Japan Trip 2007 - Day 5

Osaka Castle and shopping area at Namba

Today weather is cooling again, we have bread and soup for breakfast and took a train to Oska Castle weather is so cooling that I fallen asleep before we reach. This place is not very kid friendly as my parents need to carry the pram together with me down a very long stairway.

Walk thru a garden and we decided to U turn back when we see the stair way along the castle.

Proceed to Namba to Dotombori their food distict and next to it is a shopping district where my parents get a few items from Unoqlo (Japan brand) then we process to Den Den Town (Japan Largest Figurine Town)

That nite we have a very yummy dinner near our hotel. I request to self feed as the pork cutlet are so tender and delicious 8)

Japan Trip 2007 - Day 4

Universal Studio

Today we are visiting US-universal studio we have our breakfast at a Jpn Curry house I refuse to try somemore as I don't like their smell... I see my parents finish up all... Don't know what so nice about it. Heard daddy say the pork is tender.

We need to change a train to reach US station... Reach there around 10.30am. The Park is already full of pple. I am amaze with the roller coaster ride which surrounded the park. I see Hotel Kitty and Woody Wood Packer. Very happy and amaze with my surrounding. But I become cracky when I enter the 4D threatre for Shrek Show. The PIC don't allow mommy to carry me so they walk out of the threatre without watching it. I fallen asleep awhile later while watching a snoopy street show.

When I am awake I am surrounded with a lot of people. They are having halloween party, I am attentive to see all those funny creature singing and jumping around me.

Then we go for our lunch, Daddy feedback that my set with burger, fries and drink with a free lunch box is cheaper than his adult set only burger and fries no drink. So they took my drink without asking 8(

After lunch we proceed to Snoopy town and I have lot of fun @ there... Next is OZ land whereby I got up a ride with daddy but he feedback that I very picky end up choose an animal which can move at all...

We follow the crowd and when into a big hall, a show is going to start a lady keep talking to my mom but she don't get what she mean so she keep taking picture of me later then we know that no picture is allow :P

I was scared to see the moving dragon and keep telling mommy to leave. Is quite a boring show so we walk out of the hall with some of the Japanese Jie Jie think they also find the show boring.

I fallen asleep straight after that and my parents decided to go back to our Hotel as they are very tired. We sleep for 2 to 3hrs then Mommy is so hungry that we proceed to take our dinner. She eat quite a lot can eat every 2hrly. That nite we have Ramen.

After dinner we shop at Diamaru which just allocated next to our hotel. While choosing my bag she realise that all the sales girl are looking at us. Then they told us that their shop is closing. Can't believe that is only 8pm and they close liao. So Mommy quickly get me a Shinkansen Bag and a Thomas the train puzzle which she feel that is coolz (3 in 1 set with cover that stop the puzzle from falling while I am playing with one of them) It is a difficult one as Jap Puzzel are odd shape. Not so easy to complete.

The sales girl also told us their food store will extend until 9pm so my parents went straight for dessert hunting but they all look good but don't taste nice 8(

Japan Trip 2007 - Day 3

Tokyo - Osaka - 海遊館 (Kaiyukan)

We check out early today and headed to Tokyo Station, taking a bullet train to Osaka check in Hotel Granvia Osaka and get a short nap before our trip to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan...

The Aquarium is located in a quiet town, have my 1st "Bian Dang" there not bad is warm! After snack we headed to the entrance. We like their concept and the animals is so near that Justen is a bit scare seeing the Dolphin swimming next to him 8) We saw all kinds of water living creature including a Whale Shark, Seal, Sealion, Alligators, Otters, Long Leg crabs etc... Justen having so much fun running around the place we think he enjoy it very much like we do 8)

Dinner is having 大阪烧at the shopping centre near Kaiyukan, we change our seat due to a man sitting next to us smoke after his meal. Their Pan cake is ready make one a bit disappointed and is so salty that is inedible...

Got a pair a shoes for Justen in a shop there... And end our day with a sweet treat from a pastry shop near our Hotel. Daddy give good remarks for their cheese cake with crispy pie skin... He say is the best cake he tried so far. Mommy love their pudding...

Japan Trip 2007 - Day 2

Harajuku - - Shibuya - - Akihabara
Weather - Sunshine but cooling

We have Mr Donut for breakfast... Love the flowery chocolate donut. Just found a few more good favour like their soft donut with cream and flowery donut coated with crispy icing sugar.

Took JR to Harajuka and 1st place to visit is their "temple" as too early no shop open at that hour. Saw a group of pple walking with a wedding couple most of them wearing Black Attire and kids wearing nice looking kimono and saw a another few groups of wedding couples taking foto there too...

Next mommy want to see cosplay and don't know where they located so she ask the local around and most of them don't know what she mean... She only manage to see a few gather around a small area near the out skirt of the Temple...

My Parents have lunch at a spaggetti shop while I am asleep... Heard they say is yummy 8(

Next we proceed to Burberry Blue Label for Shopping Hunt! Nothing for mommy and we walk to Shibuya. I am awake by then and I had my lunch in one of their Soba shop...

Then we go to Daddy's Paradise - Arikihabara... While I follow him to ship for figurine and mommy rest @ Mr Donut. Didn't bought anything there, as daddy can't find what he likes...

Too much walking and mommy suffer from Migraine attack... We just had our dinner near our hotel @ Sunshine City is the most awful dinner she had during the trip is roasted pork with rice... Never want to think of it at all didn't even take picture.

Japan Trip 2007 - Day 1

Mommy disturb my sleep this morning while changed me to a kimono, I am totally awake but keep telling them I am tired... After awhile I am jumping around happily. I will tell them I am going to Japan when they ask me where am I going... I keep repeating this even we have reached Japan.

I am a bit disturb when the plane take off, mommy give me a pack of raisin and pass me a new puzzle on animals I am happy to see it as it is in bright colors and beautiful graphic, my father bought it at Toyrus which cost him S$1 per pcs, is a 25pcs puzzle.

I met a new friend on board, he is 4mths my senior and he is flying back to chicago. We have a good time playing in the plane...

Play too hard on the plane and I fallen asleep once I reach Narita Airport sleep thru out the whole 2hr Journey and wake up once we reach Ikebukuro Prince Hotel.

Short walk to our hotel - Ikebukuro Theatre Hotel and weather is great! Just when we reach our room mommy realise our camera is gone... She is an experience "loster" so 1st thing she did is to call the hotel attendance for the bus tel #, but due to language barrier a Lady came to our room and help us on the translation (her english is not very powerful too)... 1st she called the bus counter and get them to track on the bus that we took and at last she able to track that our camera is left in a bus and the driver had place it safely at another drop down point which she told us is about 10min away from our hotel, took us 30min to reach that hotel. But really grateful for her help that we are able to get back our camera...

Happily getting back our camera we proceed to look for a makan place... We finalise on a BBQ Jap Restaurant that we didn't manage to go during our last trip. Heard mommy saying all because of me. 8( Anyway their food is delicious but I shouted : "Justen Yao Chu Qi Da Bian"... Mommy very happy as this is the 1st time I told them before I poo...

We shop around ike as their shop close around 8.30pm we went back to our hotel. Mommy and me sleep early that day and daddy went to their "arcade" to view on the latest game. Is his hobby before knowing mommy.

Showing my patience...

This is my latest record, doing a 40 pcs puzzle all by myself. I take a while to finish but I didn't give up. I even reject help from others, I will tell nanny "你不会啦!"...

Mommy's words (Actually the clip is very long, is 15 mins, just to keep for ourselves, can go to 9min to see him stretching his body after doing the puzzle for quite awhile. And rolling around searching for the missing parts. But overall he is paying much attention to complete it.)

Opps 2 pcs are missing. So my record is 38pcs at the moment 8)

好爱演嘞

喜怒哀乐

Massue

I being having backache lately, daddy will help me to massage my back to ease my aching... Our little boy will help up too.. He will pull up his sleeve... bend his elbow and massage my back using his little elbow. He will place his 2 littles fingers on my shoulder for a few second... Mommy is very touch 8)

He will also tell Daddy "Mommy's tired don't disturb mommy"...

It really melt my heart.

Keeping Time

Daddy's own version of keeping time song, he and Justen will sing along while keeping toys. Now I just need to tell Justen is keeping time he will start doing it by himself while singing without our help. Some good time he will do it without any reminder. He also know that inorder to play another types of toys he has to keep the current one.

He do the same thing for books, will keep one before getting another.

We are proud of him, at least the time on reminding him is worth spending.

Shoes Rack

We have enforced him to remove his shoes and place it in our shoes rack since he know how to walk... And we see evidence of our hard work. He will place his shoes on the rack when ever his shoes is removed. At home, in JG and even in relatives and friends' house... And some of the time he will be the last to leave as he can't find his shoes at their house when we are going back home.