And here comes my Hokkaido trip post again :D

Papa said I’ve uploaded too lil pictures of Hokkaido in my blog so I’ll be uploading more here la. Actually I’ve finished uploaded all in my FB but he couldn’t see.

3rd day of the trip was a lil bit boring, for me, and not much pictures were taken

early in the morning, the view from my room

after having our buffet breakfast, the 1st place we visited was Asahi Beer factory.

Asahi is the most famous local beer in Japan

we got to drink as much as we can for FREE :D

but it was weird, my very 1st time drinking beer early in the morning :|

beer chocolate

I forgot where this place was already :p

lunch time :D

this time we were not having buffet, like finally. We had the Japan famous Ramen for lunch

It might not look very inviting, but it tasted real good!

Japanese really put in a lot of effort in cooking the soup for Ramen. They could sometimes spend 1 or 2 days solely to cook the soup and they dont add any MSG. Love it so much! I hate the feeling of thirsty after meal! and this definitely wont happen if u have the real japanese ramen

headed to Asahikawa Otakoyama sake factory after lunch

a very beautiful scenery outside the factory

U know what, great sake is made of special water from the nearby mountain streams or hidden underground aquifirs.

and some ppl even purposely drive here all the way just to get some mountain stream water. can u see the stream of water flowing out from the rock in the picture? :)

and these are all the tools and equitment they used for making sake in the olden days, before those machines were invented

and there were some pictures telling us the process of making sake as well

beautiful isn’t it?

left our jacket on the bus. We kept taking pictures outside the factory because it’s too beautiful but the temperature out there was below 0°C. It was so effin freezing cold until i got my finger bones ached! I couldn’t find anything to keep my fingers warm so i kept them in my sis’s jacket immediately when i saw her! hah XD

Off to Sounkyo after that, which is the largest hot spring area in Daisetsuzan.

sky was turning dark

and it was just 3 something. I hate it sometimes, I could only take picture before 4pm

Ginga and Ryusei Falls, locally cherished as “the husband and wife” falls

but i’m not sure this fall which i took picture with was the husband or the wife

Sliding down the snow was fun! haha

do u see the staircase beside me was all cover by snow? it was so slipery and scary so i decided to slide down instead of walking down from the staircase hahaha

It’s Tatami room again! my love~

after taking a rest, we went down to the restaurant and had out buffet dinner again :D

super super yummy and i ate really ~ A LOT!

I love buffet, because i can grab the desserts as much as i want! :p

Birthday Boy, my brother celebrated his birthday at The Opera last Friday

Loo loo

The almighty Loke and SK

I was wearing a lace dress that night and i swear that it will be the last time! Loo loo’s belt and the buttons on his vest kept hooking on my dress and became tangled for so many times throughout the night. It was effin hard to separate them, so damn irritating uhh!

Sometimes, it couldn’t be removed and i have to carry the vest with me

though the club was not really fun but we had so much fun after all

It would be FUN when alcohol around :p

The next day, went to 1U with bro and Loo loo to get myself new PC

had our late brunch at Italiannies

Classic Fetuccini Carbonara

super yummy and creamy. I’m so craving for it now and everyday!

Extra Parmesan cheese for our carbonara

Requested this as free gift :p Hello kitty cyber clean strawberry flavor

it’s a dust-absorber that can absorbs dirt and dust in unreachable cavities

and had my favourite juice Berrylicious @ JuiceWork

and the next day, we went hunting for nice food in Cheras before they left

famous and yummy fish head mi hun with milk in Cheras

super big portion and im so craving for it now :(

潮州粥 in Cheras (somewhere near Leisure Mall) as well

the chicky feet is super yummmmmy!

The reason why the 2nd post of Hokkaido trip came up so late is all because of the stupid wordpress!

I dont know wtf is wrong with it recently but this is not the 1st time already. Pissed! I think i better blog in a notepad next time to avoid doin same job for twice or more again! Angry!

