Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

I saw this place on TV and I was interested. I like history kind of stuff so yea... don't ask. I'm an oldie.

I really like the tanks at the entrance area, so nice.

There were tons of clothes and other artifacts on display, not gonna post them all. Just my favourite ones.

I went upstairs and the view was so pretty.

There were so many students there, they are quite young so I can't blend in.

Tons of long stairs, I did my exercise.

Pictures on IG.

Super Star Group (鴻星) Review

Decide to finally come here and I enjoyed that nice walk back home with grandma. She is the cutest kid ever. Love her as much as grandpa did. <3

Anyways, I wanted to try those cute character dim sum so decided to come but it's nothing special. Pretty and expensive but taste just normal.

I forgot the price but the bunny one was marshmallow, like really?

The pigs were buns.

No, I won't come again. Thanks for lunch!

F ing Neighbours

I don't know how many times I've talked about these F ers but they are getting on my nerves! F ers equal neighbors. Ever since they moved in, this area is not quiet anymore. They always play super loud music and they put up a sign before that say come and party. They also had a big party on Canada Day and it was super loud. I hate them so much that I want to punch them in the gut.

We called the cops, other neighbors complained too but they don't change. They are just F ers! Disrespectful F ers that deserves to go to hell! The cops came, they turned it off but they turn it right back on when the cops leave. Don't you think they are F ers? Like they have no life but you know all of us in this neighborhood does.

Yea, keep partying and we will keep complaining. Our goal is to get the city to kick them out. WOOT! Keep it up mother F ers! Game on! You wanna play I will F ing play with you!!!

Keep partying, watch it when you get older! Karma will find you all, just wait and watch!!! This exact same shit will happen to them in the future, I promise!

They already had 3 complaints in one night and they still turn the music back on and even screaming and shit. If I could I would love to run them over! 4th complaint and they were fined! Losers! This is what happens when you want to keep playing.

I wonder how much they were fined. I wish they can get fined everytime. =)

Keep it up F ers!!!

I heard mom saying that those a**holes jumped over our fence to pick up ball or something. Who the F does that? F ing bastards! Brother's friend said "put mouse trap". I said "no, too small, bear trap!". He said "that will kill them, Cindy so evil lol!". I'm like "only evil to a**holes". Told mom to plant a bunch of roses along the fence so it will stab them to death! If it does, it's not our fault because he is trespassing. I should record them next time. I don't feel safe anymore with these a**holes living nearby. I wish they can just go to hell.

譚仔雲南米線 Review

Relatives decided to take me here. Thanks for lunch!

It was similar to the other one that I had in HK before but I kind of like this one more. Another deer garden style.

My cousin ordered for me so I'm not too sure what I have. I think I picked pork only or something else too? Not sure. The noodle was in sour and spicy soup. She also ordered me a satay sauce. I realized HK people really know how to eat. I guess that's why there are so many different restaurants.

I really like my noodle. It was so good with the satay sauce. The noodle by itself is not bad. I like that sour and spicy soup, gives the noodle flavour. The meat was nice, not hard to eat.

My relatives also ordered some side dishes which were really good too. They really love spicy stuff. The pig ear was good, haven't had those for awhile. There were also cucumbers and Chinese fugus. I like the Chinese fugus because of the shape, it gets a lot of the spicy sauce.

I would come again but too many other stuff to try in HK.

Bee Blu XXIX

Sometimes Tian will let you see certain things so you will finally wake up. Thank you for showing me what I need to see in order to forget everything. You should have showed me long ago and not now. It took too long.

LOL! Love my dad. I went to him and he asked "where are you going?". I'm like "nowhere". He asked "nowhere? Why dressed so nice?". I'm like "this is my pj". He said "pj is so pretty already, what to wear when you go out?". Lol! My pj top is pretty nice, I can wear it outside too, just a nice top haha!

I've been quite happy with what I'm doing recently. Busy but I'm happy. I'm back to taking pictures of random things. Stopped for awhile and I'm getting back to it. Exploring everywhere makes me happy. I'm like a little kid. I get amused ok easily.

Went out with my brother and his friend. It's funny listening to them talk. They talk about anything and it's funny. I wonder if all guys do that too. They don't seem to care that I'm there, they just say whatever.

