Indian Summer | 小春日和

My mom called me last night.
It's a long weekend in Japan, too.
It's National Health & Sports Day (celebrating the day when Tokyo Olympic was held in 1960s).

There were my nieces (younger and older ones).
They are playing Nintendo DS somewhere at my parents home.

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My mom handed a phone to my younger niece.
"My mom went somewhere."
"When are you coming back?"

"It will probably be around next spring."
"It's still too late!"

I realised that my clock and my niece's clock are advancing in a different speed. For her, half a year is eternal.

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Then, younger one handed a phone to the older one.

"I researched Canada in sociology class."

"Because I live in Canada?" – "yeah."

My niece was praised what she researched about Canada (aurora, animals, etc.) by her teacher.

"That's fantastic. I am glad and pround of you."

"I have a DS, too." – "Really? I am playing Pokémon. Do you know it?"
"I don't know it."

The conversation with her ended.

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I told my mom that it's also a long weekend in Canada for Thanksgiving Day.

She told me that my dad bought a new set of TV.
They subscribe a cable TV, so they won't have any problems with 2011 TV airwave transitioning to digital.

They can surf on the net through the TV without having a computer.
According to my mom's descriptions about the TV, it sounded that the TV has way too many functions for my parents.

When I said to her, "Use the functions (of the TV) and don't make the TV sit useless."
She laughed on the phone.

I went to a place near where I live.
It's been nice Indian summer days in the whole weekend.