This weekend marks the weekend when Kagoshima (T and yours truly) met Beppu (S, L, among others). It’s my first time in Beppu and after that weekend, I don’t think it’s going to be the last.
Category: Japan
Second Trip to Ocean Dome
This week, T, M and I went to Ocean Dome. This is my second time to Ocean Dome but I don’t care. Anywhere far from my boring apartment is fine with me. Besides, I’d be going there with a different set of friends, therefore, a different set of experiences. Inside M’s car, we were well…
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.
My Japanese Friend, S
For Friday, I was scheduled to have dinner with Y, T and S. Y and T, I already know from the office but S, I’ll be meeting for the first time. As it turned out, she was a very pleasant person… very lively. What surprised me the most is that she even brought maps of…
Fukuoka 2000
This week marks my longest vacation trip ever. My friends and I spent roughly one week in the number one city in Asia (according to Asiaweek)… Fukuoka!!!! Among us, I am the first to arrive in Fukuoka because unlike the others, I chose to ride the morning train. I arrived just in time for lunch….
Christmas in Japan
Christmas this year is different from all the other Christmases I’ve had since I first heard the word Christmas. For one thing, I’m spending it in Japan. For the most part, it’s because it’s my first Christmas away from my family. I knew it would someday come to this but I never expected it to…
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,…
Biking Around the City
One day, a friend, J, asked me if I wanted to go biking around the city. Being the newcomer and all, of course I said yes. What better way to explore the city than with a bike accompanied with a friend who knows all it’s best places. So this weekend, I’m going to bike around…
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…
My Japanese Welcome Party
My initial idea about Japanese parties is that they are filled with beer, beer, raw fish and more beer. To a point, I’m right but after my welcome party here at ESD Kagoshima, I discovered that there is more to Japanese parties than beer, raw fish and more beer. For my Welcome Party, we went…
My First Week in Kagoshima
This is it… Hello, Kagoshima! Before going to Kagoshima, my friends would tease me that during the winter, I would “lava ski” instead of “snow ski.” That could very well be true because Sakurajima, an active volcano, is just to the right of the city across Kinko Bay. And what better way to welcome a…
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…
Enrico in Tokyo 