Episode 4: Day 12

Slept around 1:30 and got up around 4:20... :S
Packed my remaining clothes and laptop as well.
Took a quick shower and put on my
clothes for my journey back to Manila.

Took the 5:20 train at Magome
Got off at Sengakuji and took another
ride to Aoto around 5:33.
Finally, took another train to
Narita International Airport at 6:23.

I manage to have some quick naps
along the way and finally arrived at
Narita around 7:41.

After check-in, I got a chance to check
some shops at the airport and unfortunately...
spent another 3058 Yen for Boa's 3rd Album
which I was not able to buy from the last
Akihabara visit... :)

Flight JL742, Seat No. 64K, Upper Deck
Window Side, Front Seat, got quite lucky today.
I just slept for most of the duration of the
flight, I didn't even noticed that the plane
already departed... :)

The movie featured was "Rumor Has It"...
I didn't know that there's a featured movie
on this flight since that last time was just
a recorded NHK feed.
After the movie, I got another set of zzzz's.

When we're about to land, there was
a problem in NAIA, there are several
planes stranded on the ground and
a couple more roaming around the airspace.

We spent another 10 or 15 mins or so
before we actually started our the descend.

After immigration, baggage counter, customs...
a couple of minutes in the waiting area...
and a couple more on the road...
I'm finally home... :)

After a quick unpacking routines...
I took another nap since the wedding reception
is to be held at 7PM... more zzzz's

ただいま！！！

Episode 4: Day 11

Japanese people are health conscious individuals,
Majority of the foods or even drinks that you
can buy in the market contains a calorie
content label in front of the container so
you could easily see them.

They do a lot of daily "workout" as well...
"work+out" as in "work outside" regular office hours... :P
I wonder how these people are able to keep
up with their lifestyle.

We had dinner with the our Japanese bosses
@ Shuu's House... a chinese restaurant in
Mita area. Never been this full for a long time...

Akala ko nakaiwas na ako sa beer at alcohol...
Yung dessert pa yung dumali sa akin,
may delay pa yung effect, hindi mo kaagad
mapapansin na may alcohol pala yung gelatin... :|

Anyhow, I still have to get up around 4:45AM
tomorrow to catch my plane back to Manila... :D

さようなら!!!

Episode 4: Day 10

Just finished my remaining task here,
Tomorrow wala ng gagawin unless there's
a stroke of bad luck na may new bug
na makita or modification request na
maisip yung mga Jap namin...

But the way things are going these past
few days, mukhang magiging masaya
ang last day namin, plus my dinner
party pa... he he... libreng food sa wakas...

Nag-update narin ako sa aking work journal,
after a long time, pinalitan ko narin ng name
kasi masyadong negative yung dating...
Need to have a positive outlook in life... :)

http://sdjofshinji.blogspot.com/

Malapit narin pala akong bumalik ng pinas...
I've been thinking, wondering and day dreaming
a lot these past few days... may nagbabago ba sa akin?

Episode 4: Day 9

Kinapalan ko na yung mukha ko,
tinanong ko na yung Japanese namin
kung pwede na kaming bumalik sa Hotel
since wala na naman kaming urgent
tasks na kailangan tapusin.

Buti naman pumayag, inunahan pa
nga kami ng uwi eh... :|
Pwede naman palang umuwi ng maaga,
ewan ko ba kung bakit kailangan mag-stay
sa office ng late maski wala namang
ginagawa... tsk tsk...

Ano bang problema sa mga tao dito???

Episode 4: Day 8

Nothing much to say about this day...
It's the usual standby for 12 hours and
work for the remaining 2 hours...

Since I still haven't recovered from last
week's lack of sleep, I'm not really that
productive at all, I'm pretty useless
right now... :(

P.S. Just gave my merit rating excel file this
morning... so I'll probably be going to stick
around for a while... :)

Episode 4: Day 7

9:00AM-10:30PM
- Standby sa office, waiting for further instructions,
mukhang wala naman silang balak na kami ay
pabalikin sa hotel

10:30PM-12:00AM
- Nag-start na mag-test at mag-check ng logs,
we wasted 12 hours waiting for this moment,
tapos sasabin sa amin, na kung hindi daw kami
umabot sa last train, pwede daw kami mag-taxi,
sagot daw ng NSP yung fare...
- Ito ngayon ang masaya, hindi nga kami marunong
makipag-usap ng nihongo eh, tapos wala pa
kaming pera ngayon dahil naubos nga nung weekend,
so pointless diba?
- The 1st time na mag-work yung tinetest namin,
parang nagtatalon sa tuwa yung Jap namin, tapos
bigla na lang kumaripas ng takbo kasi mag 12AM na,
hindi na sila aabot sa train... what the?
- Sa pag mamadali nung isang Jap, ibang bag pa
yung nakuha niya... tsk tsk... ang labo...

Episode 4: Day 6

Quote of the day:
"Warning: This is a turbulent ride, there are sudden drops and sharp turns..."

