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On the way to airport
Woke up early today to head for mount fuji.the journey took 2 hrs plus.we had to take the jr line to otsuki and then switch to another train to get to kawaguchi-ko,near mount fuji.while the train is approaching kawaguchi-ko,you can catch some magnificent views of fuji-san.
We bought a ticket there that allows you to take the sight seeing bus and we dropped halfway to take the ropeway car aka cable car.
We managed to see fuji-san in its full glory.luckily,the clouds parted for us
The leaves at kawaguchi-ko were withering into a beautiful autumn hue.there're lots of fuji-san related stuff on sale there.i also tried horse meat for the 1st time.it started to turn really chilly in the evening
We stayed till 5+ before leaving because it was turning dark and made our way back to the city.if only the days would last longer.
later on at night,we went to harajuku but it was deserted,so we went to shibuya.there were so many people at shibuya that it was quite hard to get around.on our way back to the hotel,the trains were packed and we only managed to get on the 2nd train that came by squeezing in with the locals.
The train to KawaguchiKo 
Mount fuji! 
Cosplayers at harajuku Trying to control the crowd
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The unseen side of Shinjuku
Day 6 Thur5th
Today,visited the tokyo metropolitian building.its quite near shinjuku station and can be easily seen from afar.from either tower,mount fuji can be seen...if u're lucky.
We headed to harajuku and i had a icecream crepe.there're lots at harajuku.also lots of young girls carrying luggage bags with their cosplay costumes around
After that,we headed to kazuki ramen at ebisu for lunch.the ppl there are very friendly,if you dun know japanese,they get someone to explain the menu.its a very busy place,with a stream of neverending customers.
We visited shibuya for shopping next.its a very crowded place with lots of people.you can find some good bargains there.
We headed back to the hotel before heading out at night to tokyo bay.at tokyo bay,there's the rainbow bridge,and fuji tv station.there's also a replica of the statue of liberty there.from tokyo bay.tokyo tower can be seen clearly.very good place for night photography
Im flying!
Various Ramen
Hachiko 
Odaiba,Tokyo Bay 
Day 5 Wed 4th
On impulse,decided to go to disney sea.i've been to disneyland before but not disney sea.disney sea's theme revolves around sea based disney stories like little mermaid,20000 leagues under the sea etc.of course,there' mickey mouse as well.we went on several of the rides.1 of the rides,stormrider is a stimulation ride,but its very realistic,complete with sea spray etc.the theaters are a must watch too!
all of the theaters dun allow photography though.what i have was taken secretly.
On the train to DisneySea Band performance at DisneySea Waiting for the show
Minnie Mouse And Mickey Sunset at DisneySea
Mr Incredible Nightfall 
Day 4 Tue3rd
We reached tokyo on the shinkansen and transferred to the jr line to reach shinjuku.shinjuku is on the yamanote line and its a very busy line.after following directions given online,we managed to find our hotel in shinjuku.
Because we reached shinjuku at 3+,all of the restaurants were closed and would not open till dinner.we opted for kfc and then walked around shinjuku.
Dinner was fuku fish.we had no idea how to eat it but luckily a cute english speaking waiteress showed us how to.the fuku sashimi was very delicious
After dinner,we went to shinjuku kabuki cho,the famous redlight district.lots of chinese speaking "tour guides" there.we also met a singaporean as well.
Pretty sad a singaporean has too come to japan to work in this line
On the way to Tokyo My Tix being checked Durians are so ex here!
Shinjuku 
This was our dinner Shinjuku Kabuki Cho
Day 3 Mon2nd
Sadly,today was a rainy day.luckily,we managed to visit kinkakuji temple.we took the shinkansen to kyoto station and got onto 205 at line A3.
There were a lot of people at kinkakuji.tourists,japanese,it was very very crowded and its easy to see why.the view is extremely beautiful abd everyone wanted to take a pic there.
After kinkakuji,we somehow missed our busstop so we decided to drop at nijo castle.its a very big castle showcasing the history of japan.
I bought some kyoto grapes and the taste was amazing.tasted like champagne.not cheap though
Tomorrow,we head to tokyo
Me! 
Nijo Castle 
Kyoto tower at night 
Today,i went to osaka castle and osaka aquarium.the japan railway and subway network are not as complicated as i thought.
Osaka castle was magnificent.very majestic.its actually a replica of the real 1 at himeji though,so the interior is a museum
After visiting the castle,it started to rain.we took a boat ride for a cruise around osaka for 1700 yen
It continued to rain as we made our way to osaka aquarium.we spent 3 hours+ in the aquarium.it was huge!they actually have a few whale sharks in the aquarium.very big and lots of things to see.the jellyfish were amazing
After that,we had sushi nearby for dinner since it was raining and then made our way back to shin osaka.
