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Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
in fashion
they say that one has to be properly dressed when going out in the streets of Japan. i have learned to observe and fancy their get up and most of their shoes never mind if it's summer and heat is almost unbearable, yay!
here's some doll i found on the train station. beat that?
shoes must always be in fashion...
even if you are just walking around the park at noontime...
weird looking ones are always welcome...
sometimes the weirder the better too
and hey, even dogs got their own outfits
here's some doll i found on the train station. beat that?
shoes must always be in fashion...
even if you are just walking around the park at noontime...
weird looking ones are always welcome...
sometimes the weirder the better too
and hey, even dogs got their own outfits
Japan Tales 2
Japan 2010
I don't think I'll ever get tired of this country. I love the vibrance, the electricity of modernization, the mystery of its ancient culture that is still evident till now...
Osaka
July 17-20, 2010
It was a scorching 32C when i arrived in Osaka, it was past 7pm yet warm air blew in the surroundings. this was the first time that i ever traveled abroad by myself and i felt really excited.
Kaiyukan
the highlight of this Osaka trip was a visit to their kaiyukan or aquarium. this kaiyukan is located near the Osaka Bay and is composed of 27 tanks and about 16 walk thru exhibits where one gets to see different species of marine and non-aquatic animals.
it was my first time to see live penguins frolicking in some simulated winter environment. they all looked adorably wobbly as they walk, cuddle, and swim around.
It was a national holiday when i went there that there were just so many people around. i found the kids as entertaining though.
Just outside the aquarium is the Tempozan Ferris Wheel, i noticed that they are pretty fond of ferris wheels that you could find one in major areas in the country.
rate to the kaiyukan is 2000 yen or roughly 1000 PhP for adults.
this is a few minutes walk from the Osakako Station and as this is just beside the ferris wheel you won't really miss finding this place.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Villa Fontaine- Japan
i am glad we were booked here during my last visit in Japan. i love the cozy, cozy place and its accessibility and their basic amenities and the free buffet breakfast!
my home for about 4 days in Tokyo. this is in the Kayabacho area. they have several branches all over Tokyo and Japan.
the buffet breakfast mainly consists of salads, breads, hardboiled eggs, juice and coffee.
and my nightly treat has always been this hot mint bath to soothe the tiredness and the cold. yey!
in Osaka, i stayed at another of their branch which was in Shinsaibashi station.
this is located just one station away from Namba which has the airport express, this train could already take us to the airport for barely one hour.
and my room even has a foot massager. i only got to use it once in my two day stay because, well i didn't have the luxury of time. :(
they have more food varieties for their free buffet breakfast too.
their website is at http://www.hvf.jp/eng/ must be nice going back to their place again.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
genki desu ka?
i am a bit claustrophobic. i would tend to panic and experience shortness of breath whenever i am in enclosed places like elevators and small rooms without windows.
but this is one test i have to try it out myself. i'm not getting any younger, i know there are things that i must try to slowly overcome. yi-ha!
in this temple in Nara, i would have to creep and pass this tiny hole carved on some tree. passing through will suppose to make me feel genki or stronger and wiser, so pass through i did.
going, going...
i wish i hadn't eaten that much that morning, and peeled off some of my clothes as well...
so it won't appear that i panicked a bit and was scared about getting stuck half way, i had to smile for the camera.
genki desu ka?
sou desu, sou desu!
kampai!!!
( mali ata nihonggo ko, pero bahala na. hehehe....)
but this is one test i have to try it out myself. i'm not getting any younger, i know there are things that i must try to slowly overcome. yi-ha!
in this temple in Nara, i would have to creep and pass this tiny hole carved on some tree. passing through will suppose to make me feel genki or stronger and wiser, so pass through i did.
going, going...
i wish i hadn't eaten that much that morning, and peeled off some of my clothes as well...
so it won't appear that i panicked a bit and was scared about getting stuck half way, i had to smile for the camera.
genki desu ka?
sou desu, sou desu!
kampai!!!
