Club Filipina Volume 2 Issue 11

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Stranded In Japan ILLUMINATED HOLIDAY Girl Next Door ROYAL ANNE ANNE TONGOL

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YAYOI Health And Fitness MASSAGE YOUR WAY TO FASTER RECOVERY

Walang Basagan ng Trip KAPAL MUKS!

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Publisher Lenard Po / Sleekgeek Studio lenardpo@clubfilipina.jp

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Editorial Bob Davis Sales & Marketing Representative Jinky Watanabe Sales & Marketing Representative Nagoya Bonneta Ann Contributors: Writers Akemi Kobayashi-Po, Niki Medina, Bob Davis, Florante Arcilla III, Chris Raymund Hernandez Photographers Corey Daniels, Noli Ferna n(kidperez.com), Totomai, Sleekgeek Studios, Benson Golong, Albert Goquinco, Eric Vasco Florante Arcilla III Makeup Nikki Medina of Sleek Makeup Artistry, Allyzon Azarraga, Aimee Mateo Web Development Jason Conde Art Director Popoy Ferrer Watermelon Manila

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Vida isn’t your typical sexy gal - active and sporty Vida plays a lot of sports including wakeboarding and basketball - she is even part of her school’s varsity. Aside from sports Vida struts her stuff modeling on events like car and fashion shows.

V I TA L S V I DA M A R I E Z E N PA R E D E S 21 YEARS OLD VITAL STATS: 3 4 - 2 5 - 3 5 AGE:

PHOTOGRAPHY ALBERT GOQUINGCO HMUA ALLYSON AZARRAGA

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HEALTH & FITNESS WORDS CHRIS RAYMUND I. FERNANDEZ Taekwondo Instructior and Crossfitter

Massage your way to a

Faster Recovery

Our body needs pampering, specially if we workout most of the time, our muscles get sore and fatigued, not to mention the stress we get from our daily work, surely our body will take its toll. We might have the best diet and we might have the right amount of sleep but without massage therapy our body cannot recover the right way. We don't need to be an athlete to have a massage, even ordinary individuals needs a body massage on a weekly basis. Massage therapy can help you recover and heal faster if done correct by a good masseur or masseuse.

Here are some of the benefits massage has to offer: 1. Massage can help increase joint mobility by reducing any thickening of the connective tissue and helping to release restrictions in the fascia. It helps to free adhesions, break down scar tissue and decrease inflammation. As a result, it can help to restore range of motion to stiff joints. Massage improves muscle tone and balance, reducing the physical stress placed on bones and joints.

2. Massage relieves muscular tightness, stiffness, spasms and restrictions in the muscle tissue. It increases flexibility in the muscles due to muscular relaxation. It increases blood circulation bringing more oxygen and nutrients into the muscle.

This reduces muscle fatigue and soreness. It promotes rapid removal of toxins and waste products from the muscle.

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3. Help improve circulation by mechanically assisting the flow of blood back to the heart .

Produce an enhanced blood flow; delivery of fresh oxygen and nutrients to the tissues is improved and the removal of waste products, toxins and carbon dioxide is hastened via the venous system.

Also help decrease blood pressure, due to dilation of capillaries 4.Regular massage may help to strengthen the immune system, due to the increase in white blood cells. 7. Massage can help reduce stress and anxiety by relaxing both mind 5. Massage can help increase and body it can create a feeling production of sweat from the sweat of well-being and enhanced selfglands, helping to excrete urea and esteem and promote positive body waste products through the skin. awareness and an improved body image through relaxation.

6. Massage deepens respiration and improves lung capacity by Now that you know the postive relaxing any tightness in the effects of massage, don't forget to respiratory muscles. have it in your weekly schedule.

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atagal ng makapal ang mukha ko, simula pa lang ng mangudngod ang pagmumukha ko sa semento ng hardin namin, kaya nga busalsal ang nguso ko. Pero sa totoo lang, matatawag bang makapal ang mukha kung logical naman ang ginagawa mo? Pwede bang sabihing na ang kakapalan ng mukha ay depende sa sitwasyon?

Medyo malabo akong kausap ‘no?

Pagpasensyahan na ninyo dahil sa kakulangan ko sa nutrisyon sa utak, pero ang sinasabi ko lang, kung kakapalan ko na rin lang ang pagmumukha ko, sisiguraduhin ko munang kaya kong panindigan ang mga pwedeng maibato sa aking batikos dahil alam naman natin na tayo ay nabubuhay sa mundo na puno ng kaplastikan.

Kaya sasagutin ko lang ang ibang mga paratang sa akin noon to make myself clear. Hindi ako nagpapaliwanag sa mga gawain ko, pero para maintindihan ng mga hindi nakakaintindi, mahirap na, nakakahawa na kasi ang pagiging tanga.

Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang kumuha ng ilang pakete ng lipton tea kung nagbayad naman ako ng drink all you can sa restaurant na kinainan ko. Ine-exercise ko lang ang karapatan ko bilang customer na nagbayad para sa kinain o ininom ko. TEA PACKET COLLECTOR Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang ubusin ang pagkain sa isang party kung nagbayad naman ako ng higit pa sa presyo ng kinakain ko. Isinasabuhay ko lang ang paniniwala ko na marami ang nagugutom sa mundong ibabaw

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Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang humingi ng kechup sa mcdo para ipangsawsaw sa french fries ko na binili ko gamit ang perang pinaghirapan ko.

