I had an awesome time this afternoon catching up with one of my friends from Kyushu that I don't think I've seen for at least 4 years.
It's such a big city, but it's amazing how many people that you run into in Tokyo. Even stranger is how connected everyone is - it turns out that my friend knows people that I work with as well as ex-coworkers. Such a small world!
Anyway, after I was drone at work, I headed out to meet him. It was great to catch up after such a long time and see what he'd been up to. And on top of that, I got treated to some Trinidadian cuisine.
The best thing about having dinner with West Indians is that you get a PROPER portion of food.
And when I say a proper portion, I mean that you can't see the plate.
Nom, nom, nom.
Seriously delicious - it was nice to have someone cook for me for a change! I've been cooking myself or going out for dinner loads recently, so it was so nice to kick back and just let someone else feed me! LOL!
Good times.
xoxo
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Taupo
KK, back to the North.
After a couple of nights in Wellington, I took the super long bus ride up to Taupo. I decided that that was gonna be my base to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Even though the bus ride was long, it flew by because the driver was so entertaining. As we were on our way, we passed the Crossing and I started to feel really nervous as the magnitude of what I was planning to do started to creep up on me.
The weather was great when I arrived - I was really lucky because there was seriously heavy rain in the south and I had heard on the news that the Milford Sound track was flooded. I felt so happy to have missed out of a load of crap weather!
Taupo is a really cool town. Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand and is beautiful. This was going to be my destination for a skydive but the whole thing worked out so ridiculously expensive, I couldn't decide whether to do it or not. By the time I had decided that I WAS gonna do, I was told that the weather was gonna be too cloudy and a bit rainy to jump. Pissed. After all that time I spent psyching myself up for it! New Zealand is certainly a drain on the wallet, that's for sure.
The second day I was there, I took a walk to Huka Falls. I had underestimated how far it was and how long it would take, so the whole time I was walking, I was worried about whether I would be OK doing the Tongariro Crossing the next day.
I'm gonna do a whole other entry on the crossing, so I'll get back to that later.
In the meantime, enjoy the pictures on Facebook!
xoxo
After a couple of nights in Wellington, I took the super long bus ride up to Taupo. I decided that that was gonna be my base to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Even though the bus ride was long, it flew by because the driver was so entertaining. As we were on our way, we passed the Crossing and I started to feel really nervous as the magnitude of what I was planning to do started to creep up on me.
The weather was great when I arrived - I was really lucky because there was seriously heavy rain in the south and I had heard on the news that the Milford Sound track was flooded. I felt so happy to have missed out of a load of crap weather!
Taupo is a really cool town. Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand and is beautiful. This was going to be my destination for a skydive but the whole thing worked out so ridiculously expensive, I couldn't decide whether to do it or not. By the time I had decided that I WAS gonna do, I was told that the weather was gonna be too cloudy and a bit rainy to jump. Pissed. After all that time I spent psyching myself up for it! New Zealand is certainly a drain on the wallet, that's for sure.
The second day I was there, I took a walk to Huka Falls. I had underestimated how far it was and how long it would take, so the whole time I was walking, I was worried about whether I would be OK doing the Tongariro Crossing the next day.
I'm gonna do a whole other entry on the crossing, so I'll get back to that later.
In the meantime, enjoy the pictures on Facebook!
xoxo
Already?!
I've got about 200 pics of sakura coming your way on Facebook.
Well, probably less when I've sorted them all out.
And they'll be coming right after I finish uploading the rest of my New Zealand pics.
Can you believe it's nearly April already?
It really is true, what they say - once you get to your thirties, the years just fly by.
4 months already. Unbelievable!
Knackered from work, I decided to stay in tonight. If I was mean enough, I could've gone on another extravagant dinner with my bearded biochemistry guy.
I can't even believe he's still mailing me after all the ghastly things I said to him.
Evidently, ignorance is going to be the way to go with this one!
Still in love with this season even though it's freezing today. Even that fool can't spoil my sakura romance!
xoxo
Well, probably less when I've sorted them all out.
And they'll be coming right after I finish uploading the rest of my New Zealand pics.
Can you believe it's nearly April already?
It really is true, what they say - once you get to your thirties, the years just fly by.
4 months already. Unbelievable!
Knackered from work, I decided to stay in tonight. If I was mean enough, I could've gone on another extravagant dinner with my bearded biochemistry guy.
I can't even believe he's still mailing me after all the ghastly things I said to him.
