All About Kagz

My New mobile PC

2009-08-13T12:33:00.000-07:00

McBookPro! I finally got one! And it runs as good as it looks. I ordered it from the net by surfing for the one with the cheapest price. I'm glad to say it cost 20,000 yen lower than the one sold in the Apple store. I decided that I needed it in preparation for taking IELTS. I want to be able to carry my study materials as well as my files anywhere I go. I also want to send my PC home in

Goodbye Kyoto!

2009-05-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

May 1, 2009 - Despite the beauty of Kyoto, it wasn't enough for us to want to stay. We never had time to enjoy that beauty anyway, because we were so busy. We worked like slaves, Mars' back got worse over the years that he slaved there. We were more than grateful to be out of the hellhole! But before we left we took some great photos of everyone including the cook of the restaurant we both

Dio is Leaving Japan

2009-04-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

April 8, 2009 - Dio's decision to leave Japan shocked most of us because of it was so sudden. Even Mars knew little about it, he only knew less than a week before Dio's flight!I was glad that eventhough it was sudden, we were still able to get together to talk. We even took "pirikura" pictures with him. The night before we accompanied him to the train station, I was exploring some files in my

Kyoto Shigoto!

2009-04-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

It was an exciting day for me. I was going to start working with Mars in Kyoto. I've always wanted to work with Mars, we have a long working history which goes all the way back to when we were still in NTSP(NEC Telecom Software Phils.). We were both System Administrators of the same development machine. The Kyoto office looked normal, despite the really old and ugly building. The carpet that

The 30% Cut Off

2009-03-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

March 31, 2009 - Mars had just informed me that the payslip was already sent in the email. I checked it out. And there it was, my salary with the 30% cut off. After seeing the amount on the screen many thoughts came rushing to me. Thoughts like, am I really going to live through this? I keep thinking maybe I should go home. If it wasn't such a hopeless romantic I would have jumped on the first

Shiera is Leaving Japan

2009-03-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

A mixed of emotions plagued me the night before Shiera's Farewell Party. I was very sad that she decided to leave Japan, but I also feel happy that she found a better oppurtunity elsewhere. Shiera has her own fair share of pain and triumph here in Osaka. We used to talk during our weekend coffee sessions about our lives and common experiences. :) We would come up with silly acronyms to guide

White Day

2009-03-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

March 14, 2009 is one of the happiest day of my life! This is the day when the guys give back to the girls for the chocolates they gave during Valentines day. I baked Kiyo a chocolate cake during Valentines Day with the help of my professional baker housemate Kay. Kiyo had a part time job that day and he wasn't able to finish early so he apologized for the food was not ready yet when I arrived

Separate Ways

2009-02-28T00:59:00.000-08:00

20090227 - This day marks the last day of Kay and Shiera in the self-created office in our mansion. They are going to work with Idel and Dio in Honmachi starting March. We had great and noisy times together which includes watching American Idol during lunch break. Our slave of the day rule which made us exercise our culinary skills(I doubt if I have one though). I wish them all the luck in

Meet the Parents

2009-01-19T08:20:00.000-08:00

January 18, 2009. Kiyo and I went together to Sanda to meet with his mother and attend his brother's Ensemble Contest in Awaji Island. We rode the subway until Osaka and transferred to the JR Line for Sanda. It was a long trip to Sanda As we passed by more and more mountains, I started to feel how far the place really is! Kiyo's house was a little far from the station so his mother came to

Shiera's Birthday

2009-01-10T00:45:00.000-08:00

20090109 - The sun was bright and the air was cool. It was a great day to celebrate the birthday of a very inspiring friend! The day before we had ordered a lot from the AkabaneBussan(Offers Filipino Product Delivery Service) including ice cream and barbecue. Everyone was excited. The game boys(Pai, Jay and Yuri) joined us for lunch. Dio came back in the afternoon for early dinner. He came

Moving Out

2008-11-15T08:11:00.000-08:00

I had been slowly preparing to move out of the mansion and on the night of November 14, I finally did. On the same night we had a dinner meeting with our manager. I was relieved that he didn't refuse my request. The dinner and the after dinner drinking took a little while. It was already late when we got to my mansion to get my things. It's a good thing that my new place is only a few

Jin's Birthday

2008-09-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

September 20, 2008 I treated Jin to a dinner on his 26th birthday. It was a great day. I wore a skirt that day. (I can't remember the last time I wore a skirt, maybe around 5 years ago? hehehe :P) I met Jin at the central exit of JR station around 5:30 in the afternoon and gave him his birthday gift there. My reservation in Bali Lax was for 6PM but we got there a little earlier than 6,

Dinner with Addtech People

2008-09-15T20:11:00.000-07:00

From left to right : Kawai-san, Sugawara-san, Nishino-san, Me, Jin, Mizugai-san, Morohashi-sanThe night of September 10, 2008 we went out to dinner at a place called Watami.It was located on the upper floor of the McDonald's near the office.The event was graced by 7 people including me. At the beginning of the event I didn't know the name of the guest of honor(the new Addtech employee), at the

Photo Fun

2008-09-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

I was bored out of my mind and decided to have fun with the picture editing website that Lu shared to us during the yakisoba party. I didn't upload my picture. I uploaded his instead.

