There was a time just two years ago where i felt as if dreams that i had all my life, was happening there in Japan, and i was about to lose it. All of it. And i wanted to. And i would never be able to feel the same way about it again.

But every time i go back to Japan, it just feels like falling in love all over again.

2012 couldn’t have a better start than this. Just a short one week trip and it was almost mostly work (filming for a production), but it touched me in so many small little different ways, every single day i discovered a new feeling, a new surprise, a new thing to love. read more

Since i’m kinda running out of things to blog i think the easiest is to go back to blogging about things you like.

I can do this all the time, every single day until everyone pukes sushi.

(Note to self: sound track to play for this post)

Here are some of the things (not all of them) i love about Japan. And some photos i have never published before. Took me a long time to go through all my photo archive to compile this!

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Host family in Nagano

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Host family in Sapporo

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Host family in Nagoya read more

Haih.

Cancelled my trip to Japan. It’s more like for the sake of not worrying people who care about me since there are so many rumors and warnings, like not to eat Japanese food for the next 10 years if not your baby will become a mutant octopus or something like that.

Ok i exaggerated. But that’s exactly how rumors come about.

So i was very sad. Listening to Japanese songs also sad. Eat Japanese food also sad. Wear Japanese make up also sad. Totally unnecessarily dramatic and overreacting and utterly whiny and annoying. read more

Here are the 94723864 items i bought from Japan.

Starting with food.

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Sakura mochi

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Shishamo Mentaiko snack. Double egg what turf. Must be real yummy!

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Instant Ramen

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Butter Shoyu Jagabee omg i miss Jagabee sooooooo much!

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Popteen May issue. (Asked Baby K to block out Kumiko’s fugly face.)

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A canvas bag from Maison Gilfy that comes with the Jelly x Gilfy Mook!!! Any Gilfy fan here? I am selling this bag!

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A Gilfy beanie. Was planning to sell this as a set but i think i love it too much to let go >__< read more

Today is my last day in Tokoname! 8AM flight tomorrow T____T

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I feel that i am really super duper mega ultra lucky! Yesterday was so winter we had to switch on the heater and wear 4 layers. So cold i didn’t even bother dressing up to take picture.

But today was a family outing day and it was 21C. Warm till i had to take off my jacket.

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Throughout these 8 days, sakura was full bloom all the way.

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And today is the start of Hazakura, which means you can see a mix of green and pink on the sakura trees. read more

So beautiful it can make you cry.

Totally underestimated Nagoya.

Went to Sakae and Passe and almost fainted.

FML LIZ LISA. AND MORE.

Bought soooooooooooo much i didnt even think of my luggage. I love Nagoya so much!!!!!

SAKURA FULL BLOOM FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Super super super lucky that the first day i arrived is the day of sakura full bloom. First thing we did was to go to the park for hanami!

My host family–Azumi, Keiko Nechan (my beautiful mama but she insists i call her sister :P) and Otousan

So so so so beautiful! I love spring!

Update soon!!!

One of the things i love about Japan is their Fukubukuro (lucky bag) during their New Year sales!

Most shops have it and for some of the more famous fashion brands, you have to book waaay in advance, or queue up overnight just to get them!

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This outfit is from Shibuya 109 fashion brand Glad News’ Fukubukuro.

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Appeared in Popteen Feb 2010 issue!

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Got the whole set! (The holey tights too. But i didn’t wear it because it was, erm, cold max in Tokyo.)

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On the 3rd of Jan, i went to Harajuku and queued for Liz Lisa’s Fukubukuro! read more

Nah!

As requested!

Anyway i think people who come back from Japan very lansi one dai dai also must show off their kaimono (shopping haul)! @fourfeetnineaud.

And i am sick!!! So predictable. I always tahan tahan tahan until i come back then straightaway sick until fml. Major flu until my nose totally not functioning until i had to give up Apple Strudel that Valentina got for me all the way from Perth fml. I will be generous and give it to #porkgang (my lousy twitter/BBM friends).

Ok talk to much, saliva also finish. read more

Or a puppy. Or a bunni. Whatever. I actually prefer bunni. It’s cuter. But somehow a bunni in Japan is very likely to give people a wrong impression. So i typed hamster.

Anyway, i dunno how it works in school nowadays, but if i’m allowed to write my essay with tons of pictures slot in between words, i for sure can score this “My Life as a Hamster in Japan” essay.

For once i feel like turning my blog into one of those– this morning i had yaki onigiri with umeboshi on top, and then i went online and chatted with Carolyn, she told me her cousin’s uncle want to introduce me to his godson. I wonder if the godson has got smelly feet. We loled. And then i listened to MEG’s Beautiful. I love that song. And then about 3pm i opened a pack of Jagabee potato chips, it is slightly salted one. It is nice and crispy. Now my left knee is a bit itchy. I think i got bitten by a mosquito. Ok i am going off to pachinko now, bye xoxo– blogs. read more

I like Japan again.

But I don’t think anyone can recognize me when i go back to Malaysia.

Everything is so yummy here. Hmmm. Nom nom nom nom.

In fact i shall avoid posting any picture of myself of late. I really prefer winter, because once i put on that thick furry coat no one can see my bulging tummy anymore.

Shocking news.

I think i like pachinko.

:E

This is what i blogged about 6 months ago.

I REALLY don’t understand why people play pachinko/slot. It’s like the stupidest games ever that require no skill whatsoever unlike Roulette omfg i miss Roulette in Shanghai but srsly, WHY?!?! read more

Ok. So the thing is, Yuriko is a great cook. No doubt. And she is very creative with food.

But.

I mean, this is totally not her fault. But.

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