People's First Impression on me

Just this afternoon at work, I heard about those typical first impression on a guy like me. Guess what they answered:

I am gay or lesbian or tomboy. WHAT?

Yes, I've heard it a lot of times for the past few years, even when I was still in my homeland. People never even tried to tell me what I want of an answer but I will never tell the public. It's a bit frustrating but I don't want to spark a debate on them. It's their choice though. I can't force people to like me since I am outspoken when people knew who I am truly.

For example, in the Philippines my colleagues in college called me Gu-Jun Pyo, a character from the Korean adaptation of Hana Yori Dango, to which I don't like since I am born of Japanese descent, not Korean or Chinese or Taiwanese. People just doesn't open their eyes on what is true or they simply never knew me well.

Even some of my closest friends told me to cut my hair, to which I am not fond because I am on a diet and trying to imitate Japanese hairstyles for men. I hope my diet is worth it but to those that never knew me well, just answer me the other way around since I am not a girl.

Dodik is right again!

Milorad Dodik: "Izetbegović wants unitary Shariah state in Bosnia"

Milo was formerly accused by Bakir Izetbegović of trying to secede Republika Srpska from Bosna i Hercegovina through the pen and not the sword, which for me is the right thing since Bakir is never known to support equal rights to all in Bosna itself. 

Being the President of RS and protecting the Serbs who chose to stay in Bosna:

"At the heart of everything is the conflict and the fight against unitarization represented by Bakir Izetbegović. I am very glad if he thinks I halted that. Had the project of Bakir Izetbegović and his father passed, it would not have been good for anyone here, Bosniaks included," Dodik said. 

What he said was, accurately right since Bošnjaci were also sacrificed during the time of Alija's rampage. You know what I mean: sacrificing Srebrenica for his own interests.

Kudos to Milorad Dodik for continuing to spread the truth and unlike his fellow Serbs(Vučić, Dačić and others), he wil never let his territory shrink more because of outside interference.

Mr. Prime Minister, can't you stop being a traitor?

As I remind my readers, he is such an obvious traitor. Why on the world does Srpski Premijer Aleksandar Vučić say 90% of Serbs say their compatriots were to blame for the Yugoslav wars? Selling his pride and nation for euros??? That's not a Serb for me. 

Vučić also said that today "90 percent of Serbs for the first time recognize that some of their compatriots committed terrible crimes during the wars of the 1990s."

"Serbs understand that people in Bosnia suffered unspeakably," Vučić said in an interview with Sueddeutsche Zeitung, which he gave during his working visit to Bavaria on Monday. 

What good can he get by saying these things? He never knew the movie Weight of Chains/Težina Lanaca..By repeating history, Superman decides to make a new chapter out of Srbija:selling your country for more money. Now, it's safe to say he is a damn traitor or in Srpski:Izdajnik.

The reason he can't be kicked out of the parliament is that, the Serbian Progressive Party members are all on his side and not on the Russian-leaning Presdesnik Toma Nikolić? Talk about the party's double standards...

Serbian government being Incompetent

This one captured my thinking. Just think of what Aleksandar Vučić is playing a role on this. So does another traitor that goes by the name of Ivica Dačić and liberals in Serbia that are willing to sell Kosovo and the position in Macedonia, to the irrate of the Greek government..

The Greek media outlet quoted unnamed "foreign ministry circles" who said that "Serbia lately made a series of incomprehensible moves, exerting pressure in the European Union to settle the (Macedonian) name issue." 

According to this, Athens is also troubled by "information about the alleged pressure on Greece to recognize Kosovo." 

The circles then "pointed out that in practice, Serbia has in fact sought closer relations with Kosovo, despite the public image it is creating on the home front." 

That's incompetent for me especially the fact that Vučić not Dačić wasn't mentioned in the article but I know, they are behind this fuss and recently, the stupidity for money. 

What would you do with the money if your land had been sold for less than what you have or been taken away without your consent? I don't just say these things because I am concerned but because Kosovo is the pinnacle of Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries that stand firm for hundreds of years, surviving the Ottoman invasion, Ustaše regime but not the NATO invasion and uranium-filled bombardment..

Felt more Japanese

I just felt more Japanese after last night at the Summer Festival in Ichinomiya. Going with friends and enjoying some liquors and foods all the way, it was so fun. Much better thing is, I learned how Japanese are celebrating festivals or まつり and it was a pleasure.

I felt my deep connection to the culture I am far when I was born yet are flowing in my veins continuosly waiting for the time I can go here in Japan and unlock my cultural identity.

Have pictures of the event and meeting old friends along the way, it was heart pumping and very exciting when me and a friend danced with everyone with the Japanese classical drums beating and the dancers were rolling until the last beat. I am slowly finding out my Japanese cultural identity more and more.

Learning how to cook

Cooking is one of the most sensitive ways of art. It's not about paint or acrylic stuff I heard at school but it is more on what you consume from morning to evening. Yeah, it was fun cooking but I did prepared and make sure it is not salty or undesirable. Also, as long as it is from the heart, then you have what it takes to make something for your loved ones or close friends.

Last night while cooking Soba or in Filipino as pansit, I am thinking of the people important to me and that motivated me to do my best in cooking the said dish even if I have no experience with it before. To make it healthier, I put a lot of vegetables and used Salmon as my meat.

I hope my friend would like it because I made sure the taste is better than what people would think.

Typhoon preparedness in Japan and the Philippines

Wait, another typhoon is going to hit Japan, right? But again, not much casualties except for the two men that were electructed last week accidentally when they tried to save a boy who almost got drowned and was electrocuted. At least here, they don't overfuss when an evacuation for the typhoon is needed unlike back in my homeland, they resist evacuation, doesn't prepare on time and more casualties are apparent. That being said, let's see how preparedness vs ignorance are made to either prevent or worsen the situation.

Japan:

Japan is modernized and knows what to do despite numerous catastrophes that happened. For example, they have drills for earthquake response methods, tsunami warning systems, fire drills and typhoon preparedness drills. Not to mention their awesome discipline, stemming from their childhood when they study and perfect these methods. Remember, simple ways can prevent bigger catastrophes. The only setback to that is when a big earthquake would arrive and a combination of tsunami and fire coming out of gas pipelines and yet, I can give a sample of their obvious actions. In an event that there is an earthquake, keys of every car should remain inside the car, ready to be moved when the ambulance or fire trucks or rescue teams would soon arrive and since Japan doesn't have a problem with robbers and they can be caught with a spy camera, it's no big deal. In a day when typhoon would struck, people are advised by officials, soldiers and police to go to the nearest evacuation centers and they follow because they know their safety is their treasure. And the magic thing is, no typhoon is safe when a lot of trees are still on the mountains. A typhoon would weaken once a mountain covered with trees are defending the land and no casualties or a few would happen.

Now let's move to my homeland that still never knows what to do in an event that there is a strong or weak typhoon. The frustrating thing is that, corruption and ignorance plays a key to future casualties and damaged infrastructures, to my utter dismay. About cutting forests, it is still a big problem. What happened in Ormoc and Samar was something worth of sadness and grief, seeing bodies and people being helpless. When it was the Typhoon Milenyo, it was like there are buildings but they are weak against a strong and massive typhoon. Almost a week, no electricity and water. And since a typhoon passes by, everyone cannot use the water because it can infect deadly diseases unless boiled since the water pipelines are dirty and outdated. And people don't give a damn about evacuating for their own safety. There should be a draconian law for evacuation or a heavy fine would be imposed on families.

That being said, the answer to my blog is simple. Having discipline is better than being ignorant and letting you and your neighbors get killed unexpectedly.