Why do I love Japan so much? Don't ask me, I wish I know why.
I can't bear to leave this country (i still have thousands of places not gone, things not done or buy etc etc etc) but I also miss family and I still have a job. So, to my carefully selected friends whom I've given access to this diary, see you till my next trip!
Mata ne!
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Hachi
You have to try all sorts of means and ways to catch this movie.
It is not going to Singapore I think so you may have to buy from Amazon or search you tube.
It speaks of a true story of an akita breed dog named hachiko who waited in front of a train station for it's owner to return for 10years, until it passed away.
Today, the statue of Hachi stands proudly in front of Shibuya Station.
It is not going to Singapore I think so you may have to buy from Amazon or search you tube.
It speaks of a true story of an akita breed dog named hachiko who waited in front of a train station for it's owner to return for 10years, until it passed away.
Today, the statue of Hachi stands proudly in front of Shibuya Station.
Jen & Me cried buckets during the movie. The guy sitting beside me (he came alone!) was also crying! People in front of us, behind us, are all tearing (can hear la). HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
me and jen after the movie, she cried away whole pkt of tissue, while i cried away 2 (dare not take tissue from bag ha ha)
Oh ya, it stars Richard Gere :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3t9XIIGiM8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3t9XIIGiM8&feature=related
I Also Want To Wear Bikini
I finally know the definition of a 'crowded beach.'
I've never seen in my entire life such a lively beach, with lotsa booths (food, bath, rest, shade whatever you can think of they have it), lotsa babes (in Bikini!), lotsa lotsa lotsa sails!! Ive never seen so many people sailing at the same sea! Wow I must use the word GRAND ! Super grand sight!
Oh ya, forgot to tell you where I went today. Endoshima. It's famous for beach a
nd the 'dori (shopping street) is typical old Japanese street. I suggest you take the Endoden to Endoshima instead of Odakyu Romance Car direct from Shinjuku because the Endoden is old Japanese rail train. It travels in those railways built long long time ago so it's running through narrow streets of houses and part of it was on the road! All the cars/bicycles/pedestrains have to give way to the train! And the view from the train! My god! It runs parallel with the sea!!!!! Imagine I already saw tons of sails before I reached the beach! I wow all the way till the train stops! haha...
I'm so inspired to wear bikini now! hahahahhahaa......I'll TRY my best to revive my diet plan (AGAIN!) haha...GANBARIMASU!!!!
I've never seen in my entire life such a lively beach, with lotsa booths (food, bath, rest, shade whatever you can think of they have it), lotsa babes (in Bikini!), lotsa lotsa lotsa sails!! Ive never seen so many people sailing at the same sea! Wow I must use the word GRAND ! Super grand sight!
Oh ya, forgot to tell you where I went today. Endoshima. It's famous for beach a
nd the 'dori (shopping street) is typical old Japanese street. I suggest you take the Endoden to Endoshima instead of Odakyu Romance Car direct from Shinjuku because the Endoden is old Japanese rail train. It travels in those railways built long long time ago so it's running through narrow streets of houses and part of it was on the road! All the cars/bicycles/pedestrains have to give way to the train! And the view from the train! My god! It runs parallel with the sea!!!!! Imagine I already saw tons of sails before I reached the beach! I wow all the way till the train stops! haha...I'm so inspired to wear bikini now! hahahahhahaa......I'll TRY my best to revive my diet plan (AGAIN!) haha...GANBARIMASU!!!!
Friday, 14 August 2009
Midori Sushi
Tokyo's most famous Sushi. Heard so much about it but for some reason I have never plan to go during my previous trips.
And so I decided it's time. I thought I am ready to brave the queue and so I went a long way to Umegaoka with T-san BUT the queue, sigh........at least 2 hours I think. I decided to give up and waste the train $ but NOT my time and head back to Shinjuku for sushi.
