Sunday, February 22, 2009
our first overseas trip @ Sunday, February 22, 2009
OUR LONG-AWAITED TRIP TO TAIWAN <3First day:
The flight was delayed for over 1.5 hours so we arrived at Taoyuen airport at 10pm plus, so our initial plan to visit Shilin night market was cancelled :(
In the bus from Taoyuen airport to Taipei city.
Second day: We followed LOOK JTB TOUR led by Sakamoto-san（さかもっちゃん♪）
I think these bikes look like super sonic.
中正記念堂. We then went to 龍三寺, where I bought an emlet :)
Attended a tea seminar where they served us several varieties of tea...and dried foods.
Karpie wasn't happy that dried lady fingers were served on the table. But I loved the dried mango and plums.
AND THEN.... TADA!
xiao long baos <3
Yichun, lets date at Ding Tai Fung again when I go back in MArch okay ;)
忠烈祠after lunch.
Karpie and I observed this guy for a while...counting the no. of times he blinked cos さかもっちゃんtold us they aren't allowed to move or to blink while they are on service.
The last tour location was 故宮museum...
We then enjoyed the paradise of taiwan massage in the evening x)
We cabbed to 西門町 in the night for shopping. We didn't purchased much things like clothes or cosmetics but pigged around instead :D
Third day: We boarded a bus which brought us to Jiou Fen...
The view from Jiou Fen
I wanted to visit this place cos I heard it was the model for the movie Spirited Away :)
I love the nostalgic atmosphere and the things there were really cheap so we managed to get some souvenirs.
The third day was practically spent travelling and walking around in Jiou Fen, so we didn't have enough time to go to other places(like Dang Shui and Shilin market Yichun recommended...)
The third day was practically spent travelling and walking around in Jiou Fen, so we didn't have enough time to go to other places(like Dang Shui and Shilin market Yichun recommended...)
Nevertheless, it was a great 4 days and I enjoyed myself very much x)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
day of LOVE @ Sunday, February 15, 2009
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAYWanna tell all my friends that I really care for every one of you. LOVES :)
Valentine's Day :) I remember making chocolate-coated strawberry when I was J2.
I really miss spending VDay in JCs. Everybody going around giving sweets and chocolates...spreading the love. Its an event of giving...all about sincerity and generousity :)
Anyway, i spend the day in Roppongi. My aunt gave me tickets to piano recital by Kazune Shimizu...
this is SUNTORY HALL. Anyone who've watched Nodame Cantabile should recognize this place.
After the piano recital, we thought of watching Benjamin Button at Roppongi Hills Cinema but the tickets were sold out...unfortunately (--#)
Dinner was at this Western Restaurant serving burgers, meat dishes, pasta, pizza and so on.
My personal best was this paella served with prawns. IT WAS GOOOOOOOD!!!!!!
Heres the vday gift, with chocolate truffles in the box.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
my recent works @ Wednesday, February 11, 2009
these are the stuffs i've made at home for dinner/lunch.
Tofu steak :)
Pork with vegetables...fried with special miso sauce :)
my diet menu. Udon with negi, egg and natto :D
My next challenge would be nikujaga and truffle chocolate for vday :)
Saturday, February 07, 2009
WMC SKI @ Saturday, February 07, 2009
i'm back from Niigata ( erm...to tell the truth i thought the ski camp was at Nagano but it actually was at Niigata :p) I still suck at ski-ing but i think i improved at least a little from the previous year, lol.
What made the ski camp an enjoyable one was the company.
I love my magic club members to bits <3
I love my magic club members to bits <3
Especially Hiroko who organized the whole camp, with some help from Miku.
We travelled to Niigata by Night Bus...and i always think that is fun as long as there are friends to talk with. So I spoke with Hiroko throughout the whole 7hr trip.
so thats Hiroko and I in the bus.
Akakura Ski Resort. I heard there aren't much snow this year :( sigh, global warming
This is how luxurious our dinner was.
thats us again
Drinking time. My recent favourite has been this brand of umeshu (plum wine)
Last day, before we board the bus back to Tokyo.
And heres my cute grade 3 student whom I tutor every week.
He is wearing his setsubun mask.
SO nows my long-awaited spring holidays :) My schedule are as follows...
1. Resuming work next week, at Takehara Eigo School.
2. Baito as invigilator at the Entrance Exam for the School of Literature (bungakubu) on 12th Feb.
3. Having PEACH (global health team) reunion/otsukare dinner on the same day :)
4. Off to Taiwan on 18th Feb :D
5. Get my application done for the Goldman Sachs Program.(I finally got contact with Prof. Bacon and he has agreed to write a recommendation letter!!!!)
I'm glad the ski camp allowed me to start this spring holidays with some optimism :)
My upcoming event would be the Gaimusho (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) guidance on Monday 9th Feb.