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Archive for January, 2008

kushiro of hokkaido is famous for it’s wetlands n cranes…

as u can see… it’s rather different from the previous snowy weather… n the 3 white dots as it may seem to u are 3 cranes flying off~~ to i-also-dunno-where la…

next destination – tomamu alpha resort…

the view from my room on the 32/33 floor… the 2 blocks u see are the premium/more exclusive ie more expensive accomodation la~~

the directory stating the date, temp (-8) and the different ski routes that are operating…

one part of this resort is the place where fish leong shot her MV for her song ‘chong bai’… the water chapel… oh well… in my case… the frozen water chapel la

it’s here that i built my one n only snowman… the snow here is so powdery that it’s quite difficult to compact the snow to build one tho…

my :O ‘perpertually-stunned’ snowman…

next stop – sapporo…

1. the “susukino” which is well known for it’s stretch of 10+ or 20+ ramen shops…

2. odori avenue? oops i’m beginning to forget the names liao…

where the xmas illumination ie lights are… this is also the very place that will feature the snow sculptures in feb…

one pic taken at 5.55pm n the other at 6.1?pm… note the different lights for the tv tower…

one of my breakfast while i was in sapporo… check out the piglet in the bowl… so cute!!

final destination : TOKYO DISNEYSEA!!

u have to take this disney rail to disneysea! single trip cost 250yen ie about SGD3.50!

din really take many pic here cos was enjoying most of the rides!!!

my donald duck lunch box…

my tokyo friend that i made from my boracay trip in aug07, her name is tomoko. oops i forgot is this chip or dale ah? there’s another photo in tomoko’s camera… n sadly when tomoko approached a man to take a group photo for us that day, she dropped her 2 day-old camera onto the cement floor! She thot the man got hold of the camera when she let it go…. AAARRRGGGHHH… the lenses couldnt be retracted!!!! aiyo… my heart ached…

the only nice picture i have of the light/fire shows at disneysea that night…

with that, i end my report on my dec 07 japan trip…

looking forward to my jun 08 one already~~~ ahahhahaah


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more pic from japan hokkaido…

January 17, 2008
posted by bukoh mary

one of the sea creatures unique to the waters here… it’s called 冰之天使.. something like that… sorry don’t have my reference travel books..

it’s v cute… it’s about 1.5 – 2 cm… ‘flies’ in the water by flapping it’s wings…

another work of nature unique to hokkaido…

Marimo~~ so cute… how did green algae roll into cute green balls?

from wikipedia…

Marimo (Japanese: 毬藻 marimo), also known as Cladophora ball, Lake ball, or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae (Chlorophyta) found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere. A marimo is a rare growth form of the species where the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance. Colonies of such balls are known only from Iceland, Japan and Estonia.

on my birthday… i was there…with all the 大白鸟s…

this one… i think it’s a frozen lake? we saw pple stopped by the roadside…so we stopped too n we snapped whatever they were taking too ahahhaha

this is lake mashu i think… finally the sun was out!!!


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more sightseeing pictures :O)

January 11, 2008
posted by bukoh mary

the famous prison-now-turned-musuem in Abashiri…

one of the five wings where prisoners were locked in…

despite the cold weather… there was a line of ppl fishing at the Port of Abashiri…

oh DEER~~~~ that we saw along the road when we stopped to check out the oshinkoshin waterfalls…

n the temperature is…

i have also posted some general scenic photos in the pages…

check them out if u want more la :O)


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really fresh n oiishi!!!

the top left is salmon roe, ikura in japanese, it bursts with each bite with a slightly saltish taste.

~~~ from wikipedia~~~

  • Ikura (いくら) – Salmon roe. Large reddish-orange individual spheres. Since salmon eggs are also used as bait, first-time sushi eaters who have experienced fishing may be taken aback when served Ikura. It is a loan word from the Russian, “ikra” (caviar).
  • top right is crab, kani in japanese, which needs no explanation la :O)

    bottom centre is sea urchin, uni in japanese… almost jelly-like… yummi-licious!!

    ~~~ from wikipedia~~~

  • Uni (うに, 雲丹) – Sea urchin roe, soft and melting. Color ranges from orange to pale yellow. Humans consume the reproductive organs (“roe”) either raw or briefly cooked. Sea urchin roe is a popular food in Korean cuisine, and it is called “uni” in Japanese sushi cuisine. It is also a traditional food in Chile, known as an “erizo”. Apart from domestic consumption, Chile and a number of other countries export the sea urchin to Japan in order to meet its demand throughout the country. Traditionally considered an aphrodisiac, sea urchin roe has been found to contain the cannabinoid anandamide.
  • another dinner feast at another hotel… following pic are close ups of individual dishes :O)

    i promise the next post will not be on food ;p


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