Nuong nakaraang Sabado ay kumuha ako at sa kabutihang palad ay pumasa sa OMG-Certified UML Professional (OCUP) Fundamental Exam. Ito ang sinasabi nilang pinakamadali sa tatlong pagsusulit na ino-offer nang Object Management Group (OMG) na pumapatungkol sa UML. At dahil na rin gusto kong makatulong sa ibang mga Pilipino para kumuha at pumasa nito, napag-isipan…
Author: Enrico Pangan
Filipino in Tokyo
Anung Lahi Ba Talaga Ako?
Kamakailan ay lagi akong nababahala sa tanong na “Anung lahi ba talaga ako?” Lagi akong naniniwalang ako ay Pilipino mula pa nung aking kabataan subalit kamaikailan ay napagi-isip-isip at napagmu-muni-muni muli ako sa kung anung lahi nga ba talaga ako. Ang aking Pamilya Parehong mapuputi ang aking dalawang kapatid. Singkit nga lang si kuya samantalang…
My Fearless Forecast
Originally Posted in Soc.Culture.Filipino The Philippines’ English proficiency will continue to depreciate and Filipino will continue taking the role of English as the language of power in most of the Philippines. Mass media, including Television, Radio and Newspapers will all be in Filipino with occasional English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese to entertain the tourists and…
Meditations of an Atheist
Many people are actually surprised to learn that I am an atheist. They find it hard to believe that someone like me, who spent at least eleven years in a Catholic school run by nuns, raised by a family of believers including my brother, who is the choir head/conductor/organist in the local church, could eventually…
Ego Center
Interests Technology User Interfaces, Device Drivers, Web Applications, Database Systems Creativity Digital Photography, WebPage Design, Karaoke, Piano, Creative Writing Sports Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Swimming, Bowling, Cycling, Playstation Languages Programming I’ve done a lot of C/C++, Software Design, Windows Programming and Device Driver Programming but I also have experience in C#, Database Management and…
Ang Pagpapa-renew ng Pasaporte
Marahil ay marami sa inyo ang nangailangang magpa-renew ng inyong Pasaporte habang naninirahan dito sa Japan. Kung isa ka rito, malamang rin ay naranasan mo na ang naranasan kong kakulangan ng impormasyon ukol dito. Kinailangan ko talagang tanungin pa lahat ng kaibigan kong nanirahan o naninirahan sa Japan para sa kinaikailangang impormasyong para gawin ito….
Ang JLPT
Ang Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) o ang tinatawag nilang “Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken (日本語能力試験)” ay marahil ang pinaka-sikat sa lahat ng mga Pagsusulit sa Pagsukat ng Galing sa Nihongo. Taon-taon sa simula ng buwan ng Disyembre, napupuno ang mga Test Centers dito sa Japan ng mga dayuhang nais subukan ang kanilang galing sa Nihongo. Nuong…
Huwag Maniwala sa mga Baboy
Ang Artikulong ito ay isa sa aking mga reply sa usapan namin tungkol sa artikulo ni F. Sionil Jose na pinamagatang “Revolution and the University of the Philippines.” Yung mga quoted na bahagi ay sulat nang kaibigan kong si Natz. Mahirap makakita ng pinunong sinasabi nya na magpapasimuno ng pag-aalsang ito. Kadalasan ang mga lumalabas…
Ang Turistang Hapon
Kararating ko lang galing Thailand at Singapore. Kasama ko ang aking mga ka-opisinang Hapon (at isang Tsino), nag-company trip papuntang Phuket at sa aming pauwi, ay dumaan sandali sa Singapore. Ako Rin Nung nasa Pilipinas pa ako ay lagi kong nababalitaan na may mga turistang bus-bus kung bumaba sa may Central Market para mamili ng…
University Yearbook Entry
I wrote this yearbook entry (with the help of my friend and former roommate Victor) because the guys organizing our yearbook lost (!) the original entry I wrote. Not only that, the yearbook is still (!) unpublished… five years after graduation. What happened to it? I don’t know. Rico had high hopes upon entering the…
Switching Filipino Driver’s License to Japanese License
Information Acquisition The first thing I did when I finalized my intention to get my driver’s license in Japan is to look for as many information as I can get from the Internet. Google is a very indispensable tool. Common Keywords were “Driving in Japan”, “Switching Overseas License”, among others. Everybody else should do the…
Recollections of a Balikbayan
Balikbayan (noun) A term used by Filipinos to refer to Filipinos based abroad who is visiting the Philippines. ‘Balik’ means ‘return’ while ‘bayan’ means ‘nation’. So literally, it means, ‘return to nation’ usually referring to one’s own nation. I’m now on vacation and like most other Filipinos based abroad, I decided to spend my short…
Enrico in Tokyo 