( mali ata nihonggo ko, pero bahala na. hehehe....)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
alone in tokyo
my companion left tonight leaving me by my lonesome. he has to to get home earlier to edit the videos, I on the other hand have to stay longer and interview more people. i will have to go back to Osaka this weekend as it's the only time when most of our fellow Pinoys are available.
i love this alone time though. i want to explore this place more. by myself.
it can get pretty lonely though. i went to this restaurant and saw mostly older males by their lonesome. maybe the single ladies are in the other side of town.
the tables are mostly for one or two persons, and some have counters where one can just stand and eat. fast. alone. there's nothing much that could be heard except for the slurping sound of everyone who is enjoying there meal. i am used to eating my food slowly but here you have to eat fast and noisily indicating that you are truly enjoying your food.
then you have to return your tray to the counter and leave your table clean for the next person to use. nice and quick.
i walked back to the hotel thinking how lonesome their lives must be. i remember reading this story from Paulo Coellho about this Japanese guy who was found dead in his apartment 20 years later. yup, 20 years. he's been gone for 20 long years and no one really looked for him or noticed that he's been gone. his ex-wife didn't bother contacting or looked for him after their divorce. his office mates and friends thought he just left his job and skipped town. he was found dead in his pajamas and the police who found him thought that he must have died in his sleep. must be peaceful perhaps. but just the same, 20 years and no one bothered to look for him or at least asked anyone how he must have been.
i've forgotten the title of that short story, i think it's from his Flowing Like a River book. i've basically forgotten the other details. but that lonesome thought just makes me wanna weep. and say a prayer for him if indeed it's a true story. or pray just the same for everyone who is lonely out there.
it is a beautiful world. i am blessed. i have my family. i have my friends and my loved ones. and i would always want to be grateful for all of that.
i may be alone now but at least i don't want to feel lonely. hey, i'm just a buzz away huh!
tomorrow is another day. i have a few reports to make. i still feel feverish and i left my medicine box back in osaka. and the drugstores here don't seem to have OTC medicines. but i don't wanna care. there's still a lot to see. the possibilities are endless. everything is just a train ride and more walks away.
life is beautiful. i'm glad i am here. and i'm glad to be here for the people that i care for.
uhm, i didn't mean to make this blogpost appear too pensive, but oh well. =)
and i am extra grateful too that there's a starbucks in my neighborhood. i am never really far from home eh!
i love this alone time though. i want to explore this place more. by myself.
it can get pretty lonely though. i went to this restaurant and saw mostly older males by their lonesome. maybe the single ladies are in the other side of town.
the tables are mostly for one or two persons, and some have counters where one can just stand and eat. fast. alone. there's nothing much that could be heard except for the slurping sound of everyone who is enjoying there meal. i am used to eating my food slowly but here you have to eat fast and noisily indicating that you are truly enjoying your food.
then you have to return your tray to the counter and leave your table clean for the next person to use. nice and quick.
i walked back to the hotel thinking how lonesome their lives must be. i remember reading this story from Paulo Coellho about this Japanese guy who was found dead in his apartment 20 years later. yup, 20 years. he's been gone for 20 long years and no one really looked for him or noticed that he's been gone. his ex-wife didn't bother contacting or looked for him after their divorce. his office mates and friends thought he just left his job and skipped town. he was found dead in his pajamas and the police who found him thought that he must have died in his sleep. must be peaceful perhaps. but just the same, 20 years and no one bothered to look for him or at least asked anyone how he must have been.
i've forgotten the title of that short story, i think it's from his Flowing Like a River book. i've basically forgotten the other details. but that lonesome thought just makes me wanna weep. and say a prayer for him if indeed it's a true story. or pray just the same for everyone who is lonely out there.
it is a beautiful world. i am blessed. i have my family. i have my friends and my loved ones. and i would always want to be grateful for all of that.
i may be alone now but at least i don't want to feel lonely. hey, i'm just a buzz away huh!
tomorrow is another day. i have a few reports to make. i still feel feverish and i left my medicine box back in osaka. and the drugstores here don't seem to have OTC medicines. but i don't wanna care. there's still a lot to see. the possibilities are endless. everything is just a train ride and more walks away.
