Saturday, January 30, 2010

When Will I See You Again?

Back when I was a child
I always dreamed of you
All my senses were delighted
Everytime I think of you
.
Time has grow old
but you remained immortal
Many eyes like mine
wishes to see your undying beauty
.
I thought it would be implausible
to grasp a distant star
But thank God, He allowed me
to see you in reality
.
Yes!
You never failed
to what the pictures have told me
You`re like a god on a pedestal
truly praiseworthy
.
Thence, I`m more in love with you
Never pass a day without thinking of you
The moments we have had
will always remain in my heart
.
Hope to see you again, Fuji-san* !
.

This was taken at Fujiyama resort last February 2009 during our city tour in Gotenba. Behind is the magnificent view of the world`s most famous snowcapped Mount Fuji.



*Fuji-san- also known as Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan which is 3,776m / 12,388feet and is an active volcano.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Personal Glimpse

Whew! Medyo nawala ako sa ere nitong huli kasi nagde-demand na naman si sweetie ko ( ang trabaho ko). Nitong huli kasi eh gusto niyang magbuhos ako ng oras sa kanya kaya hayun halos dalawang linggo din akong nawala sa blogosperyo kaya pagpasensyahan `nyo na ang bida mga tropapitz hehehe...


Anyways highways, itong post na `to ay patungkol sa award na ibinigay sa akin ng isang tropang si Ayu. Hindi ko alam kumbakit mr. brightside pero nakatutuwa kasi `yon pala ang nakikita niya sa akin. Tama ba Ayu chan? Take note, bonggang bongga to the max `yung pamimigay niya ng awards hehehe...Maraming salamat Ayu chan sa gantimpalang ito at congrats sa lahat ng mga tumanggap ng pagkilala mula kay Ayu.

Feel free to grab this one courtesy of Ayu.

At alinsunod sa patakaran (at may ganun ka pang nalalaman Ayu), may mga tanong lang akong kailangang sagutin hehehe...

What are the 10 things that makes me happy?

Sa naunang post kong Awards Night, ay nakapagbigay na ako ng 3 bagay n makakapagpasaya sa akin so 7 na lang ang ilalahad ko dito tamad eh hehe...

1. Tsokolate. Geez! Nakakawala siya ng stress. Kaya nitong huli ay bumili ako ng isang box ng Snickers. Iyon ang pinapapak ko habang gumagawa ng lecheng reports na `yan!

2. Bagong hilig ko ngayon ang manilip. Oo masarap sa pakiramdam ang makasilip sa langit. Ang dudumi ng isip `nyo hehehe... Nakabili kasi ako ng astronomical telescope kaya masaya ako na may bago akong libangan...ang manilip sa kalangitan.

3. Loooooooong vacation. Period.

4. ...`pag may manlibre sa akin ang laking tuwa ko `nun hehehe (kahit sino naman eh jijijiji)...kaya kung gusto `nyo akong maging happy i-treat `nyo ko i-text `nyo lang ako hehe...

5. ...when someone cooks for me.

6. Loved ones.

7. At siyempre ang support at friendship ng mga tropang bloggers. Hindi `nyo lang alam kung gaano ako kasaya sa tuwing nakakabasa ako ng mga matatamis at makukulit na comments mula sa inyo. Salamat! Group hug naman diyan! hehehe

Five trivia about me...

1. Noong nasa unang baitang pa lang ako ng mababang paaralan, naipatawag ako sa principal`s office dahil sa reklamo ng nanay ng kaklase ko. Simple lang naman ang ginawa ko. Hindi siya seryoso pramis! Binali ko lang naman ang leeg ng kaklase ko. May ugat daw na naipit kaya hindi maigalaw ng kaklase ko ang kanyang leeg. Isang linggo ding absent si kawawang klasmeyt. Paano ba naman kasi ang kulit `nun. Kinuha ba naman sa akin ang eraser ko na hugis robot at nagpapahabol pa sa akin. Kaya nung maabutan ko siya, hayun bali ang leeg. At dahil dun naging 2nd honor na lang ako sa klase kasi mababa ang grado ko sa GMRC haha! Pero good boy na ako ngayon uy! Natatawa na lang ako sa tuwing naaalala ko iyon. Pero `yung klasmeyt na iyon ang isa sa malalapit na kaibigan ko ngayon hehehe...

2. Ayaw kong kumain ng litsong baboy pero peyborit ko ang lechon paksiw haha...

3. Arachnophobic o takot ako sa gagamba. Nung bata pa kasi ako, nakita ko kung paano kinagat ng mabalahibong gagamba ang paa ng tatay ko at kung paano namaga ang paa niya hanggang binti. Kinuha niya ang towel na nasa likod ko at ipinantali niya sa kanyang binti para di na umakyat ang kamandag. Dumiretso kami sa pinakamalapit na clinic. Simula nun `pag nakakakita ako ng gagamba ay tigok agad iyon sa akin. Babala: `wag na `wag akong dalhan ng gagamba bilang panakot o pangkomedya kung ayaw matulad sa nangyari sa kaklase ko `nung grade 1...ang mabalian ng leeg.

4. Mahilig akong mag-sketch. Dalawa sa malalapit kong kaibigan ang ginawan ko ng portrait at iniregalo ko sa kanilang kaarawan. Wala kasi akong pera na panregalo `nung nasa kolehiyo pa ako kaya idinrowing ko na lang ang mga pagmumukha nila sa isang bondpaper hehehe...

5. Pangarap ko talaga ang maging doctor. Pero dahil sa hindi naman kaya ng mga magulang ko ang pagpapaaral sa ganoong kurso kaya nag- engineering na lang ako. Sa awa ng Diyos ay naging rehistradong inhinyero naman at kasalukuyang nanunungkulan sa bansa kung saan unang sumisikat ang araw, ang bansang Hapon.

