(11.00a) It’s similar to HK’s CNY, except some chain store and chain restaurants open. So, I went to a temple nearby with Paulo and walked around Nakano area. There was a big queue in front of a city hall building. It seems like they are having a New Year short trip together. ^_^ very local lerh…
(4.00p) Paulo was having fever and had to take rest. And I went out by myself to Shijuku to have some random walk. Actually most of the department stores were open. I heard that they would have big sale from this 2 days, but obviously it’s not started yet :). Kinda meaningless walking and walking, trying to look for a headphone to replace my broken one T____T. Somehow I went to one of the food market section. Their sushi were in big sale!!!! Wao wao wao…. A box of long leg crab rice was selling 800yen only and a pretty nice sushi box (10+ pieces) were selling 580yen!!!! Yea… even cheaper than those lunch box stores :D I’ve bough dinner for me and Paulo + lunch for next day too… But then I remembered I would meet up YJ and Aya for whole day~~~ oops… maybe that’s too much then :P. but a big sushi for 2 was only 1500yen! How worthy was it!
(9.00p) Nothing much to do. Had a dinner and sort out some photos and work on the proposal a bit. Sleep sleep sleep~~~ and ready for the meeting next day!!! I’ve 5+ years haven’t seen them ^__^ woowo…. So exciting :)
3/1
(10.00a) Sorted out some photos taken during the trip, I started preparing to go out to meet YJ and Aya ^__^.
(11.30a) Meeting them in the JR station called Kichi Jo Ji (吉样寺). Taka, Aya’s brother and his gf, Heishi (hope that I it’s the correct spelling :)), Aya’s best friend and her bf (can’t remember their name lo) has come too~~~ woowowow… and we went for a walk for a while around the area.
I’ve bought a next year forecast for myself in the New Year day and forgot to ask for the meaning from the guesthouse in Kyoto. So I asked Aya about it and it seems that it will not be a easy year lerh… it said, I have to be patient and keep waiting and the solution of problems will be appearing eventually. On my love life, it will be someone comes up to block the real one. Just needs to be honest and do not care that much about that person who block the way, and it will be fine :D. It also said I will lost something that I can never find it back -_-…. And THE MOST IMPORTANT one it recommends me not to travel by myself but to travel with friends or lover next year! Otherwise, I will be in accident or what T_T okay… lover and friends, listen, go with me if I tell you I gonna go travel :D… etc etc…
Aya’s bought a pair of glasses from an optical shop. Surprisingly, the glasses there were actually not expensive at all and in quite good quality. Some okay nice frames including the lens, it’s around 6000yen. Of course it’s some more expensive ones but most of them are pretty reasonable price. I was thinking to buy a pair of sun glasses but finally didn’t buy it.
(1.30p) We then went to a curry shop and the curry there were very nice… it’s like 1000yen each and much much better than the one I’ve had last time in Osaka station! And the environment there was very nice too. very closy and friendly ^__^ + good food :D love it…
(2.30p) We went to Inokashira Park, quite famous part locally, for a walk and went to a shrine to make a wish (again). Yea.. they told me and YJ that we can go to the 工崎俊 museum quite close to the part while local people have to make an appointment to go there. Um.. and I decided not to go lu… everyone has been there anyway :)
(3.30p) We walked a bit around and then we went into a coffee shop to have tea :P haha… keep eating and eating… I’ve ordered a glass of ice-cream. I wanted to have ice-cream from the first day I arrived Japan and never had one. Haha… the one I’ve chosen was very very good. Sesame ice-cream + coffee jelly + some mesh beans + cream. Nice nice… ^_^ btw, Heishi was super nice! I don’t have enough cash and wanted to change some money from US dollars but the bank will not open these 2 days. She said she could change it with me first and she could do it later in the bank. :D soooooo happy lerh… feeling so good to have cash with me again!!!
(5.30p) We went to Shijuku together and had a walk in a department store. :) I thought it would be big sale around but seems that it’s not much on sale. There are a lot of shops selling their “lucky bag” which you don’t know what they put in but normally worth more than the money gum lo….
(8.30p) Went back and sort out some more photos… and think of a bit the proposal for Hans’ product. It’s such a peaceful relax day :)
4/1
(11.00a) Went to Yokohama today by myself:). It’s just 30mins train from Tokyo directly from Shijuku.
(11.45a) Yokohama is much nicer city than Tokyo to me. It’s much spacious and less crowded than Tokyo. Maybe partly because of the weather (sunny and much warmer) and also it’s by the sea (it’s just an add-points factor). Went to the information center and asked for directions and started my half day walking trip in Yokohama.
(12.30p) Anpaman Children Museum!!!!! Woooo… It’s such a great place for families to spend a half day. I can so much feel the happiness around. The whole thing, inc. the foods, the souvenirs, the entrance fee… probably earns a lot of money. Regarding the conversation with Paulo about fairness, I mean, you can tell people who made the museum have spent a lot of time and money to create something which makes a lot of families enjoy some time there. They should be paid some good money. Also people who invest money on the park has take the risk of not earning money from it and made a right decision to trust some good people who finished the project nicely. Of course they are earning much more than the people who sell breads and check tickets in the park. And eventually, the difference between them (in terms of wealthiness) is getting much bigger. But to be honest, it’s how the world moved forward. Maybe there is making some kind of unfairness but this idea itself isn’t the problem, ya? It might be some other ways to reduce the unfairness but I really can’t see the problem of some people earning more than some others. Anyway… nothing much gonna change anyway. haha… it’s a nice place to go.
