Hiroko Osaki was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan in 1932 ( Showa 7). She celebrated her 89th birthday in November last year. Currently, I live alone in a Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Apartment in Nerima-ku, Tokyo.
She is not an ordinary old lady, but a fashionable person who calls herself a "noble and beautiful person" (meaning an elderly person with a noble temperament). Her hobbies are walking, Tai Chi and playing mahjong, as well as tweeting special.
As for the opportunity to play and Twitter , her daughter advised her to "try it if you find it interesting." Ms. Hiroko accepted her daughter's opinion and went to give it a try.
Gradually, she recorded life in her own unique way and attracted everyone's attention. Ms. Hiroko is now a blogger with more than 150,000 fans. You must know that she is 90 years old.
Such a 90-year-old man does not have much money, but he lives a wonderful life. Let’s take a look.
My view on SNS changed during the Great East Japan Earthquake
Ms. Hiroko said that she has been thinking about what kind of interesting manuscript to submit? I don’t know what to write. At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the earthquake disaster became an opportunity for her to change her thinking.
At that time, she was unable to contact her daughter in London and was helpless, but the only means of contact was Twitter. Ms. Hiroko realized that this was amazing and Twitter was really useful~, and it was out of control from then on.
After Hiroko posted grumbling content on Twitter about his worries about the nuclear power plant accident after the Great East Japan Earthquake and his doubts about Tokyo Electric Power Company , it was reported as news on the Internet and became a topic of discussion for a while. , the number of fans increased sharply.
Ms. Bozi said:
I was tweeting on my computer, and the notification sounds for retweets and ‘likes’ kept ringing. I was a little scared, and I didn’t know how to turn it off.
While surprised by so many people's attention, she also realized:
There are people all over the world listening to the soliloquy of an old lady who lives a very ordinary life. This is a very happy thing. I feel like my life has vitality again.
Around the anniversary of Japan’s defeat and surrender in August 2011, Ms. Hiroko contributed another “Soliloquy” about her war experience.
I started to use Twitter 11 years ago. From then to now, almost no one has posted anything about war experience. Japan is still very peaceful now, so I have the mission to convey the pain that people suffered during and after the war.
However, just talking about war can be very depressing, so I still hope to write something that can make everyone happy.
Daily joy, love in life
Ms. Bozi has principles in her posts. She does not post posts that hurt others. She also makes people who read them resonate and feel, 'Ah, I think so too~', which is acceptable to others. “A regular old lady talking to herself”, that’s what makes good Twitter content.
Ms. Hiroko’s Twitter started with morning greetings. The word often used is "爱" (love in Japanese, slightly different from Chinese), a word coined by Ms. Hiroko who maintains joy in daily life and never forgets love.
For example, the following dynamic:
I hate moisture. I have a daughter. My ex-husband and I divorced shortly after we had our daughter, at a time when single mothers were rare.
There was no money at the time, and people in their 30s had been having a hard time. But I didn't show fear in front of others. Is this reserved? You have to do everything alone, even if you get discouraged, it won't help. A person will become stronger~.
My daughter went to London to study at the age of 24 and later married a foreigner. When she lived with her daughter before, she relied on her daughter for many things. Later, Ms. Hiroko did all the setting up of Wi-Fi and the installation of fiber optic TV sticks herself.
Catch up on Netflix dramas and have a drink
Ms. Hiroko’s life is very simple. The room is very small. There are very few things in the dining room, bedroom, and Japanese-style room where the TV is placed. It looks very refreshing. The entrance and walls are decorated with photos, flowers, incense burners, etc. It is a simple but aesthetically conscious lifestyle.
Ms. Bozi said:
Before the epidemic, all the friends nearby came to visit her home. Although I can't do this now, I welcome friends to visit me at any time.
Put kotatsu in a Japanese-style room in winter, and drink a glass of wine while looking at the fireplace. It is really the best enjoyment.
Ms. Bozi likes Korean dramas very much. About 20 years ago, he became a fan of Lee Byung-hun during the Korean Wave boom that broke out in Japan. Even now, I still follow Korean dramas on the Internet every day.
A recent one worth watching is Our Blues. The target is of course Lee Byung-hun! I also watched "Squid Game". Although I didn't like the style very much, I still cared about the ending. When Lee Byung-hun came out, I was shocked.
Watch handsome guys while drinking your favorite wine
Ms. Hiroko said:
Treating handsome guys as appetizers and drinking delicious wine is the happiest time and the best elixir of life!
She felt that at such an age, she just wanted to see what she liked. Even in daily life, if you think it is someone you hate, you don't want to see them again, and you don't want to waste the remaining time of your life.
