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NO NO… I’m far from getting married. I don’t even have someone who can give me a ring but I am fascinated with rings. I’m not really into jewelries but one of the artcarved rings caught my attention. I think this one’s really pretty: This brought me to the experience I had two months ago. [...]
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 wide range [...]
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 was surprised that God has [...]
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 had to do [...]
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 spring breeze, they still came. I [...]
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 try [...]
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 birthday and spending [...]
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 it [...]
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 [...]
According to Wikipedia>, Nabemono (??, ???, 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 [...]
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 half of [...]
“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 [...]
