Life sure is funny. Who would have thought I would eventually give up Atheism after being such a firm believer for 15 years? I am surprised myself. Using Catholicism and Atheism as my base, I started my little journey using articles, books, and of course, the Internet. This eventually lead me to a belief system…
Happy Kindle Customer
On October 1st, I ordered the new Kindle. I opted to get the basic Kindle – no touch screen, no keyboard, no color, no 3G. I wanted a book reader that does just that and does it well. I prefer pressing real buttons when moving between pages, I don’t need the physical keyboard, I prefer…
Agassi’s Autobiography Review
I just finished reading Andre Agassi’s Autobiography, “Open”. It’s a must-read for everybody who loves tennis and would like to have an idea of what happens in the tour, how players build their teams, and what goes inside their heads during matches. The book starts with his last victory in the tour, against Marcos Baghdatis,…
Where The Trains Park
Minamisenju is home to two rail terminals – the Hibiya Line Terminal and the Sumidagawa Freight Terminal. The Hibiya Line Terminal is located at the north of Minamisenju to the right of the Joban/Hibiya/Tsukuba train tracks and just below Sumida river. This is where they park all the Hibiya line trains when not in use….
Bigasan ni Rod
On September 18th, Mama will be starting a new business. She will be selling bigas at a small store she had built at my grandparent’s place. Mama was a Bulacan grade school teacher, while Papa was an electrician. They both quit their jobs in 1977 to start a business together. They made embroidered products –…
86th Nikke All Japan Tennis Tournament
I just got an email from Ticket Pia announcing tickets are now available for the 86th Nikke All Japan Tennis Tournament. It will be held from November 5th to the 13th this year at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park. This is a tournament organized by the Japan Tennis Association to choose Japan’s top players and…
US Open 2011: Federer vs Djokovic
It couldn’t get more exciting than this — the greatest of all time (GOAT) against the greatest at the moment. The last time these two met was at the semifinals of the French Open and the GOAT won, giving Djokovic his first of only two losses this year. If Federer wins, he will have a…
Tokyo Sports Facilities User Card
To be able to reserve public tennis courts in Tokyo, you will need the Tokyo Sports Facilities User Card (東京都スポーツ施設利用者カード), issued by the Tokyo local government. You can apply for this card at any of the Tokyo public parts that have tennis courts, including Hibiya Park, Shiba Park, and Kiba Park, and Ariake Tennis Forrest…
Minamisenju Haircut
There are several places in Minamisenju where you can get a haircut. There’s Luft Hair in Bivi, Mignon in Branz Tower, and of course QB House (1,000 yen 10 minute haircut) in Lala Terrace. For 3,675 yen, I get mine from Ichi BDO a minute north-west of the station. The place is owned by Takamatsu-san,…
United States of the Philippines
Why not switch to a form of government where we divide the Philippines into smaller, more manageable states? Each state can then have their own governor, their own laws, their own budget, and their own state language. Recognizing the different sub-cultures in the country, I believe the best way to split the country is by…
The New Livre Keisei
Dropped by Lala Terrace this morning and I noticed Livre Keisei (リブレ京成) is now adding some more finishing touches in preparation for the grand re-opening tomorrow (September 7, 2011). The entrance are still closed but there were lots of people inside and the doors are still covered so it’s hard to see what’s happening inside….
Sumida Fireworks from Minamisenju
On Saturday, Tokyo Shitamachi celebrated it’s biggest event of the year — the Sumida Fireworks 2011. Minamisenju, through the Shioiri park riverbank, offers an amazing view of the fireworks and thus, hundreds of visitors, dressed in their summer yukatas, come to see the spectacle every year. I went over to buy some food at Lala…
Enrico in Tokyo 