Owner: Rey Ian's Personal Blogsite URL:http://reyian.blogspot.com Join Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:22:50 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: This blog is about the Philippines, people, culture and experiences. Cities which include, Makati, Davao, Manila, Cebu, Baguio, and Cagayan de Oro are included in the blog. Also, anything about Nihongo (Japanese Language) is blogged. Site statistics:Click here
Please Help Explain No. 2 (説明して下さい) 2007-09-02 12:43:00 A stall in a Makati mall selling jewelries apparently also posted the sign above above its Sale sign. It is read as:Wanted Boyfriend. With experience. Bring Biodata. By: Marimar.Marimar, a popular Mexican telenovela hit in the Philippines in the mid-1990's which played by Thalia, a Mexican actress turned into singer, has been remaked locally by GMA Network. I can't imagine how popular Marimar really is. Even if this was a joke, it is still shameful though to have this sign posted. Its like being so desperate to have a boyfriend, isn't it? Read more:Please
Nihongo Encounter No. 9 2007-09-02 12:35:00 Another simple one since its Katana. Hint? Just look for the English equivalent somewhere below, above or beside the Katakana and you will not be wrong either. It is read as SE-KU-SHUN KE-SU or Section Case. This is a plastic container with compartments in the plastic homeware section of SM Department Store in SM Megamall. SE - セKU - クSHU - シュN - ンKE - ケSU - ス セクシュンケースSekushun Ke-suSection Case The font style here is quite fancy that is why its kinda hard to identify clearly the exact katakana character. Read more:Encounter
Nihongo Encounter No. 8 2007-09-02 12:19:00 Dissecting Tokyo Tokyo restaurant's kanji.Is Tokyo the opposite of Kyoto? This is hilarious as one local sitcom show in the Philippines asked this on one particular scene.Tokyo is we know the present capital of Japan. But did you know that the real spelling of the word Tokyo in Nihongo is Toukyou? Yes, its Toukyou. The two kanjis that you see on the symbol of the restaurant represents Tou (東) which means East or Higashi (ひがし). While Kyou (京) means capital/city or miyako (みやこ、都). When both are combined, it means East of The Capital or East of the City.Before the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Kyouto or present day Kyoto was Japan's capital. Kyouto, as it is spelled (京都), is the capital city, as it is defined above. So back in the old days, when you were in Kyouto, the capital, you refer to Toukyou as the East of the Capital or East of the City, which is Kyouto.In the map, Kyouto is on the western part of Toukyou and Toukyou is on the Eastern side of Kyoutou, vice v Read more:Encounter
Jet Plane Sighting 2007-09-02 12:15:00 A cruising and speeding jet plane is sighted on the skies above Ortigas as it suddenly disappears on the sky leaving only a trail of smoke from its engine. Haven't seen this scene for quite sometime already. Read more:Plane
Hong Kong Style Noodles 2007-09-02 12:00:00 Along our way to SM Megamall from the Podium going through St. Francis Square in Ortigas, you will pass by this stall that is called Hong KongStyle
Noodles. This stall was jampacked with locals and feasting on their very affordable stir fried noodles topped with either pork or beef siomai and a choice of soy, teriyaki, chili, sweet and sour and peanut sauces. This is a good way to fill your tummy in between meals. Price is really cheap. Accompanied with black gulaman at P9.00 is indeed satisfying and really affordable. Check it out!
