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I haven't updated in ages

I haven’t updated in ages

I’ll try to get this blog up and running again. And to the haters, keep it coming. HAHA.

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Insurance Premium Reduction and Exemption 保険料の減免

Insurance Premium Reduction and Exemption 保険料の減免

対象　新型コロナウイルス感染症により、主たる生計維持者が死亡　重篤な病気を負った、または主たる生計維持者の収入が減少した場合などー定の基準を満たした世帯 Target: For those households whose main bread winner died due to the new coronavirus. This is also for households whose main breadwinners suffered a serious illness and as a consequence, the main source of income decreased. 減免対象の保険料　令和3年４月１日から令和４年3月31日の間に納期限が到来する保険料 Premiums subject to exemption: Premiums that are due…

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You want to be an ESL teacher in Japan? Tips for those who want to come here as a teacher

You want to be an ESL teacher in Japan? Tips for those who want to come here as a teacher

(This was my reply on Reddit to someone who was interviewing with Peppy kids; I edited it for this blog) I’m a Filipino working in Japan as an ESL teacher. I like to believe I am one of the freelancers who have it good (at least for now) . I didn’t come here on a work visa tho. But now I have a work visa and I freelance. I might not know what I am talking about exactly, since I didn’t come here…

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Earthquake last night - March 20th 2021

Earthquake last night – March 20th 2021

https://streamable.com/2txy2b So we were in bed when we felt the shake. Ok, we is not true. I felt the earthquake first, and my son was asking me why I kept gasping. I was trying to gauge if it was going to be over soon, or if it was going to continue and get stronger. I decided to finally film it. A friend living in the States asked me a good question today – when do you actually decided to get…

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Are you comfortable living in Japan as an ESL teacher ?

Are you comfortable living in Japan as an ESL teacher ?

Are you comfortable living in Japan as an ESL teacher ? Recently this was asked by someone on Reddit. I will copy and paste my answer on here. I guess it depends on how you define “comfortable”. I am single parent to a 4year old and we can afford to travel twice a year (outside of Japan, pre-pandemic) and still have something set aside. I live 20 Min from ueno. I don’t live in a danchi(not…

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Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura 日光江戸村

Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura 日光江戸村

As I mentioned in my earlier post about Tobu Square World, I’ll talk about the other theme park we went to in Nikko. This one is called Edomura, a theme park that is largely inspired by Edo period in Japan. What is it ? /h2> In Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, there is still a slice of the Edo Period left for to you find. Step back in time to 17th century Japan and explore the beauty, culture and…

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Tobu World Square 東武スクエアワールド

Tobu World Square 東武スクエアワールド

Last November, me and my son took a trip to Nikko to take advantage of the Go To Travel campaign and to celebrate his 4th birthday. I’ve lived in Tokyo for 11 years and never actually been to Nikko. It was just for one night but my planned itinerary was like this – Tokyo – > Tobu Square World -> Edo Wonderland Edomura -> Kinugawa Onsen (stay for the night) -> Shrines in Nikko the next day ->…

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Learner's Permit Practice Test

Learner’s Permit Practice Test

I have managed only to make two because I have been so busy but this is base don the book , The Master of your Driving – English Version. https://forms.gle/NcLWERHWSqahEDkR8 https://forms.gle/mGPsYzuW3hMvg1xM9 I’ll make more soon. This is 50 points in total. The passing is 45/50.

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I passed the written test "gakka shiken" 学科試験 today for the learner's permit 仮免許 .

I passed the written test “gakka shiken” 学科試験 today for the learner’s permit 仮免許 .

I passed the written test “gakka shiken” 学科試験 today for the learner’s permit 仮免許 . This is my second time to take it, and the first time I missed it by one point. In order to take the karimen test, make sure to bring the following – 1 ID photo x 2 2 your alien card 3 your passport 4 your juminhyou issued recently 5 money – 2900 Yen non refundable even if you fail 6 glasses Be sure to arrive…

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[Reddit]A Group of Samurai in front of Egypt's Sphinx, 1864

[Reddit]A Group of Samurai in front of Egypt’s Sphinx, 1864

[Reddit]A Group of Samurai in front of Egypt’s Sphinx, 1864 From the Wikipedia page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Japanese_Embassy_to_Europe_(1863) The Second Japanese Embassy to Europe (Japanese: 第２回遣欧使節, also 横浜鎖港談判使節団), also called the Ikeda Mission, was sent on February 6, 1864 by the Tokugawa shogunate. The head of the mission was Ikeda Nagaoki, governor of small villages of Ibara,…

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Izu Granpal Amusement Park 伊豆ぐらんぱる公園 in Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県

Izu Granpal Amusement Park 伊豆ぐらんぱる公園 in Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県

Where is  Izu Granpal Amusement Park 伊豆ぐらんぱる公園 ? Address : 〒413-0231　Shizuoka-ken Ito-shi Futo 1090  TEL:[phone] 〒413-0231　静岡県伊東市富戸1090 How do we get there ? We took the Tokaido Line from Ueno. We got off at Atami and changed to the Ito Line . We got off at Ito Kogen and took the bus. I didn’t know there was a bus directly from Ito station. Izu Granpal Amusement Park 伊豆ぐらんぱる公園 in Shizuoka…

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Part 1 - Driver's License Important Points 仮免

Part 1 – Driver’s License Important Points 仮免

I decided to compress some important information from the book, The Master of Your Driving. According to my instructor, these questions may appear in the learner’s permit test. page 5 – Vehicles refer to automobiles, mopeds and light vehicles. Automobiles exclude vehicles and light vehicles. page 10 – You should both obey and the rules and be considerate. Just obeying the rules and not being…

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Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest 相模湖プレジャーフォレスト

Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest 相模湖プレジャーフォレスト

Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest 相模湖プレジャーフォレスト. The self-driving car ride. My son driving the self-driving car. Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest 相模湖プレジャーフォレスト. Me driving the F1 car. Late post. We went to Sagamiko in November. We booked using the Go-To campaign and got a massive discount. Where is Sagamiko ? This is the address : 電話：[phone] 住所：〒252-0175　神奈川県相模原市緑区若柳1634番地  1634 Wakayanagi,…

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Lessons

I am accepting online bookings for lessons so I figured better post a photo since people want to see who they are taking lessons with. Hello, this is me. Please call me Trish or Teresa. Selfie taken on January 9th 2020 Hello everyone. I haven’t updated this profile since forever. I have been in Japan for over a decade now. I haven’t posted much lately because I have been extremely busy with life…

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Happy New Year everyone !

Happy New Year everyone !

This is my commitment – to post at least one entry a week. I worked on my spreadsheet to reflect our expenses for the year. Here it is :2020 Expenses. Single parent household in Tokyo. I made an actual payment of 2.7 million yen (25,975 USD as Google converts it), through credit card, wire transfer or Paypay or anything with a receipt. Anything that does not have a receipt, I marked as 0. This…

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Bills, bills, bills I was doing both my payroll and my finances last Wednesday (typically need to submit the invoice before the month ends or pay will be delayed) and was so astounded at the amount that I have paid or have to pay..

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Fishing at Berry Park Fish On! Shishidome,Tsuru, Yamanashi

Last weekend, a friend invited me and my son go with them fishing in Yamanashi.

I had just done the fishing taiken in Okinawa and was very excited to do it again.

The place was about two hours from Tokyo. We left early in the morning and he drove all the way to the site. He had all the equipment so we didn’t need to rent or buy anything. I think the fee was 4,000 for half day and free for my 3…

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