tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46443214201909248982024-03-06T12:42:57.118+09:00Out of the labLab papa exciting adventuresLab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-57258402548736851512009-07-20T21:26:00.019+09:002011-04-30T09:17:06.801+09:00BBQ<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Today is the Marine Day and it is holiday.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We had an impromptu but very enjoyable BBQ with Malaysian friends.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhvNyCBXYufjlYmA_Hcowoy0ogDiGbliUcLN9bS_TJQgGPad-roWL1hFsC_LKtnTHzFNb5mICqXLTqbTrivbysQeVkDtrCGzFUD_3DJ4Nd57q5kKxPzpiPwLTmVCQ-HuNN3mIKFKr4X4/s1600-h/IMG_2650-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360520599430996610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhvNyCBXYufjlYmA_Hcowoy0ogDiGbliUcLN9bS_TJQgGPad-roWL1hFsC_LKtnTHzFNb5mICqXLTqbTrivbysQeVkDtrCGzFUD_3DJ4Nd57q5kKxPzpiPwLTmVCQ-HuNN3mIKFKr4X4/s400/IMG_2650-copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Not so much into foods because we just wanted to spend and enjoy the time together.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7678RNUxuwT3U3IpuIZjlGe5O8ZituZKFYuRKp-BlPv7MRFUosMkeFPrjS7Sh7tGd7keXn-fEf3YkfRnFwkU-1HAPbdFqanaB9NLgMDGPJYM33iXRjvkZBJVNHX-vxzmDKEivyDuayDU/s1600-h/IMG_2782-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360520537096024146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7678RNUxuwT3U3IpuIZjlGe5O8ZituZKFYuRKp-BlPv7MRFUosMkeFPrjS7Sh7tGd7keXn-fEf3YkfRnFwkU-1HAPbdFqanaB9NLgMDGPJYM33iXRjvkZBJVNHX-vxzmDKEivyDuayDU/s400/IMG_2782-copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We played some famous childhood games like this one.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0gcej96_hSF-tM1rWs8RAZ054ZTcnaITt7jPcpWD9ieh0aV8Uj_aVtvriTQFb6SMOZ0MPibebQSDlGCErlBOD-gxa6B4d_Z6q9t6wVpgOmtRu5qh16U3cMGKYeqgXYywWZ9Zn-NxGEQ/s1600-h/IMG_2838-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360520470783666994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0gcej96_hSF-tM1rWs8RAZ054ZTcnaITt7jPcpWD9ieh0aV8Uj_aVtvriTQFb6SMOZ0MPibebQSDlGCErlBOD-gxa6B4d_Z6q9t6wVpgOmtRu5qh16U3cMGKYeqgXYywWZ9Zn-NxGEQ/s400/IMG_2838-copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">SPLASHHHHH!!! The sea was very cold.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360520411033727122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DjwiVpTYaJPCMKPwu-PoqKw07S91TQneIUzFuSDZfmfN7Mbl9ltnM8AlEbl4SoKlWrnDx5S9Iw4-ZhMsV98-MTp9L7qfqMxJE6nATh-tUzBkU1k0EI-eIqHoxIDMcwO-9Tav-u6L9to/s400/IMG_2852-copy.jpg" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div></span><div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Sekiya Beach. No white sandy beach like in Sabah. But everybody loves to go.</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-56056874789907740132009-06-19T19:45:00.012+09:002011-04-06T22:43:18.252+09:00Hello Macro World<div style="text-align: justify;">Bought a 2nd hand Tokina AT-X 100 AF F2.8.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are some of the experiment results.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa-19gfdXROvB3TfCOdEjopD0M7pT2TMMoz2dG_QL_qi3R98evzQvrKdasF-ZHhIjFCn_Yjo_N2yWnO3HIDmfSd_5gnqzujYEcQRLBVvXVy3yx1-7XKSG7pgaWRD9KjyQdZui_GGvpwk/s400/IMG_2285-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348989823170509106" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My short pant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJUSKnw_izqCcMd-WM_VZQQpSRsVXYzmQxI27AallbFJ5Ey11DcV2JnVYBurDJpdU7s8i-vRaNuDgYjv7h1LgmVC33cY5uPZh3w396R4g_H93MhcFEB3dcpDOaBU9m1TlvQ1mFbLYyV8/s1600-h/IMG_2360-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJUSKnw_izqCcMd-WM_VZQQpSRsVXYzmQxI27AallbFJ5Ey11DcV2JnVYBurDJpdU7s8i-vRaNuDgYjv7h1LgmVC33cY5uPZh3w396R4g_H93MhcFEB3dcpDOaBU9m1TlvQ1mFbLYyV8/s400/IMG_2360-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348989756697497970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like a sun flower</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MRlPI2B_lRlhKZZ-Yznuaai_8A4a7Cr90QrvWazkfdTCU3-f8E67CXlmrrhNMVVLdr0l4lpou142Li7BkhExJK6D20h48aLOI_c32-y_sNTcHWp-XcN4rDTSu81BgmjywuOnIzFtlXQ/s1600-h/IMG_2296-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MRlPI2B_lRlhKZZ-Yznuaai_8A4a7Cr90QrvWazkfdTCU3-f8E67CXlmrrhNMVVLdr0l4lpou142Li7BkhExJK6D20h48aLOI_c32-y_sNTcHWp-XcN4rDTSu81BgmjywuOnIzFtlXQ/s400/IMG_2296-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348989686640102322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After successful polination</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtsIlUQWAppgoDxwXncfWeGQif3hiotKUNiGupMlRYZq1yilGA2RH-8rq23APC_ep1TmBZ2L9d05q2qQ-loGnw7Ldr69a3dqfjDOLuQKOGiWP-blHSGWOn-829GpJJE0Z6Om-IN4RaXA/s1600-h/IMG_2297-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtsIlUQWAppgoDxwXncfWeGQif3hiotKUNiGupMlRYZq1yilGA2RH-8rq23APC_ep1TmBZ2L9d05q2qQ-loGnw7Ldr69a3dqfjDOLuQKOGiWP-blHSGWOn-829GpJJE0Z6Om-IN4RaXA/s400/IMG_2297-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348989625938966482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Propellers flower (?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ9Sf3y4RxpgoPX2I1LyDqdBndub58pXIlIU3VEq7yQ3_PbxRVtl4fzwiBqQcioIZvX_UqO0vpAe_BFFcgrrzAeVN0BCNly3Df14wtJSR341RKC7QndoaNNC0a7273kFcc63CHddycyQ/s1600-h/IMG_2343-copy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQ9Sf3y4RxpgoPX2I1LyDqdBndub58pXIlIU3VEq7yQ3_PbxRVtl4fzwiBqQcioIZvX_UqO0vpAe_BFFcgrrzAeVN0BCNly3Df14wtJSR341RKC7QndoaNNC0a7273kFcc63CHddycyQ/s400/IMG_2343-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348989532000148498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bug on leaf</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-2252076142851727592009-06-14T14:06:00.024+09:002011-04-07T15:01:33.980+09:00Kampung kampung<div>Holiday in Bundu Tuhan. Nothing compare to home!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhZtNEz1LDYMfrDnDfxttTlWDG784gwngbZZNXsIH5TCThlvlf5gYGC9lsbETS2Ih7D-PBmGUtGLPZgWXzlxFV53vjAPgfF6kXeCcktX55CzoA-QvFVGja-P_gLMhI7-up1GK1RTYWrY/s1600-h/IMG_1748-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhZtNEz1LDYMfrDnDfxttTlWDG784gwngbZZNXsIH5TCThlvlf5gYGC9lsbETS2Ih7D-PBmGUtGLPZgWXzlxFV53vjAPgfF6kXeCcktX55CzoA-QvFVGja-P_gLMhI7-up1GK1RTYWrY/s400/IMG_1748-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347050217486599650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">From Tinompok, the entrance to Bundu Tuhan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga2fJoiv16Y4J6SVT6ayPlKSs_A9R-cUPmS02UNHyHJP-Z9v7mCX_o-kL2pFgd13xBj6WA_YTMzBSgeA5N6Waw6Q_7wYdH_qXvJ9sEW2Nt0B8wJmeMpWsJTfWB4fB4vbOZqU0zGYBy_M/s1600-h/Picture-234_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga2fJoiv16Y4J6SVT6ayPlKSs_A9R-cUPmS02UNHyHJP-Z9v7mCX_o-kL2pFgd13xBj6WA_YTMzBSgeA5N6Waw6Q_7wYdH_qXvJ9sEW2Nt0B8wJmeMpWsJTfWB4fB4vbOZqU0zGYBy_M/s400/Picture-234_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347050142563656930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To open the gate, you have to move the long bamboo one by one. It just to prevent cows from entering the yard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ8yWwihAd0spgIprFAC0lCG-fhMvBOG2lAS2J3k1opRVlfkONBupVwwAuPMd6SwPO-ozUdpaA6h5oclycxe9iyjaUJuwkj8sRjodHhm97mMqsGNu7NupKODxIwkw_hE8p0wJiSTUWXE/s1600-h/Picture-262_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ8yWwihAd0spgIprFAC0lCG-fhMvBOG2lAS2J3k1opRVlfkONBupVwwAuPMd6SwPO-ozUdpaA6h5oclycxe9iyjaUJuwkj8sRjodHhm97mMqsGNu7NupKODxIwkw_hE8p0wJiSTUWXE/s400/Picture-262_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347050092699251890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I like the colors of the mattress, made from different pieces of clothes</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI0B28pAebBUBrpeeWd2oTyyRKmuipJkNricMjjp2QqtmDHRAA9N6w8WAcg6pzATVgDaVdb8bpcxX4iEjrOXKzr9YdemBF2EsvytTspZlv9OgtOveLZJspMhPKYSnzPx97pnpt-xNAu0/s1600-h/Picture-254_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI0B28pAebBUBrpeeWd2oTyyRKmuipJkNricMjjp2QqtmDHRAA9N6w8WAcg6pzATVgDaVdb8bpcxX4iEjrOXKzr9YdemBF2EsvytTspZlv9OgtOveLZJspMhPKYSnzPx97pnpt-xNAu0/s400/Picture-254_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347050022521597538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing special</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZuqdWbEtQ7VuNzFIrfZwod1EhRimZUkgao_nkT3I-tFQYiGT1SDf7vTDQFGKTlYNsBV2xYmQ1L77MkvTx3G45bi_mqb25zdfhr9FreX3Wtmjlg2SXu02t0eKYDSfI8F2Bm9RAAu6tME/s1600-h/Picture-198_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZuqdWbEtQ7VuNzFIrfZwod1EhRimZUkgao_nkT3I-tFQYiGT1SDf7vTDQFGKTlYNsBV2xYmQ1L77MkvTx3G45bi_mqb25zdfhr9FreX3Wtmjlg2SXu02t0eKYDSfI8F2Bm9RAAu6tME/s400/Picture-198_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049831598821746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mount Kinabalu in the morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXl9ZUrHlGWs9sjOYvbhBaJbcLUCQaj6dqFTTnUn3REPrQ0Ov3_yRkPXS8pfWMEvmVuWgBmmAjjyOHL-nyARib0UNDkAo1Ymf2gMzAkmB3iJTVNKaYx3XmcsyH42rLpucSw3mEt7NWVY/s1600-h/Picture-186_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXl9ZUrHlGWs9sjOYvbhBaJbcLUCQaj6dqFTTnUn3REPrQ0Ov3_yRkPXS8pfWMEvmVuWgBmmAjjyOHL-nyARib0UNDkAo1Ymf2gMzAkmB3iJTVNKaYx3XmcsyH42rLpucSw3mEt7NWVY/s400/Picture-186_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049786517599746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mount Kinabalu at noon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQuHxsZ50P0ZCmDBPCEBX-9fpkjDr0P-A4JVNU3Sh25qQy8WPxAHgte5iX2tmrbRUy4EFSJuda89cIyGVIWYFRwiIyO59ApG1ga1BMUYp6koVRo-Fuaaz5piNOTskkybYgHctio2_VUg/s1600-h/Picture-364-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQuHxsZ50P0ZCmDBPCEBX-9fpkjDr0P-A4JVNU3Sh25qQy8WPxAHgte5iX2tmrbRUy4EFSJuda89cIyGVIWYFRwiIyO59ApG1ga1BMUYp6koVRo-Fuaaz5piNOTskkybYgHctio2_VUg/s400/Picture-364-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049658466360258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">SMK Bundu Tuhan as seen from our house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgoQtgloKPiuex5sHn2SWiTysD-HMaQxGxkTVb1P4K6hV2i359XnV_mydfwueKRwT9VdH6DPxmZZxHk_LsvUBdFdrjGc0B5181oEHrKQOAUqHaRmzVUMWphACimrZA3ysWZXWpfdmatg/s1600-h/Picture-241_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgoQtgloKPiuex5sHn2SWiTysD-HMaQxGxkTVb1P4K6hV2i359XnV_mydfwueKRwT9VdH6DPxmZZxHk_LsvUBdFdrjGc0B5181oEHrKQOAUqHaRmzVUMWphACimrZA3ysWZXWpfdmatg/s400/Picture-241_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049575471168050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wild ginger</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Y2JYAJKzL5XoaOfiXDiQ1t0zVIR-2iKuN1YD5woKTVAXYj2p9Mf4ySyvgBhXL0VSR7Mozx4zZ9H_SAkDe53cBBoJsrbnCf0TvuqSWzKJCjCATRAHYwycZWqJzxm5xyGaPuSOZAECEA/s1600-h/Picture-289_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Y2JYAJKzL5XoaOfiXDiQ1t0zVIR-2iKuN1YD5woKTVAXYj2p9Mf4ySyvgBhXL0VSR7Mozx4zZ9H_SAkDe53cBBoJsrbnCf0TvuqSWzKJCjCATRAHYwycZWqJzxm5xyGaPuSOZAECEA/s400/Picture-289_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049327401828082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My MIL's new cat, so cute</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVsk5jjJxNE4XedZrETRECLy_fq4ROat0MBwH9RnpI-ictw5gIw-wvq88uuHxz9NV07-54xJiBiFf6QyuOHPTbLXQPMvCqRn5c5Mux3yKZKnE8iPpQ0ZEd_Lw9Uf0p_0VSwitWHgvLS0/s1600-h/Picture-274_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVsk5jjJxNE4XedZrETRECLy_fq4ROat0MBwH9RnpI-ictw5gIw-wvq88uuHxz9NV07-54xJiBiFf6QyuOHPTbLXQPMvCqRn5c5Mux3yKZKnE8iPpQ0ZEd_Lw9Uf0p_0VSwitWHgvLS0/s400/Picture-274_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049225320257442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Orchids, naturally grows around the house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIhrfKmu3KW2LkBcZIt_pPAjpMOXx1YSAOkTdrNq2SFnFMrtl4g3ZYZWn_TXYbMCprKeHVyXeIQnmANmy7yfu09WQbA4VSCUPOfdIzb3QzI1yK4cBQsIj_rbcHgMN6KK-GD2Y6iAz-wc/s1600-h/Picture-348-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIhrfKmu3KW2LkBcZIt_pPAjpMOXx1YSAOkTdrNq2SFnFMrtl4g3ZYZWn_TXYbMCprKeHVyXeIQnmANmy7yfu09WQbA4VSCUPOfdIzb3QzI1yK4cBQsIj_rbcHgMN6KK-GD2Y6iAz-wc/s400/Picture-348-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347049118331398242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No...I don't know what plant is this</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLjG4KPvnffgPslO5446VO2cSmUxRGgH08j5fg7Q82CxcejgUm-Gya3SrKOc16T4vxR6rd8JdX6Oef5YMbIKwjqeCA6zfWQ0qlxN_eA2G1sHzZKgKeP6LkAYiJ5Iv_RiOb_2pftZPyJs/s1600-h/IMG_1724-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLjG4KPvnffgPslO5446VO2cSmUxRGgH08j5fg7Q82CxcejgUm-Gya3SrKOc16T4vxR6rd8JdX6Oef5YMbIKwjqeCA6zfWQ0qlxN_eA2G1sHzZKgKeP6LkAYiJ5Iv_RiOb_2pftZPyJs/s400/IMG_1724-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347048804295310754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What insect?