Tomorrow, June 19 will mark my six years in Japan and to commemorate this special day, I am posting a picture taken on my first day here. This picture was taken at the AOTS Chubu Kenshu Center on June 19, 2000. Never mind the quality of the picture, we still didn’t have our digital cameras…
Oh Kagoshima! My Kagoshima!
Kagoshima City is a minor Japanese city and is virtually unknown outside of Japan. It is tiny compared to Tokyo or Osaka and for most Japanese, it is just a small touristy city with near-tropical weather, a very active volcano on the side, and home to some of the more popular natural hotsprings in the…
Mga Sulatin sa Wikang Ingles
Malamang po naghahanap kayo ng mga bagong entries dito. Medyo hindi na po muna kayo makakakita ng mga entries dito dahil kamakailan ay mga Sulatin sa Wikang Ingles naman ang pinagkaka-abalahan ko. Dito po: https://enricopangan.blog Hanggang sa magsawa po uli ako sa kasusulat sa Wikang Ingles, medyo matatahimik muna itong blog na ito. Maraming salamat…
Ancient Filipino Script
Most foreigners would ask me if the Philippines has it’s own system of writing like how the Chinese have the Kanjis and how the Koreans have the Hanggul. This would be my typical answer. We do and we call it Baybayin (some call it Alibata)! But when the Spaniards came and colonized the Philippines, they…
Humans Are All Immigrants
This may not be emphasized well enough in our History Books but the Philippines is definitely a country of immigrants, just like Canada, the USA and most every other country in the world. This is my version of the Philippines and World History. First Immigrants The first people of the Philippines came during the first…
Google Bookmarks Search Plugin for Firefox
I’ve created a Firefox plugin that you can download so you can easily search your Google Bookmarks from Firefox. You can download it here. Just click on the “Google Bookmarks” link. Warning:This is only useful for people who store their bookmarks not in their browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox) but in Google Bookmarks. People (like…
Should Have Worn Sport-Specific Shoes
Yesterday while playing badminton, I sprained my ankle. The humiliating part of this story is that I didn’t sprain it while chasing a shuttle cock, I sprained it while walking leasurely to the back of the court. It’s not the first time I sprained my ankle. In the last two years including yesterday, I sprained…
Infected by Google
I am infected by Google. Almost everything I do now, I do with Google. Even my browser’s startup page is set to Google (Personalized Home). I “google” the web using Google Search. I search my computer using Google Desktop. I manage my emails and contacts using Gmail. I manage my schedule using Google Calendar. I…
Ang Yen Laban Sa Piso
Kumuha ako ng data mula sa Oanda at ito ang nagawa ko… ang pagkukumpara ng Japanese Yen sa Philippine Peso mula nung unang dumating ako sa Japan nuong June 19, 2000 hanggang ngayon, April 2, 2006. Ito ang mga napansin ko… Kapag meron pa kayong gustong idagdag na observations, mag-iwan lang kayo ng comment.
Nakaka-Depress Na Balita
Marami sa mga Pinoy dito sa Japan ang bilib na bilib sa mga News Programs ng Japan dahil hindi tulad ng mga News Programs sa Pilipinas, hindi nakaka-depress ang balita at well-rounded na may magandang halo ng politics, business, sports at weather. Yun din ang akala ko hanggang mag-subscribe ako sa MSN-Mainichi Daily News RSS…
Yahoo! Phone
Nung una ay may J-Phone, tapos naging Vodafone, tapos ngayon magiging Yahoo! Phone? Mukhang yan ang mangyayari kapag natuloy ang Softbank (may-ari ng Yahoo! BB) sa pagbili ng Vodafone. Kaya sa mga nagpa-planong lumipat sa Vodafone, maghintay muna kayo.
Kawawang Haponesa
Ayon sa balita, may isang Kawawang Haponesa na hinuli ng mga pulis sa Kawaguchi, Saitama dahil napagkamalan siyang South-East Asian (baka mukhang Pinay) na walang dalang passport. Laking gulat na lang ng mga pulis nang mapatunayan niya na hindi siya foreigner. Kaya para sa lahat ng mga Pinoy at Pinay dito sa Japan, siguraduhin ninyong…
Enrico in Tokyo 