Oct 15, 2017

Aya's 14th Birthday

My daughter, Aya, turned 14 today. Congratulations.

She and I went shopping together to get her birthday presents. What I knew today is she is really into South Korea wave, so called "Hanryu." I am not sure why it's called Hanryu, not Kanryu, although it does not matter to us at all.

She was so excited while shopping with me. She is in the midst of being a teenager, where, in general, they want to be independent from their parents and want to go out with their friends. Today, she is different, just like an elementary school girl. We enjoyed hanging around and shopping with hands holding. 

It seems like she is a big fan of a pop group, TWICE. The unit is composed of seven young, beautiful ladies. More important, three of all are Korean, three are Japanese, and the last one is Taiwanese. What a wonderful combination. The majority of Japanese people do not agree there is a good relationship between South Korea and Japan.

This is, however, unlikely to be the case among teenagers including my daughter. I really hope they foster good relations to our neighboring countries, since we have a lot in common.

Anyway, happy birthday, my dear daughter. Maintain an attitude of enjoying all of you.