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-My Birthday Surprise- 大人用 English Version.
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"My Birthday Surprise"
was created especially for
Mika Saito
with love from
Maki
July 7, 2005
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Yes, it was birthday time
again, July 7th. Mika Saito of
Isesaki-city, had reached yet anothe rmajor plateau in her life
- age 25.
Mika was a high flier, a born
leader, and a man of many
accomplishments.
There was no doubt about it -
Mika was a legend in her own mind. |
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Yuka, Shin and Maki had
planned a big birthday bash
for Mika this year.
Hand-written invitations had
been sent to all her friends.
Fortunately for Yuka, Shin and Maki, the job had been very easy.
Only a few invitations had to be
written.
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Yuka, Shin and Maki had spent
a lot of time developing a theme
for this special birthday party.
It was
Mika Saito
The ten keys to success
in your life
Obviously the theme was a
very popular one.
The party room was packed.
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Yuka, Shin and Maki started
her success story by explaining
that the path Mika had followed through life had been met with a series of closed doors.
Over the years, judging from the shape of her beak, many of these
doors had been slammed in her face.
Despite these setbacks, Mika
had still managed to become a
success in Isesaki-city.
It was evident that these ten keys had worked a miracle for Mika. |
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Mika and the rest of the
party group were quiet when
Yuka, Shin and Maki
announced the first key to her success.
"Always be full of hot air."
Mika had devoted much of her
life to achieving this goal.
Those who knew her agreed that
she was definitely full of it.
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The second key of success was
Stay young.
Mika maintained her youthful
appearance by following a strict
exercise program.
Her favorite activity seemed to
be jogging to the refrigerator.
Unfortunately, staying young
was difficult after 25 birthday
celebrations.
In fact, lighting the candles on
her birthday cake was
considered a fire hazard for
Mika and everyone else present
at the party. |
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Believing that
"No mountain is
too hard to climb"
was another component of the success formula for Mika.
Anyone who had ever seen Mika
demolish a mountain of ice cream
topped with whipped cream and a
cherry realized the truth of this
statement. She could whittle it
down in seconds. |
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The fourth key was a critical
factor in making Mika the
success she is.
"Surround yourself with
intelligent, responsible people."
Mika always kept snapshots of
her trusted friends in her wallet.
Come to think of it, that was
about all you could ever find in
her wallet!
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The excitement of the party
had almost been too much for
everyone. They decided to briefly
interrupt this spell-binding
"Success Story"
and have Mika open her many gifts.
Nobody had trouble buying
Mika a present. After all, what
can't you buy for a woman who needs everything? |
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After watching Mika open her
gifts, the anxious crowd was eager
to hear the fifth key to her
success. It was
Don't be a horse's ... behind.
Unfortunately, Mika couldn't
help herself. It was just her
nature.
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The saga of Mika continued. The
next key to her success was
"Enjoy the sweet things in life."
There are many sweet things in
life: the presence of a wonderful
companion, adventure-filled vacations and lots of money.
Wheneve Mika wanted to enjoy
sweet things, she went to her pantry.This was the only source
of sweet things for Mika.
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The seventh key was vitally
important for social climbers like Mika:
"Don't forget from
whence you came."
On her long climb up the ladder
of success,
Mika never once forgot her roots. She was so very proud of
all her ancestors.
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To really be successful, you must
"Only play games you can win."
Talented individuals like
Mika pride themselves on their
athletic and business prowess.
Very few adults had ever beaten
Mika at any of her favorite
games. Everybody knew she would
have a temper tantrum if they did.
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"Blow your own horn" was certainly another vital part of her success formula.
Everyone agreed that if Mika
didn't blow her own horn, nobody would do it for her.
In fact, she kept stacks of horns
and whistles handy for all the important moments in her life.
Mika would do almost anything
to call attention to herself! |
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Mika always maintained that, to
be successful, you must
"Picture yourself as
you want to be."
Mika thought that once she was
successful, her portrait would be
hung in the homes of all of her friends.
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Dear Mika:
Now you know the ten keys to
the success in your life.
We had originally planned to
have you say a few words, but
we remembered that brevity is
not one of your ten keys.
Congratulations on yet another
"successful" year.
Happy Birthday!
Maki
July 7, 2005 |
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