma pads." triumph has blessed these pads, for students who are now preparing for entrance exams and struggling to find a job.  once you wear these pads, you will feel stronger and may be able to get what you want. for the girl who really wants everything, or just some added power and luck, triumph is soon to release matching "good luck panties". the good luck daruma bra pads will be sold on the internet for a limited time, at the affordable price of 1890 yen (a small price to pay for good luck and feeling strong).

a symbol of good luck and protection in japan, a daruma doll is traditionally given to someone starting a new venture, celebrating a birthday, or at the beginning of a New Year. one eye is painted and a wish is made for good luck. the other eye is painted when the goal is reached or the wish comes true.

the daruma is based on an ancient Buddhist monk who, after nine years sitting meditating in a cave, lost the use of his arms and legs. (i don't know about you...but i'm not sure if i want a reminder of a poor, old cripple, stuffed into my bra?? get me feeling kinda weird??)