ACCA part 2 sem 2 Progress Test 1!

Okay. I passed my previous sitting..
And now,
The next papers I'm taking would be f7, f8, and f9..

Progress test 1 would start from tomorrow until saturday..
Pretty worried about the paper..
Not being prepared for it.
But I suppose, I'll just try and vomit out as much as i can remember as what I learn and heard in class IF i were not to read those mini lil topics during the speed revision just before the test!

The other days of the trip would be updated soon!
But uploading those pictures into the blog is really taking alot of time..
Plus the editing.. Zzz

That's it for now.

Results Tomorrow!

Its results day tomorrow.
Kinda anxious about it as it has been 2 months since the exam..
And its sort of relieving me off the thinking that has been haunting me since I stepped out of the exam hall, worrying sick about how I've done for the paper..

At the same time,
Worrying about WHAT IF I failed the paper..
What's my next step??
To continue what I've studied now.. Go on with these papers in hand for this semester..
And take the failed paper in the next semester?
Or I could take 4 papers? Stress myself out..
BUT, each steps will cost me something..

Argh!
What I could hope is I could at least pass the paper..
A border line pass would be a relief!!
So, LETS PRAY and see how it goes tomorrow!

3rd day in Japan

During the night before,
We are provided with the night clothing which they called it as ' Yukata '..
As for this one,
Men and womens wear the same outfit.. Free size..

Look pretty weird in it though..
And the picture angle make it seems like both me and my brother is going to fall on each other! XD


Into the 3rd day,
Luggage packed up, went to the lobby to had our breakfast, load up the luggage into the bus,
And there we start our ' everyday exercise ' - check for passport, rolex, etc.
Good exercise though..







Anyways.. before getting up to the bus,
Managed to capture this ' shrine ' thing..
Which they display.. Different hotels different types..

There some meanings to the display..
Can't remember though..

Behind was the area where we had our breakfast at.




Today's first destination would be the Imperial Palace which is situated pretty near to the hotel where we stayed..
Dad even told us that his previous employer , Kajima, its office is situated nearby in Asaka if I were not mistaken.. But anyways..


When we reach at the stops where busses are suppose to park and we had to have a brief walk to the palace,
We're surrounded by lots and lots of BIG BONSAI trees..
Among them, it should aged more than 300 years old now..
And they still growing healthy!





The Imperial Palace!!! Pretty huh?
It is just part of the area..
The palace is all covered up with the trees..
Where you can't see the palace..


Don't like the me in the picture..

But anyways, I like the scenery..
And QUESTION!!

Why is the small stones on the grounds for? Leading along to the palace?



The Samurai..
Copper being oxidized and thus changed colour to greenish blue..

Anyways, still up there and not collapsing..

Most important right? =)

Next, we headed to the God of Mercy temple.. Can't remember the Japanese name of it.

For your information, there are hundreds and thousands of shrines and temples around here..

The rules here before you enter,

There is this fountain or you can say its an area of small pool of water..

Wash your hands and mouth.. As a sign of clean ( or something )..

And it must be your left hand first, followed by right hand, and lastly your mouth.

The man and lady in this picture, is Alston and Mei Bug..

They're a really cute couple! =)

An accidentally capture of picture with them in it..

My intention was to capture that building there but when I'm back home,

After uploading the pictures into the laptop,

While scrolling one picture after another,

Only realised that they were in it,

With their funny pose over there! =P

There is this street market over the other end of the temple..
Where, there is this stalls selling souvenirs and so on..

But, too bad the time does not allow us to stay longer over here for shopping of the souvenirs,
Only managed to get something for dad's friend,
And some soft biscuits with red bean in it..
For snacks..
Got attracted with the cute shapes.. And cheap And NICE!

Next, we headed to Ginza area, If I'm not mistaken,
This is a shopping area where you would be seeing all those branded things like Gucci, Burberry, etc etc..
Had our lunch, BBQ style..
And later on had our short walk to the LEGO shop..

