Thursday, January 01, 2015

Happy 2015!!!

Greetings from Japan ... Happy New Year to all !!!  
Wishing you a Happy New Year with hope that you will have many blessings in the year to come.

私たち家族から皆様を祝福させて頂きます!
新しい年が皆様にとって幸多き年でありますように!

今年も、よろしくお願いします☆ 




Cheers to New Year 2015

New Year lunch 


New Year bonding with close friends





To all my dear friends ... Thank you
To whom i have hurt ... I'm sorry
To those who have hurt me ... I forgive you
To my love ones ... I love you all
To my special someone ... I care ... cheers to another year of friendship
To my close friends ... Stay the same 
Thank you all for being a part of my life...
You may come and stay or just pass by my journey ...
I'm still happy to meet you all xx

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Thank you 2014 ... I am ready 2015!

In general... 2014 has been pretty good to me.

There are some shocking and sad moments like the sudden death of my dear father last September but i believe he is in good hands now with our dear Lord so was my dear mother in law who passed away last February.  They are now reunited with their love ones in heaven.

Another disappointing thing but NOT ... was my plan to stay for keeps in Adelaide hopefully after 2 years ... i was preparing and working out for that for these past 2 years ... however, since last year... i got mixed emotions after i discovered that i was dealing with untrue and unfaithful friend.   I let another year passed by hoping some miracle changes might happen  ... unfortunately everything end up to nothing.  For that reason ... I gave up everything including my travel work in Melbourne which i will supposed to start next year ... but i never regret anything ... I am really thankful to our Almighty God for showing me the truth that i don't really belong there ... i am thankful for enlightening my mind in truth and discovering beforehand that the life waiting for me out there is not the simple life i was dreaming but a worst one. 

Oh well... everything always happen for a reason ... i keep going on ... i know everything i need will come to me at a perfect time ... i am not in a hurry anyway :)

Extra! Extra!  Read all about this!!! :P

The rest about my 2014 world is all satisfactory ... i have better health now,  financially ... the Lord always provide my needs  ... my works and activities are fine ...  i was able to travel in many places ... i have good relationships with my families, relatives, friends and colleagues ... everyone around me are nice  ... i have a dear friend who keep on inspiring me ... i also found out that having a soul mate is not always about romance ... we can find it in a friendship too.  what more blessings will i ask then?

I started rebuilding my almost 5 years wasted life lately --- I changed my X-trail car to a new one ... on year 2015,  i am planning to get a new laptop too ... and move on to a new condominium (なん~ちゃって!夢は、ただです!) ;-)
Next year ... i want to work and travel more ... there are invitations like to go back to New Zealand ... well, i don't think it's on my list to go there next year ... i like NZ but i have more interest now to go to places which are far far far more better and inspiring than NZ ...  i will surely let you know if i will be there then.

if not too much ... i am also ready to have a new doggy ... my "happy" ... but i dunno ... that's depend on my work and activities ... if there is a will ... there is a way!

I am thanking 2014 for all the blessings it gave to me ... life is good ... i thank God for guiding and protecting me as well as all my love ones ... i owe everything to HIM xx

i don't actually have any new years resolutions ... i hate pressuring my self ... but i love to learn, explore and grow more... so i might say that i will just work harder to achieve all my plans and goals.  Foremost, i will try hard to be a better person!  :P

"I know i made the right decision when there is peace in my heart...  
let go of the past, live in the present and look forward to the future" xx  


New dreams ... new hopes... new experiences and new joys ...
hope we all have a great year 2015 ahead xx


来年も頑張りますので…皆さんよろしくお願いします!

皆さん、良いお年をお迎えください :)

Bonenkai here ... bonenkai there !

It's December ... the busy month for BONENKAI party here in Japan.
Bonenkai is a year-end traditional party.    It's like a thanksgiving and forgetting all the troubles from the past and looking forward for a better new year gathering.
Basically it's a food and drinks gathering of work colleagues, friends and/or schoolmates.

I wasn't able to attend some of my work gathering due to my conflict sched ... however ... here are some of the BONENKAI i attended this year.

 gatherings with my Eikaiwa group, Shizuoka JCOB BS and close friends

 Christmas theme with my close friends BONENKAI

 ...with some of my work colleagues at SAME's internet TV 

皆さん、良いお年をお迎えください




Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Merry Christmas everyone!

