SHIKIMIKIE

Roponggi! Hi there! So you know, the first time I went, the tower was this color which I know they do from time to time depending what there is to celebrate. It was still beautiful as it is. But last year's team was kind of epic and this year's a no match, sorry. All they have for a show is the blinking thing they have once in a while. selfie I went twice to this place because the first time I went, it was kind of not a proper show yet hence there were crews assessing the situation and all that.  What's up, pants? Hang on there! The second time was kind of unexpected. My people needed to do something there and tagged me along. The second time I went, the show was on! Was so pretty! It was RED. I like it red actually. Classic.  So yeah. That's about it actually. Nothing too fancy. I enjoyed though! See yah!

Surprised? Yeah me too. After 18 days of living alone, I have known many things that I did not want to know but thankfully, I have. Because the knowledge might save me. As much as I love Japan and it's beauty. Well the people too. Sometimes. Just like any other place, it can be dangerous. Suicide is one thing very common here. I don't know. And it's crazy how people can kill their own relative just for health insurance and stuff. Also, usually, widowed woman, who is dating another man would kill their own child to be free and have more time for the man. Crazy crazy crazy.  I don't know why it is easy for them to kill people. Very minimal but it happens. The situation is usually like this. A guy holding a knife would just attack anyone and kill it. I'm pretty sure that the guy is out of his mind but you know, that's what they're showing on the news and it scares the heck out of me. I guess there's a reported case in my area. If you reme...

A few days ago, I went with my mom and cousin to sort of accompany/entertain a couple with their granddaughter that is far related to dad. We accompany the woman and the child to go shop for souvenirs they would be giving away to their family members and to some of their friends. If what we did isn't tiring, then I don't know what is. The woman was really picky and would really consider everything before buying stuff. Like, she would consider whether or not the item would fit the person or like if the item would match their style or whatnot. Also, when we were on that souvenir-souvenir stuff, the woman would actually ask questions like the history shizz. Because there were like mini figurines of like, the "katutubos". Unlike mom who would actually just pick random stuff and decide on the spot. LOL. So after that tiring shopping activity we had, we decided to have something to at least replenish our lost energy. Banoffee Pie and Green Tea Pie! I love! I don...

Japanese is probably one of the languages that people want to learn these days. I don't really get it but I'm here to help! :) See, as a Japanese, people expect me to know my language fully. Not gonna happen. I mean, we, Japanese do have a dictionary too and we have it for something. For reference. But the good news is you wouldn't be needing that to survive. Say you would stay in Japan for five days, these five words would be enough for you to survive. This is like learning these the lazy way. I mean, I'm gonna make it easy for everyone. 1. Hi! My name is (Mikie). Google Translate: こんにちは！私の名前はミキエです。Kon'nichiwa! Watashi no namae ha (Mikie) desu. - Bad news is you have to memorize that because there's no easy way out. You could actually say "Watashi no namae ha (Mikie)" or "Namae ha (Mikie)". But that's like your last resort. So if you're going ever going to Japan, you have to at least know this. And! Unless we ha...

I don't have back stories or stuff but these are just photos of me then and not so then??? LOL playing with snow. Okay. We used to go to very far provinces on Golden Week because you know, no office and stuff so that means dad can bring us to far places. We usually go to bath houses and enjoy the water from the mountains and yeah. EAT GOOD FOOD. Will do that again soon! :D How soon? I don't know. It was mom's idea that we kind of hold on the snow and stuff. I really hated baby bag.. Like, if you all can remember I used to carry my sisters' baby bag and stuff. Like this one! Uh-huh. And look how I wore sandals. I was obviously a fashion disaster victim. Actually, not the sandals' fault. SOCKS. Also mom's idea. Awesome kind of thing. Love this pic! My sister was just so WINNER. That's all! :)

I actually forgot these babies! Classy! :) I don't know what I was thinking when I suddenly decided to show my Shoop collection and forget about these. I love love these! Like, I can pretty much use it anytime, anywhere. You can use it in a formal event without being casual and you can use it in a casual event, without being formal. Voila!

So this are some stuff that I got from Hidemi  over the past few years. She likes UBE ICE CREAM for some reason so I kind of always bring that to her when I visit Japan. Since she's so girly (and so am I), she usually gives kawaii stuff. I don't know why, but she loves giving me perfumes. Am I smelly or what? Exhibit A:     Exhibit B: I haven't used any of these yet. I don't know why actually. For some reason, when it comes to perfumes/colognes, I usually finish the whole bottle first before using another one. And I have quite a few Victoria Secret's Body Mists to finish. I probably should change that attitude of mine. Also, some cute stuff which Japanese girls usually hang on their bags/phones/anything. I happen not to like hanging stuff on my stuff so I keep this mostly as a souvenir/display. Exhibit A: Exhibit B: The last time Hidemi and I saw each other, she was still in school and so you know, high school girl...

I'm not gonna brag about this (will). Nah just kidding. People from high school and college actually kind of see this as my strength while I don't really know. Awhile ago, a friend of mine sent me an  article  that made me want to share this thing. I did not learn this languages by choice (just so you know).  How did I learn them? FILIPINO: Contrary to the popular belief, TAGALOG isn't what we speak, alright? It's FILIPINO. I probably can speak this because I am half-Filipino and I am now living in the Philippines. Actually, I've been here quite a long time so what are the chances that I can't speak/understand the language? Not to make anyone who have been living here for quite sometime and still can't speak the language bad of course. I'm just saying. ENGLISH: English is probably a little bit something that I chose to be good at. I mean, they teach English in all levels here and in college (I'm still in college), if you ...

  Awesome sauce! Like, it's kind of just sweet but I can really eat it. It's like wafer-filling-wafer type of thing. I know it's not obvious since it's super thin but based on my very keen observation, I noticed. Hooray!  I'm no expert (as always) but it tastes like caramel rather than chocolate but even though I'm no good at french, the package says it is chocolate so it must be some variant or whatever.  The above pictures show the completely covered wafer/biscuit and this one below shows the one side covered with the chocolate and it also contains nuts. I personally prefer the red one.