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Bisdak Babbles’ 6th year!

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As I celebrate my little girl’s 8th birthday, I’m also celebrating this blog’s 6th year!

I started this blog as “Idle Moments” in October 2006. I later renamed it to “Bisdak Babbles”. In 2008, I transferred from Blogger.com to this domain. Am I going to continue blogging? Yes, definitely!


I started this blog in Japan, so the photo to include in this post should be from Japan ^^

To mark this milestone, here’s 6 my of “6ths”:

France is the 6th country I have visited. I was able to stay in Paris for two nights and two days when I was sent to Lisbon, Portugal on a business trip in 2011. The first five countries I visited were: Japan, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the 6th international airport I’ve been to. I decided to go through Kuala Lumpur on my way back home to Philippines in December 2009. The first five airports were: Narita*, Kagoshima*, Sydney, Kansai* and Changi International Airport here in Singapore. And the least crowded airport was Kagoshima.

A very nice and quiet Shiojiri City in Nagano is the 6th city in Japan that I’ve visited. I stayed there for about 3 months when I was a trainee at Epson in 2001. Our apartments were very nice, too. I can still remember clearly how nice the bath tub was! The first first five cities were: Yokohama, Tokyo, Nagoya,, Kyoto, and Osaka. Yes, I’ve already been to Osaka before I went back to Japan in 2006.

The current company I’m working for is my 6th. I’ve been in this company for almost 4 years, my longest stay so far. I previously worked for companies in Philippines and Japan.

The 6th plane ride I took was from Kagoshima to Tokyo in 2001. It was the end of my training in Epson. It was such a sad day for me. After my 7 months stay in Kagoshima, I came to love the place. I hope I would have the chance to visit that city again.

Finally, on my 6th birthday, there was a power outage in our area. I know, because it’s in the photos. There were candles other than the ones on my birthday cake!

*Narita, Kagoshima, Kansai are all in Japan

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Unfinished business

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It’s almost winter in Japan, so for the past few days I’ve been missing Japan a lot. It must now be cold enough to wear 2-3 layers of clothes. I do love winter, maybe because I’ve spent most of my life in the Philippines. I get cold easily but I can just add up another layer of clothing to feel warmer. And it is a nice feeling eating something hot when it’s really cold outside. It’s the best time for ramen and hot green tea! Honestly, I’ve been doing some job searches because I do want to go back to Japan. First, I love the place so much. Second, I have an “unfinished business” there. I never tried skiing, never found out what it feels like wearing Julbo Ski Goggles! I was already there yet I kept putting off the chance. The thickest snow that I’ve seen was during that one day in Osaka. Ohh how I loved it!



Lord, please, grant me the chance to go back to Japan…

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Not only in the Philippines

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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 October, I’ve already seen Christmas decors in Osaka and Kobe. Most of the Japanese aren’t Christians but I think they love Christmas, too. One of my Japanese friends already put up her Christmas tree last month.

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Dotombori

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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 in Osaka, finally I was able to pose in Dotonbori with some friends:


* A sh?tengai (???) is a style of Japanese commercial district running along a certain street.

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Of Rivers, Bridges, and Buildings

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I love spring because of the Sakura and all those flowers blooming everywhere. But, I don’t like it because it rains almost everyday. Anyway, lately I’ve been to some rivers here in Osaka and I’ve taken some photos. It’s kind of nostalgic but I think rivers, buildings, bridges, and gloomy weather go well together.



The photos above were taken using my faithful phone camera.  Taken somewhere near Tenmabashi area but I forgot the name of that river. :D

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Plum Blossoms

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I can now see some pink colors from the ladies’ toilet at the office. I don’t want to miss the peach blossoms so I went out during lunch break to take a walk at the Osaka Castle Park. Well, I was actually running because I only had about 25 minutes! I wish I could go back there and take more pictures.

Please visit my other blog, Exploring Kansai for more photos.

 

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Stephen in Osaka

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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 refer to all-you-can-eat buffet as “eat-all-you-can“. But here in Japan, it is referred to as “viking“. Dunno why…

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