Friday, March 30, 2007

Entertaining enough

Yippie! Finally, I had the chance to watch this comedy and adventure movie... Night at the Museum with my daughter this afternoon. A film about a Natural History Museum that comes to life by night. It was a funny and charming movie! I enjoyed it! Simple plot but lots of funny scenes and characters like the dinosaur Rexy acted like a dog, the slapping with monkey Dexter and the battles between Roman gradiators and the cowboys. Robin Williams as Pres Ted Rousevelt was cute and Ben Stiller did a good job!
This movie reminds me of the films, Jumanji and Zathura... and even Toy Story!
An entertaining movie to see with your family or friends.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Spring at home!

Leaves coming out In the spring, the plants start to grow again. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS

Watch your steps! Dandelions on the street! CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Spring time!

Nature is in its full bloom at this time!
twilight in Tokiwa Park

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Blooming spring

The beginning of the new academic year in Japan.blooming cherry
white-flowered Springtime is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life (both plant and animal) being born, and of the cycle of life once again starting.

This is for real!

Liza... Lilia... Chat... Amie... good luck girls!

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Night at the Museum

This movie was released in Japan this March and it seems to be awesome so I am gonna watch this... hopefully next week!

Night at the Museum (2006)

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Thanks to the rain!

It's raining today and it's gonna rain tomorrow so our Philippine NAKAMA group postponed our Hanami Kai or cherry blossom viewing picnic tomorrow at Sumpu Park. Instead, the picnic will be on next Sunday, April 1st!
Actually, we should be thankful that our picnic was cancelled this Sunday due to rains because the sakura will fully bloom next week and yeah... aside from that ... next Sunday is also the last 3 days celebration of Shizuoka Festival! While we are enjoying our picnic next Sunday... we can also enjoy the traditional parade of Shizuoka Festival! OTANOSHIMINI!
Let's hope... the rain won't spoil that day!
Here's the present condition of some Sakura trees in Shizuoka City area...
cherry buds (along Tokiwa Park)
blooming sakura (along Sumpu Park)

80-20

80歳までに、20本の歯を残そう!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Nippon Chinbotsu 2006

Trailer of SINKING OF JAPAN/ NIPPON CHINBOTSU

A disaster (in all aspect!) movie that stars Tsuyoshi Kosanagi and Ko Shibasaki. This is a remake movie. The original was way back in 1973. 'got the DVD of this film last Sunday.

Sunmin than x Kubota's KEEP HOLDING U
The original movie theme song of NIPPON CHINBOTSU. Sunmin is a Korean and only 19 yrs old! Kubota Toshinobu is cool as always!


Greetings from Emilson & Kricel

To Ate Sachan... best wishes on your graduation★
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE...
enough success to make you proud,
enough trials to keep you strong,
enough luck to make you smile at life,
enough work to keep you challenged,
enough of all life's treasures
to keep you truly happy.
CONGRATULATIONS
and GOOD LUCK!
We love you so much...
Love... Tita Leng, Tito Sonny, Emil and Kricel
"We missed you all... congratulations and good luck ate sachan..."
loving cousins, emilson & Kricel
Beeeh!
Bulaga! Congrat's Ate Sachan!
"This is my mom's doll... Gelli! Now, she's mine!" Ate Sachan... good luck and enjoy your college life!



Tiny TAIYAKI

... flavored fish-shaped pancakes!
custard, peanuts, choco, sweet beans, strawberry, blue berry, cafe latte, cheese and more flavor are available!

Papa and mama's...

...buddies! Always something's there to remind us!

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sunday afternoon in Tambayan

Last week... Leah phoned and invited me to join her birthday bash party in her restaurant... Tambayan. Actually, her birthday is tomorrow but she decided to celebrate it today... coz many of her friends are free to come during Sundays.
Wooow... there were lots of foods and drinks as to be expected and of course, since it's the owner treat to everyone...it's ON THE HOUSE...an eat all you can till you explode system!!!  
I tell you, kare-kare was very yummy! Leah told me that it's her fave... well... that's one thing we had in common... it's my fave too! Lucky for her that she can cook such tasty kare-kare... inggit ako!
I've encountered many kababayans and friends... old and new faces... they seems to come and go! eat and run!
The birthday celebrant! Happy birthday♪Leah blowing her bday cake!Special bday song number from uncle Jo!
Another great thing happened to me in Tambayan is the chance that I was able to attend the JOB-- Jesus Our Banner's prayer gathering. I enjoyed the bible lecture of Pastor as well as the Christian songs and their sharings. Spiritually wise... it's pretty refreshing! I hope I won't missed their anniversary celebration on April 29.
Group shot from our table!

Mona... watch out! you're gaining!

↓ A treat for my brod Teddy... with his fave sexbomb girls!

That was it! It was a wonderful birthday party and a good prayer and sharing gathering... and I'm glad to have joined them. What a day! Thanks be to God!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Chounaikai general gathering

This year, our chounaikai-- neighboorhood association held the general gathering at Oodo Japanese Restaurant in Komagata and it was well attended.
At long last... from this month... my one year term as kumicho--a leader, together with Suzuki san was over! That's what our gathering was all about... a gokorosama gathering or a thanks for a work well done...then we turn over our duty to the next kumicho!
This is only the 1st round of the menu!
After our chounaikai gathering... I didn't expect that my family are still waiting for me to have dinner in Royal Host. Wow... that was sweet but I am full already... so I decided to order a dessert only. I was surprised to the strawberry parfait that the waitress brought on our table... it's huge!
It looks so delicious but my stomach wants to throw up!
It was a new experience to me as kumicho in my neighboorhood. I was incharge to the monthly collection of our membership fee. Seasonal, I roamed around the neighboorhood to collect our membership fee. It was a good chance for me to personally meet, encounter and talk to my neighboorhoods... a chance to know them better... and I felt that through that chances... I became more closer to them. Here's our personal chounaikai box which I am going to hand in to our next kumicho after our cleanup duty in our park tomorrow.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Celebrate with me!

