Chinese Lunar New Year in Yokohama Chinatown 2014

Immersing in the CNY mood at Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown is believed to be the biggest Chinatown in Japan.
Chinese New Year in Yokohama Chinatown to be one of the most colorful, lively celebrations that you can find in Yokohama.
It was so happening during the first day of CNY!
http://www.chinatown.or.jp/

Too crowded.
Hardly to capture a nice photo.

The drunken lion finished a bottle of Shau Xing wine. Bravo!

A really closeup view of the lion dance!

Nice Lite up at Mazu Temple
http://www.chinatownology.com/Yokohama_Mazu_temple.html

Feeling so good that I could feel the CNY atmosphere in Japan although I'm away from my hometown.
I miss my family very much.
Looking forward to meeting them soon!

OOTD: 1st day of CNY

It is normal to wear in red at the first day of CNY.
I got this simple red dress from H&M at a very reasonable price.




I matched my red dress with with turtle neck inside and a off-white outer!
Looks elegance rite! Hehe!


Love my new hairstlye! Hehe!
And I'm ready to go out!

CNY Breakfast Special

The drip coffee from Doutor was really nice!
And my favorite Baum Kuchen! Taste great too! Only cost 100yen from ROSEN.

Eating vegetarian on the first day (or at least in the day time) of CNY is my family custom!
So I prepared this for breakfast! And I had red bean soup for lunch! Yummy!
Hehe!

CNY Eve

Was busy preparing for CNY.
I'll be celebrating CNY without my family in Japan this year.

On New Year eve, I made an appointment to have a hair cut.


As usual, cut it short. Hehe.

After having a nice haircut, decided to make a new pair of spectacles.

So I went to JIN's and customized a pair of new spectacles.
After trying many pairs, I chose this two tone big frame as my new spectacles.
Hehe.
The frame was 3,990yen and additional 2,000yen for customizing the power and I also paid another 3,990yen to upgrade it to JIN's PC lens.
So ended up total of 9,980yen for my new pair of spectacles.
But I will only get my spectacles after 2 weeks since they don't have ready stock for my lens.

Then, I met up with Crystal for CNY Eve dinner.
We decided to have Chinese food for tonight.
So, I suggested to go to Gyoza no Ohsho for nice and reasonable Chinese food.
It tasted much better than those restaurant in Chinatown. LOL.


Since today is CNY eve, I just forget about Calories count and ordered this Fried rice set.
Comes with soup, salad, fried chicken and alos gyoza. Only costs 850yen for these! Yummy!


Dessert - Italian Gelato! Nice one.
Hers: Sesame and yogurt flavor
Mine: Rum & Raisin and Matcha flavor.
The gelato is made freshly from kitchen daily.
One cup for only 260yen!
http://tabelog.com/kanagawa/A1401/A140101/14003860/


At night, I decorated my dining table with some flowers and oranges.
HAPPY CNY!
Wish everyone have a 马velous（Marvelous) New Year!

Homemade Sweets

Strawberry pancake topped with whipped cream and blueberry sauce


Yummy! Hehe.


Apple plate!
Left: Cinnamon apple,
Middle: biscuits and strawberries,
Right: Fresh apple


Steamed cake with whipped cream!

OMG! How amazing!
I can make desserts! Hehe!



Strawberry is my favorite fruit! Hehe!

Ururusu from Yomeishu

http://www.yomeishu.co.jp/ururusu/

Entered some campaign online and I got a free coupon for this.
So I redeemed it from lawson. Retail price is 140yen.
It's a vinegar drink where you drink before meal.
1 bottle is 140ml, 10kcal.
It contains 4100mg of Indigestible dextrin in one bottle, which equivalent to the amount of fiber in a lettuce.



And the CM is so funny! Hehe.

Girls Food Hunting Date in Odaiba

Went out with Tiya!
Our destination was Odaiba!
Odaiba is the second place that I like after Yokohama's Minato Mirai.

Our first stop:
Takoyaki Museum (Decks)
http://www.odaiba-decks.com/?mode=dtm
We ordered Takoyaki from 3 different stalls.

I think 芋蛸 is the best among 3.
http://www.odaiba-decks.com/?mode=dtm&page=imotako
http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1313/A131306/13139439/


2nd place goes to やまちゃん!
Topped with spring onion like mountain!


3rd place goes to たこ焼 十八番!
http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1313/A131306/13118939/



2nd stop:
Tanto Tanto (Venus Fort)
http://www.create-restaurants.co.jp/shop/index.php?controller=FrontCrShop&action=shop_show&id=663

We ordered JUMBO pizza! Wakakaka!



3rd stop:
Kate Rose Cafe (Diver's City)
http://www.katerosecafe.jp/concept/



Dessert + Drink for 850yen per person.



南イタリアのプリンアイス

Trick Art Museum at Odaiba

http://www.trickart.info/

OB Party

My prof giving speech! I was smiling at the back...lol


Group photo! Hehe


Nice view of Shinjuku Sumitomo Building from 50th floor!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Sumitomo_Building


The Wine Bar
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g048925/




Wine ! Drink-all-you-can!


Nice Tokyo night view from 50th floor.


Appetizer


Salad




Pizza


Cheese fondue


Mussel