Monday, February 6, 2012
The Chronicles of Fungi in Japan
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Konnichi wa, minna san~
I will probably blog about my Japan trip in 2 parts with the first part being all about teh exotic life in Japan and the second one all related to the competition itself :D
So..
You know, I felt so very the Japanese during my stay in Japan as almost every communication I've had with the Japanese, I would automatically bow down rapidly after almost every single sentence/word said, together with a swift 'hai!'. Politeness at it's max I would say!
AND the lifestyle there, yes, their lifestyle, it's seriously healthy I must say. 99% of the people I see are all fit since most of them travel by walking and walking and walking, yeah, unlike in Malaysia where we will just drive and drive =x lazy people we are indeed, LOL.
_____
Anyway, this trip has provided me with so much new memorable experience.especially breathing out visible magical cold air lika bosss
Sorry is the word I must type as I didn't take much exotic picture at Japan because it was just so FREAKING cold outside that I rather put my hand inside my jacket's pocket to lay eggs(?), especially for the first day since its my first time exposed to such coldness.
Also, please note that many photos are taken poorly since I am a lousy photographer =x mostly are shaky or blurry, but of course there are also some uber nice photos lah
Here are the few nice ones :D
Oh btw its not in a chronological order.
Imagine all these trees blooming sakuras during the spring, too bad I am there during winter!
This is Meguro, the place where the Yamaha HQ is located at.
.. I forgot what was this place called again LOL paiseh.
This scene is somewhere nearby the previous pic. So yes, once again, it is in a-place-with-a-name-which-I-had-forgotten.
Of course, how can I miss out Shibuya!? It's one of the busiest and liveliest city I've travelled to in Japan!
_____
ANYWAY! Highlight for my first day in Japan?
Walking alone for almost 2 hours in Shibuya, how's that!? But yes, 2 hours = way too limited a time to explore the city of Shibuya ;_; anyway, only went sight-seeing around there, MANY food outlets there I tell you. Which ultimately leads to......
...!!
THIS! had this at one of the restaurant in Shibuya. Presenting to you~
Tenji Udon! the 2nd best meal I've had in Japan!
Went through so many obstacles before me and Pok can even see this meal with our own eyes. You know why? That's because the menu is purely in Japanese + no pics, so we have completely no idea which of the item in the list is this tenji udon, LOL. So macamana?? The waitress have to follow me allll the way out into the coldness as fortunately, their tenji udon pic can be found beside their restaurant name and I have to point up at that pic for her to see then baru can order, LOL.
on a side note, that waitress is very pretty omgomgomg
_____
As for accomodation, I stayed at this place called Prince hotel located in Shinagawa. Yes, MY hotel.. 'prince' wo.. what coincidence. HAHA!
And this was my mini room which is kinda un-prince~
Then you know, there are actually computers at the lobby for us customers to go online, but of course you have to pay lah. Pay 100 yens aka RM4 to go online for only 10minutes, freaking expensive but I paid for like 4 times anyway LOL.
And their keyboard really gg-fied me, it looked so different at first sight. Took me around 2mins to look for the freaking @ button when I first use it wth =.=
Their internet was freaking fast though :D In fact, too fast for me. LOL.
Oh and you know what? I actually did ask one of the staff "toire wa doko desu ka?" for the sake of not wasting this phrase that I've memorised. LOL. But yes, the staff did point to the direction of the toilet and also giggled at me ._. must have said it wrongly, oh shit.
This is just opposite of my hotel :D banyak shops there I tell you.
Oh still first day btw, this actually leads to..
thissss
heee, this curry ramen is heavenlyyyy, but still the tenji udon is nicer :D
_____
Highlight for 2nd day? None. 2nd day in Japan for me = mostly practise + masterclass for the competition so I shall save this part for the next post.
Oh but of course there are 2 things worth mentioning for the 2nd day. First thing is my very first visit to itu yamaha HQ. Their facilities doesn't disappoint! All very up to date and very well-maintained. Every studio consists of either a grand piano or a few stageas or both! Just like a HQ~!
Yep, needless for me to describe this pic, LOL.
This is the Yamaha building, couldn't take the whole of it, its just too big *gasp*
And yes, this was the studio where I practised, notice the last electone which differs from the other 2~
Another thing worth mentioning about this day is my visit to Yamaha Ginza, aka another Yamaha building which was located at Ginza, a very high class area. Imagine Pavilion, but its like that for the whole of the city, all tall buildings.
Even Yamaha Ginza itself was like.. 12 or 13 storeys tall? wth.
Presenting.. Ginzaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaa *cough*
______
3rd day is the semi-finals already, which shall be saved for the next post. Same goes for 4th day, the finals. which I tak masuk D: + :D
So yep, that's all for part 1. Part 2 shall be up.. 'soon'. *smirks
Oh and in case you might still be wondering what's the best food I've had in Japan.. wait for the next post LOL. Suspense is needed for such post I sayy
I will probably blog about my Japan trip in 2 parts with the first part being all about teh exotic life in Japan and the second one all related to the competition itself :D
So..
