Pachinko

one word - addictive.
How are we suppose to resist those hip pachinko parlors in sin city, Osaka?

Harajuku Girls

Tokyo at its best.
I like.

Patience much required, for the Harajuku girls to warm up to you.
And what's Love.Angel.Music.Baby compared to the real deal?

Just a few hours time to...you.

Tokyo Husky

Between the tower and him, I choose him.
Like I've mentioned, give me a husky and I'll give you me.

Lost in Translation

For the love of the movie, I attempted a Scarlett today. I think I can sit at THE Starbucks for hours people-watching, daydreaming, and letting all suppressed thoughts invade my mind, together with my caffeine fix. Unfortunately, a Mocha frapp cost about 7SGD, which is pretty ridiculous. And the waiter who combs the entire 2nd level, watches his customers like a hawk, preventing his prey from lingering and taking pictures.

I'll head back there again, with a transparent umbrella.

Shibuya crossroads.
Everyone wants to be found.

This corner of the earth is like me in many ways
I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play
On the face of it I'm blessed
When the sunlight comes for free
I know this corner of the earth it smiles at me
So inspired of that there's nothing left to do or say
Think I'll dream, 'til the stars shine

Winter wonderland

Furano - Kamifurano.

I've never been so engulfed in snow before. Snow that is immaculate and untainted, pure and white as can be. This is the winter that I have been longing for, frozen fingers and toes aside.

TGIF

First there was a photography session,

Here's the Shi fu, in one my favourite photos of the day.
And I realize that best poses are often assumed by photographers themselves.

Christmas inspired.

S'pore F1 track trek.

and then there was fishing,

Such are the lil' things, the trivialities in life that are much pursued, often spontaneous, and the most memorable. For today, and every other day, I'm thankful to be tangled up in the lives of people so close to my heart, through thick or thin and even when obstacles seem to get in our way ever so often.
A family like mine is just hard to come by, and most definitely a blessing in disguise.

Mommy...it's overrrrrrrrrrr!

First there was supper from Spize, a 5-hour long heartfelt conversation that meant the world to me, 5 hours of shuteye, 2 hours of cramming, and the very last 2-hour paper in NUS. I was so overwhelmed with such positive emotions that there was a constant tension at my zygomaticus major muscle. And I caught some people eyeballing me, giving me the why-are-you-grinning-to-yourself-and-are-you-mad look.

Here's to a new beginning.