Next trip I'll NOT go during dinner time!
http://www.sushinomidori.co.jp/honkan.html
http://www.sushinomidori.co.jp/honkan.html
Summer Sale
It's dangerous to come to Tokyo during Summer. Why has nobody told me before about the summer sale in tokyo? It's dangerous, horribly crowded (obon period la), cheap (by japan standard) and of course the ta-ma-de-worst-and-more-humid-than-Singapore weather?
The must dos and donts during Tokyo Summer holiday:
I'll be back next summer :)
The must dos and donts during Tokyo Summer holiday:
- you NO LONGER have to queue to go into H&M but don't expect to shop without stepping onto someone's leg in there
- don't even think of Forever 21, Japanese loves F21 and you wont want to queue under hot sun
- Hanjiro - MUST go, there's a section for used clothes (looks so new) and a section for new arrivals but the best section is the one with green tags which means you can just pick any 2 for 3990yen (about $60) ! Since when you can get clothes in Japan for $30 a piece? The selection ranges from shirts to tees to jeans to maxi dress!! Sugoi!
- Japanese Ice Kacang, xi bei nice! It's just ice with syrup and milk but because they are not stingy with syrup, so it just taste so good
- All the shops are on sale. Especially the local shops. We know how expensive the japanese fashion is. Imagine them at 50% off. I bought a dress today at SGD45. And another Womb look alike top for $30.
- Wear light clothes
- Bring empty luggage!
I'll be back next summer :)
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Chisa
I have known Chisa for close to 10years. I can't remember I found her from which website and it's amazing our friendship has stayed strong throughout . Every trip I make to Japan, I never fail to meet her. She is a typical Japanese, very warm, genuine and nice.
I just came back from Nikko with her. We went to the World Heritage Site, The Toshugu Shrine. I love Nikko, walking along the street of old Japanese town with no modern buildings make me feel good. The air is refreshing, you can hear water gushing in the drain, from the top of the mountain, no busy traffic junctions with big crowd, it's just so nice.
Before we hit Nikko she brought me to a dam and mine field near her home town, Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture. The mine field is very impressive. It was closed down in 1973. The Japanese are really something. They can make omiyake out of everything, imagine after a mine field trip you entered a omiyake shop that sells anything releated to copper. Including a dish sponge (covered with copper mesh). Buay tahanz.
The highlight of today is Sanki Store. The man's clothes there are soooooo cheap!! I bought a set of shirt & sleeveless t (layering layering layering) for the young man in my house and guess how much I paid? 500yen!!! hahahahaa....in the end I bought like 6 men's shirts and it cost me less than $60 sin!!!! Heaven! Laugh until teeth drop! hahaha...
Last trip to Japan Chisa brought me to Karuizawa with all the outlets store, I wonder what kinda cheap place she'll bring me on my next visit :)
I just came back from Nikko with her. We went to the World Heritage Site, The Toshugu Shrine. I love Nikko, walking along the street of old Japanese town with no modern buildings make me feel good. The air is refreshing, you can hear water gushing in the drain, from the top of the mountain, no busy traffic junctions with big crowd, it's just so nice.
Before we hit Nikko she brought me to a dam and mine field near her home town, Isesaki in Gunma Prefecture. The mine field is very impressive. It was closed down in 1973. The Japanese are really something. They can make omiyake out of everything, imagine after a mine field trip you entered a omiyake shop that sells anything releated to copper. Including a dish sponge (covered with copper mesh). Buay tahanz.
The highlight of today is Sanki Store. The man's clothes there are soooooo cheap!! I bought a set of shirt & sleeveless t (layering layering layering) for the young man in my house and guess how much I paid? 500yen!!! hahahahaa....in the end I bought like 6 men's shirts and it cost me less than $60 sin!!!! Heaven! Laugh until teeth drop! hahaha...
Last trip to Japan Chisa brought me to Karuizawa with all the outlets store, I wonder what kinda cheap place she'll bring me on my next visit :)
First Hair Cut In Japan
During this trip I discovered something new. There are so many salons in Tokyo. Including neighbourhood area! I decided to be adventurous and went for a haircut plus colour. Of course with my translator Mei around. The salon's service is very personal.
