taking a day off

i was already thinking yesterday to take this day off para maka rest. it is very cold here kay nag snow maybe twice na since last week. we took pictures of course. it's there in the cam pa and maybe i'll post it here soon. today is one of the coldest winters here for me. it's nice that the snow didn't fall that much, otherswise, it will be hard for us to go to work because the raod will be covered with snow. it's quite dangerous specially if the tire is not a snowtire. our's is not.


i had so many things to put here since last week pa, wala lang ko time. well, like everyone else, i'm so busy with work. that's one reason why i did'nt go to work today. medyo di mayo ang pamatyag ko with the people i work with. in this country where i am working, there's a lot of other foreigners like me . most of these foreigners have japanese blood (like me). unlike other countries like canada or amerika or korea, here in japan, ther's no yaya or maid or anything like that(japanese people don't like the idea of having other people join them in their household). it's hard either to work here as a nurse or a teacher if you have this kind of proffesion. japanese don't really speak english so it's hard to communicate with them.


in my observation, brazilians are the biggest number of foreigners here. followed by peruans and filipinos. most of these foreigners have japanese bloods. some time ago, the japanese went to their countries for some reasons and got married to their native women. now, i am one of the descendants. my father is a son of a japanese. everyone of us in the family can get a visa to enter japan. all my cousins in my father's side are here. my siblings are here too. soon, my children will be joinning us here when my husband and i get to process their visas. george(my husband) likes the idea of his other friends who have their children here. some even go to japanese schools. but then, i was thinking, we won't be here for the rest of our lives.


going back to why i did'nt go to work now. i am upset with these two japanese women in my work. they are for God sake, not suppose to go to work anymore because of their age. one is almost 80 years old and the other is i guess 70 years old. i treated them so well from the beggining. with all respect an old women is supposed to be treated. i was so shocked. my god, i mean daw na luoy ko nga daw na init. their words were so harsh. i have encountered a lot of not so nice japanses people but these two, grabe. i am not saying anything bad about the japanses . my grandfather is also a japanese like them.
how can people live a life everyday without love. how can anyone last a day without even a single smile. it makes me sad. well, everyone's not the same. yes, we are different people here with different culture, but i guess our hearts beat just the same. i asked God to give me more wisdom to understand these two elders. more patience. and i asked God to tell myself that everything's just fine. tomorrow i will be seeing them again. maybe this time, it's going to be a little more comfortable.


in my work, there's two peruans one vietnam, one brazilian, four japanese two of wich are kind, and a filipino who is me. hehe. everyone can speak japanese quite well. but then it is different to work with your kababayan. but then again, ok man din because you get to know other people from different countries. it's an experience. however, working with other people from different countries is quite self adjusting. it is fine with me working with the vietnam. we almost have the same traditions. ano naman sila, kind. although the language is totally different. with the peruans and brazilians, i find them a little braggy. sometimes they're so manipulative. they have a very very strong personality. i don't say all of them in fairness. but my filipino friends here feel almost the same with regards to how the peruans and brazilians carry themselves. sometimes it becomes a struggle to me everyday. important is i know who i am.


oh, i haven't tell you yet what i do here. most of my past jobs were called "kensa". meaning ""check". before, i worked for two years in a carparts producing company. in my department, i was checking the case of the car navigator. i mean quality check if it can pass the standard quality. we know that japan is one of the best quality producing countries . so product checking is very important. in my present job , i check the handle of the car door. it's quite boring, but í guess it pays (i won't be here if it doesn't). the work is so easy but i guess what's more stressfull is the people around . it takes a lot of patience.


it is really very cold now. i wear socks and everything but the cold still sucks me. whoa! i switch the heater on in my room peru tugnaw gyapon. i am in my sister's room now. i just make pakialam with her computer now. she's at work pa naman until 7, so i'm still free here. hehe.