Breeze… breathe…

Posted on March 13, 2010 - Filed Under Extras | Leave a Comment

It’s been so hot and humid lately that sometimes I find myself catching my breath while walking from the bus stop to the office. The cool breeze we enjoyed in November to December seemed like a dream. Nowadays, the air seems so still. I just hope that the new place won’t be […]

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Hotels and Casinos

Posted on December 20, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 7 Comments

I have been to a casino only once. It was when a close friend took me with her to the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu. I didn’t have money to burn, so all I did was act like I was her chaperon. At that time, I was amazed at the tension and excitement […]

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Future Plans

Posted on December 17, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 1 Comment

Most of my friends and I have worked here in Japan for more than a couple of years.  Just like almost every Filipino working abroad, we don’t intend on growing old outside our native homeland.  We sometimes talk over some things and daydream about what we want to do when that time comes.  Some […]

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Ideal Christmas Vacation

Posted on December 12, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 1 Comment

As long as I spend Christmas vacation with my family, then it’s the best vacation that I could I ever have.  Not just with my direct family, but it would be much better to be around many relatives this season.  When I was still in the Philippines, I usually hold a children’s Christmas party, with […]

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Who doesn’t like free stuffs?

Posted on December 1, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 1 Comment

Who doesn’t like free stuffs? I love receiving and keeping promotional items. I know that many of such items aren’t made of high-quality materials but I like uncommon prints on pens, mugs and bags.  I think pen brand names on pens are just way too boring  (I know I sound illogical).  But like […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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What will you do if…

Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | Leave a Comment

I’ve always wanted to buy lotto tickets in the Philippines but those ticket booths are always crowded. If they sell those online, I might have bought a lot. Here in Japan, there is a lotto booth near our apartment. The problem is, yes, you’ve guessed it right. It’s the language! Maybe […]

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Missing the Insects?

Posted on October 9, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | 1 Comment

Since I came to Japan, I seldom see insects. So, there’s no need for us to buy spider traps, mosquito nets, or insecticides. There’s no more need to refrigerate almost every leftover because I haven’t seen a single ant here.  I can just leave the food in the table without any cover […]

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Choose Wisely

Posted on October 6, 2008 - Filed Under Extras | Leave a Comment

No, I am not going to talk about elections. 
Many TV commercials I see on the television here in Japan are of different insurance companies.  Many of the Japanese I know say that the senior citizens here are living a very good life because they had a very good social security system.  But […]

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