WHEN IN JAPAN, DO LIKE THE JAPANESE DO - PART 1

[DAY ONE] 2ND JUNE 2014 ~ Lucky enough, there was my ex-student who is now a resident of Tokyo to take me around and have the chance to taste real Japanese food. We went to this restaurant at Minami Osawa Station called "Ootoya".

free green tea and iced water

lunch of the day

So I had a bowl of rice and a kind of dish (forgot to ask the name) which comprised of fried fish which tasted like dory and vegetables, everything in one bowl. It tasted like our "ikan masak kicap" (fish cooked in soy sauce) but I think they used sesame sauce or oyster sauce instead. It would have tasted much better if it was spicy but I was hungry and I liked it.

There were two other times I ate out in Tokyo, so please come back for Part 2 and 3 of my gastronomic adventure in Tokyo.

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AROUND MINAMI OSAWA STATION AND MITSUI FACTORY OUTLET

[DAY 1] 2nd June 2014 ~ Minami Osawa Station is not only a train station but it also one of the terminals for the limousine bus from Narita Airport. Near the station, there is a shopping mall and Mitsui Outlet Park. Fortunately I am not an avid shopper, so I just walked around the place and actually spent a lot of time at the pet shop there. I could not really say about the prices of goods here at the outlet but I guess it should be cheaper than other places in Tokyo comparatively.

It was a working day so there were not many people around. Then we went to get our lunch at a restaurant at the station.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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SUNDAY WAS ALSO ATTENDING WEDDING RECEPTIONS DAY

Sunday 8th June 2014 ~ There are wedding receptions done on Sunday during school holiday. This was the continuation of yesterday's activity. Here's the report, again, in brief.

WEDDING #1

The wedding of: Nazmi Omar (my ex-student) & Amira

Venue: Taman Universiti Sports Complex

the bridegroom's brother, a form 5 student

WEDDING #2

The wedding of: Fadhli Alwai & Aainsyah Baharum

Venue: Taman Sri Skudai Community Hall

(the bridegroom is the son of Pn. Norarfah Ali, the office staff)

the bridegroom's brother, a form 5 student

I could not even remember now whether there is any wedding reception to attend this coming weekend.

MEETING MR. BIG BAD WOLF FOR THE THIRD TIME

Sunday, 8th June 2014 ~ I was initially here at Danga City Mall to get books for my English classes. Today was the last day of the sale. The offer was good and I ended up buying a few books for myself. I still have books on the shelves at home that are waiting to be read for quite some time but the temptation to buy more was just too strong to resist.

catch of the day

Books for my English classes...

... and books for me.

I should start reading again. But there are just too many other things to do most of the time. *sigh*

I AM RM100 RICHER TODAY

A piece of cheque arrived in my (real) mailbox today. It was from Nuffnang and it was the payment for the advertisements that had been clicked by people visiting my blog.

After blogging for 5 years, RM100.50 is not lucrative but I blog not to generate money in the first place. Alhamdulillah (thank you, Allah) and this should still be good enough for my next holiday trip.

Thank you Nuffnang. Thank you visitors who had clicked the advertisements in my blog. Keep clicking, people! :)