Friday, June 5, 2009
Day 1 & 2 Japan Trip
Day1
We met up at changi airport and I was getting a very bad case of the butterflies cause I was afraid I would forget something important. (But I did not :D) So after checking-in the luggage-14kg, I was super relaxed.
It was night by the time we reached Narita International airport. KONICHIWA JAPAN :D
The toilets damn cool! The seats had a music button that made flushing sounds, butt-washing(with adjustable pressure) and heated seats.
We took a train from the airport to aikihabara and changed trains there. The train from Aikihabara was so packed that you did'nt need to hold the handrails.
Tokyo Khaosan Ninja
The wooden capsule beds are surprisingly comfortable! But I was woken up by noisy people.><
Day2
A yamapi mineral jelly advert on the train :)
Bought my transparent umbrella! :D
Tsukiji fish market
The squids were bubbling!
The front of my right shoe look like it had been dipped in black paint, thanks to the combination of rain and market.
A very farmiliar store!
Kaminarimon Gate
We finally found it!! After walking right pass it because we were trying to block the rain and wind coming from that direction with our combined umbrellas. Seriously, we're either sway or dumb.
Asakusa is basically like the older part of tokyo. We saw loads of students, probably on a school field trip cause they were buying souveniers too.
Checked out and trained to Yoyogi Youth hostel. OMG the stairs at the train stations were killer.. Cause we kept getting lost IN the station. And well-meaning people near the hostel place kept giving us the wrong directions/ leading us to the wrong place- since the place was pretty big and had a couple of blocks for accomodation. PLUS we had to balance umbrellas cause it was raining. And it was freezing!! I tell you my arms seriously ached the next morning.--"
We finally found the place but the check-in time was in an hour so we went for dinner nearby.
When I was closing my umbrella and removing my shoes, dear ms JL followed the restaurant lady into the back of the kitchen! The lady got a shock when she turned around. AHAHA Damn funny :D No there was no secret backroom.
KAT-TUN poster for their upcoming concert at the tokyo dome. I realised from the photo it says "Meet me, kat-tun" if you look at the poster beside. :D
Pachinko place- these are seriously everywhere! Super duper noisy when you walk pass. all you can hear are coins dropping.
We were blown away by the high prices (eg $40 for a t-shirt at SALE) and so went to eat instead. (though not hungry)
Dessert! First time trying this- VERY SWEET. JL's omelete thing was very salty, though tasty.
The famous shibuya crossing :) It was seriously messy when everyone crossed in various directions, and we randomly walked because we did'nt know where we were heading anyway.
We saw a kamenashi look-alike giving out tissue paper on the streets! HAHA Same hairstyle and dress-sense :D Tried damn hard but was unable to get a shot of his face..
Getting back to yoyogi hostel, we bathed in a public bath (within hostel) for the first time! Surprisingly, we felt zero embarrassment. Cause all the japanese students and aunties there don't give a damn, and they walk around in the nude and chattered while they change. :D We had to shower outside the common pool first- sit on a stool facing the mirror. The big bath was super hot! But very relaxing after a cold and rainy day. We went out when we started to feel dizzy. Ah I miss the super hot baths..
We met up at changi airport and I was getting a very bad case of the butterflies cause I was afraid I would forget something important. (But I did not :D) So after checking-in the luggage-14kg, I was super relaxed.
It was night by the time we reached Narita International airport. KONICHIWA JAPAN :D
The toilets damn cool! The seats had a music button that made flushing sounds, butt-washing(with adjustable pressure) and heated seats.
We took a train from the airport to aikihabara and changed trains there. The train from Aikihabara was so packed that you did'nt need to hold the handrails.
Tokyo Khaosan Ninja 
A yamapi mineral jelly advert on the train :)
Bought my transparent umbrella! :D
Tsukiji fish market
The squids were bubbling!
The front of my right shoe look like it had been dipped in black paint, thanks to the combination of rain and market.
A very farmiliar store!
Kaminarimon Gate 
Asakusa is basically like the older part of tokyo. We saw loads of students, probably on a school field trip cause they were buying souveniers too.
100yen fortune telling. Did'nt realise what it was at first cause there nobody in charge of it. We figured it out after seeing what some schoolkids did. My fortune- Regular fortune:So far, "lost article will be found"- JR pass, "The patient will get well soon"-Grandma and" To start a new trip is good"-Malaysia trip girls? :D I'll cross my fingers.
Our wooden capsule beds :D 
When I was closing my umbrella and removing my shoes, dear ms JL followed the restaurant lady into the back of the kitchen! The lady got a shock when she turned around. AHAHA Damn funny :D No there was no secret backroom.
KAT-TUN poster for their upcoming concert at the tokyo dome. I realised from the photo it says "Meet me, kat-tun" if you look at the poster beside. :D
Pachinko place- these are seriously everywhere! Super duper noisy when you walk pass. all you can hear are coins dropping.
We were blown away by the high prices (eg $40 for a t-shirt at SALE) and so went to eat instead. (though not hungry)
Dessert! First time trying this- VERY SWEET. JL's omelete thing was very salty, though tasty.
The famous shibuya crossing :) It was seriously messy when everyone crossed in various directions, and we randomly walked because we did'nt know where we were heading anyway.
We saw a kamenashi look-alike giving out tissue paper on the streets! HAHA Same hairstyle and dress-sense :D Tried damn hard but was unable to get a shot of his face..