It is understood that she spends 10,000 yen (approximately 500 yuan) on wine every month to "look at beautiful men". You must know that her total monthly expenses are only 100,000 yen (approximately 5,000 yuan).
Moreover, Ms. Hiroko drinks all kinds of wine, and she also likes to have some red wine after beer. The red wines REDWOOD, VINEYARDS, CABERNET, etc. sold at Cardi Supermarket for about 700 yen are very delicious, and she even buys them by the box.
Bozi can finish a bottle in 3 days alone, and there are no "rest days". For Hiroko, wine is a good medicine that can restore her mental state. She can't go a day without drinking. .
Her daily "fixed program" is a bottle of canned beer (350ml), but before she knew it, she drank wine and soju, and the snacks were homemade rice bran pickles and cheese. Hiroko said:
"My family's pickling has a history of 19 years, and I turn it by hand once a day. If I pickle it the day before, it will be too pickled, so I put in some seasonal vegetables every morning and eat it when I drink wine in the evening.
The clothes are from Uniqlo , and she is good at dressing up.
Ms. Hiroko’s creed is that dressing up without spending money will definitely make people happy.
“Almost all my clothes are from Uniqlo, and they are among the discounted products in the discount area. I'm so excited to dig out what I want! Necklaces and earrings are always on me.
Ms. Hiroko said with a smile that once worn on the body, it will always stay the same.
Her necklace was a gift from her daughter, a souvenir bought when she went overseas. What I am wearing now is a Virgin Mary necklace I bought at a local church when I traveled to France.
The current era is an era of cheap and good things, and the same is true for Uniqlo. Therefore, Ms. Hiroko feels that she has caught up with a good era.
The more "noble and beautiful" (late and elderly) the neater they are!
Ms. Hiroko’s hair color is a beautiful lavender color, and she does not dye her hair gray. She uses the shampoo recommended by her daughter. Although it is American, as long as it is washed normally, the white hair will turn into lavender color.
She felt that white hair mixed with yellow would not look good, but because she didn’t want to take too much trouble, it was really convenient to use a shampoo that turned her hair into a beautiful color just by washing it. Osaki said that just because she is older, she must be beautiful.
She only draws eyebrows and eyeliner every day. If she doesn't draw eyeliner, her face will become blurry. The wrinkles are deep and the eyeliner is difficult to draw, which bothers her a bit (laughs).
Bozi said that when she was young, thin eyebrows were popular. Natural thick eyebrows are popular nowadays. She's also keeping an eye on brow trends and seeing what actresses look like on their faces and makeup.
When you are young and do nothing, you are very beautiful, but when you get older, you need to be "over-protected". The more "noble and beautiful" (older) they are, the more they want to look clean.Hiroko said:
"I can say that the real happiness now is health. I think if you are not healthy, you will not be able to care about others. I will definitely work hard for this. After moving to my current home, I went for a walk in Shikamii Park."
Walk from home to the park and walk 8,000 steps every day. And she has been practicing Tai Chi for 7 years, which is also the secret to her young-looking figure!
Ms. Hiroko said proudly:
Tai Chi and walking for 363 days a year, needless to say, are the secret to the heartbeat of a good man! Lee Byung Hun, TVXQ, and BTS all like it.
Walking is the foundation of health. If you cannot walk, you will get old all of a sudden. So, get into the habit of taking an early walk.
Also, playing Tai Chi in the park. Ms. Hiroko practices Tai Chi for about an hour every day except Sundays, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and walks 8,000 steps a day. This is the secret to good health.
In addition, mahjong is played at a fixed time every Wednesday. When she was 83, someone invited her to a mahjong party in the park. The party was for middle-aged and elderly people over 60 years old. Hiroko was the eldest one and later won several championships in mahjong competitions.
It is said that playing mahjong will help the brain and help prevent dementia. When you get older, you can't be in a daze. She hopes to live happily through hard work and care. Her current goal is to maintain the status quo. She is the happiest in her life now and her health is not bad. If she wants to maintain this state and do better than she is now, it is a bit luxurious.
[Hiroko's daily schedule]
AM6:00, get up, have a simple breakfast
AM7:10, arrive at Shijijing Park
AM7:30, practice Tai Chi in Shijijing Park
After Tai Chi, take a walk in the park
AM10:00, go home and clean up Room, bath, and laundry
PM12:00, lunch
PM2:00, watch the Internet flicker
go shopping, start preparing dinner
dinner and talk to my daughter on LINE
PM9:00, watch the news program, with a break of about 5 minutes of gymnastics
PM10:00, How about sleeping
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