Opis na naman. Dapat may perfect attendance award ako e. For weekends.
Ayun. Nalaman namin last week na malapit nang matapos 'to.
Hindi matatawaran ang nakaraang tatlong taon. Pag tinanong ako kung ano ang inatupag ko sa buong professional life ko so far, isang pangalan lang ang naiisip ko - KMBT.
Andito kami sa opis ngayon - ako, si Dulce, si Angel, si Ken - tuloy pa rin. Si Jim lang kulang.
Sa 'min nagsimula. Mukhang sa 'min din magtatapos.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
At least someone thinks we were friends.
Buried as an afterthought in today's mail from my little birdie (ex-boss) in Hachiouji was the following line (though most of you probably read it off my YM status today):
あ、そういえば、ジェイミーさんと仲の良かった、Anjoさんは去年の年末でいなくなりましたよ・・・
なかなか厳しい時代ですね。
Translation: Speaking of which, you know the guy you were close with, Anjo, he was gone by the end of last year... really difficult times, no.
No explanation. The term he used to describe Anjo - "inakunarimashita" - literally means "became not there." What, did he die (of heartbreak over my going home)? Quit his job (as resident know-it-all of Dev11)? Lose his job (because our company keeps taking all the projects from the Japanese)?
Probably the third one (although still hoping it's the first). I don't think my boss would say it was sad if he quit. He probably got laid off. God on second thought I hope he quit though, for a new and better job. He's got a family to feed, fer chrissakes. (See, I probably won't burn in hell.)
Anyway. It's been like two years oh my God has it been that long? Siyet I only realized it while I was typing the words, "It's been like two years". Two years since the Anjo in Itami days, when I would literally freeze each time he entered the hard core smoking room while I was in there, when I would be over the moon over a single smile, when I would literally die with a single word. Two whole years since the Anjo thing started.
I guess it all started as a subconscious effort to avoid Jim's wrath if we both crushed over the same guy in Itami. Since Jim already staked his claim(s), and since Anjo was HELLO, THE HOTTEST THING IN ITAMI, I never had a chance. My whole Japan experience would then proceed to be divided into the periods "Before Anjo left Itami", "After Anjo left Itami", and "When I ran into Anjo in Hachiouji and we had a couple of drinks". I even stopped blogging after that time. "Parang tumigil ang mundo ko sa Hachiouji." Pathetic, yes? Don't worry, I actually know that.
Ugh it feels so weird writing after so long. I feel like I'm not making sense anymore. Nothing makes sense anymore. Hmm siguro kasi dati motivation ko mag-blog about Anjo... since wala na sya, ano nang isusulat ko? Arashi na lang. Kaso ako lang makakarelate dun, naaawa naman ako sa inyo. Sige praktis na lang ako magsulat ulit. Good thing I have PC+Internet na here at our old Citiland condo.
Utoy, on his first visit to the condo: (thoughtfully) "It kinda looks like The Grudge."
Sorry walang sense ang post. I... 'm not sure if what I learned today should actually affect me or not, since I don't now and probably won't see Anjo again anyway.
Either way, he's gone. And it does. Goddamit.
あ、そういえば、ジェイミーさんと仲の良かった、Anjoさんは去年の年末でいなくなりましたよ・・・
なかなか厳しい時代ですね。
Translation: Speaking of which, you know the guy you were close with, Anjo, he was gone by the end of last year... really difficult times, no.
No explanation. The term he used to describe Anjo - "inakunarimashita" - literally means "became not there." What, did he die (of heartbreak over my going home)? Quit his job (as resident know-it-all of Dev11)? Lose his job (because our company keeps taking all the projects from the Japanese)?
Probably the third one (although still hoping it's the first). I don't think my boss would say it was sad if he quit. He probably got laid off. God on second thought I hope he quit though, for a new and better job. He's got a family to feed, fer chrissakes. (See, I probably won't burn in hell.)
Anyway. It's been like two years oh my God has it been that long? Siyet I only realized it while I was typing the words, "It's been like two years". Two years since the Anjo in Itami days, when I would literally freeze each time he entered the hard core smoking room while I was in there, when I would be over the moon over a single smile, when I would literally die with a single word. Two whole years since the Anjo thing started.
