Archive for the ‘Travels outside Japan’ Category

Premium Toilets

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Premium Toilets

RM1 per entry. Approximately ¥26. Includes a receipt which you can probably use to claim when whoever you claim from. And no, there wasn’t anyone in there waiting to help wipe your ass. But unlike most public toilets in Malaysia, this particular one at Low Yat was reasonably clean.

To date, I have paid twice to enter restrooms in Japan. Public toilets are 99.9% free. The two occasions I paid, I was hiking. Mt Fuji and Mt Tateshina. It was ¥100 per entry. But it was a public toilet in the middle of nowhere. There was no one guarding the doors and collecting money though. The ones that I’ve been to accept people to be honest.

And we are all honest aren’t we.

Mango Snow Ice

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Mango Snow Ice

On a hot day, this is just heavenly. $5 for a bowl of Mango snow ice at Mei Heong Yuen in Chinatown. This is a little huge and I don’t think it’s meant for 1 to have alone. ^^.

Marina Bay Sands

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

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This is the hottest new attraction in Singapore – Marina Bay Sands (MBS).

MBS is developed by Las Vegas Sands and features a 2,560-room hotel, a 120,000 sq.m. convention-exhibition center, The Shoppes mall, an Art and Science museum, two Sands Theatres, six “celebrity chef” restaurants, two floating pavilions and a casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines.

That’s quite a mouthful. Couldn’t resist not visiting the place. Must say, I’m pretty impressed with the design. Looks rather futuristic don’t you think?

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Singapore Food Log

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Prawn Mee

I don’t know… is anyone interested in what my iPhone ate in Singapore? One would be pretty hard-pressed to find these dishes in Tokyo. Prawn Mee at the Amara Hotel in Tanjong Pagar. Quite nice.

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Pink Dolphin

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Found this amino drink in Singapore. That’s an interesting name isn’t it. Pink Dolphin. ^^.

Jaden

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Jaden

Currently on vacation back home in Malaysia. It’s amazing how Malaysia is cooler than Tokyo this time of the year.

Finally got to meet Jaden, our family’s Golden Retriever. Isn’t he just a cutie. ^^. How can you resist this smile.

He is camera shy. Always turning away when I took the camera out. Was quite difficult getting him to look at the camera. ^^.

Jaden by the pond

Do all retrievers love being in water? Had a dip in the pond earlier this morning to carry him out.

Do you have a dog of your own?

Waiting for a bus at Sydney Central

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Waiting for a bus at Sydney Central

When buses in Sydney have reached their sitting and standing capacity, the driver puts up his hand, tells you to wait for the next bus, closes the door and drives off. That happened to me that night. I only realized this when visiting Sydney after living for a while in Japan. Sydneysiders squeeze and push to get on first. You seldom see an orderly line waiting for the bus.

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