I Want to Buy It Myself. The other day, a car-loving friend from my university days, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, said this to me: “I saw your blog! But I didn’t quite get it when you wrote about aiming to buy another Panamera yourself, even though you’re already riding in one… Like, your husband bought it for you, so why do you still have a goal to buy one on your own?...
I Went for an Interview! The other day, I visited a company in Kyoto that sells, services, and repairs foreign cars. They handle many foreign brands like Porsche, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, covering everything from classic cars to the latest models. This time, I interviewed Mr. M, the son of the company’s founder. (The interview content will be published in a future article.) What’s the Car You Want Most? Mr. M is also a former...
*The top image is just a photo of a Panamera I happened to take today at Gusto, and it has nothing to do with the article content lol Don’t you write about anything other than Porsche? The other day, when I showed my blog to an acquaintance, they asked me, “Don’t you write about cars other than Porsche?” That question made me think again, but for now, I have no intention of writing about anything...
Porsche 70th Anniversary Fair Yesterday, I went to the “Porsche 70th Anniversary Fair” held at the Porsche Center. It was also a good chance to get an oil change before heading to Fuji Speedway on June 16th and 17th. (I plan to write a separate article later about the oil change cost and details.) And honestly, I also wanted the novelty luncheon mat (lol). *Source: Porsche 70th Anniversary page I was planning to go alone...
About My Husband’s and My Personality Suddenly, but… I’m the type who thinks “It’s fine as long as I roughly understand things.” I’m satisfied with about 60% understanding, and since I get bored easily, I tend to go wide and shallow on everything. Also, when I buy electronics, I almost never read the manuals. Reading thick manuals is just too much hassle (plus, I’m not great with printed text to begin with), and I figure...
Whether to Leave the Kids at Daycare When my eldest daughter was born, I was desperate to get her into daycare as soon as possible. As a first-time parent, I had no breathing room and couldn’t handle being with her all day, so I started daycare when she was just six months old. On the other hand, with my second daughter, I’m completely under the spell of the “second child magic”… she’s so adorable that...
Cars Make It Easier to Talk About Things You Usually Don’t When you’re in a car, it somehow feels easier to talk about things you don’t usually discuss. When we go on long drives as a family, the kids usually fall asleep on the way back, so during that time, my husband and I talk about all sorts of things. Recent updates, changes in feelings, what’s important right now, work… Somehow, it’s much easier to...
Porsche Experience Day 2018. Yesterday, Mr. H, our Porsche dealer representative, kindly delivered the “Porsche Experience Day 2018” tickets right to our home. Inside were guest passes like this, and parking tickets. You need to show this parking ticket to park in the guest parking area. (I took photos but they were too dark and poor quality, so I borrowed these images.) Apparently, just from our dealer alone, 500 tickets have already been sold, so...
Sharing a Car Hobby as a Couple I often receive comments and messages on my blog, many of which say things like “I’m jealous that you and your spouse share a car hobby.” It makes me wonder, “Are most wives really not interested in cars?” …Until about three years ago, I had absolutely no interest in cars. In fact, I used to think, “Cars are such a luxury, totally unnecessary in life! Spending money on...
A Long-Overdue Couple’s Talk Yesterday, since our kids both went to bed unusually early, my husband and I had a rare deep conversation about life. And sober too (neither of us drinks). I can’t even remember how the topic came up, but it turned into this: “Successful people in the world all say the same thing, don’t they? They all say, just do what you want to do.” From there, we ended up talking about...
