Monday, March 24, 2008

A Marriage Proposal



Someone told me he'll marry me today! Again. Hahaha.

My favorite 3 year old student, Chikara, came to my room again today. I was organizing my HS/College pictures in my room and he came to give me his usual hug and kiss.

He saw one picture of me and an ex boyfriend hugging each other. This is how the conversation went...

Chikara: (frowning) Who is this?
Me: Oh, That's an old friend.
C: (Still frowning) Is he your boyfriend?
Me: Oh, hmm... well, He used to be my boyfriend but not anymore.
C: (feeling relieved) Are you going to marry him?
Me: No, no. no. of course not!
C: (Looking at me seriously)Don't marry him.
Me: Huh? (Surpirsed) Why Not?
C: Coz Im going to marry you!

Hahaha! He is such an angel. So sweet!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Confessions of a Shopaholic


Shopping with Yuko, John and Becky in Toki Premium Outlet


shopping with Kaori and Kei in Jazz Dream



Too tired after 6 hours of shopping!



It is Official. i have a shopping sickness...for the past 2 months...Let me explain.
When i was fat....ooops.....Im writing as iF Im REALLY thin now.hahaha. let me rephrase that... when I was 25 kilos FATTER...I always used the excuse that I couldnt buy clothes in Japan whenever I shop in other countries. You know how Japanese women are incredibly thin so i couldnt buy clothes in the women's section. All the shirts that i bought here are from the Men's section. Thus, i AWAYS had to deal with excess luggage problems on my trip back to Japan. Friends who have seen me shop abroad all say that I am crazy. I liked the fact that I was a Size M in Western countries compared to being a SIZE LLL or 4L in Japan! Ouch. As I mentioned in my previous blogs, when i like a certain type of clothing and It fits me, I but it in all colors available. So you would often see me wearing the same style of clothes but in different colors! haha. Sometimes, I buy clothes even when they dont fit me. Hoping they would fit me someday (That someday is now! Yey!) Well, Ive had this habit even when I was still in the Philippines, before coming to Japan.

This is whay my living room looks like now after a week of shopping....




With a lot of work and perseverance and self-discipline and prayer, I started losing weight last year. Praise God for that! Thus, I was able to shop for clothes here already. And clothes here are EXPENSIVE. But, I liked the feeling of not just looking at women's clothes but actually trying them on! And when they fit, how can I resist not buying them? I am only human....hahaha. I felt very good that I wasnt "deprived" anymore. I could actually walk in women's clothes shops and be confident that something will fit me there.

I liked going to shops...which i know have clothes that are size 0-6 only(That's usually the case in Japan....most shops dont have size 8 up). shops like Morgan,Mango,Sara, Diesel etc. even when i know that nothing will fit me there, I still go because I might find something cute for my bestfriend Joyce who's got a lovely body, my good friend Gold who is always appreciative of what i give her, and my other thin friends.I love buying cute stuff for them and seeing how nice they look on it.

When I was in Taiwan a few years ago, I went to Taipei 101 mall and was about to enter the store Morgan when the ugly, thin saleslady(hahaha) told me off. She said even before me and my ex bf was about to enter the store...."WE DONT HAVE YOUR SIZE HERE!" What a Bitch! My ex bf knew me so well that i was about to make a scene, so he just grabbed my arm and we walked off. I cannot forget this experience. i felt really bad at that time. My ex, who liked me being voluptuous....hahaha...i mean, fat....cheered me up so i felt better.

