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...
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
Cosplay.ph
Filipino cosplayers sure have gone a long way from the, “Uy, may trench coat Tatay ko. Hiramin mo para mag-Aoshi ka,” days. Proof of which is the fact that Pinoys who are into cosplaying, may it be sewing, wearing, or oggling, now have their own not-so-little-anymore nook in the world wide web – Cosplay.ph! Don’t forget to visit this wonderful site, and you’ll be amazed at the creativity and ingenuity of...
Kyou no Nihongo: omedetou
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: OMEDETOU most commonly used as “omedetou gozaimasu” expression Kanji: ????? Hiragana: ????? Katakana: ????? Simple Definitions: Congratulations! Usage: I passed my Japanese Language Proficiency Test. What do you say? OMEDETOU! Congratulations, Flori! But it’s no surprise really. Hayop ka, Flori!...