Manga Resource Book 2007-09-02 11:51:00 Bargain books about How to Draw Manga
: Pen and Tone Techniques by Ryu Toudo now on sale at National Bookstore in the Shangri-la Mall at a 65% discounted price of only P646.25. This book has only less than 10 copies on sale. The book covers topics on how to draw and further enhance your creations to look like authentic manga. The contents are entirely written on plain black with sample animations and instructions on how to manipulate your sketches. (Manga 漫画 is a Japanese cartoons, comics or comic book.) Read more:Resource
Afternoon Free Coffee at The Shangri-la 2007-09-02 11:23:00 An afternoon of unexpected free coffee treat courtesy of Nescafe at the Shangri-la. Nestle is launching their new product officially on malls (though this product already released a couple of weeks ago). Their new Hazelnut and French Vanilla flavored Coffee
mate creamer is the newest thing to coffee scene. The afternoon was graced with overflowing free Nescafe coffee flavored with their 2 new variants of Coffeemate, a classical music, free registration and free caricature of your picture when you buy their new products. Also there were phantom mimes around to lighten up the afternoon. This was a perfect afternoon and after-heavy-lunch treat by Nestle.For me, Hazelnut variety has more flavor than French Vanilla. The best things in life are for free when you catch them in the right place and time. Read more:Afternoon
Please Help Explain No. 1 (説明して下さい) 2007-09-02 09:49:00 Someone please help me understand this name of an establishment found at Taguig St. corner JP Rizal, Makati City. Ano daw? OO BARON MAYROON? What does that mean? Read more:Please
Please Extend Some Help 2007-09-02 09:40:00 A group of blind musicians play whole day beside Landmark Terminal. It is amazing to see blind people play as a band in a synchronized way and sing their own rendition of the hits from their time. You may sometimes find them annoying, but please, somehow understand their situtation. They just need your little contribution by donating some of your coins to their donation box would indeed be a big help to them and to their foundation. It's more worth to give some money to them than to give your coins to Red Cross Volunteers who beg money on MRT cashiers. At least you know that the money will directly benefit them and not with some politicians of some organizations. Read more:Please
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French Baker 2007-09-02 09:30:00 In addition to my Bread Talk post which is about other coffee brand alternatives to Starbucks and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, I bring you FrenchBaker
. Easily seen in the footbridge between Landmark and Glorietta mall, this coffee shop sells good coffee at an affordable price. This brewed coffee is served with a generous serving of cookie, packed of imported fresh milk and of course, sugar. Their baked lasagna is deliciously drowned in fresh tomato sauce concocted with melted cheese with an ample serving of toasted garlic bread. Brewed coffee is priced at only P48 and lasagna around P98.00. This is a true affordable alternative to Starbucks and other same-old coffee shops.
UCC Park Cafe at Glorietta 2007-09-02 09:18:00 One of the most expensive coffee shops in Metro Manila can be found here in Glorietta Park facing Glorietta and at the back of 6750. The UCC Park Cafe opened several months ago and is probably one of the most expensive coffee shops in Makati area and probably in Metro Manila. Maybe because this brand of coffee comes from Japan. We can sometimes never deny that eveything from Japan means quality but of course with a high price.
Faith and Business Combined 2007-09-02 09:10:00 This parish/church can be found inside Greenhills shopping complex. This is a true manifest that business and faith can co-exist in a single area. This parish benefits from the surrounding establishments like plenty supply of wealthy parishioners who are willing and able to contribute money. The Church is by the way fully-airconditioned. Read more:Faith
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Uncle John's Restaurant 2007-09-02 08:47:00 Gokongwei's very own fast food chain is a real haven for combined Chinese, Italian, American and Filipino food at a very reasonable price. Chicken meals, burger combos, pasta, pizzas, rice toppings and stir fried noodles. We dropped by to Robinson's Galleria and to no surprise, this is owned and managed by the Gokongweis. Try buying their pizza and you can get 50% off on your second one. Burger meals are also buy 1 take 1 during 2pm to 5pm. Their burger patties are indeed fresh and the taste doesn't resemble that of Jollibee, McDonals, and Burger Machine. I think it's locally made. Fries too are quite huge and more meaty unlike other fries. The best part is having the cheapest price among the same competitors. Also they have a super friendly staff to serve you. Visit them at Robinson's Galleria and soon to open at Robinson's Ermita branch. Try and see the difference. Read more:Uncle
Different Faces of a Filipina 2007-08-31 09:28:00 Today, I can describe a modern day Filipina in many ways. Here are some of them.1.) A Filipina corporate type is a typical Filipina who works either in a business process outsourcing company in the likes of Makati, Ortigas or Libis or any major cities in the Philippines. The Filipina corporate type loves to dine-out with colleagues and friends during paydays. Sometimes, she smokes during breaktime. If she works in Makati CBD, she would have sometimes buy food at Jolly Jeep and eat at the office or dine at any fastfood or posh restaurants nearby. If she works in Ortigas she would have walked towards the nearest mall foodcourts to eat. Sometimes, if there are rush reports, she does overtime to finish it. If there are specially packaged and priced corporate offers like Globe, Smart or Sun Cellular network handphones, she would purchase it as for her secondary phone kit. It could be that three (3) out of five (5) of these Filipina corporate types have either a:1. Friendster account;2. Have
Kanji of the Week No. 17 2007-08-30 23:52:00 Kanji of the Week No. 17Reading: 車、くるま、kurumaMeaning: CarUsage: 小友の時その車に乗るのが好きです。 こどものときそのくるまにのるのがすきです。 Kodomo no toki, sono kuruma ni noru no ga suki desu.Meaning: When I was a child, I like to ride in that a car.