</div></div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-47913093086228979572009-03-21T17:24:00.043+09:002011-04-07T15:17:16.228+09:00I am in need of a sunbeam<div style="text-align: justify;">The images of Niigata are rice fields, snow and unbearable coldness. Most of the time the sky is dull grey for the whole winter season.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today was not one of those boring days. So we took of to Shinano riverbank for a stroll.</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao8W4eekr0OlB9t44MF-17W6ZOn5j-_FxPoliqOIxlnkM795uWZYi7DuR8TUBmv9edNBAuhNUM8TjAZ8f_NcKmLfa2yjCZ4TYQxHTemuVL_z6X4zqYqmGWL_8Jj4mQloiH4wcwWHNr8o/s400/IMG_1468-copy.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315563251540577410" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;">Those are the sakura trees without leaves and flowers</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaCtu111dsbjpgPC0aPhslkeLCdSdSw_SBuXDk4_h2uZkoKMAp7Lq4AvjvMmidFFkb-6ggfIz0RyBBcqy1uiugNheYOt86Ka44g6PJGak0M1X5MwboNHuNeRKphtPDP9tEi-JUfSTW_4/s400/IMG_1506-copy.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315563218664219106" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Train heading to Uchino</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdXEUnWr0vr2aBUQh44g34XAU4Px9O8kfdzLFjLm4spw0zF1O6f1W1jfrbSTH72Vht3AOk9O_iAi8rkHmFre2hVjW641dL3_fXJtfy1-UMf4HflfgbraM1FLkWpkt3LOo8eCPNtjqLb8/s1600-h/IMG_1509-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdXEUnWr0vr2aBUQh44g34XAU4Px9O8kfdzLFjLm4spw0zF1O6f1W1jfrbSTH72Vht3AOk9O_iAi8rkHmFre2hVjW641dL3_fXJtfy1-UMf4HflfgbraM1FLkWpkt3LOo8eCPNtjqLb8/s400/IMG_1509-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315563184081557938" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Light bulbs from a fisherman's boat<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpgIE0wzUUxJ1cu0Mryj_7aQSOrbKUHR_-lWtRAJGUae7lGNW4mvcKW9GkxhILjjtIrLPyX_hCNzPXxkPE7XrWA3-INyLHd3EZJ2a1pIAQH9rD53sr7t7jBOw_eT-hdG9QsyiDCLoWac/s1600-h/IMG_1519-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpgIE0wzUUxJ1cu0Mryj_7aQSOrbKUHR_-lWtRAJGUae7lGNW4mvcKW9GkxhILjjtIrLPyX_hCNzPXxkPE7XrWA3-INyLHd3EZJ2a1pIAQH9rD53sr7t7jBOw_eT-hdG9QsyiDCLoWac/s400/IMG_1519-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315563077954119746" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Merlion! Nope, this is the guard of Hakusan Shrine's enterance</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbQRSeGeykBz7b_IOwr3Vs0dqaOu5H-xPQqxLp_mTMJRWsWOwA6B_9H-an13eXdidniw7oaxxL-HxYDiVL_CosO_bQS7P3cjX48Xq_iu3m-MqVAxnhrXlEhEC54kZGp5ZgKU7vdkVFlw/s1600-h/IMG_1525-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbQRSeGeykBz7b_IOwr3Vs0dqaOu5H-xPQqxLp_mTMJRWsWOwA6B_9H-an13eXdidniw7oaxxL-HxYDiVL_CosO_bQS7P3cjX48Xq_iu3m-MqVAxnhrXlEhEC54kZGp5ZgKU7vdkVFlw/s400/IMG_1525-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315563026909935010" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Always find these straws hanging at the shrine's enterance</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfirwGnKv5HRb6KxH_39LtBtWpif3o50nUXA3zTzApVU-jL3hxuBmtvY8DKQpK8BSBahajtN4U8Pa7WbnOunb3LKcDYYMUWOKxVaYd64GX3TxbKsNxcdH1-UTDkyA68RX4IFK7ppMrN4/s1600-h/IMG_1543-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfirwGnKv5HRb6KxH_39LtBtWpif3o50nUXA3zTzApVU-jL3hxuBmtvY8DKQpK8BSBahajtN4U8Pa7WbnOunb3LKcDYYMUWOKxVaYd64GX3TxbKsNxcdH1-UTDkyA68RX4IFK7ppMrN4/s400/IMG_1543-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315562967734564194" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Plum's flowers bloom ahead of sakura<br /></div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLnzYXCmKAowb_SeMe1olXvkb8-ms0MQj93P_4F2qeWSGZ-MzwmE9IhwvkVKz37cd4TKANBqszgVCfSgAU-TWeG_nVjm2bhblETkLu_Z5lHiSpcnmWzqkbCOWrBzpcwnJiNj8DAa_s8A/s1600-h/IMG_1546-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLnzYXCmKAowb_SeMe1olXvkb8-ms0MQj93P_4F2qeWSGZ-MzwmE9IhwvkVKz37cd4TKANBqszgVCfSgAU-TWeG_nVjm2bhblETkLu_Z5lHiSpcnmWzqkbCOWrBzpcwnJiNj8DAa_s8A/s400/IMG_1546-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315562886582602114" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Red face Japanese monkey</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-18419874667542473772009-01-12T08:00:00.054+09:002011-04-07T15:25:51.970+09:00Kobe-Hiroshima Adventure Day 3<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify; ">Day 3.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">We moved to another hotel, Shinshuen Hotel, near the Kobe Station. Compared to Sannomiya area, this place was relatively quiet with many old fashion shops. The Hotel was also very close to Kobe's famous Harbour Land. So it was easy for us to go and explore the place.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Enjoy the pictures.</div></div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFZnwvChRns20AArGWFhVnAzbWCkX6BAS7MC8ehJPaMSLoaEOT-yFr56SkPC8hAMSQR3RvbX8Kf1ezuPzv3uieKs9n1mNw9FEriARGWUOVmj9YwboAUZwWlSsEb-DswoaD3xtImsmvMw/s400/IMG_7017-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289321015433095810" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One fine morning in Kobe</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-Y8XcCNQkEH5bZ_DpyLFUpXkyE07Zy8rUjrI6oYycxnG7nqUz0u9YKDFnA8uq9M-nH6eXw0DesRRIfh68fmqGg-qnJeRfqhJwVbbnESZyRrwVq8hH9EFP425PefzjxOoylY2Jwpo2pk/s400/IMG_7026-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289321163798953442" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sannomiya station, the busiest station in Kobe</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cseUXOLbFZ8l1Aj4swD3k8f-gKXPaIlmZnYbQQyBX2AxuhyYiv6jgaUwFLpoicfcW_WcEnoOYCr84uBK3Q54M0To7V45_D5QjvrM67ZIAkWQxoE8iMqUs6A6V5WtO61NHEjFGda7Go4/s400/IMG_7032-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289321955051142626" />Kobe station-out of the buzz</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rsox4hBjQKlK7hMUlCf4KqL9gp3J6W1aRqJaZi75G4fSPuFjXILPEN_2QhCfCtO2SbiBZpMagtty0ct2weRQ_gvGZW2CHxxvOvBb4YhiIIkMLH-jRXD2iOjFdAem0bf5TASS9QQC83I/s400/IMG_7036-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289322410368973538" />Many interesting objects can be found along the street going to Harbour Land</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjCxbfVA6TClE_MFALDhR1Gy-7aszIUliynPBp3b8McZxedU3ABHtyjwcuSiSs3e-STasIjcVgJeSz0u1KKTUEV8wGAayw3IuneD9lORcQTR8piOJyBQby0-Zz5bGZGyZwJSwvI5kd7Q/s400/IMG_7093-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289323864883237922" />Harbour Land's Mosaic offers wide selections of unique and expensive restaurants</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9l-voxd8b4XCRzPDL02CvxOkcx6e3PW8RJyhRFI-P1fR5ERwGHz5chs9CHj0SnhSWwXI5GORtvAVMuLyv_vQ3lG2fdUnnioregIVBKw6ZhgCc7BTHw6dtqd2yly_ZJ2GKE-rELye70M/s400/IMG_7113-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289324642406105394" />Kobe's most popular radio station, Kiss FM 89.9</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk6Lio3fUgxphlk4eBq8FEfGzzfFUaHS5h6SynoA6qXvbRazKYmu7Jtn9Q5jLpA7ujB_cZJ6hjvZ2s0TS-bGzUfNGBaj9IFr4s-kmd6-fUCKj3QOscts-IVQu0pLoeXZUyITYjus00lk/s400/IMG_7121+copy2.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289327020758804914" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Harbour Land</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-rivLcDPMOXXuxA0vAAzBOYltzEzfDifsoum-Ijcl0P_BPubWHpbZJqbRvZirHPooP8dWQ7MRcxedFC_3m8xXlMfdUiGIylk_fZxHu-yKW8uLoxnEiu0U1xLjF37Xp8xRnWPPz46Zno/s400/IMG_7090-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289323264104311826" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you come to Kobe, the port kobe cruise is a must. A few selections of ships are available and we ride this daring but adorable pink pirate ship.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU5V5YxmEt6Qonfi_hUDnDE23gAyhk4-jaRj5fA6EnfUmVyUSF4shm4mHJJK60xPNJXkarbRY93-ERSTlPsxqDSCxE4L1fJMT2fYEHN56XIkOsEHdzE1s-5XpO2BenwpuWypIvyRJBZg/s400/IMG_7239-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289599878905326322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Off we go for 45 minutes ride<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVHRQHMbRdmo0CbztO9vc2-2J5-ILcp73FNaOyVtvXKVZxRB1BY0km_vKLTZW_mNsg8EXMSKwLb5O87hsM-qekGVKMbfY6bLC4MlOn0JVaU5q6ZX1an5qBhv-ehPQEdwCymS7zoYr9fU/s400/IMG_7234-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289607637071563682" />Inside the ship</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzKJLM9w3oxATXo-V-ijHdRCqyhHqukMRi_UhpMjn6YLLKjzHbgSFBzqiZdmXss1FwN6-X191wjPX57MneMZgN1ETCbIFb2T6xQfeIUIkdogZp8x5YX2ECv9KbB4_OopzwO8kAQsxu_U/s400/IMG_7242-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289600354807568018" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another cruise heading back to mainland</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuI4pf42yVO_ZYEWMQo7RIM7hCJaGQGexyoDbf_crx4zEm66F3SCCY0jdYJTdsAaJ1MlKjEWL9641PImSN5QCg7fX6V16t0D0ngbesJVyb5CSmkY27eEj9tq8F8x_sbKe3K43y0GvId0/s400/IMG_7255-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289600640063597762" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I never saw a huge ship like this in my life-Aurica Leader, Singapore</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rfDZQn9QpZM_Gl4D81RAAb2Za-gSPAelMkgTYpyaJsoZs45i1_CHlvQclguFzhQ7_FsUpu7MDG83oRuyPm2kXR_VAGGVBfy-fgPaIUy-yHVVdNILV3H9M75MHsgbspcJkDvoYSrw6UA/s400/IMG_7268-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289601023864285474" />Japanese navy ship</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPhxhTqxcXgvL3tnv6TqlS149DbgrmrB1QKMiMQnrEdk218ojd_AeHfjNUO2spQ1qfcc55__FItBqjkbcWtU_r1TdEitccJHLhZhz-JsEZBHcA6HVDp28Gld4I3FIyO_D6dCB-UFxfHw/s400/IMG_7262-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289600925466600786" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kobe's most reputable workshop for ships, the Kawasaki Company. Can you see a submarine?