Song of the day:
"It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all..."
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Di ko malaman kung paano ko sisimulan ang entry na ito...
Maraming lang siguro talaga akong gusto sabihin tungkol
sa araw na ito... anyway here goes...

Gumising ako ng 6AM para mag-handa para sa pinaka-importanteng
araw sa business trip na ito... Disneyland!!! He he...

Arguably the most memorable day of my visits in Japan.
Kung bakit hindi ko na babanggitin dito... akin na lang yun... :P

We took several rides, walked around for several hours,
buti na lang at hindi umulan, maski sabi sa forecast 60% chance
of precipitation... it's our lucky day.

Maski hindi ako masyadong sanay sa mga kick-ass na rides,
pinatulan ko narin... sayang naman yung bayad namin
5100 Yen din yun ah, enjoy naman kahit sobrang tindi kapit
ko dun sa hand rail... he he...

Napagastos pa ng todo dahil ang mahal ng food dun sa
"Kitchen" in Alice (in Wonderland). Almost 2000 Yen for
lunch and another 750 Yen for a Mickey Mouse Teriyaki
Chicken Sandwich for dinner.

After watching an impressive Electric Parade and a short
yet cool fireworks display, I shed another couple of thousands
for Disney souvenirs, I got bankrupt in no time... :(

Umuwi na kami afterwards...
Nakakapagod talaga...
Pero enjoy naman...

Next time ko na lang i-popost yung mga pictures kapag
nakumpleto ko na, nasa memory card ni Jas yung ibang
pictures eh... tsaka wala talaga akong time mag-upload... :(

Episode 4: Day 5

Akihabara + Ueno + Roppongi = Overspending + Muscle pains

Went to Akihabara @ 10:30 to
start some pre-shopping activities,
We were supposed to meet up with
Jas and company @ 11:30 in front
of Yoshinoya. I had already bought some
items during my 1-hour scouting... :)

We had lunch @ Yoshinoya...
I had a Sumiyaki bowl. My personal
favorite, too bad they don't have their
special seasoning, which I happen to
like very much... :(

After lunch, we went to several shops
to buy the stuffs we need... or "want"
rather... >:D

2-3 hours of shop-hopping, we lost
Alfred, after 1 hour of searching and
waiting, we decided to move to Ueno
as planned... to buy some chocolates
and other goodies... :)

I was able to buy most items in my list,
I was not able to buy a couple of them
because they were hard to find and
we don't have enough time to shop...

After Ueno, we rushed to Roppongi to
attend the sunday mass at a local chapel.
We came in late and had to stand for
another 30 minutes or so.
After the mass, together with Henrison,
Edong, Renan and Sir Mike to have dinner
at a nearby ramen house.

Then we went to Roppongi Hills Area
to take some pictures, to get wet some
more... oh I forgot to mention that it
was raining all day... Jas' umbrella even
got blown to hard that the plastic cap at
the center of the umbrella
was literally separated from the metal
body, I accidentally punched a hole
through the umbrella while trying
to repair it... sorry again for the damage.

We stayed @ Starbucks for a couple
of minutes and decided to leave since
we were not able to get any seats.

This is the end of this day's adventure,
I took Oedo Line while the rest took
Hibiya Line to return to their respective
hotels/apartments.

Such a tiring day...
Pictures will be posted some other time... :D

Episode 4: Day 4 Part 2

Bakit kung kailan pauwi na ako tsaka
pa may nakikitang bagong bug?

Anyway, buti narin at napansin ko
na kaagad, mas mahirap kung nasa
Manila na bago madiscover yung bug...

Oh well, another sleepless night...
debugging in my dreams...

Episode 4: Day 4

9AM, morning rush hour,
everyone seems to be in a hurry,
most people are running just to get
to their workplaces...

11:30PM, evening rush hour,
still a lot of people in the office,
train is quite full also,
what the hell is this place?

it seems like I've been here for
4 weeks...

Episode 4: Day 3

Wala paring pagbabago...
My eyes are getting tired easily...
Kung makikita niyo lang,
Para na akong may sore eyes.

Tumambay lang kami sa office
ng buong gabi sa kahihintay...
Sabi kasi 11PM pa kami pwedeng
umuwi... tsk tsk...

Still looking forward to not working
this weekend... :)
and Disneyland as well... :D

Episode 4: Day 2

Roughly 6 hours of relatively good sleep...
My eyes hurt like hell... :(
11:30PM pa daw pede umuwi... :|

Hope these people get a life pretty soon...
Nag-salita ang meron... :P

Just had an extended dinner midnight snack,
Soupy Snax and bread... :)

Episode 4: Day 1

11:30
- stucked in traffic, sobrang daming sasakyan
yung papasok sa NAIA Terminal I, yup I po
kasi JAL ang sasakyan ko, fully booked na kasi
yung PAL... :(

12:00
- pila sa may entrance, daming tao, as usual...

12:30
- pila sa may check-in counter #72, daming paring
tao...