I'm not a camera person, I'm just not pretty on camera, only when I do selfies, I look better. However, I'm quite enjoying being my friend's model for her photography. It's hard for me to angle and I get stupid double chin and my hair is oily and nasty. We are both learning at the same time how to make these pictures better. It's quite fun. I need to think of more pose and expressions. 

Talking to people at kick boxing is fun. Listening to their stories are more fun. I told instructor to guess my age and he said 22, woot! Chef still thinks I'm 19 and that was his guess during my first year at work, woot I didn't age! Let's keep this up Cinnabun!

Claire dumped her fiance after a "sick and twisted" discovery. But was it really that bad?
Hm...I don't know if this is a big problem or not. I mean which man doesn't watch porn? But if he watches a lot, like A LOT (in this post...addiction) then it's a bit...…..yea. Too much then it's no good. At the same time I also understand where she is coming from, it's like "am I not enough for you, you have to watch porn to satisfy yourself?". I'm not too sure about calling a wedding off because of that. But he did lie to her when she confronted which was not good (strike 2). However, if you really liked him wouldn't you try to find ways to help him? Work things out together? I don't know, everyone is different. Sometimes it's better to find things out earlier on then when it's too late. Everyone has their own tolerant level for everything and this is just something she can't tolerate at all? Just do what you think it's right and don't regret.

Out of the blu, not sure if I posted this song or not but I find it catchy, I thought I did post. "heart to break" caught my attention.
Heart to Break - Kim Petras
"Angel eyes, tell me lies
Gonna give you my heart to break
One look at you, I'm powerless
This game I know I'm gonna lose

Makes me want you more

Even if it means that I'll never put myself back together
Gonna give you my heart to break
Even if I'll end up in shatters, baby it doesn't matter
Gonna give you my heart to break
I tried to fight, but I can't help it
Don't care if this is my worst mistake"

Chouette (Owl Cafe)

So I've been to a cat café in Taiwan, a sheep café in Korea and now an Owl café in Japan. Where shall I go next?

Anyways, I saw this place online and decided to go. It's a nice place. I don't think there are any smell. The owls are located on the left side and people drink and stuff on the right side of the café.

It's pretty expensive, it costs $1500 yen. You get one hour there and one drink. Honestly, I wasn't there for the drink. Got a cappuccino and it was so bitter even though I put a pack of sugar in already.

Anyways, the owls were so cute but I feel like they aren't happy. And I understand. Who would want to be chained down and be looked at like dolls everyday.

I see the people taking care of them. I guess they are treated well? Some of them didn't want pictures and I understand. I didn't want to bother them.

I really like this practical one, so tiny and so cute. Huge eyes and looks shy. Reminds me of myself except the tiny and huge eyes hehe. But it didn't want a picture. =(

Overall, it's a nice experience. Pricey but I think it's worth it.

Pictures on IG.

Melon Pan Ice Review

Saw this online and thought it was cool and want to try.

The place is small, there are 2 chairs outside.

I got the melon pan with vanilla ice cream ($450 yen). It's like those pineapple buns but it's crispier and harder to eat. I don't know if they named it melon pan because it's made with melon or what but I don't really taste any melon. I was expecting melon taste.

It was a bit hard to eat because every time I tried to bite into it the ice cream squeezes out and makes a mess. The ice cream melts pretty fast because the bun is warm.

It's good but can be messy.

I don't think I would try again.

Ganso Icedog Review

I saw this place online and wanted to try it.

It's a very tiny place. There was only one table inside. I guess people just buy and go?

I got the matcha and vanilla twist in a dog ($300 yen).

It was made to order.

The bun was warm, deep fried and the ice cream was cold. I like that. The bun was almost like a donut, so good.

I like it in a hot dog way more than a hamburger because the ice will always fall out of the hamburger. the ice cream is on top of the hot dog so it's harder to squeeze out.

Will come back again, so good! And for that price, it's worth it.

Mint Museum

I decided to go stroll around the hotel while my cousin prepares herself for the day. I'm glad I took a walk myself. I need that alone time and just enjoy the sun and the nice wind.

I like collecting coins but haven't been doing that for a long time. I decided to go to the Mint museum. I saw online it's free to enter but I have no clue what those people are saying in Japanese.
I was a little bit scared.

Heads up, you have to sign in at the gate and they give you this pin with a number on it then you can walk in from the side to the museum. Give the pin back when you are leaving.

