Happiness Within Our Reach

HR Shift Manager Noyumi Okawa celebrates more of her successful age.

Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan – Time really flies fast, faster than we sometimes think and ought to know. Seeing her smile of happiness and of course contentment at the coming more of her age makes us all so proud and feeling those happiness just around here in the corner within our reach. She's our dearest litte sister from Nagoya-shi, Aichi, a very charming Shift Manager at Henri Charpentier (HC) Creation Company, the one whose responsible of highly creative cakes and pastries designs and  a famous french pastries located at Matsuzakaya Mall,  one of the most popular establishment in Nagoya.

The Celebrant's happiness within our reach with sisters Mayo Okawa , Mariko and Nika.

She's the charming and this so gentle loving Noyumi Okawa, celebrates more of her still youthful age with her loving Okawa family, happiness and tears of joys comes as she blows another candle-emblem of her successful teens, can't help but to look upon her great joys and love coming from her family out there in the land of the rising sun.

She can be that cute petite little lady somewhere around the boulevards of Japan, walking her mighty might after dusk and before crack of dawn with achieving designs on her smart head as she begins her life full of artistic and colorful patterns and element ready for the next gain of her fruitful astonishment in HR Creation Company since April 18, 2009, now on her awe-inspiring 3rd year of successful commitment to her job well loved.

Many years may come passing by and may go beyond, but her love to God continue to give her strength to go on and hammer all the adversities that may come fronting her achievenments, but this cute, petite lady whom many dear loved may continues to shine on her own, and her words will definitely may not come into oblivion…

I'm Noyumi Okawa.
they say i'm small but terrible.:))
I love JESUS CHRIST,
my Family, My dog Juney, Hiro
Friends, all the people who
supports Okawa Family esp.
Kuya Rens, Ate Mayo's Fans,
kind people, work, Henri..
I'm just a very simple girl…

Yes, Noyumi, you may become the simplest of the simple lady around, but we will always treasure you my dearest ate Noch for the rest of our lives and 'till the last air we breath summons its last hurrahs. Again, we would like to greet you a happy celebrated life of more age to come, don't just stay as sweet as you are, but stay as simple as you are always in our heart. happy birthday Noch.



MAYO's Vision Care Really Cares

Nagoya-shi Aichi, Japan – Summer is here, as the heat from the summer sun irritates our vision, Vision Care updated the market with an array of eye glasses to best suit the situation, anyone can enjoy a select and branded design like Marie Claire (Paris), Paul & Joe Sister, cool eyewear based on the French traditional, and has been moderated and in trendy expression, and Line Art Charmant, with its lightness and suppleness, just like wearing comfort of a mircale.

With our very own's Filipino pride. Ms. Mayo Okawa as the Vision Care's latest endorser through Kikuchi E Online Shopping, surely this Pinay-Jap International Fashion Icon will be a great additional to spell more beauty and sophistication with its array of dazzling and exquisite designs available ready both in the local and international market.

In addition to the design of cuteness and intellectual sense, Vision Care making it sure the impressions of their products and its design lasts. Other attracted feature of the products, it is not only highly recommended but as well as it really adapts with your usual fashion and hair color. Also available on online shopping are arrays of great and fashionable contact lenses.


Once again, kudos to our very own adorable and charming Mayo for another milestone and so achievements on her growing career.



PULANG DAGA IS DYING…SAVE PULANG DAGA SEA.

40 hectares of stone corals 'breaded' with mine tailings laced with cyanide and mercury, only in Paracale, Camarines Norte, Philippines with Save Pulang Daga Movement founder Mr. Rio Paliza.

Paracale, Camarines Norte – In full support to stop the entire destruction in our environment continuous action from the movement of saving Pulang Daga (Daga is soil in Bicol) takes place as concerned citizens guaranteed a stand to clean up the coastal as a move of rehabilitating, caring and saving not only the Pulang Daga beach resort but as well as their great concern to environment.

The Coastal Clean-up drive campaign from Save Pulang Daga Movement cleans the coastal area in Paracale as the movement’s contribution in the celebration of the Environment month and on April 22, the Earth Day. It was indeed a success with a greater numbers who came to join and participates and does hand-in-hand, from the young to the senior citizens of Paracale, doing their stand and share by cleaning up the Pulang Daga environment. The Save Pulang Daga Movement Coastal Cleanup drive shows the real spirit of Bayanihan and proves that Filipinos are really something when in harmony standing for a great cause.

