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Tinatamad akong magsulat

Ang mga ka-kosa ko sa CELda, ang mga Batang RF Cage ay nasa Japan! Ano pa ang gagawin namin kundi maglakwatsa? Namiss ko na rin ang mga ito na kasama ko sa hirap at ginhawa sa thesis at pag-overnight sa lab Sino ang kumuha ng EPROM ko?

Batang RF Cage sa Japan!

Dahil geek kami, first stop, Akihabara, kung saan kumain kami ng steak sa Pepper Lunch at nagtingin ng kung anu-anu-ano

BRFC sa Yodobashi, Akihabara

Picture-picture on our way to the Imperial Palace to visit the Queen… errr, Emperor. Hahaha. Ang jologs namin pero ang saya!!!

BRFC at the Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery

Imperial Palace!!! Sa labas lang. Apparently twice a year lang binubuksan ang Imperial Palace, tuwing Birthday ng Emperor at New Year.

BRFC sa Imperial Palace!

At makukumpleto ba naman ang Tokyo tour nang di pumupunta sa Tokyo Tower?

BRFC sa Tokyo Tower (Well medyo sumisilip lang yung tower, hehehe)

Ito rin ang araw ng pagbalik ni Elai sa Tottori at hinatid namin siya ni Tinats sa Shinagawa. Awww… mamimiss ka namin, Elai! Balik ka, ha, o ako naman ang pupunta sa Tottori.

More pictures mula kay Tinats at Ed

Me in a yukata

The Kaladkaran gang donned in full yukata regalia for the Tokyo Bay Cruise

The tour gave a fantastic view of Tokyo at night and we were able to see the Rainbow Bridge up close.

(L-R) Elai, Apple, Me, Ish and Tid with Tokyo's night time view in our background

The crowd was lively, everyone was having fun and the Yukata Dancers sure did sizzle up our summer night

Yukata Dancer

Too bad the tour only lasted for 2 hours. Uber bitin talaga. Anyway, after the boat docked, the gang conducted around two hours worth of picture taking to  grab the momentous event of Kaladkarins in yukatas. Hehehehe. This is one night I’m sure I’d never forget

The gang inside the boat

More pictures from Tinats and Ed and a really cool video from Lau Salamat sa pictures at video, guys!

It was a fun and relaxing 3-day vacation at Izu Thanks to Ma’am Janette for organizing the trip. I would definitely want to go back 

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August 10

Jogasaki Coast – great view! Always loved the sea. Was quite tempted to jump off the cliffs though

Ma'am Janette and I at the Jogasaki Coast

Izu Kougen Station – Breakfast and foot onsen Ang init nung onsen promise

Izu Kougen Foot Onsen

Grandpal – Kiddie rides galore! Tried this cage-swing like thing which you can maneuver to rotate 360 degrees   Too bad I’m such a wuss and just screamed the whole time while M did most of the work. Hehehe. Weeee! Uber fun!

Ito Hanabi - Best hanabi ever! Way better than Sumida. First time to wear a yukata Amazing fireworks display, more relaxed atmosphere, better, closely knit crowd. The comical announcer also added spice to the show making the overall environment more lively. Wasn’t able to take pictures of the actual fireworks display, though. Left Gabby’s SLR camera which I borrowed specially for the event because I was too frustrated with the pictures I have taken earlier Turned out to be a good thing because it rained exactly right after the display and neither one of us had an umbrella. Got soaked to the skin and realized that it was a really bad idea not to wear anything under my yukata I looked like a character from some Japanese soft porn. Arrgh. We went to some izakaya to dry ourselves up and had beer and chu hi and tea and lots of finger food yum! It was a tiring but super fun day. I couldn’t wait for the next day to come.

All dressed up for the Ito Hanabi Taikai

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August 11

What I really love about this trip was the relaxed nature of out stay. We were not bound by any strict itinerary so there was no need to force ourselves to wake up too early It was a freaking hot day but like that would stop us from gallivanting, right? Hehehe.

Mt. Omuro – Conquered Mt. Omuro! The view from the top was just a lot like what I see from our backyard in Baguio so it was kind of underwhelming but what the heck, Mt Omuro, weeeeee! The experience itself was fun

(L-R) Kei-san, Ma'am Janette, Me and M before riding the cable cars

Rode the cable car. I admit it wasn’t a very thrilling ride hehehe

M and I at the cable car

Had my picture taken with the Jizo statues (There was supposed to be this really bad superstition against your picture being taken with the Jizo statues. Didn’t quite pay attention enough if you were to be visited by ghosts or that you would be cursed until your fourth generation. In retrospect, I think I should have listened more closely. Hehehehe. To my future heirs, if there are actually going to be some, I am truly sorry. Hehehehe )

Me beside the Jizo Statues

Archery at Mt Omuro’s crater! Harder than it looks. I am indeed no elf. Joe, paano mo na-uno archery mo sa UP? Hehehe. Uber fun! Would want to do it again. Want to become really good at it

Trying my hand at archery

Shaboten Koen – Cacti galore! Was able to see some Agave tequilana species where my good friend, the tequila is made of Saw a lot of beautiful birds. First time to see flamingos! Too bad all the cameras I’ve brought got depleted of battery and I wasn’t able to take a picture of them. Waaaaah! First time to see my kin, the two-toed sloth, too T’was a really big park with shows and lots to see. I particularly like the aviary section and the Aztec inspired garden which by some twist of fate (or stupidity), I wasn’t able to take pictures of (

(L-R) Moi, M, Kei-san and Ma'am Janette's official photo at the Shaboten Koen

Watched the show

Daigo: Hello World!

Held a baby kangaroo

Me and the baby kangaroo

Fed the daddy kangaroo

Feeding the daddy kangaroo

My cameras’ batteries got depleted after this (

Barbecue and More Fireworks at Kawamura-san’s residence – probably one of the best barbecues I’ve ever had Tried some curious-looking, colorless, coconut flavored rum and actually liked it. Tried another brand of chu-hi, HiBoy(?) which by far is the best chu hi I’ve ever had. Realized that I can’t have enough of fireworks

Sparklers, weeeee!!!

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August 12 - We were supposed to go swimming this day but it rained so we just decided to relax inside the house and go home early. Because it was the summer break for most people, the roads leading to and from Izu were congested. It was my first time to experience heavy traffic in Japan. Having experienced worse traffic jams in the Philippines, I wasn’t even a bit irked. I don’t think Kei-san felt the same, though. Hehehe. We stopped over some place along the way for kaiten sushi. It was also my first kaiten sushi experience Yipee! The best selection was some crayfish sushi. I would definitely have some of that again. The uni in the Philippines tastes so much better than Japan’s though One thing I would never taste again would be the mashed salmon mixed with corn oil. I already consider myself quite adventurous when it comes to food but I had a really hard time swallowing that one

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Overall, it was a really fun 3-day stay. Great company, great experiences, great food. Let’s do that again, shall we?

Thanks to Ma’am Janette for the pictures More pictures here and here.

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C-, tsk… I need to travel more