My stylist sit me at the counter, thereafter discuss with me what I want to do with my hair. She also passed me some magazines as reference. Unfortunately, with my stubborn rebonding straight hair, there's nothing much she can do and so I asked her to layer for me to give it some volume. And then she introduced me the latest 'summer' colour, I chose a darker shade, bo bian, old leow so I dare not wear bright colour. The hair wash was frightening to me. Because the stylists will cover their clients with a piece of white cloth over the face! Not so pleasant for someone who's claustrophobic. Unlike Singapore, the distance between the chair and the basin was quite substantial and I was wondering how is she going to wash my hair, ah! The chair is electronic! It will rise to a height and then slant backwards to the basin! Nice!
The highlight came after everything is done, THE massage - only one word can describe it, SONG!!!!!!
The stylist asked if i'm ok to be massaged, OF COURSE OKAY LA what is she talking about! The longer the merrier! hahahahahaaa....
If you come to Japan, you HAVE to try the hair salon at least once!
My stylist sit me at the counter, thereafter discuss with me what I want to do with my hair. She also passed me some magazines as reference. Unfortunately, with my stubborn rebonding straight hair, there's nothing much she can do and so I asked her to layer for me to give it some volume. And then she introduced me the latest 'summer' colour, I chose a darker shade, bo bian, old leow so I dare not wear bright colour. The hair wash was frightening to me. Because the stylists will cover their clients with a piece of white cloth over the face! Not so pleasant for someone who's claustrophobic. Unlike Singapore, the distance between the chair and the basin was quite substantial and I was wondering how is she going to wash my hair, ah! The chair is electronic! It will rise to a height and then slant backwards to the basin! Nice!
The highlight came after everything is done, THE massage - only one word can describe it, SONG!!!!!!
The stylist asked if i'm ok to be massaged, OF COURSE OKAY LA what is she talking about! The longer the merrier! hahahahahaaa....
If you come to Japan, you HAVE to try the hair salon at least once!
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Monday, 10 August 2009
My Most Love Shop In Japan - Mitsumoto Kiyoshi
The cosmetic staff in Mitsumoto Kiyoshi is really sugoi (su-go-ee)! We saw this pom pom blusher (left) and asked to try on our face and before i know she was already wiping off my blusher, re-applying powder and then puting on the new blusher, everything done so gently. And then I saw a very interesting eyeshadow (right) which came in 2 layers (top layer is for eyeliner - it's in darker colour and bottom is eyeshadow - lighter colour) and I asked to try both green and peach and what impressed me was, after removing my eyeshadow colour, she applied eyebase foundation on my eyelid before applying the new eyeshadow colour!Needless to say I bought everything from her, the brand she is representing is Sofina. I think it's only available in Japan.
Dove cleansing foam - it contains oil in the bottle but when you pump out, it becamse foam and it removes EVERYTHING! Yes! EVERYTHING! Including my superb 3 layers of mascara (volume, lengthening and volume again)! And not forgetting my MUST BUY eyeliner! EVERYTHING will be gone after just 1 pump! Perfect for those who is consicous over using oil cleanser!Never Look Like Panda Again
I discovered a wonderful, god's send, perfect tool in the drug store here. May I introduced you to the 24 HOUR EYELINER !!!!
It is fantastic! Wonderful! And VERY lasting! No smudging at all!! And it is not expensive. Only 1200yen (S$18). I applied in my upper and lower eyelid and went out the entire day and it survived the entire hot and humid day! It's really VERY VERY good!
Sunday, 9 August 2009
DIY Okonomiyaki
Shinjuku - My Lord #08
We went to this okonomiyaki shop in shinjuku whereby you cook your own oko it's very fun!
Each set cost around 1500yen and although you'll smell of okonomiyaki after but it's worth it it's sooo yummy!
We went to this okonomiyaki shop in shinjuku whereby you cook your own oko it's very fun!
