A.L.O.N.E

Sometimes, I feel lonely at this foreign country.
Stayed at home all day long.
Not going anywhere.
Kind of wasting my weekend.


Finally bought a teapot 急須 and two nice cup.


But the sad thing is, I drink alone at home.
ocha & kashiwa mochi かしわ餅 for my tea time :-)
Mochi really nice!

From Wikipedia:
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%8F%E9%A4%85
柏餅是日本端午節的食品。由於槲櫟葉在新芽生出前，老葉不會掉落，有「子孫繁栄榮」。據說是德川幕府九代將軍德川家重時開始出現，自江戶時代流傳至今。

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%8F%E9%A4%85
5月5日の端午の節句の供物として用いられる。カシワの葉は新芽が育つまでは古い葉が落ちないことから、「子孫繁栄（家系が途切れない）」という縁起をかついだものとされる。


Bought a Daruma from Kamakura.
Not yet make a wish though :-)

Kamakura One-day Trip

Kamakura is located at Kanagawa Prefecture, about 30minutes train ride from Yokohama Station.

Enoshima Electric Line - Kamakura Station

Nice bus!


The main entrance of the famous shopping street in Kamakura





The Great Buddha Statue.
Located at 2km away from Kamakura Station.





The must try item in Kamakura. Tako Senbei.
They make it on the spot, it's really fresh and crispy!

Big thin paper-like senbei! Yummy!



Sushi alone for dinner.
Red plate = 120yen and blue pate for 180yen each!
http://www.kyotaru.co.jp/kaitenzushi/menu/kaitenzushi_menu.html











The famous souvenir in Kamakura.
http://www.hato.co.jp/hato/index.html
Bought 5 pcs for 525yen....
Eat alone at home....huhu....
Lonely girl >.<

Random Cooking Diary 3

Didn't do much cooking this week. Quite busy :-(
Most of them are just simple and quick meal.


Yummy! Sausage in Japan is really nice :-)


Hmm....not so appetizing due to bad appearance of my Udon. Lol....


Sandwich and salad again....


Gyoza and fried vege for dinner!


No time to prepare for dinner after long hour of seminar.
So i bought some Siumai and heat it up using the microwave oven.


This is cute....125ml canned beer from Kirin!

Visiting New Born Baby for the first time

Went to visit my ex-Japanese leader's house yesterday.
So glad to meet him again after 4-5 months.
He didn't change a lot!

His new born baby is so cute.
Still very tiny in size coz he is only one month old.

Saw another side of him, apart from "very serious at work" look.
So loving and caring!
I'm sure he will be a very good father :-)

Hope to see him again soon :-(
Hmm...


Had udon at Hanamaru Udon shop alone near Yokohama Station after the visit.


Yummy!
http://www.hanamaruudon.com/
A budget place for filling up your stomach.
Small udon with egg for 294yen.
Fried squid leg for 147yen
and fried chicken for 105yen.

Click here for the menu!
http://www.hanamaruudon.com/menu/
Expenses in Japan is not so expensive if you found the right place.
You can enjoy a nice meal in Japan for around 500++yen!

Hello Spring

Finally, the weather is getting back warmer....
I could wear skirt instead of long pants and legging :-)


Green hooded T-shirt from GAP! I really like this pastel color...


With my new Shiseido foundation!

Hehe!
Next thing I wanna do during this weekend and next weekend is to go shopping for some nice Spring/Summer clothes!

Random Cooking Diary 2

New lunch box and mug!


My first bento...hmm....i think i over cook the vege....

Hmm....2nd attempt. Look nicer....but the rice portion was too little...lol


Dinner. Sandwich and salad.
I love the cherry tomato. Really sweet!


Quick lunch. Sandwich with ham and sausage.

Weekend Outing ~Rainy Day~

Rainy days.
And weather is getting back cold.
It's only 10 degree outside.....it's freezing although it's already Spring season.


My lunch. Tetsu's Tsukemen @ Yokohama Landmark Tower


I love Yokohama!


Flowers along the roadside.


Nice flowers!


Bought Japan Open 2013 Table Tennis Competition from 7-11.
Can't wait to watch it....coz my friend from Malaysia will be the referee for this match :-)

Erm...I lost some weight

A recent photo of me.
Surprisingly, I lost 2.5kg since I came to Japan.
Lost weight in 3 weeks!
I eat normally and didn't do any exercise.
Only that I walked a lot, from my house to campus, walk around campus and walk back home....
I walk at least 4km everyday.
And I usually use staircase instead of elevator...lol.

My target is to lose another 3-5kg before this summer....hmm....is it possible?

Random Cooking Diary

Started to learn how to cook!

First attempt. Chanpon! It was an easy one, just need to fry the vege, add in noodles and premix sauce.


Simple breakfast with Hokkaido Butter. Really Nice!


Nice sliced pork!


Vegetable soup and siumai.


My nice omelette and toasted bread.
The fried chicken was actually frozen food. 6pcs for 120yen. Just heat it up with Microwave oven.
And the taste really nice :-)

Happy Weekend in Yokohama

Happy weekend!
Happy Shopping.


Nice weather today.
Went to Minato Mirai area.
Yokohama Landmark tower,  296.3m high.
It is the tallest building in Japan (for now) and 3rd tallest standing structure in Japan after Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Landmark_Tower

But soon, the tallest building will be replaced by Abenoshi Terminal Building in Osaka in year 2014 tentatively.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenobashi_Terminal_Building




My lunch -  hamburger set :-) served with rice, soup and salad.


Bought a nice messenger bag today.
Manhattan Portage brand sling bag with Cordura material XD
I love Cordura material, it's very durable.
My previous Nike bag was also made with Cordura Material.
Say goodbye to my luxury bag....back to normal and low-profile uni life....hehehe