I cannot stress enough how much i love oden!!!

The day i arrived in Japan (end of September) was also the day the convenient stores started to introduce Oden again, due to the sudden weather change!

And then Family Mart was having an Oden sales!!!! All items only 70 yen!

Among all convenient stores, I love Family Mart the most (and Lawson, because they have the most variety of stuff), because it just has the best oden.

And also, IT GIVES YOU FREE FOOD.

I bought a drink from Family Mart and at the cashier, the shop staff smiley-ly asked, “would you like some free nugget?” read more

So on the third day of our Yakult media trip to Japan, i get to be a…. Yakult Lady.

What is a Yakult Lady?

A Yakult Lady is a woman who delivers Yakult products to customers’ homes by push carts, bicycles, motorcycles or cars. There are more than 40,000 Yakult Ladies in Japan, and over 2500 centers.

Did you know that there are also Yakult Ladies in Malaysia? I didn’t! I was very surprised to learn about that.

Little did i know, Yakult Lady is actually one of the most important part about Yakult. They sell more Yakult through Yakult Ladies throughout Japan than they do in the supermarkets. Impressive! read more

Haro!

Today i wanna talk about Yakult! It is a long post (i promise i will have an interesting story), so have some patience with me! (Also it involves Japan, haha bonus point for you!)

INTRO

If you haven’t already known, Yakult is a cultured milk drink/probiotic drink that is very, very, very famous in Japan. Actually make it the world! It is sold in 33 countries in the world, millions and millions of bottles are consumed everyday!

Of course, i myself have become a big fan of Yakult recently, especially since the danna made Yakult a must-buy item in the grocery list. We drink at least a bottle every day because he has managed to convince me how beneficial it is to our health (he didn’t really explained why, i just trusted my husband lolol), so every bento i make now always comes with a bottle of Yakult. read more

Earlier, i blogged about the beginner guide in Tokyo for all fashion lovers.

This time around, it’s a more advanced guide for people who want to explore more about Japan from a fashion angle, if you are already all familiar with all the favorite fashion shopping spots!

Tokyo is of course my favorite city in the world, and as someone who loves fashion, almost all aspects of life in Tokyo is related to fashion. Here are some of the fashion related events!

1. Halloween

As Halloween is just around the corner, you can see everyone is already gearing up for the spooky day. Donki is stocking up Halloween costumes and make up tools, while restaurants are starting to roll out their cute Halloween recipe! read more

Nagasaki 2013 Part 2!

Part 1 HERE.

Anyway, when it comes to Nagasaki, it automatically means live squid eyeball.

This time nobody shove the eyeball into my mouth. Probably they are very rude and don’t care about us.

After that it ended up in our plate again, this time sun-tanned.

What is Nagasaki without sashimi so fresh it is still moving. Was so so so good.

BREAKFAST

Our breakfast at the hotel is amaaaaazing.

Nagasaki food is very much influenced by Chinese culture, so there’s the famous sara udon (the one like HongKong Yee Mee), sweet and sour prawn, xiao long bao, etc etc! Everything was so yummy! read more

The last time i was in Nagasaki was when i got married the first time last Christmas eve.

(Just in case: second time is in Santorini. To the same person.)

And so Nagasaki will always hold a special place in my heart. And forgive me if i blog about the same-ish stuff this year again or sound repetitive, because we always go back to the same restaurant/same favorite spots. Of course and also to visit family.

Nagasaki is at the west end of Japan, so there are lots of sea and most of the houses in Nagasaki has a breathtaking view either of the mountain or the sea. read more