Each set cost around 1500yen and although you'll smell of okonomiyaki after but it's worth it it's sooo yummy!
Local Shopping
Mei brought me to Shimokitazawa and Kichijoji today. Local shopping place with nice and cheap clothes and what else, TIDBITS !!! buy until xiao!!!!! clothes at 1000yen ($15) and tidbits at prices cheaper than departmental stores and combinis! super happy!!
We went to this seafood bbq shop in kichijoji and guess what! EARTHQUAKE while we were eating halfway!! But life goes on for those people, NOBODY BOTHERS! Barely 5 minutes after the 'shake' we found out from TV it's level 4 aiya, no wonder nobody run la hahaha....but! don't play play it's not a small 'scale' one it vibrated most areas in japan!
Must talk about the seafood shop! It's very local with unique deco (beer crate as chair and table)! We had a problem not sure what to order so we get the tenyin to recommend some dishes. Look at what we eat!
Hanabi Photos
the moment we are waiting for
our mat,
other's mat!
Our hanabi bento
Look at the crowd behind usSaturday, 8 August 2009
花火會
Venue: Odaiba
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm (1.5 hours of non-stop fireworks)
Crowd: 50,000 (quote from website)
Ambience: VIBRANT!
We brought self prepared bento, salad, stools, masking tape (to 'liam' the mat!) & of course the most impt item - THE mat.
Had wanted to make onigiri but mission failed. Mei's rice didnt turn out well and they refused to 'niam' together so our onigiri became 'fried rice' hahaha....salmon fried rice, the salmon was bought 50% off last night in the supermarket!
We reached there around 11.30, then went to 'chop' place, when mei took out the masking tape to liam the mat i was like wowwwwwwww and all the japanese are doing that! After liam-ing the mat we went shopping, leaving the picnic bag behind! This is why I love japan!!
Must bitch about the japanese costumes for the firework, THE yukata! I love it!!! it's soooo pretty!! i wanna buy!! it normally comes in a set (with the japanese chark kiak) and cost from around 3500yen onwards (can go up to 20,000yen)! I also want to buy the flower for the hair, sooooo sui !!!
We reached our mat around 6.30pm, slight traffic jam because most people were already seated! The firework was not as 'big' as i thought in the beginning but it got better and wow the finale is FANTASTIC! so BIG, so MANY, so PRETTY!
Next summer i shall go Akita for summer! it's one of top 3 japan's fireworks and this time, i'll be in yukata :)
p/s: want to post picture but mei's laptop cannot read my sd card :(
残念ね。。。。。
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm (1.5 hours of non-stop fireworks)
Crowd: 50,000 (quote from website)
Ambience: VIBRANT!
We brought self prepared bento, salad, stools, masking tape (to 'liam' the mat!) & of course the most impt item - THE mat.
Had wanted to make onigiri but mission failed. Mei's rice didnt turn out well and they refused to 'niam' together so our onigiri became 'fried rice' hahaha....salmon fried rice, the salmon was bought 50% off last night in the supermarket!
We reached there around 11.30, then went to 'chop' place, when mei took out the masking tape to liam the mat i was like wowwwwwwww and all the japanese are doing that! After liam-ing the mat we went shopping, leaving the picnic bag behind! This is why I love japan!!
Must bitch about the japanese costumes for the firework, THE yukata! I love it!!! it's soooo pretty!! i wanna buy!! it normally comes in a set (with the japanese chark kiak) and cost from around 3500yen onwards (can go up to 20,000yen)! I also want to buy the flower for the hair, sooooo sui !!!
We reached our mat around 6.30pm, slight traffic jam because most people were already seated! The firework was not as 'big' as i thought in the beginning but it got better and wow the finale is FANTASTIC! so BIG, so MANY, so PRETTY!