Star Wars

I don't know what is this scene. LoL.


The 28-GROUP photo! But, 7 missing in action. ehhe.



This caught my attention..


His Master's Voice..
I remembered this came into my dream once.. But had no idea what and where is this..
Finally I found it..

Some scenes I caught while on the way to the next destination..





Next destination,
Palette Town..

Similiar to the Eyes of Malaysia

The venus Fort..


The Toyota City..

Didn't expect to have that plane flying above.. =)


That was the last destination for the day,
Next, we headed to Lake Kawagushi for the night..
Had a hefty dinner..
With CRAB! Long leg crab!
Don't know why I cant find that picture anywhere but I did took a picture of it!

I suppose this night would be a memorable one for my brother..
As there is only 2 beds in each room.. Whereas there is 5 of us..
So, one person is suppose to sleep alone..
The BRAVE brother of mine,
Chose to sleep alone as he always wanted to be ELDER.. XD

However, it ruined his only time to be ELDER -- teenager!
There was a huge spider in his room!
I don't know how big is the big..
But definitely not as 'BIG' as we can usually see in our houses in Malaysia though..
It scared him off..
Here's how the conversation goes.. ( it may differ as I wasn't actually there to hear the whole conversation )

' Ah Yi, You wan to change room?? * looks pale * '
' Why? * feeling weird about why my brother look so pale * something wrong is it?? '
' No ah.. * still looks pale* '
' Sure? Why u look so pale geh?? '
' Em.. There is a spider in the room! '

Haha.. Then they called the hotel fella..
And he came up and spray spray spray..
Look around for the spider..
But, the smart BIG spider manage to get off and hide somewhere behind the cupboard I suppose..
But, he said its normal to see such spiders in Japan.. In rooms..
Even in houses, you'll see some.. For some reason.. I can't remember..

Unfortunately, didn't jot down the room number of the tour guide..
Thus, not able to change room.. I wonder why dad didnt ask the fella. Maybe its communication problem. Japan-English..

So, in the end, I had to share the bed with my aunt,
Whereas, my brother had the whole bed to himself.. HEmp!
But, pity him also la, spider in his room! ehehhe..
If it was me, I suppose I'll be screaming around complaining about it! ahha..

In case you wonder why ain't I around when the spider thingy happen..
I was actually at the lobby getting online to reply messages..
Pretty fast connection there..
But just two computers there and you had to stand to use it.
Purpose? So that you don't get hung up with the computer! =P
Its free access though, lucky..
Cause there ain't other things to do staying at the hotels there.
Just one big lake in the middle with the hotels surrounding it..
Pretty far walk to a mini market..

Just for your information,
There is this hot spring at the 6th floor of the hotel..
Which is the highest floor..
Its the private hot spring just for the hotel guests..

Was planning to join the others for the hot spring..
Thinking of getting naked in front of the others was pretty nasty though.. =)
Not like you wanna peep at other's, or the other's would wanna peep at you..
Still an uneasy situation there though.. Ahha..
And, Its separate rooms okay?? For the hot spring!
Men see men, women see women..

If you want mixed wan,
Then it would be in Hokkaido.. Where man and women go in together..
And yeah, its for the open minded fellows..
PLUS!! Its all the aunty uncles there!!

Don't be disheartened guys!! aahhaha.. Maybe girls..
There might be some pretty girls there!
If you were to go and soak in the hot springs.. In Japan.. =P

Tokyo trip.. 1st - 2nd Day

A 7 day and 5 nights trip pass pretty fast with the heat and the BBQ from the sun of Japan!
The hottest time would be from 11 in the morning till about 5 in the evening..
And the temperature varies from city to city..
Nearer to the sea would be slightly cooler..
Whereas, the further from the sea, the hotter it would be..

A 1130 night flight from Malaysia to Narita..
Reaches in Narita at 7.30 a.m. Japan time, and 6.30a.m. in Malaysia.

