Sunday, September 21, 2025
Hello and good morning! 🙋♂️✨ It's 11 AM on Sunday, and this is massangoto! 🧑💻
Weekly Updates & New Music
It’s time for my regular weekly update! My X (formerly Twitter) followers have reached 4,084! Thank you to everyone who follows me! I’m so happy! m(_ _)m
I released my new song, "Chiisana Shiawase," or "Small Happiness," last Friday. What did you think of it? I release a new track every Friday at 7 AM, so please check it out! I’d love it if you could hit the like button and subscribe to the channel!
My Bizarre Dreams
I have to tell you about the strange dreams I've been having!
In one dream, I was in a place like a rice field. An Arab-style billionaire suddenly appeared, driving up in a luxury Jeep in fast-forward motion. He then started throwing and arranging fruits and vegetables into the field, also in fast-forward, and said, "Grow these to suit our palates." (Laughs) The fast-forward part was the main funny point—I was laughing after I woke up.
In another dream on a different day, I was at an amusement park getting on one of those small train rides. It was a serious, black train with a proper station. Before we left, an announcement said we had to return our rental discs before boarding, so I frantically ran back to do it. The next scene was the train departing, but it was moving at the speed of a delivery robot—incredibly slow. Just before I woke up, the zip on my bag opened, and my belongings fell under the train! I apologized, got off to retrieve them, but then the single-car train jumped a section with a step, got stuck, and stopped, leading to massive complaints... What a weird dream that was, too!
The Self-Checkout Confession
I’ve talked a lot about my dreams, but I have one more story I want to share.
It happened a few days ago at the supermarket. I did my shopping and went through the self-checkout as usual (staff were around, but the registers were unmanned). I got home, but the email confirmation I usually get right away never arrived. My bank balance hadn't been charged, either. I thought, This is strange, and looked it up. It said delays could happen, but then I realized: I didn’t have a receipt!
Panic set in! I called the supermarket. They checked the JAN codes and confirmed it: unpaid! I immediately rushed back to pay. I settled the bill, but I found an extra large bag had been added that I don't remember selecting. I must have accidentally pressed it and gone home, thinking I’d paid.
The next day, I confessed my mistake to a cashier who’s been working the register for over a decade. I told her, "I messed up. I'm only using the manned registers from now on." Since then, I’ve only used the staffed lanes. However, that supermarket sometimes closes the manned checkouts during certain hours and asks everyone to use the self-service, even though staff are present. Now, I am sure to thoroughly check that the receipt prints and the payment is complete every single time I shop. Lesson learned!
Closing Message
Well, it’s Sunday, and the changing autumn weather is making things much more pleasant.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this! Let’s meet again next Sunday!
I wish you all a day of no accidents, no violations, safety for your family, and prosperity in business!
This has been massangoto! 🙋✨️
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