Yakisoba Party

2008-09-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

animageek.com - make animated pictureSeptember 6 , 2008 - Just like the week before I started this Saturday by going to the hospital. This time Mars went with me instead of Kay. When the results came, it was all normal. Thank God! But the doctor advised me to continue drinking the medicine and not to hurry when I said I wanted to stop taking the medicine because I want to get pregnant. :PMars

Busy Saturday

2008-08-30T19:13:00.000-07:00

August 30, 2008 was quite a busy day. In the morning Kay and I went to Kobe Kaisei Hospital for a consultation and blood test. I was grateful for the fact that the hospital had an International Internal Medicine department. Moreso because the doctor speaks English!(He's a guy and he touched my throat during the examination, nyahahahahah!). By the time we finished at the hospital it was

Jinnouchi-san

2008-08-27T21:56:00.000-07:00

He is my seatmate since August 18. Finally, I have someone to talk to in this awfully quiet place! He's turning 26 this coming September 20. He is very kind. I'm very grateful that he is willing to talk to me despite my very bad Japanese speaking and hearing ability.We talk everyday and usually I am the one asking him questions. He answers them quite diligently and honestly so I'm pretty

Summer Sonic 2008

2008-08-10T19:06:00.001-07:00

I woke up early the morning of August 9, 2008, all for the glory of Summer Sonic Festival (I've never done this for work though :P).I was pretty excited as I went to the Shin-Osaka station and lined up at McDonalds to buy my breakfast. I met Dio at the platform and we headed out to Maishima (Shin-Oska->Osaka, Osaka-Nishikujo, Nishikujo->Sakurajima). We arrived at around 9:00am at the

New Phone!

2008-08-06T20:44:00.001-07:00

20080803 I just got an Nokia N95 from Softbank and I'm pretty excited. My minimum requirements for a phone were:1. At least 3MP camera - since I have no digital camerathe cellphone camera has to be powerful enough to take pictures for my blog. With the N95's 5MP I can do all that with autofocus and flash! And I can even take DVD resolution videos(MP4 baby!) with stereo sound.2. Can view/edit

Kobe Hanabi 2008

2008-08-03T20:01:00.001-07:00

20080802 The afternoon Dio and I went to Kobe to watch the Hanabi. We started walking from the Sannomiya station. It was a gruelling 45min walk and the air was saturated and hot.I felt like all the grease were in my hair and all over my body by the time we arrived at Kobe Port. We met Idel and Kay there. It was a waste that Mars couldn't join us. The only thing that made the fireworks

Lu's Birthday

2008-07-31T19:22:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, I woke up early to send a gretting to Lu. It was her birthday so I typed in the birthday song in my cellphone and emailed her first thing that morning. I felt great after a shower and had plenty of time so I did my hair. It was the first time in many weeks that I let my hair down. The air has become quite hot because of summer so I mostly tie it up.When I came to the office, Lu's

Chinatown!

2008-07-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

July 30, 2008, Sagami-san, Imoto-san and Lu came to Addtech office in Sannomiya to talkabout the new project with Minamino-san. I really couldn't contain my happiness knowing that Lu will come back to work here with me. I was slowly dying because I had no one to talk to. I didn't have any friends. I felt that if I were to die in this office nobody would know it untildays later when my body

Takagishi-san

2008-07-09T17:18:00.000-07:00

Mayuka Takagishi is the name of my new friend in the office. She graced us with her presence last week June 30, 2008. At first I wasn't able to talk to her much but on Thursday of that first week, I finally gathered my courage to talk to her and ask for her name. Since Lu left the main office, I have been feeling down and depressed. And so I was very happy and excited when she arrived

Rose' Bridal Shower

2008-06-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

June 28, 2008 was one of the busiest days of Osaka life. I started the day early and went to Dio's and Mar's mansion but I was still late in getting there. Dio and I headed out to Daiso. We separated around the intersection since I had to print stuff for the party at Sheira's. Then I went to meet Idel at Hep to buy bridal gift for Rose which turned out to be a black underwear set for her

Tanaka-san's Welcome Party

2008-05-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, we held a welcome party for Tanaka-san.The newest addition to the Addtech family. He now sits in the chair that used to be occupied by my previous groupmate Masuda-san. Masuda-san got transferred to Renesas. All of the 6th floor people came except for Lu. I ask a lot of questions that night which includes stuff like age, hobbies, favorite actress, civil status. Here are their