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Malaysian Day!

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A nice family invited me for lunch, home made Malaysian food. 


I had Sarawakian Laksa (noodle), beef, chicken, tomato rice and nice Sarawakian layered cakes, cookies and fruit. 

It was delicious and we enjoyed our conversation while eating. 

Tonight, I was invited for dinner at the Manhattan Fish Market at Ikebukuro. 

I haven’t met them for two years and I was excited to see them again!

Food is American style fried seafood, but this restaurant is Malaysian franchise restaurant.
 

It was interestingly a Malaysian Day!! 

At last, I met Ultraman! hahaha

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Checked-in at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen

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I checked-in at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen.

This hotel was designed by Mr. Arne Jacobson around 1956.

It was the highest building then.

He designed a guest room and a chair for the hotel as well.

He is also famous as a furniture designer.



It was still bright.

Sun sets around 10 pm here.

We walked around the hotel.

Since I’m a Hard Rock Cafe lover; therefore I had to pay a visit.



Good night.

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Lawry’s The Prime Rib

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I had a nice dinner at Lawry’s the Prime Rib Tokyo.

I enjoyed their Prime Rib with seasonal dishes: asparagus soup, famous Lawry’s spinning bowl salad, scallops, and dessert.

We enjoyed all dishes with nice glasses/two bottles of red wine.

The wine surely enhanced the flavour of food.

I don’t need to explain how it was, the photo speaks itself.

Yes, it was delicious….the ambience is nice and enjoyed a conversation with nice companies.

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This restaurant started in Los Angeles in 1938.

Lawry’s The Prime Rib Tokyo opened in Akasaka, Tokyo in 2001.

In March 2014, the restaurant reopened at the Ebisu Garden Place due to rebuilding the previous location building.

I still remember what was happened there when I was dining at the old Lawry’s the Prime Rib Tokyo in Akasaka.

Dad was there, too!

I sneaked to his table to surprise him.

Yes, he was very very very surprised!

I still remember how he looked!!! hahaha

I again enjoyed food and moment at Lawry’s the Prime Rib Tokyo tonight ♥

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Fiction…? No, Non-Fiction!

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I couldn’t believe what’s happening at the Haneda Airport.

First, we were greeted by Pepper, a robot.

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Then, we checked-in our luggage, but we need to do all ourselves by following instructions on the monitor!

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I cannot believe this is not a movie, and happening in reality.

I could’t find a counter with a lady!

Or is it common in abroad???

I thought I am a modern person, but I guess I am not modern enough, outdated….

I departed rainy Haneda Airport in shock.

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I arrived Miyazaki and checked-in to a nice room with nice view at Miyazaki Kanko Hotel.

I’ll absolutely enjoy spending most of my time in this room.

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Yukata (Japanese styled pajama) is usually provided by hotels and inns in Japan.

We are allowed to walk public areas such as public hot spring bath in Yukata.

Fortunately, this hotel is equipped with a natural hot spring bath.

I enjoyed looking at the half-moon while dipping in an open-air bath♪

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Mottainai

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Today I cleaned this 10-year-old whiteboard.

I spent three hours and great amount of efforts to clean it because stains were tough.

I decided to clean it because I thought Mottainai (what a waste!).

My boss wanted to dispose this old whiteboard and buy a new one.

In Japan, we are required to pay for disposing oversized furnitures.

These days, we use a tablet, monitor or documents during the meeting, I hardly see people using a whiteboard.

I think a whiteboard became a decoration item for the meeting room.

It’s definitely Mottainai to pay for disposal fee for a whiteboard that we can still use and purchase a new one.

After I cleaned it, my boss approved to keep it.

Yes, my hard work paid off!

I felt good as if I saved a great amount of money (it is about USD 120), this poor whiteboard and the earth by reducing a garbage. hahaha

In 2004, Japanese Mottinai Seishin (Spirit) was introduced to the world by Ms. Wangai Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for the Environmental activism.

We can reuse and recycle to reduce wastes; that’s the spirit!

I looked at Tokyo Tower with a smile tonight.

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A Productive Day

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In the morning, I went to Loft in Yurakucho.

Loft sells unique and functional products. It is a good place for window shopping.

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Yes, I visited there for window shopping, but I ended up buying…a folding umbrella, a super wide lens and two sheets of nail stickers.

This umbrella is very compact and light; it will protect me from both rain and strong sunshine. The rainy season is approaching. We usually take public transportations, so we check a weather forecast before we go out. If necessary, we will bring a folding umbrella. That’s why it’s good to be small and light.

In addition, I bought a super wide lens for iphone for selfee, and two sheets of nail stickers. These are absolute necessities!

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Then, I had a lunch. I grilled wagyu Chateaubriand and enjoyed with a glass of Maltese Cactus Liquor as aperitif. Kanpai (cheers)!

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After lunch, I went to a beauty salon.

I was greeted by a cute pug, Roku-chan! She is surely a mascot for a beauty salon, isn’t she?

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I thought my day would end after this….but there was a miracle!!!

I was at the right place at the right time.

I met my friends from Singapore on the street.

We tried to meet, but we couldn’t coordinate our schedules; BUT WE WERE FATED TO MEET.

We caught up at a Roppongi’s famous cafe, Almond.

I have a nice memory of Almond.

We spell it Almond, but we called this cafe AMANDO. I don’t know why.

I asked an American friend to meet me at AMANDO, but he couldn’t reach to the place.

I wondered because Almond is located at the main junction; it is hard to miss.

Then he told me, “this is not AMANDO, this is ALMOND”.

Then, I realized he was right.

Since then I always warn about this to my friends who are foreigners. hahaha

This cafe is famous for a ring cream puff.

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Tsukiji de Kaisendon

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(Seafood Bowl at Tsukiji)

Tsukiji Fish Market wakes up early in the morning.

If you go early, you can watch tuna auction.

I don’t understand what they are shouting, but it’s worth waking up for.

If you cannot wake early, don’t worry, there are quite a number of small shops located outside of the Fish Market (Jogai) to enjoy eating and shopping.
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Look how small and simple

their restaurants are!

 

But don’t worry, the seafood bowl is delicious!

Tuna, Shrimp, squid, yellowtail, salmon roe, sea urchin and egg (cooked).

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Nice Lunch at the Imperial Hotel♪

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I had a nice buffet lunch at the Imperial Hotel♪

The Imperial Hotel was opened in November 1890 as the largest western-style hotel then.

This legendary hotel has been welcoming royalty, heads of states, celebrities and international business leaders for 126 years.

The hotel is located just south of the Imperial Palace.

It was a nice sunny day so I enjoyed a nice view overlooking the Palace.

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Of course, I enjoyed nice food!

If you decide to visit the Imperial Hotel, please be careful.

Among Japanese, this hotel is known as TEIKOKU HOTEL.

When you ask for the direction to this hotel on a street, you should ask for TEIKOKU HOTEL to save your traveling time. (^_-)