Escape to hidden paradise – the southern islands

9,552 ViewsFeel like having a short getaway but don’t want to go too far? You can consider a day trip out to the less-known Southern Islands of Singapore. Presently, Singapore has approximately 60 islands (according to Wiki) and the popular ones are Sentosa, Pulau Tekong, Jurong Island and Pulau Ubin. Recently, Coney Island (Pulau Serangoon)

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Hakone Ryokan – Shinanoki Ichinoyu

4,556 ViewsDeciding on which ryokan to stay in Hakone was not easy. We had too many considerations in mind: Max $400/room ($200/pax) with Half Board Option (Dinner + Breakfast provided) Private onsen Location must be convenient enough for us to proceed to Kawaguchiko the next morning Mt Fuji View After scanning through almost all the

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Aokigahara Suicide Forest – Kawaguchiko Mt Fuji

10,082 ViewsI’ve been contemplating on whether to write a blog post about my visit to aokigahara (aka suicide forest) when there are already so many blogs and videos about it but I kind of need to pen down my experiences in order to get them out of my head. Even as I type (2 months on), I can still recall

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Magical Disneysea on a Rainy Day

9,854 ViewsI visited Disneysea on a 100% forecast rainy day; thinking that the rainwater would make the Disneysea experience more authentic. yea right. Well, the truth was that we couldn’t change any of the planned itinerary; but on a hindsight, every cloud has a silver lining! Advantages of a Rainy Day The queues are shorter for rides The queues

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SHINee Tokyo Dome 2016

11,444 ViewsI was really thankful to have the chance to attend a Tokyo Dome concert again (in the span 2 years). Having visited the same Dome last year, I was a lot less panicky and excited as I kind of knew what to expect. There were several surprises and disappointments which I will share in the

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