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17 April, 2014

Tokyo Trip - Day 2

Day 2 - Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Takeshita Street, Yoyogi Park, Roppongi 

On our second day at Tokyo, we spent nearly our entire day at Harajuku. It was a Sunday and it was SUPER SUPER CROWDED. We were hoping to see some crazy cos-play or something but unfortunately, we didn't :(

First stop, Meiji Shrine.






A crowd taking selfie.



I took a selfie too lol.





Snack time! :D

Meiji Shrine was a really, really big area. Do expect a lot of walking and foreigners! Also, you have to wash your hands and mouth before entering the place but we skipped that lol. We were lucky to have also experienced a traditional Japanese wedding that took place at Meiji Shrine :)

After the shrine, we met up with cousin at Harajuku for awesome Ramen, at Kyushu Jangara :D


The soup was so rich, thick and creamy! And the meat, oh, the meat, was so succulent xD Go there early to avoid the long queue! =O

After lunch, it was all about Takeshita Street.

To me, it looked like a nicer China Town or Petaling Street. But the amount of people - YOU JUST CAN'T COMPARE.






WHERE DO ALL THESE PEOPLE COME FROM?!?! I was so shocked because I've never seen so many people in just one street. Walking to the end of the street was already a mission lol.

There were many interesting shops along Takeshita Street. I wanted to look at them all but I got lazy because the crowd was absurd. It was difficult enough just to cross to the other side, but we manage to pull through lol.

While walking, I saw a Liz Lisa store and had to go in! xD




Everything was so cute in Liz Lisa!!! The workers there are really pretty and dolly too. And I've checked that, almost every item in Liz Lisa costs a minimum of 5,000 YEN.


Okay, so we made it out of Takeshita Street without getting lost lol. We didn't really enjoy walking there since it was so crowded - we went back the next day.

Now, tea time at Godiva :D




There isn't a single Godiva cafe in Malaysia so we decided to give it a try. Cousin ordered Matcha White Chocolate Ice Blended for us and it was the best! xD

From the cafe's second floor, this is the view you get;




Also, I realised that the international brands such as H&M, Forever 21, Zara and Bershka have a minimum of 6 storeys high. Some even go up to 8 levels of clothing - fashion level beyond lol.



Camwhore mode on.

Surprisingly, it wasn't so cold on that day. It was fine to remove my winter coat at some point, but it gets really cold as the sun sets ><

Moving on to Yoyogi Park!






Pretty plum trees <3


Bubbles at the park :D

The park was really cold >< And there were many people strolling around - it was a very peaceful and relaxing time there :) Though I wished it wasn't so cold and there would be more flowers lol.

After Yoyogi Park, its dinner time.

We had a rather interesting dinner; Luda's Bar - Dragon Quest at Roppongi. 




Themed drinks.




 Purple Pasta.


Curry on Rice.

I thought it was a cool experience even though I'm not a fan of Dragon Quest. I wasn't really fond of the idea that we had to stand and eat though =/ And the food was just alright. Would be cool for Dragon Quest lovers; since it would be relatable. 

After dinner, me and bro shopped at Donki for a while before we headed home. I LOVE DONKI. ITS THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. Plus its not very expensive and they have a lot of cool and random things there lol.

The end of Day 2

-R

Similar Posts;
Tokyo Trip Day 1 - Haneda, Roppongi, Omotesando, Odaiba, Ginza
Tokyo Trip Day 3 - Harajuku, Omotesando, Cat Street, Shibuya
Tokyo Trip Day 4 - Asakusa, Akihabara, Shibuya, Omotesando
Tokyo Trip Day 5 - Disneyland, Maihama

16 April, 2014

Tokyo Trip - Day 1

Day 1 - Haneda, Roppongi, Omotesando, Odaiba, Ginza

Me and brother were in Tokyo for 8 days. We stayed in a hotel for a night and bunked with a cousin for the rest of the trip.

We arrived at Haneda airport slightly before 11pm. It was rather late for us to travel to the city at night with our luggage, so, I booked a hotel nearby the airport. The shuttle bus came to pick us and other passengers up. Everything was very efficient and well planed, also, the shuttle bus was provided by the hotel - free!




Our hotel room was very very small and compact but it was manageable since we stayed for only one night. We arrived at the hotel around 12am, checked in and went into our room, dumped our luggage and went straight to 7/11, Family Mart and Lawson :D The amount of snacks and food was amazing! 


Me and my messy packing lol. We checked out early the next morning and headed to the city - Tokyo! <3

We bunked with our cousin who stayed at Roppongi, and, beside her apartment had a Starbucks, Tsutaya and a grocery mart. We went to the mart every morning lol.


Awesome juicy, sweet, big and succulent strawberries! :D We ate strawberries almost everyday lol.


The amount of drinks!


