#35: Japan Trip: Day 1 - Osaka! Osakajo & Shinsaibashi

Transited at Shanghai while flying to Osaka 

and bumped into this cute adorable triplets while having coffee at the cafe

husky hair, blue eyes, future heartthrobs  x)

I dislike taking plane rides honestly for all that long hours of sitting down x.x

totally past the age when I would be up all night, too excited to sleep 

And finally after all that flying!
JAPAN, the land which gave birth to the greatest creations...NARUTO & BLEACH :>

don't judge. i admit i'm rather geeky. and loving it. 

clean roads, beautiful greens, clear blue sky

and the rumour is true.... COOL TOILETS *sparkle*

Me & mom joined a tour for this Japan trip so our hotels, places to visit

 and most meals were taken care of by the agency 

First stop: Osakajo

main objective for visiting japan - to catch the cherry blossoms! :)

Osaka Castle Tower

2nd objective is of course....FOOD

street stalls at the entrance of Osakajo 

1 SGD is approx 75 JPY

100 JPY approx 1.3 SGD

look at how big the scallop is. IT IS GOOD :D

chunky yumz. the sauces used for grilling here are more salty than sweet which I prefer 

Second stop: Shinsaibashi - largest shopping street in Osaka

just like ichiraku ramen in Naruto ^-^

snow crab legs~ fresh sweet salty buttery chunky

Had dinner at a really traditional looking Jap restaurant 

pretty displays of food can be seen everywhere! looks super delicious though they're fake

Conclusion for the first day:

Japan is really an expensive place lol!

All goals to eat/shop till I drop are to be readvised hahaha

The weather was really chilly, I was wrapped up like a crabstick in a sushi all day

at least 4 layers of clothes and 2 scarfs

and I still see plenty of girls baring their legs on the street

*bows and salutes*

The city is also specking clean, people are very well-mannered

and I must say this again, I LOVE THE TOILETS

warm toilet seats, water dispensers, and mirrors do not fog up even if you have a steamy bath

a first-world country indeed. 

#34: Quick Update for the past 2 weeks!

Sorry that I haven't been posting regularly lately!

Been putting most of my time into jobs and stuff...

I'll be away from 6th Apr (today!) till 17th Apr

Going for a holiday with my mama to Japan and Beijing ~ 

Will try my best to take alot of photos and blog about when I'm back!!

SASHIMI :D

Update on University Application

Received offer from NTU Accountancy,

went for SMU Biz school interview on Tuesday,

still waiting for NUS's letter.

I haven't exactly made up my mind on which school I would prefer yet

and I get alot of mixed reviews...

this is so tough :<

02Apr - After SMU's interview

For SMU's Biz school interview, it went like this:

If you're from poly or if your A lvls GP(i think) is not of a certain grade,

you have to take SMU's english test.

It consists of a comprehension (30mins) and essay (45mins)

oh gosh I think even caucasians will not get 1/2 of the vocabulary used in the compre passage

Immediately after, you'll be given an article to read to prepare you for the subject of the interview

You'll go into the room with 5-7 other students

(6 out of 8 students in my group were foreigners, how intense :S)

there were 2 profs in my room (really friendly)

and you'll be asked to discuss about what you've just read 

hmmm...basically from what I heard, if you've been invited to the interview

you're somewhat halfway there already, they just want to observe how willing you are to participate openly in class and your english standard (for the test)

so just make sure you speak up during the interview! 

and speak smartly that is. 

all fingers crossed! now it's just back to waiting for me again. :)

Update on Works:

2XU Marathon / Erdinger Alkoholfrei Prdt Launch

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Channel NewsAsia Luminary Awards 2013

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Aveda HairShow

Aveda products are at least 90% made from organic products

and thus more friendly to the environment and your hair! 

Purpose of the show is for a good cause,

 raising money to provide clean drinking water to less privileged countries :)

Stylists from New York!

Works by the international stylists:

Works by local salons:

Me getting my hair done on treatment day:

Decided that I still look better in black and dyed it back right after the show

FOC thanks to Aveda :)

Though I was very honored to have my hair dyed by stylists who have 

styled the hair for some of the biggest celebrities out there in the US and stuff

For now, it's back to basic black :)

Updates on Cooking!

I have always had a passion for cooking 

however I swear it's been freaking long since I last tried to cook anything fancy

Normally, my maid(Jackie) cooks dinner

But I'd some evening jobs this week so I've to eat dinner earlier than usual

hence....I decided to cook for myself :S

Day 1

Day 2

 I really love noodles but I'm still trying to control my carb intake 

hence as a substitute I used cucumber/cabbage shreds

Both dishes I added in tomatoes to get the sweet sour tangy-ness

and some of my fav vegetables alongside

pumpkin, mushrooms, long beans and eggs for protein ^^

Okay the presentation is hardly acceptable but hey it tasted pretty awesome

*pats back*

Back to packing for me now! Will update after I'm back from Japan! 

Take care, Kylie