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Hokkaido Trip!!! 北海道の観光旅行

This is the japanese restaurant we had our very 1st breakfast. Is salmon steamboat (didn't have chance to get camera cause tired and camera inside luggage)



This bus travelled with us every part of hokkaido trip.

Entrance of the 1st shopping district we entered














1st nite in hokkaido trip! Staff frm htl prepared a set of 'yukata'【浴衣】-shower wear/ summer wear an informal cotton kimono


Hot Tea, Tempura, chawanmushi,white rice & preserved plum(あんばい). お茶,天婦羅,茶碗蒸し,米と塩梅。











Traditional bathtub of Japanese is best! Deep and nt too broad space is fully utilised bathtub water wun overflow easily,western bathtub is nt deep and widely use.Water don't reali cover the upperpart of our body when u immersed in the water.残念な!





Ah Li Birthday!!! 誕生日のひ






















Happy Birthday to U





Happi Birthdae 2 U!





















This is the place where we celebrated ah li's birthday is at Clarke quay level 3, a japanese curry house--- Mr Curry












Muackz! *(^_^)*\/

  Black Sesame cream Drink.. Sesame lover..is 4 U not mi!! (>_<)

Blueberry Ice Blended quite nice but..is better mix with some plain water it is SWEETTT! 甘いだ





























Pastor Rony Tan blasts Buddhism

Recently there is this pastor making some not gd comment on other religions.
Some ppl comment i feel is very great awesome haha!!
Comments:
If we take a simple analogy of food - if I like lontong, you like kway teow and he likes beef steak, , just because i like lontong doesnt mean I have to make sure everyone likes lontong and nothing else, that those who are anti-lontong are all fools, idiots. Just like lontong satisfy my tastes and hunger, so does kway teow n steak satisfy the taste n hunger of the others. Similarly, different religion satisfy the hunger of spiritual wisdom & happiness of different races the way it suits them.

We therefore cannot run down other religions just because we hold on strongly to ours. As a plurastic society, it is a fact that diversity is our way of life. Recognising this diversity and not merely tolerating your neighhours but accepting and understanding them as they are, recognising them as our fellow human beings sharing the same dream of happiness n harmony in this society, we will develop true bonding and happiness in our hearts. Think of Rojak - all champo but great taste!

that we'll not tolerate religious leaders badmouthing other religions since we'd like to foster inter-religious harmony and understanding in our society?

We shouldn't comment any of the religions. I believe Every Religions has a same belief " We should learn to Respect and accept different cultures and religions in this multi-religious country"

Best Answer i thought haha!!!:

don't think there is a chance for me to be a christian... paradise is too crowded since no one goes to hell..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4wKGg4mJ1g

=-=Japan Culture IV=-=

Japan New Year Cuisine--->>>日本の正月お節
The Japanese celebrate New Year ’s Day on Jan 1st on the Gregorian Calendar.
In fact, before 1873, Japanese New Year [正月・しょうがつ à syougatsu] followed the Chinese Lunar calendar and celebrated at the beginning of Spring[春・はるàharu].
Just as contemporary Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese New Year are celebrated to this day.
However, in 1873, 5 years after the Meiji Restoration [明治維新,・めいじいしんàmeiji ishin], japan adopted the Gregorian Calendar, so the 1st day of Jan is the official New Year’s Day in modern Japan.
It is considered by most Japanese to be 1 of the most important annual festivals and has been celebrated for centuries with its own unique customs.

They have their Traditional Food-お節料理・おせちりょうり osechi ryouri/osechi
昆布・こんぶ [boiled seaweed]
蒲鉾・かまぼこ [fish cakes]
栗きんとん・くりきんとん [mashed sweet potato & chestnut]
金平牛蒡・きんぴらごぼう [simmered burdock root]
黒豆・くろまめ [black soybeans]

Many of these dishes are sweet, sour, or dried, so they can keep without refrigeration- the culinary traditions date to a time before households had refrigerators, when most stores closed for the holidays.
There are many variations of osechi, some food eaten in 1 region are not eaten in other places (other even banned) on New Year’s Day.
Another popular dish is お雑煮・おぞうに,a soup with omochi[お餅/rice cake] and other ingredients that differ based on various regions of Japan.
Today, sashimi and sushi are often eaten, as well as non-japanese foods.
On the seventh day of January, seven herb rice soup「七草粥。ななくさがゆ」 is prepared, a day known as 人日,literally Human Day.

昆布.konbu --> in soup

蒲鉾.kamaboko

Japanese Kamaboko Tempura


栗きんとん.kurikinton
金平牛蒡・kinpiragobou (in bentou set,bottom right brownish color)

kinpiragobou garnished on the rice.


黒豆.kuromame in rice ball(onigiri)








お雑煮.ozouni (with some vegetables, white radish, carrot, etc)

七草粥.nanakusagayu
By: ♀Ling~クルミ♀
TO BE CONTINUED...
source from yahoo & wikipedia