January 2016 – AN Diary

One Ok Rock Live in Manila, For the First Time!

One Ok Rock Live in Manila, For the First Time!

Published 2016-01-20

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life~ ONE OK ROCK performed live in Manila!

It was like a miracle since most popular Japanese musicians rarely have a concert here. 4 months before the event, I was surprised when I found out they will perform in Philippines and I wondered if do they have lots of Filipino fans, then when I bought a ticket (about 4 days after the announcement) VIP tickets were already sold out! T__T Even the lower box seats near the stage were gone! Other fans were really quick~ Anyway my friend (Hello Glai~ haha) and I just got a seat in the left corner of lower box.

Hokusai and Kappa 北斎と河童

Published 2016-01-17

I finally could see Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e works.

Hokusai (1760–1849) is one of the most remarkable Japanese Ukiyo-e artist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai

And his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series are acknowledged as one of the most famous Ukiyo-e series.

（Ukiyo means The Floating World.)

To know more about Katsushika Hokusai and to access more of his works, you can visit this Artsy’s site:

https://www.artsy.net/artist/katsushika-hokusai

Japan Visa Application Got Denied? Here’s my Horror Story

Published 2016-01-03

UPDATE: I applied for a Japan tourist visa for the second time, I got approved finally! See the story HERE.

December 2014, I was very elated to get a promo flight ticket to Tokyo. I told Nao-chan about it and we were both very excited to meet in Japan. (I’ve almost forgotten that I need to apply for a visa~) I was very excited to go abroad for the very first time! To be honest, I was so optimistic that I can get approved easily because I heard in the news that the Japan Visa Application process is currently relaxed.

After reading some blogs about Japan Visa application and their success stories, I have become much more positive that I can get approved too. I decided to apply for a Single Entry Tourist Visa without a Guarantor. Nao-chan was anxious to be my guarantor due some reasons that the embassy might think he is not eligible for it.

So three weeks prior to my “flight” I went to a travel agency to submit my requirements, ate a bowl of Ramen and went home with a smile from ear to ear. After a few days, I received a text from the agency asking me to get my passport. I went there then WHOA. my application got denied!

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