Snow pics of my area

this are some pics i took of the area =)









okonomiyaki/soba anyone? =P

Toyama Trip

as i said in my previous post, 2 japanese dudes and i went on a crazy train trip. the night before, i went to stay at my tutor's place cos we wanted to leave on the first train out at 5.58am! lols, we didnt even sleep that nightt, played the japanese version of 'taiti' called 'dai hei min' or sth like tht. more complicated, complex and definitely more fun (unless u play taiti with $$) rules are abundant and it makes u think of different strategies! after breakfast made by her mom,we left at 558am on a not so cold day luckily. as we didnt sleep that night, most of the train time was devoted to sleeping. after alot of train changing pass takayama n so on, and taking a bus ( cos the train line broke due to a typhoon i think) we finally reached toyama at 1215 pm! thats about 6 hours! our 1st stop was lunch, a stand soba eatery! pretty good n cheap, ehehe. next off, we went to visit the new light rail transit in the city and i was pretty impressed, hoped on it for 100 yen and went to the beach! for the 2 japanese guys from gifu where it isnt covered by sea, they love the sea alot :P ehehe .. i loved the beach too and the view was great.. only thing missing was bikini babes but what can i expect during winter? after pics here n there, we headed departed from toyama at 5pm.. took a different route this time pass fukui to maibara( so we actually made one big loop)din have change alot of trains so it was a pleasant rest except for the bloody hot seat!will explain more in pics:P

1.us 3 crazy guys.. i love this pic shot by my tutor using a timer n tripod setup, natural2.red bucket
3.the stick
4.my tutor, quite good looking eh? but i'm only looking at his FE-2 cam :P
5.the hardworking postman

6.got bored while changin trains

7.on the takayama track i think.. niceee:)
8. the lrt... can u see me?
9.snow capped mountains on the horizon
10.the beach
thats all for my winter holiday travels :) more snow pics soon to come

Was a boy, still is a boy

it's now 941am. the ceremony will begin in 20 mins, why am i still blogging here? today is 成人式 , adult ceremony. in japan, it's the day to pray for 20 year olds, the day this little kids become adults and enter society. it also means alot of drinking and smoking( not that they've not tried it already) i was invited to the ceremony today, me being 20 still. i intended to go.(mainly just to see girls in kimono.. it's not everyday 20yr old chicks dress up in kimono.. if not never?)i woke up at 7, had a hearty breakfast, got dressed and i went out at around 840am. then all hell broke loose. actually hell already started but i was just being an idiot. see, of all days, it had to snow! snow like a madman, i tell you, the crystal maiden must be behind this!it's only the 2nd time i snowed here this winter but why now?!?! so let me tell u how much of an idiot i was. i thought to myself,'it ain't so bad, just a lil snow won't kill u'. the warning signs were already there as i stepped out of the building, 'splash''splash' it went. i totally ignored this warning and headed of to my bike-mobile. i hoped on and went on my journey to become a man!

not 5 mins later, i was regretting my very decision.i moved slowly, my left hand holding my umbrella( wasn't much of a help at all...) while my right was steering the bike through the oh so white road. then a car zoomed past me , and splash! crap, my pants are soaked with dirty mud water. but i chose to presevere, i toughen up and continued my journey to become an adult. another minute later, i looked at myself and so myself covered in brownish white snow.. dang, there goes my suit..dry cleaning expenses on the way! yet i still decided to go.. the thought of kimono chicks was just too alluring. and hey, it's a one of a lifetime kinda thing.. i don't get to be 20 every year u know. so i headed on and on and blah, my glasses started to fog up!(i'm gonna complain to jane's mother! :P ) with visibility worse than a 600 api haze, i could barely see anything. to add the troubles, my hands were getting tired, the umbrella was getting heavier n heavier, snow aint light! then the finishing blow struck! i overshot the turning. i gave up. i'm all drenched. even though i found the right turning, i decided to head back, i'd get sick if i continued to dress like this. in the end, the kimono chicks will always just remain in my memory..forever and ever and ever.. i failed to become a man, an adult. the only man i became was a snowman....

