When I was in Kagoshima, I got me a second hand Toyota Allion, which I reluctantly sold before moving to Tokyo. Just last month, I got me one of these. I need to save money.
Category: Tokyo
Nippori to Narita in 36 Minutes
It looks like travel time from my place to Narita will be reduced by a whopping 15 minutes (!) although admittedly, the idea of saving 30 minutes (round trip) a year doesn’t sound very fantastic considering I only fly abroad about once a year. NRA Website (Japanese)http://www.nra36.co.jp
Tokyo Is The New Wall Street
With all these Japanese banks making their advances into American banks, I predict Tokyo is going to be the New Wall Street! All the world’s biggest banks will be based here and Tokyo will be the world’s biggest financial center! I told my gaijin friend this and he remarked it’s “actually not nice … it’ll…
My Japan Story
8 years ago today, I took a plane from the Philippines to Japan. Who would have thought I’d still be here 8 years later. Of the 9 people I was with on that plane, only 2 of us are still here and yes, we still work together, seated almost next to each other. Here’s my…
Month of Firsts
June is going to be a month of firsts. It’s the first time my company is joining the Dunlop-sponsored Tokyo Worker’s Tennis Tournament (ダンロップ社会人テニス選手権). It’s the first time I’ll be joining a tennis tournament in Tokyo. It’s the first time I’ll be joining a singles competition. Bring it on!
Where Hibiya Parks
Where do all the Hibiya line trains park? No, not in Hibiya Park (corny!) but in Minamisenju. I found some of them lined up beautifully next to each other in Minamisenju. By the way, one of those buildings is going to be my next home.
Tennis in Arakawa-ku
The search is on! As I move to my new Arakawa-ku apartment in July, I need to search for a new place to get my weekly doze of tennis. If anybody knows any good tennis school in Arakawa-ku or in neighboring wards, please let me know. I’ve already searched Google Maps for tennis courts but…
WiFi in Tokyo
I recently bought an iPod Touch and was excited at the idea of being able to connect it to the internet anywhere I can get a free WiFi connection. And connect I did. WiFi seems to be all over Tokyo. Walking from my apartment to the station while checking available networks, I can see several….
Quickie Tennis for Gaijins
Foreigners new to Tokyo find it very hard to find courts to play tennis and people to play tennis with. There is a solution – Tokyo Gaijins! Ricky (the organizer) makes tennis court reservations, sends out an email asking who would like to participate. All you have to do is reply to his email, and…
Tokyo Pinoy Blogger
I’m in Tokyo. I’m Pinoy. I’m a Blogger. This is my blog.
January Milestones
January 2008 has proven to be a milestone month for me. Here’s why. Here’s to more milestones in the coming months. Cheers!
Five Years Ago
Five years ago, I was 25, working at Epson in Kagoshima. Hang out mostly with my Japanese friends… Filipino friends in Kagoshima… and Epson office mates… And just to answer all the other questions in the questionnaire that’s going around Friendster, I was semi-bald, had no glasses, no tattoos, no piercings, no car, never been…
Enrico in Tokyo 