JFF 2012 - A Good Husband

JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2012, SEPTEMBER 13 ~ 18th : 

MOVIE 1 - A GOOD HUSBAND (2009)

STORYLINE

The heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a trip to get pregnant. This mismatched husband and wife may find sympathy among other lovers due to the excellent performance between Yakushimaru Hiroko, who was the main character in famous 'Kadokawa movies', and Toyokawa Etsushi, most well known for her role in [Love Letter]. Halfway through the film we understand why the original title of this movie was [A Good Husband This Time] while crying buckets of tears in being able to identify with the characters. 
Written by Pusan International Film Festival  


This is a very nice and meaningful movie. The wife - Sakura was actually died in an accident while they were at Okinawa for holiday. Over the year after Sakura died, the husband is imagining Sakura is still with him in the house, chatting, cooking etc.

At the last scene, husband is hugging his wife, Sakura (imaginative), crying, telling her how much he needs her. "why don't you tell me all these when I'm alive?!" Sakura said. I was crying when I watch this scene. 
一貫的日本電影作風，淒美又不失幽默，我多麼的想痛快的哭，可是劇情卻不允許。電影完畢後，我與zp需要各自回家，送走他的那一刻，我的眼淚居然留了下來。
是故事情節牽動了我的心，還是zp在我們走到停車場的那一段路，所說的那一段話呢？：）

top of the hill

Recently I'm so in love with all these photos captured from top view.
Look at the beautiful set-up, beautiful cutlery & utensils and also the cleanliness of food.
I'm going to do all these when I have my home sweet home with my lover :) #thesecret

Source from instagram. follow them @monchouchou/ @rie_nakashima/ @hany73/ @haruyonakano/ @alice_gao
Most of them are from Japan! :D

Pray for Japan

It was a very shocked news about what happen to Japan last week. Japan is such a beautiful country, but now it ruined by earthquake & tsunami. I hope Japan can stay tough and slowly recover back to the beautiful country.

I send an email to my host family at Hokkaido to check about their status, thanks god they are all fine and not really affected by the disaster.

*Pray for Japan. The beautiful city and also the beautiful village



Tokyo!

June, 26th, 2010. Welcome to Tokyo!! 

My first day at Tokyo - Reached Haneda airport around 12 noon, and by taking train, I reached hostel safety, and I met up with Lee Ming - my secondary school mate who study at Hiroshima - she took 14 hours of bus all the way from Hiroshima to Tokyo! :)

At this half day at Tokyo, we went Shibuya - Jyugaoka - Shibuya and back to Asakusa.

Tawaraguchi - the nearest JR train from my hostel

Shibuya - many many many people.. all of them are so pretty and good looking!

Jyugaoka - one of the place that i like the most at Tokyo, because over there is lesser people

Very delicious dessert.. cakes.... !

Yummy but very expensive strawberry cake - 850 yen

Shibuya at night - still crowded..

Can this mask make my face smaller? ;p

Uniform.. :D

Lee Ming brought me to Izakaya, you pay for an amount, with free flow of alcohol for 2 hours, and 9 courses meal.. i love the various flavours of Umeshu.

Here it goes.. Lee Ming was asking for bill

Ranking Queen - you can find the best selling stuff from this shop.. anything from mineral water to electronic items.

At Sounkyo Youth Hostel

June 25 - 26, 2010

Before I left my host family to Tokyo...
We took photos.. and Otousan brought me and Yatsu san to Kogen Onsen..

This is our guest, his transport to travel around Hokkaido is: BICYCLE! I always impressed by all this backpackers who can be very brave, and adventurous! I wish I can be one them one day! :)
(Photo taken in front of reception counter of Sounkyo Youth Hostel)

Yakiniku session for our lunch, I tried lamb, but that is not my favourite :P

This is Kogen Onsen, which located on a hill, about 1200m from floor. From here, you can see peak of mountain clearly. And, I guess this will be very amazing experience if you have the onsen during winter!

Sounkyo Youth Hostel - the place where I stay & work for 3 weeks. Very nice environment, I love my host, and all the guest..

Hokkaido has lots of deer and bear. You can see deer easily, and my host always told me there are plenty of deer outside our hostel. However, I never have the chance to see any of them in that 3 weeks, until the last day I stay there! Both of them were eating plants outside our hostel.

I love all the meals that prepared by Okaasan... which suit my taste very much!

And, she is my okaasan. very expert in cooking and she spend almost 3/4 of her day in kitchen!

My host. Photo taken on my last day.. early morning...