On the way to Roppongi train station, and then to meet our cousin for lunch at Omotesando~



Omotesando! We arrived early so we decided to explore some back lanes lol. Came across this cool plant building.


Me weird face lol.


Lunch time; we ate at Aoyama Flower Market, Omotesando!








Beef stew.



Sakura Jelly <3

This flower shop/restaurant is really, really pretty! I would recommend anyone to stop by this place to have a look see, though I wouldn't say the food is very good; just so so, but, desserts - awesome!

Also, this place is somehow underrated, as in, not many foreigners know about it - most of the customers are locals. The queue is really long though!

After lunch, we headed off to Odaiba. You get to see this on the train! It was really beautiful :)






Cute crying bear.

Tokyo's remake of Statue of Liberty.


Plum trees!



Our first time trying Sakura Chocolate at Starbucks - it was an interesting flavour lol.


While walking around the mall, I saw these life sized anime figurings :D

We shopped for a bit at Odaiba (there are a few malls), then we headed to Ginza for dinner! Had a very typical Japanese meal but sadly I didn't take any photos of the food! ><

A friend of our cousin bought these for us to try for supper! How nice of him xD


Sakura mochi <3 But then again, a very interesting flavour lol. Sakura has a very different taste and it takes some time to get used to it lol.

We were really tired by night so we went to bed early to get a head start for the next day.

The end of Day 1

-R

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Tokyo Trip Day 2 - Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Takeshita Street, Yoyogi Park, Roppongi
Tokyo Trip Day 3 - Harajuku, Omotesando, Cat Street, Shibuya
Tokyo Trip Day 4 - Asakusa, Akihabara, Shibuya, Omotesando
Tokyo Trip Day 5 - Disneyland, Maihama

06 April, 2014

06.04.14

I've been MIA for about a month now, but I'm back! 


I've been back from Japan for about 3 weeks now and I haven't blogged since then >< Been very busy and have very little time for myself. 

I will blog about my Tokyo trip in another post, but for now, this will be an update post :)

1) Welcome to working life

I finally got a job and I started working right after I came back from Tokyo. I've worked for 3 weeks only and, so far so good. I'm learning a lot through bits and pieces. I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to learn from my colleagues in ways you never learnt in university lol.

Also, my working hours are from 10AM -7PM and I work right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Travelling to and fro takes me about 2-3 hours a day. After I end work, I take a train home, quick shower, quick dinner, relax and watch anime and sleep. Repeat lol.

So yeah, working really takes up a lot of time, therefore, weekends are so PRECIOUS ><

2) Hair update

Its been a while since I've been thinking of doing something to my hair. Also, I started to really dislike my bleached blonde hair because the colour is horrendous, my hair is really really dry, and its basically dead lol.

So! I decided to chopped them off xD

And this is my new hair now!


Okay, the tips of my hair still have some bleached bits but I'm so much happier without the rest of it :D

3) Anime

The anime that I was watching is Hunter x hunter. After watching that, I decided to watch a new anime. So, I browsed through Kiss Anime and came across quite a few interesting anime. But! The anime that I decided to watch first is Free! lol.


I heard that this anime is really popular, but, I didn't have the slightest clue about what the story was about. 

Yes yes its about sports and swimming - that sounded pretty normal; quite similar with Prince of Tennis. But when I started watching, it was eye candy all the way xD

The characters are really good looking and they're so cool xD Plus, since its about swimming, they're topless half of the time - nice bods lol.


RIGHT?!?!! xD

These two are my favourite characters; Rin and Haru.



4) Holiday Planning

Since I started working, holidays are really precious. I've only started working for 3 weeks and I'm thinking of my next holiday already lol.

I was thinking of planning a trip this mid year to either Seoul, Korea or, your's truly, Japan lol.

Surprisingly, the air flight is reasonable! That makes me more tempted ><

I miss Tokyo already T.T I will definitely go back someday :D 

5) Gunz 2

I don't know if you could see this coming, but, I am a gamer lol. I really enjoy shooting games like Gunz, Call of Duty, Counter Strike, House of the Dead, Battlefield? Lol.

Anyway, I played Gunz a lot when I was 13 - played till level 30+ but then I stopped because I got bored and had to study.

So, this year, Gunz 2 was released and I played it again. It really brings back a lot of memories lol. How nice me and koibito play Gunz together :P

I stopped playing since I went to Japan though lol.
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And now, some random food pictures. I realised I haven't posted food pics in a long time lol.


This is the best burger ever! - Soft Shell Crab Bruger at Jibby & Co.




My first time drinking Vietnamese Dip Coffee at Absolute Viet. Even though I dislike coffee, this is by far the best coffee I ever tasted! :D


Also, a previous OOTD;


Top//F Block, Skirt//Cocolatte, Shoes//Polo


Bought a new set of jewelry - necklace and earrings for RM35 from Epcay. Me happy :D

This summarises what's been happening since I've been MIA lol.

Xoxo