Ordinaries of Life

March 3rd

The Housekeeper came at 10 am.
She warmed milk for me and did laundry
She changed the bed linen, it's clean.
The camera was rolling, recording my ordinaries of life.
They shot me without makeup.

At noon Mari came
With pork stew
Yay.  I will have it for lunch tomorrow.

Today's mission.
Mari, Ms. Grasshopper and I went off to the bank.
Transfer from this account to that account,
It took as long as volkerwanderung.

The next stop was Minato-ku local government branch office
Welfare Department
Application for the physical disability certificate and such.

The person in charge asked, "Do you need any help?"
I said,  "I need an assistance to go to work.  It would be helpful if you could provide some assistance."
The person in charge said,  "We can not provide assistance for the personal benefit."
Mari said, "What kind of assistance can you provide?"
The person in charge said,  "When the disabled want to go to a park, or to participate in the social event such as a festival, we can provide assistance."
I said,  "It would benefit the government if I work and pay taxes."
I said, "Should it be the way to support the independence of the disabled?"
The person in charge said, "I hope you would understand."
We said, "Thank you very much."

We got the application form for passport.

On the way home, I said to the camera,
"Next time, I will request the assistance to go to park."
It's a joke.
Hahaha
It's an empty laugh.
I am assisted to live by my friends.
I wish the government would walk by our side together.

The last stop.
To take a passport photo.
At a retro-looking photo studio.

I'm hungry.
We stopped by at a ramen shop.
A Kind looking woman.
One order of dumplings, too.

Arrived home.
Discussed New York Trip
Mari left for work
Ms. Grasshopper left for work.
Thank you very much for today again.

KP and I went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner.
800 Yen dried fish was good.
Okara was smooth.

My ordinaries of life for today is over.
I hope Tomorrow would be another good day
With Gratitude.

Poem by Maria Franki

Edited and translated by J. Ujiie

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