All About Me ;)

Maniniyot is a Bisaya word – my dialect – for Photographer.

I am originally from the Philippines but has been living in Japan for more than 15 years. I worked in Japan as a Software Developer but has moved to Project Management from 2015.

This blog was mostly about my travel and adventures but every now then I will be writing about some article about career and the choices/decisions I made.

My food pictures are now uploaded in my new instagram account “iderueats”.

1. Philippines ( Home Country )

2. Japan ( 2nd Home Country ) 🙂

Aichi
->Nagoya
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Ehime
->Matsuyama
Fukui
Fukuoka
Gifu
Gunma
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hyogo
-> Kobe
Ibaraki
-> Mito
Ishikawa
Iwate
Kagawa
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
-> Yokohama
Kochi
Kumamoto
Kyoto
Mie
Miyagi
Miyazaki
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
Niigata
Oita
-> Beppu
-> Usuki
Okayama
Okinawa
Osaka
-> Higashi-Osaka
-> Daito
-> Katano
-> Kadoma
Saga
Saitama
Shiga
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
-> Nikko
Tokushima
Tokyo
Tottori
Toyama
Wakayama
Wakayama
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi

3. United States – California [2011][2013]

4. Seoul, South Korea [2012]

5. Malaysia – K.L & Melaka [2012]

6. Cambodia – Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville [2012]

7. Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh(Saigon)[2013]

45 thoughts on “All About Me ;)”

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crazysumsum on June 25, 2015 at 20:50 said:

I’m glad to have found your blog. I read several articles on your blog and I think it is useful for the tourists 🙂

Let me introduce myself, My name is Sam Wong, a HongKonger who love travel. Two months ago, I had created a travel site which aims to connect the bloggers and the tourists. Bloggers can share the link of their articles and let tourists find the useful travel articles more easily. I know you love travel and write a lots of articles about travel, so I would like to invite you to share your articles, let more tourists can know more about your travel story. Look for your reply, hope you all the best!

http://www.travelersfootprint.com

Sam Wong

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- samokan on June 28, 2015 at 08:09 said:
  
  Thank you for visiting my blog Sam. I do hope it can help fellow travelers.
  
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dianablinda on February 1, 2014 at 19:10 said:

i just discovered your blog on the WordPress Daily post who encourage us to post more often. I like your posts about your travels to Japan. Have a look at my blog for a trip to Europe, in case you decide to come here. My blog is in Romanian, but Google translation works well. I do have one post in English about Tel Aviv, the city in Israel. Enjoy and keep writing 🙂

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- samokan on February 3, 2014 at 11:00 said:
  
  Thank you very much for taking the time to take a peek at my little blog 🙂 . I will definitely visit and check out your blog.
  
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  - dianablinda on February 3, 2014 at 22:50 said:
    
    thank you 🙂 Let me know if you manage to read it translated, otherwise you might want to learn Romanian. And let me know if you like any article and which one. Enjoy !
    
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LindaGHill on January 18, 2014 at 03:11 said:

Hi! I’ve just nominated you for the “One Lovely Blog Award”! Go here to check it out: http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/jusjojan-17-one-lovely-blog-award/

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annabeldoyle on January 12, 2014 at 07:01 said:

This is fantastic! I love Asian culture and am hoping in the future to visit Japan and South Korea, learning…trying to anyways…Korean in the meantime….Glad I found this to help keep me excited for what’s to come…happy travels…Annabel

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- samokan on January 12, 2014 at 10:58 said:
  
  Thank you for that nice compliment. I will try to post more interesting travel entries :).
  
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elmer on January 9, 2014 at 18:11 said:

Nice title. Synonymous with pautographers. Ive just discovered your wanderlusts and i wont be looking much because of envy. Thumbs up

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- samokan on January 9, 2014 at 18:21 said:
  
  thank you very much for dropping by 🙂
  
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TonyJ2 on December 30, 2013 at 10:08 said:

Thanks for visiting my Escaping the Nest blog http://tonyveronica.wordpress.com/about/
I have written very little on that one, so you might have to be patient!

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- samokan on January 12, 2014 at 10:59 said:
  
  No problem. I have patience :). Thanks for visiting too.
  
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Sreejith Nair on December 5, 2013 at 23:02 said:

Lovely blog…

Beautiful shots… really wish I were there with my camera 🙂

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- samokan on December 6, 2013 at 07:04 said:
  
  thank you very much. glad you liked it.
  
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TonyJ2 on November 29, 2013 at 17:06 said:

Inspiring and exciting photos. Thank you also for dropping by my blog. Tony

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- samokan on November 29, 2013 at 17:08 said:
  
  Thank you, for that lovely comment. i’ll do my best to explore more interesting place here in Japan and abroad.
  