There's another shopping incident I couldnt forget up to this day. I met the kindest sales clerk while shopping in Amsterdam. You see, Ive always wanted to have those knee high boots. Besides the fact that they seem warm for winter, they look very fashionable too. esp when I see the Japanese ladies here wearing them. I tried several boots here in Japan but besides the fact that I have big feet, (25cm or 8.5-9 inches depending on the shoes)I have big calves. So, naturally, I cannot buy boots here in Japan. Not with the small sizes and the small girth of the boots. They are meant for Japanese women with nice, thin legs and small sizes. Damn It! So, I entered a shoe store in a mall in Amsterdam. i was looking enviously at several pairs of nice boots. A clerk came up to me and asked me If i wanted to try them. I said, "OH NO, THEY WONT FIT ME". i was scared of being "rejected" by any pair of boots again. Hahaha. Ive been "rejected" so many times in the past. She then kindly looked at my legs and my feet, asked me what size I was, and when i told her, she said "OH, We Have Your size. Why dont you try one? "...I was very hesitant but then she went and got the boots and kindly helped me fit it. They didnt fit.Naturally. because my legs were big. I felt so bad again. I told her "I CAN NEVER FIT INTO ANY KIND OF BOOTS. MY CALVES ARE TOO BIG". And she said......"OH,NO. DONT SAY THAT. YOU JUST HAVENT FOUND THE RIGHT PAIR OF BOOTS!" Ohhhhhh. i love her! I said "Thank You. That's very kind of you". And I asked her If i could take a picture with her coz she was the kindest clerk Ive ever met.


So, back to my "sickness"....ive been depressed since January so Ive been shopping every week. I dont have a car here so whenever any of my friends would tell me that they are going to a shopping mall or an outlet store next weekend, I usually cancel my classes and go shopping! hahaha! Seriously. I stopped shopping 6 weeks ago. That's the time i got out of my depression. I was already okay. i didnt need the "high" i'd usually have after shopping to feel better. BUT This week.....3 groups of friends invited me to go shopping. My American friend Aiko, invited me on Sunday, March 16, to go shopping in Toki Outlet store in Gifu Prefecture...a 40 minute drive away from my place. On Thursday, March 20, My Japanese friend Kaori, invited me to go shopping in Jazz Dream in Mie Prefecture, a 2 hour drive away from I live. and today, Yuko and I went on a tour to Gamagori in Aichi prefecture...again a 2-hour drive away. I went shopping to 3 BIG Outlet stores in 3 different prefectures in less than a week! Oh god! i havent even unpacked the things i bought since January. My living room is a big mess right now! hahaha.And I think I just permanently damaged my credit card!

Well, I promise myself that i will not shop until April 24! That's until I go home to the Philippines! The Shopping BAN is lifted as soon as I land in Manila! Hahahaha! Cant wait!

By the way, FYI. I have a nice pair of knee high boots now! And I bought them in Japan! Yey! And I'm a size M now too! Size M in Japan! YEY!!!!! Praise God!

Saturday, March 22, 2008

My Pet Peeves

These days Ive been trying to be nicer and more patient in general. So, it's very difficult to annoy me. But there are some things that are really so annoying.....

1. Wrong grammar...and seeing mispelled words...especially if I'm the one making the mistake or some hot guy i really,really like.

2. When Im downwind of someone with bad odor.....Please.....buy a mouthwash or a deodorant! Puhleeaseee.

3. Unfaithful husbands/boyfriends/wives/girlfriends. There is no excuse for unfaithfulness. No excuse.

4. Taxi drivers who demand a tip when they dont deserve it (esp in NY) and taxi drivers who choose customers(esp in Manila!) and overcharge tourists(mostly in SouthEast Asia)!

5. People who are free loaders and total parasites. Come on! How about you work, and stop depending on others for you to survive?!!

6. Vina Morales. ewwww.

7. Men who dont put the toilet seat down.

8. People who dont keep promises.

9. Unprofessionalism. Absolutely irritating!

10. Customer Service centers with very bad service.

11. Northwest Airlines (Nagoya-Manila flight) The staff is the rudest, worst service staff in the whole world.

12. Waiting and having someone wait for me.

13. Missing the train by a few seconds. Especially If it's the last train and I'd need to spend a lot of money for cab fare or hotel in the area.So annoying.

14.Not being able to find my things easily. Esp when i badly need them. and then, a few days after buying a new one, it turns up.

15. Buying a gadget or a new expensive toy like a Camera or Computer and then a few days later, it goes on sale coz a new model has come up. ohh. it sucks big time.

