M'sian Ski trip - Nozawa

Ski trip from 26-29 Dis.
Took night bus on 26 nite, terhumban keluar into the freezing cold in the middle of nowhere in the wee hours of the morning of 27, tracked to our ryokan, got stuffed into small rooms and waited real long to get our ski gear. Hardcore man. But I is loving it.

and of we went to ski ke board ke.....
Kohai's all smiles ! Thats the spirit man :D



The three of us with miffy. Geez, I know i short la. But miffy? at my age? :'(
Lydia throwing snowball...
B'day gal.....
Mafia groupies - Day 1
did not take any pics for day 2.
But its safe to say everyone caught the mafia craze. Hahaha...
What kind of pose is this man?
Waiting for the dudes ...




Animal tracks from gondola. Acc to the owner of the ryokan, its rabbit or deer tracks. But the footprints that are shaped like a T are rabbits one lor. So CUTE ! Too bad didn't get to see real wabbits.
Oh神様、ありがとう！
Onsentamago.

Onsen. Love the design and feel of the building. Even the mysterious flaky bits in the bath. Tradition beats modern stuff anytime man. I just hope more ppl learn to appriciate it.

After onsen must drink milk :D
So quaint lor.End.

All in all. This trip super the blast lor. Cos the place was gorgeous, the snow was good, the weather great, the company fantastic... what more can one ask for?

Random updates...

Loooooonnng long time never post up stuff edi. Berry the sorry. Here's some random stuff that I've been meaning to post up.

Autumn Leaves in Kibune-Kyoto
Really super the leng place. Its like some forgotten gem. All peaceful and tranquil. Is loves. Too bad did not have more time to explore more of this place.


Bird house by the road side!! I is excited!!
No birds anymore....
Not even a smite of eggshells...
Poor old nest,
wif moss growing out of you,
Hope you get some new fwens real soon.Super interesting kulat thinge growing on this tree trunk. Gross but cool.

Picnic by the stream. Super the good feng shui or not. In front got mountain stream, behind got mountain. Got this super convenient shed wif tables. Got good fwens around. And check out the homemade spread. Muahahaha...

Looking like homeless ppl. Hehehe....
Mossy thinge again. Serious that place is so damp, its crawling wif lumut,moss, kulat and all that kind of thinge.




Birthday prezzie
Handmade of course! Made cake wif ZI too. Actually, I only did the decoration part. Its a lemon snail cake. Wif chocolate bits down the side to depict stool. Muahahaha....
X'mas Cookies
Fuyoh!Super the christmas spirit or not. Got mood so made some cookies and spread it around for some christmas cheer.

下手クソな模型of a fairyhouse
Huhuhu....not enough sprinkle of fairydust huh. Teng said it looks like a model of some beachside house. Totally out. But it looks ok la i think. Haha.....me likey the roof.
Who said I can't leave blank spaces?
Had an urge to do stg wif oil pastels. Super the hisashiburi. Like so totally used it so much back in secondary sch. The creamy texture, bits of it flaking everywhere, smudgeing it into the paper, scraping it off with ruler when applied to thick and hastly repairing the damage.Haha....it was a love hate relationship. Mostly hate thought. Cos I always felt that the results were too solid and fake looking. Cos was always told to color everything, no blanks. Actually not told, it was expected of you. Super the tiring to cover the whole background....and does not look natural. Ya I know, should mix more colors then ok rite, layer upon layer. But I didn't know that last time. And the stigma bout oil pastels for beginners. Geez, so not d fair for the innocent oil pastels. Cos when done right can be real stunning. I guess the gist is art teachers should give more free range to students. There is no such thing as rules in art.

Wah, epic. I should coin this statement.

"There is not such thing as rules in art"

-Joyce C

My first handmade tea cup!

Muahahaha..........

The tea cup that I made in Nara came today! I is super happy! Love it lots. Came at the perfect time too. Cos about a week ago, someone chipped my beloved Snoopy cup that I left to dry in the kitchen. (T_T) Was sad. But you know what they say, out with the old and in with the new!

Welcome new cup!
See its so leng. All shiny. The best part is cos I made the rim real wavy to resemble flower petals, its so unsymmetrical that when you rotate it slowly, it looks real different. It ended up not looking as much as a Lotus as I would have liked, but I could not mold the cup anymore than I did cos I made the cup too thick. On the whole, I think it turned out not bad. For my first try in pottery :D

I like this side best cos it looks like a maple leaf.


The pottery guy taught us this cool thing whereby you make an indention by applying pressure. I was so impressed that I made 3. Muahahaha...




See, see....you know what I mean by it looking different from different angles right!



Testing use my cup for the first time. No matcha in stock so used milo. Baru Malaysian mah. Hahaha.....Real happy that I made it thick now, cos the weight is perfect for a tea cup.

Imagine a cold dreary day, you`re back from sch, all cold and grumpy, cupping a warm cup that fits perfectly in your hands, you can feel the heat radiating into your frozen hands, ahhhh......

Now smell the aroma a bit, hmmmm......

Rotate the cup a bit to admired it. Then enjoy lah.