Mr. Wally...

Sa unang tingin palang,
hindi ko talaga gusto ang dating niya...
Masyado siyang maingay,
Sa may check-in counter palang napansin ko na siya...

Lalo pa nung nasa may passport control na,
Hindi ko talaga gusto ang ayos niya...
Typical "asshole" personality,
Pero lahat yun just out of intuition...

Hindi ko inakala na magiging katabi ko siya of all people,
siya pa yung talagang nakakuha ng attention ko...
Until after lunch... nag-start na siya ng conversation,
I was watching "Legend of Zorro"...

And he's really quite annoying that time,
Since hindi ko pa napapanood yung palabas...
Pero dahil hindi naman ako suplado,
kinausap ko na din siya...

5 months siyang nag-stay sa Japan,
2nd time na daw niyang makapunta doon...

Nagpunta siya dun originally para bumisita
sa kapatid niya, 1 month ang original visa niya,
Pero nag-trabaho siya bilang sort of caregiver
sa isang home for the aged sa Japan.
Nakapag-extend siya twice, kaya umabot
ng 5 months yung stay niya.

Sa Ikebukuro sa nanunuluyan dun,
dun sa bahay ng kapatid niya who is
already married to a Japanese guy...

Sabi niya, akala daw niya mag-asawa kami
ni Ninya... ha ha ha... tawa kami ng malakas
ni Ninya... Sa loob-loob ko, "gago to ah"...
It was really funny though...

Masyahin siyang tao, that's for sure...
36 years old, may asawa't anak na,
26 years old ata ang kanyang kabiyak,
grade 2 ata yung kanyang anak...

Nauna lang ng 1 month umuwi yung
asawa niya sa kanya...

Maraming pa siyang ikinuwento sa amin,
Taga-Valenzuela daw siya, he he... si Ninya din.

Bumili daw siya ng laptop na 2nd hand for
20+ k yen, Dell daw, hindi daw siya talaga
marunong sa mga computers, kaya hindi
niya sigurado kung maganda yung nabili
niyang model...

Little does he know, na mga computer people
ang katabi niya... at hindi ko na pinaalam pa,
para hindi na humaba ang usapan... he he...
Natatakot kasi siya na baka hindi niya
magawang english yung language nung laptop...

At this point, may nabanggit siya na reminds
me of Bayani Agbayani... he he...
Mahilig daw siya pumunta sa mga "forn" sites...
Yung mga "bold" daw... take note of the "F"

Malakas din uminom itong nilalang na ito,
Naka 3 or 4 cans din siya ng Colt 45,
hindi daw kasi siya umiinom ng tubig, beer lang.
tapos natapunan pa ako habang nagkukuwento
siya... though hindi naman sinasadya...

Taxi driver siya sa pinas,
nilalabas niya yung taxi ng nanay niya,
so mas mababa daw yung boundary niya
than the usual 1k php.

Pinagmalaki din niya yung pagiging,
I should say "huwarang" driver niya,
hindi siya nangongotrata, nagbibigay ng sukli,
at nagbabawas pa ng singil kung sakaling
maligaw man sila... very rare in these times indeed.

Yan lang po ang mga naalala ko tungkol kay Wally...
Sa Seat No. 81H ng flight PR 431...

unexpected...

gusto ko sanang umuwi ng maaga today,
pero parang ayaw pa ng mga paa ko...

something tells me to stay a little longer,
so i went to glorietta for the usual solo walk...

hanggang 7pm lang dapat,
para makapag-dinner din sa bahay...

i was hoping to see anyone,
who is familiar and i could talk to...

after several minutes of walking alone,
i saw a familiar face...

pagkakataon nga naman,
yung bestfriend ko pa...

he's one of the few buddies,
i had during my high school and elementary years...

pareho pa kami ng university na pinasukan,
pero hindi talaga kami nakakapag usap ng madalas...

he was heading to the cinemas,
i followed him and called his attention...

manonood pala siya ng special screening ng Fearless,
galing lang din siya sa work at Ortigas...

he's an architect,
but still have yet to take his board exam next year...

dalawang taon kasi dapat ka sa practice,
bago ka pwede magtake ng exam...

