LP: Tipanan

Magandang Huwebes sa inyong lahat!!

Para sa akin, medyo senti ang tema ngayong linggo. Sa mahigit 10 taon naming magkasama na aking mahal na asawa, mahirap maghanap ng naaakmang larawan na maibabahagi sa linggong ito.

Habang naghahalungkat sa baul ng aming mga larawan, natisod ko ang mga ito. Noong unang taon ng aming kasal, tina-try naming mag-celebrate buwan-buwan ng aming month-sary. Kahit simpleng dinner lang sa restaurant ay sapat na para ipagdiwang ang mahalagang araw ng buwan. Hay... napakasarap mag-reminisce.

7/11/2005

6/11/2005

5/11/2005

3/11/2005

1/10/2005

12/11/2004

11/11/2004

Pangarap kong maging ganyan ulit kapayat.
At parangarap ko ring mabalikan ang mga restaurant na yan sa Japan...

Rockwell is turning Japanese-y

One thing I so love about Japan (and soooo miss right now) is its food.
True that the usual Japanese food is an acquired taste - I did not like miso soup the first time I tasted it - but once you loved it, you will want more!

On our first day as Intra-company assignee, Kayumi-san (hay... i also so miss this guy. he was like our dad there) took us to Pepper Lunch in Fuchu City for lunch. When I had the first bite of the famous Pepper Steak, I knew we will be coming back for more. This is the meal/resto where I can eat almost everyday - this we almost did! :P

Japan is also the place where you can find almost any kind/variation of chocolate. They have a LOT - especially when it is Valentine's day. On V-day the girls usually give chocolates to their male colleagues and friends. But it was not V-day when we tasted the best chocolate ever! Kitayama-san gave us Royce chocolates as omiyage from his hometown in Hokkaido. This is the chocolate that melts in your mouth and also on your hands. LOL.

Pepper Lunch is already available in Rockwell. Royce store will open soon. How I wish I could frequent Rockwell so I could eat PL and Royce chocolates everyday - goodbye diet! :P

(Thanks chuvaness.com for these wonderful updates.)

I want a new Digi-cam

I haven't been blogging much. I cannot even join LP coz I don't have a decent camera. And I want a new one - now!!

Saw this cute new Canon Digicam from ShopCrazy. I miss my CanonJP days. When new products from Canon is released, we always get the news first from the intranet. And I miss Japan where there are lots of electronics shops where I can play with these new toys first before buying.

But since this is from Canon, I don't really need to test this first. I'm still very loyal to that brand even if I already left the company. They have really good products.

LP: Ihip ng Hangin

Ang tawag dito ay koinobori. Kuha ito sa Asakusa, Japan nung nagpunta kami noong Golden Week 2005. Ang koinobori ay windsock na may disenyo ng makukulay na karpa.

Isa sa mga ipinagdiriwang tuwing Golden Week ay ang Araw ng mga Batang Lalaki o "Otoko no Sekku". Sa araw na ito, ang mga magulang nga bagong panganak na batang lalaki ay nagsasabit ng koinobori sa kanilang mga bintana para sa magandang kinabukasan ng bata.

LP: Japan Shots: Umaapoy at Tubig

Muli, ipagpaumanhin ninyo ang huli ko na namang akda. Matindi talaga ang epekto sa akin ng epidural at tuwing Huwebes na lang ay nakakalimutan kong mag-post ng mga akda para sa LP.

Itong pareho kong litrato ay kuha noong kami ay nasa Japan. Sa kabutihang-palad ay sa Yokohama City kami napatira. Medyo malayo sa upisina (1.5 oras ng byahe patungo at pabalik), pero napakaraming pedeng puntahan at gawin sa lugar na ito. Nakaka-miss ang Yokohama. Kung mabibigyan ng pagkakataon, nais naming bumalik dito, syempre kasama na ang aming tsikiting.

Uso sa Japan ang mga "street performers". Yung iba ay dito pa nga nadidiskubre. Nagpapalabas lang sila sa mga parke o kung saan mang maluwag na lugar kung saan pedeng magkumpulan ang mga tao. Nakikinood na din kami kasi libre din naman ang palabas (pero my bad, ni isang beses di man lang kami nagbigay...). Iyong isang street performer ay tumalon sa apoy. Di ko na natatandaan masyado yung iba nyang ginawa... Mukhang sobrang sisiw sa kanya ang kanyang ginawa. Syempre pa, lahat naman ng nanonood ay tuwang tuwa. :)

Ang aking lahok naman para sa tubig ay itong isang malaking aquarium. Kuha din ito sa Yokohama, Japan - sa Sea Paradise. Nakakatuwa itong aquarium na ito kasi napakalaki. At nakaka-aliw na makakita ng napakaraming isda - at ang lalaki din nila! Noon lang kami nakapasok sa aquarium na tulad nito. At sobrang nag-enjoy din kami. Sana ay mabisita din namin ang Manila Ocean Park sa mga susunod na araw. Pihado, mag-e-enjoy din ang aming prinsesa - mahilig kasi sya sa hayop.

LP: BLUE FALL

Ito ang BLUE FALL.

Isa ito sa mga pwedeng sakyan sa Sea Paradise, sa Yokohama, Japan. Nagpunta kami dito noong May 2005. 107 meters daw ang taas nito. Galing sa taas, ay free-fall kayong malalaglag sa baba. Nakakatakot di ba?

Kaya naman ito lang yata ang sakay na hindi namin sinubok nung pumunta kami dito. Pareho kami ni hubby na takot. :P Hindi talaga kaya ng powers ko ang mga free-fall rides. Pero marami sa aming kaibigan na nakapunta na dito sa amusement park na ito ang sumubok ng ride na ito. Pero kami, pass pa rin, kahit hanggang ngayon.

Why Sakura Tattoo

sakura-tattoo.blogspot.com

so why the name?
can you see my pic in the profile?
what do you think? maganda ba? cool?

yes, that is a real tattoo. a real tattoo on MY back. i have been inked. and this is my first post about it.

i said that anything about me or about my family will be posted in my other blogs. so why am i sharing? just to add history to the blog.

first of all it is the year 2008. this year i will be turning 30. a big leap if you ask me. starting a new decade. (waaahhh tumatanda na ako.) and i would like to start a new me.

we were inspired by L.A. Ink in Discovery Travel and Living. we saw that tattoo was an art and an expression of one's self. we were inspired by other people who would have their tattoos as a reminder of things that happened in their life. and tattoo is not taboo anymore. many people are having it - even ladies.

and having a tattoo is my first adventure of the year. it took me a while to think of a good design. i wanted it to be symbolic. not just some design i saw in the net or on somebody else's body. something that would remind me of things that happened to me. so i thought of a design that would represent my life while i was in japan. so many good things happened to me there. things that i will never forget.

"In Japan, cherry petals/trees are a symbol for the beauty of transient things. It's the concept that when you know something is short lived, it makes you appreciate it more when it's around and adds to its beauty and sadness. " - WikiAnswers

so for me, this sakura tattoo symbolizes my short stay in japan. it was short, but very meaningful, beautiful and memorable experience.

for detailed kwento about having the tattoo, read my other blogs.