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN-rFa3TKsFuc515OyY_1mNkBtNr3rj-mQJg1K8dVGrPWbUIImyXjIZH2aA1caOrTf52sbRw1_mQuLLQHQac8IKAJyoj1jBPOGK61wICepTGYGxx5C_zlkr03TdRZd8vFOSe981BBL0s/s400/IMG_7277-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289817363395108370" />Harbour Land taken from our pirate ship. Ohhoiiii...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrBdNMI6UZcoOAfzQPRHxGgRLbMF5H_mgsWyfppAjeEGCxnPhmp1jiq1zUkMp86i3NTGADYM_v1uxFjfN_Z1GiIRxyeLC_1_-h7W_HZbMMRydanKCrt75ehpQDy7KZeHSTlpOV_fMIOQ/s400/IMG_7294-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289817804407422386" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our lunch. Cold soba noodle with raw minced mackerel and hot soba noodle with vegetable and seafood tempura. Yummy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYucb93vBv6M0TweGHBwP4BaeLY1ccLIsEJcwo8E5i3dtXihcnr4BsduvaD64VI-fcPtWYnJS0aVb9rPRwFsI5jEs4sSKOIdn5M4d7ivKlPxEOeiZa0tj-X3oAVekApG-IGmwSuKc26_w/s400/IMG_0012-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289817892142638482" />Illuminations along the way to Harbor Land</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V1qDtgBf8YVG5Rgm7OEfxppf5h9cmQtSRhPdIK0ZjbomDMOAUYycgrhWgktnU9yofzsI9kYuBX2-UcA_x146hUPNKm5qJAbQnVPK9fOgVqvrEyoi2826lFSW4Pew4aDntWqIBD9k-Dk/s400/IMG_0125-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 231px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289818936985688226" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even back of these whales illuminated at nights in Harbour Land</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFqcAX6q7zgjUk8Chr9ftAwbLos0uDKOwssoi6O3deQWsVAOGjzoAFCiao74-jNVPXqIR6zL3uCq63MmQ_-HUk6x28uXRqBX-4XWGeWISzq6X9w82tBmrWN3JvofeNXjpWApR_7UnIT4/s400/IMG_0068-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289817996727435746" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gigantic ferris wheel at Mosaic Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e0ob4A9VfBwMn6yXTkQgoBIa1uzzMH1RmZFt8tW-1go72gYDbe28B7u6C6Px2HPwtXk1IYOfnjCv2NJDTO34pli-kQV4KSevotQ4a1Zv3a9scVr3MXOkqZ_XK-6RSFQG48O_OBXiwjw/s400/IMG_0040-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289818138587009570" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arial night view of Port of Kobe taken from ferris wheel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9e4KzczF3vnMFDW3G6ZqdBhF3awLcbm4WVgOCmh7nW1YNIGNRCeS7Rckf9q_VwF6yjjaOp-zgzvVoPZFngEwEnjkTillD24Pl3P-izvBOZUvXEc9MbMuFvZnmIJY4wkEu5R6vST1oO8Q/s400/IMG_0069-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 181px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289818349639620194" />Three Kobe's landmarks, Kobe Tower, Kobe Marine Museum, and Oriental Hotel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7WJZ340HiQOHSYioO14LxCV8BvGuy015eIP3PEkyTXOPPhrArIOHx3mzXyxsmUdnJA8SZ9EpGP_yXDFwK879yEDV79oiAiyKjs73mfmR2WSWYriZGyE-qWEXQs8_tUy4YXQfeqSVkPE/s400/IMG_0089-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289818505493965154" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had dinner in this eat-all-you-can seafood restaurant</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-27859499459691737622009-01-04T21:55:00.029+09:002011-04-07T20:26:10.878+09:00Snowboarding<div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last Saturday I went out for snowboarding. It was really awesome!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimY6FjTh6OQLEB5C1hw5E0qBjf1fgbhouwRfJ2Wq9pZXw5x9BPxxVS22dBTb6kRuBciideRCjPzJSCv0MRggQL1z8vY63RR1a4uAiI3Q9ZhdHv2Ekk5Cdh5T8TS6vVQBhqhjvZE730RXg/s1600-h/P1020492-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimY6FjTh6OQLEB5C1hw5E0qBjf1fgbhouwRfJ2Wq9pZXw5x9BPxxVS22dBTb6kRuBciideRCjPzJSCv0MRggQL1z8vY63RR1a4uAiI3Q9ZhdHv2Ekk5Cdh5T8TS6vVQBhqhjvZE730RXg/s400/P1020492-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766945804400178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Having breakfast at 7E before departure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpRvBoBuTUBkRd9ELG7LvEqDEyWFK4aT1rZ_zMmiEJdyTW333UlZbh9qSXqYQ4AdbKoNlM3SCR_E15YgxeHrqHC7WlHsxs7bHLQ1kr-JZKZN2tcuzkhZlWmVZ4dbo7BOdimhKweh5tz4/s1600-h/P1020494-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpRvBoBuTUBkRd9ELG7LvEqDEyWFK4aT1rZ_zMmiEJdyTW333UlZbh9qSXqYQ4AdbKoNlM3SCR_E15YgxeHrqHC7WlHsxs7bHLQ1kr-JZKZN2tcuzkhZlWmVZ4dbo7BOdimhKweh5tz4/s400/P1020494-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766851059190642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We depart early in the morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQFz53k10SmHZjDQPK_BR9vU1oqjsQQ90GoKFPFJabfxvNHwiN5Ymha-JmV6AHGpz1OTP5nlNUahKNmM3fVx9cj36vwnjZg1w6al7ynTsP7scJ9ShW9e33ktojKg1NPBdK4AGP0vrnS4/s1600-h/P1020506-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQFz53k10SmHZjDQPK_BR9vU1oqjsQQ90GoKFPFJabfxvNHwiN5Ymha-JmV6AHGpz1OTP5nlNUahKNmM3fVx9cj36vwnjZg1w6al7ynTsP7scJ9ShW9e33ktojKg1NPBdK4AGP0vrnS4/s400/P1020506-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766772168262930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Winding road going to Alts Bandai Snow Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwZp7dS9zXsnqgsRaRz2VGayCQILL7eK0TrunZjxX9OwFruZuqax2gaBugeTwxczaKs_GvLNNMaBsT8LAENhRgz6JjvuwXWLX_l4oXq7KL6CHBd30Y-FZ_jRSzKnl59yWKiEPCr4ctjg/s1600-h/P1020507-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwZp7dS9zXsnqgsRaRz2VGayCQILL7eK0TrunZjxX9OwFruZuqax2gaBugeTwxczaKs_GvLNNMaBsT8LAENhRgz6JjvuwXWLX_l4oXq7KL6CHBd30Y-FZ_jRSzKnl59yWKiEPCr4ctjg/s400/P1020507-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766679206488082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Awesome blue sky</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNSbbVVnF3zeT3IBojJikqNCoK2Fv1PBPFvBz3kEiMAmMp98oGlI6QIQtya7a3i4ikBnp8hovkfse_TVtVklsQgxeoftP1LTcPKNwGsly1_7KQrTNLSqjK5CGh4vxTql_OKJEo97PYzs/s400/P1020515-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766354986522626" /><div style="text-align: center;">Gondola took us to the top of the hill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWpszQN4bLbirJ-PJKwl_yDP6UIIwjnaTWrVWqSRflBYbNl1lYyS0ei1UgqNuNA_dhhvjvmFeFzs4RT9FeinSRNPG9AZORKUYmDC_gM8PhYuPIH30ZIX8a8J2DAOZc3CMt8c9d51S1r8/s1600-h/P1020512-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWpszQN4bLbirJ-PJKwl_yDP6UIIwjnaTWrVWqSRflBYbNl1lYyS0ei1UgqNuNA_dhhvjvmFeFzs4RT9FeinSRNPG9AZORKUYmDC_gM8PhYuPIH30ZIX8a8J2DAOZc3CMt8c9d51S1r8/s400/P1020512-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766517765292402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lab Papa with Hasbih (left) and Bobo (right)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8MqN_2qY4D-jiTt10FQznRUCoU9WumqR_EVQNrm-tnQb3rCz8fcJk4amxG5YfnGg2z5u9jHAu2m909Z-fggt0WLDpFNCdLAMCYQ3ZVUpEmAlyPHv8oHhv5_eBAwhyyR6mQKQsfMBT18/s400/P1020527-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287765897368151682" /><div style="text-align: center;">We are set and ready to go</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNdqysMQrNimKMTb38S174a0CbyjQK4dk1gX6y_aENew5LBQG7SHqqVYiFBpX_MJvcaV8WdgNrSPHO-h7nroWGYJx_q2RE921dd9sLuqncTROUxZ9x6M1MBLsFF5-8SRg0vXHpR27swA/s1600-h/P1020523-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNdqysMQrNimKMTb38S174a0CbyjQK4dk1gX6y_aENew5LBQG7SHqqVYiFBpX_MJvcaV8WdgNrSPHO-h7nroWGYJx_q2RE921dd9sLuqncTROUxZ9x6M1MBLsFF5-8SRg0vXHpR27swA/s400/P1020523-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287766269903039938" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Long way down</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU5Wwdg-8RaQ1Fr4gGBsknAn9IJQJmqJ1-cjFyL6cHJKc4J3s9fNiNKIewL-Mmk7N3p8M9P26MmBMcI7TK_UDH9Y3cdp9YE983Ux1M0DHIPxXMVOfk0hoaVnPqZBu58dTZ6YFneQ2ILQ/s1600-h/n614929688_1817297_1196-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU5Wwdg-8RaQ1Fr4gGBsknAn9IJQJmqJ1-cjFyL6cHJKc4J3s9fNiNKIewL-Mmk7N3p8M9P26MmBMcI7TK_UDH9Y3cdp9YE983Ux1M0DHIPxXMVOfk0hoaVnPqZBu58dTZ6YFneQ2ILQ/s400/n614929688_1817297_1196-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287765211082002242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yours truly</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppitHw5fv1zo-Y0hrsiuVccLJIpHy0xgGLLYbo7c5SPLcvOauazwJfkXxATawNFJClaqNjdP794OfD1sOB8gPNs1C4FTppuCc9b54vWvg7Czt1uzLBglVHxC1K66Pj8ijCT0Hwh3BUzI/s1600-h/n614929688_1817324_5590-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppitHw5fv1zo-Y0hrsiuVccLJIpHy0xgGLLYbo7c5SPLcvOauazwJfkXxATawNFJClaqNjdP794OfD1sOB8gPNs1C4FTppuCc9b54vWvg7Czt1uzLBglVHxC1K66Pj8ijCT0Hwh3BUzI/s400/n614929688_1817324_5590-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287765119050891522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The gang-Lab Papa, Fahmi, Zul, and Ajis</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjuJQoVKvZ9aOaoaxP5aZWy7jf9P_rXnBzI1eJOsDd_KBbKA_Qhc2e8hLVJtNbwvL6ZHAVvay_lmaW-kgsRvigyWpJm30a85sbdDJuEUMJU03kilMdlqTHaAMkLo-PJG2XsBXVsmyfS0/s1600-h/n614929688_1817373_4413-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjuJQoVKvZ9aOaoaxP5aZWy7jf9P_rXnBzI1eJOsDd_KBbKA_Qhc2e8hLVJtNbwvL6ZHAVvay_lmaW-kgsRvigyWpJm30a85sbdDJuEUMJU03kilMdlqTHaAMkLo-PJG2XsBXVsmyfS0/s400/n614929688_1817373_4413-copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287764918123887954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One for the album</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-59929319536861963522009-01-02T22:09:00.015+09:002011-04-07T15:47:13.663+09:00New year in Nagano<div><div style="text-align: justify;">Omachi, Nagano is very close to me heart. My foster family lives here and every new year`s eve I visit them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideKV94JNu9kK0mhWkXHhW_TK6yj1nYFgf7QrvpKUI_rQTbfgP7JtMPs5G7zr5PCAH-kK4eFJqmalYZ28X82wDOKFTcJNxDctG-PLTcUx-Qr3NwR_9rj86fjfWmwVJ5MeEhE0NuccyiA4/s1600-h/IMG_7962_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideKV94JNu9kK0mhWkXHhW_TK6yj1nYFgf7QrvpKUI_rQTbfgP7JtMPs5G7zr5PCAH-kK4eFJqmalYZ28X82wDOKFTcJNxDctG-PLTcUx-Qr3NwR_9rj86fjfWmwVJ5MeEhE0NuccyiA4/s400/IMG_7962_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286687269228162354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Limpas dulu. Infront of Nagano Station.