Tokyo Shopping Spree 4th Aug - 9th Aug

Finally it's a dream come true!
We have been talking about visting Japan since our secondary school days, after 10 over years, we finally get to go together :)

At the Departure Hall








We started to plan for this trip around late June.
Got our F&E package from SA Tours at ~S$1.5k/pax (inclusive of taxes)

We plan a whole list of shopping, in the end we missed a few spots, 5 days are simply too short to tour/shop in Tokyo! hahaa
Surely, I'LL BE BACK... hehehee

All in all I spent close to S$5k
F&E package - S$1.5k
Jap Yen - S$1.2K
Credit card bill - $2k (OOOPpSs!)

Fly ANA
Stay 4N at Sunshine City Prince Hotel (Ikebukuro)

reviews:
ANA flight - Not bad but stewardess not as pretty as I expected :P
Sunshine City Prince - very small, and very long walk from Ikebukuro Station ~20mins
(I wont go to this hotel again, but the area is great, lotsa shopping)

Itinery

- Ikebukuro (reach ~9am drizzling)
Great place to shop!! My hotel is in this area. But things are EX, the sale items are priced ~ same as Sgp. So imagine those non-Sale items ..phew

Part 2, hahaa jess finally found her ideal D&D costume at Asakusa, I helped her to wear it and like tat we went shop & dine in Ikebukuro. No one see her as a weirdo like the Singaporeans will do here, rather, they appreciate and praised her for looking handsome. Hahaa..






- Harajuku
Got my Fancl and Burberry Blue Label here

- Shibuya
Like Ikebukuro but trendier clothing there
Din take much pics here coz was busy walking walking





- DisneyLand
Fun but went during Summer (36deg), super HOT!HOT!HOT! and the queues are damn long (~50mins)

- Kamiyacho
Tokyo Tower
Beautiful night scene :) We can see the Ferris Wheel and Rainbow Bridge rather clearly, so we think we can give Odaiba a miss due to the tight schedule.









- Ueno
Got my scallops there and another Blue label at Matsuzakaya hahaha
I would expect Ueno to be open quite early, we reached there around 8am+ but it's a dead street, so proceed to Mac for breakfast. Around 10am+, then the shops are ready.





- Asakusa
Traditional stuffs & good food, got the lil Jap costume there for my lil Rayden
Got a "Da Ji" draw from the temple :)

- Akihabara
Electrical stuffs which I am not keen but i went to the Adult Shop there.. i Wow Wow Wow... LOLx

- Odaiba (Missed)
Decided not to go since we saw the Ferris Wheel and the Rainbow Bridge from Tokyo Tower. So decide to shop at Ikebukuro instead.

- Tsukiji/Ginza
Need to get our return limo bus tickets from Hotel receiption, so we stayed until 8am in hotel to get them. We missed the peak hours at the market. :(
Saw big fishes, all the seafood etc
Ginza, personally I don fancy this place.

- Roppongi
Need to get Hard Rock Tshirt for Hubby, so went there... long walk, coz we exit from Hiro Station instead of Roppongi Station, and 1 western lady "advised" us to walk since we are at Hiro then to reverse and take train to Roppongi. Given a chance again, I will DEFINITELY reversed and take train to Roppongi Station.
But Ok la, on the way from Hiro to Roppongi we discovered Dorameon shop and Louis Vuitton.And yup, there's a Singapura resturant, on the menu, our famous Hainanese chicken rice, claypot etc..
After the 1hr walk, finally arrived HardROck Cafe, after the shopping, juz grab our lunch from the nearby Ramen shop.

- Gotanda
To Akachan Hopon! Free shuttle bus from station to there. Great shopping place for the kiddo....so cute!

- Shinjuku
Coz have been wearing high heels (to look good.. haa) my foots almost cant make it. So suggested my fren to went along to Shijuku while i headed back to Hotel to rest a while then shop at Ikebukuro ... Wise choice for me i would say..ehehee
Great choice for my fren too, coz she get to see her Jap Idol performing LIVE at Shinjuku (080808)

Checkout and took limo bus to Narita Airport. On the way a recap of several venues.
Did not feel so bad about missing Odaiba after all .. Hahaha
Saw Tokyo Tower, DisneyLand Hotel, Fuji TV Headquarter, Rainbow Bridge, Ferris Wheel.

Back to Sgp!
How i missed my precious Rayden and Hubby!
Hehehee...
In the next few months i gotta scrimp and save after tat big hole .. hahaha
Hope I wotn faint when i see my credit card bill mth end.