The museum was really quiet. Kind of scary but it's nice.

I took quite a bit of pictures. I really like the clock coin. It's so pretty so vintage looking. I saw a lot of character coins too, really cool.

During my stroll to the museum, I passed by this lovely bridge, so pretty!

Pictures on IG.

Bee Blu XXVIII

If someone could read this I just want to say... When the memories pop up, my heart still hurts and tears still fall down my face. Not sure how long this feeling will last but I know it will stop someday. I don't know why my heart still wish time could go back or things can be like before again but at the same time, not really. I don't know but I feel like you already have someone special, maybe that's why we don't talk anymore but that's ok. If she is good, I hope you will be happy with her. Maybe thinking this way will be better because I don't go for taken dudes. 

You were once a happy chapter in my story. I did hope our story could go on but maybe this is how "天" want our story to end? If it's meant to be, we will meet again, like that time. I guess you didn't like me as much as I hope you did? I do believe that if someone really likes me, he will keep fighting no matter what. Thank you for the lovely yet sad chapter. =)

Instructor asked me to show my kicks to everyone in class. That was super embarrassing, I guess he doesn't know I'm shy... I'm honestly not good at it. Please don't ask me to demo again, too much pressure. I was honestly shocked when he said "everyone look at Cindy's kicks". I was like huh??????

I'm tired but I have to suck it up just for the future. Hang in there Cinnabun! You can do it! You sucked it up for so many years anyways! They are always unfair to you but karma will find them soon! You are strong Cin!

For some reason I want to be a b**** from now on. I'm tired of being that good little girl. I feel like I don't smile as much as I used to. I feel like I'm not as happy as I used to. Not sure what I want but I feel like being a b**** will be a way to protect myself. Good bye good Cincin.

When people don't believe you can do something, prove to them that you can!

The real reason why Kate Middleton and Prince William broke up in 2007
I heard that if you break up with someone and are back together, it means meant to be and don't ever let go. I believe it's half half. Some are really meant to be together but some are just not meant to be for the second time. I, myself don't know if it's a good idea to be back with someone who would break my heart in the first place. I do think no-one is perfect and they should be given another chance, depending on what they did. Oh well, not like it will ever happen to me so no need to think.

After 20 Years Of Marriage, I Discovered My Husband Was A Sugar Daddy 
Hm...the more I read about these stories and men, the more I feel like you just can't trust men... Sad... No matter how true and how much you like them...they may not be the same to you. Are there good men?

Never had someone that actually comes back. If it does, I do hope it's a happy ending.

Out of the blu, heard it at work and not bad. "Only you".
Cheat Codes, Little Mix - Only You
"Once upon a time we had it all
Somewhere down the line we went and lost it
One brick at a time we watched it fall
I’m broken here tonight and darling, no one else can fix me
Only you, only you
And no one else can fix me, only you
Only you, only you
And no one else can fix me, only you, oh
Only you
Did I let go of your hand for a castle made of sand
Ooh, that fell into the blue
I went following the sun to be alone with everyone
Ooh, looking 'round a crowded room

And I'll follow right down the river
Where the ocean meets the sky
To you, to you"

Kitchen Omiya Review

I wanted to try egg rice but I couldn't find the one I wanted to try. When we were walking around looking for dinner we found this place.

It would be nice if they had English on their menu but I understand it's Japan.

Not sure what I ordered because I don't know Japanese but it was $990 yen.

The presentation was really pretty. It wasn't like the traditional egg rice. I did want the traditional one though, oh well, next tme.

At first, I was so excited to try but when I tasted the sauce...sorry but I didn't like it. I don't know how to describe the taste but it wasn't what I expected, it wasn't good. The rice was ok, nothing too special. The egg was not bad. I feel like they put the egg into a shaped mould lol. Or how else did they make it into that shape. I'm not a mushroom person so don't like the mushroom but it was ok.

I should have ordered the curry one instead.

Will I come back again...nope, it wasn't my thing, sorry.

Universal Osaka - Sailormoon Cake

I love Sailormoon when I was a kid. I still kind of do. I collect their stuff.

I wasn't gonna get anything to eat but it was so pretty. Got the Sailormoon compact cake rare strawberry cheese ($800 yen).

Uh...I just realized it was cheese when I was looking back at the pictures while typing this up. No wonder I said to my cousin it taste like cheese. I was right! Me and my taste buds. You can tell I went for the looks, I didn't read what it was...

