Friday, June 05, 2009
I am finally back from my 16 days Japan trip! It was an enjoyable trip. I have learnt to appreciate what’s in Singapore and learnt to be cleverer. I find living in Singapore is much better than living in Japan. In Japan, the expenses is really too high! In Singapore, you can just buy a bottle of water at about SGD$1.20? But in Japan, 1 bottle of water cost from 100Yen to 150Yen. In some hills, a bottle of mineral water can cost you up to 300Yen! That is about SGD$5! A simple meal in Japan can cost from around 400Yen till 2000Yen! I exchanged SGD$3090 and I have to withdraw an additional of $20000 yen in Kyoto. I sold 4 tickets for 42400Yen in total. Yet, I only exchanged 34000Yen back to SGD in airport! My spending is too fierce this time round. Okay, let my start my report of the Japan Trip 2009!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Today is my graduation day! Today is my big day after 3 years of studies in this school!
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I am flying off this Friday morning! Tomorrow will be my last day before holidays! I am already not in the mood to work now. I just went to withdraw $2000 to exchange for Japanese Yen! I am so happy now.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I am now counting down 9 days to Osaka! I am also counting down the final 14 working days! My last day with the company will be on the 22nd of May provided my supervisor allows. It is because I will be doing clearance on the 22nd but my last day will be on the 1st of June. I want to do the clearance early because I want to go to Taiwan for the concert~! Talking about X Japan’s concert, I think I managed to get tickets for the Tokyo show. I bought 4 tickets for the first show and 2 tickets for the second show. One of the tickets is not sold yet! I have to find someone to buy it from me! If not I would have to absorb it myself!!! In total, I spent $1000+ on these 6 tickets. I know I am crazy. But only 2 of the tickets are mine!
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Yesterday night I went out around my neighborhood for a night photography session. I went up to the 25th storey to take pictures of the night view. I took it at the block opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza. I even went to Fajar Shopping Center for an ice cream. I had the McFlurry mud pie, and it is too sweet for me! I am very tired when I got home at 1AM.
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
I just bought X Japan’s Taiwan concert ticket~! Chok Yew bought it on my behalf. It means, I am flying less than one month after my Tokyo trip again, I think. I am really planning to be bankrupt after the Taiwan trip. But, I couldn’t care less. After that, I am going straight to the army. During these 2 years, I will be saving up again. Yes, I am already planning for my THIRD Tokyo trip. It will be right after my national service. I am praying real hard this plan will come true. This might be the only time I will be flying Taiwan in my whole life.
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23rd April 2009~
I went to Shenton Way’s Arcade to exchange for my Japanese Yen. I got the rate of 1.545. So I exchanged around 200,000Yen for SGD$3,090. After that, I went for lunch at Yoshinoya at Central. I need help with some last minute shopping! Plus, I need to get rid of a pair of slippers. So, I met up with Abel! We went to see luggage because we think that the luggage I am currently using is too small! It is true anyway. So I got a new luggage after much consideration. Thanks Abel for helping me with my Japan trip’s preparation!
24th April 2009~
I woke up at around 1AM. I did some last minute preparation and starting to chat online with my friend. I went out at 3:20AM to try to mail some movie tickets to Abel but the stamps are too expensive! The minimum purchase for stamps is $2 at the SAM machine! So I took a cab down to Woodlands to meet my friend before going down to Changi Airport together. I had my dinner at Burger King at the airport. We board the plane and we are off to Japan’s Narita at 6AM!
The meal provided was okay. I didn’t want to eat too much so I had eggs with sausages. The seat is kind of stiff I feel. The air waitress’ attitude is nice. So I would give North West Airlines a 7.5/10 grading.
We arrived in Narita Airport at around 2PM in the afternoon, Japan’s time. We did some shopping survey before boarding our next plane to Kansai International Airport. We planned to check in earlier on our departure day to do a mega shopping trip! I also planned to get my administrator’s stuffs at the airport because it is cheaper!
I bought only a bottle of water and 2 little chick-shaped tidbits. It is very cute! I had one at the airport and then I had the other one for breakfast in Osaka!