(1.30p) Lunch time~~~~ I sat in an area under the tallest building in Yokohama (quite an ugly one) and 2 western guys were juggling. A lot of people were looking but actually they weren’t playing that brilliant.
(2.00p) Yokohama Pier was amazing!!! The wooden architecture was entirely impressive! I had seen some photos about it before but still I was very impressed when I went there.
(4.00p) China Town + Yokohama Stadium + area around. To be honest, I like Yokohama much more than Tokyo. Well, the part of Tokyo I’ve been. (I quite like Kichi Jo Ji and Nakana but still Yokohama seem to be a bit nicer to me). I walked a bit around more and passed through Anpanman Museum again and went to buy something for Sui Hang… :) ya yea yea
(7.00p) I went to Shibuya by myself. I think it’s not my first time to be there but I had no memory to this place. I thought I would see a lot of people dressing up weirdly but turn out it was kinda normal and I feel that I was in Causeway Bay. I really find the area around shijuku quite boring really. Either buying or eating, and really nothing much to do.
(9.00p) Went back to Nakano and had Indian food with Paulo. It was nicer than the western food I’ve had here. At least the chicken was quite juicy and taste good.
(10.30p) sorted out photos and feeling a tiny bit illness.
5/1
(11.30a) Went to Tokyo Dome with Paulo. He is still on holiday until next week… lucky him… It is quite a nice area with a big rolling coaster on top of a shopping mall and a lot of attractions like free falling and stuff. We went into a Jump shop and found quite interesting toys there too :D suddenly really want to read One Piece a lot!!!!
(12.05p) Had lunch in American Restaurant which Paulo recommended. The food there was not good indeed but….. the DESSERT was absolutely amazing! I ordered a cup of dessert called “very chocolate” or something like that. It’s actually a baked brownie with ice-cream + cream + raspberry sauce on top. It’s just so delicious and made me super stuffed!!!! Really need a lot of exercise once I get back to HK!! Yoga tmr :)~~~
(14.00p) Akihabara. The very famous electronic street. We went into a video game shop and played a bit. I still want to try the Gundom game but it’s a bit expensive (500Yen) for 2 games lerh. Anyway after the game shop, he had another meeting and I just hang around by myself. I wanted to buy a headphone there but walked for almost an hour and couldn’t find any nice one or they are super expensive. I finally saw a Panasonic one and find it quite familiar. It’s quite an old model but I do like it. Thought for a long time and decided not to buy it. It probably cheaper in HK I thought.
(5.00p) D-Department is one of the places I planed to go in Tokyo. They collect old furniture and old design products and fix them and resell them. Unlike a lot of 2nd hand shops that they only trade the used stuff, they really take extremely care about the things they are selling. I quite like the idea but it would never work in HK I guess. I saw a headphone and wanted to buy it too… very simple and old style, 6600yen is affordable too. But I guess I really should save money. The only thing I’ve got from there is a magazine that I think it might be useful for reference for the meeting with Alex.
(6.45p) Left the D-Department. It’s actually a little bit outside the central part of Tokyo. I went to Harajuku afterwards. I leave the train and walked down the street. It’s just some more shopping in MK quality maybe a tiny bit nicer. I keep walking down the road and found that it is actually connected to the place I went last time nearby the MoMA Design shop. Walked a bit and still nothing really worth buying… Almost the time to meet up Eiji and Kauru for dinner.
(9.00p) Dinner with Eiji and Kauru. We had Kansai style Okonomiyaki (關西燒). The one I’ve had in the market called Hiroshima Okonomiyaki (or Hiroshima-yaki 廣島燒). They didn’t let me pay for the dinner and offer me a gift too T_____T such a pair of nice couple. Well, they are having some problem between but I do hope that they will be together again eventually. The problem was actually all about the changing environment and different expectations but I can tell they do still care about each other. Finger cross~
(11.50p) Keep on thinking to go back to HK these few days in Tokyo… didn’t really enjoy the time here to be honest. It was super good to meet up my old friends and having good food with them but still not entirely. Probably not the first time I so much feel I miss HK but it’s the most recent one thus most real one :D. Packing my stuff and prepare my last day morning trip and heading bed :)
6/1
(10:00a) I went to the famous fish market in Japan. Surprisingly the fish rice there was quite cheap. They are very delicious though. I think I will go there again when I come back to Tokyo next time. There is actually not much making me love or hate Tokyo but I guess it’s a place that I don’t mind to come again. I wouldn’t really pay to come again soon :)
(2.00p) Carried a lot of luggage and take the train by myself. The Shinjuku station is still confusing and too complicated to find the right way. Go go go go go go…. Going home soon :)
(6.00p) In the last minutes, I’ve decided to buy 2 travel magazines which just cost 2880yen altogether. I didn’t plan it but I just spent alllllll of my coins on my pocket and I have 1000yen left at the end! wao wao wao~~~~~~…
Finally come to the end of the trip, 2 of the wealthiest regions in the world, the 2 most materials countries. They are very different in terms of everything basically. People have different concepts of good and bad. They are having different lifestyles different way of spending money. In a way, ya, unfortunately, I think I do prefer the American way of living more. And, if it’s the choice of Japan and HK, I would definitely choose HK. :)
After this 7 months, I still haven’t much saving (probably still a bit more than I could save if I stay in HK) but I’ve earned so much different things that could never get from staying in HK. Hope that everything will be smooth in the coming year and it’s my new year from today :) Bye~ my lovely 2008~~~
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