Photohunt: Metal
Posted on November 29, 2008 - Filed Under Photohunt, Simply Osaka | 4 Comments
So many things that are made of metal in the photo below.
This was taken outside the Osaka immigration office.
Read More..>>Another Sayonara
Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under At work | 3 Comments
Two months have passed and the day has finally come. Gelai and I bid another sayonara to our colleagues. For some ignorable reasons, I am a bit relieved to leave. But as I have mentioned a few times, I thoroughly enjoyed the projects I did in that company. The team leads are kind […]
Read More..>>Dollar Stores
Posted on November 28, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | Leave a Comment
A dollar store, as the name implies, is a retail establishment selling inexpensive items, mostly at one dollar or less. Here in Japan, we have the 100-yen (hyaku-en) and the 99 (kyu-kyu) stores. (100 yen is roughly equal to a dollar). Many things that you can find here in our apartment are bought […]
Read More..>>Memory Loss?
Posted on November 27, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 1 Comment
Memorization has never been my forte. But at least when I was still in grade school and high school, I memorize things after going them over dozen of times. I didn’t like history classes because of the dates, names, places I had to memorize, but I somehow managed to get through them. […]
Read More..>>Blame it on the recession
Posted on November 25, 2008 - Filed Under At work | 4 Comments
I’m actually employed by a staffing company, and I was sent to the current company almost a couple of months ago. So far, I like the people, the team leads, and the projects. When I got in together with other Filipinos, we were told that the contract would only be for two […]
Read More..>>My Father’s Stuffs
Posted on November 25, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
My father had always loved electronics, especially audio and video electronics. When he first went to Saudi Arabia to work, he bought that what we called a “component”. That audio gadget, along with its two huge music boxes and about a dozen parts is still at home. He loved to sing, so when that […]
Read More..>>Not Much Price Difference
Posted on November 24, 2008 - Filed Under Lifestyle | Leave a Comment
Indeed, the cost of living here in Japan is very high. Clothes aren’t that much of a problem, if you only know when and where to buy. I’ve already learned to watch out for end of season sales when clothes are sold from 50-80% off the original price. But when it comes to food, […]
Read More..>>Friday Quote #2
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under Quotes | 2 Comments
“Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.”
- Robert Orben
I had a hard time tearing myself off from the warmth of my comforter this morning. Since it is getting colder, it is getting harder each day to […]
Not only in the Philippines
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | Leave a Comment
In the Philippines, we start to prepare for and celebrate Christmas in September. When it’s “-ber” (September to December) already, then it’s Christmas! As early as September, you could already see Christmas decorations in the shopping malls, small stores, and houses. I’ve always thought early Christmas happens in the Philippines only. However, since […]
Read More..>>I want to be a…
Posted on November 20, 2008 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
There’s this game that we used to play during my grade school days. I don’t know what it’s called but it mainly involved a chant with this line: “I want to be a …”. As expected, the most common professions that we could think of were being a nurse, teacher, doctor, and lawyer. […]
Read More..>>Flatmate for two days
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Friends | 1 Comment
Why went all the trouble of cleaning? Aside from wanting to do this for a long time, here’s another reason why:
Meema came all the way from Tokyo to see Kansai’s autumn scenes. She stayed with me for two days. She’s living in Kanagawa but she’s been to more places here in Kansai than I do. […]
Read More..>>No Sweat
Posted on November 16, 2008 - Filed Under Lifestyle | 2 Comments
For months, I’ve planned on doing a general cleaning in the apartment. By general, that would include removing all the kitchen grease, cleaning the air conditioning system, cleaning the toilet and doing a toilet makeover, scrubbing the bathroom tiles, wiping the whole apartment floor with cloth and finishing it up with wax, and throwing out […]
Read More..>>Secured?
Posted on November 15, 2008 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 1 Comment
Japan is relatively safe. But when you talk with the Japanese people, most of them would say that crime rate here in Osaka is the highest in all of Japan. Surely, I’ve read news report on cases of theft. Strangely, I have heard rumors on stolen undies. There were also cases of stalking and rapes. […]
Read More..>>Friday Quote #1
Posted on November 14, 2008 - Filed Under Quotes, Sentiments | 2 Comments
“Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.“
~ William Shakespeare
I couldn’t agree more with Shakespeare. Falling in love could be the most wonderful thing in a person’s life and changes the person in love. But passing through bumpy roads is inevitable. You would definitely get hurt. The person […]
Wishes
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Lifestyle | 1 Comment
Shaynna is now four years old and most of the time I wish for that day when I could be with her. I wish I could afford to take her to wherever life brings me to. I wish she could see the things that I see here in Japan. I wish I […]
Read More..>>Wordless Wednesday #24
Posted on November 12, 2008 - Filed Under Shaynna, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments
Shaynna, December 31, 2005
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What can we do?
Posted on November 11, 2008 - Filed Under Opinionated Me | 4 Comments
Lowest temperature here in Osaka today is 9C. I’m supposed to hold off using my heater until last week of November but I guess it’s already too much for me. So I’ve unpacked my small heater and now at least I’m comfortable. I can’t help but think of those homeless people roaming around Osaka. Some […]
Read More..>>Online Shopping and a Contest
Posted on November 11, 2008 - Filed Under Reviews | 1 Comment
I have always wanted to do online shopping. But years ago, this was a difficult feat. Difficult because you should have a credit card. Now, shopping has become easier and more convenient especially to those who don’t want to use credit cards!
With eBillme, you can now use online banking to pay for […]
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