Club Filipina April 2013

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 4 | APRIL 2013

HEALTH & FITNESS

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PILLOW TALK

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OF THE MONTH

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Manila Operations Nathan Dy Sales & Marketing Representative Jinky Watanabe

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Contributors: Writers Akemi Kobayashi-Po, Niki Medina, Florante Arcilla III , Stephanie Kei , Chris Raymund Hernandez

Cover Girl

Yumi Iwai

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Our hot tattooed babe for April is Princess Antonio Sosa. This 22 year old stunner lists sinigang, adobo and binagooongan as some of her favorite foods, but we were surprised to find out that she doesn't go to the gym or exercise. No wonder she is turned on by guys who can cook for her (hint, hint!)

Like all women ruled by the sign of Aries, Princess possess an impeccable sense of style and loves dressing up and posing in front of the camera. She loves to hangout and go out with friends. She jams to RnB music.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

WORDS CHRIS RAYMUND I. HERNANDEZ Taekwondo Instructor and Crossfitter

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TIME to use your

e all know the saying "USE YOUR COCONUT". Well maybe that saying came from our ancestors meaning "USE COCONUT" in our diet. Before, back when I was not into "Paleo", I tried to avoid coconut into my diet because most of us know it is full of fat. Well it is true that coconut oil has saturated "fat" but this kind of fat is beneficial to our health according to modern day studies. Coconut oil, Coconut water and Coconut milk have different health nutrients that can supply our body of the essential vitamins that are not highly available in other loss, heart health, stress reduction, fruits. Let us differentiate each other skincare, hair & nail health, mental accordingly. acuity, kidney cleansing, natural hang-over cure.

Coconut oil -The health benefits Coconut milk- If you love the taste of coconut oil include hair care, and flavour of coconut milk, there's skin care, stress relief, maintaining some good news for you! Coconut cholesterol levels, weight loss, milk is also quite good for health increased immunity, proper digestion and should be used as an important and metabolism, relief from kidney ingredient in cooking. Coconut milk problems, heart diseases, high blood is quite good for your heart's health. pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, It helps control weight and keeps dental care, and bone strength. These blood sugar level under a check. Also, benefits of oil can be attributed to the it helps you feel full faster and hence presence of lauric acid, capric acid very beneficial for people who are and caprylic acid, and its properties trying to lose weight. If you feel full, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial and soothing properties.

Coconut

you tend to eat less. Moreover, it also reduces your bad cholesterol and is a great cure for arthritis and joint pains. Coconut milk has some beauty benefits too. It moisturises your skin and nourishes it from within making it look beautiful and soft.

Now that you know the benefits of coconut go on add it in your diet, but we must not focus mainly on this fruit, we must remember that too much of anything is also not good for ones health. Always remember it's best to eat "natural" and stay away from "processed foods"

Coconut water - for more than 4,000 years, coconut water has been revered as a natural source of nutrition, wellness, beauty and hydration. In times of famine and war, coconut water has been used as an intravenous fluid and saved many lives. It’s the only natural substance that can be safely injected into the human blood stream. Now modern science has validated its effectiveness. But it certainly makes coconut water sound pretty special. It’s said to help with: Muscle performance, energy, weight-

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BEAUTY CALL

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Blooming spring?

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Let me share these easy steps. Read on ladies‌

1 First apply any eyeshadow primer all over your eyelid and up to the brow bone. This will act as your base and will ensure your eyeshadow won't crease. ( MAC's paint pot in painterly is a musttry! )

4 Get a new blending brush with loads of brown matte eyeshadow and apply it into your crease.

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Pat orange or coral eyeshadow all over your lid using a flat eyeshadow brush.

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Then get a clean fluffy brush to blend it up to your crease.

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Using a clean brush, blend the brown eyeshadow.

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When your eyeshadow is well-blended, next to apply is a gel eyeliner. Using a liner brush, create a thin line close to your lash line. Be sure not to winged it to attain a natural look.

