Creatures in the Flower Park
I first saw the fallen angels ... resting beneath the tall trees that seemed to fence the large flower farm. I asked permission to take their pictur
Posts Tagged Japanese
Extreme Make-Over at the Trains
Tokyo Metro trains have for some time been running a campaign featuring a series of posters encouraging proper decorum at the trains. With the slogan
Officer, please…
These kids' balloons flew off then got entangled with tree branches. They ran to a policeman for help. The elderly officer did everything he could
What On Earth Was That?!
As I was looking for a place to have lunch today, I passed by a car on one side of Roppongi’s major thoroughfare. I thought it got stalled. O
A City of Qs
From afar, we surmised there must have been a festival going on at the Ginza area. Ginza is Tokyo’s fashion mecca, Japan’s Beverly Hills
Feeling Japanese
As I was about to step out of the house this morning for the office ride, rain fell. I grabbed an umbrella and headed towards the train st
Right Message, Wrong Messenger
I saw the above passage in an establishment. Nice eh? It reminds people of the value of self determination, the personal resolve to p
Konnichiwa! Watashiwa R-yo Desu!
After months of procrastination, I finally decided to get formal education on Nihonggo. But it’s still not the rigid type – just a “pa-cute”
Sour Grapes, Anyone?
When told that we were going grape-picking, I imagined the scenes from the movies, of vast fields with grand vistas, where giggling girls
Capturing The Elusive Mt. Fuji
After two failed opportunities to set foot on Mt. Fuji, I finally had another chance last Sunday. A group of Filipinos organized a bus tour, t
My First Official Photoshoot
With my new Canon 40D in tow, I joined a group of photography enthusiasts (primarily from the Filipino on-line community Timog Forum) in an outdoo
Toyota Automobile Museum
I’m not really deep into cars (what I’m sure I cannot acquire, I’d rather not fantasize about). :-) But even if my interest falls primaril
Crushed… Almost!
I was crossing the street towards the office this morning (with my ipod blaring some obscure ballad) when I heard a loud thud and a long screeching so
Hakone Forest Reserve Camp Grounds
Let me show you some of the pics I took during our recent trip to the Hakone Forest Reserve. I’m nowhere near comparable to our favorite photo-bl
Plus 7 Years? Why Not!
Eat one egg and increase your life expectancy by seven years! How’s that for a great marketing tag, eh? He he. Phony I know, but people are buying
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