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Cycling Around Mount Fuji

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Note that this photo is a posed shot. You are supposed to cycling anti-clockwise around the lake! Haha If you are deciding between taking the train to Kawaguchiko or driving, you can check out the car rental prices at   https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/user-guide/reservations.html   and train prices at   http://www.hyperdia.com/ It depends on whether you’re staying overnight at Kawaguchiko and the number of people travelling. Remember to add toll fees of about ¥4200 one way. We decided to rent a car but forgot about the toll fees so it ended up being more expensive. I’d say if you’re staying for one night and there are at least 3 of you, renting a car is a good option. If there are two of you and you want more freedom to move around (such as going to neighbouring places like Oshino Hakkai, Chureito Pagoda, Yamanakako etc) it is also better to rent a car. You should also be warned that traffic is congested upon leaving and arriving at Tokyo. We parked our car at ou...
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Responsible Pet-Ownership

In the year of the bunny, do the bunnies a favour and DO NOT BUY ON IMPULSE!! I get very upset every time people buy hamsters, bunnies and dogs as pets in rat, rabbit and dog years respectively. Pet shops cash in on the "auspicious-ness" of these animals and people buy them on impulse because the animals "look cute". The fact is, ALL FURRY ANIMALS LOOK CUTE. and ALL BABY ANIMALS LOOK CUTE. just like babies... all babies look cute but some grow up into really horrible people. Before you get a pet, think of the following: 1. Can you commit to looking after the pet FOR LIFE? for dogs, that's about 15 years, for bunnies, it's about half. it's like when you want to adopt a child, you don't adopt and after a few months say, "erm... sorry..., we changed our mind, can give back?" for couples without kids, think about whether you will still be able to look after your pet when your children arrive. if not, do not get the pet in the first place. 2. A...
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Nanbantei (Far East Plaza Level 5)

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One of the most value for money set lunches in the heart of town is from this Japanese Yakitori restaurant. For a mere $13, you get a bento box consisting of 5 sticks (chicken ball, pork asparagus, pork shiso roll, quail eggs, chicken with leek), rice, pork soboro, mushrooms, seaweed, side salad, miso soup and dessert. ok, the miso soup is a little substandard but the yakitori is nice =) since i love tebasaki, we added an ala carte order as well as more vegetables with miso dipping sauce =) Bill: about $43 If you just order the bento and ask for free tea, it will cost only $26++ for two which is very very reasonable. Dinner is more expensive. Nanbantei: 67335666
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TWG Tea Salon at Ion Orchard ($$$$)

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My goodest bestest girlfriend and I decided to try this tea place at Ion Orchard after lunch at Nanbantei Far East. The ambience is really nice and the tea-sets are very pretty but it's very very expensive. When presented with the menu, we were like, "Golly... sooooooo many types of tea... how to order??" We ordered a pot each of White Earl Grey and Lavender Kiss, and a scoop of mango sorbet. Bill: An exorbitant $46.40!! The tea is nice, no doubt. I like that they remove the tea leaves because I don't like my tea to be over-infused... it gets very bitter (although some people like to have the tea leaves inside so they can ask the waiter to "add water" -.-) but $40 for two pots of tea? That's too extravagant even for me... I can imagine my mum grumbling, "I need to bake 2 boxes of CNY cookies!" $40 can: - feed two very hungry people a relatively good meal - pay for a haircut at a decent salon - get you a decent mani cum pedi - get you a good 45 ...
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Ramen in Japan

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One of our favourite food in Japan is ramen =) we can eat it a few times during a trip and not get sick of it because different regions use different ingredients and the soup has different characteristics. And one of our favourites is the coupon restaurants. To order, you buy a coupon from the vending machine outside the shop for the type of ramen and side dishes you want, hand it to the waiter and get a seat while they prepare your food. It costs about JPY600+ to JPY1000+ per bowl of ramen which is really reasonable =) some of them have pictures so if you have difficulty ordering just ask for help and point to the picture. Or for an easy guide, look out for the following characters しおラーメン for salt soup ramen しょうゆラーメン for soy sauce soup ramen みそラーメン for miso soup ramen 辛味 means spicy 味付玉子 for seasoned soft-boiled egg Have a try when you're in Japan!
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Yokohama, Disneysea, Kyoto video

I think Youtube blocked my video cos I used a Mariah Carey song *grumble grumble* watch it here ba
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Last Christmas (Best Version) - WHAM!

This is what I think is the best version of the song =) by Wham! I bet half the kids out there don't know them LOL
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Izu Peninsula 伊豆 – Shimoda and Jogasaki Coast Video

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