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Using a clean brush, blend the brown eyeshadow.

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Then, black eyeliner to your waterline.

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10 For the lips, use any coral or orange-y shade that slightly matches your eyeshadow.

For the cheeks, use peach tone blush.

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You can use lip brush to apply your lipstick or for blending.

Finally, have your lips shimmered by using any coral or peachy shade gloss.

Finish!

THAT'S IT!! It suits for any skin tone, easy to do and perfect for spring.

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To excel in her craft, Loida is currently taking culinary classes at ABC Cooking School which is considered as one of the finest culinary schools here in Japan,. She is also doing a part-time job in an obento company to gain more knowledge about the ins and outs of running a food business.

Eventually, she aspires to have a restaurant and coffee shop of her own that will offer "sumptuous creations beyond imagination". For orders and inquiries contact: 080-3705-0912

any Filipinos dream of having a successful life, Loida Ozaki believes that sucesss comes to those who have the ability to create their own“success path” Born as second in a brood of three, Loida Fernandez Oris -Ozaki lived a typical happy normal life in the Philippines. Like most of us, she used to help her parents on their everyday household chores which included running errands and assisting in the kitchen. When she was 9, her parents went on a long vacation to Baguio – which Loida credits to igniting her passion for cooking.

Her first ever home cooked meal was chopsuey which her sibling enjoyed.

As Loida was growing older, her mother started a small restaurant business near their home. Her mother asked for her assistance to help her with their business.

Whenever her mother is not around, she was the one responsible for the menu. She had to prepare a number of dishes in a short period of time to keep the business running as her mother does. This experience made her better in her craft.

Fate then changed her life around.

Never did she imagined that she would be married to Shigenori Ozaki, a Japanese national. Loida and her husband decided to live in Japan. They were blessed with two beautiful sons,Yuki andYuta. According to her, marrying a foreigner is not as easy as

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it is. She had to make a huge adjustment to make their marriage work. She also had to exert extra effort since she lived with her mother-in-law. She had to learn Japanese cuisine for her family. It was hard for her because she had no idea on what to prepare, which food to cook and what the ingredients were. Good enough, her husband and mother-in-law were very supportive of her and made her Japanese cooking experience easier In her stay in Japan, Loida never had the chance to work as she was a full time housewife to her husband and kids.

During her spare time, she would spend most of her time inside the kitchen. She started off with baking goodies like pan de sal, siopao, etc. However, the results were not as what she expected. But this did not hinder her to keep on trying thus, reviving her senses to the thing that she loved doing when she was young - cooking.

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Aside from her family, her friends here in Japan encouraged her to continue her hobby. Loida enjoys baking for them. Until one day, some of her colleagues enticed her to turn her hobby into a business.

This became her door to Thinkervelle Sweets n Pastries. She started selling in small batches to friends. She got positive responses that led her to create more. Her products includes cupcakes, muffins, pan de sal, macaroons, pan de coco, leche flan, royal icing cakes, siopao, empanada, etc.

She also ventured into a catering business for birthdays and other occasions where she offers a wide variety of dishes. In addition to that, she now offers fondant cakes which is barely known here in Japan. Word of mouth became her marketing tool to spread the news to Filipinos here in Japan. She does not treat her business as business per se but as a passion she loves doing.

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a tuwing ako ay online at gumagamit ng facebook, marami sa kamag-anakan at kaibigan ko ang nagsasabi na "asenso" na daw ako dahil nga daw "blooming" ako sa mga larawan ko. Ang hindi lang nila alam ay makapal ako magpulbos kaya akala nila ay nagpapaturok ako ng glutathione para pumuti. Pero ang katotohanan ay hindi naman talaga ako "asenso", bagkus ay nagsusumikap ako para mabigyan ko ng magandang buhay ang dalawang asawa ko, tatlong kerida, apat na ka fling, labing-dalawang anak, at apat na kolehiyalang pinag-aral ko sa aking "scholarship foundation".

