The angel’s most awaited day has come… it’s time for them to go home to their beloved Philippines. I said beloved because I know how excited they are to go home. For some reason, they never really seemed to like Japan but let’s not talk about that. They’re home and presumably happy… that’s what’s important….
Category: OFW
Rico Learns To Cook
And who said you can’t teach old dogs new tricks? Look at me. Already in my mid-twenties when I learned one basic human skill… cooking. Back in the Phils, everything was served in a silver platter. During special occassions when it’s not, there’s always Jollibee and McDonald’s to provide for a happy meal. Not that…
First Impressions
Last week, two new foreigners arrived in Kagoshima. What used to be a Japanese office with two foreigners is now a Japanese office with four foreigners. Going further down in history, the first time I arrived, there were three… one left for the states leaving two…. one went home to Canada, leaving one… a new…
The Only Foreigner in the Office
After T left returned to Canada after finishing his one year internship in Japan, I earned the distinction of being THE only foreigner in the office. I will dedicate this article to inform you of the pros and cons of being the lone non-Japanese in a Japanese computer software company. Let’s start with the pros….
Rethinking my Career
This week, I was supposed to finish my second project but for one reason or another, I wasn’t able to. It made me feel really bad especially that I had to ask for a week extension.
A Day in the Life of Rico
This week, I would like to talk about my life here in Kagoshima. I am going to talk about small details that may seem trivial to some, but is very interesting for me. These would include, among others, my apartment, my way to and from the office and even the food I eat. This way,…
Farewell, Kuya R
After at least three months with Kuya R, the time has come for him to leave Epson, go the Philippines, get married, move to the States, and start a new life. It is quite unfortunate that he had to go especially now that I’ve just moved to Kagoshima. His departure to the Philippines means that…
To my Fellow Trainees
This week being my last week in Nagano (i.e. last week with my fellow trainees), I choose to dedicate this entry to my fellow AOTS-ESD trainees, who have been very critical during my transition period in Japan. So critical that I even cried (a lot!) when the time came to leave them and move to…
When the Trainees went to Tokyo
For three days starting October 7, we went on an adventurous and money-eating trip to Tokyo. On Saturday, we visited the land of milk and honey for all techno-freaks out there, Akihabara. On Sunday, we visited the magical world of Tokyo Disneyland and on Monday, we had an ocean adventure at the Yokohama Sea Paradise….
Our First Japanese Party
Unlike the previous weeks, there were several important things that happened this week. For one thing, we received our allowance for the month of October last Friday. For another thing, we had our final exam in C++ last Wednesday. But the most important thing that happened this week is that we’ve attended out first Japanese…
Summer Vacation!?!
We only had two office days this week since Monday to Wednesday is what they call Summer Vacation here in Japan. So, what does that mean for us. It simply means we don’t have access to the Internet from Saturday of last week until Wednesday of this week and boy was it difficult. We had…
Getting the Feel of Nagano-ken
This week marks our first complete week here in the Murai Office and so far, I have learned to adapt to my life here and I think I will survive. I think. Hehe. It was difficult at first but thank goodness, I have learned to “do what the Romans do.” To start the week, we…
Enrico in Tokyo 