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhdordrdUiNYddM9rsk5P_fZacmSmW8Y7EFu4znd2txpxO2kaPX5o-NmNnJXjSVjPJO-8tWV51iM3z_T-T8hML4UZ6JQfDbEFHgzieQu_ShpzWAJhvc6AXzESGM6AL0NXl0vMbqzth78/s1600-h/IMG_7970_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhdordrdUiNYddM9rsk5P_fZacmSmW8Y7EFu4znd2txpxO2kaPX5o-NmNnJXjSVjPJO-8tWV51iM3z_T-T8hML4UZ6JQfDbEFHgzieQu_ShpzWAJhvc6AXzESGM6AL0NXl0vMbqzth78/s400/IMG_7970_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286687167237723522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">New Year's eve feast</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9ZHP9q1eZ6RCUimPxrzZUosWBKWXpdRjWAD8Sqf3r9RSas8lzy4ve9BtPnOdUTSKAKoVh84FTE_fGwFoB6PEyMdekpGnXUc1OTibB5SvW1NOheThKtWcMKKpaVbExbeyyjseP6oQ_CI/s1600-h/IMG_7981_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9ZHP9q1eZ6RCUimPxrzZUosWBKWXpdRjWAD8Sqf3r9RSas8lzy4ve9BtPnOdUTSKAKoVh84FTE_fGwFoB6PEyMdekpGnXUc1OTibB5SvW1NOheThKtWcMKKpaVbExbeyyjseP6oQ_CI/s400/IMG_7981_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286687062417754626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Matsutake, the most expensive mushroom in Japan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRnumBYXegcjKWr1YymfKImOQBKABjRmzbamSJ5kPcOXAkomMbLOdkLxPeSqb7bhNvTPErkWlx0P5Wv__jZAhQscvg4LTDXEr4_Tc5kW_Pd9ctGlOLQ3EC_D2OMEYyE8mj4DFrWA4dnU/s1600-h/IMG_8037_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRnumBYXegcjKWr1YymfKImOQBKABjRmzbamSJ5kPcOXAkomMbLOdkLxPeSqb7bhNvTPErkWlx0P5Wv__jZAhQscvg4LTDXEr4_Tc5kW_Pd9ctGlOLQ3EC_D2OMEYyE8mj4DFrWA4dnU/s400/IMG_8037_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286686623348352114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jamming session</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZT8GOb_IK_Jd4NMGpNGLTlSaiLQcHsRg4ubHidqVHD5HA2MtrqP6OERcp7udg2mkPGTa90q1rdJ1t83nu5taaDDywz6a5BsBUBmRYDioLSB1x5MCN3L1HdpElDE2Zn7E-5jDpNPq0U0/s1600-h/IMG_8042_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZT8GOb_IK_Jd4NMGpNGLTlSaiLQcHsRg4ubHidqVHD5HA2MtrqP6OERcp7udg2mkPGTa90q1rdJ1t83nu5taaDDywz6a5BsBUBmRYDioLSB1x5MCN3L1HdpElDE2Zn7E-5jDpNPq0U0/s400/IMG_8042_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286686540935402850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My foster's sister at her best</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIUG8iMAQ4pqAauZPHFT4-EY-arPZO9gzQHxRQKNX5BxIeEYpt4kUoUSplarbUdfDiSfGzkHunVEQARjtiyiJnsk4z52TmrWvcmug6Ij6FQduyRBma9JCZbNHK8KmMzkL7j87jiNv828/s1600-h/IMG_8044_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIUG8iMAQ4pqAauZPHFT4-EY-arPZO9gzQHxRQKNX5BxIeEYpt4kUoUSplarbUdfDiSfGzkHunVEQARjtiyiJnsk4z52TmrWvcmug6Ij6FQduyRBma9JCZbNHK8KmMzkL7j87jiNv828/s400/IMG_8044_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286686344238899410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">New year sunrise</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-1737729448645934492008-12-30T12:18:00.030+09:002011-04-07T16:28:44.297+09:00Kobe-Hiroshima Adventure - Day 1<div style="text-align: justify;">We went to Kobe, Hyogo prefecture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wz-jtdaFwau4_ljPbeazOf8NV0UnRvJgNzwBt7oAwJwQ6mW9fRj7eHsAK1CS4_nPvD4qAUDg65_jcY8cOWvQ9UxSGMaR_Bxn_SkpXnF-BoOEci1gFj6OJMeYUflkcspX0IABtVeX_aM/s400/P1020273-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285441089130891410" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shinkansen 700 series going to Kobe</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPHu9IfTAWYVAtKBCvIlFsFLH_5ifMrOv1U0cZMeyB6XslFnmiHfq1G0MujnCx2NFIDZE7HllLMpGZbeBqTW8V7aItiMGikzPUsOWEUtqQS1iA4aMxYzO6TupSItzbd4RWA4lX16309k/s400/P1020281-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285442108733678690" />My lunch-rice with salmon, crab slices, fish eggs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpyn9_2C7y7RmQtQzcnLsHijzhGsPqYi0bpuxW_TA9x3xZjZFJp5oa2nxFhZ463-J6I4iA3P_GDIfngpw5mIQdueNG5XfirbZnjQfIdc0hwBREgZhmA4x8tY_X3pPp67_BI0BzExQunU/s400/IMG_6894-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440985643065938" />Double storey highway near Port of Kobe</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJqfAATUD18A11fBqWNaBpGhpS0CNdT_y3d0D6ED8d1L0DDBZ3ictTniBmbyKMztV_BtvSnr4nzR5Za1L6AxmO45Gj0PmebIo-TgPZ0vcnDZLupWMilDRMgPLZ51YewqTXV5TqS8eX5w/s400/P1020290-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440882686920018" />Aftermath of Kobe greatest eartkquake in 1995</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoggRCIKaeHIw1iHp4iPRPhO6W_qWiVHLWQCCcAKi2591v2iRF27GkdmQj6fE9oIlkE-LN5mpWVLqwK8DzZ3pg6eQIWL9QqkBa-ei6M-aEGuM2fZ6L57wvC0mOhjrQqWDZvrVkTv12Gk/s400/IMG_6898-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440407024757234" />Japan coastal guard back from duty</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73yVOU3fSfdREaBZy7d3qgYFI609f45SInyqeZeaY-36STLxgjIK7nFiw6qDgQuJTEOeFATXaBO74bDT8YmFZAblkfFMP-uIUTFbFVI7YXjyIXzDVtVEipq4dVgdF2hCKIePn0M3394k/s400/IMG_6907.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440251788945394" />Unique bell-shape lamp at Merican Park</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5UdqmOqPo0VALhhm2BXonbjRT2hyLp5WOthYjyG_zLGprKey0BArkJ5qnWMTHi29F4c3uwPy5nlvLrv-g2spaTqo9VNP1WdcVlxtCsld3p02-oHiIcWpTKQHdt6NvBsaJnTZnbg7Ql8/s400/P1020301-copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285442911941654322" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Replica of Columbus ship</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwdwWRqVwqKhL3C7Zk7UEf5SOMssMz1pyULxIMLF8gdrg3NVhVz_0acMoM62AcdQanR4TaKvPhZUz_UrXsvFe-HJbB1h6pOYNHavL0meSq8yl8ubBZ8GCuwAPxO9m4cc64CkvdSy1GJ4/s1600-h/IMG_6910-copy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwdwWRqVwqKhL3C7Zk7UEf5SOMssMz1pyULxIMLF8gdrg3NVhVz_0acMoM62AcdQanR4TaKvPhZUz_UrXsvFe-HJbB1h6pOYNHavL0meSq8yl8ubBZ8GCuwAPxO9m4cc64CkvdSy1GJ4/s400/IMG_6910-copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440162871275330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kobe Marine Museum roof piercing the sky</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VDOJ_qlduK_X9M7luJlFXM7qYbLQWGdu8HsXnqY8AWuinVRt9Z06e0i6lpUAieZWFK9B_lk7NxKwBWpERK4PsorOKuXrQScFZMEIgrHwUI9jSrud63Ob2_jzvUmECKXgWgo4PaEJOSM/s1600-h/IMG_6916-copy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VDOJ_qlduK_X9M7luJlFXM7qYbLQWGdu8HsXnqY8AWuinVRt9Z06e0i6lpUAieZWFK9B_lk7NxKwBWpERK4PsorOKuXrQScFZMEIgrHwUI9jSrud63Ob2_jzvUmECKXgWgo4PaEJOSM/s400/IMG_6916-copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440096805588274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mesmerizing drum beat and lead me to this gentleman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfo7KV7f0B6mTkd-MiMTYQof9xqv2Tr9iO3H4wNeCPmsadqA6EdV4I0udpRc573Ya-XWxK1H4P40IAjBs9_YJmA2Oss2LlrAC9FCKmhUqbKlGKtlCaWUj6Lb0YG5xxvybBJRmeRxm9x0/s1600-h/IMG_6918-copy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfo7KV7f0B6mTkd-MiMTYQof9xqv2Tr9iO3H4wNeCPmsadqA6EdV4I0udpRc573Ya-XWxK1H4P40IAjBs9_YJmA2Oss2LlrAC9FCKmhUqbKlGKtlCaWUj6Lb0YG5xxvybBJRmeRxm9x0/s400/IMG_6918-copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285440010707561842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The best place to let out your stress</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuWezYQLTTwU8AD6nm8xzgwrEpNyyZHAxNvilGaUfK3NO4gsjLQKhfjNtNvFhASAF36RLh6zflZB-ItzHtMJS0SP-zAstkMa-ot4ml3baB-bIVSURRJc2hdzdbbhm5hJcXcCe_cD5iCA/s1600-h/IMG_6961.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuWezYQLTTwU8AD6nm8xzgwrEpNyyZHAxNvilGaUfK3NO4gsjLQKhfjNtNvFhASAF36RLh6zflZB-ItzHtMJS0SP-zAstkMa-ot4ml3baB-bIVSURRJc2hdzdbbhm5hJcXcCe_cD5iCA/s400/IMG_6961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285439251894425810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ferris wheel at Mosaic Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU69N5m9Ty1harF1TeM12UunH_1CF8uiC9wHAWFt0uriaaZuQ3kv82hnXhj-dpb7epW4uRGOR0HIeNfXCA52Ppvmknzw9UGdkZs1sx0i3U6WaS3OJbkpEbH_9jlQm9eICbVg18hI2BjeY/s1600-h/IMG_6972-copy2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU69N5m9Ty1harF1TeM12UunH_1CF8uiC9wHAWFt0uriaaZuQ3kv82hnXhj-dpb7epW4uRGOR0HIeNfXCA52Ppvmknzw9UGdkZs1sx0i3U6WaS3OJbkpEbH_9jlQm9eICbVg18hI2BjeY/s400/IMG_6972-copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285439028882458306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kobe Tower</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Hirhu6DEL-Iozy5wf8OCdk0uMng0AV70zV1AF_qdaWIRF9Rz0dlTYKIqIOsJB0X6JintDafDaYILWwxGeAOIrgi_r6fMBOsKayOX2VMdLqRhA-wfb8qT-LJhp-gTDgjQNlN3nozZ8wQ/s400/IMG_6966-copy2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285438627173599522" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kobe Harbour Land as seen from Merican Park</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-31000351425066609912008-11-01T12:47:00.023+09:002011-04-07T16:30:53.565+09:00Trip to Tokyo<div style="text-align: justify;">Went to embassy in Tokyo for important documents.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are some pictures that I managed to take during my trip back to Niigata.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2990209563_75250fd643.jpg?v=0" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px; " border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Older model of Shinkansen for Tokyo-Niigata. Looks like Airbus 320, cool.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2991062294_f3548dc5d5.jpg?v=0" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px; " border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">Inside of the Shinkansen. Similar like aiplane.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3141/2991066712_8488fefa65.jpg?v=0" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 286px; " border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: justify;">New model of Shinkansen for Tokyo-Niigata. Looks very futuristic but I prefer the old model. I called this model, the 'itik' model. One of its special features is it has double decker cars.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2991058704_bcca9ec98f.jpg?v=0" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 289px; " border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">Mountains in Niigata are still slightly covered with snow<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2990205007_fa5d782eef.jpg?v=0" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 286px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Niigata is famous of its paddy fields. 70% of the scenary you will see from Tokyo to Niigata will also be paddy fields.</div></div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-43975542972350072712008-09-15T12:14:00.033+09:002011-04-07T17:02:07.247+09:00Uchino Matsuri 2008<div style="text-align: justify;">Uchino is a small town to the south of Niigata City. This is where I live. Last week, people of Uchino celebrated the end of summer by having a festival.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGwkIRz1MPaW-emqZo3anxI_Mt8HIeuo-eKg1Zwh2GCZPb0sR7rSV2bicJESAM8gVxNOXqhFB0pvc2H8I0j1flq-5u845axoapudk2j98QjabcVC94LSXT9P1uAWMoGK6k4Ee99biDsg/s1600-h/img_4854.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGwkIRz1MPaW-emqZo3anxI_Mt8HIeuo-eKg1Zwh2GCZPb0sR7rSV2bicJESAM8gVxNOXqhFB0pvc2H8I0j1flq-5u845axoapudk2j98QjabcVC94LSXT9P1uAWMoGK6k4Ee99biDsg/s400/img_4854.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246085196450664258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lanterns are the must for festival</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuuW6l0PI6SL-ej88xD2dQGS_lAum0ZhRGMSd20DuX2h4c_uXEpfTHSdCqKJ-KfvxUWaEODk5c42SLMGwzy8b1jmzhnp3oNNcK5KlaKMe6PT7jcyyFdkYTkzydb42FGmoSSdCLSfHOR0/s1600-h/IMG_4829.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuuW6l0PI6SL-ej88xD2dQGS_lAum0ZhRGMSd20DuX2h4c_uXEpfTHSdCqKJ-KfvxUWaEODk5c42SLMGwzy8b1jmzhnp3oNNcK5KlaKMe6PT7jcyyFdkYTkzydb42FGmoSSdCLSfHOR0/s400/IMG_4829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246084772464237010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was brilliant idea to do the festival in front of the train station. Easy access.