I guess it all started as a subconscious effort to avoid Jim's wrath if we both crushed over the same guy in Itami. Since Jim already staked his claim(s), and since Anjo was HELLO, THE HOTTEST THING IN ITAMI, I never had a chance. My whole Japan experience would then proceed to be divided into the periods "Before Anjo left Itami", "After Anjo left Itami", and "When I ran into Anjo in Hachiouji and we had a couple of drinks". I even stopped blogging after that time. "Parang tumigil ang mundo ko sa Hachiouji." Pathetic, yes? Don't worry, I actually know that.
Ugh it feels so weird writing after so long. I feel like I'm not making sense anymore. Nothing makes sense anymore. Hmm siguro kasi dati motivation ko mag-blog about Anjo... since wala na sya, ano nang isusulat ko? Arashi na lang. Kaso ako lang makakarelate dun, naaawa naman ako sa inyo. Sige praktis na lang ako magsulat ulit. Good thing I have PC+Internet na here at our old Citiland condo.
Utoy, on his first visit to the condo: (thoughtfully) "It kinda looks like The Grudge."
Sorry walang sense ang post. I... 'm not sure if what I learned today should actually affect me or not, since I don't now and probably won't see Anjo again anyway.
Either way, he's gone. And it does. Goddamit.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Ohisashiburi desu.
Tagal ko nang di nagpopost a. Parang tumigil ang mundo ko sa Hachiouji. :))
Anyway, buhay pa 'ko. Yun lang naman. :)
Anyway, buhay pa 'ko. Yun lang naman. :)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
HOOOOMYGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD
Okay my camera is officially my number one prized possession. Ok my SD card is my number one, camera second. Point is MAY PICTURE NA NAMAN AKO NI ANJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH :((
So today was the nomikai (inuman) deshou, and I arrived a little early at the place with a couple of other people. And who was the first one to greet me? HOMYGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Nabagsak ko yung bag ko sa kabiglaan. "Long time no see" lang ang nasabi ko sa kanya. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ANJO NAMISS KITA HAYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP :((
Haaaaaaaaaaayz. I am so drunk. I was so hell bent on proving to all the Japanese boys that I could handle my liquor so I MAY have drunk a little too much. Demo daijoubu, I was able to go home (not pregnant) and with a very very VERY stupid smile on my face. Datte! Tuwing naaalala ko si Anjo nasa-psycho smile ako, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :(( Naalala ko na soooobrang sarap pala mabuhay. Kahit ganung setting lang, kasama lahat, tas nasa kabilang table sya... at least nananakawan ko sya ng sulyap, nakikita ko yung ngiti nya, naririnig ko yung tawa nyang pang-asar... shiawase desu. Nan darou ne. Happy.
Actually pinipilit nga ako ni Teddy Bear saka ni Poko-chan, kausapin ko raw nang husto si Anjo since magkasama kami dati sa Itami... sobrang hirap magtago ng blush, maji de. Kung alam nila kung gaano ang pagpipigil ko. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. In fairness to me kinausap ko sya. Tinanong ko sya about comparison ng caf ng Itami at Hachiouji ("Bimyou da na"), about sa pag-akala ko na sya si Tanabe-san ("Yoku iwareru yo ne"), about sa pagiging magkamukha ni Kobayashi-san at ni Little Brother ("Chigaimasu") at iba pang random stuff. Sabi ko lately mukhang kawaisou (kawawa) si Kawai-san. Saka si Boyfriend din, laging mag-isang nagyoyosi.
Gusto kong idagdag, "Ako di ako makakain simula nung lumipat ka." Harharhar.