Yun lang. Hanggang sa muli! Bow!

Bago ko nga pala makalimutan ibinabahagi ko nga pala ang award na ito sa mga sumusunod...

Tim of TIMESCAPADES

Roger of Karoger

Jepoy of Pluma ni Jepoy

Scofield jr of Tinta de Filipinas

Mr. nightcrawler of Stories From a Bored Night Crawler

Kung trip `nyo lang naman magbigay ng 5 trivia ng sarili nyo at makapabigay ng 10 bagay na nakakapagpasaya sa inyo pwede kayong gumawa ng post kasama ang award na ito. Kung trip `nyo lang naman hehehe...Arigatou!

Friday, January 8, 2010

My Shogatsu Experience

Eventhough Japan is technologically advanced, Japanese people still did not forget the tradition and the culture they inherited from their predecessors. They fasten great importance to their traditon and custom. One is the Shogatsu* , Japan`s most important holiday . Shogatsu or Japanese New Year is celebrated in the first three days of January where families spend the days together going to shrines or attending services in the temple for their Kamisama*.
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It`s a new "new year experience" for me. Here in Izumi city, people celebrated the new year`s day peacefully. No firecrackers and fireworks were lit. Totally different from the way I used to.

The omochi doll.

I was amazed by this human-like image displayed in our office. It looks funny but this one is very important to them. This is what they call the omochi* doll. Inside of it is the pounded smooth, sticky rice dumpling called *mochi or omochi. My moderator told me that this omochi will be eaten on the 15th of January. (I don`t know what`s with the date errr...maybe it`s part of the company`s tradition). Japanese displays omochi dolls in their houses and offices during Shogatsu for they believe it will bring them goodluck and give them good strength throughout the year.

The Shimenawa.

We also hung our office door with Shimenawa*. This one acts as a ward against bad karma and evil spirits (according to Shinto beliefs).


As part ot the company`s tradition, we went to Otori *Shrine last week. This shrine is located at Kansai City in Osaka which is 45 minutes drive from Izumi City. Most businessmen visited the place to pray for abundance. They first ring the bell for them to get noticed by the god, then throw coins to the box, clap twice, gently bow the head (act of reverence) and solemnly pray.



These are the monks residing the shrine. I don`t have any idea what they`re doing.



This monk just finished the ritual.





After our Otori praying, we went to Kaiten Sushi* restaurant for lunch (my favorite part hehehe). It`s a kind of restaurant where the plates with sushi and other foods are placed on a running conveyor that winds through the restaurant passing every table and counter seat. After one complete rotation, if the food is still on the conveyor, it will be thrown away. You may also have special orders if you don`t like the food served on the moving conveyor belt.



If you want to place special order, just select anything you want from the electronic menu list. Press the button and your order will arrive in less than a minute.


The food on a running conveyor.



Three of us consumed this much haha!

We paid the bill based on the number and type of plates we consumed. One plate costs 100-350 yen. Ippai! Ippai!

Please grab me, meow! I mean rawwwr! hehehe

That was my one- of- a kind Shogatsu experience. It was awesome. I just can`t imagine how the year quickly passed by and another came in. And because it`s new year, I want to confer the " Jag`s Tiger Buddies Award `10" to the following blog sites. I personally took the picture from the temple garden to start a good friendship with you in 2010.

Listed in no particular order:

......................Written Feelings................
AL-KAPON
An Expat's Proverbial Tell...
Ang Kwento at Kwenta ng Layp
Angel's Coffee Cup
braggies
DONSTER
DRAKE'S ROOM
Dunge0n LordCM
enjoi life.. : )
Etcetera Etcetera
Euroangel Graffiti
Felmar's Missionary Journey
fiel-kun's thoughts...
filtHyrOom
Glenn as an Amateur Photogr...
Gusto ko lang Magsulat ;-)
I'll be remembering you
joice.isgreat.org/
Jologs Na Yuppie
kaRoger.
kornchops
libreng potatochips
Life Moto
Llama's Journal
LOVENashy Boy: Cheers to 2...
Man and food
manik makina
Mokong™ (Anu'ng Nasa Isip Ko!)
Moments to Remember
More Than Words
My Euro Travel and Adventure
naglalagab-BLOG!
naks naman
Passionate Star
pictures and more
PLACES, PEOPLE, EVENTS, GOO...
Pluma Ni Jepoy
Renz Taburada
Soloden.Com
stories from a bored night ...
sulatkamayko
Superjaid
tear.heart [gravity for fal...
The Journey of the Prodigal...
Thoughtsmoto - Ka-Blogs ng ...
Tinta de Filipinas
topexpress
Travel and Living
twinsanity
Wattudu Yanie?
Why me?
TIMESCAPADES


*Shogatsu- Japanese new year.
* Kamisama- Japanese term for god.
* Omochi - combined words for okii and chiisai which means big and small.
*Shimenawa- are lengths of braided rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.
*Otori- from the word okii which means big and tori which means bird.
*Kaiten- conveyor.
*Ippai- expressing full stomach.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

I Got High

Domo arigatou gozaimashita! Watanabe san, Big Boss and family, Professor K, Watabe kun, Ideyama chan, Morimoto san, Ishitobi san, and Shane for these wonderful cards.


I went downstairs this morning to check my mailbox. And I was so surprized to see number of greeting cards in it. At first I was a bit skeptical if they're really for me but when I saw my name printed on it, I got ecstatic. I did not expected some friends and workmates will send me cards. Though I can only understand very few words from it, it's so flattering to know that these people remembered me. Ain't that sweet? These cards are really for keeps.

This one wishes me "good luck" in the year of the tiger. I am also sharing this "good luck" to my fellow bloggers. Feel free to grab this one.

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