Libis

First time in Libis. Although I was forced to go I was glad I went. It might be even nice to find work there.


Almost got thrown out of the building by security when I shot this one. Geez. But nice of the company to be open to gays.


Might as well have breakfast while I'm out at this hour. It's been a while. The butter does look like a heart right?


The shops and restaurants. They even have a walk of fame.


Cybermall only opened after the interview was finished. Damn.


There is nothing more beautiful than a well-balanced pond. Just the right amount of algae.


Walking around, it was beginning to feel like Singapore. Then I looked up and saw the street I was on.

Comic Con 2009 Megamall

The stage usually doesnt hold an attraction for me during venues, but somehow I went and listened. It's sad that good music and good looks don't always go together.


GI Joe promo booth.



There were a lot of cosplayers of course, but my cel camera can only hold 20 shots. I'm pretty sure other camera guys have that covered.


Love the layers.


Harry Potter. They got a pretty cute one.


No, not Danny Choo. Darn.


This made us go "Awww." Girlfriend and boyfriend cosplaying as 2 yaoi boys. (Antique Bakery?) I wonder if boys with cosplayer girlfriends know what they're signing up for.


Cosplay paraphenelia. Wigs.


Hair dye.


Headgear.


Another good find by friends. Now I know how Banzai! spells.


I had promised myself to complete my Otakuzine collection if given the chance, but I still couldnt bring myself to buy it at 50 pesos per. In the end, I only got 3 GAME! magazines for 100 pesos.


Djs, yaoi and not. Couldn't bring myself to get one either. There's always a scan someplace.


Too many to choose from.


What can I say? I love dolls.


Credit to a fried for spotting this even before I did.


I would never have bothered shooting this pic if not for Danny Choo.


Pretty good concept. (Ninoy Aquino doll)


I like the 5 oclock shadow effect.


Brilliant!


The xerox machine is the saviour of all local graphic artists. I applaud them, but not really interested.

Also saw the seiyuu / voice acting training school "Creative Voices".

Trinoma Landmark Grocery Japan Foods section

Alice-sensei's Afinite lecture a couple of months ago was about using stuff from Japan as teaching material (nama-kyouzai or rearia). She mentioned some local Japanese grocers one can go to, most of them are in Makati. But Landmark in Trinoma carries some stuff as well. Admittedly I wouldnt have known about it if not for Kubo.


The Japanese staple diet: Curry Rice.




The college student staple diet: ramen.




More noodles: udon.

Seasonings:


Karashi (mustard) and wasabi. I don't know why some people think it's spelled "wasabe".



Soy sauces. Kikkoman at the left, I know. Yamasa, never heard.



Sake for cooking. I once bought drinking sake on a whim, but never got around to drinking it. Doc warned me that once it turned yellow it'll only be good for cooking.



Kewpie mayonaisse. I'm guessing because the squeeze bottle feels like a kewpie doll?

Garnishes:


Furikake you shake over rice. But I like the salty flavor so much, I eat it straight from the sachet. Left is a mixture of egg and seaweed. Right one I can't make out but it's proud of it's "color and material harmony".



Flavored seaweed strips. I blame Violy sensei for making me addicted to this for a time. Just like furikake, it's usually to add flavor to rice, and again, I take it raw.

Beverages:


Tea, Calpis water (Kubo's favorite, you can guess why) and Milk tea.



Sushi mats, without the sushi. The only unedible thing in the section.

Foreign brands:


Label says it's delicious due to the bitter and sweet taste.



Doc told us it's 300 pesos per cup at the cafe. Which is almost the price of this entire package.



It's funny that at the local brands aisle, Pocky from Thailand is available, and the label says licensed from Japan.

Recreating real life situations in the classroom

This is one of those places in the mall where you can drop-off your child while you go off shopping. There's a mini hospital, mini market, mini restaurant. Apart from a 33 year old me wanting to stay there for an afternoon, I think it would be a good idea to put these kind of props in a language classroom. Students would find it easier to relate their conversation exercises in the equivalent real-life surroundings than just merely imagining.

My sirens don't sing, they smell

I am always tempted by the odors coming from the adjacent Goto eatery everytime I go to Greenhills Booksale. Truth to tell, I have trouble distinguishing Goto and Arrozcaldo from one another, so I just point to what I want. All I know is they're both a sort of salty rice porridge. This one is topped with chopped fried garlic, onion leaves. Usually chicken is included, but I like this one because it has a whole hard boiled egg (somewhere). People like to season it with patis, a salty liquid made from fish. The green round thingey is calamansi, a citrus like lemon, you're supposed to squeeze the juice over. I usually leave it untouched, too sour for me.