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​ + Preparation + Travel Tickets After our VISA was issued, I started to look for affordable plane tickets. After a long ordeal of checking we ended up with Cebu Pacific. We got tickets for Narita around 26k-- inclusive of: - 25 kilos to and 32 kilos back. We don't have both baggage allowances because neither of us have any need for OOTDs (roll eyes) and so far in all our travels we were able to squeeze all our stuff in one big luggage. - reserved seats. I always try to get the 6th seat or any of the first 2 rows at the 2nd block. - travel taxes (1620 each) Hotels By second week of January I had a few days of stressful nights looking for our hotels. We weren't able to book prior because we can't decide on where to setup base first. We ended up with traveling to Osaka as soon as we arrive at Narita and on our 6th day we'll be back to Tokyo to spend the rest of our 10 day vacation. For Osaka I was able to get a serviced apartment. This is a first for us because we usually...

I haven't watched the movie so I do not know what to expect. At first I wasn't as invested as I did after a lot of episodes when they've upped their game by paradoxes and a spaghetti of time lines . Ahhh. I love it. There's a lot of AHAs in this TV series whenever past moments are revealed and how causality dominated their world. As I go through the episodes, I become more impressed on how they were able to wrap where we already see the effect until we discover how it happened at a much later date. Even things that I think were just accidents were actually the path our time travelers should take. I also liked how they are all in one timeline and not a cop out of a multiverse. This year would be their last season and I hope Netflix would still be there to supply me with the entire episodes. There are still a few more details they have to reveal and I for one is concerned on whether Cole and Cassie will have an ever after since the entire series revolved in them making t...

From the trailers, it's a cop story in an alternate world with orcs, wands and elves. We kept on seeing their ads back at KL stations last holidays obviously the first thing we did once we got back (well we slept first) was watch it on Chromecast. It was funny, it had an interesting plot and it has Noomi Rapace as a villain. Of course I will watch that. I do not see the merit of the reviews of Bright. There are even reviews who got offended (gasps) on how orcs are depicted as racial stereotypes. If Scott Ward's character was written as white I bet hell would break loose. That 27% RT would be lower than ever. Get off your high horse guys, THIS IS JUST A FANTASY FILM. Elves at the top, humans in the middle and orcs at the bottom. Take it as it is. If it somehow resembles the racial injustice in the real world, well obviously it would. It's a low fantasy genre after all. At any rate, I truly enjoyed it. There are a lot of things they still need to cover IMO. Now that Jakoby h...

  I really disliked the Rowdy 3 before but not this time The first season was too out of this world I expect nothing less. For S2, they delivered alright. Filled with more characters to love and hate, the situations more outrageous. It was funny seeing a half moon face in the sky, gigantic scissors instead of swords and flying colorful shapes amongst others. It's hard to make favorites this season too because their story lines have dynamically changed them for the better (Rowdy 3, Bart) or worse (Ken). It was so good I was able to finish it in 2 days! While the plot is strong in S1 I did find myself slightly bored. This is not the case in S2 where it felt a lot like what Adams would have liked-- less sci-fi and more whimsy. The aesthetics have improved much too. I love to hate the Suzie Boreton character who is the perfect example of someone who have shown their true colors with the power she suddenly possessed. Hobbs is another favorite of mine, he's what Bob (Stranger Things)...

It's safe to say that most who watched this had to google if he was in fact Matt Damon with prosthetics. Yes, me included. It felt  so amazing that they dropped the full season at Netflix on my birthday. I wasn't able to watch it on the day being on another country and all but as soon as I got my bearings, I got through the entire season in about 3 days. I have even finished the series even before I got rid of all my stuff splayed about on my floor. The overall feel of the entire season was like getting a box of assorted chocolates. Of all the seasons, 4 was more diverse and even though they show you that all of the anthologies were all part of the same universe, it couldn't even be more different. In this season, my most favorite would have to be USS Callister and the least is Metalhead.  Don't get me wrong, Metalhead is still watchable but I didn't have the slightest empathy for the character regardless of what they made of the ending. The tone and color of the ep...

There was one segment of Jessica Soho last year that I diligently followed out of all the viral things they've shown there: the 50 Peso Challenge. The premise is every time you get a 50 peso bill, you are not allowed to spend it. The girl on the video was for 3 months already accumulated 40k worth of bills. In comparison, I only got half of her amount for almost a year of saving. This is because unlike her, I got all of my 50s  organically . I never resorted to exchange my 1000 peso bill to 50s for the sake of it. All the bills I got were actual change when I spend. Based on the interviews she goes out of her way getting the 50 peso bills she could put in her piggy bank. It only translates to me how she's a pathological spender who suddenly tightened her belt. It was extremely hard at first. The rest of the year was an arduous feat of calming myself when I get all 50s as change. There was even a time when the meal was 150, so I added water just to get the bill total 170PHP . I ...

