Wednesday, May 04, 2005

The Full Version of Kyoto

Kyoto Sights (the full sights of 30-4-05)

Kinkakuji entrance path

map of the shrine

human doctrines

the entrance tix. abit the big

finally the gold covered shrine.

and the surrounding scenery

and me!

koi pond

carps in prep for Boy's day

a zhao cai mao!

wow.. a heavy snow storm in april?! hehe.. just a photo taken thru a dirty bus window..

kimono beauties

Heian Jingu

its side shrine.. the place is huge!

the sky is so blue in japan

i really went there!

the cleansing fountain

the hundred years old cherry blossom tree

yay.. me and wira

u tie your bad fortune strips to this structure to ward off bad luck

the other sights near the shrine.. (that i didn't visit)

the scenery is amazing

the Torii (shrine's gate)

the Torii up close

me and wira pretending to be ghosts

after the sightseeing, time for shopping at Shijo. (Zara is there!)

kyoto tower

JR Kyoto Station

finally dinner at a sushi place

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

my room! (finally)

by popular request, i have finally uploaded pics of my room..

the amount of liquids i pay for here. the small bottles are at least S$2 each and the large ones are like S$3.. :S

my pathetic sink and electric stove.. how they think we only need one stove to cook a meal is beyond me

my overflowing closet

boots, slippers, heels.. finally i can chuck the boots in the cupboard!

my indoor slippers.. snoopy is popular here..

bought my TV and telephone from Yodobashi camera..

the left side of my room. (from left: tv, vaio, table with sauces under it, desk, bags, ps2)

right side of my room. just the bed and all my cosmetics at the head area..

from the side of the balcony

my desk. had just packed it after months of mess. hee.. the news paper makes me look veri scholarly..

nite view from my room. not veri well taken..

day view.. the weather's great today

pple cycling along below my apt..

the street on the right of my apt

the left of my apt..

one of the many prep schs nearby

i can see the mountains from my room!

the messy power line.. typical here.

my first video (DVD) rental from Tsutaya!

thai chilli sauce from sannomiya .. chinatown in kobe

my own chilli sauce.. gone in a month and a half

mini baileys

chocolates from Kyoto

notice wats weird bout this pict..? look carefully?