Bisaya Word of the Week No. 5 2007-09-26 20:43:00 Bisaya Word of the Week No. 5WORD: kapoy (tired, tiring or exhausting, pagod or nakakapagod, 疲れました)Kapoy can also be an expression which is equivalent to Nihongo as めんどくさい or つまらない。(mendokusai and tsumaranai which means tiresome or bored respectively)Other Conjugations:1. gikapoy (already tired, pagod na)2. kapoya uy! (very tired, pagod na pagod na, とっても疲れました)Usages:1. KapoyKapoy ang mag baktas gikan balay padulong tindahan.I find it tiring to walk from house to the store.Nakakapagod yata ang maglakad mula bahay hanggang tindahan.2. GikapoyNihayag an ug kalit ang akong kaugmaon katong nakadaog ko ug lotto.My future became bright when I won the lottery.Ang aking kinabukasan ay lumiwanag nung nanalo ako sa lotto.3. Kapoya uy!Kapoya uy! Dili ko ganahan aning sige ug balik balik ba!I am very tired! I don't want things done repeatedly.Nakakapagod talaga! Ayoko nitong parating balik ng balik!
Dating for Seniors 2007-09-26 06:38:00 Are you into senior dating? Here is a site that will solve your problems. A community website that allows you to know more people in their senior age. Dating
forseniors.com is a site that enables you to meet senior people and establish new relationships with them. Whether it is for friendship or love, this site is definitely for you. Meet them online, view their pictures, send messages or even flirt with them by dropping them sweet messages. The site is very user-friendly for those who are not really into social networking sites. Membership is very easy, simple, fun and only basic information is needed to register. You can also find a member by just inputting even its own nickname and it will display the members who have those names. Searching within your area is also simple. Just choose your preference, select the range of age and the postal code. By just clicking search button, it will display the seniors related to your search preferences. Fresh new profiles are updated from time to Read more:Seniors
Green Tea Galore at Starbucks 2007-09-26 06:24:00 Can't get enough of Green
Tea? Here are some of your choices at Starbucks
. This month, they have loads of green tea creations embedded in their pastry dishes. Green tea has been known to be a good anti-oxidant since they contain cathechins which fight free radicals in the body. Health combined with good taste is a perfect combination to indulge in these sumptuous creations. Green Tea
Cheesecake good for Blue Berry cravings. It is a perfect substitute. Green Tea loaves are fine and contain less calories as compared with chocolate loaves or brownies. Green Tea eclairs too are good substitute to succulent chocolate eclairs. Go healthy, go green tea creations. Only at Starbucks!
Tattoolovers' Social Website 2007-09-25 21:57:00 Do you wear a tattoo and love it? Flaunt it with fellow members in Tattoolovers social website and experience tattoo dating. Now, here is a new alternative for those who long for fellow tattoo lovers. Finding preference for friendship, love and relationship with fellow tattoo lovers is now more easier with this community website. Different random profiles are being featured within the homepage of the website. The person's description is shown and its personal profile along with the picture. You can carefully select which age preference you like since the website shows the members present age and even the sex preference. The person's location is also shown and the website will tell you if he or she is online. If you want to search other people within the community, you can easily do this with their search portal. The search area provides your sex preferences, the range of the age you want to meet and their location using the zip code of your area. Once done, clicking search will displ Read more:Social
Cool Canon Calculator 2007-09-25 21:48:00 This is the first time that I see a Canon
brand calculator that has a USB connectivity. Apart from its USB feature, it has two (2) more expandable slots. If you want to charge your cellphone using USB or just plug your card reader, you can do so. Apparently, this product is from Japan. I don't exactly know if Canon Philippines sell this kind of model. Also, aside from being connected with USB, its also solar. I got confused where it gets its power since solar-powered devices have their own stack of batteries inside and with this model, it has its USB connectivity. Whew.... Anyway, it works as a regular calculator. Would you like to have it? For me, I am fine with the calculator of my cellphone. Products from Japan such as this really amazes me. Read more:Calculator
Bikerdating at Bikerplanet 2007-09-25 21:30:00 Do you own a bike and want to meet other people with the same interest? Do you want to experience biker dating? Here is the site that is just for you. Bikerplanet is a site that caters to the needs of our fellow bikers. This community portal is perfect for those who want to make friends and perhaps someday marry someone from their list of friends. Joining is very easy. Just sign-up and experience biker dating. The community also features fresh new profiles. With that, you can view a person's age, location, preference and little personal information. By then, once you become a member, you will be able to exchange messages with them and maybe even meet them in eyeballs. The homepage also features a member in full picture with his user name. By that, you can send message or just flirt with him. You can also search people within the area you like with the use of your postal code. The site offers search with range on age and preference. It is so easy to meet new biker friends online. This
The Agony with POEA 2007-09-24 10:42:00 This picture was taken around 600AM inside POEA lobby. This is the line for Direct-hires. As you can see, there were more than 10 people who arrived earlier than me.This is the waiting area for direct-hire domestic workers.This is the waiting area for direct-hire skilled professionals.A chaotic scene at the POEA grounds when heavy downpour of rain made a lot of people stranded and scoured for space.