Hello folks! How's your life rollin'?! Mine is quite hectic these days. Imagine it's March already... but finally... I'm glad I find time to blog!
Well... the month of March for me is almost a month to celebrate... to start with...

March 1 was the graduation day of my daughter from Senior High School. After the graduation rites to their school... we proceeded to Century Hotel for the graduation party. It was a different experience for me compared to Philippine graduations... or maybe, I am not just used to formal celebrations. Anyway, that was a memorable event... especially for my daughter of course! Congrats to my daughter and also to me because I also graduated from my 6 years obento or packed lunch making every morning! Probably... I'll miss it someday! March 3 was the traditional celebration for Hina Matsuri or Dolls Festival. It's an event to pray for the healthy growth and happiness of the girls. It's a tradition for a family who have a daughters to displays Hina dolls. My daughter's Hina dolls set, the Emperor and the Empress dolls was a present from her grand parents since her 1st Hina Matsuri celebration and the single Hina doll was a gift from her aunt.
This year, inspite of our busy scheds, we are lucky to remember to display my daughter's Hina dolls one week before the main celebration... but the worst thing we did not remember was to celebrate the day of Hina Matsuri. We used to offer some snacks and other traditional confectionaries to Hina dolls but this year... hontoni... nani mo NAI desu!The next day, after the Hina Matsuri... I asked my hubs and daughter to put away the dolls already because there is an old superstitions that when the Hina Matsuri is over, the displayed dolls should be put away. If not, my daughter will find trouble to marry someday! Even I should not believe on that stuff... I think there is no harm to try to live with that superstitions!

Japanese sweets for Hina Matsuri courtesy of Ohashi san!

The following week, I had a call to report at the Legal Affairs Bureau... and I was surprised that I finally got my Japanese citizenship! Woww, that was too past! Imagine, Japan adopted me already! I'm glad... but at the same time... sort of sad! It was a mixed feelings... I don't know... anyway, I can handle this... I did this because I know what I'm doing... besides... my family counts first and I love Japan for sure! I consider this land as my new home already!

My lucky angel chime!

I also enjoyed this week dating some friends like friends from EGG group, Ohashi san, Kanayama san and Lee san. I dated them to Philippine Restaurant in Tambayan last March 7. I seldom had a date with Japanese friends and I did had a great night talking and laughing with them. They are very interesting and warm. It was their first time to Philippine restaurant. I'm happy coz they said that they like the Philippine foods... I hope that was not only a flattery words... though the foods were really tasty especially the shrimps with coconut milk.
I expect to have a date with them again in the near future... maybe on June... desho?!

Another great things to celebrate in my family was when my daughter finally decided the university she wants to enroll in! Yap!... she'll be a dental college student this spring in Niigata! OMEDETOU!
However, the sad part is that she will be a distance away from us and this will be a new experience for us ... gosh, she will live away from us! Just to think of it... I feel lost already (arte ba?!)
Anyway, don't be surprised if one day... I am already living with my daughter in Niigata! nyaknyaknyak!

More on good news... last Sunday, March 11... our voluntary group, the Philippine NAKAMA sponsored the free labor and consular consultation of Philippine Overseas Labor Office and Consular Affairs of Philippine Embassy in Tokyo.
There are 3 labor representatives... Welfare officer, Saul de Vries, Victoria from OWWA and the friendly secretary, Mayet Lumawag while from the Consular was Consul Bong Carino. The event was attended by about 50 kababayans, friends and families. That was a very interesting and informative event that I felt sooo sorry to all our Shizuoka kababayan who missed that consultations.
I salute all the guys behind the success of the event. That was really a great job indeed!

Speaking of event... last March 14 was White Day? A day invented by Japanese for men to reciprocate the gifts they received from Valentine's day.
I am thanking all the guys who gave and send me their giri or obligatory gifts in exchange to the gifts that I gave to them last Valentine's day. Thanks a lot for the favor especially to the kids... that was sweet !
I also did the same thing to all the folks who gave me giri choco last Valentine's... sounds strange deshooo?!

By the way... regarding SAME's radio program, "Take Five"... we already finished this Wednesday our recordings for March . The said program is being aired at night 7:45 to 8:00. However, starting April... we are going to air the program in the morning, from 6:50 to 7:00! Listen to our morning voices!
Matcha (powdered green tea), shouyu (soy sauce) and lemon candies from Yauchi kun!
Then... yesterday... after my daughter and my business at ID photos and City Hall, my daughter invited me to shop for her new clothes. We end up inside the new shopping center in town... the Parco! It's the opening day... so no doubt it was crowded! Well... my daughter seems to enjoyed shopping... I felt I was being hold-up by my own daughter, sigh! Lucky me...when we got home, I was saved by my hubs... because he almost paid the amount that was being hold-up to me!

That's it then folks ! hoping you all have a lovely weekend and stay happy. I will be at Leah's birthday celebration in Tambayan on Sunday afternoon... hope you can join us!