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In the evening, Tazzie, Jonathan, Edric and I take a stroll in the Mandai Orchid Garden before our dinner. The orchids are soooo beautiful and you can buy them.








Tazzie has cravings for Vanilla Pod pork knuckles! So we make a trip there to taste it tonight. Three of us spend $45 each.


The surrounding of Vanilla Pod restaurant and cafe.


Raw oysters for Tazzie and I.






This pork knuckle goes best with a glass of ice-cold beer!! I have Hoegarden with my meal.

The owner who is also a chef, works for Michelin restaurants before he starts up his own business. This explains why the food tastes heavenly! It's a pity the business is not brisk and we are the only customer tonight. You have to taste the food here before the owner folds the restaurant. It's also a lovely venue to hold your ROM.

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I get to know Ken through this song. I love this very song although I don't understand the entire song until I find the translated lyrics in English. It's about this guy losing the woman he loves. You have to watch the MTV which I will attach in this post soon. It touches my heart and I can feel for the devastated man.

Every time I open my eyes in the morning, the body that's beside me is just your shell,
and your back, where I always felt warmth, is now cold.
I stop my bitter smiling and throw open the heavy curtain
to the over-brilliant morning sun that chases me down each day.

The tear-stained face that you showed me that day, shining in the sunset,
and the warmth of your shoulder --
whenever I wish for these memories to disappear,
my heart and body suddenly remember you.
Your love forever

Closing my eyes and seeing you; that alone is enough
even if the seasons leave my heart deserted.

I suppose that sometime in the future, I may feel nothing for you.
It's better to go to sleep embracing my current pain, isn't it?

Even though the light that we wished on and searched for
as we looked at the starry sky that night has been extinguished,
my heart and body still sparkle because of you.
I wish forever

Closing my eyes and seeing you; I can't do any more that that
even if the world passes me by and leaves me.

Your love forever
Closing my eyes and seeing you; that alone is enough
even if the seasons pass me by and all the colours change.
I shall search for you in my memory; that alone is sufficient
because you gave me strength that overcomes what I lost.
Because you gave me that.

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I knock off at 6.20pm in the evening and I have a long work day today (11hours). After a hot shower and dinner, I unwind in the concert held in Osaka two years ago, watching a DVD I bought last night. That's not all, I go to You Tube to catch the MTVs of my favorite songs! I also go to his forum to get dashing photos of his. Very soon, his photos will be flashing in my Iphone photo album! Not having enough of him yet, I read up on him on Wikipedia, before I can call myself a fan. Haha!

After getting 3 CDs of his yesterday, I am a fan overnight!! I so love him now as I adore his unique and powerful voice as well as his lean and tall frame!!

Ken starts his singing career when he was 21!! I will do a summary of my research soon.

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You can get this in any international airports in Japan. Japanese pays attention to packaging their products and giving their customers their best. Look, the wrapper for the box of cake is attractive!

This is my second time getting it. The cake comes in the shape of chicks. They are too cute to be eaten!!! ^^

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I wake at 4.30am feeling hungry, I make myself a hot cup of milk and try to get more sleep after that. Who says warm milk helps one to sleep?! I doesn't seem to work on me! I lay in bed for 3 hours before getting ready for work.

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After resting for five hours, I am up and I couldn't sleep on. Hence, I go down for buffet breakfast.

At nine o'clock, I take a morning walk to the temple near the hotel.











The sign says the Shokufuji Temple is 200m away. Glad I manage to find it in five minutes. The heat is wavering my keenness.

Very shortly, I leave the temple as it's a disappoint, and I leave for Hakata station to shop. The heat deters me to find other nearby temple. By 12 noon, I am back to the hotel, feeling zombied-out!

I feel recharged after a six hour nap. After getting food, I am ready to do some last minute shopping.


Happy Hour at Pronto Cafe & Bar.


Deep fried burdock.


Sizzling black pork meat balls in hot pot. The meat balls are soooo soooo delicious. The onions at the bottom taste sweet. I love them all.


My grocery shopping.




Dinner an hour later, omu rice with hamburg steak. 1239 yen.







I got myself a travel bag, 2 sets of bedsheets, face powder and foundation.

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I am thrilled visiting Fukuoka this time as I have more time to do my favorite things at leisure pace.

To my horror, I wake at eight o'clock and I realize it's only a dream. This shows how anxious I am to get on with my activity here. Ha.

At four, I step out for Ten Jin to find lunch.


I enjoy this soya chicken with soba.


After filling my stomach, I am all set to start my shopping spree.


Shopping in Ten Jin.




I missed the Happy Hour special.


The wing has been cut up into two to make it bite-size. It's finger licking-good!! They are real tiny and it's the size of my finger.


My first time tasting cold spaghetti with tomatoes. I kinda like it.






Here's my shopping today.























My new ear piece which matches my phone. When I am shopping in Bic Camera, I am spoiled for choice as there's a wide selection of ear pieces! I also spend some time picking the color! Ha. This comes in brown, navy blue, black, orange, lime green, white, pink, purple and red. Look!! There are so many colors for you to suit your daily mood. I am deciding between purple and red and I am close to getting both.

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I go to bed at six in the morning. I have the luxury to sleep as long as I wish today, as it's a non-working day. I like it when I don't have to set the alarm to wake me at a certain time. This is BLISS.

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Lunch at Ippudo, with Maggie and Vivien.


After lunch, we head to Arteastiq for tea. This is Vivien's lavender earl grey tea.


I am walking to the bus stop to hop onto a bus which brings me to Clarke Quay.


Am 30 minutes early, so I rest along the riverside and take some photos of the river, before the sun sets.

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