Please Help Explain No. 5 (説明して下さい) 2007-09-24 10:37:00 Now tell me if there is wrong with this sign. Spotted inside a Nokia store franchise in Robinson's Galleria. Read more:Please
Nihongo Encounter No. 11 2007-09-23 10:21:00 Katakana for TACO Bell.TA - タKO - コBE - ベRU - ルTACO BELL - TAKO BERU - タコベル Read more:Encounter
Nihongo Encounter No. 10 and Kanji of the Week No. 20 2007-09-21 13:18:00 I believe that the school we passed by last week in the outskirts of San Juan was a Chinese school. Indeed, Chinese and Japanese way of counting and naming numbers are exactly the same. Here is the counting system:いち、に、さん、よん・し、ご、ろく、なな、はち、きゅう、じゅうichi, ni, san, yon/shi, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10Kanji of the Week No. 20On the above image, there is a crayon that says brown. But the kanji's reading is in Chinese. Here is the reading of color brown for the Japanese. READING: 茶色、ちゃいろ、chairo MEANING: color brown EXPLANATION: The first kanji is the symbol of TEA or cha. Tea, of course, is predominantly brown in color, aside from green and black. While the symbol for color which is on the right side is IRO. When both are combined, they literally mean TEA COLOR or color brown. Example: - お茶の色は時々茶色です。- おちゃのいろはときどきちゃいろです。- O Read more:Encounter
Buy Dell Computers 2007-09-21 12:59:00 From one of the worlds most trusted brand of personal computers, Dell offers the most reliable and cost-effective computer solutions for your home or personal, office or corporate machines. Dell releases its Inspiron Desktop series with its latest AMD Athlon 64 X2 Core Duo microprocessor and with the Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, and Ultimate series of powerful operating systems. Each modelled specification will suit your everyday business or personal needs with these bundled items in their computers. For business entities, they offer Vostro line of products bundled with array of Intel Core Duo microprocessors. Notebooks with Dell give users the edge on applications and productivity using its top of the line notebooks that utilize different AMD line of microprocessors. Buyers can customize the computing power of their preferred notebooks from Sempron, Turion and Athlon line of microprocessors. All peripherals can be customized from LCD screen size, hard drive capacity, RAM
Hard to Drink? (飲みにくいですか) 2007-09-21 12:45:00 それは本当に食べにくいですか。 We found these drink products (飲み物品) in Robinson's Supermarket. It labels below its product name the tag "Hard to Eat" label. It has sugar beets, cucumber and carrot variants. I am not so sure if how they manage to put this kind of product name tagging. Perhaps because carrots, cucumber and sugar beets are indeed difficult to eat alone. So that is why they made it into fruit drinks. I could only recal in Le Coeur de France that they use sugar beets in their own bread product. So, try this and surely it is easy to drink than to eat. That is Vedge drink products! Read more:Drink
Air Ambulance 2007-09-20 21:45:00 Have you heard of an air ambulance? Yes, indeed. It is amazingly true! Air ambulance is the only service you need for any hospital services that needs you to be transferred in times of critical situations. If your house is in New York or Florida and you need to be transferred to a high tech facility in California or Texas, or even if you just want to be transferred there, Air Ambulance is here to charter you a flight from your city going to the state you want to be relocated for medical service. Also, the staff is composed of competent board of certified flight physicians, advanced cardiac life support, ICU and CCU nurses, registered flight paramedics, certified respiratory therapists, and emergency medical technicians. The flight offers the most advanced and most needed medical equipment and facilities like oxygen, facial masks, nasal cannulas, tracheotomy masks, esophageal obturators, respirators, ambu bags, heart monitor/defibrillator, suction, emergency drug kit, IV solutions and i
Robbery Incident 2007-09-19 19:26:00 This cordoned car we found yesterday at the side of Pacific Star Building at Makati Avenue. The car is wrecked in front and has bullet holes in its windows. Apparently this car was chased by robbers and attempted to steal the owner's freshly withdrawn P6,000,000.00 money from the bank. A couple of blocks near Buendia corner Paseo de Roxas, another car was stalled and also has bullet holes.This morning, news break out that this was indeed a robbing incident. The robbers were able to fled with their other get away vehicle and the one found on Buendia was their car. The driver of the robbed car was apparently shot and got injured. But luckily, there were not able to steal the P6M cash. Read more:Robbery
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