Saraba Nihon, Tadaima Firipin
Posted on April 9, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Family, Philippines | 1 Comment
*Saraba Nihon, Tadaima Firipin - Farewell Japan, I’m home, Philippines
Before coming to Singapore, I stayed in the Philippines for a few days. My flight home was last March 24 in the evening but I was still busy packing until early in the morning (a really bad habit to break). I waited for the […]
Somewhere in Europe…
Posted on April 8, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Friends | 3 Comments
A few days before I left Japan, Kay and I went to Europe…
haha.. I wish we’ve really gone there! The photo above was taken somewhere in Universal Studios Japan (USJ), last March 20. I had to at least use my one-year pass for the third time. I did not have the courage to […]
Read More..>>Hopefully not the last meetings…
Posted on April 3, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan | 5 Comments
I’ve spent my last few days in Osaka meeting up and dining with friends and acquaintances.
March 18: The manager in the company I’ve last worked for treated us to a Chinese restaurant near the office and made the cook serve hot and spicy dishes. Most were eggs, shrimps, chicken, and eggplants - all […]
White Day sweets
Posted on March 17, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Food, Lifestyle | 5 Comments
Let me give you a short recap. Valentine’s Day here in Japan is a lucky day for the guys. They receive chocolates from the ladies, some of which are just “obligatory” chocolates, some are expressions of love. “Obligatory” chocolates are just those generic chocolates and are usually given without special wrapper. […]
Read More..>>Don’t Stop Believing
Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Music | 3 Comments
Can’t get this song out of my head because I heard it live a while ago! Yes, Journey had a concert here in Osaka! A very good friend paid for my ticket so I had the chance to see Arnel Pineda and Journey in action. Too bad cameras (even phone cameras) are not allowed […]
Read More..>>Got deceived by plastic cakes
Posted on February 17, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Food | 2 Comments
Two Japanese friends and I were 100% sure that there were still layers of cakes available near the counter as we entered the cafe. I’ve been obsessed with cheese cake lately so I was really thrilled to see that only a slice was taken from it. But when the waitress took our orders, […]
Read More..>>My good ol’ Dell
Posted on February 16, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Gadgets | 1 Comment
I couldn’t have survived my now two and a half years of stay here in Japan without my most faithful companion: my good ol’ Dell.
When I first stepped into my current apartment, only the necessary appliances were provided. I was glad that the company provided a small TV, but there’s nothing else to choose […]
Will I be brave enough?
Posted on February 12, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Ooopppssss | 1 Comment
Let’s just keep this between us, OK? I’m really, really scared of getting on roller coasters and the like.
During an educational trip when I was still in college, we went to the Enchanted Kingdom in the Philippines. I was about to be seated on the Space Shuttle but I backed out at the last […]
“Saifu wa uchita” Scam?
Posted on February 7, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Japan: exposed | 4 Comments
Some of you might have heard of the “ore ore sagi” here in Japan. Just an overview, I took this from the article written by Rev. Ai Hironaka:
“In Japan, males refer to themselves as boku or ore, so ore ore sagi is fraud committed by males pretending to be sons or grandsons in need […]
Wordless Wednesday #28: Plastic
Posted on January 21, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Food, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments
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Read More..>>Birthday Lunch
Posted on January 17, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Food, Friends | 3 Comments
I’ve been extremely lazy busy these past few days that I wasn’t able to post something about my birthday. Yes, I turned a year older last week. It’s the 11th birthday I’ve spent away from home since 1998 and the 3rd one since coming here. I miss going to church on my […]
Read More..>>Anything “Pinoy”, a phone call away
Posted on January 8, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Philippines | Leave a Comment
I’ve been ranting about how hard it is to find a Pinoy store here in Osaka. I was already familiar with two stores but they’ve closed down already. I could always ask my mother to send me something “Pinoy” here but canned goods are way too heavy thus, higher shipping fee.
Months ago, Brastel […]
Hopeful in 2009
Posted on January 1, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Family, Sentiments | 9 Comments
2008 was not a good year for me and my family. With my father’s death, last year has been filled with grief, emotional and financial struggles. My family is still in deep pain but we want to face the new year full of hope.
So, how did I welcome 2009? Yesterday, I tried to do […]
Not so eventful December
Posted on January 1, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Family | 1 Comment
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve last posted an entry. I didn’t even post a single Christmas greeting! Anyway, some colleagues and I have been assigned a very difficult home-based project. This new challenge has kept me busy.
So how did my Christmas go? Last Christmas eve, I went to mass and had a small […]
I wish I were a beauty queen
Posted on December 21, 2008 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan | 3 Comments
I was on my way to the Osaka train station when I passed by the activity hall in a department store. H.I.S., one of the largest travel agencies here in Japan, had some sort of promotions. I really had no idea what it was exactly. But the people on stage caught my […]
Read More..>>Wordless Wednesday #26: Just another parlor game
Posted on December 17, 2008 - Filed Under Christmas, Experiences in Japan | 2 Comments
One of the parlor games we had at the Christmas party.
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Paskong JaPinoy 2008
Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Friends | 4 Comments
Many things kept me from blogging constantly these days. I do have many drafts but somehow, I just can’t finish writing them.
Anyway, it’s almost Christmas and many Filipino friends are going home on Saturday so we had our Christmas party last December 13th. 14 Filipinos and 5 Japanese joined the party so basically […]
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. […]
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