Noong ako ay nag-aaral pa ng kursong "vulcanology major in synthetic rubber application" sa Ricky Reyes Beauty School Plus sa may Kamias, iniisip ko kung ano ba ang pinagkaiba ng buhay sa Japan kumpara sa Pinas.

Marami na kasi akong napapanood sa telebisyon na patungkol sa Japan, katulad ng doraemon, sailormoon at voltes v. Kaya nga pinangarap ko na makatungtong sa bansa na kung saan ay legal ang pagsuot ng colored wig at

maiiksing shorts na kita na ang brand ng sanitary napkin... with wings.

Manghang-mangha ako sa ganda at linis ng bansang hapon at talagang gustong-gusto kong makapunta. Kaya nga kahit inggit na inggit ako sa mga kaibigan ko na nakipag-apir na kay mickey mouse sa tokyo disneyland, ay nagsumikap ako kahit alam ko na pang "row four" lang ang utak ko at pinagsikapan kong i-solve ang mga multiple choice questions sa pamamagitan ng pagsulat ng essay.

Kaya nga nakatapos ako ng aking kurso sa loob lamang ng 8 years at hindi naman sa pagmamayabang,

1. Sweldo - Dito sa Japan, magtrabaho ka ng isang buwan, at yung sahod mo ay maipambibili mo ng bagong laptop. Sa Pinas naman, ang isang buwan mo na sweldo ay kaya ng makabili ng "kahon" ng laptop, at waterproof pa ang kahon na ito! HI-TECH!

pero ako ay nakatapos na pangatlo "with honors" sa aming klase kahit alam kong dalawa lang kami sa aming klase.

Kaya nga nang maswerte akong nabunot sa taunang bolahan ng mga itatapon sa ibang bansa, ay agad akong napatalon ng 3 pulgada mula sa pagkakaupo ko sa inodoro at sabay suntok sa langit at sumigaw ng, "SUCCESS!". At ngayong nandito na ako sa bansa na may dalawang kulay ang watawat, napagtanto ko na hindi naman nagkakalayo ang buhay na iniwan ko sa Pinas. Eto yung mga sinasabi kong halimbawa: 4. Tren - Dito sa Japan, napakabilis ng tren. Halos wala pang 5 minuto ay maaari ka ng bumaba dahil nakarating ka na a destinasyon mo. Sa Pilipinas, napakabilis ng mandurukot. Halos wala pang 5 minuto ay nadukot na lahat ng pwedeng madukot sa iyo, pati ang puri mo. OMG!

2. Kagamitan - Dito sa Japan, ang mga kagamitang pinaglumaan na ay itinatapon para makabili ng bago. Sa PiliPinas, ang kagamitang pinaglumaan na ay lalagyan lang ng plastic para magmukhang bago!

AMAZING!

5. Oras - Dito sa Japan, may tinatawag na "on-time" dahil naniniwala sila na mahalaga ang oras ng bawat isa. Sa Pinas, merong tinatawag na "pinoy time" dahil naniniwala ang pinoy na mahalaga ang oras mo kumpara sa mga taong naghihintay sa iyo kapag may lakad kayo. BOOM!

3. Pagkain - Dito sa Japan, napakaganda ng presentation ng pagkain na parang ayaw mo ng kainin.

Sa Pinas, kahit wala ng presentation ang pagkain basta masarap ay talo-talo na. Kung minsan nga ay may libreng laruan pa tulad ng buhay na langaw sa lugaw at buhok na kulot sa siopao.

HUWAW!

6. Tindahan - Dito sa Japan, merong combini at vending machine na matatagpuan kada kanto para mabili mo ang mga kailangan mo sa oras na iyon. Sa Pinas, merong mga sari-sari store na kung saan tatlong hakbang mo pa lang pagkalabas ng bahay ay may bubungad na sa iyong tindahan na may tatlong tambay na handang hingan ka ng 20 pesos pambili ng gin bilog dahil gusto nilang uminom.

