When in doubt…
Posted on July 31, 2007 - Filed Under Sentiments | 7 Comments
When you don’t trust someone who’s very close to you… what are you going to do to satisfy your doubt?
Option 1: Pretend that you’re someone else and reveal your true identity until you find what you’re looking for?
Option 2: Keep on asking the person directly?
Option 1 is more effective but whether that […]
Down with the Yen
Posted on July 30, 2007 - Filed Under Opinionated Me, Sentiments | 4 Comments
When I arrived here last year, the Yen was around 0.44 against Philippine Peso. After 6 months, it went down to 0.38, and in the last few weeks, it even went down to as low as 0.3530!
Does this mean that the Philippine economy is doing well? Mmmm… I couldn’t help but be sad about […]
Lighted Candles and the Waterfall
Posted on July 29, 2007 - Filed Under Sightseeing in Japan, Simply Osaka | 5 Comments
Summer is really the festival season here in Japan, and this candle lighting at Minoh City is one of them. I think it’s the Festival of the Fire and Drum? Since this festival mainly includes candle lighting, it starts at 7PM and ends exactly at 9PM, starting today. I’m sorry I don’t know until when.
The […]
My bike is one year old
Posted on July 29, 2007 - Filed Under Sentiments | 3 Comments
This blue bicycle facing the camera is my bike and it turned a year old today! I bought it 3 days after my arrival here in Osaka.
I had to buy one because the train station is about 20-minute walk from our apartment and the supermarkets are a bit far from here. Unlike in […]
Summer Freebies
Posted on July 28, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 3 Comments
Usually, big enterprises rely on the TV to promote their products, while the smaller ones rely on the newspapers. But here in Japan, both huge and small companies give away stuffs to advertise their products and services. Commonly, these are small packs of facial tissues. But on summer, they give away small […]
Read More..>>Ready for Summer?
Posted on July 27, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 5 Comments
I might have grown up in a tropical country but summer here in Japan is I think, hotter than that of the Philippines. Back there, I could still wear long sleeves to work (even in Manila) without worrying about an ugly sight when I raise my arms! At least in there you could […]
Read More..>>Wasted half a day!
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 4 Comments
Bad things happen to stupid people…
My stupidity had once again cost me half a day. I think I had mentioned before that everyday, I have to travel for about 1.5-2hours (one way) to work, including 2 train transfers and waiting time, and that I have to carry two different train […]
A year later…
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Sentiments | 3 Comments
It’s been a year since I left my little angel crying while I gathered all my strength not to do the same, or much worse, call the company that I’m staying in the Philippines! Alright, I’m terribly homesick that if I dwell on it, I think I would not survive another day.
So what did […]
The Boy: It’s All in the Abacus
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 2 Comments
The Boy and the tutor met again …Tutor: How do you say this equation in English:((10+6)*8-40)/11= ?Boy: Ten plus six is sixteen times eight is one hundred and twenty-eight minus forty is eighty-eight divided by eleven is eight.Tutor:Wow! That was fast!
Boy: It’s very easy because I studied abacus.
Tutor: (Great.. I guess I have to learn […]
Dancing Inmates
Posted on July 25, 2007 - Filed Under Opinionated Me, Philippines | 4 Comments
Many of you might have heard of this already but this is just so great and I just couldn’t be passive of any good news.
This picture shows some inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) while they’re performing a dance number. They are really amazing! They did Michael […]
Ready for Cebuano challenge?
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under Things I love | Leave a Comment
“Unang Lakang: Pindota ang “ Tanaw sa akong address Book para sa mga Kontak” buton o kapihon ug ipatapot ang email sa imong mga sungko dinhi sa kahon sa ubos.”*
Even the Cebuanos/Bisaya like me, reading the above sentence is very difficult. Plus, the words sound weird and funny. ^-^ I found this tongue twister at […]
Train Sauna
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 2 Comments
It’s already dark when we left the office so the temperature had dropped below 30C. And the wind was a bit blowing, too! But that cool feeling was replaced by a suffocating, very hot train ride with a JR local train!
I had no idea what was happening but it felt like turning on […]
The boy and the staple
Posted on July 24, 2007 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 4 Comments
Another fine Saturday morning, I was in hurry and I mistakenly stapled together some printed materials. Before starting the tutorial, I removed the staple to detach a paper, then got down to business.
A few minutes later, the boy picked up something from the table and showed it to me.Then he spoke as if admonishing his […]
That Gundam Wall
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Ooopppssss, Simply Osaka | Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I went to Denden Town again for electronics window-shopping. I was about to cross the street but this wall caught my attention. I hoped to capture it as best as I could but my cellphone’s camera was (and still is) all I’ve got. What really captivated me was the nice color […]
Read More..>>The Boy and Me
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 2 Comments
Every weekend, I tutor a 10-year old Japanese boy. I wasn’t so sure what to discuss on the trial lesson so I decided to bring some picture cards that could aid me to get to know him and to identify his English level…
He got the picture with a boy watching TV and showed it […]
Tomarimasu Ka? （止まりますか？）
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Ooopppssss | 6 Comments
The goddess of questions (if there’s one), is really smiling down at me as yet another Japanese lady asked me one!
As I boarded the train bound for Osaka…
Japanese Lady: blah blah blah desu ka?
I didn’t notice her and I didn’t expect someone trying to get my attention, so I thought it was not directed […]
The Bangus Challenge
Posted on July 21, 2007 - Filed Under Food, Ooopppssss | 4 Comments
Daing na bangus, sinigang na bangus, kinilaw na bangus… just thinking about all these Filipino bangus dishes is making me wanna go home to the Philippines all the more!
Bangus or milkfish is a national symbol of the Philippines and my favorite! Before I moved here, I was a frequent patron at the Mangan Restaurant in […]
Until Then
Posted on July 21, 2007 - Filed Under Family, Sentiments | Leave a Comment
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. “
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