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• 2024/06/04 (Tue) 14:09
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I use an app called Firstwise to exchange money because the rates are pretty bad if you do it at a bank or exchange office. You can put money in dollars and change it to the currency of the country you are in and keep it in the app. I either withdraw it with my debit card or use it as a debit when I travel.

As for banks, SHWAB allows me to withdraw money from ATMs all over the world without any fees, so I have that too.　I don't carry cash, but I don't carry the smallest amount of cash because touchless machines work everywhere in Europe.

• unno456258
• 2024/05/31 (Fri) 13:20
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Hello.
I am currently using a Roland FRP sold at Costco.
I also play classical piano, so I think I can help you.

First of all, there are many types of electronic pianos.
Weighted means that the keys are weighted like a real piano. This is for people who want to learn piano seriously like a classical piano.
However, the weighted keys may be tiring at first. That being said, the best thing about the weighted electronic piano is that with practice you can express delicate sounds.
So if you want to focus on "playing" the piano, I would recommend weighted.

I don't know much about piano touch, but I think it is the ability to change the volume of the sound depending on how hard you press the keys.

If you are just starting to make music, you don't really need the weighted feature. Instead, we recommend a "keyboard" that can produce sounds from a variety of sources and instruments.
It does not have the weight of an electronic piano, but it specializes in "inserting sounds into a music application," which is essential for music creation. It can produce not only piano sounds, but also drums, guitars, and almost any instrument sound you can think of, and you can put them into applications such as a computer to make music.
However, as I mentioned earlier, it doesn't have the "weight" of a real piano, so it is not suitable for practice.

Most electronic pianos fall into these two categories.

If you want to learn to play the piano, we recommend this electronic piano.
https://www.costco.com/roland-frp-2-acr-digital-piano-bundle.product.4000186636.html
I use it and it has a lot of accessories.

I recommend this keyboard for people who want to make music on a computer or other devices.
https://www.costco.com/casio-ct-x700-premium-portable-keyboard-bundle.product.100779619.html
It has 61 keys, but it has 600 instruments and sound sources. It has 61 keys, but it has 600 instruments and sound sources.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

• 通りすがり
• 2024/06/04 (Tue) 13:21
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I know this is a long time ago, but I wonder if you have solved what the Lord wants to know. ？

"I want to give my child a real piano, but due to living restrictions such as a small house or not being able to play loudly enough for the neighborhood, I choose an electronic piano"
There are many families like this in Japan. Perhaps it is because most of the manufacturers of digital pianos are in Japan, and buying one in Japan gives you the most choices.
So, the value of any manufacturer's product is "how close it is to a real piano".

At the moment, only ROLAND and some CASIO products are available on the Japanese Costco web, but if you remove the Costco restriction,
YAMAHA, KAWAI, CASIO, ROLAND, KORG, etc. offer a variety of products.
Each of them explains their keyboard mechanism in detail on their web site, so please try to gather information.

There is no unified expression of "piano touch", but if you read carefully, you will find that\about 100,000 or more have weighted and volume control according to the force of keystroke.
Also, as the price goes up, the material and construction of the keyboard gets closer to a real piano, and the sound source and speakers get better.
By the way, my relative had a KAWAI.

• 通りすがり
• 2024/06/04 (Tue) 13:25
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Postscript
However, the better （ and more expensive ） the piano is, the bigger and heavier it is, even though it is a digital piano.
So, if you want to buy a piano as a present, it would be better to check the actual piano before you buy it.

• yuri
• 2024/05/28 (Tue) 12:56
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#16 Slipper
Thanks for your comment. Sorry for the delay ！
No, I'm just an ordinary girl. I have never been to Takahashi Juku.
However, she plays outside a lot and her concentration was
high even before she entered preschool.
She liked puzzles and blocks since she was about 2 years old, and she never stopped doing puzzles
until they were completed.
I also raised him from birth with an emphasis on Japanese rather than English.
I learned this from a doctor at the hospital, who told me that a completely bilingual brain affects academic performance, and that if I wanted to raise my child in the U.S., I should immerse him in Japanese until he was 3 years old and raise him 100% in Japanese.
Now I can completely translate from Japanese to English because of that. I heard that the brain moves naturally. I was told before the birth that this would deeply affect my academic ability and judgment, so I was very thorough.
Other than that, he is just a normal kid who plays outside a lot. lol
Thank you for your kind words ♪.