life is beautiful. i'm glad i am here. and i'm glad to be here for the people that i care for.
uhm, i didn't mean to make this blogpost appear too pensive, but oh well. =)
and i am extra grateful too that there's a starbucks in my neighborhood. i am never really far from home eh!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
pampainit ng katawan
(plays Kenny G's Sillhouette in the backround)
okay, let's just say i actually got what i asked for.
didn't i wish that there would be something that could actually make us feel hot? uhm, not the kinky kind?
well, yup, the Japs have it!
a Pinay just told us that there's some patch ala salonpas only thicker and broader that we could stick on our inner clothes and voila, we'll have some sort of personal heater!
works wonders really. i placed one on my back and the heat could spread through the entire back area making it feel comfortable.
masasabi ko talagang, "mommy, i feel hot!"
pero yeah, namnamin ko na din ito. mamimiss ko din ito pag uwi ko sa Pilipinas kong mahal na tiyak summer na summer na ngayon.
it dropped to about 4 degrees centigrade tonight and could get colder in the days to come so yey for this!
okay, let's just say i actually got what i asked for.
didn't i wish that there would be something that could actually make us feel hot? uhm, not the kinky kind?
well, yup, the Japs have it!
a Pinay just told us that there's some patch ala salonpas only thicker and broader that we could stick on our inner clothes and voila, we'll have some sort of personal heater!
works wonders really. i placed one on my back and the heat could spread through the entire back area making it feel comfortable.
masasabi ko talagang, "mommy, i feel hot!"
pero yeah, namnamin ko na din ito. mamimiss ko din ito pag uwi ko sa Pilipinas kong mahal na tiyak summer na summer na ngayon.
it dropped to about 4 degrees centigrade tonight and could get colder in the days to come so yey for this!
Friday, February 13, 2009
short tales from the land of the rising sun
arrived here in Osaka at past 9pm last night. we knew it was going to be cold but i didn't realize it was freezer cold. but we were told that Tokyo will be much colder, yay.
i somehow managed to get used to it and i'm actually loving it now. just no rains please, it rained tonight and it became even colder.
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i love Japan, i've always loved their culture. i love how polite their people are and even if they don't speak that much English they will do all they can to help you even if it means looking like crazy with all those hand movements ...
everything here is almost compartmentalized, small rooms, small bathrooms but will all the essentials organized neatly and in an orderly manner.
right now, i am most amazed with my bathroom and the, uhm, bowl.
i feel like a kid experimenting with all those buttons haha!
my bathroom with my half sized tub. buti na lang half-sized din ako haha!
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was able to go to Denden Town, their local version of Akihabara (Tokyo). it has rows and rows of electronics and gadgets and comic book stores and stuff and games and all those manga shops, phew!
i was able to get myself these for barely 10,000.00 PhP all in!
the camera has a 4 gig memory card, btw!
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i will start working tomorrow when our Filipino contacts become available for our interviews. and hopefully this time they can tour us around most tourist spots here in Osaka. i wish to see more temples and cultural places next time.
more stories coming up then.
i somehow managed to get used to it and i'm actually loving it now. just no rains please, it rained tonight and it became even colder.
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i love Japan, i've always loved their culture. i love how polite their people are and even if they don't speak that much English they will do all they can to help you even if it means looking like crazy with all those hand movements ...
everything here is almost compartmentalized, small rooms, small bathrooms but will all the essentials organized neatly and in an orderly manner.
right now, i am most amazed with my bathroom and the, uhm, bowl.
i feel like a kid experimenting with all those buttons haha!
my bathroom with my half sized tub. buti na lang half-sized din ako haha!**************************
was able to go to Denden Town, their local version of Akihabara (Tokyo). it has rows and rows of electronics and gadgets and comic book stores and stuff and games and all those manga shops, phew!
i was able to get myself these for barely 10,000.00 PhP all in!
the camera has a 4 gig memory card, btw!
******************************
i will start working tomorrow when our Filipino contacts become available for our interviews. and hopefully this time they can tour us around most tourist spots here in Osaka. i wish to see more temples and cultural places next time.
more stories coming up then.
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