It's my day at work!

Today is the deadline of my "Mabuhay!" newsletter for October issue... and I can't believe my very self that I just did the manuscript only in ONE day... that's yesterday! I was so pressured! This is the first time that happened to me...well, this is the reward of my laziness lately... oh gosh I won't do that again... promise! I thought I wanna give up already... for the fact that some of my friends were bugging me around too while doing the manuscript, lol! But at around midnight... i did challenge myself... "i can do it, i can do it"... and presto... by about 3:00 am... i'm done! Well... I did a great job and I deserve a pat on the back... lol! So... today... I was able to print them at SAME. YATTA!

Today is also Ishiguro san's (Ito san for me... SAME staff) special day! I didn't know it's her birthday... so she missed my gift... lol! She had a snack bday celebration at SAME. Almost all the staff including from Shimizu staff were there coz they had a general meeting this afternoon. We enjoyed her yummy cakes with tea. Ahhh... GOCHISOSAMA DESHITA!

Cutie Ito san... OTANJOOBI OMEDETOU!

The beauties of SAME

Meee... posing for "i did it"! Banzai!

Kore kara mo ganbarimasu!

Japanese Class started

Opppsss... the silver week was over.... back to normal life... back to wooork! Damn... i can't believe it... lol!

Well today... at long last, the Philippine NAKAMA Japanese Class session have started. We are scheduled to begin the class last week but unfortunately due to influenza epidemic... we decided to postponed it and as I said... we started the class today.

It's a 10 times session every Thursday from 10:00 am-12:00 nn in Aicel 21. I am the over-all-coordinator of the class with Liza so we need to be there on their first day to check everything.

The class was supposed to be limited in 8 students but we actually reached 9 and hopefully become 10 students next week. It's the first day of the class but Liza and I were disappointed that most of the students were late... as usual! Well... Philippine time or Shizuoka time is not good alibis... it's the principle and character that counts! lol!

I assigned Ajie to be the leader of the class... to be assisted by May.

We are also lucky to have a cute, kind and yes... young Japanese instructress named Takahashi sensei. Yoroshiku!

The beauties... 'mean the class

... with Liza and meee!

After the class... we all went to Nam's Thai restaurant for lunch. Sensei was not able to come with us due to her next date. our lunch

back to woooooooooork... ? shiranaaaaai?!!!

Well... to all the students... KORE KARA MO...NAKAYOKU BENKYOUSHITE, GANBATTE KUDASAI.

Gathering with friends

Still on holiday! Today... together with some friends from Philippine NAKAMA held our OTSUKARESAMA KAI at Liza's place in Yaizu City.

It's a thanksgiving party for all who made the anniversary event a success. The gathering was attended by almost all the officers and advicers. Some did not able to make it due to conflict schedules.

We're suppose to celebrate this gathering last week but due to influenza epidemic... we cancelled the gathering and decided to held it at Liza's place. It was another chance to visit Liza's home since most of us have not been there since she transfered there last year.

Sooo... about 10:30 am... i picked up Raita, Amie, Jonalyn and Kazu kun in Max Value supermarket and we drove to Yaizu City. Other members arrived there at noon. We started the lunch party at almost 12:00. Barbeque was great so was the other foods shared by the other member. I like Ysa's laing too... natsukashii!

We also had a meeting regarding our up-coming events. We also watched and reviewed the anniversary event video together courtesy of Tess Tahara.

I went home with Amie and company before 6:00 pm. Some of the members remained there for dinner and drinking! I was not able to drink this time coz I am a driver... lol! kuyashii!!! ...demo tanoshikatta!

Our group... with manong ed and manang merlyn

Otoosan Onoda and Liza... gochisosamadeshita!

Minasan... otsukaresamadeshita! Kampai!

ittadakimasu!

barbeque!

salo-salo, halo-halo!

Kenta kun... kakkuiii!

My girlfriend... Serena... yoroshiku!

Uncle Jo arrived at the last spot of the gathering

More pictures at Phil NAKAMA's website

Onsen in Gotenba...

As part of our silver week holidays... my hubs and I went out of town last Monday! We went to hotspring or spa in Gotemba Kogen Resort. It's our second time date to that place... we actually been there last end of winter. How I wish Sachan can visit this place with us too! Aside from spa, the facility have some interesting restaurants, shoppings, events and some sightseeings. Well... this time... we enjoyed the spa at KIRAKUBO and of course the colorful windmills all around the resort.

The colourful wind mills Yakisoba is trully yummy! KIRAKUBO hotspringYAPPARI ONSEN NO HOU GA SAIKO DA! やっぱり温泉のほうが最高だ！

Tour in Chiba!

Yeheeey ... we have a five days holiday this week!