• スリッパ
• 2024/05/29 (Wed) 05:21
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Thank you for your answer, yuri ！
I have an image that puzzle-oriented children are very smart. I think it is good to put Japanese words on the puzzle until 3 years old.

• M
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• 2024/05/29 (Wed) 14:07
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It's been a long time since my children graduated, so I don't know if this applies to your situation now, but just an FYI ！

I had two children graduate from Hanahauoli to Punahou, Mainland college.　My daughter started at Pre-K first and my son attended Public for a year before moving to Hanahauoli, where we still have a great relationship with very good teachers and a wonderful family atmosphere.　　　I had my son take the PUNAHOU exam in Kinder, but they recommended that he take the 4th grade exam because his English vocabulary was less than that of native English speaking children, but we both started at PUNAHOU in 7th grade.　They say that bilingual children learn the language of their parents faster, especially if they spend a lot of time together. In our case, since I was speaking Japanese, I think my Japanese was stronger than my English because I spoke a lot of Japanese when I was little. But after attending the school, my English naturally became stronger.　I know it is a tough time for parents who are going through the schooling process, but please enjoy the time you spend together now ～.

• yuri
• 2024/05/29 (Wed) 16:16
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#22 Mr. M
Thank you for your valuable experience ！
I knew that once you start going to school, English would naturally become your main language. I was a little worried even though the doctor at the hospital said so,
but just by attending （ St. Clements for the past year ） from the age of 3, my English has improved a lot.
My husband is English only, so even though I raised him in Japanese,
the environment to learn English is more than Japanese families, and even now he is about 70% Japanese and 30% English, and he is good at Japanese. lol
Without knowing it, HANAHAUOLI, Montessori Community School
I was surprised that I could pass the entrance exam for HANAHAUOLI, Montessori Community School without even knowing it. I think the English environment will become stronger and stronger, but I have no regrets about raising my child in Japanese until the age of 3. ！
I feel that the bilingual brain is well formed.
Since my children are really leaving the nest, I would like to spend a lot of the precious time I have with them now, enjoying it.

• Manami
• 2024/06/01 (Sat) 20:03
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Hello. My son attended MCS preschool for two years, ages 3 and 4.
He attended Iolani from Kinder last year.
I think there is a good chance to get in from Kinder or Elementary
as they move from MCS pre to Kinder and then gosh darn it to Iolani or Punahou.
In fact, I was thinking of sending Elementary to MCS as well if I could not get into Iolani.
MCS Elementary also has 2 teachers per class of 18-20 students, so they can give you a lot more attention than other schools.
I was attracted to MCS there too, but decided to send her to Iolani where she was accepted because she could avoid taking the exam in the middle.
Like yuri, I am very convinced that you choose Middle because of your grades and interests at Elementary, and I am sure that you will develop that much academic ability and ability to make your own decisions
at MCS.
My son learned a lot at MCS preschool, and his independence and concentration were wonderfully developed. I believe this is what led to his success at Iolani.
We didn't have any tutoring or tutoring and he was able to pass without any connections.
Most of my classmates who were accepted to Punahou and Iolani Kinder also said that they did not have any tutoring or private tutoring
.
MCS has a high quality and level of teachers and a large number of teachers to the number of students, so there is no doubt that the students receive an excellent education.
Enjoy your future life at MCS ！!

• ex
• 2024/05/25 (Sat) 23:27
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I checked with my accountant and the money was transferred on the approximate deposit date.
Did you check with your accountant who did your tax return ？
I think the accountant and what state you live in will give you an approximate date.

• Pooh
• 2024/05/21 (Tue) 02:44
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Did you go to the FEDEX that the locals use ？

It is not in Waikiki but in front of the Ala Moana Center.

• love
• 2024/05/22 (Wed) 19:42
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FEDEX is a shipping company, right? If I ask you to print it there, will you print it for me ？?

• こーの字
• 2024/05/22 (Wed) 23:41
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It is a branch office of FedEx, the shipping company, but some of them have printing services.
For example, I once requested a large poster print at the FedEx office on the corner of S. King St. and University Ave.
They have a service where you can email them in advance and they will print it.
https://www.office.fedex.com/default/print-and-go

Office Max/Office Depot seems to have a similar service.
https://www.officedepot.com/l/print-and-copy/self-service-printing

• Pooh
• 2024/05/23 (Thu) 03:27
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#3 love Mr.
Try searching FeDex near me.
There are quite a few in Honolulu.
I do my own copying and printing out.
If you can't figure out how to do it, you can ask an employee.
You can pay by credit card.
By the way, the closest one from Waikiki is next to the old Rinka place.
1500 Kapiolani blvd free parking available.