it's been a while since we last met,
that was September 24 last year...

kababalik ko lang from cebu bt,
birthday ng ate ko, birthday din ni Jas...

the screening time is 7:30,
we just spent the remaining minutes talking about work...

tsaka yung mga future plans niya,
nung mag-start na yung screening nagpaalam na ako...

it really feels good to be able to see,
an old friend and share stories with him...

siguro nga ay marami akong oras na nasayang,
maraming pagkakataon na pinalagpas...

so i'm trying to make up for the lost time...
kung ano man ang nagdala sa akin dun...
i really don't know, intuition perhaps...
mapapadalas ata ang mga solo walks ko...

Tabehodai and Roppongi

Pahabol na post...

February 25, 2006:
Eat All You Can Lunch at Ginza...
Thanks to Jecal for the treat... :)
Sayang at hindi nakasama si Ninya kasi may lagnat... :)

Hilaw na pork...


Hilaw na squid...


Kamay ni Henrison...


Chopsticks ni Jecal...


Isang oras matapos ang pakikipag-sapalaran...


Never been that full before... :P
Ang hirap maglakad... :P
Ang hirap huminga... :P

After the heavy lunch... balik sa Akihabara...
Naglakad-lakad para matunaw ang mga taba...

While searching for the Hibiya Line Station...
Na-ispot-an ko din yung 2nd Yoshinoya sa
Akihabara... just near the Yodobashi Center...



After ko makita ko yung Hibiya Line station...
I went to Roppongi... 10+ stations away...

The 1st thing I saw... "Maman"


"Tokyo Tower" from the 2nd Floor of Hill Side...


The "Mori Tower"...

Hindi na ako pumasok... wala na akong
pera eh... tsaka 7PM narin... I still
need to get ready for the next day's
departure...

Asahi TV Headquarters...


Hill Side Stairs...


Roppongi Hills Arena... Under Construction...


Mori Tower from Asahi TV...


Ropponggi Hills, C and D...


Pagkatapos nito... medyo masakit na talaga
yung kamay ko gawa ng sobrang lamig...
kailangan ng hanapin yung Oedo Line Station...
it should not be that far... pero nasan?

Dahil hindi ko pa naman nakikita yung station...
Nagbakasakali narin ako na makakita ng
isa pang Yoshinoya sa Roppongi... which
I actually did... he he...

Yoshinoya Roppongi Branch...
near Oedo Line Subway Exit


~ The End ~

The Timesheet...

DAY	DATE	AM-IN	AM-OUT	PM-IN	PM-OUT
1	02/01/2006	8:00	12:00	13:00	17:00
2	02/02/2006	9:15	12:00	13:00	18:30
3	02/03/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
4	02/04/2006
5	02/05/2006
6	02/06/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
7	02/07/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
8	02/08/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
9	02/09/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
10	02/10/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
11	02/11/2006
12	02/12/2006
13	02/13/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
14	02/14/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
15	02/15/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
16	02/16/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
17	02/17/2006	9:15	12:00	13:00	18:30
18	02/18/2006
19	02/19/2006
20	02/20/2006	9:15	12:00	13:00	18:30
21	02/21/2006	9:20	12:00	13:00	18:30
22	02/22/2006	9:15	12:00	13:00	18:30
23	02/23/2006	9:10	12:00	13:00	18:30
24	02/24/2006	9:20	12:00	13:00	18:30
25	02/25/2006
26	02/26/2006

Bits and Pieces Part 2

some random stuffs...

small things...
maybe insignificant for some...
but they do need some recognition as well...

The Magazine I took from the subway station
this morning... The cover girl is Boa


Kon strapped on my bag...
looks cool... he he...


Yoshinoya's Free Egg Coupon that I got a week ago...

I used to keep pieces of paper like this one...
Including "thank you" post-it's during my
high school years... :D

The Tokyo Inn alarm clock...
It usually takes me 3-5 snoozes before
I get out of the bed... :P


MRT Stored Value Ticket... with Erap's Photo...
I'm not an Erap supporter...
and I'm not in favor of having some policitian's
photo on my train ticket as well...
But between Erap and Arroyo...