Next summer i shall go Akita for summer! it's one of top 3 japan's fireworks and this time, i'll be in yukata :)
p/s: want to post picture but mei's laptop cannot read my sd card :(
残念ね。。。。。
Summer Tokyo
This is a very last minute trip, so last minute that stefanie hates me and i think she STILLLLL hate me because she had wanted to come during summer but i couldn't commit la! And after one msn chat with mei and zoom! i touched down in Tokyo last night after missing 1 train!
What is wrong with me?? Why do i always miss train from narita to shinjuku?? 我來了東京N次了and still making this type of sia suay mistake! How to tell people I been to tokyo until i want to 'tor' (vomit) leow???
First few times I always get lost from Narita to Shinjuku because I wanted to save $ so I always take the local train instead of NEX (Narita Express) but this time I chose to take NEX and YET i still miss the train!!! nabeiz!!!
Upon reaching Shinjuku, it was raining!! nabeiz! why nobody tell me Summer will rain one!! I thought Tokyo is hotter than singapore?? or i just damn sway??? xi bei angry lor, after carrying the stupid luggage from train station to ground level already big sweat small sweat than raining?? xxxx la, i straightaway board a cab and head to my destination!!! 1520yen!! wow the GPRS is touch screen one lei!!!
Mei is staying in a penthouse, actually it's top floor la, hahahahaa....WITH NO LIFT!! by the time i am inside the house i big sweat small sweat AGAIN lor!!!! this time the sweat majiam raining, HEAVY rain ok??? then nevermind, before that I used her key to open her neighbour's door!!! Because I thought that is the top floor leow hahahahahaa......
First dinner in Tokyo: Terriyaki McBurger.
oishii desu ne!!!
First supermarket shopping in Tokyo: Mei's neighbour - all sushi/bento 50% off because we went at 10.30pm!!!!! su-go-iiiiiii :)
What is wrong with me?? Why do i always miss train from narita to shinjuku?? 我來了東京N次了and still making this type of sia suay mistake! How to tell people I been to tokyo until i want to 'tor' (vomit) leow???
First few times I always get lost from Narita to Shinjuku because I wanted to save $ so I always take the local train instead of NEX (Narita Express) but this time I chose to take NEX and YET i still miss the train!!! nabeiz!!!
Upon reaching Shinjuku, it was raining!! nabeiz! why nobody tell me Summer will rain one!! I thought Tokyo is hotter than singapore?? or i just damn sway??? xi bei angry lor, after carrying the stupid luggage from train station to ground level already big sweat small sweat than raining?? xxxx la, i straightaway board a cab and head to my destination!!! 1520yen!! wow the GPRS is touch screen one lei!!!
Mei is staying in a penthouse, actually it's top floor la, hahahahaa....WITH NO LIFT!! by the time i am inside the house i big sweat small sweat AGAIN lor!!!! this time the sweat majiam raining, HEAVY rain ok??? then nevermind, before that I used her key to open her neighbour's door!!! Because I thought that is the top floor leow hahahahahaa......
First dinner in Tokyo: Terriyaki McBurger.
oishii desu ne!!!
First supermarket shopping in Tokyo: Mei's neighbour - all sushi/bento 50% off because we went at 10.30pm!!!!! su-go-iiiiiii :)
Welcome To My Travel Blog
I hope the blog wont die, not because I stop travelling but because I'm too lazy haha...
I love travelling! And I've a lot of friends who share the same interests as me, so instead of repeating the same story over and over again, i decided to start a travel blog, dun expect proper english because I will just blare out whatever is in mind using what else, the signature singlish :)
What is singlish without a mixture of dialects and mandarin? teo bo? With no limitations of language used, I hope my blog will bring you to a new orgasmic high and start planning for your next trip!
I love travelling! And I've a lot of friends who share the same interests as me, so instead of repeating the same story over and over again, i decided to start a travel blog, dun expect proper english because I will just blare out whatever is in mind using what else, the signature singlish :)
What is singlish without a mixture of dialects and mandarin? teo bo? With no limitations of language used, I hope my blog will bring you to a new orgasmic high and start planning for your next trip!
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