what lies beneath...

the folks here in chiba?

1. We developed fun Japanese terms.. here's a sample:
    Kanji: 情報        
  Reading: じょうほう        
  Meaning: ibang tawag sa taong mabaho        
  Context used : ang jouhou jouhou mo na, maligo ka naman!!!

2. Here's another:
    Kanji: 作成        
  Reading: さくせい        
  Meaning: and sinisigaw mo pagkatapos magbanyo…
   Context Used: <no need>

3. We exchange information.... here's a sample:
    Sample #1:
    Acronym: CGI
    Meaning: Common Gateway Interface

    Sample #2:
    Acronym: JAPAN
    Meaning: Just Always Pray At Night

    Sample#3:
    Acronym: TANDUAY RHUM
    Meaning: Tandaanam Anak, Naimas Daytoy Uray Awan Yelona; Ramanam, Haan Unay Makabartek
    (Remember son[/daughter], this tastes good even if [drunk] without ice; Taste it, it's not quite intoxicating)

4. We eat lunch together - prison-style! Offce "cafeteria" have long tables and short stools (in different colors, mind you).. The tea is self-service.. served fresh from a golden kettle.. then we fall in line for the food.. very chic.. very prison...

5. We work in silence..... yeah, right!

6. We run for the elevator when the clock strikes 12!

7. We always look forward to the weekends.

8. But we don't have anything special on weekends. Just gym and jogging and lunch. (We'll have kare-kare this weekend! No "towels", unfortunately)

9. We walk to the office. Great exercise!

10. We are now qualified as factory workers! We even wear their uniforms! Green or brown, take your pick!

11. We are gradually rising in numbers! It started with 1 person... then 2.. then 3... then 4.. then 10! Now we're 13! 2 more to come next week!

I wish I could show you pictures of us in uniforms.. nobody dared to take a picture inside and outside the office for the fear that it might not be allowed to do so. (And really, nobody also dared to show themselves in factory uniforms.. hehehe)