13:00
- pila sa may immigration, mas maraming tao...
badtrip... :|

13:30
- pila parin sa may immigration, sobrang bagal
kumilos ng mga tao dito... tsk tsk... buti na lang
at walang mga immigration form yung tao sa
harap ko kaya medyo madali umabot sa akin
yung pila... 30 minutes, that's relatively short.

13:45
- gate #11, upo sa may isang sulok habang
nag-hihintay ng boarding... nakakabagot... :|

14:00
- boarding na... sa upper deck pala ako...
first time makasakay sa 2nd floor ng 747...
he he...

14:25
- delayed daw, kasi maraming naipit sa immigration...
eh ang kupad-kupad naman kasi ng mga tao dun,
ang taray pa nung isang babae, halos sinisigawan
yung dalawang magkapatid na pupunta ng Saudi
para puntahan yung nanay nila... oh well...

14:50
- dumating na yung mga natitirang pasahero...
pede narin kaming umalis sa wakas...

14:51-19:40
- long and lonely journey to Narita...
basa ng magazine... tulog... kain ng snacks...
tulog... kain ng meal... tulog...
fill-up ng form... tulog... ipod... tulog... ipod...
tulog.
- cute nung flight stewardess, ムアイ (Muai)... :)

19:40-20:00
- quarantine and immigration, one of the
first few people in the line kaya madaling
natapos...

20:00-20:30
- baggage counter, tagal ng baggage ko... baka
magkasalisi kami nila Jas...

20:31-21:00
- tambay lang sa may baggage counter ng
PR 432, 21:36 pa naman yung next train,
hintayin ko na lang sila... :)

21:05
- customs inspection, hindi na pinabuksan
yung baggage this time... :)

21:10-21:25
- money exchange, $100 left... savings na to.

21:30-21:35
- bought a 3000 yen T-Card, had to leave
soon since I still have a train to catch...
see ya peeps this weekend... :D

21:36-23:55
- long and lonely train ride to Tokyo Inn.
I saw an old Japanese guy pissed beside
the vending machine on the train platform...
What the? Umabot sa "yellow" line yung
ihi... quite disgusting...

23:55-00:00
- check-in at hotel... Room 705

00:00-01:15
- unpack ng mga gamit... chat ng konti...
set ng alarm... tapos bagsak sa kama...

zzz...

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

2nd BT: Last Day: Odaiba

Pahabol na post bago umuwi bukas...
Just went to Odaiba with some of the cebu engineers...
Na hindi ko parin alam ang mga names... :P

Anyway... here are some shots from today...
Selected photos na lang kasi gusto ko na matulog...
Nakakapagod kasi maglakad... sobrang lamig...
Isa pa... blurred karamihan ng kuha... :(

Buti na lang 'Asuka' was able to make it despite
of the harsh weather condition... Let's just say
that the name of my camera is 'Asuka'... :D

Halo-halo na... nagmamadali na eh... :)

Yoshinoya Aqua City Branch... Makakalusot ba to?


Ferris Wheel sa Palette Town...


Yoshinoya Shimbashi... dito kami ng lunch... :P


Frozen escalator...


Venus Fort... dito namimili ang mga shopping goddess... :p


Decorations sa Venus Fort


Chicken flavored, egg-shaped pillows... :D


Venus Fort... Green Avenue


Sketch artist sa Venus Fort, 1200 Yen for 1 person...


More decorations from Venus Fort


Some more decorations... very nice...


Fountain sa gitna ng Venus Fort... :D
Fountain of Shopping Addiction... :P


No comment...


Another fountain of Shopping...


Napansin niyo yung ceiling... it changes
color too from time to time... :D

Stitch...


Dolphins... from Museum of Maritime Science...


I think they call this... Snow Duck... :P


Duck in a Clock... from Museum of Maritime Science


Some disney character...


Nakalimutan ko na yung name pero pinapanood
ko ito nung bata ako... may batang babae siyang
kasama...


Frozen flowers...


FUJI TV HQ Observatory...
Hindi kami pumasok kasi wala ding makikita
sa kapal ng snow... :(


FUJI TV Mascot... :D


Titanic Replica... from Museum of Maritime...


Queen Elizabeth Replica... from Museum of Maritime...


Gloi... Pocky ba hanap mo?


Mas malaki pa ito sa braso ko... :D


Disney Store from Aqua City...


Swatch Wrist Duck este Watch... from Aqua City... :P
Wall clock po talaga siya... :)


Shibaura Futo Station... wrong station... my fault... :(


Aqua City... Daiba Station...


FUJI TV Headquarters... Daiba Station


Inside Yurikamome train...


Rainbow Bridge from Shibaura Futo Station...


I was stupid enough to have realized that we can
actually freeze to death if we were to crossed that
bridge by foot... sayang tuloy yung 240 Yen namin...

My fault... suri kaayo... :)

Uwi na pala ako bukas... back to reality... :|

There are things that you just can't escape from... :)