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpaYlIkYUXtsa-R5op3AYCVh6HTN8NwKpLgzNgld7rqUvFnLPSCHORl2YWgOuUdsr8NpQvV6YER6a-MR38SYT3vEfvTwUFnUvXDjCWhm5d_TW9RfhcDa6F94pS1tPf_kCcq9ziRY-57c/s1600-h/IMG_4830.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpaYlIkYUXtsa-R5op3AYCVh6HTN8NwKpLgzNgld7rqUvFnLPSCHORl2YWgOuUdsr8NpQvV6YER6a-MR38SYT3vEfvTwUFnUvXDjCWhm5d_TW9RfhcDa6F94pS1tPf_kCcq9ziRY-57c/s400/IMG_4830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246084574996022610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They were many stalls including this one. Choose your mask from ultraman to Stitch for RM24. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3C1AtJeOyZ1PUadTNacRqE5JLzOLREzqvr5h9KMXSlob2MRarpAi-zQ_zq6LRl_t6qQiMOz_rST36GvA90Ibo2WfceA58c8lrq30Wde1nHHzyyyIdTSyouYyhqZN_h3h0c785-Z22C0/s1600-h/IMG_4832.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3C1AtJeOyZ1PUadTNacRqE5JLzOLREzqvr5h9KMXSlob2MRarpAi-zQ_zq6LRl_t6qQiMOz_rST36GvA90Ibo2WfceA58c8lrq30Wde1nHHzyyyIdTSyouYyhqZN_h3h0c785-Z22C0/s400/IMG_4832.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246084499118978546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Scratch and win or 'Tikam-tikam' is one of the most visited stall during any festival in Japan. Youd could probably win a PS3.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccCA_0iPpJE-Q2k_ejshffFM5byzkOXZAtk7GbyCi_Fn22dqDvU9xfvNOeeYmGPmh4oMJSEYdPh2mkEqaZrpvZhXqQCDmyziyetWs_d-uOFq9jsk4PrDgdrMEwUKJhUbKIjltv_vM8Ug/s1600-h/IMG_4842.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccCA_0iPpJE-Q2k_ejshffFM5byzkOXZAtk7GbyCi_Fn22dqDvU9xfvNOeeYmGPmh4oMJSEYdPh2mkEqaZrpvZhXqQCDmyziyetWs_d-uOFq9jsk4PrDgdrMEwUKJhUbKIjltv_vM8Ug/s400/IMG_4842.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246084364175693954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Min-you nagashi was the main event</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUf8wjbem1kNPkZt631N_emVR-E7TI5D0um_gTijRuYM-wApqYohO-yv89LCmj9Fq-PwqxmqBwpoVFEQoBmUipb0x9tPDVAoLQUQMLZ-dXo57K8HvL1W_RgWxFKDNuel74eWvptCYV8k/s1600-h/IMG_4860.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUf8wjbem1kNPkZt631N_emVR-E7TI5D0um_gTijRuYM-wApqYohO-yv89LCmj9Fq-PwqxmqBwpoVFEQoBmUipb0x9tPDVAoLQUQMLZ-dXo57K8HvL1W_RgWxFKDNuel74eWvptCYV8k/s400/IMG_4860.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246084267863569538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...and dance all night long</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNJOxgAqZ-mNgyAp2L9VS05-RYM2lYKDuhS-Z7-OsL8b8CfDf-5jFMfs9vZPuaskASlw-I-Su2KtOGnU8-wfMD5pjdyC9C0DwtwZgo6RWhBjbI4sJOmkI4P414OxbWVCz2zHU2vBO9gU/s1600-h/IMG_4927.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNJOxgAqZ-mNgyAp2L9VS05-RYM2lYKDuhS-Z7-OsL8b8CfDf-5jFMfs9vZPuaskASlw-I-Su2KtOGnU8-wfMD5pjdyC9C0DwtwZgo6RWhBjbI4sJOmkI4P414OxbWVCz2zHU2vBO9gU/s400/IMG_4927.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083810353277506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The festival continued to next day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrDo3QWgArQeO4VKHT3U52cPAIhFcRqUOyAz8scyHVm0ks1wPwNq4VaGLHoSJsOh0l_nI4OONOCy8dCsatDZ83rAWshvCYyMbHRppTcAdpuirEmts8dQ_fpmNxnqkfJhijxylBNMmI6Y/s1600-h/IMG_4876.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrDo3QWgArQeO4VKHT3U52cPAIhFcRqUOyAz8scyHVm0ks1wPwNq4VaGLHoSJsOh0l_nI4OONOCy8dCsatDZ83rAWshvCYyMbHRppTcAdpuirEmts8dQ_fpmNxnqkfJhijxylBNMmI6Y/s400/IMG_4876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083429594317154" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is the representative from our zone, Uchino-Yamate, for the Uchino Parade.</div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOFXyzLOv_qQk2nVCaanUaLS87PXUKLbJiG7frWG4yEOheozM90K0KJW6aCxfqu5yta1YQDR8x_955ct3smDPlJfj3M3oA3GNlCu4MqMEb7wxhG5inZfb-wSZciftypx9mFTHet9YlvQ/s1600-h/IMG_4898.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOFXyzLOv_qQk2nVCaanUaLS87PXUKLbJiG7frWG4yEOheozM90K0KJW6aCxfqu5yta1YQDR8x_955ct3smDPlJfj3M3oA3GNlCu4MqMEb7wxhG5inZfb-wSZciftypx9mFTHet9YlvQ/s400/IMG_4898.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083349068356130" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify; ">The main street in Uchino was closed to give way for the parade. I never knew that pig can climb coconut tree!?</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL6YaNUQeh6QoJB5k_eO4lIM0YsGi1vj6MOgtSnui0r16Unpr67PVTvxMRfJHZcSRN7tqBVaTrt2R8dIRGPfLHNRIgQaFnZLfjZgVr0eLKr2xXGD30baFGX7I1uKkY37FfxUlmg8EV8M/s1600-h/IMG_4919.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL6YaNUQeh6QoJB5k_eO4lIM0YsGi1vj6MOgtSnui0r16Unpr67PVTvxMRfJHZcSRN7tqBVaTrt2R8dIRGPfLHNRIgQaFnZLfjZgVr0eLKr2xXGD30baFGX7I1uKkY37FfxUlmg8EV8M/s400/IMG_4919.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083249947162194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Small 'mikoshi' is easy to lift.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUkmYt22P2AIu8EJq9QpY5G6Jg6BhZnHnKn6wY4LR_TGmlH93ygzFPX76rI0yF7BTB843OJJCIGEV3NiQiuc_E1SZDj9DfrxTwnC7cf9q4S_8iNuYst4vyX8_81s-l50dNcCgRmNRKbk/s1600-h/IMG_4938.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUkmYt22P2AIu8EJq9QpY5G6Jg6BhZnHnKn6wY4LR_TGmlH93ygzFPX76rI0yF7BTB843OJJCIGEV3NiQiuc_E1SZDj9DfrxTwnC7cf9q4S_8iNuYst4vyX8_81s-l50dNcCgRmNRKbk/s400/IMG_4938.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246083121201558690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But big mikoshi are not. Nice *** though (LOL).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl75BInIHBTW1bMu6TaK6V8ZLZWY78fZvObVNX12A-DWIMz9ub9wxv9cddBXSUpLEu3seuec11TkFkjZ1YoWT3VwpZM9JlvWWXpyvnht7Wt0E96ZZJjnNjtjOfv4sbSO-lrnwPkuXSPc/s1600-h/IMG_4893.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl75BInIHBTW1bMu6TaK6V8ZLZWY78fZvObVNX12A-DWIMz9ub9wxv9cddBXSUpLEu3seuec11TkFkjZ1YoWT3VwpZM9JlvWWXpyvnht7Wt0E96ZZJjnNjtjOfv4sbSO-lrnwPkuXSPc/s400/IMG_4893.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082976979817090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Some ritual ceremony. They sprinkled 'sake' on a the street and circled around the split.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yNEswy5pmMCANlYKOOypaJoAORWh3GuuPPWc9ezFQs5rz1n-Oh9G1_GZP4XkvkrStRXFUEC9C-bcJY1WVbkS5zSIGUjig9lk3RU6lxEzbc48R4TDKi9ijLOy-iMLgf3QIFxte93mq-s/s1600-h/IMG_4896.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yNEswy5pmMCANlYKOOypaJoAORWh3GuuPPWc9ezFQs5rz1n-Oh9G1_GZP4XkvkrStRXFUEC9C-bcJY1WVbkS5zSIGUjig9lk3RU6lxEzbc48R4TDKi9ijLOy-iMLgf3QIFxte93mq-s/s400/IMG_4896.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082852857501618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These kids were really in high spirits</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzNW3cwUR96wxpx2qGKdFdMvpEl4wRp13H639CQ1xOuw_spD6sEfKqPS651nEfcZfjB8PEZDQazjak_h_MSaKZ3hYEmL5zRZgOlLsOFiMC61gHm9aAzALTNFa4bAzNH1XrqqDcz8AMfY/s1600-h/IMG_4918.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzNW3cwUR96wxpx2qGKdFdMvpEl4wRp13H639CQ1xOuw_spD6sEfKqPS651nEfcZfjB8PEZDQazjak_h_MSaKZ3hYEmL5zRZgOlLsOFiMC61gHm9aAzALTNFa4bAzNH1XrqqDcz8AMfY/s400/IMG_4918.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082520667891538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These 2 gentlemen reminded me the famous tv siries in 80's, ninja.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wXxgdr7qM1qUJXLPXYPyhVsODkSdW7sXLVTeGBccl7jK0jWLDeLq73L6ugoJHuQHQjoztvqRxvn1Y6NYbkV8OI6Mr0_nZJRbohlveaWV3EsIk6HU2kSkzpJo1x3IA_fdknzmhxOp0J8/s1600-h/IMG_4924.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wXxgdr7qM1qUJXLPXYPyhVsODkSdW7sXLVTeGBccl7jK0jWLDeLq73L6ugoJHuQHQjoztvqRxvn1Y6NYbkV8OI6Mr0_nZJRbohlveaWV3EsIk6HU2kSkzpJo1x3IA_fdknzmhxOp0J8/s400/IMG_4924.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246082314180926210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Anpan-Man came to support. But could he fly with a bath towel as a mantle?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYXQzN2PfmMZpCC9pxnkXifNF0FpeUZm9uME5yGUrzPRQ1lObvspBpiVGTDV_u_uD5-PxglYw87UuKL99DtWaRTOhnupoAvt4RDXq0NU1TXevC-1c56qwdXCddhqXdYEyjam2Jf3azGE/s1600-h/IMG_4922.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYXQzN2PfmMZpCC9pxnkXifNF0FpeUZm9uME5yGUrzPRQ1lObvspBpiVGTDV_u_uD5-PxglYw87UuKL99DtWaRTOhnupoAvt4RDXq0NU1TXevC-1c56qwdXCddhqXdYEyjam2Jf3azGE/s400/IMG_4922.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246081872361277682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He was the man of the day</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEyBBwxbrSAtdqZFpxW_fMY_vkx6_bxpeXdeUp9382PR_DcjmhaiQtg8xRGodW4yAYRhEHyJlWzn3ODykhseRbxjtX65T4uBpiVU16MwwtUKvuW3El1roru-zb6sxx-NewrQf7v8B_zo/s1600-h/IMG_4915.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEyBBwxbrSAtdqZFpxW_fMY_vkx6_bxpeXdeUp9382PR_DcjmhaiQtg8xRGodW4yAYRhEHyJlWzn3ODykhseRbxjtX65T4uBpiVU16MwwtUKvuW3El1roru-zb6sxx-NewrQf7v8B_zo/s400/IMG_4915.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246081730411188050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...and even lead the 'ondo' dance</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-f8GRkGymopfkFvzO2-AehEHZS-7vVJBNPNlW2n5HXbBL9KJwxEVlcQqMZyMIXvP36bYK1pNLn1vymXYJlvwZf7T_SiL8kZQaMhyphenhyphengyllHQuKCpBQt3NWPTVh4JXFe-m2SPckjkfZTFI/s1600-h/IMG_4943.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-f8GRkGymopfkFvzO2-AehEHZS-7vVJBNPNlW2n5HXbBL9KJwxEVlcQqMZyMIXvP36bYK1pNLn1vymXYJlvwZf7T_SiL8kZQaMhyphenhyphengyllHQuKCpBQt3NWPTVh4JXFe-m2SPckjkfZTFI/s400/IMG_4943.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246081469806071586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We love Uchino! Do you?</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-78296129658451396442008-09-06T14:57:00.013+09:002011-04-07T17:32:24.081+09:00Budo Gari in Shirone<div style="text-align: justify;">We went to Shirone with several Malaysian friends for 'budo gari' a.k.a. grape eating spree.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is F.O.C. to enter the farm. If you want to enjoy the fruits, you can choose several options. We chose the kyohou (giant grape) course for 1,200 yen (approx RM 40).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2832282578_91c113d674.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2832282578_91c113d674.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Showing of harvests</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2831447273_d5c3dab668.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">Pick your grapes, wash them, sit and eat</div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2832283368_f6214ce48a.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2832283368_f6214ce48a.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">This unique variety called manicure finger because it looks like women fingers with manicure.<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2831447605_181a4d729e.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2831447605_181a4d729e.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than grapes, the farm had many kinds of fruits too including strawberry, kiwi, peach and pear<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2831449155_22c9a80803.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2831449155_22c9a80803.