sg mummies in japan?

[annie]

as above! me staying in tokyo... best if can get mummies friends here! so we can meet up with our kids!

[huiping]

Hi, I have also just moved to tokyo too, which part of Tokyo are you residing?
I am staying in Setagaya area, I would love meet up sg mummies in my area too;-)

[annie]

setagaya! wow! i was living there! now i moved to ariake(besdie odaiba).. a bit far huh? hehe. are you staying in tokyo for long? cos of hubby? which part of setagaya? i used to stay near futakotamagawa station...

[jojoki]

annie,paiseh.. digress bit here.. can you teach me how to praise a child in japanese? like well done.. good job.. clever girl? heeh wanna expose my baby to jap language bit. hehe,, tanks in advance! issit tsugoii?? or yokata?

[annie]

all these are ok.

sugoi ne! yoku yatta ne! sugoi jya nai!

yokata is like.. 'thank god', 'lucky'. ppl this when eg..you thought you lost your wallet but then suddenly found in your bag then you will say 'ahh yokata..'

[huiping]

wow! if you are still in futakotamagawa we could meet up easily ..i stay near kaimimachi station , walking distance to sakurashinmashi station
yeah i moved here becos of husband..will be staying here for good
how about you?
did you managed to find any fellow sgs staying around yr area?
are you taking up any jap lessons? you seem good in japanese ;-)

[annie]

for good?? not going back to sg you mean??

oh i know sakurashinmachi. my friend say her sch is near there... too bad ive moved to the central of tokyo now.. if you r coming here we can meet up! hehe. me maybe no chance to go to setagaya maybe.. a bit far...

im not taking any jap lessons. i used to take jap lessons part time when i was in sg n took those jlpt test. i studied jap for 4yrs before i moved to japan n continue to study my jap language in uni here for 1 yr full time... i started learning jap since 16yrs old! so hows your jap? taking any lessons? are you able to commnicate well over here? hows life for you?

[huiping]

yes, it does seem like for good at the moment unless my husband is relocated somewhere again
yeah from odaiba it does is a bit too far
are you bringing yr child to go to any local playgroup?
wow , i can imagine your jap must be perapera now , how i wish i already attained this level;-)
what made you move to jpn in the first place?
i am thinking to take up jap course again after my son goes to kindergarden next year so i can have some free time on my own or even find a partime job to keep me occupied
I missed working life ;(
will you be moving back to sg soon? you must be adapting to life in jpn by now
I have just discovered how to get around a couple of places myself so not so bad;p
I did take up jap lesson back in sg for almost 3 yrs and take jlpt 2 but somehow , i find that i still cannot speak veri well and do not understand conversational with other jap people well

[annie]

wow jlpt 2! did you passed it? i didnt take jlpt 2.. i skipped it n took 1..but then i fail by 30pts lol.

i didnt join any play group. cant find it here hehe.

im sure not going back to sg for good cos my hubby is a japanese hehe.

[huiping]

i have yet to check my results , maybe failed ahhaha
aiyah sayang just 30 pts , i intend to take jlpt 1 next year ;-)
hehehe my husband is also japanese, but i still wish he will get relocated back to sg again

[annie]

wow also japanese? so good! so it really means you might stay here forever like me lol. so we can meet up anytime! hehe. i think we better chat in PM hehe.

[huiping]

how i wish har my son dont take noon nap anymore ;(
will be out most noon or doing some activities with my son
it seems like we are the only sg mummies in jp in this website

[annie]

y cannot take noon nap? what you do with him at noon?

[huiping]

did i tell you my son is already 3plus years old? he does take noon nap when he in sg but when he came over here, he dont
so either we take walks around my area, go library, go grocery , go play in parks or we go out with my parent in law, they stay veri near us

[annie]

oh i see. nope i dont know his age hehe. my girl only 8mths old!

dont take naps ok .. as long as he not cranky.. my girl still taking 2 naps though.

[CanCanMum]

hello~~

i m not in japan but would like to know hows life in Japan (Coz you know horr i love those japan tv series laaa....hahha)

can describe??

[annie]

wah thats difficult.. regarding? lol. japan... nice ppl, nice weather, nice food, stressful society, high employment rate, many beggars, many crimes (lol)...

[CanCanMum]

Originally Posted by annie wah thats difficult.. regarding? lol. japan... nice ppl, nice weather, nice food, stressful society, high employment rate, many beggars, many crimes (lol)...

ohhhh.....language lehh? got difficulty bo?

