Ano nga ba ang kinalaman ng Nihongo sa trabaho ko????

Binigyan ako dati ng Hapon kong boss ng trabaho. Ito ay ang magprogram ng isang module sa Visual Basic. Sa tulong ng translator sa internet, naintindihan ko naman ang business logic, process flow at expected outputs na gusto ng boss ko. Sinugurado ko na pulido ang trabaho ko. Siyempre unang module ko yun, at matagal [...]

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Of Marriage and Japanese visas

In Japan, visa issuance is very strict especially for Filipinos like me. Though I am a working visa holder, it doesn’t give me anymore assurance that my husband can be with me. He has no specialized skills to mention, and his previous work experience is on the government which is not beneficial to the Japan [...]

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Protected: The price that I have to pay

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Not so another day in the office

This is the first time I wrote a blog during my office time. I can`t help it though, I have nothing to do. And it screws me inside. Doing nothing and staring at the monitor for the should-be-whole-productive-day is not an easy thing to do. It saps all of my sanities and leaves me the [...]

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Oshogatsu, akemashite

Akemashite, Omedetou gozaimasu! Manigong bagong taon! Everything was first time for me here in Japan. I couldn’t believe I spent my first Christmas in the office, work as usual. Buti na lang, we had a Christmas party with Filipino friends in Sakae on the 24th, immediately preceeded by the Christmas Mass at Mikokoro Center. It [...]

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Bilog

Bilog, “O” for Overstay…that is the plight of some pinoys in japan. Why bilog? “O” which means an overstaying, undocumented, no-visa pinoy in Japan. I just heard some first hand stories about them. Shikataganai ne. (It can’t be helped). Those are the stories of survival, deepened and passioned by the will to live a more [...]

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Lunatic

I am swinging with my moods just like with a roller coaster ride. You cannot blame me if I do. It is lonesome here, detached and missing home so much. My spirit is willing to fight. But the longingness of my heart is too strong to control it. I miss my family. I miss my [...]

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Autumn Blues

It is now autumn. And Mazel is right, it is such a gloomy weather. Our moods are too. Shoganai ne (It can’t be helped). Christmas is coming so soon and we can’t help but to wish to be home on Christmas. As for her, she is very excited about it . She will have one [...]

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Church Hopping

You realize you are in a foreign land when religion is entirely different from your own. Cultures sometimes can easily be accepted and understood by a foreigner, but finding a little of you in a new place is a daunting task to do. Attempt 1: I searched the internet to find a Christian church in [...]

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Natsuyasumi

Summer is ending so soon, and here comes autumn… Summer is the most expensive, most awaited and lively season in Japan. Nihonjins have prepared a lot of festivals and in our case, had enjoyed a weeklong summer break to enjoy under the sun. It starts in the months of June and stretching until August. It [...]

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