34th Nihongo Speech Contest Winners
If I knew that the first prize for the 34th Nihongo Speech Contest, held last Saturday during the 2007 Nihongo Fiesta, was an all-expense paid trip to Japan (courtesy of Japan Airlines), I would have dug up my old speech piece and entered the darn contest myself! All I could do was gnaw at my bottom lip last Saturday as I trained my lens on the happy teary-eyed winners posing for both the amateur and professional photographers happily...
Hinamatsuri
Happy Hinamatsuri! Late? I know. I should have posted this last Saturday but I was a little busy romping about Clam Shell II in Intramuros for the 2007 Nihongo Fiesta (which you will find out about in my later posts). Excuses? I know. Good thing there was a doll display in one of the booths. Lucky? I know! Every year in Japan, the 3rd of March celebrates Hinamatsuri, a tradition also known as Girls’ Day or Doll Festival. On this...
Pinoy J-rock bands at “My First”, March 3 at Kolumn Bar
Mixed Knots Productions presents “My First” at Kolumn Bar, Scout Torillo near Timog Ave., March 3, 2007. Featuring Pinoy J-rock cover bands: Ethereal Anthem Euphoria Borazuteru ducklings SOUREI Himitsu Heiki 7Thvrsday NANASHI X versus Zero Do’Ahou Negative Zero Also playing are hand-picked underground progressive/punk emo/rock bands: Lady Vain In Her Coffin Karmen Aethyra...
I adore Anna Tsuchiya
I adore Anna Tsuchiya! She’s so cute! I loved her as the female moped-biker thug Ichiko in Shimotsuma Monogatori (a.k.a. Kamikaze Girls). Anyway, here she is in a Beauteen commercial. Oh, Beauteen is a hair color brand which I tried using aeons ago (yes, as a Japayuki). I bought one bottle for around 650 yen (approximately 325 plus pesos at that time). I remember that it was my first personal encounter with hair color and I was...
Internet Cafe Congress: March 10 & 11
Are you interested in starting your own internet cafe business? Good news! There will be an Internet Cafe Congress this March 10-11, 2007 at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong. Details on the poster below: Source: First Events Asia