ANYWAY. Upload ko na lang yung pikachurs pag-uwi ko. Pero DEM talaga. I was with Anjo, you guuuuuys!!! :)
So today was the nomikai (inuman) deshou, and I arrived a little early at the place with a couple of other people. And who was the first one to greet me? HOMYGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Nabagsak ko yung bag ko sa kabiglaan. "Long time no see" lang ang nasabi ko sa kanya. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ANJO NAMISS KITA HAYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP :((
Haaaaaaaaaaayz. I am so drunk. I was so hell bent on proving to all the Japanese boys that I could handle my liquor so I MAY have drunk a little too much. Demo daijoubu, I was able to go home (not pregnant) and with a very very VERY stupid smile on my face. Datte! Tuwing naaalala ko si Anjo nasa-psycho smile ako, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :(( Naalala ko na soooobrang sarap pala mabuhay. Kahit ganung setting lang, kasama lahat, tas nasa kabilang table sya... at least nananakawan ko sya ng sulyap, nakikita ko yung ngiti nya, naririnig ko yung tawa nyang pang-asar... shiawase desu. Nan darou ne. Happy.
Actually pinipilit nga ako ni Teddy Bear saka ni Poko-chan, kausapin ko raw nang husto si Anjo since magkasama kami dati sa Itami... sobrang hirap magtago ng blush, maji de. Kung alam nila kung gaano ang pagpipigil ko. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. In fairness to me kinausap ko sya. Tinanong ko sya about comparison ng caf ng Itami at Hachiouji ("Bimyou da na"), about sa pag-akala ko na sya si Tanabe-san ("Yoku iwareru yo ne"), about sa pagiging magkamukha ni Kobayashi-san at ni Little Brother ("Chigaimasu") at iba pang random stuff. Sabi ko lately mukhang kawaisou (kawawa) si Kawai-san. Saka si Boyfriend din, laging mag-isang nagyoyosi.
Gusto kong idagdag, "Ako di ako makakain simula nung lumipat ka." Harharhar.
ANYWAY. Upload ko na lang yung pikachurs pag-uwi ko. Pero DEM talaga. I was with Anjo, you guuuuuys!!! :)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Live from Hachiouji
"Day One: Fail." Ayon kay Dulce. Dahil hindi ko nakita si Anjo today sa Hachiouji, waaaaaaah :'( Pinagtataguan ata ako ng hayup.
Anyway so yeah I arrived in Hachiouji last night shortly before 12 and spent my first working day learning all sorts of things I have ZERO interest in. VPN, CC, bat files, multisite setups, streams, vob... wtf. Let's get this straight ok: the reason I agreed to go to Hachiouji is so I can see Anjo again, just before I go. And maybe Teddy Bear. Period. Si Teddy Bear lang nakita ko.
So after all the server training nonsense Teddy Bear picked me up at my work area (incidentally on the same building, same floor as Anjo's, with a common smoking room - that HAS to mean something, there are literally dozens of buildings on this site and I could have been assigned to work in any of them for this week's training) and together we went to theirs. He introduced me to some of the people I used to work with, and this one guy goes, "Do you remember Anjo? He sits next to me now," pointing to the empty seat beside him. Pota it was barely past 6 and Anjo was already gone, gone! For the first time in more than a year our names are in the same IP Messenger list, and he didn't even drop by my work area to say hi! Si Teddy Bear at least three times akong pinuntahan within the day! People I only know by name talked to me in the smoking place! "Jamie-san desu ne," ("Ikaw si Jamie di ba") this one guy went. Sabi ko, "Um, opo, hi. Sino po sila?" Tas it turned out sya yung isa sa mga ka-mail ko dati. "Sabi ni Teddy Bear bukas may inuman daw para sa 'yo a." Wahahaha daldal nun. During lunch I met my old Panel Leader Poko-chan and he went, "Oi, Jamie-chan. Bukas nomikai (inuman) a."
So yeah incidentally Teddy Bear secretly mailed the whole group I used to work with and invited them to a party in my honor. Even though I haven't worked with them in more than half a year. And even if I did use to work with them our interaction was limited to occasional mails (since I work in Osaka and they work in Tokyo.) Nagulat tuloy yung ka-work kong hapon ngayon dito nung nalaman nya. "May nomikai para sa 'yo? Waw." Di nya alam big time pala ako sa Hachiouji. Haha I know, I mustn't noru on this choushi too much, malamang naman di sasama si Anjo bukas e, but at least he knows how lovable I really am naman, in fairness to me. (I checked, kasama sya sa mga minail ni Teddy Bear.)
