Archive for the ‘Thursday Thirteen’ Category
I wasn’t that adventurous on food during my first stay here in 2001-2002. But this time, I’m braver at trying out food and drinks that I considered weird. Here’s a list of food and drinks that I find interesting. Most of these are now my favorites. 1.) Green tea ice creamAs you open the cover, [...]
Here my Christmas wishes for those who are closest to me: 1. A trip abroad for my parents. My mother have always wanted to have a passport and a “stamp” on her passport. Also, they haven’t been to a holiday ever. So this would serve as their 30th year honeymoon! 2. Little playhouse for my [...]
Time to self-inflict homesickness again, so I scanned through my memory bank for 13 gifts that I could still recall receiving. Truth be told, I haven’t received much “material” gifts from parents and family members because we didn’t really practice buying gifts for family members. But the love our parents shower us is just priceless. [...]
Christmas is just around the corner and I’m still trying to accept the bitter truth that I’ll not be home for Christmas AGAIN. There’s nothing like spending Christmas with my dear family. Nothing beats Paskong Pinoy. I’ll definitely miss… 1. The colorful parol hung at some of the neighbors’ houses. These definitely add to the [...]
Aside from web mails and blogs, here’s a list of other websites that I often visit: 1.) Like many of the internet surfers, I am very dependent on Google. I have even set it as my homepage, both at home and in the office. 2.) If I’m sure that Google would just give me a [...]
After a week at the new office, I…1.) finally saw a few people eating during work hours.2.) saw someone napping at lunch break and he’s got a pillow3.)it feels good when some greet me back when I say “ohayou gozaimasu” (good morning)4.) it feels good each time I hear some officemates say “otsukaresama desu” (Thanks [...]
Today’s my last day in this company and having been here for more than a year is surely making me a bit nostalgic, that I was able to compile 13 things that I’m gonna miss here: 1. My Train Pass! This entitled me to an unlimited train ride from Osaka to Kobe! 2. The not-so-congested [...]