We flew off for Kansai in the evening. The flight was delayed for a short time because it took a long time to fly off! Shortly after we flew off, I told my friend, I saw city already! But she says I saw it wrongly. It is some villages and couldn’t care less already. But, I really saw it! A short moment later, I saw more cities! She ignored me. I feel so sad. Why can’t she believe my words? I am disappointed. Then really shortly, she saw the cities herself. I was already not giving her any more attentions. We arrived shortly in Kansai. We used the computers there to check our email at 100yen for 10minutes! That is really expensive! We took a train down to our hostel in Osaka! That is where our adventures started…
25th April 2009~
We went to Osaka Castle! I have got totally no idea what castle it is until I am there. It is one of the most famous tourism spot in the world. It is quite big in fact but we only visited a small portion of the place. I read about the history of this particular general. He was an ordinary man but later on became a very big general. But his son later lost in a war, and committed suicide. Thus, the family is destroyed too.
Next, we went to have this really nice udon. I had a udon with rice inside. It is really super nice. The soup tasted very sweet and nice! I love it so much! I will be back there again~!
Next we went for the Osaka Science Center. We are supposed to catch this show. but we missed the timing! So we went to view the exhibits and wait for the next timing. The science center is really nicer than the science center in Singapore. There are so much more things to play with and do! It is very nice!
We finally went for the show. The queue was quite long. We went in and the show started around 10 minutes later. There is a speaker talking all about the stars and stuffs but I don’t understand! So I almost fell asleep. But, later on, there’s this view of stars and planets. It is very nice! It is just like our omni theatre by the way.
We finally went to Namba to have our dinner and we are back to our hostel!
26th April 2009~
We went to Sannomiya today! We saw many different nice buildings. We saw a wedding ceremony as well! The bride is very pretty and the groom is very handsome~! Then we went to this dessert shop. We had this nice lemon cake. It is very sweet.
Then we went to this particular place in Kobe. I tried one of the ice-cream although it is already quite cold. I like the ice-cream but the cone is too soft to my liking.
Later on, we went to Motomachi. I found some rare CDs and stuffs! I was thinking if I should get the CD. We went for some snacks before going back. While going back, I spotted a shop. Inside the shop, there’s a lot of X Japan related items. But they are all not for sales! The boss is a very big fan of X Japan. He showed us the private pictures of hide. He also gave us a Yoshiki visa card brochure as a free gift! It is not easy to get that brochure okay! They even had a wall painted yellow with red hearts. It is really awesome! Then, he told us that there is a shop selling X Japan items and another shop selling the Final Legend book that I wanted. I went to the shop selling the X Japan items and I got my X Japan shirt there! I used master card to pay for it because I had already overspent!
27th April 2009~
We went to Universal Studios! We tried many different rides. The park was very nice and fun. The effect was awesome. We saw a Hello Kitty wedding show and a parade.
Well, there isn’t much to talk about this anyway so I will skip it.
We went back to Namba to have dinner and that’s the end of Osaka!
28th April 2009~
We arrived in Kyoto! We went to Arashiyama today. It is a very nice and beautiful mountain. We went to a bamboo groove and a temple. The bamboo was awesome! The view is really nice. We went to the temple and took some pictures and stuffs.
We didn’t do much today except for this.
Later on in the night, we went separate ways to have dinner. I went to this curry shop and I am in love with it! The curry is so nice!
I didn’t want to go back to the hostel so I decided to walk down the street. I went to a place that is similar to our Orchard Road!!! I bought my hide album there as well. I bought it before the release date! I walked for around 2 hours before going back. My roommate was waiting for me all the while. So I lied that I got lost.
29th April 2009~
We went to the Inari temple today. it is a temple of a fox and there is a lot of torii! We climbed the hill up for like 2 hours! It is very nice but tiring. I saw at least 1000 toriis. Then later we went to hunt for this Uji Tea ice. But it was closed that day. We got the help of some Japanese to find it.
I went to the street I went to yesterday! I love it so much!! <3
30th April 2009~
Today is our final day in Kyoto! We deposited our luggage in the locker. Then we went to another temple~! It’s all the same actually anyway.
