Japan Trip 3 - tadaima

Here is my "tadaima" post, albeit, a little late.  Usually, I post a shot taken from a moving taxi as I travel home from Changi Airport but I was really kind of tired early this morning and only took the photo but did not make the post.. :)

I just returned from my Japanese make-up class and am still feeling really sleepy and tired... so am thinking I'll have to postpone some of my planned posts till tomorrow after work or maybe Friday... we'll see.

I already miss Japan.  I had another great trip full of new experiences and it was great to meet my Japanese friends again.  This time, Itsuko went to Animate Shinjuku and attended the Kalafina After Eden Live with us and Manami accompanied us to the Ghibli museum.  So, I spent a lot more time with both Itsuko and Manami then on previous visits and I'm very happy about it.

Aside from going to Animate for the first time, I also went to Nakano Broadway, ate at the ufotable Cafe in Nakano, the Good Smile Cafe in Akiba, went to Tsukiji Market for the first time, went to Ghibli Museum for the first time, ate wagyu in Japan for the first time, went to Asakusa for the first time, sat in an Airbus 380 for the first time... ... ... there are so many first times, it would be hard to summarize it here.  I will need to write a fuller report of each day to talk about all the new experiences.

Now I need to go and work hard and save hard again because I really hope to return to Japan again at least once... maybe even twice, next year.  I also would like to go to China too.  If I make all the trips I would like to make, I'll have to spend even more judiciously next year.  But all of it is, in my opinion, worth it because I have enjoyed all the trips I have made and all that I have experienced on these trips. :)

K... now I am off to rest and so some stuff on FB.  Good night. :)

Japan trip 3 - day 6 - part 2

Hi hi.... This is for you YTSL. :) And no, i didn't go to sanrio land, although i don't mind going ij the future. I would like to see what it is like.

I did, however, go to the Sanrio shop in Ikebukuro. :)

I leave Japan today. :( Each time I come, the more I want to come back again. I had a super time again and ate a lot. Will come back and try and fill in the pieces when i am home. :)

Japan trip 3 - day 6 - part 1

Yesterday we went to asakusa, my first visit there even though i have been to Tokyo three times. :) It was another pretty eventful day as we also hit Akihabara, went to the awesome Good Smile Cafe, the Gundam Cafe and Shinjuku. I bought a lot of crap and ate even more than the day before. :) it was great.

Today we leave for home later in the day and i have to go pack my bag. I Will write more later. :)

Japan trip 3 - day 5 - part 1

This is a photo of one of my favourite breakfasts in Japan. Konbu onigiri and can coffee. :) we abandoned our plan to go to nokogiriyama today because, to tell u the truth, i have actually been ill since the day we visited ghibli museum. :( i had an eye infection in both eyes and i had to get eye drops at the drug store. But it is much better now although for safety's sake, we decided to keep our activities closer to our base as i have been getting tired easily on this trip. :(

But all is cool... Don't worry. :) i am much better and today we go to ueno, asakusa and akihabara. :)

Japan Trip 3 - Day 4 - part 3

Actually, the photo above is a photo of our combine haul from our a visit to a supermarket in mitaka, after our visit to the ghibli museum. All of today's photos are in my other phone which is charging right now.

Today we went to harajuku, takeshi dori (sp?), omotesando, nakano broadway and ate at the ufotable cafe. It was a pretty fun shopping day. :) lots of anime related stuff for the otaku in me. :) maybe I will take a photo of all the stuff I got today tomorrow morn. :)

Also, it is likely that we will not go to nokogiri yama as planned tomorrow... just too tired and lots of stuff that I think the other girls would rather do in tokyo.

I think I will go to the mountain next year.

K... it 2am in tokyo .... time for me to sleep. :)

Tokyo trip 3 - day 4 - part 2

Oh Yum Yum Yum.... Even the mos burger here taste particularly good. :) off to harajuku today. :)

Japan trip 3 - day 4 - part 1

Today's breakfast is Yummy Japanese cup noodles.... I really love Japanese cup noodles. :) we were so tired yesterday.... I didn't have time to write more and i crashed out. :p yesterday we ate giga sushi... Wagyu beef .... Awesome donuts .... We laughed a lot, ate a lot, got lost, split up on the train... And Manami gave me fantastic early birthday present... And Itsuko gave me really a really awesome present too... One piece toy... Cool fridge magnet and a Japanese book .... I love all my presents and my friends. :) :)

Time to get ready.... We missed most of the morning sleeping in... :p so time to get going. :)