Archive for April, 2008

Eight of Something

April 11th, 2008
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Got tagged by Siani a long time ago. This one’s a bit difficult so it took me sometime to complete. :D

8 things I’m passionate about:
1. Family
2. Corruption
3. Respect for old people
4. Child abuse
5. Gender discrimination
6. Illegal drug addiction
7. TV shows screening and regulation
8. Poverty

8 things I say often:
1. Sumimasen (Japanese expression for “excuse me” or “I’m sorry”)
2. Otsukaresama desu
3. Hala (Bisaya word for “Oh my…”)
4. Hayyyyy
5. Naunsa (I think this is the Bisaya equivalent of “what the…”)
6. Ano ba yan?
7. Grabeh!
8. Wakarimasen (Japanese expression for “I don’t understand” or “I don’t know”)

8 books I’ve read recently:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Chronicles of Narnia:
2. The Magician’s Nephew
3. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
4. The Horse and His Boy
5. Prince Caspian
6. The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader”
7. The Silver Chair
8. The Last Battle

8 things to do before I die:
1. Visit Istanbul, Turkey
2. Europe tour
3. Live in Australia for at least 5 years
4. Take my family to other parts of the globe
5. Establish my dream businesses
6. Attend a design school
7. Attend my grandchildren’s weddings
8. Try a bob haircut

8 songs I could listen to over and over again:
1. What If Cartoons Got Saved by Chris Rice
2. God of Wonders by Caedmon’s Call
3. I Will Sing by Don Moen
4. God is the Strength (of My Heart) by Doen Moen
5. Wherever You Will Go by The Calling
6. Break Away by Kelly Clarkson
7. Superman by Five for Fighting
8. Planetarium by Ai Otsuka

8 things that attract me to my friends.
1. warmth
2. belongingness
3. interesting talks
4. laughter
5. listening ears
6. acceptance
7. same food cravings
8. random things

8 things I learned in the last year:
1. I could survive more than a year away from home
2. Paid blogging
3. Where and when to buy cheaper airplane tickets, though I have never gone home since I arrived here.
4. Came across BlogCatalog
5. Learned how to use the rechargeable train card (ICOCA)
6. Came across some toiletries that make summer here more bearable
7. Found where to buy cheaper snack food
8. and a lot more? (couldn’t point out which ones)

I’m supposed to tag eight people but I’m tagging three only and anyone who wants to do this :)
1. Elaine of Nocturnal Blogger’s Introspect
2. Stephen of Regeneration
3. Erra of The Next Chapter

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Wordless Wednesday #13: What did you say?

April 9th, 2008
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Check out the Wordless Wednesday HQ

Please check out my other Wordless Wednesday entry.
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Osaka Castle Park and Sakura

April 7th, 2008
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The weather was great last Saturday so I went to Osaka Castle Park to take pictures. The Japanese love to do “hanami” or Sakura viewing, so the park was crowded. I couldn’t get decent photos of Sakura because some of the food stalls were placed near the trees. I think they spoil the beauty of the Sakura.

Last year, a couple of friends and I went to Kyoto for Sakura Hunting. Indeed, Kyoto is still far better than Osaka Castle Park for Sakura viewing. Anyway, here are my favorite close-up photos using my camera phone:


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The Vineyard Man

April 3rd, 2008
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I think I already wrote something about The Vineyard Man. I like Yoon Eun Hye in The Princess Hours so I searched for her other dramas and came across The Vineyard Man. Her drama, The Coffee Prince was also OK but my favorite is the Vineyard Man. The story is predictable but I guess part of the reason why I love this drama is this song:

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Extreme Politeness?

April 1st, 2008
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Extreme politeness or just plain rudeness?

Yesterday, our leader informed us that our project’s over. So, when I was heading to work this morning, I was (a little bit) looking forward to a new task. When I reached the office, I was rendered speechless when Idel told me that our contract with the company was over. It felt like being told: “Oh, I forgot to tell you that you’re fired.”

It was really embarrassing. I could feel everyone’s eyes on us while we emptied our lockers, shred the documents, and returned our locker keys. I was fuming that it was very difficult to say my thanks.  How could they not tell us? Was it because they’re so polite that they went around the bush? Were they so polite that they avoided telling us that they haven’t renewed the contract?

I really love working in that company. It’s near my apartment and the place is really awesome. I think everyone was nice.  I’m still a bit upset, but then unpleasant things happen. :)

Right now, we’re waiting for the next assignment. The good thing about this incident is that this gives me enough time to have my fill of Sakura.  No work for the next few days! yipeee!

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