We went to have this ice. It is really nice!! I am not too sure how to describe it anyway.
We went together to the street that I went to for the past 2 days. We shopped quite a bit. Then we went back to collect our luggage and we are off the Tokyo!
1st May 2009~
We finally arrived in Tokyo, after a long ride. We took a train to Ikebukuro and checked in our hostel. We saw a lot of Tokyo Bananas on sales! They look so yummy to me!
We went to Tsukiji. We wanted to eat sushi, but the queue is too long. So I’ve decided to switch to a store with no queues. I am just plain lazy to queue. We walked around, taking pictures before moving on to Akihabara.
My partner seems restless so I have decided to split up with her. I walked around Akihabara, looking for otakus, X Japan and stuffs. I saw many cute girls! But I saw a lot of pornographic videos on sales too. There are such shops all over the place, selling pornographic videos and sex toys. Japanese are very open to such issues. I bought some snacks and I bought some Belgium Waffle crackers. I wanted to go to Odaiba, but I am too tired to do so. Plus, the transport fee is too expensive. So, I decided to pay Tokyo Dome a visit instead!
I went back to the hostel, had a break and I am off to Tokyo Dome!!!!!!!! I had the curry rice at the Tokyo Dome City. I like it. I shopped around, looked for things to buy. They have Uniqlo in Tokyo Dome City! They have got plenty of good stuffs there too.
I went to Tokyo Dome to take some pictures. There are already some fans there too! They are just like me, trying to get a glimpse of X Japan.
I heard them rehearse! They sang Rusty Nail and Week End. When I was at the gate listening to Rusty Nail, some random guy came up to listen as well. Before he left, he said “すごいね”, meaning amazing. I left after Week End.
I went to the merchandise stall for Tokyo Dome. I am so attracted to this mini Tokyo Dome! It is cheap as well. I have decided to get it after taking the photos. But, they are closed!!!! I went back disappointed.
I went to check email with my roommate at a cyber café. We received a very shocking new. Our Japan friend received 8 X Japan concert in total. 6 OF THEM ARE MINE!!! I am in deep shit.
2nd May 2009~
Today is X Japan’s concert! Today concert is entitled Muteki Na Yoru～無敵な夜～The Invincible Night! We got up early in the morning and left the hostel at 9:50AM. We are meeting my roommate’s friend, Tracy at Ikebukuro’s McDonalds’ to collect the X Japan concert tickets. While returning the room key, th receptionist asked if we are going for X Japan’s concert. I told her yes! She said she is going for tomorrow’s show! She is a X Japan fan as well!!!
We had a short chat with my roommate’s friend anda fter which, we went back to the hostel to collect some items. After which, we are off to Tokyo Dome!
We reached Tokyo Dome late in the morning. I saw Wei Kang (hydeist_) waiting at the pillar outside the McDonalds’ so I went up to him. Then my roommate saw Sharon (ronronteo) and her husband. I arranged my bag and the tickets and we are off to the merchandise queue. I tried to sell the extra tickets off with Sharon’s husband, Geo. We walked around Tokyo Dome aimlessly, asking people around if they need tickets. We only managed to attract 2 Taiwanese living in Tokyo, but they only want one ticket. So we decided to give it up because 1 ticket would be harder to sell.
We went back to find our friends queuing for the merchandise. The queue for the merchandise is insane. It went round and round the Tokyo Dome City and the train stations. I started to help them queue from around 1:30PM. Subsequently, they went to have lunch and such, so I queued alone! I think they lost me so I have to queue for them all the way. They finally found me when I am almost reaching the stalls! I am so glad. I bought quite a lot of merchandise and a Yoshiki DVD.
After getting the stuffs, I wanted to find them. But the amount of crowd is just too big! And they are nowhere to be seen. So I went off into the dome myself. My camera got stopped by the staffs! They had difficulties telling me that I need to deposit my camera because photography is not allowed in Tokyo Dome. I tried to tell them I understand and I will deposit but the staff talking to me doesn’t seems to understand. So they got another staff to assist her. So they led me to a deposit counter where I was given a receipt of the deposit. I am to collect at the counter at gate 22 after the show.