Sitting at a mirror side seat was the best while travelling with the aeroplane as you could peek out the window and see the clouds below..


Best if it is a night arrival flight where you could see the country you were to visit.
The shiny lights below and the pretty sights you could never see on the ground!
Or if its a morning arrival,
You could see the tiny winy houses and the landscapes of the country you were visiting!

But the bad thing is,
I'm sitting on the seat where it is at the Wings of the aeroplane!!
Sad right? =(

Didn't manage to get a good sleep in the plane,
PLUS!!!!!! The TV ain't working for both my seat and the seat next to me,
So, spent the few hours grumbling about it and !@#$%^& about it!
If only the TV is working and I could watch TV to entertain myself throughout the night,
Or maybe a soothing music to lullaby me to sleep.
But too bad, that doesn't happen to me..

Served with supper on board,
Hot dog.. Didn't have the appetite to eat it as I was struggling to get some sleep!
Lazy to even take some pictures in the plane too..
Was just too tired..

When we finally landed on the grounds of the Narita Airport,
Was pretty relieved, but I'm just too sleepy!!!!
When, I finally able to sleep!
Then, my aunt called me up and say,
"Going to reach already, go brush up"
And guess what time she says that??
5.30 a.m. in Malaysia! Gosh..


1st place to go after arrival?
WASHROOM!!!
They have this really cute squatting toilet thingy..
In Malaysia, its just that one big hole in the middle and 2 stepping sides..
Over there, its like got a cover in front and its just bit narrow..
Whereas, the seated toilet is as usual,
But, with something extra - bidet style - high tech.



























While waiting for the rest to finish with their business in the washroom,
Managed to get a shot with brother before going to the custom department.

Finally when its my turn..
The Officer ( a lady okay? ) .. look, See passport - making sure you are who you are as stated in the passport,
Thumb print, * using the index finger instead of your thumb*
Smile to the camera,
Then, there you go, head to the luggage claim department,



- oh man, I look pretty plum in the picture don't I? And shorter than my brother very much!



In Japan, no normal phone can be used over there..
Only the 3Gs.. ( wild pigs.. ) XD
Available phone rental shops, luggage delivery service, small internet area.. ( not the free one )

First impression on the peoples here is that,
They walk.. Like we do, But is in the FAST pace, or either, you can see them RUNNING..

Guess how much was the internet rate over there?
100 yen for 5 minutes! 100 yen equivalent to RM 3++
Over here with the rate of RM 2 for 1 hour is pretty expensive..
What else to say when the rate is like quadruply higher over here..

And so, the hope to get online over there is pretty slim.
And to rent a phone there ain't cheap too!

Head for the bus when it arrives,
A 40 seater bus for 28 tourists..
A very comfortable one though! ahaha.

Was suppose to head to the hotel upon arrival,
However, the tour guide, Tony, said that the hotel was still full, no one checked out,
And therefore, we're heading to Tokyo Disneyland,
It was about 9 something 10 by that time..

Its super duper alot alot of people over there..
But according to the tour guide,
That day was considered normal already as compared as other days where the car park were really full plus a long stretch of tour busses..

The building behind of me was the new Disney resort constructed..
Its grand opening was on 8th of July this year though..



Price?? See and convert on your own! =P
Its a one year pass though.. Not that bad..
But who's still going there in one year time? As in travel there??
Coincidently, that was the 25th Anniversary celebration..






Tada.. the Map!!













Goofy's Cool Panic Parade..



The rest are the other pictures captured in Disneyland!
Lazy with the captions..
So, just let the pictures do the talking..






One Man's Dream - Show


Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlight








After about 6 - 7 hours in Disneyland,
Headed off to a chinese restaurant for dinner..
And the car ( below ) really catch my eye..



How the heck did the person manage to park that huge car into that 'just nice parking space'.
Even daddy says he dunno need how long to park into tat mini spacey!

Stayed a night at the Hotel Grand Palace.!
Sounds pretty grand.. The hospitality ain't bad though..