I'll go for the lesser evil... :P
You can find this in my wallet... :)
And I'm not planning to return this... :P

things to ponder...

kung ang taong galing sa pilipinas at taong galing sa japan
ay hindi magkaintindihan...

ang pusa ba na galing sa pilipinas at pusa na galing sa japan
ay hindi rin nagkakaintindihan?

kung yung mga tao ngang may pinag-aralan...
pano pa yung mga pusa?

people tend to communicate with others in different ways...
but do they really understand each other? or...
are we really capable of understanding in the first place? ...

uhmmm...

I learned something disturbing today... :|

I don't feel comfortable working
for people who doesn't trust me... :|

But no matter how hard this is...
I have to accept the fact that
no matter how hard I try...
I'll never be able to please everybody... :|

So instead of being a victim and
keep feeling bad about it...
I'll just get over it in my sleep... :P

Yushima Shrine Pictures...

One of the temples inside...



It so happen that there's an origami exhibition
in the shrine's compound...
so better get my cam warmed up... :)















I was wondering why they're getting pictures
of this tree... so I tried searching over the internet...


It's a Cherry Blossom (Sakura) tree...
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011.html



Close-up shot... :D


Marble...


A thousand colorful paper cranes...


I really have no idea what they're trying to do...




I saw an old guy taking pictures using this...
It looks weird, but it does work though...


Who needs a tripod if you can't take pictures
from above... while still standing on the ground?


He even showed one of his shots to us... after that...
I took a shot of the other end of his accessory... :P

Camera+Periscope = Cameriscope


This is the real "BOSO" cam... niyehehehe... :P

just bought some stuffs...

Ito ang mga binili ko ngayong araw na ito...

Mobile HD para sa friend ni Dennis...


10 Gigabit Ethernet Cards para sa company...
pinagkasya ko sa isang box yung dalawang cards
para makatipid ako sa space... medyo crowded
na yung maleta ko eh... :(


512MB Memory Stick Duo for Rochelle...


Akatsuki Gundam... pasalubong to para sa
inaanak ko... he he he... :P


NEC ND-4550A


Hard Drive Cooler...


BoA's latest album... para yan sa kapatid ko...
he he he...


And... si Kon nga pala... para yan sa bag ko...
para may lookout ako sa likod ko... :P

sabi ko naman hindi ako impulsive buyer eh...
DVD Recorder and HD Cooler lang naman
yung bibilhin ko ngayon... pero... pero... pero...

:D

Shibuya Part 2

2nd time in Shibuya... at medyo sanay na ako
mag-navigate using the Tokyo Handy Guide
I'm stealing from the Hotel Lobby... :P

together with Ninya, we went to several
places in Shibuya... here are some pictures...

Shibuya Disney Store...


Ducky Duck... :P


Medyo wala ako sa mood kumuha ng pictures ngayon...
An lamig kasi eh... nasusugat yung kamay ko... :(

The rest of the pictures are from Electric Power Museum...
At first ayaw pa namin pumasok... pero nung
nakita naming Admission: Free, hindi na
nagdalawang-isip pa... he he... :P

The 2nd floor is a showroom of some futuristic home
appliances...

Dito lang talaga kami naaliw... maski mukha na
kaming caveman dun sa may platform... :P

Toilet 3000...


It has an infrared device which detects
if someone is nearby and automatically
raises the seat cover...

When you're done, after 60 seconds...
It automatically closes the seat cover...

If you need an actual demonstration,
I have a video as well... with the help of
Ninya of course... :P

It got some cool controls too... :)


Computer generated Earth...
Can be controlled via track ball...


A scaled of Nuclear Power Plant...


Still part of the Nuclear Power Plant


Revolving Earth Replica...


Underground Power Lines...


1/3 Scale of a Nuclear Reactor... :D


Water Turbine... used in Hydroelectric Power Plants...


and a gift...


out of place yung last picture... he he...
binili ko kanina bago umuwi... medyo malaki
din pala siya... napuno tuloy agad yung
luggage ko... marami pa naman akong bibilhin
bukas... :(