[samokan]

1979 - born in the Philippines
1992 - finished primary school
1996 - finished high school
1998 - had my first official japanese class ( 1 semester ) at the university
2000 - graduate from the University
- got hired in a Japanese Company 2 week before my graduation
- December of the same year had my first business trip to Japan for 2 weeks

2001 - feb., second business trip for another 2 weeks
2002 - august, techical training in Japan for 100 days
2004 - got pissed with one of our company forum , and decided to quit. applied for the same company that my friend worked, got accepted after
the first interview, thanks also to my friends recommendation and luck/timing.after 2 months left for osaka.
Oct 2004 - present - working in osaka