I can't recall the taste because I forgot to jot notes. It tasted ok except the cheese taste. It was pretty creamy. Nothing too too special but it's not bad.

I also wanted this other Sailormoon cake but my cousin said this one so I got it. Their cakes were expensive but it's Universal so yea...

Universal Osaka - Buns

They had these cute character buns at Universal. I got the Minion and Spiderman buns.

The Minion was expensive, $550 yen (I think) and Spiderman I think $450 yen.

Both of them were BBQ pork filling, not bad. It was nice and warm. I kept the Minion box. Not sure where it is now lol.

Universal Osaka

Woot! Universal Osaka. I finally get to go with someone who is willing to play rides with me! *dancing around*

One thing that I didn't like... It was raining cats and dogs that day. We were there for a week and it was sunny everyday...except for Universal... Thanks... Because of the rain, everything in my bag were soaked, including my passport! Had to renew it and I hate my new picture! WHY??? Never get to keep anything that I like... Be that way "天"!

Anyways, we didn't care about the rain, we bought rain jackets and we didn't care that we were soaked. 

Most of the rides were closed due to the rain and I thought I won't get to play any again. I guess rides and I are not meant to be. Never was and never will. 

Then the rain got lighter and rides were back running! AHHH! I can play! When we were just about to zoom off this ride we were asked to get off because of the rain again. WHAT!!!??? We waited and waited. Then we get to go back on again. YAY! You know I hate that feeling. Give me hope and then it's taken away. Good thing it was given back to me this time and I was thankful.

Only went on a few rides but I was already happy. Quite a few rides were similar to the ones in Orlando. 

My cousin said "you really like these". Yes I do, they make me happy. It gives me the thrill but it's fun. I will come back again someday.

Bee Blu XXVII

If we were meant to be, fate will bring us back together, let fate do its work.

I'm not happy. I dropped this jade charm keychain that I had since elementary. I don't even know where I dropped it. It's one of my favourite. I never thought I'll lose it. If I can find it. I will keep it at home forever. I didn't bother looking for it because I don't even remember where I dropped it. Maybe someone picked it up and kept it.

This year isn't a good year. This "love" charm from Japan broke off after like 4-6 years. I almost lost another little Japanese girl keychain but good thing it's in my bag. I decided to keep it at home from now on because I don't want to lose it. Each time it falls off my heart hurts. I hate losing things. I must be cursed and I hope whoever that cursed me will be cursed 10000000x more than me. Thank you karma! I hope whoever kept my jade will take care of it or they are cursed!

I watched this variety show and the guys were saying how a lot of girls just take a picture at the bottom of the mountain as if they went hiking to show off on social media. Hm...how about those ones that are really pretty, on top of the mountain, is there any way to go up without hiking?

Went out with a friend and told her about my recent networking. She said yea, I don't like him too from what you said. Yea, I want a man that is decisive. A man that puts me first. She said when I ended it I should have told him what made me turned off. Nah, I'm not his mom. Not gonna teach him. If he ever finds my blog then he will know.

She also said I did the right thing because at this early stage, he needs to showcase himself and be his best. If he is like this now, he will be like this later on too and even worse. That's totally what I was thinking about. Yes, to some people they may think it's high expectation but I don't think so. Maybe you people just have low expectation and don't mind settling for less and regret for your whole life. I want to find someone that will treat me well, not someone that will mistreat me for life. I don't need that crap in my life. Yes, he may be inexperienced but I think all the stuff he did wrong are very common knowledge. Amazing how I wasn't even sad this time. Makes me want to work even harder on myself because guys are not reliable at all anymore.

Talked to another friend about wanting to find someone like the guys in Daddy's generation but I know they are all extinct. Guys are not guys anymore. Quite sad. I guess I understand why there are so much powerful strong independent women out there nowadays. It's not because they can't find someone or no-one likes them but they choose not to find or like someone. That's because the guys are not worth it nowadays.

A friend was regretting making certain choices in the past. Let go. I know how she feels, I'm sure everyone has that moment too. But don't think of the what ifs about your past. Let the past be the past. I know everything is easy to say and hard to do but you just have to look forward in order to be happy. If you keep thinking about the past, you will never ever move on. Just think of all the stuff you have now. Maybe a lot of people don't have what you have and you should be happy.

