edenling: Hiragana and UNIQLO

みなさん、こにちわ。

We have learned 30 hiragana characters by far. It reminds me of learning to write Chinese characters in elementary school. Every day we handed in our handwriting and I continuously received B for a whole year. One day I went back home happily and told my mom that I thought today I wrote very well and could definitely get an A! However I still got a B. This made me really sad so that mom had to send me to some after-school class to learn how to write neatly.

I have always felt my Chinese is good, but I didn't realize that these "good" are not natural, but all evolved from "bad" until I restarted to learn these Japanese characters last week. It took us almost ten years to finally command our native language, and it may take even longer if we want to express ourselves more decently.

Maybe by the end of the two semesters we still can't fluenty speak Japanese, can't fully understand a Japanese article, but it's not because we are stupid, we are not hardworking. It's not that easy by nature. Probably this is why a language class has to be intense. Anyway, starting a day with a Japanese class is wonderful by far :)

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Since I'm a big fan of Japanese fashion, I decide to introduce a Japanese fashion brand now and then.

UNIQLO (ユニクロ) might be the most well-known Japanese fashion brand in the U.S. Similar to Zara, H&M, and GAP, UNIQLO is a FMCG company focusing on comfortable and affordable products. However, this Autumn/ Winter collection UNIQLO has ventured to something beyond their basic items by collaborating with French model and "It" Girl Ines de la Fressange, "who has been known for her impeccable taste since her days as the face of Chanel in the '80s."