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Showing posts with label Reflections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reflections. Show all posts
Thursday, February 25, 2016

A Break-Up Letter to Japan

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credits:  https://storeyed.wordpress.com/ Dear Japan, I'm sorry but I have to say "Sayonara" soon. I wish I could ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

3 Signs You Have Enough of Japan

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Tired woman photo credit:  http://youqueen.com/ "When you stay too long in the same place, things and people go to pot on you,...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Thoughts on Teaching (Random Ramblings on my Free Time)

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credit:  http://www.cafepress.com/+teacher+stationery You know what's the most challenging job in the world? It's being a cl...
Monday, April 6, 2015

My Last Year as an ALT

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And just like that, spring vacation is over. I'm going back to school tomorrow and be an ALT again. Last year, I wrote that last...
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Nabana no Sato: Illumination and Loneliness

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Dusk at Nabana no Sato, Mie In spring, Japan's covered in flowers. In summer, fireworks are exploding everywhere. In autumn, burst...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Why the OEC (Balik-Manggagawa) Should Be Abolished

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Note: This post is meant for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and has no direct relation to Japan. I'm posting this because I'm an O...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Culture Shock in the Philippines: Fat People, Fat Cheeks and Not-So-Fat Wallets

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photo credit: http://thestylesunltd.com/ I was shocked at my own culture. I know there's really nothing shocking about this. Lots...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

My Kakizome for 2015

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There's a Japanese word for the first writing of the year. It's called kakizome. People used to write traditional proverbs or shor...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Attempt at Poetry: Hopeful, Maybe

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http://www.alphahacks.com/2013/06/the-top-20-life-is-hard-quotes-to-get-you-through-a-bad-day/ One day, I woke up My thoughts- no ...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Why My Heart is in School?

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photo credit:  http://mommywrites.blogspot.jp/2010_08_01_archive.html If I were rich, I'd use a large portion of my money supportin...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

A Paper on the Connection of Facebook and Freud: How Your FB Status Reflects Your Mind

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Background of the Study I've never used Facebook as much as I used it these past two weeks. I've checked my account hundred...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Tanabata and Long Distance Relationships

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"And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." - Kha lil Gibran  Long Distanc...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Note to Self: Climbs and Chances

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photo credit: http://www.clubbnb.com/blog/1114/its-more-fun-philippines-my-dream-vacation Have you ever climbed a mountain only to fo...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Happy 2nd Year To Me!

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credit: http://www.oocities.org/honey-pig/Dora_Postcards.html Yesterday marked my second year in Japan. Time seemed to have flown fast ...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Sayonara to a Friend

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A close friend here will soon be leaving for the US. She has been having perpetual backaches which no doctor here have figured out why. Tho...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

This Small Act: Puple Pen Writes on Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

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Dear Reader,  I may not know who you are but I'm grateful that you're taking the time to read or browse over my blog. For the ...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Great Japan Earthquake: Remembering March 11 2011

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There was a great tsunami that caused nuclear meltdowns. A lot of people died, became missing and lost their properties. The earthquake tha...