MGF?!!? (May Ganung Factor?!?!)

Hindi naman nagkakalayo ang buhay dito at ng buhay sa Pinas. Nasa tao naman kung paano niya pasasayahin ang sarili niya. Kaya nga kung kayo ay nalulungkot, nabobored at walang makausap, 'wag ninyong isiping tumalon sa riles ng tren, isipin na lang ninyo na may mga kaibigan kayong handang tumulong sa inyo, 'wag lang ninyo uutangan dahil baka takbuhan ninyo. Hanggang sa muli, at as usual, WALANG BASAGAN NG TRIP! www.clubfilipina.jp CLUB

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SEXY TIME

PillowTalk Stephanie with

Spring Fever is here

WORDS STEPHANIE KEI

As we all know, the weather is warming up and it is time to waken up that libido from winter slumber! Warmer weather means less clothes, more skin, and more sweaty sexy sessions! Having sex outdoors or in a public scene is exciting and can be a huge turn-on to some. Read on for some sexy places and location ideas to have some more fun under the sun, just make sure you don’t get caught!

Plan a Picnic – Pack up a light meal, bottle of wine, a blanket, and head out to view the gorgeous cherry blossoms…sweet, innocent, and sexy.

Road Trips – Take a long drive while playing with each other (road head encouraged!) and see how long you two can last before stopping to get it on!

Go Camping - Head out to the great outdoors like Fuji or Gunma and set up a tent – then pitch a tent, if you know what I mean!

Not too far - You don’t even have to go too far to have some fun! Your home turf is a great place to experiment outdoors, just step into your backyard or balcony!

Tip: use the chair for more positions!

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Rest Stop – Speaking of road trip, a

Child’s Play – Head to your local playground

rest stop is a great place to get busy!

at night and have some fun on the slide or swings

Take a Hike – Head out to Takao or Ome and seek a secret place behind the trees, but please, no animal noises

Backseat – Windows Up– An old school classical outdoor location, just make sure no one is watching!

Is That on the Menu? – Seek out a fancy hotel or Restaurant Bar, have a few drinks, whisper something sexy, then have a quickie in a private stall

Parking Lot – Have a quick lunch “date” in the empty roof top of a mall or super market nearby Movie Theatre – Almost perfect location with dimmed lights and the loud speakers! Simply sit in the back of the theatre and no one will notice the mysterious fondling and discreet play!

Under the Stars – Take advantage of these beautiful Japan nights by a night out under nature’s natural lighting

Up High – Head to your roof top of your house or apartment complex, only the birds will know your secret!

Ferris Wheel – Enough said, enjoy the ride!

Alley Cats – Japan being a busy city, there are plenty of dark and secluded alley ways to scope out, especially at night!

Take a Soak – find a private hot spring that allows couples, and enjoy a wet and relaxing time – check out Takaragawa or Shirouma Onsen

Take a Walk – Go on a romantic stroll with your partner and scope out a secluded park to get some extra exercise a nd there you have it!

There are just a few locations and ideas of new places to be adventurous and take advantage of the new spring weather. Obviously, these are just some ideas to get you and your partner’s creative juices flowing. Above all, be safe, have fun, and try not to get caught pants down!

"JUST MAKE SURE NO ONE IS WATCHING"

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STRANDed IN JAPAN

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IT'S SPRING WORDS & PHOTOS TOTOMAI

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he most anticipated season in Japan has finally arrived.

It also means that the streets and parks will be covered with pink canopies, aka cherry blossoms (sakura), for a limited couple of weeks. It's mother nature's treat, or to an extent a bribe, for giving us a cold treatment the past few months.

Why is spring very popular here in Japan? It's because of the Hanami, or flower viewing. Everyone, from friends, families, tourists, is out of their houses, troops to the park and enjoys being showered by these petals falling at a speed of 5 cm/s. You can't even prohibit a person who is allergic to pollen to miss this event. Parks around Tokyo is turning into a big playground.