The spirit of Christmas should not be just for one day but for the whole year!
Wishing you love, joy and peace the whole year round.
Merry Christmas everyone xx 



Below vid reminds me of a dear friend listening to this more than 2 hours oratorio right now :)
This is truly magnificent ... just i hope i am not tired if ever i will listen to this in actual ... 
i might be wandering in heaven then ... you know what i mean ;) 
J. S. Bach Christmas Oratorio BWV 248



Monday, December 15, 2014

Introducing my new buddy!

One more hello means one more goodbye...
To my past X-TRAIL --- thank you for the ride...
To my new X-TRAIL --- i am ready ♪ 


I picked him up last Thursday night ... and yaaay, i love my new plate number :))

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Longs to worship YOU Forever

Imagine ... it's almost Christmas and i don't actually feel any spirit of it not until i attended the sudden planning of JCOB Shizuoka City Outreach' Christmas Party last Sunday.
I was so busy with my work and activities that weekend and Saturday midnight ... I found out myself shopping alone for Christmas gifts to share on Sunday Christmas Party.
Well ... everything just paid off that Sunday morning at the service ... it was a simple blessed gathering ... even i was surprised and pressured that i will be the emcee at the service and i was asked to study a Christian song "Beautiful Savior" on the spot ... and asked to sing "Love You So Much" without any practice ... thanks be God that He is always there to guide and nothing is impossible if you are with Him.  

As a whole,  the lecture theme about Christmas was a great reminder for all ... potluck was good ... and parlor games was fun.   What a simple but awesome advance celebration of Jesus special day.


I admired Sis Rie's tutorial for kids on how to make Christmas tree.  That was a real pure idea.  





 Our group Christmas gift to our ever kind Pastor Renbert
  



The poster i was asked to make in just a night before the party ... i dunno where i am getting my energy and idea ... welcome back Mel to your old world!  loool! 
  It's Isaiah 9:6


 I have nothing to offer to our dear Almighty Jesus on His birthday 
but to worship Him more than anything else xx 


Saturday, December 13, 2014

Multicultural Fair in Hamamatsu

Today is our first performance for Shizuoka Prefecture's project Multicultural Fair.
This was held in Aoen in Hamamatsu.
We're all 8 countries that introduced our cultures.

Briefings

We're the last performers ... we introduced Philippine cultures thru slides...

and end up in performing bamboo dance.

audience participation 

interview

Korean traditional costume courtesy of our Korean friends

Annyeong-haseyo :)

after the event ... our group had dinner together in one of the Izakaya restaurant we found in Hamamatsu Station ... it was an expensive dinner but really worthy xx 
since we are in Hamamatsu ... we did not miss to eat thier famous Unagi ... so yummy! 

So there ... seems all we earned for today just gone like a wind ... 
but thinking about the fun and experience we had ... we're all satisfied :)
See u all again on January in Shizuoka Markis xx



Wednesday, December 10, 2014

I hate goodbyes


It's difficult to say goodbye 

especially that we both spent a long time together as good buddies. 

You never let me truly down

And i am truly grateful for your being so good to me. 


How many times you comfort me every time i cry to you? 

You drove me around 

Bring me to a peaceful place to cheer me up

and pampered me with my fav music


I don't really want to say goodbye 

I don't really want to leave you 

But sooner from now

I must stay away from you forever ...


What we had was something special 

Deep down from our hearts 

But now i have to let you go away 

And leave you from my heart. 


Goodbye my dear buddy ... 

I will treasure our 4 years of being together and those good memories we shared 

All the best to you... wherever u will go 

You will be missed a lot ... my X-TRAIL dear xxx

Monday, December 08, 2014

First Philippine Fest in Shizuoka

Pistang Pinoy in Shizuoka that was held yesterday, December 7th in Aoba Symbol Road was a blast!
We are blessed with beautiful fine weather ... great unity and cooperation of everyone.
Huge thanks to all for your help and support.  We love you all! 










 

A souvenir pic with Philippine Ambassador Lopez 
before i drove him and his staff to Shizuoka Station.

...with Shizuoka City Mayor Tanabe

Philippine NAKAMA Organization is thanking our main sponsor, SBI Remit and also our minor sponsors, donors, performers, volunteers, Philippine Embassy, Shizuoka City and everyone who graced the event ...
Thank you all for making Pistang Pinoy a great success.   


with my co-advicer Ann, over-all coordinator of Pistang Pinoy ...
thanks to all your effort dear xx


more photos in FB