So after work me and Teddy Bear went to have dinner, and while eating I noticed I lost my wallet, so he called the office, the wallet was there, so he biked all the way back to the office to get it (around 20 minutes), and we continued eating. Tas nilibre pa nya 'ko. Lakas 'no. We talked about work, home, friends, Arashi, about Poko-chan being originally Chinese, and he invited me to all sorts of places to go to on the weekend. Apparently he already told the whole team that I was going with them to go yachting on Saturday. Kanina ko lang nalaman nung sinabi nya na may yachting sa Sabado a! Gulo gulo. Nan darou ne. Well, I've always wanted to ride on a yacht, in fairness. Parang si San Tsai, hahahaha XD
So eto pa pala. Even though we've been mailing back and forth these past few months, hindi ko sinasabi kay Teddy Bear na uuwi na 'ko ng Pinas. Balak ko kasi sabihin ko na lang sa kanya... sa Friday siguro. Ang hirap kasi sabihin, hindi ko kaya. Saka ayoko talagang sabihin, parang pa-importante, wala namang pakialam mga tao sa 'kin dito no. So anyway kanina he went, "Balita ko uuwi ka na raw?" and I was like, "Huwaaaaaaaat? O.o" Apparently Kuya sent a notification to the project mailing list admin, naka-CC si Teddy Bear, saying na since uuwi na raw ako ng Pinas, kailangan tanggalin na 'ko sa mailing list receipients or something and add this other guy (si Sir Alvin). I have NO idea why he had to CC Teddy Bear. WTF. It's like he's going out of his way to tell everyone I hold dear that I will be leaving them soon. Nakakahiya tuloy kay Teddy Bear, parang antagal na naming magkausap di ko man lang na-mention sa kanya... ugh. And then Teddy Bear goes and announces it to the Hachiouji team, changing the original nomikai invitation into a soubetsukai (farewell party) invitation. "A ayaw mo bang sabihin? Naku nasabi ko na sa lahat ng tao," sabi ni Teddy Bear kanina. UGGGHHH. On the up side: sabi raw ni Anjo kilala raw nya 'ko since naging magkatrabaho kami dati. Yikkeeeeee. Tas eto pa: after nya ikwento yun sabi ni Teddy Bear, "Sino nga ba si Anjo?" Hindi nya kilala si Anjooooooooooo, wahahahahaha XD Gusto kong sabihin, "Yung gwapo ano be kuya" pero sinabi ko na lang, "Yung pinalitan ko ng trabaho sa Itami. Sobrang galing nun, pramis." "A sa Itami ba sya dati. Pero shempre mas magaling ka pa rin di ba." One point! Wahahaha ano be, as much as I would looooove that to be true, mas magaling pa rin si Anjo. (English lang kami nagkatalo.)
So. Wala lang. Wish ko lang may nagbasa ng lahat nang yan. Sorry this is more like a note to self just so I don't forget how awesome today was. Woohooo, I love Hachiouji!!!
Anyway so yeah I arrived in Hachiouji last night shortly before 12 and spent my first working day learning all sorts of things I have ZERO interest in. VPN, CC, bat files, multisite setups, streams, vob... wtf. Let's get this straight ok: the reason I agreed to go to Hachiouji is so I can see Anjo again, just before I go. And maybe Teddy Bear. Period. Si Teddy Bear lang nakita ko.
So after all the server training nonsense Teddy Bear picked me up at my work area (incidentally on the same building, same floor as Anjo's, with a common smoking room - that HAS to mean something, there are literally dozens of buildings on this site and I could have been assigned to work in any of them for this week's training) and together we went to theirs. He introduced me to some of the people I used to work with, and this one guy goes, "Do you remember Anjo? He sits next to me now," pointing to the empty seat beside him. Pota it was barely past 6 and Anjo was already gone, gone! For the first time in more than a year our names are in the same IP Messenger list, and he didn't even drop by my work area to say hi! Si Teddy Bear at least three times akong pinuntahan within the day! People I only know by name talked to me in the smoking place! "Jamie-san desu ne," ("Ikaw si Jamie di ba") this one guy went. Sabi ko, "Um, opo, hi. Sino po sila?" Tas it turned out sya yung isa sa mga ka-mail ko dati. "Sabi ni Teddy Bear bukas may inuman daw para sa 'yo a." Wahahaha daldal nun. During lunch I met my old Panel Leader Poko-chan and he went, "Oi, Jamie-chan. Bukas nomikai (inuman) a."
