Experiences

My boss always buys a pineapple to be placed on the altar every first and fifteen day of the Chinese calendar. After a few days, it will ripen. After which I will throw away. Not anymore since I knew how to cut it easily. Read my post here on how to cut it. I will keep it in the fridge first. When I'm free, I will cut it and keep it in the tupperware. I can finish it in two days. But this time I finished it in a day. Firstly, I had some left-over chilly prawns. Heated them up and poured them over the pineapple. That's my lunch. The boss bought fried rice for me so I had early dinner at the shop. When I came back in the evening for a short break, I poured the left-over rojak sauce over the pineapple. That's my dessert for the day. The pineapple was sweet and it tasted heavenly with the sauce.  Do you like pineapples?  

I have several Malay salesperson and one of them is a cute friendly guy. He is always cheerful and I always disturb him. One day, I asked if he balik kampung on Hari Raya. He said he would stay at home and help his mummy. Naturally, I asked what his mum going to prepare. Ayam rendang, lemang etc. So I simply said I love hari raya goodies! On the second day of raya, this handsome guy came and asked if I had prepare the cheque for his company. I was surprise as it's hari raya and he came to work. Then he surprised me further with his bag of goodies!  Here were what I got..... satay kuah ayam rendang nasi himpit and lemang My kids and I enjoyed eating them. So kind of him.. In return, I gave him a box of Ferrero Rocher and a box of kurma

9 June 15: Asakusa Kannon Temple Asakusa Kannon Temple (also called Sensoji) is the oldest temple in Tokyo. Its history goes back to 7th century. The legend says that in 628 two local fishermen caught a tiny statue in their net while fishing in the nearby Sumida river. The head of their village recognized it as the image of Kannon, Goddess of mercy. So they built a temple to enshrine and worship the Kannon statue.  Imperial Palace Garden Love its bonsai tree 10 June 15: Disneyland Tokyo Disneyland is a theme park based on the films produced by Walt Disney. It was opened in 1983 as the first Disney theme park outside of the United States. Modeled after Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland is made up of seven themed lands and features seasonal decorations and parades.

(8 June 15) Peace Park The Peace Park in Gotemba City commands a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji and houses the chalky stupa. Approximately 70% of visitors to the park are tourists from overseas, and the park serves as one of the golden spots in sightseeing in Shizuoka Prefecture. It is located on the mountainside of the outer rim of Hakone crater, commanding a good view of the city. The stupa, the symbol of the park, keeps the Buddha’s ashes presented by late Indian Prime Minister Nehru. 4 golden images of Buddha are also housed. In front of the stupa, the guardian dogs of respective Asian countries stand in line. Oshino Hakkai Oshino Village is used be a lake called Lake Utsu for long time ago. When Mt. Fuji erupted, Lava from Mt. Fuji coverd north part of Lake Utsu. Then, the south part of Lake Utsu (宇津湖) becomes Lake Yamanaka, and covered area became Oshino Village. The spring spots of Mt. Fuji were still left in the same spots. So, eventually water spri...

7 June 2015  Shirakawago Village Shirakawa-go’s Gassho-Zukuri Village was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1995, along with the Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Village. The gassho style of building is characterized by steep, thatched roofs. These steep roofs connect over massive wooden beams, shaped like hands folded in prayer (gassho in Japanese). The houses are unique to the region, able to endure the heavy snowfalls of winter, while the upper reaches are ideal for the cultivation of silkworms. Wada House The Wada family house is a typical "Gassho-zukuri" style house (a house built in the form of hands steepled in prayer). In common with other such houses in the village, silk production took place in the upper stories with the living quarters located on the ground floor. Takayama Jinya Takayama Jinya is a former local government office originally built in 1692 and rebuilt in 1816 under Tokugawa Shogunate. Takayama J...

5 June: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge  Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge is the longest span bridge in the world, located in Akashi Strait between Kobe and Awaji Island in Hyogo Pref. The total and central span lengths are 3,911m and 1991m respectively. The Bridge was constructed as one of Honshu-Shikoku Bridge project, which is one of the greatest projects in Japan to connect Honshu with Shikoku by both highway and railway. The construction work was started in May, 1988 and completed in April, 1998 after 10 years’ construction period. 6 June: Todaiji Temple Constructed in 752 on the order of Emperor Shomu, Todai-ji Temple's Great Buddha Hall in Nara is the largest wooden structure in the world and houses an immense statue of Rushana Butsu. Deer Park at Nara The park is home to hundreds of freely roaming deer. Nara's nearly 1200 deer have become a symbol of the city and have even been designated as a natural treasure. Nara's deer are surprisingly tame, although ...

We had a quick buffet before we adjourned to Tokyo Disneyland. My plate of breakfast. I always made sure I finished up all that I had taken. Don't believe in food wastage. We spent a few hours in Disneyland. Hence our lunch were not provided. My girl and I just had Mickey biscuits bought from the Disneyland. love this potato crackers Surprisingly, we were taken to a Chinese restaurant for our dinner. I didn't post the pictures as they were not very tasty as compared to Japanese food. So I commented in the Prestige form that we shouldn't be served Chinese food when touring in Japan.