16. People asking why Im not married yet, how I got my visa, how much I weigh, or how much I earn. Mind Your Own Business.

17. Men I go out on dates with who volunteer information about how much they earn.....to impress me.... oh, well. so you earn that much.....SO WHAT?!!? Dont tell me about your earnings...Brag to me about your savings!

18. Men who are planning to get married soon but who have no savings and have bad spending habits. Seriously.

19. Men who play hard to get. And who play dumb. And who wont make the first move. Ano Ba!

20. People who name-drop. You dont need to rat off famous people you know to impress me. You should be impressive enough by yourself.

21. Ungrateful people.

22. People who complain too much and who criticize others too much. I just dont want to be surrounded by negative energy.

Friday, March 14, 2008

He's Just Not That Into You 2

Some more items for us girls to ALWAYS remember! Saves us a lot of heartaches! Believe me!


***THE MINUTE YOU STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM,HE WILL COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR FROM YOUR LIFE.

***PEOPLE ARE INSPIRED TO DO REMARKABLE THINGS TO FIND AND BE WITH THE ONE THEY LOVE.

***IF THEY WANT US, THEY WILL FIND US.

*** SEXUAL HARASSMENT RULES AND WORKPLACE MEMOS NOTWITHSTANDING, A GUY WILL ASK A WOMAN OF HIGHER STATUS IF HE'S INTO HER.

***IF A GUY TRULY LIKES YOU BUT FOR PERSONAL REASONS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THINGS SLOW, HE WILL LET U KNOW THAT IMMEDIATELY

Friday, March 7, 2008

Why I Love My Friends

I went on a blind group date last Saturday, in Sakae, Nagoya. It's been awhile that Ive been on a group blind date. Since Yuko, my co worker, realized I was quite not myself after I got back from my holiday in the Philippines this year, she organized this date for us. Knowing me, of course, i told/emailed almost all my friends about it. Hahaha. And they were all excited for me. Hoping that i could finally meet my "prince" this time. i think they were actually more excited than me. haha. 2 days before, 1 day before and on the date itself.... these are what they did.

1. Farida mailed me to tell me I have to wear that pink stoned necklace she gave me for my birthday as a lucky charm! and since she's a die hard believer of Feng Shui, she insisted that i clean my house before i go on the date! for good vibes! Haha.

2. Kaori came over to tell me I should use the Lush body butter she gave me last year for luck and to smell irresistible.

3. Joyce called me to wish me luck and to tell to contain my excitement.

4. I got a call from a good friend in Europe to remind me to just be myself coz i tend to talk too much when i get too excited.hahaha.

5. Another Japanese friend came over to tell me to read the "love book" she gave me for Christmas to "set the mood".

6. My two Japanese bosses eagerly drove me to the station to make sure i won't be late for the date.

7. One of my adult students and some new friends here were mailing me a few hours before the date for encouragement and to cheer me!

8. Yuko asked me to send her a picture of what I'll wear so she can give comments about it. Then she boosted my confidence after she saw what i wore.

9. Gold and Ricky were so supportive. Again telling me to be myself and to just have fun regardless of whether I like my date/s or not.

10. Another friend texted to tell me it's okay to make the first move! Coz some men could be really shy. hahaha! sorry, Im not following this advice. Im sticking with my principles,baby. No first move coming from me. I always believe that WHEN MEN WANT YOU,THEY DO THE WORK.IT SOUNDS OLD SCHOOL, BUT WHEN MEN LIKE WOMEN, THEY ASK THEM OUT. hahaha.

As expected, I got a lot of emails and text messages after my date. Everyone--friends, colleagues,neighbors,bosses,students....... from all over the world.....asking how the date went. hahaha.

The date was okay. it's too early to tell. i had fun! met a lot of interesting people. i didnt give my number to anyone. But 2 guys and some whom I quite fancied gave me their numbers. let's see.....

Im back in the game, baby. Hahaha.:)