Monday, March 29, 2010

o hanami

I'm on my way to Japan for hanami! Woopie doo! I paid a grand total of SGD83 for my air ticket... but my train pass cost me over 400 ('O')

BYE

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Sneezing baby panda



Momma panda: munch munch munch
Baby panda: AHCHOOOOOOO!
Momma panda: WTF!!!!! munch munch munch




This one just brings back memories.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Winter 09 in Moscow





Some photos from my Moscow trip a few months back. It was -10degress but not as cold as when i went back 2 months later -25degrees!! Brrr....


The train station. Look it's so grand it almost looks like a palace.We were on out way to the Red Square.























Never ending escalator!



The Kremlin. This is where the president stays.





































A small tourist trap market place.





I think this is a shopping mall.



Kazan Cathedral.

Voskresensky (Resurrection) Gate.

 Saddam fighting with a random boy in the streets.

 St. Basil's Cathedral.

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Nagoya castle

The last time i've been to Nagoya was November 08 and it was the first ever flight in my career. Wow. We decided to try the unagi that's so famous here.

Highly recommended by my Japanese colleague.

OMG look at the eel grilled to perfection. It is sweet thanks to the BBQ sauce yet does not lose its fresh eel flavour.

We ordered 2 different 'styles' to try. The truth is we can't bear to buy 2 expensive meals so we bought 1 less expensive one to share.

This is supposedly the trademark of the restaurant but the most expensive unagi meal i've ever tasted.... cost me almost 40SGD.

There's a special way of consuming it. First you split the rice into 4 parts. Scoop 1 part into a bowl and eat it as it is. Next, scoop the 2nd part and add the seasoning (wasabi, seaweed and chives). Add in their broth with the 3rd part. Lastly eat it your favourite way with the 4th serving!

Hurhur. We simply added all the seasonings in. Yummy! No broth cos it made it too wet.


A drawing of my meal. How cute!

Winter is ending and flowers are popping out along the streets.

We visited the Nagoya Castle.


First signs of Sakura!




The castle.

See the plane taking off. How poetic.




I never get sick of Japanese bakeries and confectioneries.

Poor prawns. Dead and stuck on a wrapper for decorative purpose!








So we basically wondered about in parks and shopping malls and rested ourselves with teas and cakes. SY says we'll make good tai tais and this picture is a good indication.

Finally, i can't rave enough about Japanese bread. In fact Taiwan has the same fluffy soft bread as well as China. I don't see why Singapore bread can't be the same. WHY!!!!!