I started my free day yesterday having a bus tour with Liza. Actually it was a mystery tour according to Yomiuri tour promo... and I was so excited what's the mystery behind that tour... well, actually... it's about a tour wherein nobody knows where they'll gonna take us... a surprise in other word! lol! But actually... we had some idea already on where to go according to some hints written in the guide line schedule. Yes... my hubs said we will be obviously taken to Chiba!

He was right... our tour was in Chiba!

Below is a Cosmos plantation in Tokyo German Village

Tokyo German Village

Sea coast in Chiba Well... it was pretty exciting! We enjoyed sight seeings, experienced harvesting and enjoyed the foods and many omiage like sanma fish, sweet potatoes, peanuts and even 1 kilo of rice...lol!

Looking forward to another bus tour... hopefully this autumn!

Above are photos from our bus tour in Chiba

Long time no see!

Minasan... hisashiburiiiiiii! At long last... i got this chance to update this blog. I was soooo busy this past few weeks.... nakakataranta at nakakalokah talaga of which to do first coz my work was all around! Sooo... after those busy days... heto naman ako feeling soooo tired, dull and languid due to over fatigue! I still be needing to recharge myself to regain some more energy... but how... how... how... ?
Oh well... I already can smell the up coming holidays here... from 19th to 23rd... gosh... i am so excited! I have some plans already like on weekend, i am going to a Mystery Tour with Liza... i dunno what is mystery behind that tour... it was liza's idea... tell u then...lol!
Another plan is that we are going to have a GOKOROSAMA gathering for the past Phil NAKAMA's anniversary event. This will be held at liza's place in Yaizu City on the 22nd and i heard... this is a barbeque party!
More plans but nothing is definite yet... i let u know then...
For the meantime... i posted some of my past escapades below... huli man daw at magaling, naiihabol pa rin... see... huli pa rin talaga... lol!


Well... one thing that probably making me busy was this Mafia Wars and Sorority Life games! I'm addicted to these games... and below was the result of my SL last Thursday... it was my first experience to become number one at the catwalk... thanks to all my sis, brod and friends votes!

I just tried to be on it... but I don't want to try it again... it took and consumed me a lot of time and effort! LOL!

Here they come, here they go!

New staffs came... some will leave... but for reasons. Yup... that's what happening always to our staffs in SAME especially the foreigners coz most of them are students.
Sooo ... another NOMIKAI or drinking gathering for them!

Last Friday, 11th... we held this welcome and farewell party of SAME at Dammaya Suisan. Many staff joined --- thanks for the effort of Satomi chan to gathered them!

We welcome our foreign staff-- Chou san of China, Fabi of Peru and Kousaka san of Brazil while Josh bid for goodbye coz he is leaving Japan to go back to America on the 18th.

SAME staff... Shizuoka and Shimizu office

Our SAME director... Odamaki san

...with his daughters!

Enjoying the foods and drinks!

Josh on his farewell remarks

This is fry-EBI

I went back walking alone... drunk... but it felt gooood!

A special day for Phil NAKAMA

Sept 9th year 2001 was the official day when we founded the Phil NAKAMA Organization. Last Sept 6th was another memorable day for Phil NAKAMA because this was the day we celebrated the 8th anniversary of our group.

We held the gathering at the Music Hall in Aicel 21. Inline with the program was the induction of the officers and new members of the group and of course the regional qualifying rounds on UTAWIT 2009 in Shizuoka.

We were new to the venue and we prepared everything by our selves in less than two weeks to be exact but i am so grateful to say that we did it! The event was a blast, the UTAWIT contest was stunning, the music system was great, the performers were amazing and the cooperation of everyone was super!

B4 them... meeee first!

with Irene, Beth, Joseph-- UTAWIT 2009 execom!Some of my girl friends...

The Fandango sa Ilaw

Induction Ceremony of new officers for 2009-2011 headed by Precy as President.Induction Ceremony of the new members Meeee and uncle Jo hosting the UTAWIT-Shizuoka The trophies courtesy of Philippine NAKAMA to UTAWIT 2009- Shizuoka winners. What's funny??? ...and the winners are...

Maritess and Uncle Jo's special duet number Lastly... I would like to thank each and everyone involve to Phil NAKAMA, be a member or not... for being a part of our group! For 8th years... we are still here and we owe that to each and everyone of us... thanks to all your support, hardwork, dedication and belief to our objectives!

Long live to Phil NAKAMA!

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After the event... we're sturving so some of us went together to Jolibee tropical restaurant for dinner. It's a buffet dinner in only Y1050. Amy... the owner only do this promo once in a month... only on first Sunday of the month. It's very reasonable and damn OISHI! We enjoyed the karaoke too except to Jonalyn's annoying voice... lol! I wanna kill the judges who allowed her to pass the audition in the Philippines... it's too unfair for Filipinos who really had talents! LOL! Just i love this woman for being so sport to admit what i been saying! hahahah! I know she wants to kill me too! hahahah! OTSUKARESAMA DESHITA!