Evidently, ignorance is going to be the way to go with this one!
Still in love with this season even though it's freezing today. Even that fool can't spoil my sakura romance!
xoxo
Thursday, 28 March 2013
千鳥ヶ淵
FINALLY!!!!
I got to go to hanami today!
やった！
I woke up at 5, worked until 11.30 and as soon as that lesson was over, I packed my stuff up and practically ran to Chidorigafuchi - a super famous hanami spot in Tokyo by the Imperial Palace.
And I do mean pratically running - I worked up quite a swear getting there! HAHAHA!
My goodness me. It was BREATHTAKING. I love this season. Not weather wise, but it really, really is the most beautiful season in Japan. I was walking around with everyone else grinning like a maniac, snap, snap, snapping away on my camera, on my phone and just sitting or standing and taking in the stunning views.
How can something be sooooooo PRETTY?!?!?!?
I don't think anyone can be in a bad mood when you're surrounded by such stunningness. I really feel like nothing can spoil me mood for the rest of the day! Mind you, whoever booked my lesson this afternoon before I had a chance to close it nearly did. Nearly. All I had to do was stare at my beautiful photos when I was on the train and the smile came back to my face.
All 200 of them! Well, 201, but whatever.
Pretty, pretty, pretty.
(*^_^*)
xoxo
I got to go to hanami today!
やった！
I woke up at 5, worked until 11.30 and as soon as that lesson was over, I packed my stuff up and practically ran to Chidorigafuchi - a super famous hanami spot in Tokyo by the Imperial Palace.
And I do mean pratically running - I worked up quite a swear getting there! HAHAHA!
My goodness me. It was BREATHTAKING. I love this season. Not weather wise, but it really, really is the most beautiful season in Japan. I was walking around with everyone else grinning like a maniac, snap, snap, snapping away on my camera, on my phone and just sitting or standing and taking in the stunning views.
How can something be sooooooo PRETTY?!?!?!?
I don't think anyone can be in a bad mood when you're surrounded by such stunningness. I really feel like nothing can spoil me mood for the rest of the day! Mind you, whoever booked my lesson this afternoon before I had a chance to close it nearly did. Nearly. All I had to do was stare at my beautiful photos when I was on the train and the smile came back to my face.
All 200 of them! Well, 201, but whatever.
Pretty, pretty, pretty.
(*^_^*)
xoxo
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
FFS!
Grrrrrr.....
Hanami this year has been a nightmare!
The fact that the sakura bloomed super early, completely threw my plans for a big hanami party on 7th April outta the window.
Then when I went to Inokashira-koen the first time, it was too early.
And then I planned to go last Sunday, but it was raining...and super cold.
And now that me and my girlfriend FINALLY both have the same day off today, it's raining! We were going to have a nice picnic in Testugakudo-koen in Nakano.
Sooooo sad!
Even though I have the prettiest sakura trees right outside my house, I wanted to go the park and get that AMAZING picture that everyone else has. Not that I'm following the crowd of anything - LOL! They're just sooooo PRETTY!
I should be in the gym right now, bopping about with the other old ladies in the pool. But when I woke up, I was so cold that I just snoozed the alarm, rolled up and huddled up underneath the duvet. And now I know I'm going to spend my entire day off in front of the TV.
Well, that's not a bad thing really, is it? Everyone deserves to slum it once in a while!
xoxo
Hanami this year has been a nightmare!
The fact that the sakura bloomed super early, completely threw my plans for a big hanami party on 7th April outta the window.
Then when I went to Inokashira-koen the first time, it was too early.
And then I planned to go last Sunday, but it was raining...and super cold.
And now that me and my girlfriend FINALLY both have the same day off today, it's raining! We were going to have a nice picnic in Testugakudo-koen in Nakano.
Sooooo sad!
Even though I have the prettiest sakura trees right outside my house, I wanted to go the park and get that AMAZING picture that everyone else has. Not that I'm following the crowd of anything - LOL! They're just sooooo PRETTY!
I should be in the gym right now, bopping about with the other old ladies in the pool. But when I woke up, I was so cold that I just snoozed the alarm, rolled up and huddled up underneath the duvet. And now I know I'm going to spend my entire day off in front of the TV.
Well, that's not a bad thing really, is it? Everyone deserves to slum it once in a while!
xoxo
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Windy Wellington
So, I am FINALLY getting around to posting the rest of my pics from New Zealand.
