Osaka 7th-10th Jan 2009

Osaka 7-10 Jan
Temperature: 3-10 degree. Exchange rate S$1=Yen63

Sunrise on SQ.. beautiful!

Day 1:
Reach airport..

We took a 30 min break while on way to hotel..

This is the stop over shop.. hungry oh..

We have to pay at vending machine to order the set we want. then put the ticket at counter & wait for food.. interesting.. its common in jap..

Went for a short shopping spree before the Appreciation dinner.

went to the famous hip area -shinsaibashi.

the jap girls rally know how to make up! all super chio like super model! eyes black black.. slim slim.. weather is so cold but they stil wear super short skirt, some even bare legs-without tights!

Saw this.. the babes are all chio leh.. abit like funeral but they all smiling.. so i think its some tradition ba..

Had the appreciation dinner..

Dun really enjoy cos quite a few dishes are raw..

dun mind raw food.. but dun fancy la..

anyway the there are some performers from osaka whom perform free for us.. haha..

cool..

Kids also play drum.. xiong man.. thumbs up..

PTO qualifiers!

P90 Qualifiers!

Day 2:

Today is the Kyoto trip by co.

This is the Golden Pavilion.. chio hor.. its gold-leaf covered..

Anyway we went from temple to temple...

We had our lunch here.. looks fantastic.. but also raw.. & i dun really like it.. sad..

We made our own toufu.. quite interesting.. but i dun really like the taste leh..

At the restaurant, i noticed tat they have locker for umbrellas.. interesting hor... in fact, alot places have umbrella locker oh.. shoes got lockers.. MRT area also got bag lockers..

Then cont our temple trip...

Bought this green tea powder.. its got slight sweetness.. n there's gold flakes! nice.. so far i cant find it anywhere else in osaka or tokyo..

people make wishes n hang here...

Interesting..see below...

There's a long stretch of shops.. best for shopping n buying local specialty...

there's a shop where we can sample food.. they even provide free green tea leh.. keke..

We went shinsaibashi for dinner..

Dinner at a cosy reataurant.. the stewed chicken heart & gizzard ("gian") is yummy!

After dinner, i cont to try alot of food on the street... aiyo...

noticed tat the restaurants like to put the "animal" on their signboard.. eg.. crab, octopus, fish..Street food.. the crab leg.. yeah..

went into this gambling game room see see..

Day 3:
We went Osaka Castle... its super cold..

During spring, the castle is filled with cherry blossom (above pic-postcard)

below is the real one i took...

Saw 2 dogs.. they r super excited when see us... soooo cute!




Saw students jogging at the castle...

its very cold leh..

Haha! guess wats tat on my forehead?

Its bird shit! haha.. funny hor! there's alot of crow there..

saw Mcdonald selling Mc Pork! i've heard colleague said its nice..

i tried.. really nice leh.. too bad sg dun hav..

Thereafter, we went Osaka Aquarium.. its abit disappointing...

HK Aquarium is cheaper n more fun...

On the way there, we saw this ferris wheel...

Jellyfish is really beautiful! i like.. they r so cute bouncing in water.. got disco jellyfish too..

i love sea/river otter too! they r super cute...

last time went vancouver already saw it.. now saw it again..

they like to keep turning & turning in water.. & they like to sqeeze together like happy family..chk out below's video

This stingray is so smart! its is performing for us.. must see man.. CUTE!

We watched I-Max featuring Mummy @ Aquarium..

ah.. quite boring..

Darric, Sandy, dear & me fall asleep..

must be too tired with all the walking..

went to eat Yummy BBQ beef...

hav to wait oh..

it really very nice!

Yummy yummy!

Must thx Darric n Sandy for bringing us there..

i'll definitely miss this meal..

more pic see here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48186&id=596134228

video see here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48186&id=596134228#/video/?id=596134228