The concert started shortly after I settled down in my precious seat. I am seated at the left side of the stage, second row from the front, but I am in the stand. The stage design is disappointing. It is only slightly different from the stage for the reunion concerts last year. Fans started shouting and screaming all of the sudden! Why is this so? It is because the members are on the stage already!!!!
The lights went off shortly and the beautiful melody of “The Last Song” came on. I remembered the special moment a year ago. I was standing in the arena, listening to the melody. This year, I listened to the melody in the stand. The feeling is so weird! I never thought I would be back for real!!! Unlike the previous shows, Toshi did not sing “The Last Song”.
Toshi sang the chorus of “Rusty Nail” while Yoshiki plays the Piano, and then, the keyboard of Rusty Nail came on! But it was accompanied with the introduction of the members. It is the same voice from the song “Prologue ~World Anthem~”. When the voice shouted the names of the members, we shouted along as well! It was magnificent! The 6th member of X Japan is finally introduced. He is none other than SUGIZO! He was officially introduced! After the introduction was done, the row of flames “erupted”! Rusty Nail was played. Toshi’s voice is really much better than the show a year ago. Sugizo played along with the band as well. Yoshiki drummed harder. The former X Japan in 1997 is finally returned in good shape. Weekend was next. Due to my position, Yoshiki back-faced me while playing the piano. I really love the part when Yoshiki walked to the piano and back to the drum.
X Japan finally revealed their new song! The new song is called “Jade”. The style is similar to I.V. and it is a mixture of rock and ballad I think. The new song was awesome! I will be waiting for the studio version to be released. I saw the Invincible Band’s troop! They were waving the huge flags with the words “無敵” on the stage.
I am not going into details for all the songs as information can be found everywhere. I am just going to make comments. For vocals, Toshi’s voice is much better than last year. It is a better X Japan now, and the show is good! Here is the set list.
X Japan World Tour in Tokyo 攻撃続行中～無敵の夜～
01 The Last Song
02 Rusty Nail
03 Week End
04 Jade
05 Celebration (hide’s solo)
06 Rose of Pain (acoustic)
07 Piano Solo
08 Tears
09 Piano and Violin Solo
10 Dahlia
11 紅
12 Rosa (Violet UK)
13 Drum Solo
14 Without You
15 I.V.
16 X
17 Endless Rain
18 Say Anything (S.E.)
After the show, I was so tired! I am on the verge of collapsing. I just got some onigiri from some convenience store near my hostel and I returned to the hostel. My friends from Hardwarezone met up after the concert! I lost them right after I exited from the merchandise stations. So I didn’t take group pictures with them. I heard they went around looking for me, but I was nowhere to be found. I am sorry everyone.
I had to pack my luggage because we are moving out the next day to another hostel!
3rd May 2009~
We woke up late today due to the concert last night. I used up quite a lot of my energy. I have no idea how am I going to survive the day and the concert. We have to switch hostel today. So we had to lug our luggages around Ikebukuro since our new hostel is in Ikebukuro too!
We had breakfast at Mos Burger. The menu is totally different from the menu in Singapore. The burger is nice, but it is about the same as the Singapore version. I bought 2 light sticks at 105yen each for the concert!
We made our way to Tokyo Dome after breakfast and some light shopping. Something bad happened when we reached the queue but I don’t want to talk about it. We queue for around 1 hour. It is a lot faster this time around. The Yoshikitty shirt I wanted was sold out! In fact, all the Yoshikitty items are sold out!!! I was so upset. So I got myself some random items to compensate. I remember I got myself the sticker set again. So, I got 3 sets of them!
We went to get some food from the supermarket at Tokyo Dome City to eat before going for the concert. Then I went to take some pictures of the crowd and cosplays. I went to take a picture with a group of hide cosplayers. There was a guy who took the picture for us. When I handed him my precious camera, they were all making sound like “woa woa woa” which was very funny and cute! Japanese are really cute and funny you see!
Okay, after I had enough of pictures, I went to deposit my camera with the staffs and made my entrance.