北海道 大雪山

6月22日2010年

在北海道 云层峡住了将近2星期，几乎每一天都看到这座遥不可及的‘大雪山’。今天，终于都有机会登上黑岳七合目了！
大清早，从sounkyo youth hostel步行不到10分钟，就能抵达能助你攀上黑岳的ropeway 缆车。车费是1850yen，上到50%的黑岳只需15分钟车程。过后，你需要步行一小段山路，去乘搭另一部吊车，车费是600yen。大概20分钟的车程，你就能够到达黑岳七合目了。

北海道大雪山是由10座山连接起来，所以也有人称它为十连峰。而著名的黑岳大概有1950米的高度。
虽然，比起我国的kota kinabalu是还差很多，但是它们常年积雪这美景，实在是太震撼了吧。
很多登山者都为了它们慕名而来，你能够从kurodake (黑岳)的山路，依着山峰，走到另一座山的山峰。
而这次，由于本身没有准备，再加上雪山的路都很滑，所以就没有这个机会攀山越岭了。希望下一次我的光临，能够征服它们！

我人生的第一滩白雪！

黑岳五合目。接下来，就要换搭另一部吊车。

很可爱对吧！在七合目时捕抓到的。

我人生第一次脚踏白雪！

我人生第一次手握白雪。
备注：是在所谓的夏天哦！

富良野的花及天空

欢迎来到位于接近富良野的FARM TOMITA。只需要乘搭北海道的JR电车，就可以到达这个每个夏天都特别设立的临时车站 - LAVENDAR STATION，只需由车站沿路步行大概8分钟，就可以到达这个充满一片又一片的花海啦！

这里盛产薰衣草，每一年的7月至9月，就会见到，闻到填满陆地的薰衣草。但是，我的时间没有撞正那个季节，所以就没有机会见到啦！不过，见到其他的花，依然让我大快人心！

大自然的奥妙，实在是太令人匪夷所思！

我好喜欢我在那边所拍的照片，那边阳光普照，天空特别美，陆地生物的颜色也格外鲜艳。就算你没有一身好绝技，我相信也能拍到一张又一张的绝‘照’！

6月18日，2010。

东京铁塔

2010年6月29日下午，终于都亲眼见到闻名世界的东京铁塔!
只身雄伟的竖立在繁华的都市里，不晓得登上铁塔的都市人，在高处眺望那个城市时，会抱着怎样的心情？

我就不知道啦，我没有买票登上铁塔（票价：800yen），因为我当日的旅途已经接近尾声，而相映的，我的盘川也用得七七八八，唯有在外面观看，但是我已经觉得大快人心了。再加上在场内，适逢michael jackson的一周年死祭，馆内有个展览天王的珍藏。所以，当日都算无比热闹。

Sketches of Tokyo Tower

“它，宛如陀螺的转轴，分毫不差地插入中心。

插在东京的中心，日本的中心，插在我们梦想的中心。

为了完整地传递离心力，从感测得到力量的地方向外延伸着。

有时候，闲来无事的神会把手从空中垂下，把它像发条的螺丝一样骨碌骨碌地旋转。

骨碌骨碌，嘎吱嘎吱地，我们也随着一起转。

如同门灯上聚集的蚊纳，我们也聚集了过来。追求那未曾见过的灯光，被紧紧地吸引了过来。从故乡坐火车一路摇晃着，心也摇晃着，就这么被拉了过来。

有人被弹了开来，有人被吸了进去，有人被丢了出去，有人被转的目眩眼花。没有人能够抵挡，只能随着那股力量的趋向牵引而去，然后等待命运的宣判。

不管是撕裂般的悲伤也好，还是像腹痛扭绞般的痛悔也好，所有不明白原因但也无法抗拒的事，只能不断地旋转下去。

转啊转啊，转啊转啊。

然后，我们燃烧贻尽，被卷进去又被推出来。

偏体鳞伤。

五月里曾经有个人这么说过：

一面眺望着它，一面说看起来真实寂寞啊。

就这么耸立在那里，增添了白画的色彩，照耀了夜空，那模样看起来真是寂寞。

听到这话，我心想就因为这样才令人憧憬啊。在这个空荡荡的都市里，笔直地挺着身躯，凛然地持续发出光芒的神貌，是多么强韧而美丽。随波逐流，成群结党，有时共谋，有时又背叛，这样过日子的我们，因而被那份孤独之美深深的吸引。

