Thank you OLX Philippines for the opportunity to work with you for the past 6 years. My journey with you wasn’t easy, in fact, it was rocky at first. There were times that I wanted to give up, and even wanted to leave. Tried applying overseas and in other tech companies locally. All of which rejected …
Today marks the 120th Independence of my country, the Philippines, from Spain on June 12 1898. I’ve seen flags being sold and displayed already on the streets. However, today is also the day that I submitted my resignation letter to my current employer, OLX Philippines. As you may know, I have already been given a …
The last time I did a pet transport in the Philippines, from Manila to Cagayan de Oro was, I think, last 2011. I had to transport two kittens and they fit perfectly on a single cage. However, I will be transporting two adult cats this time. There’s not much information at the Bureau of Animal …
The first time I had my wisdom tooth (lower right) removed was waaay back in 2010. It was an impacted tooth, but it didn’t have any problems. I want it removed because I don’t want any problem to arise in the future. It had to be broken into three (3) parts. Fast forward 8 …
Today, I finally got my Japan Work Visa! The process didn’t take long. I applied last Tuesday, and got the result last Saturday. It only took 4 days! So what are the requirements? You only need the ff.: Valid Passport Visa Application Form Photo (4.5cm x 4.5cm) Original AND photocopy of your Certificate of Eligibility …
My cat Toshio, whom I rescued about two years ago, still isn’t spayed at the moment. I will be bringing them to the province once I leave for Japan next month and the neutering cost in the province is like 8x the cost here in Manila. It should be cheaper right? No. Supply and demand. …
1 John 4:18 “but perfect love casts out all fear…” What is love? Can it be love if it causes others pain and grief? Can there a love that will make everyone happy? But happiness is but a fleeting emotion. And the happiness of one person, of anyone even, a load too much to bear …
I have not coded an open-source project lately for the past months so I decided to think of something to learn over the weekend. Since one of the responsibilities listed on the job role that I’d be taking at Rakuten was to “continuously investigate new technology trends and check feasibility to implement in current systems …
(This is a personal blog and what’s written here is my personal journey. Please do not use this as a guideline for your application at Rakuten because it is not.) During my first trip to Japan last April 2013, we were hosted by our friend who works at Rakuten. He is still working there right …
Kenrokuen Garden Gokayama village in winter was probably the highlight of this trip. This was day 2 of our Shirakawa-go Village Winter Illumination 2018 bus tour. Our hotel was at APA Hotel Kanazawa, and we had a great breakfast buffet at Seattle’s Best Coffee. I actually liked their cookies that I had to sneak out …