well there's a lot to catch up with. But first of all I'd like to congratulate my family for having been granted their U.S. visa. As always, I wish I could go too but it seems that I always tend to tread a different path. tsk
So...hmm..eto..I've been here in Japan for like four months now. From the scorching-hot near-30 degrees celsius temperature of my beloved Davao, I arrived here late December of 2007 in a near-freezing 8 degrees. The coldest I have experienced here so far was a lip-cracking -1 degree celcius. It was around early February. It was also the first time I experienced snow.
During my first 3 months, I stayed in Yokohama City, which is situated southwest of Tokyo. I really loved Yokohama because it gave me this Davao-ey feeling. It is a perfect combination of city hustle and bustle, and relaxy-clean-sober-or-not-so-sober-fun kind of lifestyle. Pardon me for the lack of appropriate adjective there. ;)
Yokohama is just around an hour away from Tokyo, by train, and only around 15 mins away by Shinkansen (Bullet Train). Tokyo is to Manila (a much cleaner, safer, hi-tech-er *again pardon* and busier Manila) as Yokohama is to Davao I would say. In Yokohama, you could still go biking and see the beautiful koens (Japanese gardens) sprouting around like mushrooms all throughout the city. Tokyo is just crowded. Beautiful, but crowded.
But enough about that.Lets talk about Nagoya, where I live now. Well Nagoya is ok. That's all :)Besides the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms www.flickr.com/photos/chisantos3) that bloomed early this April, I have not yet really gone around much. I was all work-and-go-home these past few weeks so there is really not much to tell. Maybe I'll create a new post when I visit Universal Studios Japan in neighboring Osaka. I am sure its going to be an interesting trip.
Well as a wrap-up, I'll just list down the interesting things I've done and things I plan to do in my long-term stay here in Japan.
1. Tokyo Disneyland
2. Tokyo DisneySea
3. SnowBoarding/Skiing
4. SkyDiving
5. Universal Studios
6. Sea Paradise
7. Nagoya Aquarium
8. Nagoya Science Center
9. Hanami
10. Visit Castles
11. Shop at Akihabara
12. Omatsuri
13. Tokyo Night Life
14. Nagoya Night Life
15. Climb Mount Fuji
16. Ride Shinkansen
17. Onsen
18. Get fat with Jap food
19. more...
6 comments:
hi sir cy! it's nice to hear from you :)
japan na diay ka?? ayusa uy! unsa imo work dra, sir?
yeah, medyo nagka daghan ang mga bag-ong chuva dri. pero mao ra gud ghapon, uy..davao ra ghapon! hehe!
cge, ill try to post when i can.
checked out ur flicker acct.. choi kaau mga pics!! waaa!
Wow sir! Astiga oi..japan japan na diay ka...how i wish makaadto pud ko dara someday. Hawod na diay au ka magnihongo pud ani..ehehhehehe
Ayos kaayo ang mga pics! Hawoda nmo oi..ehheheeh
halow sir! wow...dat wud be great! pero i would have to S-A-V-E save pa. hehehe!
yeah, i remember..naingnan ko nimo sauna na mao ni imo trip.
actually, sir. I don't have any models in mind. I would take advices from you regarding which models to get. but yes, I was thinking of Nikon kasi as far as I've observed, kahit dili slr, okay kaau ang nikon cams.
how much imo baligya sa imo d40,sir? ug how much ang brand new na d40 dra?
@alma
hi alma! :) kamusta? yah kastorya nako gamay hehe please do leave a comment sad sa akong pix :) thanks ingat
Hi Chi,
You are welcome here Japan!!
I wish you will succeed in your life Japan. I find your blog from Flickr. Pictuer of Nagoya is bit unique with your idea that I am interesting.
Well,I like Mindanao when I was visited Philippine.
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