So we are back for a month this time!

Other than a week in Hawaii, we actually have nothing planned (though the danna has to work most of the time), so it’s really just living a family life in Tokyo.

This time around things are quite different from last winter. Firstly it’s nearing summer so the weather is getting warmer and warmer (to be honest i actually prefer winter @.@). Secondly, Junya is almost 1 year old now, he is more active and mobile too so how i spend my time with him has also changed. read more

The danna and i have quite different views on education when it comes to raising a child together.

I studied hard (half voluntary half reluctant) and got straight As throughout my student life (paiseh to boast like this but really wan), graduated from a local uni, never even stepped my foot in the corporate world, ever, and ended up a sort of, kind of, not really working mom at home who takes selfies for a living. True story. But in my heart i wish i had played harder, taken more plane rides, seen more of the world, made more friends, done more crazy things… instead of wasting my time memorising formulas and names of dead people that didn’t help my selfie taking skill. read more

To continue from the previous post on Unzen, Nagasaki!

So the danna, Jiji, JunJun and i was on a family trip to Unzen, a place famous for its hotspring (and the volcano) in Nagasaki. And we stayed at one of the traditional Ryokan.

I looooooove Tatami.

AND!!!

Private onsen. There was an outdoor onsen bath connected to our room. It was freezing cold in January but was worth everything.

JunJun’s second hot spring experience! He loved it!! Cony has the same smile as Junya, so instead of Brown the danna is given a Cony face instead lol. read more

Ever since i had Junya, eating out has become an occasional luxury instead of an everyday affair. I am also more selective of the eating places we go. Is it child-friendly? How is the hygiene level? Is parking easy? Comfortably spacious and non smoking? … etc etc. Taste alone is no longer the sole deciding factor. Together with my other mommy friends, we generally prefer somewhere with a nice environment, good service, and of course, good healthy food (which our babies can steal a bite or two of!!). read more

Hair update!

Number76 Publika

This was actually last month, not long after Number76 Publika opened.

I was there to redeem my birthday treatment, even though i’m already sponsored la hahhaha. *kiasu*

Hair date with JunJun!

Yes, soon you’ll be allowed to eat the cookie ok.

Love sitting by the window!

City of cactus.

So that was my first time doing the upgraded Ultrasonic Premium (in my word, “Super Magic Treatment” hahahah since i call the normal Ultrasonic treatment “Magic Treatment”.) read more

The danna and i probably crave Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) the most when we are not in Japan. Once a while we would splurge on some atas BBQ restaurants but we can’t afford to do that every month. T__T. The last time we paid four figure for a meal for 4. It’s just too ridiculoussssss.

Sooooo where can you eat Yakiniku without having to fork out a week’s budget on a few slices of wagyu?

You can try out Tokyo Yakiniku at Pandan Indah, Cheras!

Tokyo Yakiniku is a family-run Japanese Charcoal BBQ restaurant established since 2004. Wow so it has been over 10 years! It is formerly known as Yakiniku Restaurant, if you are wondering that it looks familiar. I have been there before too before they renamed and also relocated to a more spacious two-storey building. read more

Picture heavy post!

Last week we had a family road trip (on a roll!) to Penang! The danna has never been to that part of the country so i decided to let him 见识见识 some of the yummiest noms in Malaysia!

Neither of us is a good driver so by the time we reached the Penang bridge we were all like zombies -_-.

And starving. First thing was to look for makan.

Champon was with us!!

Penang people really quite friendly with pets!! Nobody gave us death stares or anything when we brought him to outdoor eating places. Only got people said “Waaaa! ee eh kao jin jia ho mia!!” (Wow! Her dog has such a good life) HAHAHHAHA. read more

Junya turns 11 months today!

(Also read  first month , second month , third month , fourth month , fifth month , sixth month , seventh month,  eighth month, ninth month and tenth month here.)

The 10th month had been a month full of new outdoor adventures! He goes to the pool, saw some mountains, touched the sand, felt the sea water, piggybacked his mom and climbed Mt Fuji…. All is true except the last one which happened only in my head.

So here’s what happened in the past month: read more

Every single update i do nowadays is a throwback post on Japan, so much that everyone asks me “when are you coming back to KL?” XD

And to be honest i haven’t been very fair to my own country… i mean, i haven’t even gone up to the twin towers or climb the tallest mountain in the country!! (Erm, have YOU???) But i have been to Tokyo Tower and Sky Tree and Mt Fuji. Many times.

Most of the time when i am in Malaysia i just stay home and look forward to my next trip to Japan XD. *cue slow head shakes in disapproval* read more

This is our sketch book in the house.

We painted one side of the walls with a chalk-friendly paint over a magnetic paint, so now you can doodle on it any time like a blackboard and can also stick magnets on it!!! Pretty cool right?? We did this before Junya was born because we thought in the future he could have some fun doodling on the wall without us exploding with heartache lol.

Except that the last doodle was made on Junya’s fullmoon -____-. In a few months time i just wipe of “4” and replace with “5” and “month” to “year”, and i have a brand new message board -___-. read more