The Structural Side

 

What I Wore: Topshop sweater, Giordano basic longsleeve, Zara jeans, Forever 21 boots, Chanel bag.

 This day consisted more of just going around different cities in Japan. God, the trains there are the worst to get used to. So confusing! We probably got lost a billion times during this trip. Its hard to get used to the trains in Japan cause they have more train lines than the ones in NY or HK plus not everything has an English translation so its really hard to get around especially with the fast-paced lifestyle of everyone there. In my honest opinion, it was even more fast-paced in Japan than in New York (considering NY is known to be such a fast-paced city). In Japan, there was never a time when it was just all peace and quiet in the subway. Okay, maybe when it gets late at around 10pm.. but any time before that? Not a chance.

So on this day we did a lot of sight-seeing. We visited Odaiba where we caught a glimpse of the Fuji TV Headquarters (being an Archi student I got all starstruck upon seeing the the building). We went on a tour around Odaiba and dropped by this mall for some genuine Japanese Tonkatsu, followed by a trip to this other mall where there was a showcase of Toyota cars. Here we also realized how expensive dogs are in Japan as we saw dogs being sold in the mall for a hundred thousand PESOS. Yes, dogs here in the Philippines can cost around twenty thousand pesos at most but back there, a hundred thousand was the base cost --and this wasnt even for labradors or any big dogs, they were for teacup sized dogs like chiuauas and terriers.

Anyhoo, we ended the day with a trip to the Tokyo Tower in Minato. Did you know that the Tokyo Tower is even taller than the Eiffel Tower? Its the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower at 333 meters compared to Eiffel Tower's 320 meter height. We spent the night at the viewing deck of the Tokyo Tower to marvel at Tokyo's skyline while a band, Sapatos, played in the background. Add some Baskin Robbins icecream to that, and the night ended perfectly well.

 

Omotesando Hills

What I Wore: Mango tube top, H&M Blazer, Forever 21 sequined shorts and boots, Marks&Spencer tights, Chanel bag.

Hey guys! So it's been more than 7 months since this trip and yet I'm only able to post again now. School's been killer. It is seriously no joke studying in UP. Especially Architecture, at that. I have honestly not crawled this much in my entire life. Haha.

Anyhoo, so this was another day over at Japan. I pretty much dont remember the names of all the places we visited anymore except that on this day we went to Shibuya, Omotesando Hills (the 'Beverly Hills' of Japan), and Akihabara (Capital city for anime!). We basically just shopped on this day and bought pasalubong in this traditional souvenir shop in Omotesando Hills. Shibuya was jampacked with shops as well. There was the 109 Department Store which was so.. nice!! A department store just FULL of girl stuff on each floor. Could've probably spent the entire day there if not for my parents rushing. Our last stop was Akihabara since my sister wanted to look for the anime figurine that she wanted there (she goes crazy for these things). That place is crazy wild as well. A ton of buildings with endless floors overflowing with toys! We werent able to find the exact figurine that she wanted and it was getting late so we ended up going back the following day.

That's about it for now! I'm preparing more posts for you guys soon. Oh and did you notice my new blog layout? It's so pretty now! Took me till 5am the other day just fixing the blog. Thought it needed a fresh change :-)

DisneySea

Late post if late, but here it goes! Our trip to Tokyo DisneySea last summer. I actually wrote an entire blog for this while we were on our trip (so I wouldnt have to come up with something to write again when I got back), but its at home in the South and I'm here at my dorm with nothing to do so I've decided to finally update this blog and just come up with a new post instead. It'll be short though since I've probably forgotten a lot of details I wanna say about this day.

 
What I Wore: Forever 21 sweater and skort, Marks and Spencer tights, Rustan's shoes, Zara bag. 

 So, all I can say is that DisneySea was amazing. Everytime we're abroad we always visit a certain Disney and this is probably our 4th/5th time in a Disney park. This trip was something really different though because it was to DisneySea! MOST AMAZING DISNEY PARK EVER. I love it there!!!! DisneySea was probably the most enjoyable Disney park I've been to. The scenery, the rides, the SHOWS. Everything! The rides and Disney characters that they featured in DisneySea were so fresh and new. Since its DisneySea, their parades were on water!!! It was AMAZING. When we came that day, we were able to watch 2 parades, one in the afternoon and another at night. Each featured a bunch of floats on water with a ton of different DisneySea characters. It was definitely an experience. Now this is one Disney park I'd go back to again and again and again :-)

 

First of Japan

I'm not really a travel person. I always said I'd rather go shopping or buy something expensive rather than travel. For my 18th bday, my dad offered me a trip to Europe instead of a debut (since he didnt see the essence in debuts --and I didnt either). I didnt want a trip to Europe though, so instead I asked for a Chanel bag which is something I've been wanting for a long time. I dont know, I guess I just find it a hassle to travel.

Japan to my dad is as how Korea is to me. Korea is everything to me and I've always just wanted to learn about their culture. I'm such a Korean fan that in my yearbook, I was predicted by my batchmates to eventually "evolve into a Korean." All my friends know how big Korea is in my eyes, and thats just how Japan is to my dad. Everything was planned a little bit last minute though, so we didnt exactly get the best bargain deals in everything. But since Dad's always been planning to have this trip, I guess he decided that its okay to be spending a lot for it. From our flights, to our hotel, everything was booked last minute. And since it was holy week, the more prices were expensive.

What I Wore: Mom's scarf, Zara shirt,sweater and bag, Topshop shorts, Rustan's flats.

So then we go. On the morning of our flight, I had breakfast at home -- the first I had in 3 days since I was trying to fit into these shorts. When we arrived at the airport, we went to eh MIASCOR lounge where I started to regret eating bfast. Dad said there would be snacks --but not as good as the ones in the buffet standing right there!! Akala ko tipong mga ensaymada lang! But they even had beer! Unli beer! Being the party girl that I am, I was amazed at the free beer. Pwede nang mag-inuman habang naghihintay ng flight!

We boarded the plane and had awesome food by Japan Airlines. After arriving in Tokyo, we took a shuttle bus to the Hilton Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo and spent the night just walking around the area as it was already too late to go anywhere else.

So thats how my first day went. Pretty long but hopefully you get the feeling! Much more stories to tell. Till the next!! xx