A mini housewarming gift | How About Orange

August 07, 2013

A mini housewarming gift


My pal Megumi in Japan sent me a package. Along with pretty tapes, stationery, a t-shirt, and a Celia Birtwell scarf from Uniqlo, she included a housewarming item: a mini 3" dustpan and... bloom? I'm hoping it will cause tiny flowers to sprout throughout the house.

18 comments:

Unknown said...

I totally laughed out loud! :D You gotta love the funny Japanese typos and translations. My sisters and I would buy shirts and gifts when we visited Japan simply for the fact that the English didn't make sense. Haha!

Jessica Jones said...

Alex was given a hand-me-down shirt from a kindly Japanese relative that said "Let's swimming!" We still use that phrase as much as possible.

Grandma G said...

A little bloom! How fun!! :) Nice of her to send you a gift, since she didn't show up for the painting. ;) Come to think of it, she didn't miss any latte-made-by-Alex. Oh well, Starbucks did okay, I guess.

Mum

Anonymous said...

this is truly awesome. i want one!!!

Kelsey said...

That's so cute and hilarious!

Love This Space said...

Actually those are really handy to have around the house. I have picked them up at the 99 cent store and stash them under most cupboards and even one in the car.

Also, I really want a T-shirt that says "Let's swimming" now Jessica!

Susan@Organized31 said...

We loved lots of things about being stationed in Japan. One of them was the cute translations. One night we were riding the train home from a restaurant and there was a nicely dressed woman wearing a t-shirt that said "Original Nice Souvenir." We still reference that 20 years later. I miss Japan and the adorable and useful items they have (like a toilet seat sock to keep the seat warm in the winter. Really! Wish I had one every January).

Kim said...

Oh my gosh, how adorable!

Patti McHugh said...

That's cute... typo and all!

Papi and Wee Granny said...

BWAHAHAHAHA! I love this! I have such fun going to sites that feature failed Engrish translation. Thanks for the laugh. = ^ )

Ioana Branea said...

The cutest typo! The "Let's swimming" made me think of another funny typo that I read in an airport toilet. It said: "Please keep cleaning". Good advice for any traveler, I'd say :D

Josh said...

good stuff. i just got back from Japan a couple of days ago and already miss this kind of stuff.

Megumi said...

We don't have R sound in Japanese, so it's always confusing. Actually even I didn't notice it until Jess told me. When we walked around in Tokyo, we found a super sophisticated hospital, saying "HOPSITAL" so Jess and I took a photo there! That's our memory. I keep typing funny English and make her laugh, I guess.

Granma G, sorry, my summer break has just started today, so I couldn't make it! I wanted the package to arrive while you were staying. Did you paint all the walls in her house? Any space left for me? I should find some funny LoRRers or bLushes!

Grandma G said...

We missed you, Megumi! But we only painted 3 rooms, so there's plenty left for you to do. :) Yes, LoRRers and bLushes would be awesome! :)

I don't think I ever heard the hopsital story. Or maybe I did and just don't remember. But I love it! :)

Jessica Jones said...

Oh, the Hopsital. It was wonderful. A gorgeous, high-end sign out front... misspelled. Terrific!

Anonymous said...

it's good luck (at least in the UK!) to give a new broom/dustpan as a housewarming gift, as it is bad luck to bring an old broom to a new house. :)

Jessica Jones said...

I had no idea! Well then, I lucked out. We threw out our old broom before we moved and bought a new one here, and received this tiny gift.

craft boulevard said...

Cutest bloom ever!