So yeah incidentally Teddy Bear secretly mailed the whole group I used to work with and invited them to a party in my honor. Even though I haven't worked with them in more than half a year. And even if I did use to work with them our interaction was limited to occasional mails (since I work in Osaka and they work in Tokyo.) Nagulat tuloy yung ka-work kong hapon ngayon dito nung nalaman nya. "May nomikai para sa 'yo? Waw." Di nya alam big time pala ako sa Hachiouji. Haha I know, I mustn't noru on this choushi too much, malamang naman di sasama si Anjo bukas e, but at least he knows how lovable I really am naman, in fairness to me. (I checked, kasama sya sa mga minail ni Teddy Bear.)
So after work me and Teddy Bear went to have dinner, and while eating I noticed I lost my wallet, so he called the office, the wallet was there, so he biked all the way back to the office to get it (around 20 minutes), and we continued eating. Tas nilibre pa nya 'ko. Lakas 'no. We talked about work, home, friends, Arashi, about Poko-chan being originally Chinese, and he invited me to all sorts of places to go to on the weekend. Apparently he already told the whole team that I was going with them to go yachting on Saturday. Kanina ko lang nalaman nung sinabi nya na may yachting sa Sabado a! Gulo gulo. Nan darou ne. Well, I've always wanted to ride on a yacht, in fairness. Parang si San Tsai, hahahaha XD
So eto pa pala. Even though we've been mailing back and forth these past few months, hindi ko sinasabi kay Teddy Bear na uuwi na 'ko ng Pinas. Balak ko kasi sabihin ko na lang sa kanya... sa Friday siguro. Ang hirap kasi sabihin, hindi ko kaya. Saka ayoko talagang sabihin, parang pa-importante, wala namang pakialam mga tao sa 'kin dito no. So anyway kanina he went, "Balita ko uuwi ka na raw?" and I was like, "Huwaaaaaaaat? O.o" Apparently Kuya sent a notification to the project mailing list admin, naka-CC si Teddy Bear, saying na since uuwi na raw ako ng Pinas, kailangan tanggalin na 'ko sa mailing list receipients or something and add this other guy (si Sir Alvin). I have NO idea why he had to CC Teddy Bear. WTF. It's like he's going out of his way to tell everyone I hold dear that I will be leaving them soon. Nakakahiya tuloy kay Teddy Bear, parang antagal na naming magkausap di ko man lang na-mention sa kanya... ugh. And then Teddy Bear goes and announces it to the Hachiouji team, changing the original nomikai invitation into a soubetsukai (farewell party) invitation. "A ayaw mo bang sabihin? Naku nasabi ko na sa lahat ng tao," sabi ni Teddy Bear kanina. UGGGHHH. On the up side: sabi raw ni Anjo kilala raw nya 'ko since naging magkatrabaho kami dati. Yikkeeeeee. Tas eto pa: after nya ikwento yun sabi ni Teddy Bear, "Sino nga ba si Anjo?" Hindi nya kilala si Anjooooooooooo, wahahahahaha XD Gusto kong sabihin, "Yung gwapo ano be kuya" pero sinabi ko na lang, "Yung pinalitan ko ng trabaho sa Itami. Sobrang galing nun, pramis." "A sa Itami ba sya dati. Pero shempre mas magaling ka pa rin di ba." One point! Wahahaha ano be, as much as I would looooove that to be true, mas magaling pa rin si Anjo. (English lang kami nagkatalo.)
So. Wala lang. Wish ko lang may nagbasa ng lahat nang yan. Sorry this is more like a note to self just so I don't forget how awesome today was. Woohooo, I love Hachiouji!!!
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