osaka and kyoto!

hey everyone!!

im sorry ive been so laggy with my posts ever since i left takasaki .. ;P
its been pretty crazy since then cos weve been moving abt quite a bit whilst lugging our ridiculously large luggages (we looked like really silly backpackers ..hee) cant believe its been almost a month now that i've been in japan!

im getting more and more homesick by the day.. missing my mummy and papa.. yilin, kor and zq.. really hope everyone's doing well .. cant wait for my parents to come by in abt 2 weeks time.. :)
miss all my wonderful friends.. jun especially (in paris!) happy birthday girl!!

im in kyoto now! its a beautiful city with lots of culture seen through the little lanes of traditional japanese housing and the occasional sighting of a maiko san (apprentice geisha) all dolled up in the traditional kimono and white make up.. saw a really pretty one! will be posting up pics as i go along..

its my third day in kyoto now.. spent the last week in Osaka and Mt. Koya (this sacred mountain which is the site of many famous japanese families' tombstones.. ) . Stayed in an inn run by monks in Mt Koya, but it was wonderfully serene and we had a great vege/tofu dinner provided :) went to universal studios japan (it was so packed! the day we visited coincided with the spring break for the students.. haha) and we ended up buying this express ticket to bypass most of the longer queues.. heh..

i really miss takasaki, Mr and Mrs T.. I guess they grew to become like family to me and now im starting to really miss their presence..really hope to vist them again sometime soon..

think i'll post more as i upload pics ya? update as i go along.. :)