Inoskashira Koen in Spring

I forgot to post about our Hanami(Picnic under Cherry Blossoms' trees) for this year. Nothing special because everyone was busy with their jobs, so one day Hanami idea was suddenly coming up and we chose one place to go. I don't know why we chose Inokashira Koen, but i think it was because we already went to Yoyogi Koen almost every year.

I never been there before, so i didn't know how crowded it could be on that day. It was extremely "crowded". I got stuck at the small street before the park because of long line almost 15min or maybe 0.5hour :D

Well, in my opinion Yoyogi Koen is better than Inokashira Koen. Yoyogi Koen is spacious(sport and games are Okay), greener(more grass and not to dusty), not to far(if you live in Tokyo). But Inokashira koen has a pond(Yoyogi has pond too anyway), you can rent boat(there is a rumor that couple who ride the boat together gonna break up), lots of nice restaurant/cafe and shops near this place, or maybe you can check Ghibli Museum too. So i don't mind if i go there again someday but not in Hanami season.

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My Colorful Friends

We might be not same in everything,
but we always be together.

Grandpa's Flip flop

This picture was taken last year by cousin C. He was curious to know about my new baby D5K and tried to take the picture of anything inside Grandpa's House. I usually call my Grandpa's House as my Home because i was living there in my childhood time.

Last year I came home with broken heart and full of tears because He left us forever. It was a day before Chinese New Year, when we always celebrate it with full of Joy and Happiness. But it has been a long time since the last time when all of the family members gathered in Home. I thought He already felt so lonely and want to celebrate it so much with Grandma. That's why He left us. And I also feel so bad because I never been at Home for this couple years.

Short story, we passed our 2010 CNY with tears and good bye. But I wish He is happy now(so do with Grandma and Dad)... I'm wondering how's CNY celebration look in Heaven? Do Grandma use Cheongsam? Do they give Hongbao?........ i Hope dad don't drink to much, because he always can't stop smiling after drink alcohol :p

PS : My Grandpa likes to repair anything and make DIY thing. That's why he try to made his own flip flop from old one. If you think it's ugly, for me it's Colorful & Beautiful but also feel Lonely :)

Showa Memorial Park(昭和記念公園)

Well it was kind weather on Saturday couple weeks ago, so me and friends planned to have Momiji-gari. But rather than hunt for a place with lots of Momiji(Maple) trees, we chose to see Ichou(Ginko) Trees for this year. This time we went to Tachikawa where is only 20min by train from my place. There is a Park which is called Showa Kinen Koen(Showa Memorial Park).

This Park is quite big compare to Shinjuku Gyoen . That's why they provide bicycle rental inside the park. But before entering the park, we need to buy an entrance ticket first. It was 400Yen for adult, 80 for Child. Besides Bicycle/Unicycle, it also has BBQ venue, futsal court, boat for rent, etc. Please check here for the detail.

After entering the park, the first thing we do was looking for the place to have lunch. We brought bento, bought it on the way to the park. I love to have lunch in the outdoors with its beautiful scenery. But i think having lunch under Ginko Trees was not a good idea, cause its fruits smell like "something" that i can't describe :D (Some people said its smell like *sorry* Dog Poo, vomit, old cheese, etc) So, i need to remind myself for not having lunch under Ginko Trees next time.

But i enjoyed to see the color of Ginko, took a lots of picture in this area. It was reminding me about my childhood dream when i read Manga. I always like to draw Ginko Leaves, though i never knew the tree and its color in real before i came here. I just love the shape, don't know why~

After enjoying Ginko Tree, we move to another spot. There was fountain, playground, lake, and so many other interesting spot. Too bad we didn't have chance to enjoy all the spots, because we only had short time before dark. It is closed at 16:30 in winter. Maybe i'll visit this park again on next Spring ;)

Please enjoy a few pictures i took that day.

This last lovely picture was taken by my friend and i make it a lil bit colorful. Love it ♡

Letting Go

"Letting go of someone dear to you is hard,
but holding on to someone
who doesn't even feel
the same is much harder.
Giving up doesn't mean you are weak!
It only means that
you are strong enough to let go!"

Hundred Days Of Sorrow

Botejyu Okonomiyaki

Botejyu, is one of my favourite Okonomiyaki Restaurant. Their special Menu are Onkonomiyaki and also Yakisoba. But i always order Modern type of Okonomiyaki which is filled with Yakisoba :) You can check their website for the details in english(Botejyu Site).

PS: They have some branch in Singapore too.