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...
The things that background radiation can do to you
I mean no offense to our Japanese friends but you really have to wonder a few things about them. Now, unlike Flori, my only contacts with the Japanese culture are sushi, Abe Hiroshi J-dorama, hentai and Maria Ozawa (no contact there, unfortunately). You really got to admire our bow-legged neighbors from beyond Babuyan Islands. Why? Because despite the US nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they were still able to pull through and go head...
2007 Nihongo Fiesta: March 3
The Japan Foundation, Manila presents its annual Nihongo Fiesta which will be held on March 3, 2007 (Saturday) from 10:00am to 6:00pm at Clam Shell II, Intramuros, Manila. This fun whole day event will feature the following: The 34th Nihongo Speech Contest Book launching of “Junctions Between Filipinos and Japanese “, essays on Japan and the Philippines Arts & Performances from the Japanese language students...
Fatten that piggy (bank)!
Coins are very easy to take for granted. They’re small and they don’t necessarily buy us much. Besides, I know that almost all of us hate the way they add unnecessary weight to our wallets (pero kung papel yun okay lang), and not to mention the annoying sound they make as they jiggle in our pockets. But I think it’s about time that we curb our aversion to coins and embrace the fact that we do need them for those...
Pasta follow-up
I just love cooking and eating pasta. I practically cook spaghetti once a week. So to save me multiple-trips to the grocery, I shop for a month’s worth of spaghetti. I buy the following: 1 kilo spaghetti noodles Since I only cook for three people, 1 kilo of spaghetti is too much. For my family, Two hundred fifty grams is more than enough for a hearty lunch. It can also hold us up to a quick merienda, and even a light dinner! So I cook...