Better late than never, eh?
First destination in the North - Wellington.
You know before you go somewhere, you'll hear all this stuff about it and then you think you're prepared, but then when you get there, you realise that you weren't prepared at all?
Yah, that's Wellington.
I knew about the nickname "Windy Welly", but NOTHING prepared me for that insane wind!! I'm gonna be honest - I think it kinda ruined my experience there! I LOVED the city - it felt way more cultured than some of the other places that I had been to, but walking around was a NIGHTMARE!
Why I didn't tie my hair up that morning I have no idea! The wind was constantly blowing it in my face and it was sticking to my lip gloss...all of that stuff aside, because the wind was so strong, it was absolutely FREEZING! I hadn't accounted for crappy weather when I packed, so my sightseeing experience there was really uncomfortable.
The other unfortunate thing, was that my sightseeing day fell on New Year's Day, so a lot of stuff was closed.
I still got to visit the Te Papa museum though, which was gone very close to the top of the list of my favourite museums. I absolutely loved it! From the colours to the interactiveness, it made reading and learning about the history of this amazing country REALLY enjoyable! And it also made me more grateful than ever that I had had the chance to go there and experience if for myself.
I really loved it - I think if I were to live in NZ, I'd wanna live there. But man, I'm not sure if I could deal with that wind! HAHA!
OK, OK....you wanna know what happened when I told that guy I wasn't going away with him?
He sent me a MONSTER email telling me I was PERFECT and that I would be a PERFECT influence on his kid. Ergh - not replying to that one.
If ever something was gonna make me leg it in the other direction, it would be telling me something like that.
Think I might be getting to the stage where I need to block this guy.....
xoxo
Better late than never, eh?
First destination in the North - Wellington.
You know before you go somewhere, you'll hear all this stuff about it and then you think you're prepared, but then when you get there, you realise that you weren't prepared at all?
Yah, that's Wellington.
I knew about the nickname "Windy Welly", but NOTHING prepared me for that insane wind!! I'm gonna be honest - I think it kinda ruined my experience there! I LOVED the city - it felt way more cultured than some of the other places that I had been to, but walking around was a NIGHTMARE!
Why I didn't tie my hair up that morning I have no idea! The wind was constantly blowing it in my face and it was sticking to my lip gloss...all of that stuff aside, because the wind was so strong, it was absolutely FREEZING! I hadn't accounted for crappy weather when I packed, so my sightseeing experience there was really uncomfortable.
The other unfortunate thing, was that my sightseeing day fell on New Year's Day, so a lot of stuff was closed.
I still got to visit the Te Papa museum though, which was gone very close to the top of the list of my favourite museums. I absolutely loved it! From the colours to the interactiveness, it made reading and learning about the history of this amazing country REALLY enjoyable! And it also made me more grateful than ever that I had had the chance to go there and experience if for myself.
I really loved it - I think if I were to live in NZ, I'd wanna live there. But man, I'm not sure if I could deal with that wind! HAHA!
OK, OK....you wanna know what happened when I told that guy I wasn't going away with him?
He sent me a MONSTER email telling me I was PERFECT and that I would be a PERFECT influence on his kid. Ergh - not replying to that one.
If ever something was gonna make me leg it in the other direction, it would be telling me something like that.
Think I might be getting to the stage where I need to block this guy.....
xoxo
I Can't
Honestly, I was having such a dilemma about going to Fiji with this guy.
I told him that I wanted separate rooms and that at some point I would want some alone time. I also told him that I understand those are unreasonable requests seeing as he's the one taking me on holiday.
He replied and told me that separate rooms was a given. But then he said that 4 days was too short for Fiji and he recommended going to Guam or Bali.
Well, that was an easy decision for me - no! I've been to both already and if I were to go again, it would be with friends. Those destinations are close and cheap to get to - Fiji costs a fortune and I can't imagine when I would be able to go by myself...or find anyone who was willing to pay that much to go with me.
When I told him I had already been to those destinations and didn't want to go again, he told me that we could go to Fiji....for 8 days!!!!
That made the decision even easier.
NO EFFING WAY.
I would never be able to handle him for 8 days. 4 days would be tolerable, because to be honest, you'd lose the first and last day in travel time and I know spending 2 days in Fiji is INSANE but at the end of the day, I'm not the one paying, I would still get to visit this gorgeous destination and I wouldn't have to spend a mammoth amount of time in his company.
But 8 days?
I just CAN'T.