无法忍受寂寞，只好继续旋转的我们，就是对它有无限的神往。

所以，人们以那个所在为目标，离开了自己身长的地方，为了寻找更接近它的方法，来到了东京。”

摘自：东京铁塔，lily franky



难道，这边厢，大家是否为了追求双峰塔，而离开家乡，来到了吉隆玻？

Update

不经不觉，原来已经回来大马有2个星期的时间。直至到6月30日，在日本24日的风流快活，到流连忘返，终于都愿意踏上沉重的脚步归家。


其实归家并不沉重，反而我很盼望这段新的挑战及旅程。在日本北海道与日本人相处后，取得的经验，让我爱上日本人生活的程序，爱上料理，爱上他们的简单而不失灵魂的室内摆设。导致我很期待我在吉隆玻的新住所，希望会是一个麻雀虽小，五脏俱全的房间，拥有干净及用具俱全的厨房。哪怕有个心血来潮的周末，能够约个三五知己，一起来到家中来个试食大会，饮饮白酒或者清酒，畅所欲言，那种感觉可以是多么的快活！

2个星期前见成份工，不一样的工作岗位，不再是设计师，可以话是同以前的专业调转岗位，但是始终是为设计这个领域效力。这个是我第一个挑战。之后，上个星期，终于找到地方住，这是我第二个挑战。接着下来的一个月，由于新工作需要自备交通，所以我需要找回荒废已久的驾驶技术，这是我第三个挑战。看来，我还有很多不同的挑战等着我来接招。

回来之后，我很希望会有机会多多接触大自然，以及了解大马的旅游胜地。因为有些许羞耻，我身在日本时，当外国人或当地人问我关于大马的旅游胜地时，我不能提供完整的资料给他们，当真不是几好。另外，原来大马在日本人的心目中，拥有很美丽的海与沙滩。我们是否应该觉得骄傲？

我很希望有个风和日丽，天时地利的配合之下，可以乖乖的坐下，为我那24日的旅程及心情故事与相片一起记录下。请大家密切期待。

beautiful life

everything is just so beatiful appear right in front of me.
thanks to mother earth, beautiful sky, beautiful flowers and beautiful life

(shiba zakura at Takinoue, Hokkaido)

Tokyo - 丸の内

Now, going to introduce 2 x designer store... let's go to Marunouchi 丸の内：

1.

Delfonics (www.delfonics.com)

He says: "The stationary opens up your idea"

I AGREE!

2.

Idea Seventh Sense (www.idea7thsense.com)

OR, can visit their online store at http://www.idea-onlineshop.jp/

(sorry, but all in Japanese ><)

People ask me to becareful of my wallet when going Japan, yes, i agree.

i think most of my money will spend on stationary or designer stuff instead of fashion.. haha!

Tokyo - 自由が丘

Last Friday after work, went Starbucks at Central, Clarke Quay, which is just walking distance from my office. found a place to sit down, placed order for my cup of usual "non-fat, no wheat cream, tall size hot mocha", and a piece of cranberry orange bagel, holding my new bought TOKYO handbook from Kinokuniya, sat down quietly and concentrate on doing my research to TOKYO. even though i'm only staying there for 3 days 2 nights. but i have the habit to buy a tour book for every new journey, esp free & easy type, as i don't wish to waste my trip without doing research, and also to keep all tour book as one of the significant for my each travel :)
Thanks to 东京攻略 published by Taiwan Cite 城邦, i discover alot of fantastic & interesting shops, restaurant and cafe in tokyo!

i hope i can share with you guys each places that i feel is very interested me, and i would like to put them in my itinerary! hope it does help you all too! all the places that i mentioned here can reach by train.

Firstly, let's talk about:- JIYUGAOKA 自由が丘

1.
PLAYER (http://shop.kawabe.co.jp/index.asp)

Player is a shop which manufactured multi-purposed bags, emphasized on multi-usage, and special design compartment to fit all purpose of usage. very convenient!
i personally love this type of BIG bag, material and shape, suprisingly, the price is not that expensive! which is ¥5,250, in less than RM200 you are able to get this lovely bag! :)

2.
自由が丘swiss roll house (http://www.jiyugaoka-rollya.jp/index.html)

World no.1 shop which only sell swiss roll. Like the way they design this website by using hand-drawn / watercolor, very peaceful feel :)

3.
SIX (www.presssix.jp)

A shop specialised in selling stationery imported from Europe, including items like postcards, antique cameras, poster.... i love stationery, so, this shop interested me alot! ;D

Stay tune for the next station! :)