Mt Fuji

Mt Fuji

We had to pass small towns at the base of Mt Fuji. Soon we were on the winding paths up Mt Fuji herself! We could see some small blooms of cherry blossoms… but were actually…

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Best Ramen Ever!

Best Ramen Ever!

We spent the rest of the evening shopping at Harajuku… and moving on to Shibuya. I don’t take much photos while shopping so the above shot is about all I have.  Other than clothes, gloves,…

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Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine 明治神宮 is dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken. Emperor Meji abolished old Japan feudalism and established the new democratic Japan. He also changed the moved from Kyoto to…

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Tokyo Shrines

Tokyo Shrines

All of my previous trips to Tokyo always included a visit to Asakusa Shrine 浅草神社.  In fact I love the Asakusa 浅草 area and all the rich history and culture embroiled in the little streets. It’ll be really…

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Harajuku

Harajuku

Here we all are… heading to Harajuku 原宿 . Street fashion capital in Tokyo. We were all geared up for a day of shopping and so not much pictures were taken at Harajuku itself! Most of the…

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Pub Food

Pub Food

After Disneysea, we headed back to Ikebukuro and passed this cute little pub so we decided to be adventurous and pop by to try it out! The pub atmosphere was really relaxed and chilled out.…

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Disneysea Part 2

Disneysea Part 2

I’ve been meaning to finish up on my Disneysea post but my weekend was too crazily packed!  Sorry for the delay! At Port Discovery, the focus is on futuristic technology. We took the Storm Rider…

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Corn Starch

Corn Starch

Several weeks ago, when AC was in town for a short visit, we were intrigued by how the Mythbuster duos ( Adam and Jamie) managed to ” Walk on Water”! It basically explores the properties of non-newtonian…

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Pulau Ubin Picnic

Pulau Ubin Picnic

Warning: This post is going to be photo intensive!!! Firstly, I didn’t whip out my camera as much that day so some of these pictures are from Clara and Parith. Thanks for being such enthusiastic company and…

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Sushi's May BBQ

Sushi's May BBQ

We had an impromptu BBQ session at Sushi’s place early May. Sushi had bought her BBQ pit for New Year’s celebration on 31 Dec 08 but I was in Europe at that time and was…

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