More sakura

Photo taken randomly...Hmm...
Couldnt remember so well, coz i took alot of photos of Sakura randomly.


At Ueno Park....


At somewhere at Yokohama!


At Shinjuku


At Shinjuku


At Motomachi!

Random Photos~ Daily Life in Japan~

Finally got my Xperia Z! Whew! So happy!


Banana Latte, so nice! Bought from Lawson 100 Store for 105 yen.


Ah, I forgot than instant noodle here does not come with chopstick or fork. So!!! The genius former-engineer used the small tiny coffee stirrer to eat her instant pasta.
Yummy! Huhu!


Applied 住民票　cost me 300yen. Hehe!


Sakura Swiss Roll and a cup of coffee, at 500yen @ Doutor Coffee!

Sakura everywhere

Me under sakura tree :-)






Sakura and Intercontinental Hotel Yokohama!


Minato Mirai!

Reached safely

Hello~
I've reached Yokohama safely.
Feel so lucky to see Sakura full bloom everywhere...


OMG. Finally I'm at my dreamland...


Checked in hotel. Will be staying here for 11 nights...
Nice and neat.



My first meal in Japan...Haha....Yokohama famous Shiumai! Kiyoken!
http://www.kiyoken.com/

Really nice. 6 for 250yen!


Enjoyed the nice night view of Minato Mirai 21.

I shall take a hot bath and take a good rest.
Going to my Uni 2moro.
Gambatte!

Today is the day

The day of departure...

Busy packing, not much update for now.
So nervous!
Doing final planning and checking.

Goodbye to Malaysia soon...

Two more days

Hello, good morning!
Two more days later, I will be flying off.


How is my feeling?
Hmm...
Pretty excited.
But so sad to leave my family and dar-dar soon...
5297.6km away from each other...
But distance is not an obstacle to me :-)

Good luck :-)

Found a place to stay

Finally, I've found a place to stay.
It's located 1km away from the nearest train station and 1km away from my campus.
The place is quite strategic.

I found my apartment from this website:
http://www.leopalace21.com/

Although a bit expensive compared to other rental apartment, but it's still in my range of budget.
To rent an apartment outside, for the first payment, normally you have to pay the key money, deposit, and agent fee, and you also need to find a Japanese guarantor, and you still need to go through screening by the apartment owner whether they want to rent the house for you or not, there are so many tedious procedures...and mostly, they are not furnished.

Quite spacious for 1 person, I will have my personal kitchen and bathroom. Yahoo!

So, what make me choose Leopalace?
( Although you can see quite a lot of negative feedback (thin wall, expensive...) from the forums...leave this later, we shall talk about the PROs first...)
LeoPalace is not a bad choice after all. Especially for those foreigner like me.

1. No agent fee and deposit needed. And no guarantor needed too!

2. You can make the reservation of your selected room online by paying 1st payment via credit card and go to the Leopalace office within 8 days after the payment.
This is the breakdown of the payment for the house I'm going to rent.
( the statement of online payment)

-61,620yen per month for rental + internet (utilities such as gas, water and electricity not yet included)
( Don't worry, every Leopalace apartment has standard design, and quite new. The place I chose was only 7 years old.)

3.Fully furnished
IH Cooker , refrigerator, Microwave oven, washing machine, TV, table and chairs, and come with lightings...
And most important, it has Bathroom heater/ventilation/dryer system, which is important for winter or rainy season.You can hang and dry your clothes inside the bathroom.

4. Leo-net
Pay 1,600yen for every 30days to enjoy fibre optic broadband at home.
No any initial fees needed. Just apply it when you rent for the house.

This is why I chose Leopalace.
Convenient and less procedure.
They also offer monthly rental or short term plan according to your need.
You may go through their website for more information.

I will be going to their office at Yokohama once I reached Japan to sign up contract for my apartment.
May update more comments later after I get everything done.

Just wanna get a shelter in Japan, my requirements are just pretty low.
But maybe I'll started to complain the place I stay after awhile. Huhu...



Most probably I will sleep in the tiny hole (loft on the 2nd floor...)Hmm....
Btw, I will only be moving into the apartment on 8th April.... before that, I will be staying in the hotel...
Pity me.
So broke to pay for hotel ~.~
(Total 11nights at hotel in Yokohama + 1 night hotel in Osaka + 3 nights at hotel near Tsurumi)


Found this video!
The same design as my apartment! Pretty cool!

Gyu-kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant

Had a nice dinner with my best friend and her boy-boy @ Gyu-kaku before my departure to Japan!




I had Gyukaku for the first time in Japan and this is my second try.
But i think the one I had in Japan was nicer.


His hungry face!




Appetizer!


Sausage.


Fillet, beef tongue, lamb rack, karubi....
On nom nom nom...


Seafood.... Prawn, salmon and squid.


Yum yum...


Prawn in da house.


Another look of me, wearing glasses!
Hehe

9 more days until departure

Time is getting closer.

Checklist to do before departure:
>Passport and Visa - Done
>Pay PTPTN - Done
>Close bank account - Done

Pending...
>Hair cut
>Meet up with friends
>Buy some souvenir to bring over
>Money changer
>Activate international ATM
>Final packing
>Print out hotel booking and flight ticket

Reminder!
And don't forget to bring...
>Bring important document and certificates
>University Entrance document


Getting nervous....argh...

Dinner with Family

Home sweet home.
Spending my precious time with daddy and mummy at home before departing to Japan.
Time is getting closer and closer...

Had a nice dinner at a Thai Restaurant near my house tonight.

Cucumber and sambal as appetizer!


Sotong!


Thai Style steam fish!


Fried kailan!

I'm sure I will be missing hot and spicy food when I were in Japan...huhu

Short Escape to Langkawi Part 2

Kota Mahsuri




O.o


Traditional Malay House


Nice cotton tree


Telaga Mahsuri












Seaside view




Our hotel


Party tonight




Me and my dar-dar


Seaside!




Sandy beach!


Nice sunset.


Our dinner at Orkid Ria




Waiting patiently.


Beer!


Scallop


Fried vege


Mixed vege soup


Butter prawn


Oyster omellete


We found a shop selling soap. Looks like sliced-cake...