Changing My Name? Hello to everyone who always reads my blog. I’m Mina, a pro Porsche fan. …Wait, what’s a pro Porsche fan? (-_-) Actually, since I revamped this blog last month, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about “Who exactly am I?” There’s no doubt I’m a Porsche fan. But my husband says, “You’re probably the only person in all of Japan who loves the Panamera this much.” I check Porsche Japan’s official site...
I Started Instagram. Just recently, I finally started Instagram. At that time, my husband told me, “This person’s Instagram is really great.” It was porsche.sport.germany. He lives in Germany and posts photos of various Porsche models and colors every day. Every photo is stunning, and he has an incredible 529,000 followers!!(As of May 2018) Amazing… How does he manage to collect so many Porsche photos? Does he spend all day hunting for Porsches to photograph?...
Panamera’s Catchphrases The moment I fell in love with the Panamera was during my first test drive—I was moved by the throttle response, handling, and that perfect harmony between car and driver. But what truly captured my heart was learning its catchphrase at the time. <A car worthy of the conqueror of life, delivering the thrilling drive unique to Porsche along with comfort.> A car worthy of the conqueror of life… I thought, “I want...
I Was Not Good with Social Media, So I Didn’t Use It It sounds like “Cold Chinese noodles are now available,” but… we’ve started a Facebook page. To be honest, I’ve always been pretty bad with social media. I rarely update my personal Facebook, I’m not very interested in others’ posts, I never understood the appeal of Instagram, and I left Twitter untouched for a long time thinking, “I just don’t get it.” However, since...
What people say when they see my blog. Lately, when I meet acquaintances or car enthusiasts, I’ve started introducing this blog. Often, they check it out right then and there (If you search for “Panamera” and “blog,” mine comes up at the top, which makes me wonder how niche that keyword really is…) and usually say this: “You write a blog every day? How do you find so much to write about?” When I showed...
One Day, a Sudden Question “Why are Porsche fans and Ferrari fans so different?” I suddenly wondered one day. Porsche fans tend to be quite geeky… When I glanced at posts in a Porsche enthusiast Facebook group my husband belongs to, I was surprised by all the nerdy posts like “Air-cooled engines are the best” or “Finally finished the break-in after 200,000 km ( ´ー｀)!” About the Porsche Driving School, “There are definitely a lot...
How Our Family Spends Golden Week Golden Week started at the end of April. In our family, since our eldest daughter’s kindergarten follows the regular calendar, we only have May 1st and 2nd off. The weather has been pretty nice this holiday season, making it perfect for outings. …but every year during Golden Week or other holidays, our family rarely goes out together. That’s because everywhere is just too crowded (-_-) With so many cars,...
Heading Out for an Interview Actually, next week, thanks to a certain connection, I’m going to interview the owner of a Porsche-specialized repair shop. (I plan to turn that interview into an article and share it here on the blog.) Lately, I’ve been thinking maybe I should fully switch my main work over to this car blog… but realistically, that’s not possible right now, so I want to keep going with a sort of parallel...
How about picking her up in the SL? Yesterday, since it was a holiday and my husband was off work, I asked him to watch our youngest daughter while I went alone to pick up our eldest from kindergarten. “Since you’re going alone, why not take the SL?” he suggested, so I followed his advice and went in the SL (finally my second time driving it). While driving, I thought, “I’m still not quite used...
The Hit Car Show “TopGear” “TopGear,” a car show broadcast by the UK’s BBC since 1977. *Image source:dtv In Japan, it’s occasionally aired on BS Fuji, including reruns. The rebooted TopGear started in 2016, but the trio of hosts (Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May) up to 2015 was especially entertaining. Actually, when Jeremy Clarkson joined in 1988, the show suddenly became much more interesting and gained huge popularity. What Makes the Show So Popular?...
