Inspired by Lola Techie

05Jul09

Did you notice the Tweeter feed on my sidebar? That is inspired by Lola Techie whose billboards are very visible lately. Teacher Je and Teacher Joyce told me about the TV ad, but since I am on TV diet, I did not see the ad until today. I looked for it in youtube where one can find videos of almost anything, and voila: I became a fan. This is perpetual learning, folks. One is never too old to learn something new.

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The Coffee Press turns one

05Jul09

It has been a year of sporadic blogging for me. I would say that time flies, but I like how Youn Ho, one of my former students, put it: time flows like water. So to all my caffeine- and noncaffeine-addicted friends who drop by to check what’s brewing in my head: many thanks. Thanks also to those who just happen to click a link that leads here: どうもありがとうございます。

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What’s your dream wedding?

27Jun09

I got a wedding invitation through the mail, and it always makes me happy (1) to get something else from the mailbox other than billing statements, and (2) to get invited to a wedding. I like going to weddings. It amazes me how a couple can plan and pull off their dream wedding, especially if they really do the planning and coordinating by themselves. The couple who sent me the invite are hands on in planning their wedding, and I am sure they will have a wonderful wedding.

What’s your dream wedding? Funny enough, the first time I thought about this was in high school when we were asked to design a wedding invitation complete with an entourage and all. Since I was into watching MacGyver at the time, I put Richard Dean Anderson’s name as my groom. I did not think much about it thereafter. But now that a number of my friends are tying the knot, and not a few are bothered that I am still single at my age, so I sometimes get asked this question, to which I would answer that I want a “come-as-you-are” wedding. Guests could come in their favorite, most comfortable get up, and have all the good food and great fun that my groom and I could afford. And now that I think about it, I would definitely like to have soba, maki, and tempura in the menu. Pizza and pasta. Kebab. Blueberry cheese cake and chocolate muffins. Bottomless drinks! And probably a videoke machine

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My David Cook experience

18May09

Skechers gave away free posters and buttons. Yey!

What did it take me to get to fangirl heaven? Let’s see: cut back on coffee to defray ticket cost, took half-day off work to be at the meet-and-greet (more scream-and-wave, as a fellow David Cook fan called it), bugged people who possibly know somebody who know somebody who could help score me  entrance to the noontime show Eat Bulaga (to no  avail), missed my Saturday classes (ごめん、先生!）to catch up on some zzzs and have the energy to stand, bob my head, wave my hands, scream, shout, and sing at the top of my lungs.

So was it worth it? Definitely. Will I do it again? Absolutely, except maybe the missing classes part

Because David Cook rocks! Amazingly. Soulfully.

The David Cook Official people lovingly indexed all the articles, radio interviews, videos, pictures, and whatnots here. And here is my not so good video of DC covering Collective Soul’s “The World I Know.” (Moments like these make me wish I had better gadgets. Oh well.)

What is left for me to say? Salamat po so much, DC. You gave us a night that would linger on indefinitely.

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The Cookie jar

15May09

The Coffee Press is currently busy dipping into the Cookie jar.

I am loving all the Cookie crumbs from all the awesome fellow Cookie lovers. Photo here by Mari.

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Kana reading practice: ベンチが ひとつ

08May09

One of the best things about working in a school is having access to books. Small though the school where I now teach,  it has an impressive collection of children’s books. Some books are even in two languages. Happiness!

I have just read The Park Bench, a translation of Fumiko Takeshita and Mamoru Suzuki’s ベンチがひとつ。

I am still looking for a copy of Issunboshi. Recommendations of children’s books in Nihongo are very much welcome. よろしくね。

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From my Seoul diary: Toy Kino

03May09

Toy Kino in Samcheong-dong in Seoul houses a huge collection of toys and action figures: Disney, DC, Marvel, anime, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars among others. Name the character and you are likely to find it. Guess who turned green with envy over this impressive collection?

Since T. Je, T. Joyce, Grace, and I have just watched Wolverine, here is one of the Wolverine figures on display at Toy Kino.

Wolverine figure at Toy Kino (photo by Angel)

Toy Kino in Samcheong-dong in Seoul houses a huge collection of toys and action figures: Disney, DC, Marvel, anime, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars among others. Name the character and you are likely to find it.

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What’s going through DC’s hair?

03May09

Does David Cook endorse any hair product? He should!  He will be an amazing endorser

Thanks pinky2B4 for the upload and of course my DC buddy L for the link.

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Japinoy.com POW: Mizu

03May09

Water dances in a fountain at the SM Mall of Asia. This photo was taken after I watched Dragon Ball Evolution with Elke and Jarod.

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From my Seoul diary: Palaces

01May09

I still have to watch the Kdrama Dae Jang Geum (Philippine TV title: Jewel in the Palace) in full, but I have to admit that it was among the things that had motivated me  to go on this tour. My officemate Jude was also into Jang Geum at the time that she asked me to get her a copy of the OST. I found her CD at Seoul Selection.

There are five palaces in Seoul: Gyeongbokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung, Changdeokgung, and Gyeonghuigung. We were in Gyeongbokgung and Changgyeonggung in perfect spring weather, but it was raining when we went to Deoksugung, hence, the lack of good photo op.

Gyeongbokgung

Changgyeonggung

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Tags: Changgyeonggung, Dae Jang Geum, Deoksugung, Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, Seoul Selection