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">They was a section for playing with rabbits and goats too. The fence wasn't good enough for the tiny ones. We found Several outlaw rabbits sneaked out for freedom. </div></div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-12366143479895974782008-09-06T14:48:00.015+09:002011-04-07T17:56:04.144+09:00Dream Car Show Niigata 2008<div style="text-align: justify;">Dream Car is a famous 'pimp my ride' like group in Japan. The group came to Niigata for showing off their machines.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2831721591_60e68bf85e.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2831721591_60e68bf85e.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;">In Japan, autoshow is not just about cars. The group had their own pretty young models to show off too. They were called the Dream Car Girls.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2832558700_8d50a51682.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2832558700_8d50a51682.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These gentlemen didn't know what's the meaning of quiting. They followed wherever the dream car girls roamed-.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2832557952_cf2c22f9fb.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2832557952_cf2c22f9fb.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The delicious pink Hyundai Tiburon. Even the mag wheels were pink too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2832557634_56ff1f1b47.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2832557634_56ff1f1b47.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Bentley GT with front bonnet carved with 12 K gold<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2831720231_8a58173ec1.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2831720231_8a58173ec1.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Skyline GT-R with its well known round tail light<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2831720023_3002a5f4a1.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2831720023_3002a5f4a1.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another Skyline GT-R showing what it made off<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2831720151_d29dec9d06.jpg?v=0" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2831720151_d29dec9d06.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fierce looking Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. Better get a house rather than this monster machine unless your are filthy rich.</div></div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-64607121398838460182008-08-10T21:58:00.032+09:002011-04-07T21:36:22.141+09:00Niigata Matsuri-Day 2<div style="text-align: justify;">Niigata Matsuri-Day 2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went to experience the cultural event, <span style="font-style: italic;">Shimin-Mikoshi </span><span>at Furumachi</span><span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>Briefly, <span style="font-style: italic;">mikoshi</span> is a portable shinto shrine and used as a transport to move Japanese gods.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxEIRdVkokHnsHTBhj7QhNl8ZHf6yOoMUxc1_oJDkq1WLlOJRZHyQjcmeD3f13Rj9yNml-0pYIpGph-2-5MqfATTfFne0qgZgyMsJu8bsoM5B61-eC_wd4jquqbnAAjC-PZreMue3cgY/s1600-h/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxEIRdVkokHnsHTBhj7QhNl8ZHf6yOoMUxc1_oJDkq1WLlOJRZHyQjcmeD3f13Rj9yNml-0pYIpGph-2-5MqfATTfFne0qgZgyMsJu8bsoM5B61-eC_wd4jquqbnAAjC-PZreMue3cgY/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093366554278690" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This mysterious group of girls were preceeding the mikoshis. They walked slowly in a zig zag pattern following the rythm made by the chimes of their staffs.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwm1Q8A7Bc54ts0J3KjmJrkYFrU7kuI28k1Fk-pdJ-sMik6OMYrBwZAbiKC8nC-qiSu3GZoSPl-0hhg01gnUWVN3Zystuva1m1LF9IOG5FSkStKBkxnOvN53eALeKY3P5PBwRo4nU_BU/s1600-h/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwm1Q8A7Bc54ts0J3KjmJrkYFrU7kuI28k1Fk-pdJ-sMik6OMYrBwZAbiKC8nC-qiSu3GZoSPl-0hhg01gnUWVN3Zystuva1m1LF9IOG5FSkStKBkxnOvN53eALeKY3P5PBwRo4nU_BU/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093327977496658" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then came the mikoshi. The mikoshi was carried by many people on their shoulders. They moved slowly, pushing the mikoshi up and down while crying 'wasshoi washhoi'.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJnZ-c8JXbLhfFONO85B-u_ghHxMX5voyw9j46arAh2RipRMKPwx_J3LpdbvuCu4lPy4fcIAaUXTNXjxuHnYftnEndGRPQQGUhZfImQ0f_PpNLq3Fk7U50X1alJVJv4ZKfKsRIVmflas/s1600-h/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJnZ-c8JXbLhfFONO85B-u_ghHxMX5voyw9j46arAh2RipRMKPwx_J3LpdbvuCu4lPy4fcIAaUXTNXjxuHnYftnEndGRPQQGUhZfImQ0f_PpNLq3Fk7U50X1alJVJv4ZKfKsRIVmflas/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093278676519618" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They were many different kinds of <span style="font-style: italic;">mikoshi</span>. This one really resembled shinto shrine with phoenix on top.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mscoeg7tfOB06XMzF5r7VVSRwZL-jn9yRU2CQ3-9BgL4gIa6LR_Fex6Xg0xtehBdgoIAC-6jsGHFav_rvpUYcbV0ahwvE4FPmxu4DoVxbQYDnhpzOWLx4yRf2PRWPclGejP1rEdTzUk/s1600-h/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mscoeg7tfOB06XMzF5r7VVSRwZL-jn9yRU2CQ3-9BgL4gIa6LR_Fex6Xg0xtehBdgoIAC-6jsGHFav_rvpUYcbV0ahwvE4FPmxu4DoVxbQYDnhpzOWLx4yRf2PRWPclGejP1rEdTzUk/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093234104267858" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Somebody would stand on top front of <span style="font-style: italic;">mikoshi </span><span>probably for giving moral support</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H4q01-Ah1A1nLz_p8r_rlM-WPwTL1EkLxzJj-qxSYsxMbhkfQ2sCJI_7Ycnu0sFcVYvs1pF3HTz0vwY6FFfpSa6jWm41FymivxPwcZM9PRCllq3hOl_7X6TyjCmBq-t2S0P6B3JPTb4/s1600-h/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H4q01-Ah1A1nLz_p8r_rlM-WPwTL1EkLxzJj-qxSYsxMbhkfQ2sCJI_7Ycnu0sFcVYvs1pF3HTz0vwY6FFfpSa6jWm41FymivxPwcZM9PRCllq3hOl_7X6TyjCmBq-t2S0P6B3JPTb4/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093108816767922" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The young lady seemed happy while the carriers were in pain. Check the guy on the bottom left.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpjn7YQ6GK8ynWeek2dx6UcSWVuvxIMQuoPPW54Kv2Qc4oTIyKV0VgBHhqx8a4isMRD1SSqBU0CjiEwqbKHVPWWZWEr9PzdHwkJZsaOh4jtrW0O08obkC11TLi8tQO5_4JeKro29pubU/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpjn7YQ6GK8ynWeek2dx6UcSWVuvxIMQuoPPW54Kv2Qc4oTIyKV0VgBHhqx8a4isMRD1SSqBU0CjiEwqbKHVPWWZWEr9PzdHwkJZsaOh4jtrW0O08obkC11TLi8tQO5_4JeKro29pubU/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093064196612850" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The heat from the summer sun and the weight of the<span style="font-style: italic;"> mikoshi</span> really affected it carriers</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHitY6y1Ymc9NYDtBf35KeHZ1JzweXZMw5yvpS0zOqfg-fV-pXtdPR-GwpE1IeQl9IOgiCl964EXbDwhXZ-xwSdiRA0KWTMRf75RyQeyxFrdbU7ssRpiKZJhtxuUkDPMUQJpkgbTIJ0J0/s1600-h/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHitY6y1Ymc9NYDtBf35KeHZ1JzweXZMw5yvpS0zOqfg-fV-pXtdPR-GwpE1IeQl9IOgiCl964EXbDwhXZ-xwSdiRA0KWTMRf75RyQeyxFrdbU7ssRpiKZJhtxuUkDPMUQJpkgbTIJ0J0/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233093011554542786" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Some of them were like in the verge of unconsciousness. Later, I found out some of them drank beers during break time, maybe that why.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnnqY359frty2qxs6K-0T_WH80GJcqalhIHg35GdlRHQpyaSGrlDWYUzulTcWLsyRPSTMmF_AkHFoWQjotAzXyIv7T-VQ1m4n56Xk0NvatswjIP6sRa5qUymppNEX7xMx-mx77Jc-Gr4/s1600-h/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnnqY359frty2qxs6K-0T_WH80GJcqalhIHg35GdlRHQpyaSGrlDWYUzulTcWLsyRPSTMmF_AkHFoWQjotAzXyIv7T-VQ1m4n56Xk0NvatswjIP6sRa5qUymppNEX7xMx-mx77Jc-Gr4/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233092960695322978" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Several mikoshis in a row. It was like a riot. Totally awesome. I wanted to sneak into the crowd but it was impossible. See the policeman?</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMJB-eZBa1qSzL2reJ-bV1VKcdVCECWY1ITlKPJ7F-H9NPcaFswxcs04u42Pjyv_8M1AU7QFBQHS4gm34CvRwOfMNSg2OvJoDH6KBiLguH5SZ4DRC1GnTk0vZbOgDWPLoo5BIRxLVZDA/s1600-h/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMJB-eZBa1qSzL2reJ-bV1VKcdVCECWY1ITlKPJ7F-H9NPcaFswxcs04u42Pjyv_8M1AU7QFBQHS4gm34CvRwOfMNSg2OvJoDH6KBiLguH5SZ4DRC1GnTk0vZbOgDWPLoo5BIRxLVZDA/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233092884395586802" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On the way home, I came across this group of kids playing <span style="font-style: italic;">Taiko</span>. They were incredibly superb.</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-30870839313602525352008-08-09T11:55:00.029+09:002011-04-07T19:30:43.254+09:00Niigata Matsuri-Day 1<div style="text-align: justify;">Festivals are everywhere throughout Japan during summer. In Niigata, we have the Niigata Festival every year in August. This big event is celebrated in 3 consecutive days.<br /><br />The festival started yesterday with the dai-minyou-nagashi, in direct translation, the great folk song flow. Basically, what they do is dance along with the traditional Japanese folk songs. People from around Niigata representing their companies, colleges, clubs participated and danced along 1.2 km from furumachi up to Niigata main station.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5uhS7CiFsW2Kr0-CmuYU98znAxN-Fw9SXZc350JjMFqmjaScYDhEgnTRrQThIisFaGF6o6m9TZAcMJ-FZeuPzZJodb23jNiv9kKIzveEAXxd-IVyKzrXtpuofj3pr74PkUZaRApHB58/s1600-h/Niigata-matsuri-map-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5uhS7CiFsW2Kr0-CmuYU98znAxN-Fw9SXZc350JjMFqmjaScYDhEgnTRrQThIisFaGF6o6m9TZAcMJ-FZeuPzZJodb23jNiv9kKIzveEAXxd-IVyKzrXtpuofj3pr74PkUZaRApHB58/s400/Niigata-matsuri-map-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232359712518665858" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The map for the Dai-Minyou-Nagashi event.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every group participated with their on identity.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTUAwVOAJ8EvQHP65dJ5mie9KYz7uctq93J16ItqMsBnbjmO4SbU-z_eeGfiP7oAHutFHnDISTf2xg8HY0QjV9gAFjwjmV9PZQSHZA4BUwYRpCfVMvv_Cw7IwKa6K_ffj362EGWdeoYM/s1600-h/IMG_4191.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTUAwVOAJ8EvQHP65dJ5mie9KYz7uctq93J16ItqMsBnbjmO4SbU-z_eeGfiP7oAHutFHnDISTf2xg8HY0QjV9gAFjwjmV9PZQSHZA4BUwYRpCfVMvv_Cw7IwKa6K_ffj362EGWdeoYM/s400/IMG_4191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232359108840159298" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jIdadS7EcQAWdVFBRdsMpA05xWdLPPh4Vuo8JxsiRafXhcvpiQYfIOxZ0bK3cQrx4_h5h8Lvsx-qUeVygEzi1uLwLKLVHWiMdE2Co3yyyfmI8C1jeKdFvKZorcTgDawA5W9MpiJm_ZA/s1600-h/IMG_4195.