Hanami (花見, lit. "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, "flower" in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms ("sakura") or (less often) plum blossoms ("ume")

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Shinjuku gyoen and Yoyogi ken are two of the most popular parks in Tokyo. Everything that is happening in the park is very random. Some take it as a photo opportunity. Some to get drunk. Others to play. To bond with their family. To be crazy. Name it and you can see a representative or two.

Shinjuku gyoen is stricter compared to Yoyogi ken. No booze is allowed and there's an entrance fee of 200 yen. The place is very good though.

Lots of cherry blossoms variety show-off during our visit. Yoyogi ken on the other hand is more animated compared to the former. This place defines the celebration of spring.

Ah spring, even if you are not my favorite season, I'll fully welcome you should you plan in staying for a year. You just don't know how you make everyone inspired and genkii.

Give me a ring once you have your decision.

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COVER FOCUS

Sweet

Blossoms Our cover girl for this Spring issue is none other than Yumi Iwai. The cute, bubbly and kawaii Japinay is currently a 2nd year college student taking up Foreign Service at the Women’s University in Tokyo, Japan.

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Yumi who is now 19 years old, loves fashion and dressing up. Even as a little girl she has always been amazed with clothes, makeup and fondly remembers how her Filipina mom encouraged her with her passion. “I would always look at myself in front of the mirror trying on different poses that I see models in the runway do and try to copy them, whenever my mom would catch me doing this she would always tell me that I looked like a model” which of course boosted the little girl's self-esteem.

It was in her early teenage years that her modelling career started when she was given a chance to try out for an audition to be one of the teenage models for Penty Magazine a popular teenage fashion magazine here in Japan. Yumi was chosen along side other Japanese teenage girls for the magazine, fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a model.

As years passed by, Yumi worked on her career as a model by searching for the right connections and luckily she was able to find the right people that enabled here to book modelling gigs.

Lately she has been with "bröocH", a well known hair salon in Tokyo working as one of their hair models.

Working with "bröocH" have given Yumi the right exposure that she needed in the industry, eventually landing her photos on famous magazines like ViVi and Ray magazine. Yumi confesses that working as a hair model is harder than the usual advertising/commercial modelling because aside from having to stay pretty you have no control as to what the new hairstyle trend would be and have no choice but to have a perm, colour your hair or as you can see on her recent pics - cut your hair short.

For this young lady, persistence, hard work, determination, optimism and enthusiasm paved the way towards achieving the dream she used to have and turning it into reality.

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For this young lady,

persistence, hard work, determination, optimism and enthusiasm

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paved the way towards achieving the dream she used to have and turning it into reality

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FOOD REVIEW

Food Trip sa

IHAWAN SHINJUKU

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asasarap ang mga pagkain dito sa Japan at hindi ko itinatanggi na paborito kong kumain ng mga Japanese food, pero dahil mahigit tatlong taon na rin akong nagtatrabaho dito, hinahanaphanap ko yung mga putahe na alam kong sa Pilipinas lang makakain.

Nirekomenda sa akin na subukan kong kumain sa may "Ihawan Shinjuku" isa sa pinaka-sikat at kilalang Philippine restaurant dito sa Tokyo na pag mamay-ari ni Mama Aki, at dali-dali kong pinuntahan ang nasabing kainan para matikman ang kanilang pinagmamalaking mga putahe.

Pagpasok pa lang ay sinalubong na ako ni Chikara, ang macho gwapito nilang bartender, at ang parating naka smile nilang cook na si Boogie.

Sinabi ko sa kanila na ipaghanda nila ako ng mga putahe na kapag nalasahan ko, ay parang nasa Pilipinas lang ako.

Agad-agad na hinanda ni Boogie ang mga espesyal na pagkain, at wala pang 10 minuto, inilabas niya ang pampagana, ang Chicharong Bulaklak.

