Our family's very own 青花瓷

my family's 青花瓷 

I discovered this jewel today... Well... More accurately speaking... I didn't "discover" it, (since it has been with me since I was a toddler). This vase is my grandmother's, it was given to her by a famous monk from a temple in China. This vase is more than 500 years old. It is called 青花瓷... It was given to the temple as a gift by the Ming Dynasty emperor during the Ming Dynasty and later because our family had connections to that temple (my family has a lot of history and connections with Buddhist monks), it was given to my grandmother. It was given as a very honorary gift. 

It is such an honour to see it in real life... Who knows what stories lie within it and what this vase has seen and gone through... What's more important is that it is priceless. I am blessed to see this in real life, how did it survive the cultural revolution and such?

Yukata

It is still Yukata season!! these are some of the most beautiful ones I have found in Tokyo...

 Note that these are super expensive >___< ... beauty comes with a price.

@Takashimaya Honten, Nihonbashi (高島屋本店日本橋)

flowers animated

Stephanie Ng draws a flower

I went to Teamlab's Borderless exhibition and in their Athletes' Forest, I created a flower, had it animated, and it was everywhere :D

petals of my flower

didn't catch it in the right moment... petals again

almost......~

FINALLY!!! My flower became flowers!

do you see it?

better version! :D

Tokyo. Summer. Humidity.

Odaiba Exile concert stage

Tokyo can get extremely humid to the point that my pictures will look like I put a filter in front of it! XD

little things

random "garbage" on the floor a piece of my hairbrush fell off

have you ever dropped something but because you couldn't pick it up (either you couldn't find it or you were rushing out) and later only to discover it when you stump on it?

It happens to be EVERY TIME!!!!! it is so annoying!!!! No matter where it was dropped (behind the sink, rolled under my bed... it always finds itself to my feet!!! I always regret not picking it up right away... (not that I didn't want to).... sigh...

please don't tell me I'm not the only one who experiences this...

Japanese culture on souvenirs

Japan is huge on souvenirs, or お土産 (おみやげ) in Japanese. And, I have a love-hate relationship with them. On one hand, I love receiving them and trying out different ones but... finding good ones to give to people can be a pain in the neck. They are similar to postcards and Christmas cards... you love receiving them, but it is a challenge writing them.

Especially when you go to a place more than once... it looks awkward to have to buy the same ones over and over again >____<

Canada and USA

A student asked me: what's the difference between Canada and the USA?
Well... one of the biggest differences: the US' symbol is an eagle while the Canadian symbol is a goose

Student: a goose?!?!!

Me: yes, shows a picture

Student: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Tokyo Disneyland Parade!!

Tokyo Disneyland celebrates its 35th anniversary this year

it's true when they say that Disneyland is for all ages! It is one of the happiest places on earth and I completely agree!

It has been a long time since I have been to Disneyland (DisneySea does not count!). But I'm not here to talk about or give a review of Tokyo Disneyland, instead, I'm here to show you pictures I took of the parade!

I went when it was a bit cloudy... not sure whether it is a good or bad thing (since having to wait in line with the sun burning you isn't very fun). Thankfully there was no rain!

I consider myself lucky to be able to find a nice spot where I could take pictures and enjoy the parade... so here they are~ 

Minnie Mouse

Disney Princesses

Torii

Torii Japanese style

the sponsor, NTT docomo, of course

Tokyo Disneyland Parade!! 35th anniversary

東京ディズニーランドパレード!! 2018年 創立35周年

wedge of Aloe

I found the cutest product at a drugstore today!!! A wedge of Aloe!!! XD... I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it... XD

they had a bigger and smaller version... and there was a darker and lighter shade... seriously considering buying them XD