Bali Romance w Rayden 21~23Mar

Finally 21st Mar Fri, Yippy our trip to Bali & it's Rayden's first oversea trip!
As this is an F&E trip, I actually start planning since late Jan08.
Checking thru' forums and information webby..
(1) Decide which part of Bali to go
=> As bringg Rayden, want somewhere serene n not so crowded
==> Ubud (~2hrs away from airport)


(2) Airline
=> Got HSBC 1-for-1 deal, but hor still v ex i feel n the lousy flight timings :(
==> Jetstar, flyg on ValuAir

(3) HOtel/Villa
=> Villa, first time stayg villa, hooray DH agreed! Then it's my job to get a $worth villa
==> Kajane.. Value for $
Kajane Villa-Toya Wana (Ubud) ~$USD340

(4) Aiport-Villa transfer
=> From Kajane USD$20 Aiport-Villa
=> from Villa-airport (inclusive in my tour itinerary)


(4) Activities there
=> the must-go area, must-see things (thru travel forums)
==> actually not engf researchg hee but oni 2D oni limited time
Tour Driver: 2Days ~$700K RP
Day1:
: Tanah Lot (floating temple, rice terrace Jati Luwih)
: Denpasar shopping

Day2:
: Mt kintamani
: Lake Batur
: Coffee plantation
: Kuta shopping
: Dinner at Jimbaran


(5) To bring list for Rayden (v impt!)
=> I got a long long list, anyone nid ref, can take from me..hee
==> Long list i every day add a lil..

Mission#1 Destroying the Pebble Bomb?


Mission#2 Suffocate the baddie in the suitcase!


Mission#3 Time to R&R ..Yoz..


How i feel abt the trip?
Almost perfect, except not very satisfised w the driver.. feel that he din help to make our $ worthwhile, suspected he earned comission from the shops by taking us to the more ex n not $ worth places. :(
Bali Ginseng Coffee super ex..we din convert it ..bought it liao..then we realised 12sachets cost S$30 ..
BlueOcean seafood at Jimabaran.. ex n food not nice..but ambience is great
Likes: kajane villa (thumbs up!)
Sighteyeing, great!

Problems w Rayden?
No actually .. But due to the late timing of the flights, keep disturbing rayden's slp, hence he was quite grouchy (my fault!)
he were having fun all the while..so happy! keep dancing to the music .. like to slp while standg.. haa

Overall..
Lovely trip! told Hubby that i wanna go again..but oni 2 of us.. Coz Bali is such a romantic place..haa w lil Rayden not engf time to really enjoy at those romantic restuarant nor the spas.. hehee sorry mummy is selfish..wont be bringing u the next time..hee.. but juz w daddy :P

Pre-HOneyMoon Trip?! (Turi Beach@Batam)

Haa.. this is the first trip i made aft the arrival of my lil Rayden.. I took a look at my "record", last trip was to JB in JUl 06, wow..been such a long time since i step foot outside sgp.
Well, this trip wasnt very u know look forward.. coz juz 3D 2N, but good enough for me to relax and break free from my ever routine life.. hee.. But yet on the other hand, i know i gg to miss my lil Rayden alot... BUT knowing my lil precious is under MIL's good care, i felt secure too...well kinda of mixed feelings ..hee
So the trip, to enjoy totally or not to?? Hmmm....
So okie, 10 Nov (sat) set off at 1pm , ferry journey started from TMFT to Nongsapura FT. Well b4 the set off, a chronicles of unhappy n "bombastic" events happened ...Affect my hubby the most.. DOn wanna mention them again...Poor hubby....
Anyway, wasnt reallyy a v good day to begin with, but we still set off w a "try-to-be" happy mood.
REached!
Checked into Turi Beach REsort, not bad, but as expected la, resort will not be as clean n class as hotel (futher more it's not suite, so din expect much oso)..
Actually, throughout these 3 days, nothing much to do, eat , slp, swim then went to Nongsa pt to do some shopping, nohting much oso, juz like shopping in carrefour..
then play pool, throw darts, play table soccer & monopoly at lounge
WAs kinda of boring... Hee.. ;P

Gotten some "reviews" from my hubby aft the trip.. he juz told me , trip is ok, but main purpose is for me to relax n stress free...
Hmm.. not bad la hubby, quite good to me.. OKay another star for him ..Hee

Ferry (2-way): $37 x2pax
Turi beach resort: ~$350
Total expense : ~$500

Hee... thruout the trip, keep pesterg him when is our next family trip?? He eh..as usual gv me the "see-how" replies again..