http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php See the world through your distorted eyes http://backend.userland.com/rss091 ja http://ichiro.nnip.org/nucleus/nucleus2.gif http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=171 Here in the Philippines Christmas holiday season were finally over, but none of my co-workers nor boss came to the office so far... Okay, that's life in the Philippines. Anyway, I wish you a prosperous new year! Here's a new year greeting car... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=168 You might already hear the news about a bomb blast in a shopping mall in Makati City. Although that mall is very near to our dormitory and the one where we JOCVs often visit, all of us are confirmed to be safe now. http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=164 Sorry for not updating this blog for quite a long time... but it's a good indication that I have lots of things to do here in the Philippines.Anyway, somehow, I decided to cook tonkatsu (pork cutlet) today. Since it's a little hassle to bu... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=158 Recentry I noticed that people around me are using laundry soap when they wash dishes or plates. I don't think it's harmful, but fragrance of laundry soap seems to be too strong for utensils.I should ask them why, but I suppose that they j... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=152 What got moldy recently: Top plate of the fridge Chopping board Banboo ear pick Wrist watch Mosquito coil My pillow also smelled extremely bad. I kicked it into the washing machine. http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=147 A new typhoon is coming toward us. Even though wind is not strong yet, it has been raining for five days. It's frustrating... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=145 I had my hair cut. Period. http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=143 To welcome one of the former volunteers visiting us, another JOCV in Kalinga (the next province to mine) and I went to a fishing port to buy fresh fish. After a four-hour bus ride to St. Ana, which is at the North-east tip of the Luzon Island, we... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=136 Mangos are one of my favorite breakfast menus here in the Philippines. However, its season has already gone. I can't find them recently here in Tuguegarao. They might be expensive even if I could. So I decided to try others. This time I bought so... http://ichiro.nnip.org/index-en.php?itemid=133 Now I'm staying in Manila. I had to join the editing work of JOCV magazine and will have a vaccination here. We spent a day off going to the second largest shopping mall in the Philippines, SM Megamall. It was so huge. We couldn't see the othe...