Archive for July, 2010
Ultraman In Our Mailbox!
A surprise package for Raimie came on Tuesday and he was so excited receiving it. Zaini ordered two new toys for Raimie from Hobby Search a couple of weeks ago and Raimie’s new toys was flown all the way from Japan to his hand. ^-^ As you can see from the photo, his two new toys are none other than new Ultra Hero figures; Ultraman Zero to be exact.
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Ultraman In Our Mailbox!
Our Shopping List
Three Nintendo DS at home and I think the boys will be getting a new one when they to Japan this year. Raimie somehow managed to
A New Mission On The Upcoming Trip?
Drainspotting anyone?
A Trip To A Movie Scene?
I’ve always pooh-poohed and made fun of tour groups itinerary that feature places shown in popular dramas and movies. Especially those “Winter Sonata” tour group to Korea. And these “Winter Sonata” tours are still around and popular now, 8 years after the drama was shown! But come to think of it, the three of us made several trips to places in Japan based on what we saw on TV too

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Decluttering The Clutter
After six visits to Japan, we kinda accumulated way too much junk that now needs to be sorted and thrown away, I guess…. Both Zaini and I have this habit – we keep everything, and I mean everything as memorabilia. Notwithstanding the standard souvenir items, we have travel magazines, train schedules, theme parks tickets, train tickets, postcards, paper bags, plastic bags even receipts and price tags! We are seriously turning into pack rats! o.O In anticipation of another trip to Japan and accumulating more junk, it’s time to de-clutter all these junk to make way for new ones! Anyway, seeing that we have way too many postcards we acquired in Japan, I think it’ll be fun if I do a postcard exchange of some sort with readers here

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Festivals Around The Corner
Summer months always garner various celebrations in Japan; with parades, fireworks and crowds taking over the streets throughout the country. It became popular in the Edo period (1603-1868) as events to relieve summer fatigue. Another way to relieve summer fatigue is by eating unagi (eel), I was told.
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Festivals Around The Corner
Tailgate Alaska 2010
So here we are, it’s the middle of the year and the teasers are flowing for DVD releases later in 2010! As you can tell by the name, this teaser has nothing to do with Niseko or Japan. However some of these riders have been spotted around the Niseko and Hokkaido backcountry in the past Your Checking A Post From Niseko Webzine. Tailgate Alaska 2010 Related posts: Eero Ettala – Japan Webisode Nicolas Muller In Hokkaido Flake Film Festival – Niseko 2010
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Tailgate Alaska 2010
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