I barely made it through a 2 hour dinner with him without getting drunk.
Plus, it really is insanely mean to use someone like that. I really am not that much of a bitch.
Seriously, I'm not.
And I know I'll make it to Fiji or the French Polynesia one day. Bora Bora is my dream destination anyway! =)
So that's the end of that one! I'm not seeing him again.
xoxo
I told him that I wanted separate rooms and that at some point I would want some alone time. I also told him that I understand those are unreasonable requests seeing as he's the one taking me on holiday.
He replied and told me that separate rooms was a given. But then he said that 4 days was too short for Fiji and he recommended going to Guam or Bali.
Well, that was an easy decision for me - no! I've been to both already and if I were to go again, it would be with friends. Those destinations are close and cheap to get to - Fiji costs a fortune and I can't imagine when I would be able to go by myself...or find anyone who was willing to pay that much to go with me.
When I told him I had already been to those destinations and didn't want to go again, he told me that we could go to Fiji....for 8 days!!!!
That made the decision even easier.
NO EFFING WAY.
I would never be able to handle him for 8 days. 4 days would be tolerable, because to be honest, you'd lose the first and last day in travel time and I know spending 2 days in Fiji is INSANE but at the end of the day, I'm not the one paying, I would still get to visit this gorgeous destination and I wouldn't have to spend a mammoth amount of time in his company.
But 8 days?
I just CAN'T.
I barely made it through a 2 hour dinner with him without getting drunk.
Plus, it really is insanely mean to use someone like that. I really am not that much of a bitch.
Seriously, I'm not.
And I know I'll make it to Fiji or the French Polynesia one day. Bora Bora is my dream destination anyway! =)
So that's the end of that one! I'm not seeing him again.
xoxo
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Queen Bee
This is what that guy that I told to grow a pair calls me.
Queen Bee.
He wrote me another essay telling me that I was way out of his league, blah blah blah, and then told me I was very, very cool for being so brutally honest.
Huh?
And then on Friday night, he sent me a mail asking me out for dinner the next night (last night).
HUH?!?!?!
In my head, I'm wondering where he was thinking of taking me. And when I didn't reply within 30 minutes (SERIOUSLY?!), he sent me another mail telling me that he was thinking of taking me to the Oak Door in the Grand Hyatt.
Seriously - how am I supposed to say no?! I LOVE that place! (>_<)
Don't hate and call me shallow. It also made sense because I haven't been to the supermarket yet and had no food in my house. If he wants to take me out to dinner even though I insulted the crap outta him, then that's his problem! LOL!
After work I was knackered and was THAT close to cancelling on him. Just because I really couldn't be arsed to spend a couple of hours in his company. But hunger struck and I rocked up.....to find out that he hadn't even made a reservation and we would have to wait for 40 minutes.
Ha - I know that trick. He wanted to have me out for longer. If we had to wait, we would have to go somewhere for a drink first and then by the time we got to have dinner, the night would've been drawn out much longer than I wanted it to be. No thanks.
So we went to Roku Roku sushi, which is next door. When we were outside and I saw the prices (some sushi was like over 2000yen for ONE piece), I told him that if he wanted to go there, it would be his credit card and not mine. His response?
No problem.
The sushi was awesome. The waitresses were adorable. The wine was sooo crisp. The company, however....
....sucked arse!!!!
I had to listen to a whole loada spiel about the reason behind that ridiculous email he sent me. Then he just came out and said it.
"You're not interested in me, are you?"
OK, so I had two choices here. But I went with the truth.
"No."
His reaction?
"Oh."
And then the conversation just carried on in the same boring manner it had been before! LOL. Well, at least I was honest - any decision that he made was his own. I didn't ask him to take me to dinner. I didn't lead him on. I didn't pretend to like him, flirt with him, take his arm or hold his hand. He seems to enjoy being insulted. He's one of those...but at least I never have to lie!
When the bill came I nearly had a heart attack.
77,980 yen!!!!!!
He didn't batter an eyelid when he handed over his card. And then he told me that was a new personal record for him.
When we were walking back to the station he went for my hand. I knew it was coming and managed to shove them in my pockets before it got to that awkward bit. At the station I smiled, said thank you and then walked off. Hey - just because he spent an extravagant amount on dinner, it doesn't make me obliged to do anything!
I know if I was a guy, I would expect the girl to put out. But I sat there and told him to HIS FACE that I wasn't interested. I never led him on. Everything he did was his own choice.
