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Monday, October 19, 2015

Halloween in Japan!


it’s going to be Halloween and I am going blind with all the orange (and black and purple) stuff they have in town.. (Actually it’s just an excuse to drink and dress up isn’t it? ^_^)
100% Pumpkin orange juice, surprisingly tasty lol

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Kendo classes in Yokohama




20151017 today we did sparring. Stamina was a challenge! This is the last kendo lesson, and I just couldn’t help but started to cry at the end of the lesson when I was asked to make a speech. The atmosphere at the lessons are always so positive and enriching, there is always something to learn. The teachers give useful pointers and point out your weaknesses and how to improve. Watanabe san was not here today, it’s very sad because he always give me very useful pointers and is very nice. Everyone is nice!! Thanks 大久保先生 石垣先生 河野先生 渡辺先生 黒田さん 草場さん 小島さん 神田くん
Kanda kun even came to give me his best wishes after class…
I will miss this kendo club and members so so much :/ せっかく仲良しくなったのに….
Can’t believe everything is coming to an end..
Anyway for those who are interested in kendo check out https://sites.google.com/site/seiaikenyukai/home/shidousya or Google for Yokohama English Walk Kendo. Okubo Sensei speaks English so be rest assured it will be fun!!!

Friday, October 16, 2015

Calligraphy lessons in Roppongi






20151016 Yamamoto Sensei cracks me up!! She’s so funny! She’s that kind who hits people when she’s amused.. I mean it in a good way.. Not pretentious :)
today was my last class and I wrote this character with a font mixed of 隷書(れいしょ)&篆書(てんしょ). It was not easy, I wished I had more time to perfect it though :( wrote this with the new brush I received from Shiozaki san and Hiroko san. I also acted as translator for one of the foreigner students and I was not charged for this class. Happy! :)
I really love the atmosphere of this calligraphy classroom and I will miss it terribly. I know I can continue calligraphy back in SG but I know it’s never gonna be the same…. Sigh :(
Anyway this is Calligraphy Art in Roppongi. Google if you are interested!
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Kagurazaka with Kimura san!






lunch with Kimura san! last time before I leave Japan ;'( Kagurazaka is a nice neighbourhood with many traditional Japanese restaurants, and we had our lunch in one of them. The food's awesome! I had two bowls of rice :\

Apparently this Bishamon shrine at Kagurazaka is very popular among Arashi fans because Ninomiya filmed a drama here. But it’s so kuazhang, the wishes people make here is to get a good seat for Arashi’s concerts..!!! And wishes for the members and album sales. I cannot fathom.. (Although I was an Aiba fan once) but indeed this has brought crowd and tourists to Kagurazaka, which is a good thing for the shops isn’t it…
btw Kimura san is also an Arashi fan… *faints*
Of course my wish has nothing to do with Arashi.. :)

After that we took a walk and rested our legs at a cafe and chatted. I miss Kimura san so much ;(

Monday, October 12, 2015

Japanese Archery








20151012 体育の日. This is the day to commemorate Olympics. Went to Meguro Chuo Gym to try out Japanese Archery. Many complicated steps and not easy… Also watched a bit of kendo!

Friday, October 9, 2015

"Noh" Experience

I signed up a Noh experience workshop via MIFA and was expecting Kimura san to be there too. It was again all the way at Meguro. The workshop was conducted entirely in English and we did singing practices, and experience moments such as playing the flute, the drums and donning the kabuki wear. There were also many foreign students attending this session..



I volunteered for the flute session..! It's not easy.


Photos taken by Kimura san



The costumes are apparently heavy and warm...

All in all I think it's a good experience. You gotta be very passionate about the art to perform it!

Milk stand in Akihabara


Milk stand at Akihabara station. First time I saw a shop specialising in selling milk! Slight relief of sore throat from the hot Meiji milk, it was delicious :) #milkstand #AkiJpn2015 #AroundTheWAin80Days (at Akihabara Station)

(If I'm not wrong it's on the platform Of line 5 and 6) 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Jyoutou curry from Osaka

20151001 second food that made me sweat in Japan.. Maybe the restaurant was warm, but this curry is spicier than the usual Japanese curry. Yummy!! And the side cabbage pickles are oishii too.
Shibuya, Jyoutou curry from Osaka