Sea water covered with contaminated mud soil.

After the clean-up drive, groups of concerned citizens to save Pulang Daga, march on the mining site to observe and inspect what is really goin’ up there with the destruction. Closer we all find out that Pulang Daga looks like an abandoned rape wounded prey with its offender nowhere to find. The concerned citizens hike up together with the “mangingilaw” (fishermen at night), we condole, expresses our deepest sympathy to environment, with Pulang Daga’s experiencing her grief, loss of her coral environment covered with mud soils and harmfully damaged, continue suffering pain, with some part of the sea water contaminated and covered with “putik” (mud soils).

Pulang Daga Environment with its rich in coral environment and mangrove reforestration, now in abrupt destruction, covering hectares of contaminated mine tailings from irresponsible mining in Paracale, Camarines Norte.

Common minerals and elements found in tailings includes:
Arsenic – Found in association with gold ores
Barite
Calcite
Fluorite
Radioactive materials – Naturally present in many ores
Mercury
Sulfur – Forms many sulfide compounds / pyrites
Cadmium
Hydrocarbons – Introduced by mining and processing equipment (oils & greases)

Common additives found in tailings:
Cyanide – as both sodium cyanide (NaCN) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Leaching agent in extremely dilute quantities which readily volatize upon exposure to sunlight.
SEX – Sodium Ethyl Xanthate. Flotation agent.
PAX – Potassium Amyl Xanthate. Flotation agent.
MIBC – Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol. Frothing agent.
Sulfamic acid – Cleaning / descaling agent.
Sulfuric acid – Used in large quantities in the PAL process (Pressure Acid Leaching).
Activated Carbon – Used in CIP (Carbon In Pulp) and CIL (Carbon In Leach) processes.
Calcium – Different compounds, introduced as lime to aid in pH control.

Thus, we appeal to all concern, kindly help Pulang Daga to regain back her sparkling glory, Pulang Daga is dying, as well as the whole coral environment, as well as the sea. Let us all do our share, stand up and do something for the environment, for the earth before the environment blame us all.



Inay Candi, Bearer Of The Light

Paracale, Camarines Norte – From a well celebrated fiesta of this golden town of Paracale, actually the Parroquia Nuestra Senora de Candelaria's 400 years of age, we came to entangled with the town's former parish priest Rev. Father Joselito Chavez's remarkable story about the town church's miraculous patron saint.  Though I'm not a religious kind of man, I do believe in miracles or such a term "Divine Intervention", whatever term you might call or perhaps hail on it.

It's really an honor and a great privilege to know a story behind the Nuestra Senora De Candelaria, or to the Paracale old folks commonly hailed their miraculous patron as simply as their “Inay Candi”. Indeed, a surprising legendary Blessed Virgin Mother and a Noble Queen of Heavens who lost her finger in a battle to save her beloved Paracale people during the town’s time of adversity and naval wars.

From the old-antiquated pages of the historical accounts from the Paracale Roman Catholic Convent, it was traced that on the morning of Aug 29, 1809, an invasion of 37 fully loaded Moro Vintas attempted to invade the town of Paracale. It turned out later that the church goers had been frightened by the outcries of men, women and children scuttling in diverse directions after sighting the approaching Vintas.

This merciful Blessed Virgin come down from her tabernacle, right then and then, waived and wielded her sword to warn the prowlers to run off. Amused by the sight of the little woman on the beach, the invaders came nearer only to find that the woman really meant her descending, wading through the foamy waters, she struck here and thrust with such lighting speed and wonderful accuracy that her foes found no time to defend at the same time a handful enemies were swallowed in one huge gulp by the waters of the sea. The encounter was won but the Blessed Virgin lost a finger. Several attempts were later made by devotees to have her hand grafted with a new finger, but each attempt proves a failure.

