Zhyrer Ruiz - Nishizawa

I visited her in her husband’s place, Owariasahi (near Nagoya) over the weekend. And it felt good seeing a kababayan doing well in a foreign land, accepted as she is by the family that made her feel like she was their own.

She is married to a gentle and devoted guy, Hiroki Nishizawa. And theirs is a love story worth retelling. They met when she first worked here in a factory. Falling in love, Hiroki-San pursued her and continued even when she went home to finish her college course. After her graduation, he couldn’t wait any further and offered marriage. They were married in elaborate Japanese style last February.

Having been in Japan for about two years, Zhyrer now seems well-adjusted to the Japanese life. She has studied Nihonggo and her constant exposure to the language now shows in the fluency of her speech.

Zhyrer is the daughter of Beb Esperas-Ruiz (dadi na Muno Arthur and Mana Tasing of the Artas fame).

(Wala lang. Gusto ko lang i-post yung Japanese food na nilantakan ko during our dinner. He he)
Pic # 1: Bowling time!; Pic # 2 With her husband and mother-in-law; Pic # 3 With her husband outside their residence; Pic # 4 With a sumo wrestler during our tour of Nagoya.

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