+ Batu Caves + We woke up later than usual so we arrived at the station almost 11AM. It's a very convenient tourist spot because once you're out of the station you are literally walking right through the gates. If you plan on feeding the monkeys now is the best time to buy them bananas Thankfully the Indian gods made sure we got a cloudy day. Not rainy and no harsh sun like we had our first day.  Walking through the path towards the famous gold Buddha, I really thought there aren't much people. Not until we arrived at the square did we see where all the tourists are. Because it's almost noon, we decided to eat lunch first. We were joking that we are not going to eat anywhere that only had vegetarian food but since there is no option, I just randomly picked somewhere that had a free table. The dishes here are of Indian origin, none that I know of (except for the Pratta). I picked a combo meal that looked like the ones the other tables have. I enjoyed ...

+ Alor Night Market + We got a GRAB from KL Tower which costed less than a 100PHP even though it's a bit traffic nearing there. Our driver fortunately knows alley ways so he was able to get us as near as possible. The entire strip is filled with different cuisines where some are even exotic. We walked a bit and settled at somewhere that serves other dishes than purely shrimp or chicken. It's been days I don't feel good I feel like eating those would irritate me further and my cold would graduate to asthma. Back in the Philippines, I discovered a saucy noodle dish I never thought I would love: Char Kway Teow. I told Reagan about it but we never had a chance to try it in the Philippines. It wasn't hard to convince him for us to try it and so glad it didn't disappoint. I know it does have shrimp but this is probably better than the other options available. On another day I would love to try those other dishes they have. I remembered loving the spicy seafood back in SG ...

+ KL Tower + Even though it's already our neighbor, we were instructed to wait for the shuttle that takes tourists to the top. Talk about convenience. It's free anyway so why not wait for a while. When we arrived and went to the 2nd floor there was a bit of confusion on which line we should go. It's a bit cramped there so better start asking once you arrive. We were supposed to see the attractions outside first before going up the tower but the one who assists totally blanked out with our request via the cashier that the moment our tickets were spewed out, she proactively took it from the counter and briskly walked us towards the gates. So now we had no choice but follow the rest of the visitors. Our first stop was at the observatory. It's a 360 view of KL but behind a glass. I tried to take photos there but the glass reflects us and the light from the souvenir shelves. There's probably a good setting for this but I'm nowhere near a pro. When we've done the ...

Entrance to the French Village + Rasa Utara + We went to Berjaya Times Square as early as we could. We tried the "secret entrance but found the office is still closed. We decided to eat breakfast instead at Rasa Utara. Roti Canai (ala carte) Mee Goreng w Tea It was delicious! It's been days now but I could still recall that moment I took my first bite on my first meal of the day. A good start for my birthday! + Colmar Tropicale + The Chateau office at Berjaya Times Square When we're done with breakfast we went back to the office. It is now open but they already have some people in. I overheard them speaking about the reservation for tomorrow so I held on hope that we could still get on that shuttle. But when it was our turn, we were told that none are left except for the 2 seats tomorrow, but at 7pm return. Our flight back is 8PM and no sane person would take that. Another couple went in with the same intent but was declined as well. We proposed if they wanted to take a ca...

I am not sure if this is a shortcut because we see no one using it. On the way to the top we saw a group of Koreans coming from the left (possibly another way). It's a good thing no one is going up the stairs too because I had to stop so many times. When we reached the top that's where we found all the tourists to be. Also around the church are souvenir stalls. It is tempting to buy little trinkets but anxiety in talking to strangers stops me from doing so. Unlike the one in Macau , the ruins in this St. Paul are better preserved because it has most of it's walls intact. There are also plaques of rocks that are still in good shape, too bad we couldn't understand what most of it says. At the latter portion of the building is a locked (dry) well for your excess coins you would like to trade a wish for. Since the church is on a hill, you could oversee some buildings within the area. There's the mall and an open space for events. In our visit they are erecting canopies ...

  + Stadthuys (Red Square) + Christ Church, the Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografi and the Clocktower are right on that square. Christ Church even if it's currently under renovation (?) is still open even if the front doors aren't. There's a small door on the left where you could go in for free. They do take donations if you wish. It's a quaint one. It's a bit hard to take photos around especially that people love to take the altar for their own. Interior is small so it would certainly be much crowded at it's peak. When we were about to leave there were even more coming in. There's an upper deck outside where you could take a photo of the entire square. It's very much an ideal post but that area is congested with selfie addicts. All the time Reagan and I just kept nudging at each other to all of them, giggling on the side. The Museum was next. It's a large complex. There were a lot of exhibits inside so it's easy to lose track of time. I also found it...