Life Lately Vol. 6 Where Have I Been?

"Life is like riding a bicycle.  

To keep your balance, you must keep moving." 

Albert Einstein

It's been 4 years since I last posted anything in this blog, I even almost lost it, yet somehow I keep holding on to this website. It has a special place in my heart, a lot of memories and emotions have been poured into this website and I'm not ready to give it up just yet. I know I've said it before too (I know I've said it A LOT) but I'm really gonna try to post more this time. I PROMISE.

In the meantime, let me bring you up to speed about what's been going on with my life. 

My Japan Bucket List

I was looking through my blog notes in the hopes of feeling motivated to write again when I saw this list I made almost two years ago. I have crossed out some of the things in my list but I still have a lot to do. 2020 and this year haven't been very giving, but since Japan has approved and is slowly rolling out vaccines maybe there is hope soon. So here is a list of the things I want to do while living in Japan:

SILA 2.0 Saxophone Idols Live in Action

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Last year I watched SILA Saxophone Idols Live in Action at the Music Museum and was blown away (did you see the pun there?) by their amazing talent with the saxophone. I have always been a fan of saxophone music but they took me to a different level of fangirling. LOL.

This year, they are yet again getting ready to amaze us as they are having SILA 2.0 Saxophone Idols Live in Action on October 12th at the Newport Performing Arts Theater!

I am honestly sad that I will not be there to witness it since as you know I am a potato in Japan now, but have I got a treat for you guys in the Philippines!

Life Lately Vol. 3 New Life in Japan

Surprise! I now live in Japan. If you read My 2019 Goals blog post, you will know about the "opportunity" I mentioned about on the last part of the post. It is actually about me working in Japan, and now, I'm actually here.

It has now been a month and a day of me living here in Japan. Thankfully, I haven’t been that homesick since I got here (only for that one time I missed my mom’s cooking) which made it less harder being away. It has been a nice month and I am still super happy about getting to live here because it has always been my dream to be able to go to Japan and now I even have a resident card which is even more awesome.

S.I.L.A. (Saxophone Idols Live in Action)

Saxophone Fastrack and Harell Horne Integrated School had its first saxophone concert dubbed as Saxophone Idols Live in Action (S.I.L.A.) last November 29, 2018 at the Music Museum.

Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit (ESGS 2018)

Electronic Sports and Gaming Summit or ESGS is one of the biggest gaming conventions in Southeast Asia. It was my first time to attend the event and it was a blast! I am used to attending Cosplay and Anime conventions but ESGS is something new to me. A lot was going on (more than I’m used to but it was hella fun) which includes gaming competition/exhibition and video game and product exhibitions. Every turn, there is always something interesting to see.

Be Part of Art: My Art In Island Birthday Adventure

This year has been full of blessings for my blog and my Youtube Channel and this month rained blessings on me. It’s my birthday month and I’ve just celebrated my  (5 x 3 + 5 / 2 +18 – 4) birthday (do the Math lol) last September 15. It was supposed to be the day of Wish Card’s Bloggers’ Meet 2018 and I was so excited to celebrate my birthday there but Ompong really just need to come and ruin it all.

Trivia: It rains on my birthday every year. I tell yah, EVERY YEAR.

Anyway, the event date was moved and thankfully it didn’t rain on us. We all got there dry and all prepped up for Wish Card’s Bloggers’ Meet 2018! Where? ART IN ISLAND of course!

Travel Goals? Passport First!

As Hans Christian Anderson once said, “To travel is to live”, we want to feel alive, fill life with experience and to have stories to tell. I’m sure a lot of us have their own ‘Travel Goals’, to see the world in a bigger picture and to reach as many places as we can.

A lot of carrier airlines support that dream of ours of travelling to countries we can only imagine at really low costs through their ‘piso fares’. They allow us to plan ahead and save a huge amount of money that we may be able to use with all the other necessities such as accommodation, food and some other activities you may want to do in the duration of your travel.

But before you get carried away with all the planning, there is one thing you need to process first. You guessed it right, a PHILIPPINE PASSPORT. This is the most important thing you need if you are planning to go on a trip overseas. Keep reading and I’ll tell you how to get one.

Antipolo Cosplayers at #MetroGivesBack: A Charity Program

I have been cosplaying for more than 6 years now and have met a lot of friends along the way (which is another story to tell) and of course include my Antipolo Cosplayers family. Antipolo Cosplayers Association Inc. is a non-profit organization with the purpose of reaching out to the growing cosplay community and aims to promote Cosplaying as not only a form of art but as means of helping other people. This is the reason why we took part on Super Metro Antipolo’s  #MetroGivesBack: Charity Program.

Jukaykay Antipolo: Staying trendy but price-friendly!

We are always in search of clothes that would look good on us but with reasonable prices. Jukaykay have always provided us with fashionable and trendy clothes but with prices we are sure to afford. Just last July 14, 2018 Jukaykay opened its doors to Antipoleños as they open their first ever branch in Antipolo.

The Book Museum cum Ethnology Center: The First in Asia

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"A book is a gift you can open again and again."

-Garrison Keillor

Books will always be my first love. Since I was in elementary reading has always been one of my favorite hobbies. When I learned of The Book Museum, I just knew that my bookworm heart had to get there. So I did.

The Book Museum cum Ethnology Center is the first of its kind in Asia. It features not only a great variety of amazing books but also a collection of well-preserved and precious artifacts from Northern and Southern Part of the Philippines.

MIBF 2017 Book Haul

Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) 2017 once again blessed Filipino Book Lovers with another year of this amazing celebration for the love of books. The MIBF week falls on my birthday (September 15) every year and this year, I decided to attend and celebrate my birthday there. I made a vlog of my MIBF adventure which I uploaded on my Youtube Channel here:

It was two years ago when I last attended MIBF and I don’t even remember having to wait in line just to enter. I started to lose hope when I arrived at the SMX Center when I saw how long the line was, imagine how hot it was as well since I arrived at noon. But I didn’t travel all the way to Pasay City from Antipolo just to go home not having been able to go to MIBF. With patience and perseverance, alas! After more than an hour of waiting, I got in! I didn’t buy a lot of books there but I did get some of the books I want. I bought 6 books in total.