Parang huminto ang puso ko nung nakita ko ang hinanda. Tamang-tama

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PHOTOGRAPHY LENARD PO FOR SLEEKGEEK STUDIOS

na appetizer ito habang umiinom ng masarap at malamig na San Miguel beer, na dito ko lang nabibili (pati na rin ang Red Horse at iba pang alcoholic beverages galing sa Pilipinas). Pagsawsaw sa suka na may sili ay agad ko itong sinubo at ako ay nagulat dahil mainit at malutong ang pagkakaluto. Ang lasa nito ay swak na swak at hindi gaanong maalat. Pinahanga ako sa husay ng VOL. 2 NO. 4 CLUB

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pagkakaluto at pagkakahanda na sabi sa akin ni Chef Boogie ay siya daw mismo ang nag timpla at nagpakulo nito bago prinito.

Sinunod niya ang Sinampalukang Tilapia, na kung iisipin ay ngayon ko lang narinig, dahil madalas ang alam ko lang ay sinigang. Pagkahigop ko ng sabaw ay agad akong napapikit sa sarap at tamang timpla ng asim at alat. Malinamnam ang tilapia at

naka-isa't kalahating kanin agad ang naubos ko habang nahigop ng mainit at masarap na sabaw.

Hindi pa tapos, nilabas niya ang Sizzling Gambas na tunay namang sizzling na inihanda sa aking harapan Kumuha ako ng isang hipon at talaga namang napa-mmmmmmmm ako sa sarap ng hipon. Sabi nga nila na kapag hipon, tapon ulo, pero ang gambas sa Ihawan Shinjuku, pati ulo, hindi itatapon.

Habang nginangasab ko pa ang gambas, nilabas naman niya ang Crispy Pata, at sa pangalawang pagkakataon, huminto ulo ang puso ko. Marami na akong nakaing crispy pata noong nasa Pinas pa ako, pero hindi ako pinahiya ni Boogie dahil balat pa lang, solve na! Malambot na malutong ang balat ng crispy pata at tamang-tama ang lambot ng laman ng baboy. Kung tutuusin, kahit hindi na ako magsawsaw ng suka ay pwede na, pero dahil masarap din ang pagkakagawa ng sawsawan, sino ba ako para tanggihan ang bibihirang pagkakataon na isawsaw ang masarap na crispy pata sa malasang sawsawan na suka.

At akala ko ay tapos na, nagulat ako nang inilabas niya ang isa sa mga hindi nawawala kapag may inuman, ang Sizzling Sisig. Habang hinahalo ko ang sisig kasama ng sili at lemon, amoy na amoy ko ang sarap dahil umuusok pa ito sa init, nakalimutan kong busog na ako at napakain muli ako ng sisig. Malambot, malinamnam, at tamang tama lang ang anghang ng sisig. Sinaluhan ko ng isa pang rice ang sisig na napakasarap.

Natapos ako na pakiramdam ko ay nasa Pinas lang ako pero ng bayaran na bumalik ang isip ko na nasa Japan pala ako dahil YEN ang sinigilan! Walang problema dahil affordable at sulit ang mga presyosa Ihawan. At kung sakaling maisipan

kong kumain muli ng putaheng pinoy, hindi ako magdadalawang isip na pumunta sa Ihawan SHinjuku.