p.s: there's one positive i took from all of this, the scenery was just awesome.. i'm waiting for this blizzard to 'cool' down a little before i head back out into 'hell'.

shit.. finally something readable in my own blog :P

Universal Studios Japan

on the last day at osaka, we went to universal studios japan(usj). when i had this message put up on msn, alot of ppl thought i was going to subang jaya!lolz... met up with li jia and her sis, li yin , who is here on holidays. her sis is urm ... hyper,crazy,mad, too much sugar shots to her head i think. made us look damn old(not that we're not) had a bloody hard time catching up with her. the weather wasnt good tht day.. rain here n there, so there wasnt too many people and we finished most of the rides and shows.

1.the glObe!2.james n i3.the spiderman ride,easily the best ride of the park.. its a rollercoaster in 3D with u as the victim of the goblin and dr.octopus while spiderman will come to rescue u. love the 4d effects where they spray water at you or blow up stuff.

4.sisterly love?


5.can u see me?
6.unrefined beauty
7.jurassic park ride.. not too shabby
8. being japanese.. touching up while on the queue.
9. the waterworld show, ass kicking. it's like watching a real movie but the effects are just so damn real!10. crash n burn
11. action!
12.the heroine escaping
13.the hero
14.group pic 1. cheong was still around for this shot before he decided to run off to buy his fukubukuro
15.land of oz.. the only place i din visit.. shows were already over when we wanted to go! but it was just 7?!?!
16. christmas deco!
17. e.t adventure.. i din like this very much..
18.group photo with the glObe
spend a bomb here.. food n souveniours so exp! almost the end of my h0ls.. one more post, a trip to toyama with 2 crazy japanese!

Year 2006 in review

kinda late but was busy

goodbye 2006.. pic was taken at osaka port on 31 dec 2006
another year has passed and alot has happened this year in my life and not. firstly, april this year i flew off here to japan. ive learned alot here and its not all rosy and about anime or kawaii girls here. people have asked me whether i've regretted coming here and the answer is still no. everything is an experience,good or bad(like the burning room).i've definitely learned alot since coming here and most importantly, coming here has enabled me to pursue other things and see the world. photography,travelling would not be possible if i din have jpa as my benfeiciary.

things i noticed about japanese, they're not as hardworking as people say they are. the whole seniority culture is just over the top. hence,bullying and suicides. they're alot of scandals in japan,what integrity?

back at home ,there were alot of things that happened too, the biggest being mahathir vs abdullah. i'm not rooting for any of them but i am particularly disppointed in abdullah. nothing much done in his 3 years reign. but to be fair, he does have pretty tough job to clean all of mahathir's mess.

on a global scale.. war seemed to be the theme. the iraq war, north korea going nuke, palestinians not only fighting israel but themselves and the genocides in sudan. one should be grateful i dont see much blood besides when chopping up a chicken to be cooked.

on a lighter note, nintendo and sony respectively released their consoles. wii has a strong head start while the ps3 is in limbo.. sony really got it all wrong this time and they really need a big miracle to get back on track.

what do i wanna see this year? better transparency and freedom of religion n politics in our country. an education reform in japan.. n maybe malaysia too but not necessarily the one abe is aiming at. u.s pullout? i'd hafta dream really hard for that.

on a personal note i do wanna go aussie and take more pics this year as well =)


more pics from osaka port

the osaka world trade centre
this was at the osaka aquarium near the port. though it had a steep 60+ price tag, it was pretty good. very innovative and interesting. way definitely and bigger than aquaria klcc.

some penguins

n jellyfish
more sunset pics
love is in the air(not for me =P )
thats it i guess..more pics up soon from my osaka trip!

Ski trip Part 3

part 3 of my ski trip.. about ppl i guess

1.wong teck soon from numazu zoooming awayyy.. as usual still studies hard.. 2.who`s this?

3.ahoq,shukri,maran.. dunno what to call him anymore..
4.piah.. funny senior
5.shilin and the laos girl
6.soo sing.. she always come to talk to me so that she can just practice her english!