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So this is the 2nd day in Hokkaido which was Christmas :D

Woke up at 6am in the morning. I looked out from the window after finished preparing to go for breakfast and i was so amazed by the view outside my room.

so so cute isn’t it? all white and everything looks so fake, it was like a toy model

buffet breakfast

see, i even had Japanese white rice for breakfast :p Haaa it’s too yummy and precious, I had it with salmon every morning in Hokkaido

outside the hotel, 8am in the morning, which was 1hr ahead of Malaysia

we were leaving Jyozankei to Otaru

On the way to Otaru and snow was falling heavily outside

and it was getting heavier and heavier but we definitely love it!

Looloo said i look like guinea pig in this picture :D

and here we are! In Otaru, and snowing!♥

The snow was heavy that day, I had to keep my baby cam inside the jacket and my tote was wet inside and outside all the time because it has no zip. and it damaged some of my polaroid shots that i put inside my tote :((

Let’s make our own music box here!

It’s a music box studio in Otaru, selling various kinds of music boxes. And u can customize ur own music box here by choosing ur own favousite music, accessories, box and etc. Then, u make them by ur own. Awesome right? I also want! But it’s too expensive for me, and u have to spend quite some time to get it done. They have around thousands of music choices for u to choose, and not to mention the accessories and other stuff. I heard that my cousin’s cousin was doing her own music box here and it costs around 2k ringgit malaysia. Awwwww ~

I don’t know where this place is but I only know that it’s Otaru. I love this place. It’s like a small town, and it gave me a fairy and dreamland kind of feel (when there was no car passing by) because of the snow, the building, the musical box music they were playing, and sometimes the sound of the clock.

and here’s the videos

Look. even the public phone looks so cute and surreal. I thought that it was a fake one just for people to take photos  :p

eating ice-cream under the weather of below 0°C was great! :D

I love this candid

and heart this picture so much ♥

haaa~ look at the old women behind. She looks like the granny from some story book :p

having barbeques in such a cold weather was great too

Hello kitty toy vending machines were everywhere in Japan! and i will buy toys from it everytime i see it.

I got an orange color kitty this time :D

it’s time to leave this wonderful town, to Otaru Canal

see what i got inside the kitty :D it’s an orange color crab kitty!

and here we are, Otaru Canal

It used to be a central part of the city’s busy harbor in the first half of the 20th century, when large vessels had to be unloaded by smaller ships, which then transported the goods to warehouses along the canal. So it is actually very great canal.

The canal became obsolete, when modern dock facilities allowed for direct unloading of larger vessels.  However, a part of the canal was beautifully restored in the 1980s instead of being landfilled, while the warehouses were transformed into shops, cafes, museums and restaurants.

The family portrait without mama

1.3°C in the afternoon

the restaurant that we had our buffet lunch

I was very very happy when i saw desserts!

Then, we went to visit a clock tower

a protected historical monument

3.40pm, sky already turning dark

After that, we went to visit the Hokkaido Government Building.

It was built in 1888, one of Hokkaido’s most famous buildings in the heart of Sapporo city.

shopped at Tanukikoji underground shopping place before dinner

the most important thing to do there was to buy few boxes of 白色恋人 back to Malaysia!

Dinner time! Buffet AGAIN, but this time was superb! crabs and BBQ buffet

the famous spider crab in Hokkaido. yum yum!

The bbq pork was great, It’s like the best pork ever that i’ve eaten in my life!

I had 2 bowls of rice that night. Aww it was too delicious and i couldn’t resist :/

spider crab! so yummy!

for more photos, visit my FB :D

I am Back! :D

for a few days already, from Hokkaido and Taiwan, and now, I’m back to Sunway :( preparing for the new semester.

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The trip was AWESOME! and it was worth every single cent we paid.

Hokkaido is extremely awesome and Taiwan is like a shopping heaven for girls! :D

This was the 2nd time i travel to Japan but it was Hokkaido this time, a lil bit different from the Japan trip last year. We didn’t visit any exciting places like Universal Studio or Disneyland. Instead, we went to some really relaxing, beautiful and breathtaking places. If u’d like to have a relaxing trip, go for a hot spring and enjoy some wonderful Japanese food, u would definitely love Hokkaido! :D

So, what actually makes me think that it worth every single cent?

