Trusting My Eyes Over Technology “Don’t you use the backup monitor?” My husband and mother often ask me that when I’m parking. When parking the Panamera, it’s true that I rarely look at the backup monitor. Instead, I usually rely on checking the side and rearview mirrors. I just don’t trust machines! It’s all about looking with your own eyes! Your own eyes! That’s what I used to say, but really, I just wasn’t used...
A Story About Our Eldest Daughter Our eldest daughter, who will soon turn four, has a personality that pays close attention to details. Her kindergarten teacher told me, “Even when she draws, she focuses on the details, carefully observing and trying to reproduce every little part.” On the other hand, I’m a rough-and-ready type who thinks, “Ignore the details, just get the big picture right,” so I often reflect on how completely different our personalities...
A Change of Heart… Thanks to you, this blog is about to reach 100 readers. I truly appreciate it! It’s been almost two months since I started writing this blog, and something inside me has changed significantly. That is “deciding to buy a Panamera.” You might think, “Haven’t you been saying that all along in the blog?” but it’s a bit different. Before I started blogging, it was more like “It would be nice if...
Arm Covers In summer, I often see women driving while wearing sun-protection arm covers (arm covers). However, I had always pictured arm covers as something only older ladies wear, so I was absolutely determined never to wear them myself. (Even though I’m actually not that young anymore.) But the other day, while driving on the highway, the sunlight was unbearably strong and my arms started to feel like they were burning. I thought, “This is...
Dragon Quest XI Released! The long-awaited Dragon Quest XI was released recently. I’m part of the Dragon Quest generation and used to play Dragon Quest III a lot, so I’m sure many of you in your late 20s to 40s are just as excited about this new release. While browsing the web around the time of the release, I came across something called the “Dragon Quest Life Philosophy.” Apparently, it was a hot topic over...
Dream Supercars I came across this article. Top 20 Popular Foreign Cars by Manufacturer and Type! Also Featuring Used Car Prices Inside, there was a “Top 3 Dream Foreign Supercar Brands Ranking”, and the ranking was as follows: 1st place: Ferrari 2nd place: Lamborghini 3rd place: Porsche I thought, “Makes sense…” and suddenly remembered my university seminar classmate M, who passionately dreamed back then, saying “Someday, I’m going to buy a Ferrari!” M, Who Dreamed...
Meeting at the Car Dealer Yesterday, I had a meeting with representatives from a domestic car dealer. Since my parents were watching the kids that day, I took the train there. (Traveling by train is efficient because I can work on my laptop during the ride.) The manager and some senior executives from the dealer were also present, making it feel a bit like an interview, so I was slightly nervous. After exchanging various information...
To Royu Driveway Yesterday evening, my husband said, “I’m just going for a quick drive,” and headed out. After that, I took our daughter to drop off some laundry nearby. Just as we arrived at the cleaners, I got a message from my husband. “Royu is cool and refreshing right now. Why don’t you come over while you’re out?” I thought, “If I go now, dinner will be late,” but since opportunities like this are...
Reflections on the Expressway I drive my Panamera almost every day, and I use the expressway about once or twice a week. Today, I want to share some thoughts on “courtesy when driving in the passing lane on expressways.” By the way, when I looked up the definition of the passing lane, it’s described like this: In Japan, it refers to the rightmost lane on roads with multiple lanes in one direction, mainly on expressways...
About Parallel Parking Yesterday, when I went to pick up my daughter from kindergarten. Her kindergarten faces the main street and has no parking lot, so parallel parking is unavoidable. However, when many cars are waiting for pickup, it’s hard to park, so I try to come at a different time, usually toward the end, but still, parallel parking can’t be avoided. Parallel parking a large car like the Panamerais quite challenging. There is a...
