love in japan ♥♥♥

Like I've mentioned a couple of times, the reason behind my lack of regular blog posts lately is because of a new-found commitment, aka the bf! (#^.^#) It's like, every day after I get off from work (usually between 7-9pm or even later at times), I have to go grocery shopping, cook, eat, etc... and by then it's time for our nightly webcam sessions! There's really not much time left for me to do other things, including watching TV or all the doramas I've downloaded. Not that I'm complaining though, as seeing him online is the only thing I look forward to every night nowadays. Long-distance relationships are just so sweet and yet sad at the same time, aren't they? *sigh...*

Anyway, some time ago, he paid me a vist! It was his first time in Japan and so we played tourists in many places. Here goes a recap of the wonderful times we had! =D


Minato Mirai @ Yokohama
(I love this place & had been hoping to come here with my special someone since I first visited it like 3 years ago. Now my wish is finally fulfilled! ^^)


関帝廟 in Yokohama's Chinatown


in front of the big wooden tori gate of 明治神社 on the day we visited Harajuku & Shibuya


bought a 1-day metro pass & went all around Tokyo - Asakusa, Akihabara, Ginza, Tokyo Tower, Roppongi


dressed up in yukata & jinbei to visit the 大仏 in Kamakura and watch 花火 at Kurihama


1-day デート at Odaiba, another one of my fave places in Japan :)


sumptuous Japanese feast at a ryokan in Hakone


sight-seeing around Hakone - Owakudani, Lake Ashi, Hakone Jinja


sunset @ Mitsui Outlet Park, Yokohama


a day of fun at Tokyo DisneyLand!


acting silly in my apartment ;P


and finally, our "family pic" with Stitchie & Korilakkuma! hee~
Although it's a sad thing that we have to be separated when our relationship had only just started, I am also thankful for this chance for him to come experience life in Japan with me. It really allowed us to understand each other further and find out more things we have in common. Besides, the long periods of being apart also make us treasure the times we have together even more. (^-^)

Shall end off with this paragraph from one of my favourite songs "好きな人" by Kiroro:

これからずっと二人だから
神様きっと試練下した
幸せすぎると後でだめになる
だからこんな時乗り越えよう

***translation found online***
From now on, it will be the two of us forever, and so
The gods would surely put us to test
If we're too fortunate, things will not turn out well afterwards
Therefore, let's overcome these times together