1. It’s winter and snowing

As a Malaysian, we are suffering from our freaking hot and overwhelming weather everyday. So, if you have a chance, you should really go Hokkaido for a vacation during winter and experience the freezing cold weather especially when it’s snowing! The temperature in Hokkaido last week was around 4°C to -8°C and it will be from as low as -12 °C to -4 °C in January which means, NOW! Awesome isn’t it?! Until now, I still couldn’t forget the moments, when I first saw snow in Hokkaido and first time walking on the street while snowing. It was freaking awesome and it made me feel like crying wtf. The snowing white scene of Hokkaido really makes it so romantic for the couples, hence, it’s a perfect spot for honeymoon or a sweet escape or whatever it is as long as you’re with your other half.

2. Hokkaido is effin awesome

Japan is awesome as everyone knows. Hokkaido is Japan’s second largest island which is located at the north end of Japan which is known for its cooler summers and icy winters. The view is simply fascinating and breathtaking. The best things to do during winter in Hokkaido are~ to soak  in a hot spring and to ski! and of course, there are a lot more such as snowmobile and etc etc. How awesome!

3. The food is extremely extremely salivating and irresistible

I don’t know how much weight I gain during this trip, seriously and i dare not step onto the weighing machine. I ate really a lot, a lot! We had buffet for almost 3 meals everyday. How could I control myself in such a great vacation and surrounded by all those yummy Japanese and some other cuisines? Can you? And do u know that actually Japanese rice was never been exported out from their country? They don’t ever export their own rice and they don’t import from other countries as well. Japanese rice is so damn nice! my all time favourite and it was like super precious because u only can eat it in Japan, how can i resist?! I ate their rice everytime i see it, even for breakfast :D

4. We stayed in hot spring hotel for 4 nights

Hot spring! Super relaxing and good for everyone. But one thing may stop u from going into the hot spring in Japan is~ u’d have to share ur naturally gifted body with everyone in the hot spring, but of course, same sex la okay. Yea u have to strip down and bath NAKED with everyone before u go into the hot spring and stay NAKED in it as well :p Despite the naked matter, hot spring is definitely a must go place when u visit Japan.

5. We stayed in tatami room hotel for 4 nights

Tatami room is super comfortable! It makes u feel like u r home and u r really living in Japan. The blanket is super soft and comfy. Lovely!

6. Leng zai and leng looi everywhere

I am NOT kidding, Japan is full of leng zai’s and leng looi’s. They are everywhere. Even the guy clearing snow on the street, some cooking Ramen guy or some promoters in the mall  are so so so handsome I swear!  I was like almost fainted when they smile to me *blush blush* can I bring them home LOL

7. Hello Kitty everywhere

Wherever I go, I see my beloved Hello Kitty. From the souvenir shops at the hotel lobby and some tourism spots, to the 7-eleven’s and local convenience stores, certainly you can find Hello Kitty everywhere. I felt like buying all of them home if I can! :D

8. Transit in Taiwan

We get to stay in Taiwan for 3 nights and 1 day. Awesome! Taiwan was fun and it really is a shopping heaven for girls. Nice food everywhere and lotsa goodies at affordable and sometimes super cheap price that you couldn’t find in Malaysia.

Over 1000 pictures were taken in Taiwan and Hokkaido oh goshhh.

I will be blogging about my Hokkaido trip 1st, and Taiwan will be the last :p

23 Dec 2009

departed from Penang International Airport. It’s Penang bridge, can u recognise it?

Met Eric Tsang in Tao Yuan Airport, Taiwan

24 Dec 2009

Arrived at Chitose Airport, Hokkaido

we were very excited, ran out when we saw snow without putting on any jacket and long john inside.

we were on our way to Jyozankei, the sky was turning dark.

It was a 2-3 hours journey if i’m not mistaken. The sky was already dark on the way to hotel. We passed by the town and lotsa hilly roads. Somehow, I felt like passing by some dead city because there was totally no other cars and vehicles on the road, no sky-reaching buildings, the houses were all dark and only a few of them turned on the lights, all of the vehicles were totally covered by snow and of course, no one on the street. It was only around 5 – 6pm in the evening, but no doubt, the view was beautiful. It’s quite a big contrast with the night life in Tokyo.

Reached our hotel room and I was so damn effin excited!

