Hokkaido in Singapore
Posted on July 6, 2009 - Filed Under Food, Japan: exposed | 1 Comment
I miss the “real” Japan taste, so I was ecstatic when I received a flyer about the Hokkaido Fair at the Tampines Mall from July 3 to 12. I dropped by last weekend and the venue was crowded.
The usual comment that I heard from the customers? “It’s not so cheap.” If you’re […]
“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 […]
A mistake in placing the comma, perhaps?
Posted on January 18, 2009 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Things I love | 6 Comments
Lately, I have been obsessed with wanting to buy a new watch. I have always wanted to buy a Swatch or a Guess but again, budget issues comes in so I just have to make do with my cute, almost a year old, supposed-to-be-temporary, “so-so” watch. While surfing a favorite online shop, I came across […]
Read More..>>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..>>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..>>Wordless Wednesday #22: What you get at “Viking”
Posted on August 13, 2008 - Filed Under Food, Japan: exposed, Wordless Wednesday | 3 Comments
Viking - Japanese term for all-you-can-eat buffets
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Read More..>>Photohunt: Hanging
Posted on July 26, 2008 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Photohunt | 6 Comments
Lots of something hanging at the subway train station in Shin-Osaka. This is a bit blurry because I didn’t stop long enough to take the picture.
Read More..>>Saikou!
Posted on July 13, 2008 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Simply Osaka | 4 Comments
Saikou - 最高 （さいこう） - the Japanese term for “highest, supreme, the most”. This is how I would describe Japan’s postal services. Here’s an illustration why I think so:
I posted some documents last Wednesday at 4:49PM, it was dispatched on Thursday at 1:17AM, then arrived in Manila at 3:00PM! Ok, I sent it through […]
Photo Hunt: Small
Posted on December 14, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Photohunt | 13 Comments
Didn’t have much time to browse through my pictures so I’m showing you this “small/mini” Tokyo:
Miniatures of the places near Tokyo TowerI wanted to take a picture of the small Tokyo tower but my cellphone’s camera couldn’t zoom in enough.
Please see the post about these miniatures HERE.
As always, thank you very much for dropping by. […]
PhotoHunt: I Love _______
Posted on November 16, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Photohunt, Things I love | 30 Comments
I just love Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)… well who wouldn’t?
I’m really crazy about them that I went Sakura Hunting with friends. For more pictures, here are the two posts on our Sakura adventures:
Part 1
Part 2
Bike Matters
Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Japan: exposed | 8 Comments
I was originally planning on posting this one…You got it right! I want to start a campaign against bicycle violence… just kidding. ^-^ It’s just that almost every time I pick up my bike from the train station, I find it lying on the ground. And just recently, its bell was broken and […]
Read More..>>Commercial District: Japan Style
Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 3 Comments
This is the shōtengai (商店街) in Sannomiya, Kobe.
If you’re visiting a certain place in Japan that has no malls, don’t fret. Most likely, it has a shōtengai - a commercial district that usually connects to a train station. Connected - meaning, you could find your way to the station by just following the […]
The Warning
Posted on September 14, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Sentiments | 3 Comments
From The New York Times:“Third Quake in Two Days Rocks Coast of Indonesia”.
More troubling report from the Japan Times:
“…there is a 30 percent chance of a magnitude 6.7 to 7.2 tremor occurring in the tectonic plates of the southern Kanto region within the next decade, and a 70 percent chance within the next 30 […]
Bike Zoo
Posted on September 1, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Simply Osaka | 3 Comments
This sight greets me daily at the Shin Osaka station:I used to leave my bike in this area but it just accumulated more dents and scratches. Luckily, there’s still a decent space in this chaos where I’m sure to find it still standing at the end of the day…Mine is the blue one.
Read More..>>Yukatas and Paper Lanterns
Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 3 Comments
Near Seishin Chuo train station:Women and children donning their yukatas is the sight I love most here in Japan. Plus, seeing them dancing beneath the paper lanterns … what a refreshing sight! These are some of the “positive” indicators that I am really here in the Land of the Rising Sun. […]
Read More..>>Always keep the door locked!
Posted on August 23, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 4 Comments
It may appear safe here but I always make sure that the door is locked. And if everyone’s already inside, I always check if the door is chained. I got even more paranoid because of an incident which happened almost a year ago. A guy entered our apartment using a copy of our key! We […]
Read More..>>Fast and slow lanes?
Posted on August 13, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed | 6 Comments
A middle-aged couple stepped on the escalator. The man took the right side, while the woman took the left side…
Man: Chigau yo! (You’re wrong)Woman: Ehhh? (What?)Man: Osaka wa… (In Osaka…)
At first, I found this escalator’s “lanes” concept weird but I now find it convenient. It’s an unwritten rule, but there […]
Please, tell me…
Posted on August 6, 2007 - Filed Under Japan: exposed, Sentiments | 4 Comments
I was on a train to Kobe…
Stop 1: A man in wheel chair accompanied by a woman boarded the train, assisted by a station staff. That’s very nice. I’ve always been impressed by how Japan treat people with disabilities (PWDs).
A few minutes later, I heard the announcement that we were approaching the next stop. Then […]
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