At this point of time, not only an enormous privilege of knowing her story but truly a great honor to find out more and plow up the deepest origin of her life bestowed on me through the chance of coming up with her first historical illustrated book intended to launch before her miraculous crowning in Daet this September and opt to title, Inay Candi: The Bearer of the Light. As per biblical suggestion from Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, CBCP Secretary General Rev. Msgr. Joselito Asis, with Bishop Gilbert A. Garcera, and Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, of Jaro, Iloilo, that enumarates the passage in the New Testament from the Book of Luke, "Sovereign Lord, you are letting your servant go in peace as you promised; for my eyes have seen the salvation which you have made ready in the sight of the nations; a light of revelation for the gentiles and glory for your people ..." (Luke 2: 29-32)

Also gratitude to Rev. Father Julito Heraldo and Rev. Father Joselito Chavez for trusting us to photographed, together with fellow photojournalists and Totale Image Asia Accredited Photographers led by Mr. Rio Paliza, Leslie PatingoJose Baluyot, Jr and Chito Agliones and a scheduled interviews with fellow writer Rosemarie Dizon-Patingo on our miraculous Nuestra Senora de Candelaria, also known as Our Lady of Candelaria and special thanks to Ella Enova of Tourism Department of Paracale for providing some detailed clippings, and to Totale Image Asia Mr. Meth Paliza for giving us the chance to come up with Inay Candi Illustrated Coffee Table Book, her remarkable story is about to unfold.



What's Goin' On, Paracale? Can We Still Find Joys In Pulang-Daga?

Pulang-Daga Beach Resort, Paracale, Camarines Norte

Pulang-Daga, Paracale – What will happen in Paracale? A wondering question, or such a blistering nightmare not only for us a nature loving humane but to the young generations in the gold town of Paracale? Every vacation, be it summer, or end of school days, we relieve tension and stress by allowing ourselves, and, of course our youngs to take time and visit nature, for we still believe that the beauty and wonder of it still amazes and heals our very own souls and give such inspiration by just staring to its God-given magnificence.

Pulang-Daga Mountainous Terrain, now and then

With an invitation from Mr. Rio Paliza of Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn, who hails from Paracale, Camarines Norte, though, it was such a great honor and a gratitude for such a great gesture from a fellow photojournalist, we travel all the way from Manila to Camarines Norte and, what to a behold, what's happening in Paracale? Then, shivering question comes, are these the cause of what we just abnormally experienced, our senses were shocked? Seeing is to believing, as we try to convince ourselves with our very own naked eyes, we come to Paracale to embrace its wonders and beauty according to Mr. Paliza, but what a mammothed surprise, we come to answer and retaliate to what Mr. Paliza told me about its beauty as we gaze our eyes towards Pulang-Daga surroundings, and just saw the mountainous terrain in such a despair that glooms our very own soul and rattled the shock in us.

What ever happen to the nature? Can we still find joys to what we just saw and bewildered, that until now, haunted me like a howling wilds in the lost space? Then an inquiry came to find my silence, what are the people of Paracale tries to attest or show to the young generation who wishes to embrace and witness the beauty of thy nature, or, are there any local concerns that will arise to save this such disgusting disgrace to nature and to its wonderful town, and its beautiful beach, that was Pulang-Daga. Are we going to blame these to the people or to the generated mining that really affects our environment and its resources? Where and when are we going to stand about these?

Another thing that really shake the head out of me, was another disgusting signs, how come a near public road for the people's easy and century old public road going to Pulang-Daga Beach Resort are now in a private property and the people of Paracale are advise to take some authoritative command, and must follow and abide with their own given rules. So, a great inquest set forth, whatever happen to the town, or, shall i rephrase my question, what will happen to Paracale, and according to Mr. Paliza, the beauty and wonder of Pulang-Daga, and whose responsible for these abrupt changes, we are now going to follow and abide?

Again, we would like to thank Mr. Paliza who provided us these concerns that came to our immense attention, also some concerning TPK Paracalenos, and some photo clips we used for the article concern. Nonetheless, as the antiquated story goes on and over and over, everything is not yet too late, if we are all going to take our own hands and might, we can save the nature as well as Pulang-Daga.



Mayo Fever Is On, Highly Rated K!

Ms. Mayo Okawa & her mom Gemma with Rated K's Ms. Korina Sanchez in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan – The fever is on… its nice to know that our very own Pinay-Japanese International Fashion icon soars high. Mayo Okawa, a pinay from Batangas City and currently living in Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan and working as an international professional fashion model at Sisters Model Productions Co. takes on the center highlights as the Philippines top broadcaster Ms. Korina Sanchez from a top-rating and awarded television news magazine show Rated K, in the Philippines from ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. cited her success and featured her inspiring life. The show, Rated K, that airs every Sunday recently produced an episode entitled Biyaheng Japan, featuring Mayo Okawa, our very own International Pinay-Japanese Fashion Icon's life story and her great success in the Land of the Rising Sun.

