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When I blogged about my Japan trip, one of my friends asked why I didn't blog about the Singapore trip I took before. I told him I will, so here I am. I'm pretty sure he wasn't serious but I'm still going to write about it for memories' sake. After all, I had a blast. So here's the post for my Singapore trip on August. --- I've always wanted to go to Singapore, not for the food or sight seeing, but to meet my online friends. However, it's quite a problem because if I had to meet every single one of them, I wouldn't have much time. It's always a dilemma. Do I tell everyone I'm going? Do I tell only a few? If I hide the fact I'm visiting Singapore, does that mean I can't post any social media updates? If I do post on social media, how will my friends who didn't get to see me react? In the end, I decided to just meet my closest friends and some new ones. Because I'm kinda sure some of them will get mad at me if I don&

The onigiri in Japan was just so much better from the ones in Malaysia. When I went to Shinjuku, Tokyo many years ago, me and my family would visit a Family Mart near our hotel. In that convenience store, there was this handsome cashier. I went there enough times to know that he works for the night shift (OMAGA JOON YOU'RE SUCH A STALKER). I wouldn't go out of my way to that store, but I would take extra glances on this guy whenever I'm there. On the last day before I went back to Malaysia, he was wearing a flu mask so I couldn't see his face. This time when I'm in Kyoto and Osaka, I kept seeing different faces behind the counter. I even felt disappointed when my first visit to the first Family Mart and the first thing I saw was two girls HAHAHAHA. I think I told quite a number of people about this guy already, but I will always think of him whenever I enter a Family Mart. --- DAY FOUR In the morning, my mom told me reports of typhoon Talim approach

I went to Japan for the second time during September. My mother had always mentioned that we should visit the land of the rising sun but we finally decided to head there, like probably two months before the date we went. So it was quite last minute, I guess? I couldn't pass the chance to visit Japan. My first trip there was eye-opening. Japan was another world to me, different from all the other countries I been to. The last time I been there, I didn't want to leave the wonderful country. This time, me and my family went visit the Kansai region. Since I have already been to the capital city of Japan (Tokyo), this time we're visiting Osaka and Kyoto. The only knowledge I have about these two cities before the trip are from Memoirs of a Geisha and Azumanga Daioh, and it was only just because the character was nicknamed Osaka. Ignorant? I know. Please forgive me. We weren't following the usual packaged tours where normally buses would bring us to tourist areas and

I'm not even sure if anyone checks on my blog anymore. The last post was from January, and as I'm typing, September's ending. I was going through my last year in university and the last semester was really a ride. I was busy with my final project and our exhibition. During those months, I was just busy doing work and going to university for meetings, let alone blogging. Is blogging dead, by the way? I don't know. So, why am I back? I was just back from a trip from Japan and I thought it was too interesting to let it just last in my memories. I wanted to write down my thoughts about it, even if no one reads it, I want to record down my experience. Besides Japan, I also went to Pulau Perhentian and Singapore since I graduated. I hope I'll get myself to post about these trips too, as they are quite important to me too. And maybe, I'll return to blogging more often. Other than my academic life, a lot of happened in my life between the months I have not p

So the new year arrived. Everyone says 2016 was a bad year, but I think every year is too long for only good things to happen. Somehow I thought the year of the horse was worse. Anyway each year has its ups and downs. --- I remember saying it while I was in secondary school, that I wouldn't want to dye my hair because it just seems to unnecessary. The people were dyeing their hair brown or red that time (not so adventurous) and it just seemed so normal for me. It wasn't healthy for your hair either. The only reason I could understand why people would do it is because you're probably a middle-aged woman that has white hair that you want to hide. I don't know what changed my mind, or when did it happen. I already knew that people could bleach their hair and dye their hair with really light colours, something I guess some Asians with only dark hair have always dreamed of. I saw people with pink, blue, violet and even green hair in my university and I wouldn