We are seated all the way near the top! But the view was magnificent. I broke both of my light sticks before the show starts. I was so upset. I only have got the hide doll to rock with now.
The show started with Amethyst. The sound system was having some errors I guess, the sound got “stucked” near the end of Amethyst. I could hear giggles coming from the crowd. Well, the show was great, it is really special! We had Orgasm (I mean, the song name) and the huge Yoshikitty dolls! They are so cute!!! We even had Art of Life (2nd verse) at the end as the last song performed. I think I am really going mad. I was really screaming my lungs out. I was trying to release all my stress, and whatever shit during the concert. Plus, this might be my final X Japan concert since I am already planning to sell off my Taiwan ticket, and since I am already there and paid so much, why not just enjoy and get crazy? Here is the set list.
X Japan World Tour in Tokyo 攻撃続行中～１８回目の夜～SPECIAL
01 Amethyst
02 Rusty Nail
03 Week End
04 Jade
05 Drain
06 Longing
08 Tears
09 Piano and Violin Solo
10 紅
11 オルガスム
12 Rosa (Violet UK)
13 Drum Solo
14 Without You
15 Prologue~World Anthem~
16 I.V.
17 X
18 Endless Rain
19 Art of Life (2nd verse)
20 Say Anything (S.E.)
I went to have dinner with my partner after the show near our hostel. We had our break the moment we returned.
4th May 2009~
I went to Harajuku! I went to have crepes. Japanese loves crepes! There are long queues everywhere. There is a new Forever 21 store there and there’s a huge crowd there and a long queue. A lot of people are queuing to go in!
I had trouble finding the Lemoned shop. It is a shop opened by hide. I took 2 hours to find it! I bought some merchandise and my X Japan pictorial book.
I went to Shibuya next. I bought a Taiyaki to eat. It is quite special. It is white in color! It is very nice. I walked around before going back to the hostel.
5th May 2009~
I went to Asakusa. I bought a ticket to ride their water bus directly to Odaiba the moment I arrived. I tried a little of all their food until I am too full! I went to the temple, wanted to get a amulet. But it is freaking expensive!!!!!
I walked around, looking out for new stuffs that I don’t know and I am off to Odaiba.
I tried the ramen stores there! They have an area with a few ramen stores together. Every some time, they will compare the sales and see which store is the best of all. I tried a black sauce ramen and I love it!
6th May 2009~
We woke up very early in the morning this day. We are going to visit X Japan’s guitarist, hide’s gave. It is located at Miurakaigan, a place in Yokohama. We took the train for about one or two hours! It is quite far away from Ikebukuro. We arrived at the grave at about 8:30AM (Japan time) in the morning. We searched for the grave at the wrong section! My Chinese isn’t that good so I thought the grave is located at the top of the first stairs we saw. But in the end, we had to walk through another place selling flowers and there is another flight of stairs. We have to climb up and hide is just steps away from us! We took around 15 minutes to find the grave. I found it first. I was in a state of shock when I saw the grave. The grave is so grand!!!! It was flooded with flowers, cigarettes and beers. I went to alert my partner but I could not locate her. When I turned back, I saw her. We stayed for a short while, prayed to him and took some pictures. I prayed to hide, thanked him for being in X Japan, thanked him for everything and apologized for taking the pictures. We went off soon. But half way towards the exit, I decided to turn back! 2 other fans were there with the caretaker. I stayed for a short while and I got emotional. I bowed to him, and ran off! I forgot my camera’s bag wasn’t zipped. My memory card and battery fell out. The caretaker stopped me and helped me with the items. Sigh… I swear I will buy him flowers during the next visit. Hide, rest in peace.
ただ 例えれば
実る果実の 芳しく眩い香りも
ひとつ 季節彩り
そっと 枯れ落ちたとて
蔦は絡まり 身は朽ち果てて
思い出の欠片 土に帰り
また花となるでしょう
Like a merry-go-round & round
また \春に会いましょう
また 春に会いましょう
春に会いましょう
春に会いましょう
We walked around the area and the beaches. There aren’t much people around the area. We went to the supermarket and I got some drinks. We had our lunch at a restaurant opposite Miurakaigan station. After which, we went to Sea Paradise.
