Man: I think you shouldn’t wear yours. You should keep it at home since you always lose your things. Woman: I think so too, since my ring...
Woman: Let’s cook something together for the weekend at home.
Man: Let’s sign up cooking lesson (sending her link of a website on MSN).
Woman: We can shop for ingredients together.
Man: No buying of ingredients, no washing, no cleaning. Just cook and eat.
Woman: You cook, I’ll watch.
Man: You eat what I cooked and I’ll eat what you cooked (Obviously aware of his incompetent culinary skill).
Woman: Then we get to spend time doing something together alone.
Man: We still get to spend time together.
Woman: *roll eyes*
Man: *Grinz*
Man: Let’s sign up cooking lesson (sending her link of a website on MSN).
Woman: We can shop for ingredients together.
Man: No buying of ingredients, no washing, no cleaning. Just cook and eat.
Woman: You cook, I’ll watch.
Man: You eat what I cooked and I’ll eat what you cooked (Obviously aware of his incompetent culinary skill).
Woman: Then we get to spend time doing something together alone.
Man: We still get to spend time together.
Woman: *roll eyes*
Man: *Grinz*
Woman: Let’s cook something together for the weekend at home. Man: Let’s sign up cooking lesson (sending her link of a website on MSN). Wo...
One of the many things we enjoyed while our trip in Japan is the はなみ (Hanami, Japanese word for flower viewing). Our last few days in Tokyo coincide with the bloom of Sakura flower. It’s a sight to be seen by one’s own eyes. No camera will be able to capture the beauty of the flower, to enjoy it; one must really see it yourself. The sight of thousands of Sakura flower in full bloom at once is a breathtaking and mesmerizing moment.
One good place to enjoy a good はなみ is Ueno Park. On my last day in Tokyo, Ron and I make a trip there to see Sakura flowers. We initially planned to go to Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 and even bought the ticket before that but we make away with the plan because we have decided to spend more time at the park enjoying the flowers, after all not a fan of anime either.
To get to Ueno Park, we took the JR Yamanote Line from Shinjuku station to Ueno station. Japan subway station is huge by size, so be careful of getting lost while there. We were a bit lost when arriving at Ueno station as there are more then one exits in the station but only one leads to the park with minimal walking distant. So, coupled with Ron’s maps reading skill and my half bucket にほんご. We manage to make our way there and spend some a lovely time there.
The entrance fee to Ueno Park is free, so save a bit on the pocket but the food is worth every penny to try. So, don’t pinch when you are on holiday.
A close up shot of the Sakura flower, this was taken outside the hotel that we are putting up
A shot of several Sakura flowers together
Sakura that I have seen are mainly white, so this is something different from the rest. A little of pink tint.
Another variation, stronger tint of pink slowly turning white towards the inner of the flower
The sight of a thousand flowers
The enormous amount of people from all parts of the world crowding together to see the Sakura flowers
The Japanese with their quirkiness. We had to take a shot of this seemingly "dead"frog, probably due to alcohol overdose. The locals here fancy picnic in the park during the はなみ season. They are seen everywhere in the park feasting and having a good time with their friends or family.
P/s: Looking at how all these flowers suddenly spring into life out of sudden as compared to the days before I left Tokyo for Osaka, I somehow have this nudging feeling that these flowers have a secret pact or something to bloom and wither together all at once.
One good place to enjoy a good はなみ is Ueno Park. On my last day in Tokyo, Ron and I make a trip there to see Sakura flowers. We initially planned to go to Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 and even bought the ticket before that but we make away with the plan because we have decided to spend more time at the park enjoying the flowers, after all not a fan of anime either.
To get to Ueno Park, we took the JR Yamanote Line from Shinjuku station to Ueno station. Japan subway station is huge by size, so be careful of getting lost while there. We were a bit lost when arriving at Ueno station as there are more then one exits in the station but only one leads to the park with minimal walking distant. So, coupled with Ron’s maps reading skill and my half bucket にほんご. We manage to make our way there and spend some a lovely time there.
The entrance fee to Ueno Park is free, so save a bit on the pocket but the food is worth every penny to try. So, don’t pinch when you are on holiday.
A close up shot of the Sakura flower, this was taken outside the hotel that we are putting up
A shot of several Sakura flowers together
Sakura that I have seen are mainly white, so this is something different from the rest. A little of pink tint.
Another variation, stronger tint of pink slowly turning white towards the inner of the flower
The sight of a thousand flowers
The enormous amount of people from all parts of the world crowding together to see the Sakura flowers
The Japanese with their quirkiness. We had to take a shot of this seemingly "dead"frog, probably due to alcohol overdose. The locals here fancy picnic in the park during the はなみ season. They are seen everywhere in the park feasting and having a good time with their friends or family.
P/s: Looking at how all these flowers suddenly spring into life out of sudden as compared to the days before I left Tokyo for Osaka, I somehow have this nudging feeling that these flowers have a secret pact or something to bloom and wither together all at once.
One of the many things we enjoyed while our trip in Japan is the はなみ (Hanami, Japanese word for flower viewing). Our last few days in Tokyo ...
This is a night shot of the Tokyo tower from Mori Tower @ Roppongi Hills. This is our first sightseeing spot that we made on the first day we arrived in Tokyo. We reached here quite late but as a city that never sleeps, things are still going on as usual around this place. The view at night is breathtaking, the moment I saw the city’s view in front of me, I really can’t believe myself that I’m standing right at the heart of Tokyo. More importantly I have never imagined that I will be in Japan. Personally that’s quite an achievement for me as a holiday to Japan is never cheap and having the ability to come here through my own pocket, I’m already a very happy girl.
Back to the picture I posted, the picture that you’re looking at now is a picture that I have photoshopped using the sketch function from Adobe Photoshop Express. Photoshop is now going web based, you can join and use the services for free but bear in mind that they are still in beta version now, so there are still a lot of things there that are still buggy. For instance, the function to send pictures to email, the email I received has a lot of empty boxes and their image download don’t work. Other then that their interface is quite attractive and easy to use, as it is only basic tools that are available for use. I suppose once they are ready to launch the proper version they will then start charging for money.
This is a night shot of the Tokyo tower from Mori Tower @ Roppongi Hills. This is our first sightseeing spot that we made on the first day w...
