time travelling trip to Edo period

did you know that it takes only 30minutes from central tokyo to Kawagoe ?

its where you will experience time travelling into Edo period ~ where old buildings with black plaster and thick gatefolds are lined up on the street . while the temples & shrines stand quietly & celestially. listen to the children's laughters and voices from the penny-candy alley too ....

these sights & sounds will make u feel as if you've travelled back in time ... heheheh

Kawagoe is also called " little edo" in Saitama prefecture, located just next to Tokyo. its also proudly protected by its people . Kawagoe matsuri is one of the biggest festival over there and its held every Oct , they celebrate by decorating tall "Dashi" floats & parade them on the streets.

how to get there ?

* take tobu tojo line (from Ikebukuro St. to Kawagoe St.) express 31minutes. 450yen

* Seibu Shinjuku Line ( seibu shinjuku to kawagoe) Limited express 43minutes, 890yen

* JR kawagoe line ( shinjuku to kawagoe) local 60minutes, 570yen

Its a very interesting and beautiful place to visit if you wanna make a day trip ! ^__^ enjoy ~

transit in dubai ........


Hamburg: first stop 4th stop: Groesbeek

阿姆斯特丹: second stop 5th stop: Hemer, Germany

Sweden: third stop 6th stop: netherland

7th stop: munich 8th stop: Seminarhaus Integra

Gut Helmeringen: 9th stop 10th stop : Spain

Last station : Hamburg


upcoming agenda so far ........

raining day, its international sleeping day too ! so makes it cool and superz lovely to sleep in the bed ...... a lazy sat but it was an enjoyable one too as i met up with fiona /cindy for dinner chats and to catch a movie "the lovely bones" to wind down the night .......

its actually quite cool to just gather among gals and to talk .. on all topics and no topics.
its relaxing and its lazy ... but its also cool !

thankyou gals for this lovely sat night ~__~

this small cotton tote by tsumori chisato sleep collection is the latest 2010 spring series and im very happy to own one !!! thankyou my dear jun pei :) all the way from Japan ! hehehhe

happy feets

7th march, few of us gathered for timsum buffet at jade and it was pretty yummy especially the scallop porridge and the tonic soup !!! and while we were playing pool , we took this pic .... our pretty happy feets hehehehe ...... and we challenged the guys to a battle of bowlings as well . and we won !!!!!!!!! our prizes? free treats of icecream for us all gals by the guys ^__~ yAAAAAy !!!

hahahaha shus was commenting that we should do it next time during friday night and losers shall treat dinner cum drinks ! hahahahaha ..... i think cindy will be very happy about that ! free drinks .......

later we went separate ways and tom & i went to the games areas to try our lucks on scooping up the little stuff toys and big stuff toys and it was fun but damaging to our pockets !!!!!!well, we gotten 4 stuff toys in the end .... so its cool !

all in all its an early celebrating for tom's bday ..... hehehehe *smile*

eat this and pass your exams !
stars shaped corn ! heheheh ^__^

yummy pepperoni sticks from germany ! thankyou elisasbeth ^__^

thankyou hitomi for the yummy cake !

heheheh its soft and the taste is so heaven :)

yesterday we had our reunion dinner with elisabeth & christian, cindy & elaine.

our first vegs reunion dinner that tasted so yummy that it didnt make any differences when theres no meats in them .....

and becos its also elisabeth's birthday yesterday, we ordered longevity buns for her !

Sou tao (literally longevity peach) is a special Chinese steamed bun eaten during birthdays.

In Chinese culture, peach is long associated with longevity. It is believed that peach of the Heaven (pan tao) can grant one an extra 500 years of life once eaten.

after which, we went over to the chinese new year market and walked till almost 12midnight...

today they had their foot reflexology done and started packing to make 2 parcels to send back to hamburg .... heheheh

its always happy to see them both .... our pleasures indeed !

elisabeth & christian is stopping over with us for a few days
and hes hoping to find some dragons figurines here ... and to get some beary stuffs for katherina too !

while i'll bring elisabeth to do her beauty stuffs and shoppings, christian will tag along with tom to get pc stuffs and games ....

we'll be having dinner together with elaine tomorrow night and hopefully cindy can come too as she badly wants to join in and eat together with us all . crossing our fingers then for good news !

a very cool present !

this is an orange selenite lamp and its my birthday present from mayumi , her sister and her mum !

thankyou so much for this lovely gift . its very beautiful and its my 1st time seeing an orange selenite :)

Selenite is a variety of gypsum and is also known as Satin Spar due to its thin, straight crystal fibres. Selenite is usually clear but can also be found in vibrant orange varieties.

This crystal has a very high vibration that is also very calming. This makes selenite excellent for clarity, understanding and concentration.

Because of its straight, focused crystal structure, selenite has a very directional energy that can be used for protection grids, clearing rooms of unwanted energy and cleansing other crystals.

Selenite can also be used to dissolve energy blocks and detach entities.

THankyou !!!!!!!

6thfeb

today mayumi brought her mum and sister from japan to come for the special rate drawings and their appointment was from 1noon to 2,30pm originally but it took a longer time and we actually ended at 4.30pm .

throughout the sessions, theres no way i can pick up my calls so when another client was here, she didnt dare to ring the bell at the door for shes scared that it might be the wrong door and she left ........ i gave her a ring after this and shes mad at me . i explained to her and shes still mad .
and i said back to her , if you had ring the doorbell, you would not have made a wasted trip .....

oh well theres no way i can pleased everyone ..... and im only a one person tending to everything here so please do understand .....

if you are here , you can see my door unit number and please just ring the bell ! even if its the wrong door, you just need to say sorry to the neighbours and thats all ...... whats so difficult about this ?

in any ways, im sorry that you have made a wasted trip !

today sundara said its ok to meet at 3pm at orchard ion exit.
i asked her if she knew where that is and she said yesyes shes been in singapore for 2years before.

and yet at 3.05pm shes still at fort canning and shes lost her way . she said shes taking cab down to orchard ion taxi stand. then i walked over to the taxi stand and waited for 15-20mins, came an sms saying no cabs, shes taking the bus now ! urghhh, then i sms her and asked should i then go back to the mrt and wait for her ? she replied: yes that would be much easier ......

when i was back at the station,came another sms, said shes at the taxi stand again , she doesnt know where ion exit is ...........

up and down i went several times .......... luckily at the end i managed to find her .

we went for japanese tea and chats and i took her to the roof top garden in orchard too .... and i have to get back in time for mynext appt ......... busybusy hot hot day !!!!

different vdays

In Japan, it is only the women who give presents (mainly chocolates) to men on valentine's day ! Japanese women are usually too shy to express their love. (Though it might not be true nowadays.) Therefore, Valentine's Day was thought to be a great opportunity to let women express their feelings.

Men are supposed to ret...urn gifts to women on a day called "White Day" (March 14th), a Japanese creation. (only if they like the gals that gave them chocolates too or they want to express their love to the ladies they like heheheh )

4th came in 4.11pm

Jun , thannkyou so much !
for remembering my fav :)
its a simple top by one of my fav bands in japan !

3th one today !

hehehhe the 3th one came in this morning while im still zzz!

thankyou masaki :) hugzs !

my second comes from Elad-Israel

heheheh this handcrafted gift flew all the way from Israel , in time for my birthday ! Thankyou Amos :)

first gift !

hehehhe my first prezzie for birthday from japan !!

daydreaming

nothing that i want to do today so i've been daydreaming
HoHOOHoo @__@

my favourite brands : tsumori chisato gucci tenshi no tamago
marc jacobs loewe x-girl
kinokuniya see by chloe milk fed
zara little twin stars
uniqlo juicy couture


my favourite food : depending on my moods : HeHEEHeeee ^__^
japanese food
seafood especially crabs and prawns and oysters !
all sorts of japanese tibits
my babyback ribs
tapas bar
shabu-shabu


my favourite drinks "_^ : カルピス, Karupisu , calpis
berries wine
ice wines
choya royal honey
CHOYA Sake
buds & heineken & weissbier
fruits juices
water !!!!!!!

porridge !

I have to really thank suzzanna for taking the troubles to

bring back all these cups porridge for me , all the way

from thailand !!

people who knew me, i dont eat white rice at all and its not

often that i like to eat porridge as well ...

but these cup ones are really my favourite ever since i stumbled

upon them 15 years back ! haahaahha :)

so a very big thankyou my friend ^__^