Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
18th December – Flight to Tokyo
19th December, Wednesday – Touched down. Explored Shinjuku till 1pm. Tried checking in but no room available. Had curry rice for lunch. Finally got into 1704. Showered and slept. Had Freshness Burger and Yoshinoya as take-outs for dinner
20th December, Thursday – Had inagu with rice for lunch. Went to Tokyo Disneyland. It was a disappointment. Had miso-based ramen for dinner @ one of the ramen shops in Shinjuku, which is located near Oakwood. Retired after the dinner.
21st December, Friday – Shopping @ Shibuya the whole day. Can't remember what we had for lunch. Had Ramen for dinner@ Ichiran, the famous Ramen stall located in Shibuya. Instead of the usual Japanese-style eating 'configuraton' whereby everyon eats along side-by-side, customers at this special ramen shop eats in his own 'cubicle'. Very interesting experience.
22nd December,Saturday - Tsukiji fish market. Waited for more than an hour to eat the so-called freshest sushi @ Dawai. Walked to Ginza. Shopped at Uniglo and bought stuff. Rushed back to hotel to meet Ayako. It's been more than 2 years since I last saw her. Ayako brought us to Harujuku. Saw crowds gathering at the stadium and realized that there was a concert going on……it was Chage & Aska performing! Dinner at Wolfgang Puck with Ayako. Nice dinner for 3 @ SGD65. Wow. Farewell to our dear friend who was going to the mountain for snow-boarding.
23rd December, Sunday – Went to Isetan @ Shibuya. Yawn, yawn. Had Go-go curry for lunch. HUGE serving @ 650 and 1000 yen. Subway to Harajuku again. Went to Yoyogi Park and visited a shrine there. Couples getting married and the events were solemn. The highlight of the day was – Of course “Chage & Aska” concert! We love Chage & Aska! Went to Shibuya after the concert. Tokyo Tower at night. Awesome sight. Had chicken wings that were bought from the basement @ Isetan Shibuya for dinner.
24th December,Monday – Christmas Eve. Had the seemed to be famous Er4 Lang3 noodles. It was yucky. Shopped @ Shinjuku. Went to Yasukuni Shrine. Had mochi. They were great. More shopping at Shinjuku. Dinner was soba at one of the shops in Shinjuku. The soba was awesome! It is the best soba that I have ever eaten in my entire life!!!
It was an unforgettable trip. One of my dreams came true in this trip and it was watching Chage & Aska LIVE! The finale was great. They actually sang "Say Yes" during the encore. OMG! Melted.......
25th Dec, departed from Tokyo....sigh
19th December, Wednesday – Touched down. Explored Shinjuku till 1pm. Tried checking in but no room available. Had curry rice for lunch. Finally got into 1704. Showered and slept. Had Freshness Burger and Yoshinoya as take-outs for dinner
20th December, Thursday – Had inagu with rice for lunch. Went to Tokyo Disneyland. It was a disappointment. Had miso-based ramen for dinner @ one of the ramen shops in Shinjuku, which is located near Oakwood. Retired after the dinner.
21st December, Friday – Shopping @ Shibuya the whole day. Can't remember what we had for lunch. Had Ramen for dinner@ Ichiran, the famous Ramen stall located in Shibuya. Instead of the usual Japanese-style eating 'configuraton' whereby everyon eats along side-by-side, customers at this special ramen shop eats in his own 'cubicle'. Very interesting experience.
22nd December,Saturday - Tsukiji fish market. Waited for more than an hour to eat the so-called freshest sushi @ Dawai. Walked to Ginza. Shopped at Uniglo and bought stuff. Rushed back to hotel to meet Ayako. It's been more than 2 years since I last saw her. Ayako brought us to Harujuku. Saw crowds gathering at the stadium and realized that there was a concert going on……it was Chage & Aska performing! Dinner at Wolfgang Puck with Ayako. Nice dinner for 3 @ SGD65. Wow. Farewell to our dear friend who was going to the mountain for snow-boarding.
23rd December, Sunday – Went to Isetan @ Shibuya. Yawn, yawn. Had Go-go curry for lunch. HUGE serving @ 650 and 1000 yen. Subway to Harajuku again. Went to Yoyogi Park and visited a shrine there. Couples getting married and the events were solemn. The highlight of the day was – Of course “Chage & Aska” concert! We love Chage & Aska! Went to Shibuya after the concert. Tokyo Tower at night. Awesome sight. Had chicken wings that were bought from the basement @ Isetan Shibuya for dinner.
24th December,Monday – Christmas Eve. Had the seemed to be famous Er4 Lang3 noodles. It was yucky. Shopped @ Shinjuku. Went to Yasukuni Shrine. Had mochi. They were great. More shopping at Shinjuku. Dinner was soba at one of the shops in Shinjuku. The soba was awesome! It is the best soba that I have ever eaten in my entire life!!!
It was an unforgettable trip. One of my dreams came true in this trip and it was watching Chage & Aska LIVE! The finale was great. They actually sang "Say Yes" during the encore. OMG! Melted.......
25th Dec, departed from Tokyo....sigh
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Marathon Results
Rank RaceNr Name Gender Nation TimeGun TimeStart Time7k7 Time21k Time26k75 GunFinish
867 7387 JESSIE F SIN 5:30:11 5:35:09 1:01:48 2:46:56 3:32:53 6:26:56
ChipFinish
6:21:58
Total number of women runners: 1385
Result sucks but at least I completed the 42.195km. But with ample training, I believe I can do much better than this. My aim was to complete my first marathon, which I did. So I am really very happy with myself.
The next marathon will be below 6hours!
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