My husband is awesome because he has in-built GPS Japan system. In KL he is a bit fail when it comes to directions but in Japan, he is awesome-des. He said he's done with Japan and if I want to visit this place again next year, I'm on my own. On my own, with these crazy train lines!?! Die.

So I kinda went overboard with spending at Universal Studios. So unlike me to be wasting so much of my hard-earned money on souvenirs. But to make me feel better, I shall think of it as 'I can do whatever I want with my money I worked so hard to earn them!'. Yeah. Then I realised I have not been to Tokyo, Disneyland and Ghibli Museum. I am officially doomed.

Thoroughly enjoyed Osaka albeit a short one. I was aware that there will be a lot of walking, but with 2 kids in tow, there is no way for us to travel light. On the night we arrived, we hit Dotobori, a Petaling Street place of some sort, but with more life to it.

Will write about Universal Studio Japan if I have time. I think I overshopped there. Huhu.

See this? Sprinkle lemon on them then eat them. Yes, bite the bones. Taste like ikan masin. I would have enjoyed them if I didn't have a bad cough. No worries, ample time to savor it again!

Haven't had the Mos Burger yet. I am reminded of why I love Yokohama so much. It's so serene and full of old people! Well, in a way. Yesterday we went to Negishi Park Forest to check out the sakura and just chilled. The kids enjoyed themselves.

Check out the grandma rocking the DLSR!

Gangster cilik Negishi Park. She was upset that Rumi took her twig. It was not ever hers. It belongs to mother nature! Aku lempang kang budak comel ni kang.

Hai.

Ok that's it for now. Gonna catch up on my Korean drama. Yes yes I know I'm in Japan right now. ;p

Landed in chilly Narita late evening. Then took a 2-hour drive by bus to Yokohama. The kids are having high fever (the day before departure baru nak demam!) so you can imagine my restlessness throughout the flight. Gets more difficult when both boys want their Ayah for comfort.

Hope this kind of weather will help the boys recover faster. We got a lot of jalan2 to do!

YOKOHAMA, APRIL 2010. First agenda when I get there! Left for Narita today. Praying for good health and fine sakura blossom weather. See you on the other side.

Few more days to go till we fly off to my favorite land. Bags still unpacked.

One of my favorite place for carbonara if you ask me is Citrus, BV2 (near Borders Express and Canoodling). If you're tired of the ostentatious noisy ambience over at Delicious, Plan B or whatever franchise the Big B can come up with these days, head over to Citrus. Give it a try. On another note, our visa application has been approved yesterday and I am over the moon. Finally, a well-deserved break. I've been working non-stop since I came back to work after giving birth to Emre last year! Now all I need to do is figure out how to pack for four...

You know what I love about having kids?

Reasons #96232753: I get to order kids meal and eat it! Mwahaha.

(what? save budget what)

So at Del1cious today, my kid Rumi had a breakdown, he was cranky, he wants cake, he wants to roll around on the floor, he wants to go pharmacy, he wants the world as his oyster.. in other words, he was undecided. Moments like these, I don't throw a hissy fit. I prefer to take the I'm-just-gonna-watch-you-throw-your-tantrums approach (which most of the time doesn't work, really) but I don't want to shout at my kid or pick-him up and risk getting hit by him you know?

What I'm trying to get at is, there was this young mother with 2 kids giving me a dirty look. I know what she was thinking -- why am I not doing anything? I chose to ignore her because mothers tend to be judgmental of other mothers, we do it all the time. But yeah, whatever.

So I took Rumi to the pharmacy, came back, and had a fairly uninterrupted lunch. Until I heard the same mother yelling at her 4-yo kid (who decided to run away with her phone) for the entire restaurant to hear: WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH MY PHONE?!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH MY PHONE?!! Adoyai. Now that's a psycho mom. I may be a lousy mom but that woman really needs to chill man.

No wonder muka ketat je minah ittew. *roll eyes*