Archive for January, 2009
Our orders from that Filipino store in Tokyo arrived this afternoon. Just a glimpse of what I bought: Yes, I also got a bottle of Sukang Pinakurat from Iligan City! I guess I’ll be having canned goods feast in the next few days.
Memories that are nothing yet mean everything. – taken from “S Diary” “S Diary” is a Korean film about a woman who decides to interrogate her past lovers about why their relationships failed. However, their answers hurt her so much that provoked her to get back at them. Her revenge went out well but it [...]
Check out the Wordless Wednesday HQ pusit – Filipino word for “squid”
The first video game console that I’ve ever played with was an Atari ST. I can still remember the petty fights with my younger brother due to game preferences. Then our parents bought us a Nintendo Family Computer. As expected, my brother was superior and I always end up as an underdog. So he often [...]
Pay day is almost here. My friends and I are really excited about placing our second batch of orders to that Filipino store in Tokyo. This time, we are gonna buy lots of canned and bottled products from the Philippines. Of course, large bottles of soy sauce and vinegar are necessities to cook the real [...]
I frequently keep myself updated with what’s going on in the Philippines. Here’s what has been haunting everyone during this terrible economic slowdown: Thousands of people are becoming jobless. Many Filipinos here in Japan are being sent back to the Philippines. Some of them are my acquaintances. We might be doing small home-based projects now, [...]
I just want to share what I had for dinner… Yes, an all-time Filipino favorite and my most prized food bought from a Filipino store in Tokyo: spicy longganisa! Because of this store, I’m pretty sure I will have a hard time controlling my appetite.
I’m currently loaded with work right now so, I might as well feature these quotes: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius (BC 551-BC 479). “It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.” – Unknown [...]
I always watch documentaries from a Philippine TV channel. Most of the time, they feature children suffering from serious illnesses such as cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term for a group of disorders affecting body movement, balance, and posture. Loosely translated, it means “brain paralysis.” Cerebral Palsy is caused by damage to the [...]
I only drink little amount of red wine especilly when I’m having a hard time sleeping. And sometimes, I get interested in the process of making wine. I do love grape vineyards, after all! I actually dream of having one. I have just learned that wine barrels are made from Oak trees because of the [...]
I have to pay this blog’s host every 6 months. The last payment I made was scheduled last week, January 12. However, on that day, I did not have enough funds in my PayPal. I was very sure that my host would close down my blog. So I backed up everything and was feeling a [...]
