Sleepless…
It’s already 1:35AM and I’m still wide awake. Tsk tsk… clearly I had too much caffeine today.
This dilemma brought my mind back to March 22, 2001, the day before my college graduation. A Pinoy and 2 Japanese executives from Epson, Japan came to Cebu to give exams and conduct interviews. The exam was a blur and during the interview, I was wearing a pair of jeans and t-shirt as I just came from the graduation ceremony practice. Many of my “extraordinary” batchmates took the exam and interview so I was convinced I didn’t stand a chance.
Almost 2 weeks later, I opened my email and was flabbergasted (jud!) to receive an e-mail from Kuya F (the Pinoy from Epson, who were with the Japanese). I was presented a chance to come here in Japan for the training! I was so overwhelmed with joy that I spent the whole night tossing and turning in my bed. That e-mail is still in my Yahoo mail until now.
Months later, I arrived here and stayed almost a year. That time, the camera in my cellphone is not yet as sophisticated as my current zero-yen phone and I didn’t own a digital camera, so I made do with the “most primitive” style. A couple of years ago, our house was renovated and nobody at home could tell where did all those pictures go. I honestly regret I did not start blogging on 2001. I vaguely remember my first stay here (naks! drama).
Having learned from this mistake, I decided to write everything I could remember about my stay in Sydney. I still don’t own a digital camera so I just collected every picture that my colleagues took. I just completed one entry, without a picture yet. Unforgettable Sydney begins here.
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November 14th, 2006 at 1:24 am
Hi Shie,
Musta na? Mjo nalito ako dun a.San ka na ba now? Osaka or Sydney?
November 14th, 2006 at 1:48 am
Halu Pato-san,
O nga noh… nakakalito nga ang entry ^-^
Sa Osaka po ako ngayon. Pero nagka-BT ako sa Sydney with my previous employer.
Just want to remember all that I can about the place ‘coz definitely, di na ako makabalik dun. ^-^
November 14th, 2006 at 6:43 am
You can’t say that. For sure makakabalik ka dun someday
and possibly iba pang places :)who knows what can happen in the future, ryt hehe. Anyways hope ur having a great time there in Osaka ksma iba Pinoys, dalaw kau Tokyo minsan 
November 14th, 2006 at 6:52 am
sana… sana… ^-^
sure! gagala ako sa Tokyo pag kaya na… and pag di na malamig. ^-^
November 14th, 2006 at 11:00 am
Sayang nga at hindi mo na-document yung first trip mo dito sa Japan. At least ngayon, mado-document mo yung iyong second trip. Hehe.
Buti na lang in my case, naisipan kong isulat lahat yun… sayang nga lang hindi pa uso nun yung blogger kaya wala akong feature nun na pwedeng mag-comment yung readers ko. Huhu.
November 14th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
so bad, i don’t have my copy of that email anymore (from kuya f). it was something for me too. i cudn’t believe then that it was really addressed to me.
November 14th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Rico! at least na-document mo. ^-^ May pics ka pa ba nung nasa Kago kami ni Flo? I will also try to recall my first stay here.
November 20th, 2006 at 6:54 am
yes. i still have all your pics with me… i think. padala ko sa iyo one of these days.
December 6th, 2006 at 9:02 am
thanks in advance rico!