June 24th, 2008 ideru
Last sunday, as I was lazying around the house , somewhere in Osaka someone is having slashing spree.
It is scary to think that something like this happens in one of the busiest station in Osaka. Three people were injured fortunately no one died or have any serious injuries.
On the other hand a bored 16-year old high school student, think that the Akihabara-killer is a cool guy, and wants to imitate him. Goodness, what is happening to them.
I’m not sure if having a shrink would help, but maybe they should get one.
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June 19th, 2008 ideru
After conquering naniwa cycling course last saturday with Rose, I proceed to my friends house for pinoy lunch. They just move here in Osaka and wanted to met some old friends from work and school. So we were all Bisaya so no problem with changing one language to another ( so tiring ). Had a sumptious homemade Filipino lunch, ahh yummy, its been so long since eating a Pinoy-bisayan food. Anyway, while eating we played some WII, and yup I fell so in love with yet. Everybody was haggling the controller, that I finally gave up playing, though i was able to play a few tennis , boxing game, and naruto game. After which we played some PS3, now that game was flashy as Kagz would describe yet.
Around 5pm, they left for the indiana movie, i was left with the host since I was not planning to watch the movie. So I have all the controller to meself…. Played the PS3 naruto game, and I can say I was getting the hang of it. Win a couple of times.. then we tried playing all the Mario Cart cup, so that we can open a new game, but failed miserable. So yeah, I definitely want a WII game but first I need a bigger screen. so anybody out there wanting to donate around $1000 ?? :p
on the dragonboat side, got an email from Captain and Shimochi a few weeks ago. But i just could not muster myself to answer them and gave them a proper reason or refusal. Running away again.. It’s almost competition time and here I am still confuse on how to face them.. to email or not to email, that is my dilema, been composing my mail but everytime i tried to put in words it just seem to float away.. oh well , i will give it a try again tonite, hopefully I can give them a proper answer 
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June 17th, 2008 ideru
the mail i received from mr. manager today was totally different from the previous mails I got from him this month. and since, im expecting a news on my project/work status from him i hurriedly decided and ask the project leader to go home early ( around 7pm ), though I usually go home between 7-8pm, I was planning to stay a little late today to finish the testing im doing. anyways, it was not so good news ( work wise ) since according the agent who put me in this client, I have communication problem. Huh?? the first question mr. manager asked, is that if the work is difficult and if i properly report my progress. well first of all, im not a genius to master everything about the project which i did not code in less than 3 weeks, second our work progress is monitored everyday. we give our progress report of the previous day in our morning meeting, then after that someone will approach each member to ask for a status a few hours after the morning meeting and a few hours after lunch, then before we go home for day we have to give a very detail daily report and of course there is also the work schedule written on the white board. all of these, ive followed. so i wonder why they say that I’ve got a communication problem, work-related or is it a non-work related communication problem 
:p
although i already know that the initial contract was only for a month, to help with their bug fixes, i don’t think it is fair to make excuses. my suspicion is that the client has no more work to assign to me right now. I don’t know which side gave the reason, the actual client or the agent but if my work ends, oh well so be it too bad though, I like the atmosphere of the company , its totally different compared to the different work place ive been too but its business and im just glad that i know beforehand…
well know the final decision next week if am going to enter vacation mode again… yipee….
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May 9th, 2008 ideru
Cycling around the busy streets in the Philippines is rare, unless you want the buses and jeepneys honked at you. In Japan, it is both convenient and a menace.
Don’t have the time to translate it yet but here are the new RULES. Penalty is expensive so careful not to violate them.
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April 25th, 2008 ideru
When: May 1, 2008 - May 24, 2008
Where: 先斗町歌舞練場(Pontochou Entertainment Hall) Sanjoubashi
Tickets:
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| 茶券付特別席 |
\4,300 |
| 特 別 席 |
\3,800 |
| 普 通 席 |
\2,000 |
Reservations:
- For 4,300 and 3,800 only, call 075-221-2025 from 10am - 5 pm
- once reservation is confirm , you will receive instruction on how to pay
- once payment is confirm , you will receive receipt
- bring this receipt on the day of the performance
Dance Schedule:
| １ 回 目 |
12:30 |
| ２ 回 目 |
14:20 |
| ３ 回 目 |
16:10 |
Official Website in Japanese
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April 10th, 2008 ideru
After our embarrassing exit from the last company(client), they suddenly called and wanted to interview us again. Manager did not come with us this time, I think he just does not want to burn bridges with his business partners but the incident was still fresh and does not want to get into any argument with them, so he just sent us there together with our two bodyguards P and J. S and I don’t want to be really there, I know we should not be picky since it is still work, but if they did it once they can do it again and we don’t want to look stupid anymore.
But just the same, the four of us went to the meeting place after our first interview and waited for the agent. When he arrived he was surprised that Manager was not with us, then waited again for the actual company personnel to arrived. It’s not new to me to be sent to the actual client for interview alone, but the fact that they already kicked us out ,is strange. The personnel who arrived was one the interviewee before and I think he was an HR guy not a technical guy. When we greeted him, he apologized to us over and over again, but the damage has been done. In my part, I’m never going back there ever again.
I’m not sure what they trying to pull by calling us again, but the fact remains the same they are simply &%#$” . Sometimes honesty no matter how painful, is better than to much politeness to the point of rudeness.
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April 5th, 2008 ideru
The reason why it is called Sakuranomiya ..
More sakura in sakuranomiya..
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April 4th, 2008 ideru
The sakura and momo flowers in Osaka Castle Grounds are so pretty 
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April 2nd, 2008 ideru
It’s been awhile since I cycle early in the morning, so me being jobless and weather being great I get to spend my early morning cycling to Hattoriryokuchi Koen. Some sakura (cherry blossom) are not yet in full bloom but some are already so nice to look.
Here are more picture as I cycled around the park.
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April 1st, 2008 ideru
“Opaw(Baldy)” informed that our work was until yesterday. I thought that it was only about the project, and not the company. I even asked on my daily report what the next assignment would be.
This morning as I was preparing for another boring day, one of the project leaders approached me and ask if we did not hear any new information from the company, and I answered No, nothing. He then explained that our last day was yesterday, March 31,2008.
Usually, if our contract is not going to be renewed we are informed one month before not on the day itself. It was frustrating to learn it this way. At least they have the decency to tell us personally, or inform us properly that they don’t need us, not even a single email. It really made me so furious .. grrrr..
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