It started to rain, as if hide is crying that I am leaving! Ha! I am kidding. We bought the tickets and went in. We went for the dolphin show, touch dolphins and watch aquarium shows. We had dinner at the food court there. I shall skip the rest of the details because I do not want to be reminded of unhappy memories.
We watched the night dolphin show and we left. I went back alone.
I went to Shinjuku next. I went to buy Maki Horikita’s DVD. I was so shy about asking the pretty salesgirl about the location of the DVD because I can’t seems to locate it anymore. I don’t know why I am shy about it; maybe she is pretty and cute? It is not as if I am buying pornographic videos.
On the way to the train station, I saw Beard Papa! So I decided to get a creampuff for breakfast the next day. Sadly, there aren’t any more stickers!
7th May 2009~
I went to Roppongi to see Doraemon today! I bought quite a lot of Doraemon merchandise and I still want more of them!!! I asked the television station if the sad-face Doraemon is for sales. But sadly it’s not. I asked if I could take a picture of it. The very cute girl thought I wanted to take a picture of her and she was so embarrassed. She is just so funny and cute. The policeman is funny too! They are all very humorous people. I took a picture with Doraemon as well!
I walked to Tokyo Tower! It is just nearby. There was a lot of police around. I supposed that someone important is around the area! I bought my Tokyo Bananas here! I went to Curry Lab. The store master (1 and only) is so nice. She is sweet and gentle. She offered me a small cup of yogurt that tasted weird and a sweet. I asked if I can take a picture with her, but she was not able to because she is working. I walked around the stalls before leaving. I took quite a few shots of the Tokyo Tower with the help of my tripod.
Next, I went to Shinjuku’s Kabukicho. I have got no idea what it is before going. When I arrived, I got pestered by people offering me services. I was so embarrassed and shy and just wanted to walk from 1 end to another end and leave! I ended up in another station.
I went back to the hostel and start to arrange my stuffs.
8th May 2009~
Today’s itinerary is crazy. The most places visited in a day.
I went to Ueno for Unagi. I approached a China girl without knowing she is a Chinese. She asked if I could speak Chinese. I was so happy! And since I haven’t been using Chinese for quite some time, I stuttered. She told me to ask the guy giving out flyers across the street, and that guy got the place right! He was awesome! I had 2 piece of unagi with rice. The taste is lighter that the ones in Singapore, which is in fact nicer!
I went to Ginza next. I am so bored there! Everything is branded. There is totally nothing for me!!! I bought some food and drinks in the end.
I took a train to Shiodome. I took the Toei line and I wanted to change to the Metro. I asked a guide there if it is correct because I am not too sure of it myself. She told me, I can walk there!!! She showed me the way! I almost ended up taking a train back to the same place! On the way, I saw a DVD store. I found Luna Sea’s DVD at 50% off! I bought it on the spot.
I went to the merchandise shop of the television station. I bought some goodies of Gokusen! I love the show so much. They even had a shrine built there that is the same as the one in the show. I walked around and took pictures.
I went to Odaiba again~! I am missing the ramen stores there so I went for it. I went to the merchandise shop of Fuji TV! I saw a double rainbow there! A lot of people were taking pictures of it. It was magnificent.
I went for the ramen again~! I tried the one without the black sauce. So it is the white version. I prefer the black version better. I walked around and I am back to Ikebukuro
I walked around Ikebukuro. I went to get X Japan’s Longing single! It is in perfect condition and it is only 580 yen.
Before I fell asleep, bidding goodbye to the night Tokyo, I made a decision. I will buy the Luna Sea pictorial book in Shinjuku!
9th May 2009~
I woke up at around 8:30AM. I forced myself to wake up. I went to bath and kept my towels and my other belongings. I have completed packing my luggage by then. I checked the opening hours of Shinjuku’s Kinokuniya before heading down. I read my Tokyo guidebook before leaving at 10AM. I left for Shinjuku alone, without a word of goodbye. I had so much difficulty bringing my luggage around as it is so heavy!!! I will reveal the weight of the luggage later! The lucky thing is that, it didn’t rain!