Look, It’s a tatami room!

very comfortable and cozy

dropped our stuff in the room and headed to the hotel restaurant for buffet dinner

I was really shocked when I 1st stepped into the restaurant

how luxury it looks!

and another thing i love about Japan is that almost everyone is wearing yukata and taking dinner together. It feels so warm and nice!

We were effin excited about the food! From japanese food to western food all so yummy!

Desserts!

we walked and looked around the hotel after dinner to help for better digestion :p All of us ate too much

Pikachuuuuuuuu! super cute

guess what we saw when we went into the room after dinner?

ta~~~ dahhh

mattresses, blankets and all were already prepared for us! How sweet!

we took a rest for half an hour, and prepared to go out and play with the snow!

I was wearing the leather gloves for the 1st day, but it was so cold that it couldn’t help to keep my fingers warm at all! *tsk tsk tsk*

me and papa in the elevator

2 lil kids were playing with snow outside

so freaking cold, by that time we went out, it had stopped snowing :(

nice? I wonder how the snow forms into all rounded shapes. They were so cute like artificial ones! see~ all the edges are round!

awwww my legs sank into the snow already! :D

went back to our room after that, put on our Yukata and ready to go for hot spring!

This was my very 1st time goin for hot spring. As I mentioned, you have to be naked! But trust me, it is really okay to be naked in front of everyone over there. No one would look at u and while u are inside the area seeing so many naked women (ranging from 2 to 70 years old) around u, automatically, u’ll feel normal and wont be shy anymore.

It was a hot spring resort we stayed that night. It has indoor and outdoor hot spring. But u have to make sure that u go for indoor one for 10 minutes before u go outdoor because the temperature outside was like~ below 0°C

That night was 24th Dec, Christmas eve, me and my sis were indulging in the outdoor hot spring, and it was SNOWING! Ohh goshhh could u imagine how cool was that?! Indulging in the hot spring while looking at the snowing sky, and letting the snow flakes to land on ur face! It’s so effin awesome that i couldn’t describe it in words babe! what a memorable Christmas eve in 2009 :D

So, this is the 1st day in Hokkaido.

Will be blogging for the 2nd day soon but it will be really ~ really a freaking LONG post!

stay tuned babe :D

Omg I love this to death!

Thanks for the photo laling. You’re always the greatest photographer and retoucher hehe!

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We, 4 of us went picnic last Saturday!

I was so excited as the last picnic I had was like ~ hmm 1 yr ago or more!

I made sandwiches, again for that day while my laling Terry fried rice and chicken :)

I was eating the food he cooked. Nom nom nom …

the sunlight was quite bright I could hardly open my eyes

Laling Terry

Loo loo

planned to sun bath but by the time we went out, it was too late and there was no more sunny-tanning-light :/

cute lil Zoey!

she kept eating the sand and putting her face into it haha!

I did not bring along my BoyBoy along because he eats sand too! HAHA

and took lotsa pictures on the beach :)

by compact cam~

by baby DSLR~

and also Instax Mini :p

1st shot and the shot that i love the most!

but it was over-exposed :(

Terry was making something out of the sand while we were busy cam-whoring

guess what?!

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When i saw it, I was like ~ wtf how can he make it exactly the same as the real thing by his hand. I think he has the potential of becoming a sculptor? But only for making dick HAHAHAH :p

He drew a man after that LOL

and here’s some videos of Zoey playing with water. She was so cute!

she has phobia for water actually.

aww how bad Looloo was

and also~ he fed her with sparkling juice and ribena after that :/

We left early because we were gonna attend my little cousin bro and cousin sis’s birthday party beside the swimming pool at my condo

Zoey was kept into the recycle bag as she was too dirty :p

it was so hard to carry her as she is so hyperactive!

she was hung in the air even in the car hahaha!

and here’s the Birthday party, lotsa kids and there was a clown making balloons for them and performing some very “palia” magic show. There was also karaoke throughout the night! XD

Terry said he felt like mopping floor with the clown’s wig everytime he looked at the him. HAHHA the hair really looks like a mop dont u think so? XD

video of a small part of the magic show

I was acting like a kid that day and asked for a balloon but the clown was rushing to another party and he didnt wanna make one for me! sad :(

stole some beers then we went up to my place and had a drinking session that night :)

what an awesome day!

Loves♥