I....

...have the cutestestest curtain holder in the whole wide world ^_^

....started planting again. Say hello to my lovely komatsuna (Japanese Mustard Spinach) seedlings ^_^ hindi pa tumutubo yung piman (bellpepper)

....cooked chicken cordon bleu for the first time. Another FAIL in the history of my cooking. The cheese went out. I had to re-fry some parts because it is still raw in the middle. The sauce has too much butter. Ano pa???? Nakaka-depress ha!

...finally have a bling-bling for my phone ^_^

...should stop worrying too much. It's making me panget and look old. I'll just cross the bridge when I get there.

Happy Monday ^_^

Hanasanpo at Chichibu

Huling hirit sa panahon ng tagsibol. The super overdue post.

"finally katamaran left! i can now make my Chichibu post. Yey!"

after 5 seconds....

"Uh-oh katamaran's back. will do it tomorrow na lang..."

I was like this for a month. Actually right now I'm thinking if I should continue doing this or just eat my ichigo purin and continue watching IronMan II. Hee ^_^

So last April 17 I (together with Kuya Mylo, Ate Rhodz and husband) went to Chichibu (West Saitama) for this:

image from google.com

I've been seeing this picture since last year and I was really curious if this place really exists! I wasn't able to go last year kasi wala ako kasama. Hanlongkot naman kasi mamasyal mag-isa.

The place was a 2hr (around) train ride from our place. So I took some pictures while on the train.

Sa tagal ng biyahe and with all the trees and mountains we thought we were already in Pinas. Wahleylung. We just thought of that ^_^

After reaching Chichibu Station we had an early lunch at Sukiya because Kuya Allan was already hungry. Wasn't really that hungry so I just ordered a small bowl of gyudon.

The artistically designed hill of moss phlox is located at Shibazakura near Hitsujiyama Park.

I did not expect that we will be seeing lots and lots and lots of sakura trees here. I wanted to cry! Happy! ^_^

Lovely!

shidarezakura or the weeping cherry

I want to do hanami in this place. Under those weeping sakura trees. They are so lovely I wanted to eat them! haha

I was a little bit disapponted (konti lang naman) when I saw the hill. It was not the same with what I saw in the picture. Arte ko lang. Kahit mukhang ulo na may poknat yung iba e sumatotal I enjoyed the place. Kahit nangitim ako kasi naman tanghaling tapat nung inikot namin yung lugar :P

I was here!

Some parts do not have flowers.

Up-close views of the flowers. I call some of them "santan" because they look like one.

We stopped by this place which is located near the hill for meryienda.

I tried their ikayaki which is a grilled squid. The head with all the tentacles looked scary so I just bought the body part which looks like a hand.

ikayaki or grilled squid

There were also some sheep in the area which I find adorable. Kaso I don't find their smell adorable hehe. Panghe. I don't know why there were sheep in that place. Kinda weird.

Hello Mr. Sheep! Can I take you home?

Reminded me of Shaun the Sheep ^_^

Before going home we checked this place which looks like a small market selling foods, souvenirs, plants, etc. Chichibu lang naintindihan ko dun sa banner hehe

This plant caught my attention because it looked fake. I thought it was fake. But it wasn't! First time I saw this kind of color of sakura. I wanted to buy it kaso bulky and looked heavy. Ok fine it was expensive. And I do not have a good history with plants. Sayang ang anda.

I love this plant.

Meryenda ulit! Food stalls like these remind of the fishball-an and all the ihaw-ihaw things in the street of the Philippines. ^_^

One stick of the barbecued meat costs 600yen. Mahalia noh? Anyway minsan lang naman ^_^ By the way the food was for me and Ate Rhodz. Kami na matakaw.

yakisoba and barbecued beef meat

At around 4pm we decided to go home. It was a great experience. ^_^ I hope to visit the place again next year.

We bought omiyage or pasalubong in this place which is just beside the station.

*Hana means flower in Japanese and Sanpo means take a walk.

P.S. Thanks to Khanto for the tip. Nakapagpost na ulit ng pics ^_^ doumo arigatou ne.

Spring Cleaning

Simula na ng isang linggong paghilata at pagtunganga!

Hello Golden Week!

