Osaka Pinoys Christmas Party 2006

Last night we had a Christmas Party at Sheira and Jet's apartment. Everyone came for the celebration (aside from the usual Isaac people, we had 3 guests) and each of the housemates brought along with them their food specialty except for Idel and I, we brought drinks.

The night was filled with the air of festivity. I think that was the only time that I truly experienced the feeling of Christmas. Since most of the japanese are not catholics, christmas is not as festive as it is at home.

Some of the memorable events that night include:
1.) Sagami-san and his wife brought along 2 of the prettiest cake in Osaka (mind you, they are the most expensive also, I could faint with their price! wahhhhh!)

2.) Everyone brought FOOD with them. The most surprising one was the lumpia that Diobert and Mars brought along. I'd have to give 100% for the presentation of that dish. To think that it was prepared by a guy, AMAZING!
3.) Singing the manita-manita song over and over again (Even if the gift was to be given to a guy! I guess everyone was a manita that night. =))
4.) Alvin being the Rose's manito - we've been trying to pair them up eversince we heard that Rose was coming to Osaka. (wala gyud miy lingaw! hahahaha) DESTINY!

5.) The "what is your most memorable experience in Osaka" question which was initiated by Mrs. Sagami. I don't know what happened in the course of this activity but when we came upon asking Ranil we drifted to another interesting topic, the "how did you meet your girlfriend" topic. Ranil's facial expression was really comical, my stomach ached 'caused by too much laughter.
6.) The internet karaoke singing. Romsil might have been annoyed with me on this one. The boisterous person that I am couldn't help but be my natural self.
7.) The 2nd round early morning eating session! (There's always room for more food. hehehehe)
We went home at around 2 in the morning.
Great party! Great night! Awesome people! Merry Christmas!

Girl Bonding

This night I finally spent quality time with my female groupmates. We went to a pasta resto near Esaka station. At first we tried the pasta place we usually go to for lunch but it wasn't available 'til 8PM and we didn't have a reservation so we went to another place.
Actuallly, the place had a great ambience. The lights were appropriate for dating and conversation. The staff were wearing santa outfits/hats in line with celebrating the christmas season. We ordered pizza(of course), carbonara with an appetizer consisting of vegetables and fried potatoes and for dessert each of us had a rasberry cheesecake(delicious!).
Before the meal, I took a picture of Higuchi-san. She has the coolest attire/outfit in the entire office. She wears mostly gothic style clothes. This style is usually worn by rock stars such as Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee. Pretty cool, don't you think so too?



I had a lot of fun talking to Hirata-san and Higuchi-san. I thank them both for trying to make me understand them by speaking slowly and repeatedly. (I'm also sorry at the same time for the things I couldn't understand.) We talked about a lot of stuff from religion, to family to Japanese tradition and Gackt. Higuchi-san informed us that Gackt, aside from being a multi- instrumentalist, is also multi-lingual and that he will star in an NHK drama next year. This guy is getting yummier by the minute, really.
We compared many traditional differences between our countries. It was funny and interesting. =)
Before we left the place one of the staff made shaped balloons for us. Mine looked like a bunny, Hirata-san got a dachshun dog and Higuchi-san got a giraffe. We rode the subway train together holding our shaped balloons. When Hirata-san and I got off in Nishinakajima Minamigata, she noticed that a few of our officemates got off the same train also. And they happen to be heading towards the Hankyu line also, so we tried to walk a little slower to keep the distance. (It is a little uncomfortable for a grown up to hold a balloon inside the train especially when there are many officemates about. hehehe) We finally parted ways at the station exit and said our goodbyes. All in all, it was a great night, enjoyable, informative and despite the many tounge twisters, it was a lot of fun! =)

Celebrity Look-ALike

Dah! Pariha lagi mi ug dagway ni Song Hye Kyo! Mayra! IDOL!!!! Sapern!

Kung magpablond ko sa akong buhok pariha pa gyud mi ug nawng ni Heather Locklear.
BWAHAHAHAHA!

Crazy About Yellow

The greatest weather in the world for me is AUTUMN! The sun shines so bright but the air is cool and the trees become multi-colored from light orange to red and YELLOW. I'm so glad to be here and experience this great weather in all it's entire duration! hahahaha.
Last Sunday(December 3) after visiting Metrobank for a money drop (OUCH! The 2000 charge is really starting to hurt!), Marcelino and I went to head for the Shinsaibashi Street. This is the street with the longest line of shops in this area. Before we crossed the road we noticed that the view was great. So we decided to have fun in our ignorance of the yellow colored trees and took some pictures of ourselves.

This is Marcelino, beware of this guy because his charm is deadly to women especially the japanese ones. (Peace Mars! hehehe). I'm immune to him since I have no real sexual orientation. Bwahahaha!



This picture actually looks like I'm standing in the middle of the highway like an ASTIG gaijin, doesn't it? Cool...=)

Celebration at Sagami-san's Place

Last December 2, Sagami-san held a celebration at his place for the new members of Osaka Family, Rose and Kaye who just landed their first job. (Though later I found out, the job was cancelled due to budget issues. TOINKS!) . I worked overtime that day and arrived at the place late, so I wasn't able to eat the highlights of the food parade but I was still able to fill my stomach with an ample amount of food and drinks. As usual, when pinoys gather together, voices get louder and louder and conversation gets interesting as the night goes on. This is what I love about being a filipino during these events. It wouldn't matter if we were eating only nuts and drinking only water because the stories and conversation will always be great.