Royce Cacao Macaron

I have a new VICE, people. ..and no where to buy them, unfortunately.   My friend Su brought these back from the land of the rising sun and they are simply the most delicious chocolate macaron I have tasted in a while. Too bad you can’t get them in Malaysia just yet, and she lugged [...]

7 Things that I like about Japan

Working for a Japanese company is a real plus. I get to visit Tokyo at least once or twice a year. In the time that I have worked for this company I have visited Japan, a resounding 17 times. Amongst the places that I have had the privilege to visit include, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Osaka, [...]

Japan, Kobe : My Trip in a nutshell

TOUCHDOWN, KANSAI AIRPORT , OSAKA, JAPAN. (On route Kobe) The view from my window at sunrise. How pretty… Osaka is the city capital of Osaka Prefecture. Osaka was historically the commercial capital of Japan and the second largest metropolitan in the area of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto. The other more notorious and infamous thing that Osaka is known [...]

Japan : Kimono Philes

Some old shots.. in the thumb drive … begging to be blogged… Shichi-Go-San or 7-5-3 Festival – 15 November, Shichigosan, is the traditional custom of taking boys aged 3 and 5 and girls aged 3 and 7 to be blessed at the local Shinto shrine to thank god for their good health and pray for [...]

The Fabulous Fuji – Ciki goes to Japan !

I know this is not Malaysia. This is Malaysia in Japan! Yup… Ciki was in Japan and could not resist this blog… Japan was just tres tres gorgeous .. sigh… Ah… the Hotel was a rustic, traditional Japanese TATAMI hotel. It was a little scary as it smelt of Onsen bath and old people (hahahaha). [...]