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A year ago today, there were tears in my eyes. As I bid goodbye to my home in Tokyo, my feelings heavier than the luggage I’m dragging to the nearest train station, I thought of the happy times and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities this chance to live in Japan gave me. I kept on remembering the carefree days while instructing myself …
anime
English title: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? I would like to believe that at least some would agree that this movie gave Bakemonogatari vibes. And Google search images lead me to be believe that we are not few. Watching Nazuna (female lead) all with her dark purple hair and indifferent facial expression is as …
Sometimes, you will meet someone and it works. Sometimes, you will meet someone and it will feel like God intervened and made you meet. Most of the time though, you meet someone and they break your heart into a million pieces and you start to wonder, “why me?” With Valentines just around the corner, we decided to ask Dr. Paolo …
Welcome to my blog again. It’s been ages since I last posted that I want to go back to blogging but my case is far more severe than a writer’s block that even though I have too much to write about, I simply won’t. Any blogger there who knows what my case is called? Or is it simply our favorite …
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Five months back, I was this plain Manila girl struggling with everyday Ortigas Extension traffic congestion —yes, apparently, traffic was the biggest problem for me back then. So along with a handful of worries from personal life to work, I prepared myself to step on a huge adventure, to bid goodbye to my comfort zone and to explore a totally …
personal
I haven’t written in ages since arriving here in Japan so “Ohisashiburi!” It is a Japanese phrase meaning “Long time no see,” in English. Or should I say, “Gobusatadesu!” It means, “Sorry I haven’t written to you for a long time.” But I am no Nihongo sensei so let us stop at that. Now what to say, I am writing …
Almost 2 months here in Japan and I still can not believe that I am actually here. Japan life is very convenient compared to my life in the Philippines but I still miss my home and the people I used to always be with. Cosplay conventions, jamming over electro voice at musiciansfriend.com, food tripping or simply just strolling around with …
It has been two weeks since I came here in Japan. While the excitement is still there, I can not hide the fact that I miss my family and friends in the Philippines so much. As form of enjoyment, I listen to Filipino music from time to time but without forgetting to learn Nihongo as well. Music does magic and …
press release
Comma Entertainment brings Korean liquor brand HiteJinro, “Korea’s No.1 Liquor Company”, in the Philippines as they launch their brand at Chaos Nightclub this coming April 1, 2017. Korean superstar Song Joong Ki is one of HiteJinro’s endorsers. Aiming to expand their business by exporting their products to different countries, Hite Jinro Co., Ltd. is set to conquer the Philippine liquor market …
Cosplay, Cosplay makeup
Koe no Katachi (A silent voice) is a manga about a boy trying to straighten his past mistakes and a deaf girl who was affected by it. It was a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. It’s movie premiered in Japan last 2016 and is set to be shown to other places on 2017. Luckily, Philippines was included …