Japan
I spent a fantastic week in Japan. I just returned home Saturday night and I find myself missing the place already. Five years since my last visit, and the feeling hasn't changed one bit. It's been a long while since I managed to really let go and just relax and enjoy my holiday without thinking about this and that back home.
There were some great memories and hardly any not-so-great memories, so this was a really really good trip that recharged me. I could do with such trips once a year.
Good
- Sampling the different flavours of HD ice-cream wherever I went. Flavours I tried - Chardonnay Raspberry, Bitter Caramel, Custard Pudding (was in SG for a short period), Kokuto & Kuromitsu, Rich Milk, Vanilla Caramel Brownie, Noisette Chocolat, Marsala Espresso, Affogato. My favourite is Noisette Chocolat, by far .
- Eating ice-cream in freezing cold weather.
- Onsen (hot springs).
- Strolling alone slowly in Shinagawa business district, against the traffic of working professionals walking briskly to the railways.
- Sashimi (freshest I've ever tasted, better than any that I can get in SG)
- Kobe beef (I can't get enough)
- Hokkaido crab (I will have problems finishing it by myself, need at least 4 ppl to finish)
- Rice (Japanese rice is just awesome, the stickier the better)
- Japanese Green Apple (fragrant and very sweet)
- Overall food (quality of Japanese food is very good, especially for someone who loves fish alot)
- Spending money (even though everything is expensive, it felt good to really let loose)
- Nike factory outlet (buying 4 pairs of Nike Free 5.0 at S$63 each, spent a total of S$600 there, which is quite alot considering t-shirts and stuff were going at S$13-20 each)
- Meeting wonderful people and making new friends
- Time to sit back and reflect (and also recharge my batteries)
- Fuel my desire to learn the Japanese language (so as to maximise my future holidays)
- I learn appreciate my mother more.
Bad
- I miss my bodycombat classes (From 5-6 a week to zero)
- Miss some peeps in Singapore
- No internet access (I should have brought my laptop there)
- Did not allocate enough free space in baggage for all those extra stuff I bought
- Dragging the luggage back
- Transit flight on TG, wasting precious time (not that I had a choice)
- Being served a Pepsi on the flight when I specifically asked for a Coke.
- Overshot my budget. (Way overshot)
- Chocolate cravings during the trip
- Too much time to think about stuff sometimes
- My last day in Japan
Well... one down, another one to go.
There were some great memories and hardly any not-so-great memories, so this was a really really good trip that recharged me. I could do with such trips once a year.
Good
- Sampling the different flavours of HD ice-cream wherever I went. Flavours I tried - Chardonnay Raspberry, Bitter Caramel, Custard Pudding (was in SG for a short period), Kokuto & Kuromitsu, Rich Milk, Vanilla Caramel Brownie, Noisette Chocolat, Marsala Espresso, Affogato. My favourite is Noisette Chocolat, by far .
- Eating ice-cream in freezing cold weather.
- Onsen (hot springs).
- Strolling alone slowly in Shinagawa business district, against the traffic of working professionals walking briskly to the railways.
- Sashimi (freshest I've ever tasted, better than any that I can get in SG)
- Kobe beef (I can't get enough)
- Hokkaido crab (I will have problems finishing it by myself, need at least 4 ppl to finish)
- Rice (Japanese rice is just awesome, the stickier the better)
- Japanese Green Apple (fragrant and very sweet)
- Overall food (quality of Japanese food is very good, especially for someone who loves fish alot)
- Spending money (even though everything is expensive, it felt good to really let loose)
- Nike factory outlet (buying 4 pairs of Nike Free 5.0 at S$63 each, spent a total of S$600 there, which is quite alot considering t-shirts and stuff were going at S$13-20 each)
- Meeting wonderful people and making new friends
- Time to sit back and reflect (and also recharge my batteries)
- Fuel my desire to learn the Japanese language (so as to maximise my future holidays)
- I learn appreciate my mother more.
Bad
- I miss my bodycombat classes (From 5-6 a week to zero)
- Miss some peeps in Singapore
- No internet access (I should have brought my laptop there)
- Did not allocate enough free space in baggage for all those extra stuff I bought
- Dragging the luggage back
- Transit flight on TG, wasting precious time (not that I had a choice)
- Being served a Pepsi on the flight when I specifically asked for a Coke.
- Overshot my budget. (Way overshot)
- Chocolate cravings during the trip
- Too much time to think about stuff sometimes
- My last day in Japan
Well... one down, another one to go.