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Archive for February, 2008


it’s not fair

Friday, February 29th, 2008
work-related | 5 Comments »

my contract with them is already extended for two years (well, he said before that it’s AT LEAST 2 years). though the contract that i signed last january was for 1 year only, since i’m talking with japanese, i knew that i’d be staying longer.
last night, shacho (company president) talked to me. he just came [...]

lenten recollection

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
inspirational | 4 Comments »

Melanie invited me to attend a lenten recollection prepared by IYG (International Youth Gathering) in Osaka on February 24. It’s been a while since I last attended any kind of recollection so I said “yes”.
The speaker for that recollection was Consul Senen Mangalile of the Philippine Consulate at Osaka. And someone shared after the talk. [...]

public schools in RP may face closure

Thursday, February 21st, 2008
political-social issues | 2 Comments »

I just read this news article from Inquirer.Net about public schools that may face closure if they fail to perform well in the next National Achievement Test (NAT). The complete article is here.
After reading this news article, I wondered, is this for real? I mean, the Philippine government always has a problem with the [...]

don’t talk to strangers

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
brewed thoughts | No Comments »

“don’t talk to strangers.” that’s one of the first things that our parents taught us when we were young. and now, it’s my turn to tell that to my nephews and nieces whenever i see them.
when i was young, my parents never failed to tell me this - “don’t talk to strangers.” as i look [...]

a look back

Monday, February 18th, 2008
reminiscing... | 2 Comments »

an old friend from osaka stayed overnight with me last friday. she was one of my “ate” when i was in college, and now she just finished her doctorate degree in osaka.
while talking with her, i realized so many things. when i was in college and i joined this christian community in school, i sort [...]