Frozen Moon – vol. 12: AME-SAMA, PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME!
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Well, back to my favorite color: Grey! :o)
I thought it would be nice if I had a Japanese little girl on my layout. I decided to use this picture by Riko Yoshida, an adorable child actress. You might have seen her in dorama like “Oh! My Girl!!” or “Mei-chan no Shitsuji”. This picture totally fits to me – I love rain, I love children in light gothic clothes with a umbrella. If I were a child again I would try to style myself that way. ^_^

I wanted to use a haiku so I searched on Manyoshu (the oldest poetry collection ever) for a nice one about rain. But I couldn't find one and then I saw this one:

Chichi haha ga kashira kakinade saku are te ishii kotoba ze wasurekanetsuru.
My parents gave me a pat on the head and said: “Good luck with you” - I have not been able to forgot those words.

I thought this was cute and it would also give the picture a melancholic sound.
And somehow the word “Forget-me-not” appeared on my mind so I used a picture of Forget-Me-Nots for the layout. I still needed a slogan and thought really hard about it. While starring into the blue sky (it was sunny) I somehow mumbled to myself: “Ame-sama, please don't forget me!”
Ame-sama means of course “Honorable Mr. Rain!” - I thought that was funny and I'm sure I will use those words a lot when it's hot outside. >_<