Hello guys!
I recently updated my page and on the right side, you can enjoy watching the videos. If you wanna learn Japanese, the video on the right might be of help. On the other hand, I also posted some of my favorite Japanese artists like Matsu Takako who sang Arigatou or Thank you, SMAP who sang Sonomama, Hikki (Utada Hikaro who sang Prisoner of Love), and~ uh well~ the infamous Ken Lee sang by Valentina (if I'm not mistaken). These are the videos I'm watching these days.
I'd like to talk about the video on the Prisoner of Love. This song is being used by a new drama called "Last Friends" starred by Ueno Juri (Nodame Cantabile), Eita (Nodame Cantabile), Nagasawa Masami (Proposal Daisakusen), Mizukawa Asami (Nodame Cantabile), Nishikido Ryo (N.E.W.S). These are my favorite actors and actresses in Japan because they deal the characters in depth. Well, for me this drama is an all-star cast. The drama tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Ruka was a classmate of Michiru's in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Takeru is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life. source from dramawiki
As I watch the drama, I was impressed how the actors and actresses act. Not only that, the story has also impressed me since it's like a web of 5 different characters woven into one fine story. I recommend everyone to watch this drama, although it just started its airing. For people who're interested, you can go to www.mysoju.com to watch it. Although the download is quite slow, but it's worth it. Subarashii!! Hontoni Sugoi!
4/30/2008
4/25/2008
Long Vacation
Having experienced a long drought of no work, no pay thingy... I was finally out of it and came to be one of the newbies in SSC-Manila. It was a short process for me since I applied two weeks before the classes began.
Looking back, I only stayed at home, thinking of how to overcome the poverty that I was in. Thinking how to pay my electricity bills, telephone bills, internet bills, tuition fee of my brother, and grocery. I can only eat once a day, one full meal a day. The full meal would include water, banana, a piece of bread, and some candies too. Sometimes I only ate chips for that full meal and drank lots of water. There are times when I don't eat anything and just went to sleep because I have to save the money for my application. Unfortunately, none of the schools I applied at called me. At that time, I was hesitant to apply in SSC-Manila because it's quite far from my house. Well, it only takes 30 minutes for me to get there. Whereas the other schools I applied where relatively near my abode. I have waited for their reply to my application as I have been waiting patiently, it dawned to me that I have 2 weeks left before the class began. It's already the second week of May and I should be with the other teachers now to join the in-service training. Well, that's part of my experience when I started working in the academe 5 years ago. (I can't believe it has already been five years since I started working as a teacher.) Then, I remembered keeping a calling card from one of the teachers I met in the British Council. I searched for it and sent her an SMS asking if they still need a teacher in their school. Fortunately, the answer was yes. Then, I personally submitted my resume. Several days later, they called me up for an interview and I was given a chance to give a demo teaching. After a few days, I was called to take an exam and I was asked to come for the final interview. Lastly, I was chosen to become a part of the faculty members in SSC-Manila.
My long vacation was officially over on the 30th of May 2008. I was asked to report immediately on June 2, 2008 to attend the faculty retreat. Unfortunately, I cannot attend because I need to finish the contract I had in my part time job. Finally, I officially reported in the school on June 6, 2008.
(edited on June 23, 2008)
Looking back, I only stayed at home, thinking of how to overcome the poverty that I was in. Thinking how to pay my electricity bills, telephone bills, internet bills, tuition fee of my brother, and grocery. I can only eat once a day, one full meal a day. The full meal would include water, banana, a piece of bread, and some candies too. Sometimes I only ate chips for that full meal and drank lots of water. There are times when I don't eat anything and just went to sleep because I have to save the money for my application. Unfortunately, none of the schools I applied at called me. At that time, I was hesitant to apply in SSC-Manila because it's quite far from my house. Well, it only takes 30 minutes for me to get there. Whereas the other schools I applied where relatively near my abode. I have waited for their reply to my application as I have been waiting patiently, it dawned to me that I have 2 weeks left before the class began. It's already the second week of May and I should be with the other teachers now to join the in-service training. Well, that's part of my experience when I started working in the academe 5 years ago. (I can't believe it has already been five years since I started working as a teacher.) Then, I remembered keeping a calling card from one of the teachers I met in the British Council. I searched for it and sent her an SMS asking if they still need a teacher in their school. Fortunately, the answer was yes. Then, I personally submitted my resume. Several days later, they called me up for an interview and I was given a chance to give a demo teaching. After a few days, I was called to take an exam and I was asked to come for the final interview. Lastly, I was chosen to become a part of the faculty members in SSC-Manila.
My long vacation was officially over on the 30th of May 2008. I was asked to report immediately on June 2, 2008 to attend the faculty retreat. Unfortunately, I cannot attend because I need to finish the contract I had in my part time job. Finally, I officially reported in the school on June 6, 2008.
(edited on June 23, 2008)
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