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あなたも税金の還付申請対象者！！ 知らない人と差がつく！ 得する税金！？ 日本に住むフィリピン人、又は配偶者がフィリピン人の日本人は 約９7%の方々に税金還付のチャンスが有るのを知っていますか！？

皆さんは日本に住む外国人も日本人と同じように所得税と住民税の還付申請ができるという話をご存知ですか？ 日本で働き日本の所得税と住民税を納めていて母国の家族や親戚に援助を行っていれば、一定の条件のもとその行為が 「扶養」 と認められ、税法上の優遇すなわち 「扶養控除」 の適用を 受けることができるのです。最長で所得税・住民税それぞれ5年分の納め過ぎた税金が還付されるということです。 では実際どのくらいの税金が還付されるのでしょうか？還付される金額はあくまで支払った税金の範囲内で、 それ以上になることはありません。 しかしこれまで支払った税金の合計は意 外と多額で還付予想額を算出すると皆さん非常に驚かれます。 この制度適用は外国人のみならず、外国人を配偶者（フィリピン人等） にもつ日本人も配偶者の家族を扶養していれば適用されます。外国人と結婚した時点で配偶者の母国に住む配偶 者の家族・親族も法的な 「家族」 となるのです。 もちろん経済的な援助をすることで 「扶養」 となるわけですから、 これを証明することが必要となります。 還付申請を行う上で重要な注意点がありますので説明いたします。

＊日本人が申請する場合、扶養親族と認められるのは外国人配偶者の3親等以内の親族。 外国人が申請する場合、 自分自身の6親等以内。 ＊ 「扶養」 とは扶養親族に経済的に援助（金銭・物品） していること。 またそのことを証明する書類を提出できること。 一般的な質問事項＜＜Q & A＞＞ Q: どれくらい還付されるの？ A: 還付金は、 申告者により異なります 還付の可能性と還付概算額等は、 申請時に個々の書類を確認後に判明します。 Q: 還付されるまでの期間はどれくらい？ A: 還付金額同様申告者の扶養状況により異なります。 最短で約２~３カ月、最長で約１年から１年半程かかる方も中にはいます。 Q: 手数料はどの位？ A: 申告者により異なりますが、基本的には還付金額に対しての２０～２５％ （グループ割引、 リピーター割引あり） Q: ビザを持っていませんが、 申告は可能？ A: 超過滞在者（オーバーステイ） でも申告は可能ですが、 申告には必ず外国人登録されていることが必須となります。

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Q: 母国へ帰国する場合でも還付申告は可能ですか？ A: 納税管理人や代理人を立てれば申告は可能です。 Q: フィリピン人で現在は帰化して日本国籍ですが、 申告は可能ですか？ A: 帰化しても、家族が母国に在住し、扶養していれば可能です。 Q: 還付申告はフィリピン国籍ではなく他の国籍でも可能ですか？ A: 申告の条件を満たしていれば可能です。 Q: パートタイムで働いていても、還付申告は可能ですか？ A: 納めた税金が有れば可能です。 未払いが有る場合は、還付申告により充当されます。

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Q: 日本で１０年程働き、税金を納めていますが、全て申告すれば還付されますか？ A: 所得税、住民税共に最長で過去５年となります。 ５年以上の税金は還付対象外です。 実際に還付申請を行うためには、税務署・市区町村との対応・各種証明行為・言葉の違い等様々な問題が生じます。 自分自身で還付申告をすると、手続きが面倒、税務署へ何度も足を 運ぶのは困難、 また様々な難題、追加書類を納税者に依頼し、 スムーズに還付処理がされないケースが多い。 また還付されても、本来還付される金額の一部分しか受け取れないといっ たケースもあります。株式会社ﾊﾟｼﾌｨｯｸ･ｷﾞｬﾗﾝﾃｨは長年の経験と豊富な知識とを持ち、信頼できる税理士とともに皆様の正当な権利を行使するお手伝いをいたします。 還付の可能性 の有無、還付予定額、 また委託手数料率を予め申請者に通知し、 申請者は、 内容を確認した上で還付申告をするか否かの判断が可能となります。 ここまでは、無料で対応しています。 株式会社パシフィック・ギャランティとの手続き、連絡手段は主に電話、 Ｅメール、書類の郵送で行われます。 東京のみならず、 日本各地から還付申告の依頼にフィリピン人、 日本人ス タッフ等が丁寧に対応しています。 この機会にまずは電話相談をしてみると良いでしょう。

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