Archive for September, 2008
These are photos of the roads that make me feel at home. Taken at my hometown in the Philippines:
The nice thing about Japan and some countries is that it would cost a fortune to have the garbage collector pick up big stuffs such as electronics, furniture, etc. So, many people who are leaving Japan, either hold a “Sayonara sale” or give their stuffs away. And where can I find such Sayonara sale ads? [...]
One of my Japanese acquaintances is a biologist. He is currently involved in a research about losing weight. Nope, I think he is not trying to develop a new diet pill. One very important point he told me was that decreasing one’s food intake is effective in losing weight but the effect wears off in [...]
Since I’ve transferred to this domain, I’ve never regained my Google rank. So, it has become impossible for me to grab paid post opportunities. Hope this one would help me get back in line. presenting a meme from the queen’s production: Is your Technorati number a goner? Then in the spirit of 8 of 2008, [...]
I love to window-shop at drug stores here in Japan, even if I can’t read most of the stuffs. I’m pretty sure which ones are Vitamin Cs, though. So what do I love about these stores? Well, for vitamin C, there are lots of brands on display and I usually pick out the cheapest one. [...]
It’s been years since I’ve last watched a series from the Philippines. Before I came across Korean, Taiwanese, and Japanese drama, I didn’t mind watching a series that runs for years. I thought it was just normal, and I was surprised that drama from other countries only have around 15-20+ episodes. It’s a good thing [...]
In most work places here in Japan, welcome parties for new team members are held. One was held last Friday for the three new members at the office, me included. I’m always uncomfortable at parties such as this one and I’m not really as extroverted as I want to be. Somehow, I’m still shy. Worse, [...]
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It’s been a few years since I’ve last worn a good wrist watch. Good for me, means that it must be one of those Nautica watches or Swatch watches. But I have priorities (lots of those), so I have to put off buying my dream watch until the next year or so. The last decent [...]
Just had another extraordinary conversation with Shaynna (well, every phone conversation with my little angel is special for me )… Me: Baby, where do you want to celebrate your birthday? (She’ll be 4 next month, and I meant to ask her whether she likes to have it at home or at the school.) Shaynna: I [...]
I love the train stations here because they could be adjacent to department stores or sh?tengai (???). The Shin-Osaka station is one of my favorites. It’s neither close to a mall nor sh?tengai but the station building itself has many small shops and restaurants. I always drop by the Uniqlo shop and see if they [...]
I love looking at pictures of fully-furnished houses and I often day-dream of living in houses such as those. So, if money’s not an issue, how do you want your bedroom to look like? If I live in the city, it would really be nice to live in a high-rise condominium building, so that I [...]
