Archive for the ‘Ooopppssss’ Category
Difficult situations often make a person learn something new and stick it to his mind. This is usually the case, well, at least for me. The Japanese word “ochita”, is the past tense and colloquial form of the word “ochiru”. ochiru (???) means: (1) to fall down; to drop; (2) to fail (e.g. exam); (3) [...]
I always open tons of applications simultaneously in my computer. One time, it was annoyingly, horribly slow that I decided to hit Window’s “hottest key combination”, the Ctrl-Alt-Del… or so I thought. When I looked at my screen, I panicked to see this:I mistakenly hit the Ctrl+Alt and the left arrow key. If your laptop’s [...]
My right arm and my left foot are still throbbing with pain because of the escalator incident this morning. I’ve always had weird escalator dreams so I’m a bit afraid of taking the escalator. But, I was in a hurry this morning. I stepped on the escalator on my way down to the train platform [...]
Once again, I got the misfortune of watching another troubling Japanese movie. The first one was a entitled 2LDK. 2LDK specifies an apartment with 2 bedrooms, living room, dining room, and kitchen. The story revolved around the two roommates who were both vying for a lead role in a movie. Jealousy and and extreme differences [...]
* Osaka no Makati – Osaka’s MakatiBefore I start another week at the new company, I have to tell you that my first day went very well… I stepped into the shower half-awake and I slipped! I thought I couldn’t go to work because I ached all over. I successfully ignored the pains last Friday [...]
I just love using my highlighter so I prefer reading printed materials. It’s not surprising that after a year here in the current company, I’ve accumulated a very thick layer of printouts. Strictly following the company’s security guidelines, I would have to shred all those colorful pieces before leaving the company. When our HR Manager, [...]
As much as possible, I don’t drink tap water. I had lots of misfortunes which resulted to amoebiasis and other kinds of stomach-related illnesses. So even if I’ve been staying here in Japan for more than a year, I often drink bottled water. However, when it comes to food I’m not as cautious. I still [...]
As our last day here in the current company approaches, I’m constantly hounded by questions of what awaits me in the next company. Most likely, I couldn’t access blogs because most of the companies here no longer give internet access to their employees if there’s no need for it in their projects. How am I [...]
Amor tagged me to join her recollection of embarrassing moments in college… hello Amor! ^-^ Being a very clumsy person, I had and still have lots of those moments that I so want to forget. Here’s one of those… I was done with my classes that day, so I headed to Ayala Center – Cebu [...]
I dozed off in the subway on my way home and when I woke up, it was already my stop. I quickly stood up and headed to the train door. From the corner of my eyes, I could see that some of the passengers seated near me glanced at me. I wondered why. Something told [...]
I was strolling in one of the malls here in Osaka when I noticed a familiar face. I was pretty sure I’ve visited his blog many times and that he’s definitely living outside Japan. I wondered what he’s doing here. But isn’t it cool… finally meeting a fellow blogger in person! I wanted to approach [...]
The 9-day summer vacation is finally over and I am back here in the office fighting off the urge to fall asleep. Now, what have I accomplished during the 9-day break? Apparently, none of those career-beneficial things and zero personal growth attempts ^-^. So, I’ll just list the things I should have done but did [...]