Kahapon pa kami walang pasok at sa Biyernes May6 na ulit ang pasok sa opisina. Pinapasok pa talaga kami ng Biyernes. Di na nila sinagad :)

Naitago ko na ang aking mga winter clothes kasama na ang mga comforters, fleece na kumotsss at bedsheet. Sa ibang araw nako magpapalit ng kurtina para meron pako gagawin :D

Goodbye Kitty-chan and my ishtwobewi slippers :(

Kelangan ko na silang itapon dahil mainit na sila sa paa at kung makikita niyo lang sila ng malapitan e masasabi niyong mashado na silang gamit na gamit. si Kitty-chan mukha ng pusang kalye :P

Say Hello to Mr. Froggy :)

May tsinelas ka na may panlinis ka pa :)

Sa loob ng 1 taon na paggamit ng credit card eto lang ang kinaya ng points ko. Hindi ako palagamit kasi ng credit card. takot ako sa utang :P

Kapag sinapian ulit ako ng espiritu ng kasipagan sa paggawa ng entry e ipo-post ko yung pasyal namin sa Chichibu nung April17.

Tamad mode ulit... Ciao!

My First Hanami

Noong nakaraang Linggo ika-sampu ng Abril 2011 ay nagtungo kami sa Shinjuku Gyoen Garden upang masilayan ang mga namumukadkad at naggagandahang cherry blossoms o sakura. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay tinatawag dito na Hanami. Hanami is one of the most popular events of Spring in Japan. Crowds of people - families, groups of friends, and groups from companies sit under the fully open cherry blossoms, usually on plastic tarps, and have a picnic celebration. The picnic fare consists of a wide variety of foods, snack foods, and sake (rice wine) or other drinks.Ito ang unang beses na nakapag-hanami ako. Sa kabila ng krisis na nangyayari ngayon sa bansang Hapon e hindi na namin pinalampas ang pagkakataong ito para mag-hanami. Mahirap na baka wala ng kasunod. Sa unang pagkakataon ay nakumpleto kami ngunit sa kasamaang palad ay ito na rin ang huli. Nagresign na kasi ang isa naming kasamahan sa trabaho at sa katapusan ng buwang ito ay pupunta na sha sa kung saang lupalop man sha dapat pumunta. Sikretwu itwu :P Nagkukuripot pa ang lolo at ni singkong duling ayaw gumasta para sa kanyang farewell party. Anyhoo...

Paborito ko ang panahon ng tagsibol dahil sa ito lamang ang panahon na lumalabas ang mga sakura. Yung larawan na nasa header ko ay isa mga kuha ko nung linggo. Ang ganda nila no? Feel na feel ko kapag humahangin kasi nagbabagsakan ang mga talulot ng mga sakura. Parang nasa isang Korean teleserye lang ^_^ Actually yung dati kong background pic ay larawan din ng mga sakura. pero that was last year. Anyway nais ko mang maglagay ng maraming pektyurs e binigyan na naman ako ng reminder na lagpas na ako sa limit at kung gusto ko daw ng mas malaking espasyo e magbayad daw ako. Kahit tamad ako e nakuha kong magresize ng pics makapaglagay lang ng kahit konti. Kung magkaibigan tayo sa pesbuk e tignan mo na lamang ang aking album na Hanami 2011. Happy viewing ^_^

Sendagaya Gate of Shinjuku Gyoen Garden

Gutom na kami

all-white sakura ^_^

my pinakamatinong pic (^_^)v

sakura petals on the ground

white magnolia - nakita ko lang sa gilid ng daan pauwi ^_^

Flash Report

*Ginulantang na naman kami ng isang malakas na paglindol nung 1st monthsary ng March 11 earthquake. Lunes. April 11. past 5pm. Akalain niyo bang nasa inidoro ako ng mga panahon na yun. Nung naramdaman kong hindi na guni-guni yung pag-uga na nararamdaman ko e biglang umurong ang dapat umurong, pinunasan ko kagad ang dapat punasan at dali-dali akong nagbihis ng aking pants sabay karipas ng takbo papunta sa aking upuan. isolated area kasi ang comfort rooms namin meaning kailangan mong magswipe ng card para makalabas sa area na yun. takot ko lang na biglang mag-shutdown/maglock ang mga pintuan at ma-trap ako sa toilet area. Ewan ko ba. pagkatapos ng ilang araw na pamamahinga ng mga lindol e umaariba na naman sila ngayon na para bang nakainom ng energy drink.

*Itinaas na sa Level 7 ang Nuclear Problem ng Fukushima Daiichi Plant sa rating ng International Nuclear Event Scale (INES). The highest in the scale. Same rate that was given to the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident in 1986. Nanlumo kami lahat nung narinig namin ang balitang ito. It seems like merong tinatago ang Japanese government/TEPCO sa mga tao. Hindi namin alam.Tokyo is located 200+km from Fukushima but we're still worrying about the radiation shit because it is airborne. Malapit na ang tag-ulan and once dumating na ang summer the wind will be blowing southwards. May isang bagay na lang akong hinihintay at pag nagkataon malapit nakong mag-Hello Pilipins. Promise.

In the Lord I take refuge.

pray.pray.pray. Oyasumi!