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TBM on November 19, 2013 at 18:51 said:

Ah I see you visited my home: California. I grew up in Southern California. It’s a great place, but not sure I would want to live there again. A visit yes.

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- samokan on November 20, 2013 at 09:15 said:
  
  Yes , twice already. It’s a beautiful place and the weather is nice but just like you I don’t see myself living there. The other half is from California too so visiting the place might be a regular thing.
  
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  - TBM on November 20, 2013 at 18:07 said:
    
    Most of my connections have left California so I don’t have a good excuse to go back. So many other places to see. But not a bad place to go to visit the other half’s home. Next time you are there, say hello for me.
    
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    - samokan on November 21, 2013 at 11:26 said:
      
      Sure I’ll shout a “Hello” for you the next time I visit 🙂
      
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cutenippon on November 13, 2013 at 02:26 said:

Hello maniniyot,
I’ve just nominated you for the Liebster award. You can view it here http://cutenippon.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/liebster-award/ I hope you accept it and take a look, and have fun answering the questions!

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- samokan on November 14, 2013 at 09:45 said:
  
  Thank you very much. I humbly accept it 🙂
  
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  - cutenippon on November 14, 2013 at 10:53 said:
    
    🙂
    
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R. K. MacPherson on August 29, 2013 at 20:50 said:

Very cool, blog. You’re way ahead on Japanese KitKats. 😉 I’ll have to up my game.

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- samokan on August 29, 2013 at 21:05 said:
  
  thanks for dropping by , i have my sources 😉
  
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Rooster on July 22, 2013 at 12:15 said:

Great photos. Always nice to read another blog about Japan!

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- samokan on July 22, 2013 at 12:32 said:
  
  I feel the same way. Thank you for dropping by.
  
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ladyofthecakes on June 8, 2013 at 01:04 said:

I so want to visit Japan… am green with envy 😉
Nice pics!

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- samokan on June 8, 2013 at 15:52 said:
  
  thanks for visiting 🙂 , Japan is waiting for you 🙂
  
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Jean Alaba on May 27, 2013 at 20:19 said:

Hi fellow maniniyot. New word for me! 🙂

Lucky of you to be staying there in Japan. And yes, I hope you get to visit more of the Philippines on your vacation. Keep travelling!

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- samokan on May 28, 2013 at 09:15 said:
  
  Thank you. Yes I will continue to explore our country till I cease to exist :).
  
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LindaGHill on May 26, 2013 at 08:39 said:

Hi! I just nominated your blog for the Versatile Blogger Award. You can check it out here http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/the-versatile-blogger-award/ Congratulations! 😀

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- samokan on May 26, 2013 at 09:49 said:
  
  Oh wow, its an honour. Thank you very much 🙂
  
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  - LindaGHill on May 26, 2013 at 10:37 said:
    
    You’re very welcome 🙂
    
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galangpusa on May 24, 2013 at 14:19 said:

my wifey, who is from davao, also calls me a maniniyot, lol.

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- samokan on May 24, 2013 at 14:21 said:
  
  lol. I remember this word from Max Surban’s (sako ba) song titled “Maniniyot” 🙂
  
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Memory Catcher on May 19, 2013 at 19:34 said:

I enjoyed your blog, especially the photographs of Cebu. It has been a very long time since I visited Cebu. We used to travel there to Mandaue where my Mom was from. I look forward to seeing more of your photos. Thanks for visiting my blog. Sally

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- samokan on May 20, 2013 at 11:17 said:
  
  I am glad you enjoyed this little blog of mine and thanks for visiting my blog too.
  
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mariekuran on May 17, 2013 at 11:39 said:

I saw your Oslob trip, did you try swimming with the whale sharks? 🙂 anyway, looking forward on your next trips /stories xxx

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- samokan on May 17, 2013 at 11:41 said:
  
  unfortunately not, we left the falls late afternoon already and our guide told us that we have to be in the beach area early to see the whales. Hopefully in the next trip 🙂
  
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Lily on January 15, 2013 at 15:05 said:

Great blog! Japan sounds so nice! Thanks for following my blog 🙂 Have a great day!

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- samokan on January 15, 2013 at 17:49 said:
  
  thanks for dropping by 🙂
  
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Zak Lloyd on January 6, 2012 at 03:15 said:

Fantastic blog! ive really enjoyed reading your posts and your photographs are great, i hope to read a lot more in the future

🙂 Zak

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- samokan on June 28, 2012 at 09:18 said:
  
  Thank you very much for visiting my blog and for your comment 🙂
  
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