Saturday 13 May 2017

Golden Week Digest

Hot spring at Hakone


I went on a short trip to Hakone with my best friend, Crystal, who as in town for a short get away. We wanted to get away from the bustling city for some nature and hot spring; somewhere with a slower pace of life. In our Japanese inn, Kisenzo, breakfast and dinner was provided in our Japanese inn which was perfect. I haven't had such a scrumptious Japanese styled meal in a while so it was just an amazing experience. The hot spring bath was also really helpful with relaxing my body after months of toiling under the stressful reality.  

We met up on the final night before her flight the next day for some A5 grade wagyu beef. It was always the final nights where the catching up session gets really sentimental. It was really difficult to say goodbye but I know we'll meet again really soon. I'm really happy and thankful she made this trip down despite her crazy schedule for work. Kudos to her for planning this trip to Hakone while during my busiest period! <3 p="">


Super Comic City 26

I helped out at my friend's @saaiiro doujin booth at the Super Comic City 26 event earlier this month. I'm not a fan of either of the anime but it was definitely an experience for me. My friend's artwork was amazing and I'm really happy that some of her work sold really well! :)
I got a chance to catch up with her after 2 years too, which was great. I hope she had a wonderful time during the rest of her trip in Japan.


Gudetama Cafe


「いいね!」がほしだけでしょ?
You just wanted a 'like' right?
I visited the Gudetama collaboration Cafe at Yokohama during this time with my lovely friend Sandy. I had been a while since we met up so I really looked forward to this outing. The menu was really cute, and this was one of the items we ordered from the menu.  We were allowed to order one drink and a main dish, alongside with an all you can eat buffet, which usually were a selection of desserts, pasta, salad and soft drinks for about ¥2000 yen each person. For the amount of food we had, the price was definitely worth the trip down from Tokyo.

After the trip to the cafe, we spent some time hanging around Yokohama and doing a little window shopping around the malls. I had a great time hanging out with Sandy and catching up with her. I won't be seeing her for a the whole summer because she took the summer semester off from uni. I'll definitely miss her and I look forward to her return. Let's hang out again!!


Hitachinaka Seaside Park



I went on a trip with B back to his hometown in ibaraki prefecture and visited the famous Hitachinaka Seaside Park which was famous for the nemophila flowers during spring. I had a great time there viewing the beautiful flowers and having some food from the pop-up stalls there. It was a rather warm day so we decided to have some shaved ice to cool our body temperature under the heat. These custard bears tasted amazing! It was so much better than the shaved ice, in my opinion! lol.

After having a quick meal, went deeper into the park where most of the rides were for the bike rental service. Since I still can't ride a bike, we sat on the double seater bikes and off we went on our bike ride date. It totally feels like some high school style date! I feel young again doing all these simple stuff. the best part is since we're adults, the worry about not having enough cash is off the list of our worries! This was definitely one of the best dates I had in a while. :)


New Music

Harry Styles just released his new album not too long ago and I must say, I am in love. I'm not a One Direction fan but Harry was definitely one of my favourite members. I'm saying this as a person who listens to them casually and as someone who stumble on celebrity gossips once in a while.

His songs just screams David Bowie and old British music. I'm not an expert on British music but my impression of British music is something like this (pardon my ignorance). Whatever it is, I just love his new album. Speaking as someone who isn't a 1D fan, I'm glad Harry went solo and released his own music. I am definitely a Harry Styles fan right now. Please keep making good music like this and I'll love you and your music forever.

I've compiled my favourites from his album into this playlist. I love his whole album but these 5 songs would be the ones that I'd loop it over and over again for the whole week or even months. I can finally bring my earphones out and listen to some music during my travels again. It has been so long since I've did that but yes, I would love to listen to these songs over and over again for the whole day.



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That sums up my short but fulfilling golden week holiday straight after finals. This has been me for the past weeks. Take care.