Before I had even made him home, I got 3 messages from him.
One of them was inviting me away for GW. Where to?
FUCKING FIJI!!!!!!
Talk about hitting on one of my dream destinations!!!!!!
ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!
The thing is...I'm considering it!!! I'm conjuring up a list of conditions which, if he has any sense, he'll never agree to, but if he does....welll...
Come on!!! It's FIJI!!!!!
I've never been one of those girls who just reap men for everything that they have. I know that I could've been and I know girls who have put out for holidays and bags and shoes......but I also know girls that are in the same situation as me....who have reaped men for the money who haven't given ANYTHING except their company in return. Why the hell shouldn't I take advantage of being a woman?! LOL!
The problem is, I'm not sure I can bear this guy's neediness/emails/insane beard!!!!
I think I'll see what he says to my outrageous conditions and take it from there!
Keep you posted!
xoxo
Queen Bee.
He wrote me another essay telling me that I was way out of his league, blah blah blah, and then told me I was very, very cool for being so brutally honest.
Huh?
And then on Friday night, he sent me a mail asking me out for dinner the next night (last night).
HUH?!?!?!
In my head, I'm wondering where he was thinking of taking me. And when I didn't reply within 30 minutes (SERIOUSLY?!), he sent me another mail telling me that he was thinking of taking me to the Oak Door in the Grand Hyatt.
Seriously - how am I supposed to say no?! I LOVE that place! (>_<)
Don't hate and call me shallow. It also made sense because I haven't been to the supermarket yet and had no food in my house. If he wants to take me out to dinner even though I insulted the crap outta him, then that's his problem! LOL!
After work I was knackered and was THAT close to cancelling on him. Just because I really couldn't be arsed to spend a couple of hours in his company. But hunger struck and I rocked up.....to find out that he hadn't even made a reservation and we would have to wait for 40 minutes.
Ha - I know that trick. He wanted to have me out for longer. If we had to wait, we would have to go somewhere for a drink first and then by the time we got to have dinner, the night would've been drawn out much longer than I wanted it to be. No thanks.
So we went to Roku Roku sushi, which is next door. When we were outside and I saw the prices (some sushi was like over 2000yen for ONE piece), I told him that if he wanted to go there, it would be his credit card and not mine. His response?
No problem.
The sushi was awesome. The waitresses were adorable. The wine was sooo crisp. The company, however....
....sucked arse!!!!
I had to listen to a whole loada spiel about the reason behind that ridiculous email he sent me. Then he just came out and said it.
"You're not interested in me, are you?"
OK, so I had two choices here. But I went with the truth.
"No."
His reaction?
"Oh."
And then the conversation just carried on in the same boring manner it had been before! LOL. Well, at least I was honest - any decision that he made was his own. I didn't ask him to take me to dinner. I didn't lead him on. I didn't pretend to like him, flirt with him, take his arm or hold his hand. He seems to enjoy being insulted. He's one of those...but at least I never have to lie!
When the bill came I nearly had a heart attack.
77,980 yen!!!!!!
He didn't batter an eyelid when he handed over his card. And then he told me that was a new personal record for him.
When we were walking back to the station he went for my hand. I knew it was coming and managed to shove them in my pockets before it got to that awkward bit. At the station I smiled, said thank you and then walked off. Hey - just because he spent an extravagant amount on dinner, it doesn't make me obliged to do anything!
I know if I was a guy, I would expect the girl to put out. But I sat there and told him to HIS FACE that I wasn't interested. I never led him on. Everything he did was his own choice.
Before I had even made him home, I got 3 messages from him.
One of them was inviting me away for GW. Where to?
FUCKING FIJI!!!!!!
Talk about hitting on one of my dream destinations!!!!!!
ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!
The thing is...I'm considering it!!! I'm conjuring up a list of conditions which, if he has any sense, he'll never agree to, but if he does....welll...
Come on!!! It's FIJI!!!!!
I've never been one of those girls who just reap men for everything that they have. I know that I could've been and I know girls who have put out for holidays and bags and shoes......but I also know girls that are in the same situation as me....who have reaped men for the money who haven't given ANYTHING except their company in return. Why the hell shouldn't I take advantage of being a woman?! LOL!
The problem is, I'm not sure I can bear this guy's neediness/emails/insane beard!!!!
I think I'll see what he says to my outrageous conditions and take it from there!
Keep you posted!
xoxo
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