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jIdadS7EcQAWdVFBRdsMpA05xWdLPPh4Vuo8JxsiRafXhcvpiQYfIOxZ0bK3cQrx4_h5h8Lvsx-qUeVygEzi1uLwLKLVHWiMdE2Co3yyyfmI8C1jeKdFvKZorcTgDawA5W9MpiJm_ZA/s400/IMG_4195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232359063995770770" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This group incorporated light on their fans and necklaces</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNpl0va8-1SqMQ5VZQpBSpRsnI5ItLx5N69I-F_U7wBA0tyKS_PH7jORokzNqhOHboHzvTzx5a_c2ErLgWvgfIH4IzdT3bf5ua_b3hOFJKzMbf6qffhIvftm2XtZn9as8JOlMOmUzojM/s1600-h/IMG_4196.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPrLvhXHJ0IqrrO_1XyWiJcAFx-LtwArrEGmfSPhHiF9J7WpzhkN8VfEniSXjveQ2EuLlEfomlOuIATEoRdt_t2zF2Naj_hhqNCoNcChgpQMS3Tx4MrfH3Dxgv0vi-ubXQFzLefJKC6s/s400/IMG_4211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232358709480603330" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After several songs they had for about 10-15 minutes rest</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgEwuTr4wxZDf8jbbVllY4wmJdReNNhesq5UwBVGRTH6bdmxAtImMQaM4H3wOMcK1v934VsZnQUA9M-ZueSGaEVV2lbr0AeszAdzdZpsqh6xnKto-QoFP8dXzGXN-69so0xcGa63MT2I/s1600-h/IMG_4215.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgEwuTr4wxZDf8jbbVllY4wmJdReNNhesq5UwBVGRTH6bdmxAtImMQaM4H3wOMcK1v934VsZnQUA9M-ZueSGaEVV2lbr0AeszAdzdZpsqh6xnKto-QoFP8dXzGXN-69so0xcGa63MT2I/s400/IMG_4215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232358419491395090" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They started to dance again after short break</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z93syLwknuHzN6JHnv1NeGjEmJXYOxb78L3K1PUOBRvXIwndUpbXdqbjkqw4ooNmkcokNLWFnXzeA5scO4b8I12G5kR-QG0euIVkBqIGJ5bCsVBMk0xIon7sQHhH-oQDPPon3CUfO9c/s1600-h/IMG_4218.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4z93syLwknuHzN6JHnv1NeGjEmJXYOxb78L3K1PUOBRvXIwndUpbXdqbjkqw4ooNmkcokNLWFnXzeA5scO4b8I12G5kR-QG0euIVkBqIGJ5bCsVBMk0xIon7sQHhH-oQDPPon3CUfO9c/s400/IMG_4218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232358345880120882" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bandai bridge</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPlNHOmWvrSrJsJGraYgJABouYXMA_CPiiCNv7s7oxIhS0zYhm-odfaqWG_F1dBWgb35-VG1PXU5KbuKMZSf0JHEf-uECHGWmO8pHvltB-ZbPdMJIUYsBt2CRm1uEBjw7Gx-XmkEc1p4/s1600-h/IMG_4222.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPlNHOmWvrSrJsJGraYgJABouYXMA_CPiiCNv7s7oxIhS0zYhm-odfaqWG_F1dBWgb35-VG1PXU5KbuKMZSf0JHEf-uECHGWmO8pHvltB-ZbPdMJIUYsBt2CRm1uEBjw7Gx-XmkEc1p4/s400/IMG_4222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232358127957232930" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Different group of singers</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv17trOzcuSxtEkBhHqFhpEL0mwykwDtIe1sxjArBaA0w_qAH5gY6biz2uf4GfNUu-HPzTa-89xrhx_GmAFxOoU35J2G9d8iNPJawxeORvpgAd7c0mdpUA6VmcGZp1GimuaZ6LIu_MTr4/s1600-h/IMG_4223.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv17trOzcuSxtEkBhHqFhpEL0mwykwDtIe1sxjArBaA0w_qAH5gY6biz2uf4GfNUu-HPzTa-89xrhx_GmAFxOoU35J2G9d8iNPJawxeORvpgAd7c0mdpUA6VmcGZp1GimuaZ6LIu_MTr4/s400/IMG_4223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232358062360075986" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbAhq1haNEWKNUIPde6qkRobdD-qUC61cM2n0YWAArElfJC5NahLJ5CvInhoy5-IUqCsySytOoY2gis5aGshgTEQ0THW1AXb1MKugLxGsQxBb8I3ivB1cSjdkQ9pkqRFraL1XRUxoyKk/s1600-h/IMG_4224.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbAhq1haNEWKNUIPde6qkRobdD-qUC61cM2n0YWAArElfJC5NahLJ5CvInhoy5-IUqCsySytOoY2gis5aGshgTEQ0THW1AXb1MKugLxGsQxBb8I3ivB1cSjdkQ9pkqRFraL1XRUxoyKk/s400/IMG_4224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232357989481128834" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The traditional guitar called Shamisen</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-8682773859960165402008-08-05T20:24:00.032+09:002011-04-07T19:38:37.051+09:00Trip to Niigata Agricultural Research Institute<div style="text-align: justify;">My lab went for a trip to the Niigata Agricultural Research Institute/Crop Research Center over at Nagaoka. The trip was for sampling paddies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhMI8g-_hOuWT4RxqAh4kmuu2r55J8t2AqFKqDWspekCEPQi60vfvo_GgGZOqJEjJkWZcQ_jZPF_h_gU_1vWSz6LV7pfVh6PeIXBLA-6d4X-4i3k_wzETRtdL4SWDnWDLiH3PchNKyK0/s1600-h/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhMI8g-_hOuWT4RxqAh4kmuu2r55J8t2AqFKqDWspekCEPQi60vfvo_GgGZOqJEjJkWZcQ_jZPF_h_gU_1vWSz6LV7pfVh6PeIXBLA-6d4X-4i3k_wzETRtdL4SWDnWDLiH3PchNKyK0/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230994232826248514" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We gathered at 7 o'clock in the morning. Everybody looked really excited, though very sleepy.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BDzqHLyxh9tP_7aYutKXX2JfPiEyDXCB6Ud2CigrFHznm3u_bhYzVaUldR8waoMoHm0fdkfCbE0_mS47DrbdQRqs5BWR8Ncl8gFr4NmAw4PYtx0CMCi0APgXpKlMo-lKl16VZNbEQzM/s1600-h/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BDzqHLyxh9tP_7aYutKXX2JfPiEyDXCB6Ud2CigrFHznm3u_bhYzVaUldR8waoMoHm0fdkfCbE0_mS47DrbdQRqs5BWR8Ncl8gFr4NmAw4PYtx0CMCi0APgXpKlMo-lKl16VZNbEQzM/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230994190463283986" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The journey only took approximately 1 hour</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCkVj3uuZr9ZQEX0N2WiYw4K11C9vxIQZnVbhxC4ygpYZEfBjEYAnIpXP5Yp2U3HH-Z0rIi72318T6Ydha6yJ-gvTtoP-z3tw56bsrEhld0Vxqj5irNcMZ5yOLMVvG6n_AseQjxtbO6U/s1600-h/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCkVj3uuZr9ZQEX0N2WiYw4K11C9vxIQZnVbhxC4ygpYZEfBjEYAnIpXP5Yp2U3HH-Z0rIi72318T6Ydha6yJ-gvTtoP-z3tw56bsrEhld0Vxqj5irNcMZ5yOLMVvG6n_AseQjxtbO6U/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230994134120965282" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Upon arrival, we had a warm welcome by Mr. Ishizaki, a senior researcher at the station (The one with hat)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSqt2J9_0S2DSedBFOKl_-coHCziepvHHxazHVfNO5Hev5GGiNbE0ERyANGlExEWu-rXYi4dT8ALBhsgreGEkIoEW68g5bg5S-9ED1MOm6J8sv9q-NtlWQ1JEBJ5xJ8W6CX-BgI70ycI/s1600-h/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSqt2J9_0S2DSedBFOKl_-coHCziepvHHxazHVfNO5Hev5GGiNbE0ERyANGlExEWu-rXYi4dT8ALBhsgreGEkIoEW68g5bg5S-9ED1MOm6J8sv9q-NtlWQ1JEBJ5xJ8W6CX-BgI70ycI/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230994030213637122" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I laughed when Mr. Ishizaki bluffed Yanagida, the girl on the left , that the depth of the paddy field was until his chest. Though I'm not fammiliar with paddy, I'm surely wouldn't believe that (LOL).</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgOmajK8Qgakqs4t9qi4fB4DJhkHG_-9Exps4Sv7QU46LH76zIvRdiHtOzJAKk0dV-voQzwa7WNotYcsS-ad2kOt-TAAXabpWr4OjHlSZ5Qmw6isqVosA9TFZzJg7RM9twfBzFEpJe6k/s1600-h/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgOmajK8Qgakqs4t9qi4fB4DJhkHG_-9Exps4Sv7QU46LH76zIvRdiHtOzJAKk0dV-voQzwa7WNotYcsS-ad2kOt-TAAXabpWr4OjHlSZ5Qmw6isqVosA9TFZzJg7RM9twfBzFEpJe6k/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230993959630002818" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mori at his best</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzhxSLLzdws8zPIPPco4lo9Z_bOhjO1OYDSNROdoxykUS2dUbrBTHew-3CyWoz1wokqsO8VM-z3GArHKUH7BuD0kWfm4eiUFYMbQErQ7R3_j8XbzDBc01frt_QiFtsletZrL3TJjrtNs/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzhxSLLzdws8zPIPPco4lo9Z_bOhjO1OYDSNROdoxykUS2dUbrBTHew-3CyWoz1wokqsO8VM-z3GArHKUH7BuD0kWfm4eiUFYMbQErQ7R3_j8XbzDBc01frt_QiFtsletZrL3TJjrtNs/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230993878355566866" border="0" /></a>Mr. Ishizaki thought us about paddy flowers. Because paddy is a self-compatible plant, one need to kill their pollens by deeping the flower into 48C water prior to hand pollination. Self-compatible plants are plants that can reproduce themselves by using their own pollens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzdAOQ1YCJsh0g-B1nlosxNoWMuxcbs1SYtgts2h4qFt_q8LLCPpvZUdca1EqXLThZsxfbFSFp5xWgwCqN1pih8FR0wsy7XA8tBo1PtKn9afkbeaw9ZMwm-CfY2LkNXs0trO6Mv-_3Ck/s1600-h/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzdAOQ1YCJsh0g-B1nlosxNoWMuxcbs1SYtgts2h4qFt_q8LLCPpvZUdca1EqXLThZsxfbFSFp5xWgwCqN1pih8FR0wsy7XA8tBo1PtKn9afkbeaw9ZMwm-CfY2LkNXs0trO6Mv-_3Ck/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230993827265813234" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One of the plots at the research center. Reminded me the paddy fields around Penampang highway.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc9xicAjA8yzHNYm86-XsQPR7RhmjKu-YLW4LIreMJWA2JfLnLqNTUXSgPz-AWHa3Ser4-drqIc8-JcUe6NFoXz6qyQmde1UJ1jepFSF8suDmCyXa75oXWerbT5Pz1HO3Te7Otu67DRI/s1600-h/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc9xicAjA8yzHNYm86-XsQPR7RhmjKu-YLW4LIreMJWA2JfLnLqNTUXSgPz-AWHa3Ser4-drqIc8-JcUe6NFoXz6qyQmde1UJ1jepFSF8suDmCyXa75oXWerbT5Pz1HO3Te7Otu67DRI/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230993758925181570" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My lab junior was busy with the nature</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIb8YBwcExP5iIYBSoxpqu-V9WFzi9iANRsiRIlGgUUl9-8gEyLdnD_sHN4JrHl5ElgVLv7e0DcOUNhMzANFXT-LO50Xt_PuDdjkowEnlmd1JTyevNK4BhGxkNt3EpNFiIaWdsp8qsvCY/s1600-h/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIb8YBwcExP5iIYBSoxpqu-V9WFzi9iANRsiRIlGgUUl9-8gEyLdnD_sHN4JrHl5ElgVLv7e0DcOUNhMzANFXT-LO50Xt_PuDdjkowEnlmd1JTyevNK4BhGxkNt3EpNFiIaWdsp8qsvCY/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230993698162664354" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lab members were amazed by bugs that floated on the water</div><br />Nice trip, should do more!</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-12841388718154199592008-07-22T20:13:00.014+09:002011-04-07T19:42:10.564+09:00Photos from Yamada-san<div style="text-align: justify;">I received some photos of the recent BBQ party from Yamada-san today. Thanks.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9Rs0cp3GzhbLjH4HYBoNg1W3Nl523vM79UkHczDLf2j3g77z0VKWew4gBEHpY52bO1tcutMn5wXuJ9TXhyapCeNOA05NpCwGyWGmbqnx6QORvv8GLW0IGnNoklkgZRWAuNUNWvU1W10/s1600-h/P1010957-c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9Rs0cp3GzhbLjH4HYBoNg1W3Nl523vM79UkHczDLf2j3g77z0VKWew4gBEHpY52bO1tcutMn5wXuJ9TXhyapCeNOA05NpCwGyWGmbqnx6QORvv8GLW0IGnNoklkgZRWAuNUNWvU1W10/s400/P1010957-c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225796754548626738" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me an the gang</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGALDXEps_zboi-dlQPv4_LYGDf4WM6vHyC05Zk1cdy5s2V-86R_AqNGqbZz5e16eJVKLVxAQ9TluYjNWC5LSCXK18vkLSXMaI3HPNhOsnlGM-plnztDfKfoiNi7bFRhM8eB6ApumAZ14/s1600-h/P1010956-c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGALDXEps_zboi-dlQPv4_LYGDf4WM6vHyC05Zk1cdy5s2V-86R_AqNGqbZz5e16eJVKLVxAQ9TluYjNWC5LSCXK18vkLSXMaI3HPNhOsnlGM-plnztDfKfoiNi7bFRhM8eB6ApumAZ14/s400/P1010956-c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225796647018688914" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The new era of peace sign. Use chopstick instead of fingers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5MRoHIXGuhwwc-qbkRWR6tEuEhrVUCBG8wXLLq8N2iJKBSjZS_jgruB5f8StCnApr9qh5JCKWm29tSmG8_FJs0XwtvSQUeFGXzREbsIn2Ud1I5hVKVt1pqpjejOXzp8m7a4-LJPKldU/s1600-h/P1010964-c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5MRoHIXGuhwwc-qbkRWR6tEuEhrVUCBG8wXLLq8N2iJKBSjZS_jgruB5f8StCnApr9qh5JCKWm29tSmG8_FJs0XwtvSQUeFGXzREbsIn2Ud1I5hVKVt1pqpjejOXzp8m7a4-LJPKldU/s400/P1010964-c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225796871793878306" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my gadget. The cute ladies beside me are my juniors , Hamada-san and Ikeya-san. Both are in the final year of bachelor degree.