A big great congratulations also to her family, the Okawas, Noyumi, Nika, Mariko and her mom Gemma for this such inspiring achievement, and their untiring supports to our bright star citing our very own international Pinay-Jap's unprecedented success. The Okawa family, also wanted to express their deep gratitude to Ms. Gigi Hiraga for helping them out at the episode.

Ms. Gigi Hiraga from Japan & Mayo's supportive mom Gemma

Again, we are so proud, pinoys everywhere, friends and relatives here in the Philippines for this such inspiring and great achievement from our very own Mayo Okawa. Her family from Totale Image Asia would also like to congratulate Mayo, as she shines anew. Kudos Mayo and definitely, a cause of big toast and joyful celebration.

Pinay-Japanese International Fashion Icon Mayo Okawa with ABS-CBN's top caliber broadcaster and host Korina Sanchez and Mayo's mom Gemma in Rated K's Biyaheng Japan episode.



The Real Fashion Unleashes Online

Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan – Be it classy, urbanized, trendy or just simply casual, there’s a real big splash goin’ on in Japan fashion orb this time its online. Yes, the real fashion with Magaseek Fashion online shopping for all your trendy-to-casual clothing needs, providing the locale the best service for every customers, caring for almost of their important personal needs and  attending great business to almost over 1 million of their subscribers online, indeed, a real nice fashion sense. 

Gracing the splash more fashionable with a concoction of charming and innocence, Magaseek online fashion taps our very own International Pinay-Jap fashion icon Mayo Okawa to best go well with their campaign specifications of beauty, class, and to the most, elegantly feminine, making it exquisitely adorable.

Mayo, our very own Pinay-Jap Fashion Icon now models great suite of nice design style that definitely looks better to be adored and loved. Together with Magaseek Fashion Online where the real fashion goes, indeed, this is another grand milieu on Mayo's blossoming international fashion career. We can all check Megaseek Fashion Online at http://www.magaseek.com/user/ItemDetail/detail?svid=pc04&prd=000735203&color=006&size=028&type1=RECOMMEND&type2=10&noclickthru=false&sal=9 and see all of Mayo's grandest beauty best fitted with dazzling arrays of fashionable clothings.

Once again, our very own Pinay-Japs proves well that her shining success will go farther and goes a long, long way, kudos Mayo, really pinoys all over are really proud of you.

 



Paliza Del Rio: A Gateway To The Virgin Island of Calaguas

Paliza Del Rio Tourist Inn Sole Proprietor Mr. Rio Paliza with Hon. Mayor Romeo Y. Moreno

Paracale, Camarines Norte – fast becoming known tourist destination in Camarines Norte, on the northernmost part of Bicolandia is an unknown paradise, hailed as a virgin island- this breathtaking and enchanting islands of Calaguas.

this virgin island of Calaguas is a group of islands located in the province of Camarines Norte, a merely less than one hour boat ride from Sta. Rosa, Poblacion in Paracale. right in the heart of Poblacion, a new gateway opens for families, travellers and tourists to enjoy the island most. thus the Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn opens its hospitality among us travellers to conveniently and made it easier for all Calaguas island lovers to go in the island and enjoy most of its fine white sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and pure natural resources, a great island where  you can really enjoy its serenity of having a good life, a sure relaxation while enjoying the beauty and calmness of the hailed virgin island.

we can now all discover the virgin island of Calaguas, swim on its blue-clear water, play along with our kids and love ones on its pure white sand, enjoy its breathtaking view of sunset, thanks to Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn for making it simpler and easier for all of us to get there and explore its beauty, definitely you'll hundredfolds reason to be pleased.

Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn's friendly staff and managemet, with Head Security Jay Dela Torre

and here's how to make it all easier for us, if you're from Manila, travel along to Cubao, Edsa and take a bus route going to Paracale directly. in the heart of Paracale town, you can locate Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn, in the street of Sta. Rosa, a gateway to island of Calaguas, just inform all of the Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn's friendly staffs and its management will guide you at the most simplified and convenient way of going there in just one hour away to your great happiness.

again, kudos to the new gateway to island of Calaguas, the Paliza del Rio Tourist Inn and the Totale Image Asia Professional Photographers Mr. Chito Agliones, Jose Jr. Baluyot and Leonard Fernandez Campueed for the photos of the island virgin of Calaguas, also known as Kalawat Island, you can all check the link at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221787457837636.74567.100000191490962&type=3

 



Healing Ministry at CamNorte with Rev. Father Joselito V. Chavez

Jose Panganiban, Camarines norte – it was the day of miraculous healing at the Parish of the Most Holy Rosary when we had the chance to personally meet the healing priest in the person of Rev. Father Joselito V. Chavez during his miraculous healing ministry every first saturday of the month at the parish.

together with the totale image asia professional photographers, Mr. Rio Paliza, Jose Jr Baluyot and Chito Agliones, we really had an extraordinary experience of witnessing account-by-accounts on how Father, the healing priest was so blessed with the holy spirit and healed every believers in the town of jose panganiban in camarines norte.

thus, the healing ministry with Rev. Father Joselito V. Chavez at the Parish of the Most Holy Rosary are now everyone's word of mouth. we didn't just noticed how Rev Father Joselito V. Chavez healed some of the old folks during the miraculous healing ministry but, we ourselves experienced and encounter this miraculous healing.

when in Jose Panganiban in Camarines Norte, and you want to be really blessed, you can visit the healing ministry every first Saturday and experienced this one rare extraordinary miraculous healing power from Rev. Father Chavez. again, our gratitude to Rev. Father Joselito V. Chavez for accompanying us during our stay and visit in the parish, and for this one remarkable experienced, we are truly blessed having you Father Chavez, our healing Priest.

 



Mayo shines anew with Belle Maison and RMK Cosmetics

Nagoya, Japan – It is said over and done, “For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12). Words of humility that can best describe this simple lady so much crowned with blessings. Divine beauty comes with so much talent and a passion to make all of it turns into a reality makes this Pinay-Japanese International Fashion Icon shines from the rest. But what makes her even more blessed and glowing-shine is her being self-effacing and meek.

Once more, our very own dear Pinay-Jap International Fashion Icon Mayo Okawa glitters and shines anew with all of her humilities at front making her the second best ranking model at the Sister Models Talent Modeling Production in Nagoya, and most probably, let’s cross our fingers and count some prime days and weeks she will be the most sought after international fashion model. “Nothing is impossible with God”, that’s her way of pointing her achievements and success, her fear of God also counts at a larger outlays that is why this earth angel Mayo surfaces more lines of success. For the much accepted surfaces, this shining and glowing beauty and talented fashion doll didn’t just make a choice up and doing the rate of knots but fast run her fitted best like a turbo-charged engine and now enjoying her status as one of the most known trilingual International model.

We all know Mayo started her modeling career with the Sister Models Co. in Nagoya, Japan at the below down rank. With her determination, passion and a strong faith in God, unquestionably, she's now the company's 2nd best ranking among their pool of international models and taking a lead to some of the companies special events and modeling acquaintances, such as the Nissen, Hoyu, Gare Remoru, Loiret 21, Menicon, Daihatsu, Suzutan Co., Ltd and lately her input at recently successful Tokyo Auto Salon Car Show 2012, as one of its TWS Princess (Petronas / C-West).

Blessings come easy on her, days after; Mayo was tapped by one of the leading Women Fashion Clothing’s in Online Net Shopping, the Belle Maison to model its latest gleaming and womanly-designed collections of exceptional knitted collection of clothing’s. We can all have a great look of how Mayo weaved a radiant impact on every clothing she fashioned at http://www.bellemaison.jp/100/pr/4852012A/938325/?SHNCRTTKKRO_KBN=CT.

Speaking of more impact, recently this Pinay-Jap also knitted another success as the Yun RMK Cosmetics International tapped Mayo for their special collection make-up event at Takashimaya Nagoya Station last February 1-3. During the event, RMK Cosmetics showcase new line of products to customers and some demonstrations on applications and usage with the help of our Pinay-Jap Fashion Model Mayo Okawa. Indeed, marvelous achievements on her part as she continues to shine and glows inside the center-heart of glitz and glamour of the fashion world in Japan.

Again, congratulations and kudos to our very own Filipina-Japanese International Fashion Icon Mayo Okawa for all of these gleaming inputs. Mabuhay Mayo and keep on making us proud, with humility at front, surely you’ll going to reap more than what you expected, more than wealth and honor and a great life.

 



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