Hindi rin naman kakapalan ng mukha na humingi ulit ng dagdag kechup para naman ilagay sa burger na binili ko rin sa mcdo. SAUCE ENTHUSIAST Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang makisagap ng wi-fi sa kapitbahay, lalo na kung wala itong security pass, hindi ko kasalanang hindi marunong magset-up ng wi-fi connection ang kapitbahay namin.

TECHNOLOGY BUFF Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang mangarkila ng pelikula sa video city at kopyahin ito, nagandahan lang naman ako sa palabas kaya gusto ko itong ulit-ulitin.

MOVIE FANATIC

Hindi kakapalan ng mukha kung makipag-inuman ako at malakas akong mamulutan.

Kaya nga hinanda yang pagkain para ubusin tapos gusto ninyo yung mga langaw pa ang magpyesta sa tuna-skyflakes na hinanda ninyo?

DISH LOVER Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang iuwi ko ang mga aluminum cans na wala ng laman sa ginanap na christmas party ng kumpanya namin noon. Sa katunayan, tinulungan ko pa ang mga janitor na mabawasan ang load nila at the same time kumita pa ako ng mahigit 500 sa pagbenta ko ng lata ng softdrink sa junk shop. HUMANITARIAN / ENVIRONMENTALIST / ENTREPRENEUR Hindi kakapalan ng mukha ang makiusap sa trafic enforcer/pulis kung mahuli ako na nag-left turn sa isang kalsada na hindi ko naman makita ang no left turn sign. Iniisip ko na lang na ito yung mga bagong sign na inspired sa “where’s wally” na palabas. SMOOTH TALKER Sana nagkaroon kayo ng idea na ang kakapalan ng mukha ay depende sa sitwasyon. Alam ko naman ang ibig sabihin ng mga salitang iyan. Kayo ba? Feeling ba ninyo na kakapalan ng mukha ang ginagawa ninyo? Mag-isip ka muna, malay mo, feeling lang yun ng iba. Hanggang sa muli, WALANG BASAGAN NG TRIP!

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PHOTOGRAPHY ERIC VASCO HMUA GERRY CABUSO

V I TA L S ANNE TONGOL AGE: 22 YEARS OLD HOMETOWN: A N G E L E S C I T Y, PAMPANGA VITAL STATS: 36-24-36

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Anne Tongol hails from Angeles City, Pampanga.

A college student, she is also working part time as a lingerie model. She tries to make time for both endeavors as she considers education to be very important and modeling to be her passion and aims to be a professional model soon.

Although it may not look like it but Anne loves eating chocolates. She also loves to sing oftentimes going to karaoke with friends or just singing her heart out while taking a shower.

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She tries to make time for both endeavors as

she considers education to be very important

and modeling to be her passion and aims to be a professional model soon.

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STRANDED IN JAPAN

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re you planning to visit Japan this holiday season? You may think that there’s nothing to see in Japan at this time since it is a nonChristian country. You are wrong. Japan still found ways to celebrate the Christmas season.

One of the things that you can look forward to is the lavish, colorful and vibrant illuminations. These illuminations are all over Japan. Get ready with your camera! Take it from a hobbyist who is afraid of night shots or long exposure photography! (Tripods are most of the times discouraged).

It must be noted though that December 25 is not a special holiday here, it is a regular working day. That would be mean less crowd on Christmas day!

And If you are ever in Japan from November to February and would like to experience these hypnotizing illuminations, here are some of the place you might want to go. Just recently, I went to Country Farm Tokyo German Village and I highly recommend the place not only for its

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lighting lollipops but also because of million colorful lights.

Transportation may quite be a challenge but it is worth all the hassle.

If you just want to be in the city, Tokyo has lots of illuminated spots too. These places may not be as large as the previous but are enough to leave you in awe. One of them is the Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination. There are also other illuminations around Tokyo.

Or if you want to be far away from busy cities in Tokyo, you can go south and visit Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, Japan. This amusement park is the closest thing to Holland. Feel the European Christmas Spirit there. Photo enthusiasts will find this place very interesting. Again, avoid bringing your tripods though.

You don’t need to think twice in case you plan to come to Japan at this time of the year. Just buy your plane tickets.

ASAP.

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ur cover girl from this issue is Yayoi Kawahara, originally from Kagoshima which is located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu which is nicknamed the “Naples of the Eastern World” for its bay location and hot climate.

Yayoi moved to Tokyo shortly after graduating from high school wherein she got into modeling completely by accident when she attended a friend’s piano recital. “A guest who was sitting next to me asked if I could walk for a fashion show she was involved in” it turns out the girl beside her was a makeup artist for that fashion show.

Yayoi never thought of herself as a model before, friends and family would always encourage her to to try out modeling as a profession. She enjoyed her first fashion show and found the experience to be exciting and exhilarating, since then she has been modeling passionately.

2013 has been a good year for Yayoi as she has traveled back and forth between New York and Tokyo eventually getting a cover spread for a US magazine. She also did several ramp modeling gigs during the New York Fashion Week and even did a music video for a Latin song - landing her first acting experience.

Yayoi aims to further her international modeling career and hopefully get into the European fashion scene, when not modeling Yayoi is also a writer- having worked as a writer for a Japanese newspaper company in New York and an online magazine. She loves modeling and writing and considers herself to be lucky as she is living her dreams and passion.

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YAYOI NEVER THOUGHT OF HERSELF AS A MODEL BEFORE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WOULD ALWAYS ENCOURAGE HER TO TO TRY OUT MODELING AS A PROFESSION.

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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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