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afunaAkihabara! Stayed in the big building with electronics, but didn't buy anything. My sister bought a new camera (canon g9); that was one of the main things she was looking to do in Japan. I was surprised when my dad bought a camera as well, though (sony t300). His old camera (t100?), he's passing on to me. Or maybe he'll give it to my mom, and my mom will give me her old camera. My ahia doesn't need one as he is the photographer of the family and owns an SLR.
But either way, I'm getting a newer hand-me-down from one of my parents to replace the older camera that my sister handed down to me (sony p8?) a couple of years back. I now have two cameras, neither of which I asked for or bought myself. It's all good. I kind of get all my stuff thay way, hehe. Clothes, gadgets, even my laptop was offered to me (or at least suggested by my ahia) rather than being something I requested myself. I just don't feel the urge to buy stuff, for the most part.
It is only fairly recently that I have begun actively shopping for stuff of my own, and... I don't know, I don't really start the shopping trips, only go along when someone suggests it. But I'm still doing way better with shopping now than I used to :)
Anyway! Ramen! For lunch! I ended up having to translate the menu, mostly unsuccessfully. Umm it was so bad that my mom ended up finding one waitress who spoke Chinese and ordered that way. It would have been all right if I were on my own, since anything would have been good, but my parents have a tendency to want things perfect. (I tend to want to *do* things perfect, but not care so much when it comes to things that I ge, heh. Well, for the most part. When it's a collaborative thing, the distinction blurs)
In general, the noodles in Japan are thicker and doughier (?) in texture than the ones back home.
Then we dropped by Ueno Park where the sakura blossoms had negun to bloom. So pretty. They only barely started, too.
In Takashimaya now. Melon pan! (from Kimuraya, I think) It is so good. As far as I can tell, it is made of two kinds of bread, the top one is like a crust, very sweet. The inner one is soft and filled with cream.
Pocari Sweat, like saltier and sourer gatorade.
I almost bought a Ruby book in Japanese. I figured that if it were just for the code examples, the language of the text wouldn't really matter. In the end, I decided not to buy it because I wanted something a bit more advanced, but if I do find one that looks good, I shall probably try it. (I wonder how I'll know what looks good?).
We went to a couple of shopping places, was okay, was okay. Didn't buy much except for food and some tiny things. Was trying to keep an eye out for certain objects that my friends had requested, but no luck.
I am beginning to feel mildly stressed. There are so many people around me all the time, and some of them talk to me and actually expect me to respond. I like conversation but not when it breaks the silence of my thoughts D:
The night view from the Rainbow Bridge is very beautiful.
But either way, I'm getting a newer hand-me-down from one of my parents to replace the older camera that my sister handed down to me (sony p8?) a couple of years back. I now have two cameras, neither of which I asked for or bought myself. It's all good. I kind of get all my stuff thay way, hehe. Clothes, gadgets, even my laptop was offered to me (or at least suggested by my ahia) rather than being something I requested myself. I just don't feel the urge to buy stuff, for the most part.
It is only fairly recently that I have begun actively shopping for stuff of my own, and... I don't know, I don't really start the shopping trips, only go along when someone suggests it. But I'm still doing way better with shopping now than I used to :)
Anyway! Ramen! For lunch! I ended up having to translate the menu, mostly unsuccessfully. Umm it was so bad that my mom ended up finding one waitress who spoke Chinese and ordered that way. It would have been all right if I were on my own, since anything would have been good, but my parents have a tendency to want things perfect. (I tend to want to *do* things perfect, but not care so much when it comes to things that I ge, heh. Well, for the most part. When it's a collaborative thing, the distinction blurs)
In general, the noodles in Japan are thicker and doughier (?) in texture than the ones back home.
Then we dropped by Ueno Park where the sakura blossoms had negun to bloom. So pretty. They only barely started, too.
In Takashimaya now. Melon pan! (from Kimuraya, I think) It is so good. As far as I can tell, it is made of two kinds of bread, the top one is like a crust, very sweet. The inner one is soft and filled with cream.
Pocari Sweat, like saltier and sourer gatorade.
I almost bought a Ruby book in Japanese. I figured that if it were just for the code examples, the language of the text wouldn't really matter. In the end, I decided not to buy it because I wanted something a bit more advanced, but if I do find one that looks good, I shall probably try it. (I wonder how I'll know what looks good?).
We went to a couple of shopping places, was okay, was okay. Didn't buy much except for food and some tiny things. Was trying to keep an eye out for certain objects that my friends had requested, but no luck.
I am beginning to feel mildly stressed. There are so many people around me all the time, and some of them talk to me and actually expect me to respond. I like conversation but not when it breaks the silence of my thoughts D:
The night view from the Rainbow Bridge is very beautiful.
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Date: 2008-03-21 04:58 pm (UTC)I was not brave enough to try the Pocari Sweat (http://av8rmike.livejournal.com/116860.html). ;)
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Date: 2008-03-23 07:04 am (UTC)Says the person who had to be dragged away from Animate, then crammed in a quick visit to Mandarake. ¬_¬
Also, that melon pan sounds awesome (cream-filled centre! :O).
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Date: 2008-03-24 02:35 pm (UTC)And yes it was. I got it from the basement of the building in Shinjuku which holds Tokyu Hands. It was the second-most popular (ninki! ahaha) thing that they had on sale :DDD
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Date: 2008-03-28 06:12 am (UTC)Isn't it sort of like Sprite without the fizz? :-/
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