We have finally settled in the Chubu Kenshu (Training) Center (CKC) where we will stay until August 2, 2000. Let me tell you something more about this Center. This is the newest among the several Kenshu Centers of the Association of Overseas Technical Training (AOTS). I believe this is the reason why the facilities are…
Author: Enrico Pangan
Filipino in Tokyo
First Week in Japan
We left Manila 19 June 2000 0730H Manila Time and we’re finally here in Japan 19 June 2000 1130H Japan Time. Our first week has been a wonderful week for me. This is my first time to ride a plane; first time to leave Luzon; first time to call IDD… The list could go on…
Last week in the Philippines
Shakespeare couldn’t have said it better, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” I don’t know if it is me or everybody’s just leaving everybody else. First, it was Gerard, who left for Japan without much ado, sad to say. Next, the AC people, who one by one, are being sent to the States for further training…
Justice for Onin
In a university where fraternity violence is more of the norm rather than the exception, it is not uncommon to hear news about some fraternity battling it out with some other rival fraternity. It is not uncommon to hear news about some neophyte getting killed during some initiation rites. But to hear news about some…
Hail the Lingua Franca Project
I commend the people, who are behind the Lingua Franca Education Project of the government. This project is in the end, an important yet difficult step towards the achievement of a better Philippines. There is wisdom in UNESCO’s statement that children learn best using the language they use at home. The use of the lingua…
Anti-Frat
A friend of mine whom I never thought would join a fraternity, just did. It made me stop for a moment and think of reasons, why in all my almost five years in UP, I never dared accept the challenge of joining a fraternity. To justify my long term decision, I concocted fifteen reasons: To…
A Well Deserved Death
The issue of whether Echegaray should be killed or not has somewhat enraged my insides. It is not that I am anti-discussion, anti-debate or what have you. I am all for freedom of speech, freedom in debates and freedom in discussions. What I am against is the indecisiveness of our fellowmen. 1994 saw the rebirth…
Enrico in Tokyo 