</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-11188241996774316882008-07-20T20:35:00.047+09:002011-04-07T19:59:34.628+09:00Summer BBQ<div style="text-align: justify;">My lab does annual summer BBQ party where old boys and girls come to share the fun.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4S47JfLcxvrAM3SW9WPWmxdGgEQkpOLBjCPyJSoePVQdmxNmYu_7zvVvvOiPy0a75-NX99uYd8reiyVv1fQLHiupiu9YFEa3Fy_1YLIAPqqigtiZUr7goN_5kQNqZ_fT91R1CtIKFRI/s1600-h/BBQ5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4S47JfLcxvrAM3SW9WPWmxdGgEQkpOLBjCPyJSoePVQdmxNmYu_7zvVvvOiPy0a75-NX99uYd8reiyVv1fQLHiupiu9YFEa3Fy_1YLIAPqqigtiZUr7goN_5kQNqZ_fT91R1CtIKFRI/s400/BBQ5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225060384664181762" border="0" /></a>The gentleman in short pants is my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Mitsui Toshiaki<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnY6RBHcMVjhS_oVc9nxlQE3W-J_xB7636Xb_E2U2heNfwEAOEmKmTjPxYRERE5KAjg1ReG3d0mOJ-TvZMMF3F3oyV4kr5D8s6SSOLILkImeQJF3RIkupuI5RrVICzy_MATtcWBWwLrE/s1600-h/BBQ1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnY6RBHcMVjhS_oVc9nxlQE3W-J_xB7636Xb_E2U2heNfwEAOEmKmTjPxYRERE5KAjg1ReG3d0mOJ-TvZMMF3F3oyV4kr5D8s6SSOLILkImeQJF3RIkupuI5RrVICzy_MATtcWBWwLrE/s400/BBQ1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225060284741751826" border="0" /></a>This was the party looked like. The lady sitting on the right side is my co-supervisor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakX_zZTExfT7YNcK70fNPJL3kba5SBfb0zPPXUntB4-_ZJ0bPA9Bf51dA7Ki31o8vNrw0o0EOObqwTwGPGEfwip4HywE3fFLFWDhe1YQvWFaie042vIF4ojIPlRPTqV6i6FwZvL4oTIg/s1600-h/BBQ3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakX_zZTExfT7YNcK70fNPJL3kba5SBfb0zPPXUntB4-_ZJ0bPA9Bf51dA7Ki31o8vNrw0o0EOObqwTwGPGEfwip4HywE3fFLFWDhe1YQvWFaie042vIF4ojIPlRPTqV6i6FwZvL4oTIg/s400/BBQ3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225060973243674178" border="0" /></a>They were plenty of sea foods and so do meats<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwynH1Ps3zhyZBRr24Jy1lE3wXn1__WuFPnQDn9FizsITlGfPIYLN_Q6nlUUxsZCYOALRECwm-QIxUiE_UXN3Nidi8MXcRxekTJe0bW6UnSlSj5wyODtGkBs2MkLnAiyneDZtZH1Qvl40/s1600-h/BBQ4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwynH1Ps3zhyZBRr24Jy1lE3wXn1__WuFPnQDn9FizsITlGfPIYLN_Q6nlUUxsZCYOALRECwm-QIxUiE_UXN3Nidi8MXcRxekTJe0bW6UnSlSj5wyODtGkBs2MkLnAiyneDZtZH1Qvl40/s400/BBQ4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225060724922620386" border="0" /></a>Sardines with tarako (fish eggs). Great taste and I like it very much.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4Af0IZ_eN7eV_18VyfMJHdR3DECW7ThF3X0jYWyPsjJrpdJE-z9msSYvJkbLgU-O8ixrMM_KgEgNUhkENIp5rqC7iv_LwBcJW7MT7kIp_7jctmqW-95Y3oITsvkPwk_eFNDUaRIQHTA/s1600-h/BBQ2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4Af0IZ_eN7eV_18VyfMJHdR3DECW7ThF3X0jYWyPsjJrpdJE-z9msSYvJkbLgU-O8ixrMM_KgEgNUhkENIp5rqC7iv_LwBcJW7MT7kIp_7jctmqW-95Y3oITsvkPwk_eFNDUaRIQHTA/s400/BBQ2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225060551780339362" border="0" /></a>My old friends, Dr. Asakura (black shirt) and Dr. Nanjo.<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-77564528612088920022008-07-06T17:30:00.005+09:002011-04-07T20:12:32.401+09:00Warung style burger<div style="text-align: justify;">Made burgers this morning for breakfast. Tried to imitate the 'Malaysian warung style' burger without buns. Taste pretty nice though.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr87o-rYHM2cz6cuIubGqYr8CfTucu1rHghgXsfVbyaEwmQh-kDOJSCNv_q0klsDM0JPnf7zgidKf-8qxjoSBl13FuuMLXfMCTa5AAmIe6xAIkRQOpAtmiRKxdtbmLPEktRBGdNHbj8s/s1600-h/random-pics-009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr87o-rYHM2cz6cuIubGqYr8CfTucu1rHghgXsfVbyaEwmQh-kDOJSCNv_q0klsDM0JPnf7zgidKf-8qxjoSBl13FuuMLXfMCTa5AAmIe6xAIkRQOpAtmiRKxdtbmLPEktRBGdNHbj8s/s400/random-pics-009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219817015777801074" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One for me, and one for wifey. Got cheese also ma..<br /></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-81977866487578708472008-07-06T16:11:00.012+09:002011-04-07T20:18:11.370+09:00Summer thingy<div style="text-align: justify;">I bought 2 Japs style aloha shirts for this summer. Really cheap, 1,000 yen only. Dare to wear ka?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5VYthpzSHlXJ83a41Fy_pv7ha21AQA-rLzBgyfMZhqxfZmqN3l8oLaedSbyc7Xw142mPDIlJ9hfcqJH_qc-P6nrbfjZYhBWZ45arJp-FyBjT2ImN2b8GTEnne3hCCsRyYQuFJY-Ftkg/s1600-h/P1010450.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5VYthpzSHlXJ83a41Fy_pv7ha21AQA-rLzBgyfMZhqxfZmqN3l8oLaedSbyc7Xw142mPDIlJ9hfcqJH_qc-P6nrbfjZYhBWZ45arJp-FyBjT2ImN2b8GTEnne3hCCsRyYQuFJY-Ftkg/s400/P1010450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219801326328805042" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I like the pink one more!</div></div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644321420190924898.post-84939440316529137282008-06-28T13:10:00.018+09:002011-04-07T20:21:35.164+09:00Lab de TourHere is Lab Papa, working on the day where most people are enjoying TV at home or perhaps go shopping with family.<br /><br />Anyways, Lab papa has like 2 and half hours before his next work begins. So LabPapa decided to take you for a brief tour to his lab (not his actually).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGIUPBFjZmYVgIWOp9-GTVLSnzhP-nJjSanA6VgqEIP7Bg7LyhgnXJk2qlovpGJeZ2CqGJziwdsLcLKs-SB2U2-nBgjZZ_OE_jbo5PaYeXWQ4k_JdwFquCxyPdRNgvtcQM8knWHf5g9s/s1600-h/Building.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGIUPBFjZmYVgIWOp9-GTVLSnzhP-nJjSanA6VgqEIP7Bg7LyhgnXJk2qlovpGJeZ2CqGJziwdsLcLKs-SB2U2-nBgjZZ_OE_jbo5PaYeXWQ4k_JdwFquCxyPdRNgvtcQM8knWHf5g9s/s320/Building.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783710048268642" border="0" /></a>Lab papa's lab is on the 5th floor. FYI, in Japan, there is no ground floor, instead they start count from 1st floor.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3vfR57fqrIDNjKS4SsO_KjwIFalNDqXy0UO2iiXIoGM7De0BlDT16t9CTyS3jReaUO8qTPRrQr6TTnBTR1SDcjhkJv7UO4eQWE8cyBVNc5LvJsxbRAYUK_EeYN_7aFBvNbiFO6HjK4c/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3vfR57fqrIDNjKS4SsO_KjwIFalNDqXy0UO2iiXIoGM7De0BlDT16t9CTyS3jReaUO8qTPRrQr6TTnBTR1SDcjhkJv7UO4eQWE8cyBVNc5LvJsxbRAYUK_EeYN_7aFBvNbiFO6HjK4c/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783614925620418" border="0" /></a>In front of our room. The white notice board is always falling down.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE46MX45w8RAERIWkzlVpnY9bVttNvC42eT-1mpUcVVyBiS3g8V23LrkIt6TfWjh1OtvaxTP17L0Ej8rr0GxJ4ilHK7HCyHi0hcAQZUhgVOVef3ZwaKG1oe6TRQnrNaK2gsxpz35obKRQ/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE46MX45w8RAERIWkzlVpnY9bVttNvC42eT-1mpUcVVyBiS3g8V23LrkIt6TfWjh1OtvaxTP17L0Ej8rr0GxJ4ilHK7HCyHi0hcAQZUhgVOVef3ZwaKG1oe6TRQnrNaK2gsxpz35obKRQ/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783540745025218" border="0" /></a>Entrance to the lab<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsE8HvGzZn0C5iboHtac-FC2mgmkTrmx2fB_TS05OtRhOn_2u9ic5wQB7ugmktYVAR_T8h4DoaXczMWYeM7_w-OnkkW3unHm9AWlTEheI5Eg6wuySTTTQM63QPigW_vgA6LNPn0jyS20/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsE8HvGzZn0C5iboHtac-FC2mgmkTrmx2fB_TS05OtRhOn_2u9ic5wQB7ugmktYVAR_T8h4DoaXczMWYeM7_w-OnkkW3unHm9AWlTEheI5Eg6wuySTTTQM63QPigW_vgA6LNPn0jyS20/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783461128758146" border="0" /></a>Lab papa's colleagues like to do work until late at night...because they come late to the lab (LOL)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfEW_wjgqzRlgGUTDXaDboILbYQEopFao5cVsjHtT5Nh9pZtc9Z_KUXco4P8Z84HX-2TlQge5jnlPLyoaBMXKylfVNKUiZTL5MK4Ou9TH1Sw2y-mgGeXEqBoh7UCCD9oA97Xv8m5LKKA/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-004-copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfEW_wjgqzRlgGUTDXaDboILbYQEopFao5cVsjHtT5Nh9pZtc9Z_KUXco4P8Z84HX-2TlQge5jnlPLyoaBMXKylfVNKUiZTL5MK4Ou9TH1Sw2y-mgGeXEqBoh7UCCD9oA97Xv8m5LKKA/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-004-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783393057566370" border="0" /></a>Oh, that is lab papa's tiny working place<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-rtGtrO1I1raF98JCHW67MKSVn-sq0u2EMV9zwfDy0PUFA4Wsxoh_ZhI42cGbd1qMiGcGeh7gS3jB8RZR3v5D1JC9szG-PbWDP7iKyKXR-LHoWOPV8HOMkm8cSqjBP6MK9TlVRnFlIY/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-rtGtrO1I1raF98JCHW67MKSVn-sq0u2EMV9zwfDy0PUFA4Wsxoh_ZhI42cGbd1qMiGcGeh7gS3jB8RZR3v5D1JC9szG-PbWDP7iKyKXR-LHoWOPV8HOMkm8cSqjBP6MK9TlVRnFlIY/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783328509602946" border="0" /></a>So many things!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexkwd6iIozBRb7X8y5surrElpnsLOoMfzgEqpxS_4SbX1hK6mFxrdrFYByChmRfTrg9Mce_f5Br99mPgGkVbr5se9lffFqe5Z5FlWT6SG3_VyYXEuqky67xPqDKTuBxrZuLNVKJK1pe4/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexkwd6iIozBRb7X8y5surrElpnsLOoMfzgEqpxS_4SbX1hK6mFxrdrFYByChmRfTrg9Mce_f5Br99mPgGkVbr5se9lffFqe5Z5FlWT6SG3_VyYXEuqky67xPqDKTuBxrZuLNVKJK1pe4/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216783190431738818" border="0" /></a>Incubators room. Pretty hot in here. Big machines release lots of heat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6BM7KLwqrv7LG6MEEml4c0rAje5j3mm9Nplsmj3dFUu4wKSGMtYL4w22ZSBgKyVR3YthQkKwcFho_UULuHptk8qvqA6lZpoI_fLNG6AY7x3VppjjsY0hjm-vJOAIZPMeUt40di0A3qA/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6BM7KLwqrv7LG6MEEml4c0rAje5j3mm9Nplsmj3dFUu4wKSGMtYL4w22ZSBgKyVR3YthQkKwcFho_UULuHptk8qvqA6lZpoI_fLNG6AY7x3VppjjsY0hjm-vJOAIZPMeUt40di0A3qA/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216782990144104114" border="0" /></a>Analytical room<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptINkORGg0RQ58tL_xKfERI_0dLqA3roBRhfhTd5aXyUOBfX6XaejWuVpfBdigAvliUAoud9T0hAJIpqfKXjlMvTTvRGh0DFNx1ivoXZfQn3zkW3md-qQfqfDK8lfhpW4NCxPgY6NRyg/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptINkORGg0RQ58tL_xKfERI_0dLqA3roBRhfhTd5aXyUOBfX6XaejWuVpfBdigAvliUAoud9T0hAJIpqfKXjlMvTTvRGh0DFNx1ivoXZfQn3zkW3md-qQfqfDK8lfhpW4NCxPgY6NRyg/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216782922080040226" border="0" /></a>Again, analytical room from different angle<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHIRNadu_WtKazp5bIMmD0sYq1JOUW_dFAaQQZR-2-zh3nUojpbH1D1Zjg1QOoBQsJv5Db2kGPfPykzavIJSQu5ylhFLbm37lySIAgzwbDqGF_SJJa-A_564SXYSRPvfhJnTFHVLbxxs/s1600-h/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHIRNadu_WtKazp5bIMmD0sYq1JOUW_dFAaQQZR-2-zh3nUojpbH1D1Zjg1QOoBQsJv5Db2kGPfPykzavIJSQu5ylhFLbm37lySIAgzwbDqGF_SJJa-A_564SXYSRPvfhJnTFHVLbxxs/s320/2007-11-02-Nabe-Party-013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216782822301970354" border="0" /></a>Lobby. Hey! looks like they are preparing for something.</div>Lab papahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10226368191614094908noreply@blogger.com7