mum and grandma

Colder as ever=)

haha, didnt open my eyes..the sun was abit glaring=)

nice shot!

haha, the 2 freezing idiots trying to smile=)

Grandma=)

Yum!=D

The tour guide actually told us that these are bowels, then he said they are red bean paste=)

Origami work, nice=]

I want these swords!!, they are ex, but cool!=)

The 3 good luck water streams, Fortune, Health, Beauty. Choose 2 out of the 3 and drink the water frm the 2 streams u choose

Me, my bro, grandma, parents

The bullet train!=)

At the bullet train station

Osaka castle

Some cool students with punky hairstyles=)

Okay, been lazy to blog since the day i came back from Japan, haha,shall talk about the things that happended=)

Day 1 & 2
Went to the airport at 9.30pm, met with my grandma, then we waited for awhile b4 checking in. Mum said we are on a guided-tour with 100 over ppl going to Osaka to Tokyo, but we will be split in to smaller groups. Played X-Box 360 in the check-in terminal till 12.45am, then we headed to the flight gate=) My bro and i took our final ounce of "fresh air" b4 entering the plane, as we dont really like the smell=p. Took a long time to fly off, as there were many other planes that were both landing an taking off one after anonther. Saw 4 planes behind ours, when our plane took off at last, haha. It was not long before i slept....

When i awoke, the stewardess were serving breakfast, my bro and i didnt have much appetite, but i mangaed to finish my stuff, haha. We landed not long after that, then changed to our thicker clothings when we reached Osaka airport. It wasnt as cold as we thought...though it was 13 degrees=). We then headed to Osaka castle, where it was time to test out the camera=D Saw some students there, and most of the guys were with cool hairstyles...lucky them, haha,and the girls with their SHORT, SHORT skirts..and their heavy make-ups....-_- I bet Wan Hao and the gang will drool there, hahas.

Our tour guide then brought us to a place, where there were rows of shops an eating places. We had lunch 1st, b4 heading for shopping, and headed to the hotel, where they had a hot spring, but we didnt go into it...too shy, haha!, just went there to take a quick bath an headed back to the room, hheheh.

Day 3
We went to sit the bullet train to Kyoto during morning, and it was nice=). Sat a long bus journey and went to a pottery making factory, where lots of nice,colourful porcelians n stuff were sold. We went to visit Kagahan, a city of desserts , where 1000 kinds of Japanese sweet treats are made n exhibited. Upstairs of the building is an origami factory, where they sold lots origami books and displayed many origami figures. Bought a book there=). Went to Shirakawa-go village, where we viewed its old farmhouses with steep roofs resembling two hands folded for a prayer. They also sold good luck charms called Sarubobo that are shaped to the likes of a monkey, but the face features of the monkey were not drawn due to some history behind it. Next we headed to Tojimbo, which features magnificent pillar-shaped rocks created by sea erosion. Nice place, but SUPER cold!! Headed to another hotel after that..(forgot the name)..

Day 4 & 5
Kind of forgot some of the things that happended wihin these 2 days=p ..anyway, We visited a fresh produce market, where they sold juicy apples and other fruits. We then headed to a temple, where we did some praying and bought some snacks there. Next, we headed to Ramen House for lunch, and also to see how ramen is made, and to Daoih Wasabi Farm, where we got to see how wasabi were produced, after eating. We went to Fuji Visitor Centre and watched a video to learn more about the history of Mount Fuji and its eco system. Took a no. of pics with Mount Fuji, and it was nice to see it=) It was also snowing when we got near to the mountain.."cool" experience=D. Though, I didnt have much fun with the snow like when i was in Miyazaki for the exchange programme. We then stayed at at a "higher class" hotel, which was one of the best compared to the other hotels we stayed in, hahaha.

Day 6
OkOk, this is the 2nd last day of my stay in Japan, but also the best and the most fun part throughout the whole trip=). We went to TOKYO DISNEYLAND!!=D. We did some shooping in the morning, as it doesnt open that early, and reached there at abt 11+, Japan time. The place was SO BIG, and there were so many ppl. There were many games n things to try out and also to buy, but the tour guide suggests that we shld play and enjoy the rides, and shop later. Managed to only play a few games with my bro, and b4 we noe it, it was night time alrdy=p..and we almost got lost..but managed to find the meeting place set by our parents, due to our good sense of direction ;D , hahas. There were also different timings for the parades, where all your favourite Disney characters will sit in some kind of transports, and sing christmas songs with dance movements=] Some Japanese schools even brought their students to the theme park to enjoy themselves and have fun for a day, hhahaha, lucky them=). Well, we then headed bck to the hotel after that, n i just plunged into the soft comfy bed...

Day 7
The last day in Japan was spent at a Toyota car factory in Tokyo, and we got to take pics of the laest cars in production. After which, we did some shopping, b4 heading to the airport. I spent 4 hours on the plane, watching movies with my mum on the plane, then the other 2 hrs sleeping, haha. We arrive in Singapore at 3am, and took a cab bck, help to unpack abit, then went off to sleep like a pig=D

Well after all this description, i really kind of miss Japan, haha, the cold winds n temperature, the nice food, and last of all, the nice n kind citizens=). Hope to go bck there if possible, haha. Okay, shall end here for nw..will try to upload the pics, though the uploading of pics in the blog post has some probs.. ok, bye