Japan [180415 - 260415]

Osaka

Day 1 - 180415

Tenjinbashi, Tenmangu Shrine, Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori

Amazed at what our hotel provided, leg massager for our use every night! Loved this hotel~

Nara

Day 2 - 190415

Nara, Shinsaibashi

We were lucky to catch the last of sakura blooming at Nara! Enjoying the good weather with our matcha ice-cream~ Dinner at this udon shop which is cheap and good! One of our favourites!

Day 3 - 200415

Instant Ramen Museum, Osaka Castle, Umeda

Our DIY instant noodles tasted quite good~ Visit to the Osaka Castle was quite disappointing, recommend to give this place a miss. Haha.. It was raining that night and we were kinda lost in Umeda. Desserts at Nana's Green tea and we just had to have our fav udon opposite our hotel again!

Day 4 - 210415

Universal Studios, with the newly opened harry potter section. Much better than the one in Sg definitely! Had sushi before calling it a day.

Kyoto

Day 5 - 220415

Nijo Castle, Shimogamo Jinja, Gion

Moved to Kyoto for 2 nights. Visited shrines and more shrines.. We concluded that Kyoto is not a good place to stay in for shopping-loving ppl like us. Haha! The long hours of walking on their stone roads also destroyed my fav boots :(

Day 6 - 230415

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kiyomizudera, Gion

Lunch near Fushimi Inari Shrine was sooooo delicious! We order one pax share of this Tsukemen and we couldn't finish it. Tried on their traditional clothing for some phototaking~ And we happened to step into their supermarket just before the closing hours. All the food items were on discount and we happily brought back quite alot of food to eat in our hotel!

Day 7 - 240415

Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan), Dotonbori

Back to Osaka and visited their aquarium, not very impressive though. Bought strawberries again from the supermarket near our hotel, so sweet and good!

Kobe

Day 8 - 250415

Kobe, Umeda Sky Building

Spent most of the day in Kobe. Highlight was of cos the Kobe beef teppanyaki, yums! Visited the Umeda Sky Building in the evening to catch the sunset. Very nice view from up there.. (much better than Osaka castle!) Enjoying the breeze and the last of our trip. So glad that we chose to have shabu shabu for our last dinner in Japan, so good and cheap for the portion! We will be back for this!!! Missing it so much now~


I lost all my photos in my SD card on my last night in Japan. So unexpected and terrifying.. I guess we just have to accept that some things in life goes very wrong at the most unexpected moment. Anyway, thanks to the help of programs and my friends, i managed to recover 90% of my photos luckily.

Japan has given me quite a surprise. I didn't expect myself to like this place before I went. But their good service, technology advancement and good food did leave me a wonderful experience. So much so that we are going back japan next year again! :)

Birthday 2015

30 Dec 14 - KTV with colleagues

1 Jan 15 - ST games and Crystal Jade steamboat with Pri Sch frens

2 Jan 15 -  Genki sushi & visit to The Cat Cafe with sis and pt

 My unexpected gifts this year! :)

6 Jan 15 - Meet up with Uni peeps at Super Chicken

9 Jan 15 - Meet up with Sec sch frens at Marche

Thank you everyone for your wishes and effort! I hope this will be a better year for me.

 

Completed another awesome TVB creation! I was so hooked onto it that i must have my daily dose every night.. Hahaha

And my pleasant surprise..

I actually like 林峰! =p I swear i wasn't attracted to him in any TVB shows till this one! Ok I already have feedbacks that I'm too old to be a fangirl liao.. Hahaha!

Another one of my fav! Love her acting all along.. This character suits her so much..!

Now I'm gonna have 使徒行者 and 爆seed withdrawal symptoms.. =(

Pardon me while I live in my dreamland for now..

After watching videos of their 宣传 events, I wish I'm living in HK :(

Krabi [091014 - 121014]

Day 1 - 091014

The resort we stayed in - Ananta Burin Resort is cheap and good~ We only paid around $78 per night for a room.. and it's quite clean and comfortable!

Walked around in search of a place for dinner, and lucky us found this stall - May & Zin Restaurant which sells very nice and cheap thai food! The crab vermicelli only cost sgd$4!! And the stall beside serves the best coconut shake ever~ We were so satisfied with the food and drinks that we went back to patronise again on the 3rd day.. Haha.

Had the pool side massage at the resort after dinner, the most hilarious thing was that we need to remove our tops for the massage just beside the pool -.- No curtain no nothing. Luckily it was quite late and no one was at the pool.. hahaha.

