Only in the Philippines!

Just because the Manila-based professional bloggers are all posting about the newly-reopened, expanded Louis Vuitton store in Greenbelt, where none other than Mr. Yves Carcelle, Chairman & CEO of Louis Vuitton, was present... I am also going to blog about my recent Louis Vuitton experience! :)

Along Aurora Boulevard, in a jeepney plying the Cubao-Stop&Shop route:

I got lucky that day! Tell me, who gets to ride a LV-monogrammed jeepney?
Definitely not everyone! :)

gotta love those big, loud jeepneys along Aurora Blvd.

Only in the Philippines! :D

It's that time of year...

...when my husband's Nihongo sensei teaches his class how to make an origami Santa. :)

Here's origami Santa Claus again (with buttons on his coat at a ball on his hat this time).

And here's Santa Claus with Mrs. Claus! ♥

Ho ho ho!


(origami Santa and Mrs. Claus and photos, all by Ronjie)

P.S. Shake! :D

Saizeriya

Late photos of dinner at Saizeriya last month. :D The branch we went to is located on the 2nd floor of a building right across the Hon-Atsugi bus terminal, very easy to find as the restaurant's sign is huge. :)

Japanese-style Italian food after the photo of the glass of water:

I forget what soup this is - maybe corn?

the Japanese like corn in their food

mushroom pizza

ham/bacon, cabbage and garlic pasta

spaghetti bolognese

Their servings are small, for individual orders only.

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missing Atsugi

I'm blogging from Manila now. These are some random photos taken in Atsugi which I wasn't able to post last month.

Dogs! ♥ Candid photos of dogs at Bousai no Oka Park :)

Hairy brown dachshund

Our visually-impaired neighbor with his seeing-eye labrador

There's a small park near the building where I attend Nihongo class every Saturday morning. This is the scene I usually pass on my way home.

Just before leaving Japan, I caught these bright buds (?) in the sidewalk planters in downtown Atsugi. Pretty! :) I wonder what the planters will have for me when I get back.

what do you call these?