I had the impression that the book I wanted is in the Shinjuku’s main store, opposite Tsutaya. So I searched like mad for it. I got the help of the sales assistant in level 6 to help. Then I went to level 2 to try to look for it again. I was told it is sold out. So I asked them to help me find out of the store in Takashimaya Shinjuku has it. Thankfully, they have it! But I am afraid that it might be the copy that has the broken edges. But I am going down to have a look no matter what since they have already made the reservation for me! I have to thank the lady so much for helping make the reservation By the way, I bought the magazine with Maki Horikita on it! I was thinking if I should buy the magazine or the Luna Sea’s pictorial book. So, I have decided to go for both!
I went down to the store in Takashimaya. The moment I reach the store, I knew it is the one with the perfect condition! So I went to the counter with the reservation slip. He asked me what the author of the book is. The moment I mentioned its “Luna Sea”, he got it! I was so happy with the services of Kinokuniya!
I took the JR Yamanote line for the final time down to Ueno. I then bought the ticket to take the Keisei Train down to Narita Airport. I cost me 1000yen! That is like near SGD$15! When the train is approaching near Narita, the scenery was beautiful. It is something that you can never see in Singapore! I see mountains, farms and of course, farmers. It’s simply beautiful!
I took a short break at the train platform, buying a drink before heading to check in my luggage. I am already missing the moments in Japan trains. I love the Tokyo Metro, especially the Marunouchi Line. They have got this melody for different train lines. I simply love the one for the Marunouchi Line. The train announcer is a female. She got a very beautiful and calming voice in my opinion.
I head for the departure level at level 4 after my short break. I weight my luggage. I was amazed with the weight! It is 35KG! it is 75% overweight! I asked how much I have to pay if I want to pay for the fine. The amount was shocking. It is 63,000Yen or 65,000Yen I couldn’t remember. So I went to take out things from my luggage. I went back to find that my luggage was still overweight at 26KG! So I went to take more things out until it is 22KG. They decided to let it go this time and give me a warning to be careful the next time! Thank god I didn’t have to pay! They decided to turn a blind eye on my hand carry luggage as well. I have got a really big bag, my regular bag, a camera bag and a sling plastic bag with my X Japan pictorial books, Luna Sea pictorial book, Maki’s magazine, the newspaper I bought, my cables and my X Japan towel!
I went for my lunch at this restaurant. I had ramen for lunch! It tastes okay only. I still miss the ramen I had in Odaiba. After lunch, I went in to the departure hall. I went shopping again! I bought my long awaited “白い恋人” or “Shiroi Koibito”, 1 box of chick that I bought on the first day, 2 bags of crackers, 1 for myself n 1 for my colleagues and 2 keychain and some souvenirs. After some shopping, I reported to the departure gate, and my flight is delayed! God, I am tired!!!
Alright, I had my fun of joy and happiness, as well as sadness and disappointment. This is a “educational” trip for me, learnt quite a lot from the trip. I will remember this trip for life. Goodbye, Japan. See you in 20**.
We are X, Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock.
I am really sorry for this lousy field report. I took too long to complete it. I am too tired to write and I forgotten the details. So, some of the descriptions are just super brief and crappy. I am really sorry.
I feel down. Every time I take the train to work, I would see this girl. She is very cute. She got short hair, big eyes, small mouth and very fair and nice complexion. Just like the girls in mangas. I just grew attracted to her. This week, I woke up early to take the train just to see her. I feel like a stalker. Tomorrow will be the last time I will see her, I hope I still get to see her for 1 last time! I just keep thinking of her for the whole day today. Sigh…
I am enlisting tomorrow. I will be back.
12:35 AM
I took a day off today so I woke up at around 10:30am. Then I slacked and sampled the tidbits I got from Japan! They were so wonderful! I finally tried the legendary Tokyo Banana and Shiroi Koibito! They were wonderful. But I need to finish up my Tokyo Bananas soon because the lifespan is just too short!
I uploaded my super selected Japan pictures to my photobucket and posted them on EDMW finally. I had already finished uploading the pictures to my facebook as well!