[annie]

got ! lol. actually i came here after 4yrs of learning japanese language part time in sg .. but then they speak so fast i cant catch.. then i no chance to speak in sg so i cant really speak n a bit pai seh if i make mistakes n all but no choice since im always alone outside so die die got to speak .. then... 1st 3 mths im here i cry everyday . feel so handicap.. everything also cannot do.. supermarket dont know where.. go in cannot find things dont know how to ask.. take train so confusing, lost my way dont know how to ask.. buy food also difficult cos menu all japanese.. somemore i cant speak how to buy! lol. but all these slowly gets better ..

now ok after staying here for sometime hehe. but then daily life ok only. ask me to talk deep deep things eg explain things or what i dont know lol. not enough vocab i think.. hee

[bellerichez]

Originally Posted by annie got ! lol. actually i came here after 4yrs of learning japanese language part time in sg .. but then they speak so fast i cant catch.. then i no chance to speak in sg so i cant really speak and a bit pai seh if i make mistakes and all but no choice since im always alone outside so die die got to speak .. then... 1st 3 mths im here i cry everyday . feel so handicap.. everything also cannot do.. supermarket dont know where.. go in cannot find things dont know how to ask.. take train so confusing, lost my way dont know how to ask.. buy food also difficult cos menu all japanese.. somemore i cant speak how to buy! lol. but all these slowly gets better .. now ok after staying here for sometime hehe. but then daily life ok only. ask me to talk deep deep things eg explain things or what i dont know lol. not enough vocab i think.. hee

I thought they understand chinese words? Can write and show them if dont know how to speak.

January i went Japan with my ex-company then when we reach there firstly, Wah so cold, secondly, wah the train super messy, got too many lines already, thirdly, omg, most of us can't speak their language. Overall not very enjoyable trip cos my friend (the one i trust) stolen my money, can't rmb how much Yen but i only can rmb SGD amount $165. Somemore use my phone call back SG and never pay me money. The only part i enjoy when i'm at Japan is the Disneyland. Very nice but very packed cos i went on the 1st Jan 09.


annie, do you speak a little bit of jap to your baby girl?

[jaymumys]

hi mummies...i'm also not in japan. but been there to stay for a few of the autumn months due to my hubby's work. whoa. i missed the life there. but defintely not Tokyo.
We stayed in Utsunomiya, 3hrs away from Tokyo. Seems like both of you stays within Tokyo City huh.

I was there for only a few days, was disappointed by the inaccessibility and inconvenience of the many endless narrow and long stairways of the train tunnels, very dirty streets & unfriendly people, very expensive for everything..... except Disneyland which I agree with bellerichez.
Are both of you having the same problem?

But I do missed those friendliness of the mummies as many of them doesn't work and took care of their young babies. Which was very enjoyable and relaxed. & the after 7-8pm cheap bentos, nice children programme, nice cooking tv shows...hehehehe...In fact, I felt inlove with kids bento after that. And has been making it since then.

I only study till beginning of intermediate of jap lang of 2 & 1/2 yrs. never took my jlpt. but i managed to survive there well. just force yourself . watch more tv and bring along a small handy daily conversational jap-eng dict!

do share with us your experience. it's nice to know mummies on how they are coping when we are being re-root.

[Madako]

Hi,

I am looking for a tutor to help me with my Japanese conversation.
Me taken JLPT 2 but flung abit too... Sigh...
Do you gals have anyone to refer me to?
Thanks so much.

[bellerichez]

Originally Posted by jaymumys hi mummies...i'm also not in japan. but been there to stay for a few of the autumn months due to my hubby's work. whoa. i missed the life there. but defintely not Tokyo. We stayed in Utsunomiya, 3hrs away from Tokyo. Seems like both of you stays within Tokyo City huh. I was there for only a few days, was disappointed by the inaccessibility and inconvenience of the many endless narrow and long stairways of the train tunnels, very dirty streets & unfriendly people, very expensive for everything..... except Disneyland which I agree with bellerichez. Are both of you having the same problem? But I do missed those friendliness of the mummies as many of them doesn't work and took care of their young babies. Which was very enjoyable and relaxed. & the after 7-8pm cheap bentos, nice children programme, nice cooking tv shows...hehehehe...In fact, I felt inlove with kids bento after that. And has been making it since then. I only study till beginning of intermediate of jap lang of 2 & 1/2 yrs. never took my jlpt. but i managed to survive there well. just force yourself . watch more tv and bring along a small handy daily conversational jap-eng dict! do share with us your experience. it's nice to know mummies on how they are coping when we are being re-root.

Dirty meh? The place i went all clean clean one. The things i dont't like about Japan is communication problem & things too expensive. My sister studied Jap language herself and mange to pass. She learn through watching many many anime. She even got the cert.

[huiping]

Hi,
I also dont find the place dirty , I agreed with Bellerichez that the problem is the communication problem
I brought my son to the local playgroup and the mummies knowing that I cannot speak veri well japanese, asked me after the lesson ended if I know when to meet up for the next round of playgroup
Some would hestiate to talk to me, becos they are shy to used their english
Overall, I think quite okay
Hmm I do meet a few unfriendly people normally the older generation or people in their 40s , those salaryman..those youngsters quite friendly too even though they look abeng but Singapore also has unfriendly people too mah..so I guess its the same , just ignore them anway they got nothing to do with our life
Food wise , I do like their food here more than in SG, except for my mother home cook food which is the best ;-)
Actually , there are also a few shopping areas like Shibuya and Shinjuyu where the local people goes to prices are not that exp and lesser people as tourist and those hippe are mostly found in these places
I also like their cooking and variety shows, veri interesting
What seasons are in, they will show you how to cook to get the best of the vegs
The only thing that I wanna do now is to quickly improve my Jap

[annie]

hmm japan sure not as clean as sg but i dont feel its dirty as well..

anyway i prefer japan to sg lol.