Finding the right gift
Posted on November 24, 2009 - Filed Under At work, Friends | Leave a Comment
Together with the other Filipinos in the office, we are having our Christmas dinner and exchanging of gifts Thursday next week. I’m so excited but I am still not sure what to give to my “manito”. I wish I had to give a gift to a female, at least I will have a […]
Read More..>>Osaka Family
Posted on August 26, 2009 - Filed Under Friends | 2 Comments
A lot of things have happened since last year. Two friends left my previous company. One went home to the Philippines for good, the other one, to get married. Then recession happened. We were given the option to either transfer to Tokyo or stay in Osaka with lower salary. I […]
Read More..>>Hanging out with the ladies
Posted on July 25, 2009 - Filed Under Friends, Singapore | 3 Comments
I admit I got bored here in Singapore during my first few weeks. I was used to being busy on weekends in Japan that I sort of freaked out when left with nothing to do on weekends. Singapore could be boring if you do nothing about it. The most important step I […]
Read More..>>Arigatou, Osaka Pinoys
Posted on April 9, 2009 - Filed Under Friends | 1 Comment
I spent my last Friday in Osaka with fellow Pinoys. They prepared a farewell dinner for me and I was completely touched. Gelai even cooked my favorite pasta: mentaiko spaghetti! Kagz and Marce brought my favorite ice cream flavor: macha (green tea). Despite their busy schedule and the cold […]
Read More..>>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..>>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..>>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. […]
Read More..>>Bijin Nabe
Posted on November 3, 2008 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Food, Friends | Leave a Comment
According to Wikipedia>, Nabemono (鍋物, なべ物, nabe cooking pot + mono things, stuff, kinds) or simply called nabe, is a term referring to all varieties of Japanese steamboat dishes, also known as one pot dishes.
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia:
A Japanese friend invited me and one of her close friends to her place. Too bad I […]
A Wedding
Posted on October 30, 2008 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Friends | 4 Comments
Many friends and acquaintances got and are getting married this year. My roommate is going home to the Philippines this Saturday for her wedding in December. Rose got married on the triple 8 day (August 8, 2008). About half a dozen people I know from highschool and college got married during the first […]
Read More..>>Prayer for Safety and Peace
Posted on August 18, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Friends, Mindanao, Philippines | 7 Comments
“26 persons — 23 civilians and three soldiers — killed in fighting triggered by attacks by fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Lanao del Norte province on Monday, officials said.” Inquirer.net
These killings happened just a few kilometers away from our house. Some of those casualties may had been my acquaintances. I called […]
Wordless Wednesday #16
Posted on May 14, 2008 - Filed Under Friends, Travels | 10 Comments
Taken near Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, in March 2006
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Photohunt: Coffee Buddies
Posted on May 10, 2008 - Filed Under Friends, Photohunt | 11 Comments
When you’re far from home, it would help a lot if you have someone you can talk to about just anything, over a cup of coffee. But do you know that it’s hard to find a coffee shop here in Osaka that’s open 24 hours? Even the Starbucks cafe in Umeda, Osaka’s main […]
Read More..>>Dotombori
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Friends, Simply Osaka | 2 Comments
The biggest *shotengai in Osaka runs through the Dotonbori, near the Namba station. It’s one of the most crowded places in Osaka. It may be flooded with people, but it’s still one of the most famous meeting places because of this crab, a very effective landmark:
For over a year of staying […]
Read More..>>Stephen in Osaka
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Friends | 6 Comments
Stephen of Sun Jun visited Osaka. Reunited with other ex-officemates, I shamelessly feasted on all-you-can-eat buffet! And after more than a year, I was able to eat leche flan again!
I really miss hanging out with friends from company #4. It’s really nice seeing you here, Steph!
By the way, in the Philippines, we […]
Takoyaki Challenge
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Food, Friends | 5 Comments
Days ago, Akane-san and I we went to a takoyaki (literally fried or baked octopus) restaurant here in Osaka. I love takoyaki but cooking it is entirely a different story. In that restaurant, a stuff just pour the ingredients onto those takoyaki pans. The rest is up to the diners. Forming […]
Read More..>>Maruho Duo - The Reunion
Posted on February 18, 2008 - Filed Under Friends, Simply Osaka, Things I love | 5 Comments
I was really surprised, but was of course, delighted when I heard Mayen was coming to Osaka. She arrived last month but I’m really busy nowadays that I only got to meet her yesterday! We went to Osaka’s electronic gadgets haven in Den Den Town. As always, I almost drooled over those […]
Read More..>>A Night With Okonomiyaki
Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under Food, Friends, Simply Osaka | 5 Comments
Akane-san, some Filipino friends, and I were supposed to meet at Tully’s Cafe in *Umeda but almost everyone had to work overtime, leaving Akane-san and me to splurge in one of my favorite Japanese food: okonomiyaki! Okonomiyaki is considered as the Japanese-style pancake or pizza. But it is far from being a junk food […]
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