A lot of people who know me prolly knows that I didn’t have much of a childhood, was a latch key kid from primary school onwards, and was pretty independent by the time I was in secondary school (Disclaimer: There are no adverse effects to being a latch key kid, I love my family very much), and pretty much worked every school holiday I had. So, anyway, I really really loved USS! I liked taking pics with the mascots, going on the rides, seeing all the quirky buildings and buying myself a potion of cranberry juice (like HP pot, you know?!). I’ve never met anyone who indulged in my childishness so much. I love my baobao. :)

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• Past emperor’s temple, their amulets have Hello Kitty embroidered on them.
• Okura Ski. Nothing much here.
• Went to rera outlet store and bought lotsa cheap tops from GAP.
• And JJ introduced me to Make Me a Supermodel! I really thought Jonathan would win. :(

18 July: New Chitose Airport

• Plane was delayed so we spent our day shopping and eating in the airport. What a waste of time. :(

19 July: 台北

• Wanted to go up Taipei 101, but had to pay, so we didn’t go. Haha.
• Then wanted to go take pictures at some lake, but ended up at a temple. According to the locals, only locals visit that temple, so it’s prolly fate we stumbled upon it. Was kinda embarrassing cos I was not dressed adequately to visit the temple. Also, we freaking climbed up the mountain on foot to get to it. Unbelievable.
• Went to fisherman’s wharf to catch the sunset.
• Then to Shih lin night market hoping to grab some bargains. I broke the zip of a handbag and ran out of the shop without buying the bag. :x

20 July:

• Went to 故宫 in the morning, then home sweet home after.

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• The animals at 旭日山動物園 are wayyyyyyyy bigger than ours in Singapore. The size of their Orangutan makes Ah Meng seems like nothing.
• Went to see 男山 factory. Managed to collect some spring water from there for drinking. Haha.
• Free and easy for the rest of the evening.
• Stayed over at ToyoHotel for the night. This place had the best bed throughout the whole trip.

15 July: 富良野

• Went to Farm Tomita and Herb Hill Furano. Endless view of flowers were beautiful, and the melons were awesome. :)
• Went to see a couple of waterfalls after – 流星瀑布 and 银河瀑布.

16 July: 札幌

• Sapporo underground shopping mall is like the shops along our Raffles Place MRT. They prefer this kinda shops because the shoppers are not subject to weather conditions, as compared to shopping on ground level.
• Went to an old parliament building, which is now some educational building.
• Went back to hotel at night, we dropped our bags and took the hotel’s shuttle to ススキの.
• We saw very cute puppies in the pet shops there and went into a Pachinko. I won 1300 Yen with a 100 Yen coin. :D

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11 July: Taipei Ximending

• 阿宗面线 was really tasty and peppery. It’s a real deal for only NT30!
• We ate some awesome fried pork ribs. The rice was real nice. The egg soup as well.
• Stumbled upon 西门红楼, which was a very interesting place. The row of pubs behind it was like discovering a paradise.
• Pub wanted to charge us NT499 for free flow drinks!!! We didn’t drink. :(
• Shops are opened past 10.30pm. Amazing.
• The bed was real hard, like a wooden plank.

12 July: Sapporo, Lake Toya

• Flight to Sapporo. Loved the natural air-con when I stepped out of the airport.
• There happened to be fireworks at Lake Toya, which was where we stayed for the night. :)
• First time sleeping on a real Futon. The blanket was super hot.
• Watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They had it dubbed into Japanese, but we switched to English to watch. It was too weird.

13 July: Lake Toya, Otaru

• Wild life in your face. Loved it.
• Tried melon softee for the first time.
• Went to a zoo with bears only. Saw a weird bear.
• Was raining so hard, we couldn’t take much pictures.
• The only 白い恋人 factory is in Otaru.
• Fell in love with ornaments at music box museum. Bought a unique handphone accessory.
• Tried Le Tao at CS’s recommendation. Cakes looked super pretty!

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