• ハワイ
• 2024/05/23 (Thu) 14:34
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It's a FEDEX Office. Don't you know ？

It is formerly known as Kinko's.

• mm
• 2024/04/16 (Tue) 08:49
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Divorced after being cheated on by candy husband. Men are scary

• Sophia
• 2024/05/08 (Wed) 21:52
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I was married to an American for a long time, but last year I filed for divorce as a PETITIONER and did a lot of research on my own until the last step and finished the process without hiring a lawyer or mediator. It was an amicable divorce with someone I could argue calmly with, so it was possible. I am now waiting for the JUDGEMENT. The only cost was the initial FILE fee. \I also took advantage of my employer's MetLife Legal Plan, which is a benefit of my employer, for one 30 minute attorney consultation. I am sure there are local rules in your county, so you may want to check the county family court website for a complete list of the various procedures.
https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/divorce-california

• 怒
• 2024/05/09 (Thu) 11:52
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#2 Mind your own business
#9 Japanese men don't cheat on their wives?

• 徹
• 2024/05/09 (Thu) 22:11
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I think the first step is FL-100 ？ If you actually go to the court and ask, "I want a simple divorce, what documents do I need ？?" they may tell you, "Here, here, and here. You may be told 'Please fill out this, this, and this and bring them to me.

• 家政婦は見た
• 2024/05/22 (Wed) 12:47
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The more Community property the more hassle. In the end, it cost me over $50,000 in legal fees … The other party must have spent more, so over $100,000 for the two of us combined. I recommend using Mediator if you can.

• Bell
• 2024/05/20 (Mon) 02:56
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I filed my marriage certificate 6 years ago at a place called Hawai'i civil marriage between downtown and Salt. I just looked at their website and the cheapest they charge is ＄ 100, but at my time it was $ 20 or ＄ 25, which is the cheapest I can remember. I said my vows there, and since I didn't intend to take pictures, I just had the staff take a quick picture of me with my iPhone, though I was wearing a T-shirt. I stopped by before going to work because the business hours were longer then. I took a wedding anniversary photo separately.

• A
• 2024/05/04 (Sat) 14:32
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I think it is up to the accountant working at the clinic to decide when the clinic will put the check they receive into their account.
I have paid various clinics with checks, and some were very slow, such as the one that was debited more than 2 months after I mailed it to them.
I was also concerned and called them, but the person who answered the phone gave me his name and said not to worry, as the system has recorded that you called me. The point is, if they have a record that you are willing to pay and that you have properly sent the check, I don't think the clinic will impose any penalty on you.
If you called, please note the date and time of the call and the name of the person who answered the phone so that if you do not receive the mail, you can prove that you intended to pay and that you checked with the clinic.

I am not a fan of paying by check mail either.
If you receive a bill and the clinic does not have an online credit card payment portal, you can call the clinic directly and ask if you can verbally pay by credit card over the phone ？ and they will accept the card payment over the phone. Some clinics will accept credit card payment over the phone.

• Rak
• 2024/05/04 (Sat) 18:56
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Thank you A. ！
I see that it has taken you 2 months. I am even more worried because I have heard that this clinic had a trouble with Billing campany from a doctor directly long time ago.
I should avoid paying by mail with a check as much as possible.

• Pumelani
• 2024/05/05 (Sun) 22:44
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I think it will take time - I try to pay online or call the clinic and ask to pay by credit card, but if the payment is made and you cry, you will get another bill, so you should be fine!

• Waikiki
• 2024/05/05 (Sun) 17:50
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＞ I overheard information that you don't have to file a declaration.
It's a simple American system, but not a good or bad one.
Without an SSN, you can't register with Uber or Lyft, and
since filing a W9 is mandatory, the income is automatically reported to the IRS once the 1099 is issued by Uber or Lyft.
And if the income earner does not report it, the unreported surcharge and penalty will come around the time you forget.
The IRS is scarier than an immigration officer, so there is no way to misrepresent your income.

W2 is not issued for less than $400, so it is usually less than $400.

I have never used Uber or Lyft, so it would be nice to hear from someone with experience.