For almost a year now, my morning routine has been to get up between 6-7 in the morning. To jump start the day, I do some stretches and head to the showers. After a refreshing bath, it's time to dress up for the day. If ever there is some breakfast prepared by the lovely wife, it always a good idea to eat one. So, as much as I can I eat my breakfast, and then, brush my teeth. Now packed with energy, with only a few minutes left (usually 1-2 minutes) before the train arrives, I kiss my kid and wife goodbye, and run like hell to the train station. It's a good thing that my home is just 2 minutes away from the station.
While running, I scavenge around my bag for my wallet and my music player. The wallet is here I keep my train ticket. I just touch my wallet to the sensor, and tada! -- the little train station gate opens -- very convenient for the running types like me. I had an iPod Classic, but the wifey commandeered it and replace it with an iPod Shuffle. It pissed me off at first but it proved to be convenient because I just had to attached the little thing to my front pocket rather than using an iPod lanyard or similar iPod accessory and have it dangling around.
On the train is one of the most boring places ever when I am not listening to any music, or doing anything for that matter. For me, it's a place to catch my breath, rejuvenate for the day and just listen peacefully to the tracks on your player. And thank goodness for the headphones, the other passengers don't have put up with my musical taste. I can't imagine bringing a high-quality speaker which is bigger than my music player. My point is that I am just thankful that the headphones were invented.
Reaching the destination itself is, I think, already the start of the day's work. Why? Upon getting off the train, you have line up to ride the escalator. Who am I up against? Robots. (I think I have become one as well.) The good thing about this is that these robots have sort of an mutual understanding who goes to ride the escalator first. It's like they are wearing iTrips to broadcast to near by robots that it's my turn to ride the escalator.
But, my morning routine doesn't end here. I have one last sprint before reaching the office. And about the same time, there is a petite woman who starts her day running like hell going to the train station to catch her train schedule.
And that there -- is my usual morning routine. And the vicious routine starts over and over every morning.
the morning routine
Babalik Karin - Adventures of The Peso
No one is blind about the economic slump that virtually almost all countries in the world are currently suffering. I think I’m taking this thing quite too seriously — you know — for not being blind and all. Why you asked? Because in every street and road, I tend to walk with the eyes on the pavement in hopes that I would be lucky enough to find a few thousands laying around.
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Happy Birthday Mommy!
Last Monday was Jamaica's birthday.
Happy Birthday Mommy! :)
Here are the photos.
Gears and the Police
What gears do you usually see a policeman carry? A gun, a radio, a couple of extra bullets, etc. Well, being in this part of the world for quite a while, here, I think I saw to types of policeman, and I think they carry different crime fighting gears. The First type, are those who ride in bicycles, and the second type, are those who typically ride a police car. I am more interested in those who ride in bicycles. I passed by one a week ago and as I swiftly made a "gear" check -- I didn't see the gun. But his bicycle did have a big casket like box on the back. Maybe, there are 5.11 Tactical Knives inside, or even a fully automatic machine gun. Who knows? As for the bike per se, I was expecting of a bike that could let you do parkour like moves. Instead, he is riding the ever reliable shopping bike. Imagine that doing a sharp drift on a hair pin.
A Series of "My First.." - Chapter VIII: The JLPT Exam
I took quite a few JLPT exams already -- just don't ask how many of them I did pass or did not pass. ;)
This year is a little different because I took it here in Japan. First of all, the testing site is about an hour from where I live. So, I needed to wake up early for the travel time -- even earlier than the usual time I wake up for work. 
What made that day a little more harder was the cold. Worst -- is the 15min walk from the last train station. Even worst, is that the testing site is up on a hill. By the time, we reached the testing site we were already drained. The cold and you grasping for air is not exactly the best feeling in the world.
Among all the testing sites I've been to (which is all located in the Philippines) -- this is probably the best -- duh! 
Although we were in a big hall that could accommodate around 17 people per row (there were 13 rows), I never had a problem in the logistics -- the problem I had however was with the answers to the listening part of the exam -- which is a totally different story.
