yeah yeah… u can see that there’s podcast now!! at this point, u can hear jade liu, nicholas and fann wong’s voices…

subsequently, the on air program for the next half a year will be podcast as well, in case u r just too busy…

for the month of dec, i will be covering australia!! and coincidentally, i will be away for my holiday too~~ i will be back on air on the 9th dec at 7am!! yes… peifen will be going on her holiday and i will be co hosting with cruz that week!!

so… meanwhile… enjoy yourselves…

feel free to leave your comments about australia too… maybe i can used them in my on air program!

take care~~~

… sunday i will be busy too… first at OCBC at AMK HUB! from 11am-5pm…

then later that night… see u at… JJ PARTY 3

23^rd November 2008, Sunday, 8PM

The MAX Pavilion, Singapore Expo

basically… shopping time for these two days… shibuya, shinjuku, harajuku…

such shopping places a bit funny to bring camera n snap pics lo ahhaha a total giveaway that i m a tourist!

the apple store was v crowded cos it was the day that the 3g i phone was launched i think…

the next morning, we went to tsukiji market… but it was rather empty cos it’s a sunday… nevertheless some hardworking stalls are still open! hiak hiak hiak the kaisen ie seafood, sounds like 海鲜，rice… yummy~~~

finally… i m done with this july trip~~ n i m looking forward to my next holiday soon…

i thought i was early… cos the park opens at 9am! by the time our car is at the carpark area… it’s maciam the customs!! n we had to drive up to the 4th, which is the last storey of the multi-storey carpark!!

so… time to take photos with the characters~~

my piglet is so much cuter… hey.. someone do something about the piglet costume in disneyland!

eeyore~~~ pooh is somewhere around… but got long long long queue…

the happiest day in my piglet’s life?

one of the more interesting n less kidish ride!! quickpass or fastpass (or whatever it’s called also) must queue for like half hour i think…

it’s fun trying out the accessories in the stores… dun need to BUY~~ ahhaa

some of the makan also so cute!!! i think this is minced pork rice…

it was initially a very hot day, then i started raining a little at about 4pm… then there was a change in the weather… i was shivering by the time it’s 7pm!!

i couldn’t resist the temptation when i saw another trick art musuem cos the one at karuizawa was really fun… as life always is, this one is not as good la hahaahha

but it’s still quite fun trying to ‘geng’ the funny poses given the sets…

next stop… nikko temple!! a very famous one cos u see many ang-mohs!!

it was drizzling… hence the hazy feel… doesn’t it looks a little like a scene from the typical up-in-the-mountains martial arts movie…

this horse is really different… somehow… i can’t describe…

parts of the nikko temple…

this part is under restoration~~

i bought the so-called lucky charms? it’s like 求签 cos within the charm, u can see if it’s a 上上签！

we saw her the day before when we were driving towards our destination… then again, she’s rather huge and tall, too hard to not see her…

being so pretty, we had to check her out~~

i think u can pay a fee to climb up to about her shoulder level to check out the view la… from the photos u can guess.. i did not do that!! ahhaahha

to give u an idea of how huge and tall she is…

there’s a man in the foreground if u look carefully…

within the premises of this goddess, there are some places where items used long ago were exhibited..

next stop… another CASTLE!!

even the walls tell a story…

inside the castle… the exhibits are rather interesting too… here’s the making of a candle…

and also… fun and cute graphics… here’s maid mary cooking!?

ok… that’s enough!!

hahahahah

before the sado kisen ferry back to mainland, we drove around the island a little more… to check out the turtle islands ie the small rock islands shaped like turtles la…

that’s me~~ so u can roughly imagine how far we had to make our way down the few hundred steps… apparently this is a very popular beach during summertime…

and guess what~~ SURPRISE!! i had to stop when i saw this!! i dunno y but i just like sunflowers!!

ok… almost time to get back to mainland liao… look~~ keep your eyes open n u find interesting stuff… there are seagulls flying with the ferry… by right it’s because the ferry helps to ‘break’ the wind resistance somehow… but i believe… for this particular route, there’s another reason!! the passengers enjoyed feeding the seagulls… it’s amazing… u juz have to have like chips or calbee prawn cracker in your stretched-out-hand and the birds will come to u!!

once ashore, we headed towards our next destination… n along the way… nothing much to do but take photos lo~~

oh~~ the padi fields…

oh~~ the houses…

oh~~ WOW!

oh finally… the accomodation of the night… booking the accomodation is one thing cos u can only rely on the pictures provided by the hotel… so… there are times when it can differ a HUGE lot in reality! but this bandai one is fantastic!

well… then again… i think it’s a ski resort… so when it’s not the right season, it’s really rather reasonably priced, with buffet dinner… in japan, buffet is termed ‘viking’ but i don’t know why?

n in the so called  library… we found this book… makes me want to make ‘my travel kakis’ such a book too… it’s amazing that there are ppl coming  up with such a book and people buying such a book!!

so… i believe it should be by a female ‘author’ n mainly female ‘readers’ too~~ i thinks guy can freak out with some girls for doing these!! ahhahahaha

in the morning, we had to wake up early to catch the car ferry to the sado island…         

Sado Island – located in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Niigata Prefecture – is a perfect destination to discover the unspoiled beauty of Japan. Clear water, panoramic views, undisturbed nature, and unique cultural traditions are all here for you to enjoy.

extracted from http://www.mijintl.com/

just like long long time ago in china, even korea… islands are for people exiled from the mainland!! the same goes for sado island!

When direct control from mainland Japan started around the 8th century, due to its remoteness, the island soon became a place of banishment for difficult or inconvenient Japanese figures. Exile to remote locations such as Sado was a very serious punishment, second only to the death penalty, and people were not expected to return.

extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_island

n when i was reading up about this place, i was very fascinated by the wooden-tub-ladies!!

Tarai-bune, wooden tub boats made from barrels, are another Sado institution. Local people still use these traditional vessels for fishing near shore. Hands-on experience is available at Ogi port and Yajima & Kyojima. The latter locale boasts a unique attraction,  glass-bottomed tub boats, available from April to October. It is located in a small inlet formed by craggy lava.

so how far are we from the world?

i went gold panning too~~

not bad~~ cos i had experience when i led the chan brother tour earlier in june! ahahhahaha

we drove towards our accomodation as the sun sets… don’t u just envy this uncle~~

we stopped where there were rather beautiful sunflowers by the road… here’s the different blooming stages…

the trip has to be completed soon… before i embark on another one hiak hiak hiak…

the observant you might notice a little change to my blog~~

check out the photo tip(s) on the right! These are not photo tips by me, but by the friendly people at EPSON! hope the tips can come in handy for you!

so… which day did i stopped at ah? i had intended to give u detailed posts of my everyday during my vacation, but this is really dragging too long huh… pai sei~~ n given my limited capacity CPU, some teeny weeny ‘details’ i really cannot remember liao~~ hahahahah

before that… here’s a picture of my niece, jolin n nephews, bryan n theodore whose birthdays fall in the month of september, n there was a birthday celebration at home…

kids are always so happy with birthday celebrations… :O)