October 31 Part 2

from namba we went back to Kanaoka and we were very late. Provoking Mr. Ogawa san to bring up the "filipino time" phrase.. argh! even here? :)) he is very assuming... anyway, Mika's policeman father fetched us from school though and it was my first time to meet him... I mean, policeman + japanese + WWII = do the math? haha... of course I was nervous but her father was just as shy as mine so.. i know the drill...

family time! ITADAKEMASU!!

after eating, Mika, Takao and I were inside the car and what else did we do but... take WACKY pictures!!!!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

the inoue family.
they weren't that rich. they weren't that poor. but one's thing for sure, they gave me what i wanted and more.
my host family was the B-E-S-T! calling my foster mom "mama" was indeed akward but i came to realize that she did treat me as part of the family. mika was always very accomodating to me and Takao was a brother I longed to have. Being with them taught me the importance of a FAMILY since they provided me with one when I was there!!