Tomorrow,we're going to kyoto.im really looking forward to that.please dont rain
View from Osaka Castle
Autumn at Osaka Castle My lunch,Tempura Udon Took Subway to Aquarium
Entrance to the Aquarium Colourful underwater world Underwater Kiss
Penguin 
Graceful Jellyfish 
Day 1 Sat31
Today is my 1st day in japan.the trains in japan are extremely punctual.we got from the airport to tokyo without any problems.however,we missed the train from tokyo to shin osaka by bout 1 min at most but the train was already gone.
We had to rebook our tix with the jr pass.luckily the next train was only 20 mins away
Finally got to osaka after a 3hr ride on the hikari train.we checked in to our hotel and i applied for a membership card to get 30% off our rooms.its 1500yen for lifetime membership.quite worth it huh?
The room's quite cosy but a bit small.facilities are excellent though.
We went for a walk around the area.lots of "girls" in the streets near our area.they generally leave u alone.the guys are all dressed in suits,like some high class red light district.the girls here are,well,lets just say you shouldnt come to japan with your girlfriend haha
Tokyo Train Station 
Train Attendents checking my tix My Cosy room 
This is their railway route map
And their Subway route map
.............OMG
My Company pass
Using my phone cam so dun expect too much ok
My Desk phone
The earpiece is cool.Call comes in,pick up ear piece to answer
Wish i have this at home so i don't have to walk to the phone to pickup calls
and last of all......my messy desk!muahahaha
This year's themes are
1)Togetherness
2)Motion
3)Energy
I only submitted for 1st 2 themes
Had no idea on what to shoot for theme 3
Anyway i left before the results were announced.
Too tired to stay on
Congrats to those who won
Here's our grp photo
and will be tweeting bout it live!
So if you're interested,you can follow my tweets on 1st Oct from 6.30 onwards
http://twitter.com/Red5un
Sorry i've wont be going to the event after all
Going to help my fren with a shoot
Watch how the kids fight the "Zombie"
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Wow!!
Does that mean i can go to their staff room and eat my macdonalds if i cant find a seat
How bout a bbq there?
hmm maybe can organise an outing there to eat then
Nice move SMRT
But thanks to my Travelbuddy fren from UK, Karen who said this to me
"Thanks Ronald :-) on this site I feel like a complete newbie traveller, there are some real pros on here. I am learning though... Any plans to see any of the seven wonders yet?"
I suddenly remember that i had previously proclaimed that i would visit the seven wonders of the world
The New Seven wonders of the world(Thanks Geri!)
| Great Wall of China | 5th century BCE – 16th century CE | China |
| Petra | c.100 BCE | Jordan |
| Christ the Redeemer | Opened 12 October 1931 | Brazil |
| Machu Picchu | c.1450 | Peru |
| Chichen Itza | c.600 | Mexico |
| Roman Colosseum | Completed 80 CE | Italy |
| Taj Mahal | Completed c.1648 | India |
| Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate) | Completed c.2560 BCE | Egypt |
so,i've decided to start working towards my dream and proceed to Giza next year to visit the Pyramids!
Thanks Karen!
I think i was only 14 or 15 then
But i remember the place very well coz it was really beautiful
Beautiful mountains everywhere
Look at the sheep running around!!
Ha i remember this!
This is damn fun,though your legs will wobble after this
There's a reason why its called helijet
My most vivid memory of New Zealand was when we took a chopper and landed on Mt Cook
The moment we stepped out of the chopper,we sand knee deep into the snow
That was my 1st experience with snow
We made snow balls and threw them around haha
I wanna go back again...
The place is actually run by 2 sisters and there bout 20+ 30 dogs?Each in their own kennels.Must be very hard work to take care of so many dogs,and they have real jobs too!
We got there at bout 9 in the morning and started bathing the dogs.The dogs there are very friendly though they look a bit intimidating because they're pretty big dogs.
There were some timid dogs though.The caretaker explained to us that because they have very little human interaction,some dogs get frightened when they see so many people.There were bout 14 of us
This is Troy.I remember his name so well coz he goes pissing everywhere haha.
Troy is a homegrown dog and he can play fetch and all that.But his owner conveniently left him outside near the shelter.....
1 of the timid dogs.He likes to hide at a corner and refuses to come out of the kennel.poor thing
DRSS needs volunteers all the time.Even if you don't know how to bath the dogs,It would be good to go play with them too,to get them used to people around them
Here's the webby->>http://drssg.com/
More pics here->>DRSS
If you would like to volunteer,you can contact the owners and let them know
