Lost in Translation

Bean is going on a business trip to Tokyo starting tomorrow. Probably for a month, if not more, and probably no fly-backs.
Time to plan a weekend there, while free accomodation is still available at the prestigious Roppongi. Too bad it's already August... not a good (cheap?) shopping season
From the second the trip was proposed, Mom has been busy at advising and instructing the packing, needs and wants, dos and don't, to-bes and not-to-bes, money exchanges...
Even at this hour, while the main character is busy at (and probably only interested in) personalizing her blackberry and I'm done with the mission of arranging taxi pick-up, mom is organizing Bean's purse...
Like many others, we are a family that is so used to travels, in particular business ones. Except, of course, mom. She's the commandor, headquartered at home.
So, parents and kids...

ps. pardon my ignorance, I finally got to know a company (besides Sony I suppose) that buys Sony Vaio notebook... I know, they look cool.
ps2. actually mom made a guess of Mac...