I met up with Diyannah to pass her a gift since she requested. Although it’s a small gift, but I hope she doesn’t mind!
We are late for our graduation today! But we only missed part of the briefing. But, we just need to follow everyone, isn’t it? Ok, surprisingly, the guy who was beside be was the guy I had been communicating with on facebook! So we have got some things to talk about! So it isn’t really boring. We were crapping about everything that we see, laughter is all over the place!
Ok, I went on the stage to collect my scroll. Right after the collection, I wanted to run off! The VIP had to remind me to take the photo! I was so embarrassed. So I walked briskly off the stage. Luckily I DID NOT go off the wrong staircase! If not I would be famous overnight!
We took some pictures with Julian, Siya, Yong Hwee, Danny, Jackson and some others after the graduation. Then I went to return my graduation gown. I got back my $30 and went for dinner at Makan Place! It is my first time there and I am very hungry, so I ate quite a lot! I had the fish and chips from Hungry Jack and a waffle ice cream from Waffle Place USA and then a lime juice! What a sumptuous meal for me, my final meal in Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a current student! My next meal there will be my first meal as a ex-student.
I will always remember F2, especially Yong Hwee and Danny! The 2 guys whom I have been with for the whole 3 years, especially Yong Hwee! We even got posted to the same company for attachment!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my lectures, my classmate, my CCA friends and my friends! Without these people, I would have died 3 years ago.
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10:53 PM
I am flying off next Friday morning. I am so unprepared for the trip, unlike the previous one. I was like preparing like crazy for the previous trip. But for this trip, I don’t know what to do!! I am only given the task of planning Yokohama because we are going to X Japan’s guitarist, hide’s grave. So we are going to Yokohama which is on the way!
I am not going to blog all the unhappiness about my work. Right now, I am just waiting for my pay, Tokyo, my final pay and Taiwan!
8:51 PM
I went out to shop for my accessories and stuffs that I need today. I wanted to buy 1 cupboard, 1 SD card, 1 tripod, I bath towel, 2 pairs of socks and 1 pair of shoe lace. But after filtering out, I decided not to buy the towel and the SD card. I wanted to buy the tripod but I am currently out of budget. I bought my cupboard at Muji. The services at both Muji and Cathay Photos are very good. The guy at Cathay could give me a definite answer to my questions. But when I asked the FEMALE salesgirl at a random and one and only photo shop at Bukit Panjang Plaza, I bet the girl don’t even know what a DSLR is! I spoke so clearly and she returned me with a “DFLR?” In the end, she got her boss to talk to me. That boss can’t even tell me if his tripod can support a DSLR. The girl’s attitude is so bad and they lack of very basic knowledge. So is working at a photo shop and don’t even know what is a DSLR! This is total bullshit! I am so going to buy a DFLR tomorrow! Haha!
I took the bus home with the big cupboard. Sitting in front of me was this kid. His saliva was drooling all over the place. He is just so gross to me. It even dripped onto my plastic bag! It is a very nice bag I was even thinking of reusing it for other purpose to help save the earth. But before talking for saving the earth, talk about hygiene first!
The hygiene standard of Singaporeans is really low, especially the kids and the elderly. The young people are ok. Just now while on the way back from Bukit Panjang Plaza, there was this kid, rubbing the sole of his feet, and even raise them up high. I was so disgusted by his actions so I went to the back to sit. That kid even gave me a sickening retard smile. I almost freaked out when I saw his whole family just pack their rice in a bag with sauce. I can’t imagine them rubbing their feet and start to eat with their dirty hands.
While walking to my block, there’s this aunty. She was digging her nose and then proceeds to press the lift. I am so disgusted by this. It happened to my block before! This man from CHINA almost had his whole hand inside his mouth! He was digging in-between his teeth and he got the bloody balls to press the life. Even when inside the life with a stranger, he continued digging his teeth. Before I left, I said “gross” in Chinese and gave him a truly disgusted look. He was obvious stunned by what I said.
Today is Good Friday! It is a public holiday! I had a good rest today! Good bye!
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