When we were bored...

This was what we did when we were bored in china.....

First we went to the salon for a hair treatment.

This is what a normal steamer would look like:


And this is what a china-made-UFO-inspired steamer would look like:













From the salon, then we'll practice our hair-styling skill on our dearest hehehhe:


See what see???












Am i cute or what?











Aaron kwok style...












When the fringe meets the brow...













The Mohawk....












When the gravity fails you...










And note that all these were performed on the street-side under the curious gaze of the pedestrians hahahah...

The Country of the Rising Sun - day 6 END

Well...We did nothing much on our last day except SHOPPING :) Frist they brought us to this shinto temple with the HUGEEE lantern.


Then they brought us to the Ginza street which is like the 'Orchard' of Tokyo. The street was lined with international brands:

































Managed a pose while talking to our friend @ the public phone.
ps: wondering wat's that laptop doing over there??? hehehe Japan was so advanced that even such a public area has a free wi-fi :)

Intermezzo: wat a local japanese fast food looked like...



But sadly...we still have to end our tour. Had a GREAT time in Japan. And after exploring the Southern cities of Japan, our next destination would be Hokkaido & sekitarnya :)




Good bye Japan!!! We'll be back again one day....

Note: Many of the things which i've learnt from komik shinchan was actually REAL and thanks to shinchan that i knew what to look for & expect while i was in Japan hahahahha

The Country of the Rising Sun - day 5

Today...we are heading towards Tokyo! Its like the
climax of the entire journey..the buzzing capital of Japan...here we come!

It took us a few hours bus ride to reach Tokyo and headed straight to Disney Sea (well some other may choose Disney Land tho). These are some of the snapshots of the city which we took WHILE on the bus (so please pardon the quality :p )






















It was weekdays afternoon when we reached DisneySea..thinking that if we could use the fast-pass we would manage to try all the rides...but hah! To our surprise...when we arrived, we were greeted by a swarm of people. It was sooo crowded that after spending the whole day in there, we only get our luck on the Tower of Terror (well...of course after 2.5 hours of queueing) and a silly Sinbad show heheheh.
















While queueing for the Tower of Terror :p









Interesting mosaic picture made up of millions of small photos.














Intermezzo:


KitKat with 'unusual flavor








My favorite flavor ever!








After returning to the hotel at night, we planned a meeting with our Indo friend who was studying in Tokyo. In turned out to be the best night out around Tokyo (since our tour guide-as unprofessional as it could be - did not bring us around the city.)

We took the train to the city.
ps: Japan has the most complicated subway system i've ever seen! hah...










Interestingly, they implement this rule where no one is allowed to talk on the handphone while inside the train :) Only sms allowed...




We explored Harajuku, Shinjuku & Shibuya that night. Had a great time shopping, trying the local dishes like crepes, Okonomiyaki & ramen!











The busy Shibuya street.

























The so called Japanese 'boys-gang' hahaha wat a hairstyle! Ah-beng kia :p






































The best meal was when we had a DIY-Okonomiyaki:


All the ingredients were provided and all we need to do was to COOK them...easy, fun & guanteed taste!


Mix the ingredients together...


Put them on the hot pan...








Form the circular shape...



Fry till crisp....

Put the shoju, fish flakes and mayo on top..



Cut into 4...






..and Voila! The original okonomiyaki...


Intermezzo: interesting game we found in Konami ( its like a 5 storeys arcade wowww...).








Last but not least...our supper of the day ( its was midnite fyi)..the famous ramen which taste i'll never forget :p

Out of all the 6 days in Japan...this night is voted as the night! yay...

The Country of the Rising Sun - day 4

The next morning...we were greeted by the falling snow. The view was stunning...and the best part was we get to enjoy the scenery as we walked to the nearby traditional market. Stopped every few meters to take pictures hahahha.


























The interesting part was...altho it was snowing oh so heavily (that each of us was given an umbrella from the hotel)..the temperature was pretty much comfortable, not freezing cold.




In the afternoon, they brought us to a ski resort..not to ski (unfortunately hikss) but to enjoy their sulfur hot & cold spring ")
























Our part time job while in Japan...(lumayan buat uang saku d sana hihihi)















It was snowing heavily.Tempted...we had a snow fight :












We visited the wasabi farm too. Never know that it looks this weird before...




Each wasabi was graded and given different prices.



Every product sold here was wasabi flavoured. There were wasabi ice cream, wasabi tea, wasabi biscuits, wasabi crackers etc..





Wasabi seaweed....the best i've ever tried so far (since this was the first and the only time i've tasted such a thing hahahha)







After being pampered with the cozy, spacious hotel room, tonight we were back to the small, crampy room. Imagine 3 tatamis + 3 suitcases + 3 grown ups in this tiny room = "-"







We had our first 'real' shashimi during the dinner (at our own expense fyi! ).










Our hotel was located at the lake side. It has a great view of the Mt Fuji: