Chipmunk sound from the notebook speakers are being replaced by Creative I-Trigue 3220. It's the cheapest on the shelf, cost me a whoopy RM226. (I am a poor student, remember?).
Best part is it comes with a volume and bass controller.
Since I decided not to be a illiterate in this country, got myself a sparkling red dictionary by Sharp. Bargain at RM706. Gonna shine my way through with this red baby.
However, Total cash paid today is only RM150. Becoz of the points collected from previous purchase. So Big Sis, I am still very poor here. Please don't get me wrong. :D (I accept cash, cheque bank account transfer.)
Despite the sky is whining annoyingly, and the sun playing hide & seek with us, fooled us with only ~11 degree celcius, I HAVE to get OUT of my room!
So, Thai Festival in Yoyogi Park Tokyo is the 2nd best thing to get some home feel. Mainly the food is oily and tasty, their tom yam or curry is a bit too spicy for me, BUT still fully satisfy my taste bud that was once anesthetized with Chau Keow Teow, Bak Kut Teh, Maggie Goreng..... Arh! it's always about the food!
Small part of the Park 'infested' with human. Tuk Tuk for sales.
Met Kelly and Noel in the Festival. But they left early for another party. Leave the just-wanna-get-out-of-my-room-ME dangling plan-less.
For geeks like me who mix with geeky people from Technology school (sorry Warit & Ernesto, but we have to admit we are geeks). All we do is feeling enthusiastic merely taking pictures with Asimo or acting transexual behind cardboard. We are Happy Enough. Me feeling macho & Ernesto feeling p.r.e.t.t.y!
But we never never thought, seeing live Potatois SO MUCH FUN!
...... (I mean, Potato the band from Thailand, to play live in Yoyogi park.)
We had no idea what are they singing about, but we just scream and scream like some lunatic fans on the loose. I think this is what happened when geeky people like me was locked in cage for too long. >>Eggrrr....!!<<
Fans club of the lunatic asylum.
I was also laughing my guts out when Nicolas & Ernesto these two Latin Americanos trying to pronounce 小鸡鸡，大波波， 大肚子。
Learnt how to pronounce 1 to 10 in Thai... Neung, Song, Sam, Si, Ha, Ho, Jet, Pek, Kao, Shib. Muahahaha! The next time I go Thailand, don't try to cheat me with numbers. I am good at counting now! *proud!*
Went back home at around 8pm. But not forgetting to drop by Apple Store photo booth to snap this photo.
This morning 145am, a strong shake woke me up from my sleep. Annoyed, (My sisters understand the level of my annoyed-ness if i was disturbed from my sleep), sit-up on bed pissed off, until i regained consciousness, realised it was earthquake.
Looking at the objects dancing like they came alive, me:
Doubting - Should I grabbed hold of my wallet, passport & bear bear biscuit. (Just in case i get hungry in the disaster center), Should I be hiding under the table...?!
Hesitated........
Went back to sleep. ZzzzzZzz
My bed was shaking like the freaking scene in The Exorcist, but it somehow cradled me back to my dreamland.
I stayed in the 10th floor and near the ocean, every week, at least once or twice i could feel quake. I certainly realised that was the most serious quake i ever experience but i thought it was no big deal. Not until this morning when I went to class, everyone was talking about it.
A recorded magnitude 6.7!!!! I went =o
I should have stayed awake to feel the moment.. :(
My teacher said, Golden week is T.H.E week for people to rest, recharge for a fresh start. I listen to her very much. So i decided to switch my Hybernate mode to Shut Down mode. I really hope suddenly my speech nerves can connect the Japanese-path-lingustic-neuro while me in deep sleep, like an inspiration and in a click, me able to speak Japanese after I wake up!! *wink*
Doesnt Happen.
Frustrated. With a broken heart, I went shopping to cure my despair-ness.
First stop, is Mitsui Outlet Park Yokohama Bayside (横浜べイサイド), compare to FOS in Malaysia, this place is way cooler. The outlet stores include Coach outlet, Lacoste outlet, Kappa, Le coq Sportif..... They even have a BCBGMaxazria outlet store. Prices are not much cheaper but afforable considering the branded stuff you get espeically from Tokyo.
They have a townhall too.
Next stop was Lazona Kawasaki Plaza department store. This place is way expensive, so our purpose became sightseeing instead.
Sightseeing was fun, especially when we spotted a sperm alike creature that can stand on its feet.
Also visited the NamjaTown in Sunshine City in Ikebukuro (池袋). It's an amusement park with the two cats below as main attraction. But we were there for the Gyoza (餃子) and ice-cream street inside the amusement park.
It was seriously people mounatin people sea. We can barely move. Most annoying is those Japanese like to shout trying to promote and attract customers. This is just one of the example, many many more people like him (below) all around Tokyo street.
They just scream and scream! Some shout with hailer directly into your ears. They make me feel like jumping down a 60 floors high rise building.
But then again, one of the holiday during Golden week is Children's day. I certainly wish not to see any blood on such a joyous day.
So I channel the negative energy into shopping again. Now, I am fully recharge, ready to face any obstacles after my first golden week here! *Semangat*
I was invited to have dinner in Prof. Ando house des ne
It was a dinner for Zhang's mum because Zhang's Phd graduation des ne.
We had Sukiyaki, Sushi, Soba, Tempura then later Japanese dessert wrap in sakura tree leafs des ne
They were so nice, i felt warmt des ne.
I am so now determined des ne!
I wanna speak Japanese without thinkingdes ne!
and repay Prof. Ando by passing my master exam des ne!
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Milk only, not mail. Junk only. Staircase to an apron. This is not a big longkang(drain).
Because big drain wont have huge fish. This is a baseball game. The japs love 'em. This is not Myvi. It's Honda. This is modern age. 2008. You are not dreamming.
