Sunday, December 30, 2007

Heat Packs

The temperature is now 3°C and going down as the days go by so we are purchasing instant heat packs.

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"Even these come in varieties"

No Holds Barred

As everyone has stopped eating, i still continue "attacking the belt".

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"What is better than having a belt of food moving around? 1 above each other, 2 OF COURSE!"

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"the conquered raw tower"

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"When the going gets strong, the strong gets going"

Simply RAW

It's dinner time and tonight we are having Japanese food, (mostly) raw! I've no idea what i am eating but they all taste good. It cost 130 YEN per plate, no special prices or special colour plates.

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"this is sea urchin"

Osaka Castle

And away from the crowded shopping area, lies the famous tourist attraction, Osaka Castle. This place is grand!

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Shopping Zone

Back on the street level, we head on to one of their shopping lanes where it never seems to end, there is so much to eat & shop which may be a paradise to most people.

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"This place is full of crabs"

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"Back in Singapore, people queue for donuts, while here they queue for takoyaki"

Brrrrr.....cold winds ain't fun!

And on roof top of this shopping mall is a garden where i first experienced cold winds even with the amount of sunlight shone on me. I've already "wrapped" myself up and can still feel the coldness. My camera feels somewhat like holding a block of ice.

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Area Anime

This area is where all stuff related to Japanese anime can be found. From books, comics, VCD/DVD to cosplay costumes.

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Day 2 - Osaka, Japan

Time to kick off the day with a meal. We came to this place where we are required to purchase tickets from a machine for the food we want, waitress collects tickets, pass'em to the kitchen and serve our food.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007

...and this ends day 1

After Yodobashi, we head on down to check out their arcade centres, get a drink and head back to the hotel to rest.

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Their Gundam simulator where 8 players can challenge each other in a virtual

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And this is one of their commonly known "unmanned hotels". Push a button, get a card and the the room is yours.


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After we grabbed a drink, we make our way back to our hotel.

Flashdrives? Sushi?

All you see below are flashdrives which are available here.

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Looks delicious...

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...but inedible as these are flashdrives

"Nikon Land"

As a Nikon user, there is a huge variety of cameras & accessories here. (More than what you can find in Singapore)

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The new Nikon D3

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Battery grip and accessories for the Nikon D300

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The Nikon D3 focusing screen

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The 4th generation Nikon Wireless Transmitter, the WT-4.

Dinner, Bumblebee & gadgets galore!

We have just checked into our hotel. So going to get out for dinner.

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Food cost about 780 YEN per person

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Portions are huge!

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This is our first stop after dinner

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Me with Bumblebee (Transformers) at the lobby of Yodobashi

...1 more hour to go

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On their sky train to collect our baggages.

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Welcome to Osaka!
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Limo Bus Routes

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Our bus tickets and luggage tags (1300 YEN/person)

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Waiting for our bus

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And our bus is here


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STALKED!

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Can't i get a decent photo taken?!?

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Finally NO disturbance...wait..WHOSE HEAD IS THAT BEHIND?

Landed!

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We are landing soon.

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We are 1 hour ahead of Singapore time.

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Touchdown!

Lunch & Desserts

Lunch is now served :

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Set 1 : International Selection (Roasted fish fillet)

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Set 2 : Japanese Selection (Wakadori teriyaki)

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And then 5 cubes of ice cream.