Why US parents are placing door stops inside their children's school bags
At first I was like huh? When I read it, I went aww. =( What has this world become?

Out of the blu, long time no song. I heard the lyrics and thought of Mr.6'2 and teared. I remembered how he said "you are mine and I'm yours, I'm not letting you go" but...he left me... It's just like this song.
鄭俊弘 Fred - 星光
"誰跟我講　不會走　不管有浪
誰一瞬間　鬆了手　留下一方
我錯什麼　狠狠的棄於　漆黑的角落
沒有你陪航　看天茫茫　沒感覺地流浪
曾講過地球沒星光　都跟我白頭和天荒
然而現在誰伴你過　他不是我
溫馨片段太過清楚　跟你一切誰又敢忘
誰知到這天　竟隔了銀河
回憶裡是甜蜜的歌　今天再聽仍能聽麼
誰曾話沒人代替我　他不是我
分手以後我已不可　給那一個填密我空房
天青雨過　捨不低你是我
如他更好　祝你可　跟他快樂
如他更好　舊情話　無謂多講
天青雨過　找不到你跟我"

McDonalds Japan

I've always seen melon soda on TV but never got to try it. I finally get to try it!!!

Ok, nothing really special except the green colour. It's almost like cream soda. It had some ice cream on top. I think it was around $300 yen?

There was also a teriyaki burger. I still like the burger from HK more, taste better. Cousin said this was similar to that one but I like HK one better.

Hey, at least I tried what I wanted. I'm satisfied. =)

Nara - Deer Park

Wrong timing...timing is important. I wanted to see the deer, I did but it was too dark when we got there.

Those train and bus rides took forever. =( That's one thing about Japan, transit...

At least I got a chance to see them, I'm happy but I wish I could see them during the day. I wanted to take pictures with them but it's too dark to even see them. I'm glad I got some pictures of them.

I will for sure come back again, wait for me deer! It's so pretty there during the day.

Heads up, it does have a bit of smell there. You know...

Pictures on IG.

Beard Papa Review

I've never even tried the cream puffs from Beard Papa back home. I decided to try the one in Osaka station. If I remember correctly, Beard Papa is from Japan so what's better than trying it in Japan?

I got the cookie and cream flavour. It was good but I couldn't taste the cream because most of it squeezed right out onto the table and carpet of the hotel lol! I forgot how much it was I think between $200 to 300 yen?

Yea, I would try again. They have a lot of cool flavours. Not sure if they have them in Vancouver. I've only tried one of the strawberry shaved ice thing from them. I don't know what their cream puffs are like.

Arida Orange Ice Cream Review

I saw this place online and it's inside the Kuroshio Market, located outside where you sit and eat.

They have a few flavours but I thought mandarin orange was interesting.

I don't quite remember the flavour because I didn't jot down notes again. If I remember correctly, it didn't have a sweet orange taste. It was more of a sorbet texture. The cone was just normal. I think it was either $300 to 500 yen.

It was not bad as a snack after lunch.

Plum Wine at Kuroshio Market

I saw this plum wine place on TV and I wanted to try.

They have tons of different plum wine. You can also try shots for $100 yen.

I tried the mango plum wine. It was ok. It was fruity but still had a strong wine taste to it. My cousin got this cup of plum juice or something and it was quite good. She bought a bottle home.

I didn't get any, not an alcohol person. You should go if you are into wine.

Pictures on IG.

Sashimi Rice Bowl Review

I'm not sure the name of this place but it's inside the Kuroshio Market at Wakayama Marina City. I believe they are the only sashimi rice bowl place so it's not hard to find.

I got the rice bowl for $1850 yen.

I ordered this don with 3 different types of salmon shasimi and salmon roe. Topped with some green onion and egg slices. It was really popular, when I came back to the place it was sold out.

It was not bad. Going counter clockwise, first type taste like the salmon sashimi in Vancouver. Second type had a smoky taste to it. Third, I'm not sure about the taste, I've never tasted it before but similiar to the first one. The fish roe was good, I always like eating them. It just pops in your mouth.

Overall it was pretty good however it was a bit expensive. Sashimi are always expensive though. Yes, I would come back again, but not sure what else I would try next time. I'm not a huge fan of sashimi but how can I not eat it when I'm in Japan, right?