One thing my non-Filipino friends find extremely weird about Filipinos is our little birthday tradition of “blow-out“. Aside from our definition of “blow-out” not being internationally recognized, they just don’t feel right about the idea of the birthday boy/girl having to dish out money (sometimes lots of money) to pay for his/her guests’ food. I…
Author: Enrico Pangan
Filipino in Tokyo
130 km/h serve
Today we had a radar gun to measure the speed of our serves. Mine clocked at 130 km/h, which would put me top 2 in my class of 14. In comparison, the fastest serves in the professional tour would measure 149 (Greg Rusedski and Andy Roddick) for the men’s tour and 129 (Venus Williams) for…
Big Problem
This problem has been bothering me since this afternoon and I might not be able to sleep because of this. I can’t find the English word for “makunat”!
Escaping Tokyo
Well not really. We were still in Tokyo but the scenery is very unlike Tokyo. Today, we conquered Mount Takao (599m), which is probably the most accessible mountain err hill from Tokyo. Brought me back wonderful memories of my hiking trips in Kagoshima… up Mount Kaimon (922m) and the beautiful mountains of Kirishima… Mount Naka…
Blast from the Past
http://youtube.com/v/H3ks6kkc12E Back to a time when people were younger and life was simpler. The year 2000 was a fun year.
Off to the Cleaners
My business shirts are off to the cleaners for some proper washing and ironing. 160 yen is now a price I am willing to pay to save me from all the hassles of washing and ironing. They just don’t make non-iron shirts like they used to.
A Stranger Comes To Me
A stranger comes to me, showing me his badge. Asks me where I’m going. Roppongi. Asks me what I’m doing there. Work. Asks me for my passport. Alien Registration Card. Thank you. Weird.
More
Something we all want.Something we all get.But no matter how much we get,We will still want some. More.
Silence
Over lunch, a friend asked me which company was more fun. Silence… Epson.
Amazing Kagoshima
I didn’t visit any of the city’s famous tourist spots. I didn’t bathe in any of the city’s many popular onsens. I didn’t even party in the city’s many bars and izakayas. And yet, I had one of the best weekends ever. Friday Arrived in Kagoshima and went straight to Mary&Joy Global Outlet. Had a…
Picasa Slideshows
Google Picasa has this new feature where you can create slideshows from any of your albums and post them to your website. Here’s a slideshow of pictures from my “Starred” Album, an album where I put all my favorite pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf Enjoy!
My Tennis Profile
These past few weeks, I think I’m experiencing my Second Renaissance… in Tennis. First Renaissance The First Renaissance happened when I was in Kagoshima… when I graduated from being a casual play-once-in-a-while player into a play-eight-hours-a-week tennis addict. That was when I got rid of my cheap-ass Daiei shoes and super-sale beginner’s racket to buy…
Enrico in Tokyo 