You know, I felt so very the Japanese during my stay in Japan as almost every communication I've had with the Japanese, I would automatically bow down rapidly after almost every single sentence/word said, together with a swift 'hai!'. Politeness at it's max I would say!
AND the lifestyle there, yes, their lifestyle, it's seriously healthy I must say. 99% of the people I see are all fit since most of them travel by walking and walking and walking, yeah, unlike in Malaysia where we will just drive and drive =x lazy people we are indeed, LOL.
_____
Anyway, this trip has provided me with so much new memorable experience.
Sorry is the word I must type as I didn't take much exotic picture at Japan because it was just so FREAKING cold outside that I rather put my hand inside my jacket's pocket to lay eggs(?), especially for the first day since its my first time exposed to such coldness.
Also, please note that many photos are taken poorly since I am a lousy photographer =x mostly are shaky or blurry, but of course there are also some uber nice photos lah
Here are the few nice ones :D
Oh btw its not in a chronological order.
Imagine all these trees blooming sakuras during the spring, too bad I am there during winter!
This is Meguro, the place where the Yamaha HQ is located at.
.. I forgot what was this place called again LOL paiseh.
This scene is somewhere nearby the previous pic. So yes, once again, it is in a-place-with-a-name-which-I-had-forgotten.
Of course, how can I miss out Shibuya!? It's one of the busiest and liveliest city I've travelled to in Japan!
_____
ANYWAY! Highlight for my first day in Japan?
Walking alone for almost 2 hours in Shibuya, how's that!? But yes, 2 hours = way too limited a time to explore the city of Shibuya ;_; anyway, only went sight-seeing around there, MANY food outlets there I tell you. Which ultimately leads to......
...!!
THIS! had this at one of the restaurant in Shibuya. Presenting to you~
Tenji Udon! the 2nd best meal I've had in Japan!
Went through so many obstacles before me and Pok can even see this meal with our own eyes. You know why? That's because the menu is purely in Japanese + no pics, so we have completely no idea which of the item in the list is this tenji udon, LOL. So macamana?? The waitress have to follow me allll the way out into the coldness as fortunately, their tenji udon pic can be found beside their restaurant name and I have to point up at that pic for her to see then baru can order, LOL.
on a side note, that waitress is very pretty omgomgomg
_____
As for accomodation, I stayed at this place called Prince hotel located in Shinagawa. Yes, MY hotel.. 'prince' wo.. what coincidence. HAHA!
And this was my mini room which is kinda un-prince~
Then you know, there are actually computers at the lobby for us customers to go online, but of course you have to pay lah. Pay 100 yens aka RM4 to go online for only 10minutes, freaking expensive but I paid for like 4 times anyway LOL.
And their keyboard really gg-fied me, it looked so different at first sight. Took me around 2mins to look for the freaking @ button when I first use it wth =.=
Their internet was freaking fast though :D In fact, too fast for me. LOL.
Oh and you know what? I actually did ask one of the staff "toire wa doko desu ka?" for the sake of not wasting this phrase that I've memorised. LOL. But yes, the staff did point to the direction of the toilet and also giggled at me ._. must have said it wrongly, oh shit.
This is just opposite of my hotel :D banyak shops there I tell you.
Oh still first day btw, this actually leads to..
thissss
heee, this curry ramen is heavenlyyyy, but still the tenji udon is nicer :D
_____
Highlight for 2nd day? None. 2nd day in Japan for me = mostly practise + masterclass for the competition so I shall save this part for the next post.
Oh but of course there are 2 things worth mentioning for the 2nd day. First thing is my very first visit to itu yamaha HQ. Their facilities doesn't disappoint! All very up to date and very well-maintained. Every studio consists of either a grand piano or a few stageas or both! Just like a HQ~!
Yep, needless for me to describe this pic, LOL.
This is the Yamaha building, couldn't take the whole of it, its just too big *gasp*
And yes, this was the studio where I practised, notice the last electone which differs from the other 2~
Another thing worth mentioning about this day is my visit to Yamaha Ginza, aka another Yamaha building which was located at Ginza, a very high class area. Imagine Pavilion, but its like that for the whole of the city, all tall buildings.
Even Yamaha Ginza itself was like.. 12 or 13 storeys tall? wth.
Presenting.. Ginzaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaa *cough*
______
3rd day is the semi-finals already, which shall be saved for the next post. Same goes for 4th day, the finals. which I tak masuk D: + :D
So yep, that's all for part 1. Part 2 shall be up.. 'soon'. *smirks
Oh and in case you might still be wondering what's the best food I've had in Japan.. wait for the next post LOL. Suspense is needed for such post I sayy