Day 2 - 101014

Cup noodles which only costs sgd$0.50 for breakfast! And it tastes great.. I love every food item in thailand.. Lol~

Went for our Phi Phi Island tour which covers Maya Bay, Viking Cave, Monkey Bay, Pileh Bay, Lohsamah Bay, Phi Phi Don Island and Bamboo Island.

Our first stop - Maya Bay is the most pretty of all~ Nice and clear water.. Too bad it's such a small place and overcrowded..

Viking cave was closed for maintenance -.- We snorkeled at 2 locations~

Lunch on Phi Phi Don Island was so-so.. And after lunch we were sent to Bamboo Island for some sun-tanning.. Really hot sun.. Like desert. Zzz.. We had fun looking at how people dressed and laughing at their wonderful poses.. =X

Went back to resort for a short break and arranged for a private tuk tuk to bring us to the weekend night market! I think the night market is the only place which is crowded in Krabi.. Haha.. The restaurants and PUBs near where we stayed are all so quiet~ There were also few cars and motorcycles on the road.

Day 3 - 111014

Went for our 8km kayaking at Thalane. The whole kayaking experience through the canyon and mangrove forest took about 2.5 hours and it was sooooo tiring! My poor arms.. And we were super burnt after the kayaking too! -.-

Super tired after kayaking, we went back to May and Zin and ordered a whole lot of food to satisfy our hungry tummies!

Did pedicure and had head, shoulder and back massage nearby. The massage was super shiok~

Visited night market again, had the coconut ice-cream with real coconut.. So nice! Coconut overdosed trip.. Hahah

Day 4 - 121014

Home sweet home after the buffet breakfast at the resort.. I still prefer my cup noodles for breakfast.. Lol~

Missing thailand food so much~ Can't wait to go back to thailand again :)

Completed this drama over the last weekend. Awesome cast and plot! I just couldn't stop watching the last 10 episodes! Although TVB seldom fails, it's been some time since I came across a superb drama.. I could totally forget reality watching this.. or has reality managed to find its way into the drama?

Wan Ling's bday celebration [060914]

Tried 'Stalker's Treachery' at Freeing Sg.. Wasn't as impressive as the previous rooms.. Our usual KTV and dinner at Ramen Champion thereafter..

Pin Ting's bday [130914]

Lunch at 'Koh grill & sushi bar'.. Sushi overdose!! -.-

Wenie's bday [140914]

Dinner at Mad for Garlic~ Interesting pizza and pasta.. all inclusive of garlic.. kinda overpriced for the items but I'm a fan of garlic~ Hahaa

Hong Kong [080814 - 120814]

Day 1 - 080814

Royal Plaza Hotel is soooo good except for its location.. We were all impressed by the standard of the hotel but the location is such a turn-off..

There's a Sanrio exhibition at Langham place with super cute displays! Enjoyed HK's night view again although we were all super tired from the midnight flight the night before..

Day 2 - 090814

Breakfast at Australian Dairy Co! Despite visiting hk so many times, I've never ate this before. So very impressed with the breakfast~ Will be back here again!

It was a shopping day at Causeway Bay.. Had lunch at 何共记, I strongly recommend their porridge (instead of the wanton dumpling noodle which is supposed to be Michelin rated)!

Visited Lan Kwai Fong at night, my first time here too. But it seems to be overrated. Hahaa.. Found ourselves a nice pub which has strong aircon upstairs (the weather is really killing us)! And free wifi.. haha!

Day 3 - 100814

Disneyland in this kind of weather is no joke. Totally makes one lose all the mood. Plus all the squeezing from the ATs.. Zzzzz. On a side note, love the new 'ride' at Mystic Manor~

Visited the Peak after that, and the wax museum. At least there's some revamp since the last time i was there.. And there are even cute characters like doremon inside, although I don't understand what has those got to do with the wax museum... lol.

Dinner at this place called 'Hing Kee Restaurant' along Temple Street. Superb food at super affordable prices! Recommended! Especially the oyster egg.. There are 2 large pieces of it and there is oyster in every bite! Only cost sgd$10!

Day 4 - 110814

Visited HK 3D Museum on our last day in hk as we saw the advertisements everywhere~ Think it's just newly open and the crowd was quite manageable cos we went early. My first time visiting such 3D exhibits.. But we felt that it wasn't super impressive as some pics don't look very 3D to us. Lol..

We stayed at the airport for the whole night as our flight is scheduled at 6am.. First time sleeping at the airport.. What an experience.


A very important lesson learnt during this HK trip in August, NEVER VISIT HK AGAIN IN SUMMER. The heat almost killed us.. It's like being placed in an oven every single day.. Sg is so cooling comparatively! I will only visit hk when the weather is cold from now onwards..!!