Land of the Rising Sun Part 2 : First Time in Japan

As mentioned in Part 1, I depart for Narita on 04/11/11..So I safely landed at Terminal 2 on 05/11/11 around 07:30am (GMT +09:00)..

This time, I will stay at my cousin's house since she is studying here. My bad, I forgot to write down my cousin's address therefore I had difficulty in fill in the Disembarkation Card but the address is in my FB Inbox. The staff there insisted for me to fill in that before Q'ing..Thus what I did is straight away Turn On WiFi in my Galaxy Tab and luckily there were WiFi available BUT u have to pay for it! To be used in just Narita, for 24hours, I have to paid ¥500 using my credit card and voila!
(But please dont forget to call upon your Credit Card Provider to open the access first,provided yours is not open yet.As I know, Maybank Ikhwan, RHB Travel Money&Visa already open the access but for Bank Islam MC&Visa,I called them to open the access before take off)

After clearing the customs, I went straight away to SoftBank counter, just outside the Arrival Hall.Since my Nokia N8 is supporting 3g, thus I just rent the 3g sim card for ¥105/day. Mind you,they will pre-charge your credit card ¥40,000 for security which later will be released back. I got back my ¥40,000 nearly after 2weeks.

After got the sim card I called my husband straight away to inform him that I have safely arrived and we agreed to meet up at Tokyo Station. At that time he was in Shinjuku, all the way from Nagoya using Night Highway bus by Willer Express.

I went to JR Counter to buy Suica and N'EX for me and Suica Card for my husband.N'EX stands for Narita Express, a train that provides access from Narita Airport to Major Urban Stations.If u are from Haneda Airport, then Suica and Monorail will be suitable.

To be eligible for Suica & N'EX, u must hold foreign passport. It is BEST if you bought the Round Pass but since the N'EX is only valid for 2weeks time so I have to choose the one-way pass instead for the price of ¥3,500 and the other Suica for ¥2,000. Dont forget to use the N'EX first from Narita to any JR East station in the Designated Tokyo Train Interval, the yellow area on the map.

The N'EX is as follow (sorry for the blur image)

The colourful Suica is Mine and the 1 with Penguin is for my Dearest Hubby

Since the N'EX is reserved seat, therefore make sure u board on the right train on the right time, as stated in the N'EX Ticket

Every Car has luggage space so I put my

there.. then, please have your seat...

Enjoy the information shown:

Read the Guide:

And feel free to buy any Food & Beverages u like..I only choose coffee (if I am not mistaken for ¥390) since there's no HALAL food..urghhh, I'm so hungry..

Along the way I called my Mom and told her I was safe and ask her to Pray so that Allah grant me to bring my Parents here someday.. InsyaAllah...

And after 53 minutes, I have arrived @ Tokyo Station..Alhamdulillah & Yiehaaaa!!

After having where-are-you;I-am-here-but-I-cant-see-you moments, finally I met my Husband!!

Before heading to the Hotel, we went to JR East Information Center to buy Universal Studio Japan Tickets. Price for 1-Day for 1 Adult is ¥6,200. We bought them early since we will be going on weekends and people know how crowds are on weekends!

I am gonna stop here since it is already too long..I'm tired..

So, for now

Land of the Rising Sun Part 1

I keep mentioning there are 4 (actually there are 2 that I combine as 1) wishes I have in this life..And Allah gives what we want in so many ways..sooner or later..
And now, one of them is fulfilled!! Thus I was left with 1 more ;)

My second wish is 'To visit Korea and Japan before I die'.

I have visited Korea twice, in 2008 and 2010 which are still not enuff!
This time, Allah grant me Rezeki to visit Japan, The Land of The Rising Sun where Korea is the Land of Morning Calm..so soothing right their names?

And the journey to Japan start when my hubby (as usual,the 1 who made my dreams came true) was assigned for training in Japan for nearly 6 months and a half. Before that he already went there for 1 week, just after the Eid Fitr 2011, where Hari Raya is not as happy as it shud be since we are busy preparing everything he needs..no need to say the rushing hours back then.

To cut it short, here I am! JAPAN!!!
I dunno whether it is coincidence or I am that lucky since that in 2010, it was Korea Visiting Year and in 2011,it is Visit Japan Year..so Yokosa Japan!!

I start with the take off story..
I prefer to fly with the Country's Official Airways like I did with Korean Air before but Japanese Airlines (JAL) was so expensive! (even tho it was only RM500 extra from previous flight with Korean Air) thus I opt for MAS.Never offer me Air Asia,be it cheap or what so ever!with previous experience traveling with Air Asia before, I dun think I want to spend my money on them anymore.

I spend months looking for competitive airfare but at last I chose MAS for a fare of RM2100++ including AirInsure.But I was a lil bit regret to be informed that Air Nippon Airways (ANA) just make a promotion slightly after I purchased MAS,just to make me sad by paying extra RM300 ;) But since ANA is transit at Changi Airport, so I think still MAS is better..since I am traveling alone.

And some more, the food served is HALAL...

I depart on 4 November 2011 at 23:35 and I can say that Departure Hall for Narita is better than the others..

I sat at the window with a Japanese man at aisle. He looked very the Japanese, by sitting-sleeping so straight..where as me tersengguk sana sini..luckily they provide blanket..and some more, there are Entertainment!!

I watched some movies during the flight but I didnt finished any since I was bored..I watched comedies and giggles to funny part, where as the Japanese man watched really serious movie! he must be very unpleased to hear my giggles ;)

Owh, there you go,long story..

I woke up around 5am and just right for the Breakfast Time.."Omelette or Nasi Lemak?" ofkosla I chose Nasi Lemak but I regret later..x sedap!! the Japanese man took omelette and I envy him..

However, lets enjoy the picture (all about the Nasi Lemak!)

Sonata 2010.. Part I

Yiehahahahah!!!

Alhamdulillah I got a chance to visit Korea again and wut is the most exhilarating is that my hubby has booked a pension near Nami Island..Nami is where the famous Winter Sonata was filmed..
Dun hev so much to brag about,just enjoy the pics...

Waiting 4 bus to Gapyeong Station



Views from our room at Wood Pension







We enjoy our stay here very much..the owner is very kind & even got motorboat parked in front the pension hihi we treasure our night there by posing here and there...

Tomorrow, my other lifetime dream will come true..Nami, here I come!!

Sonata 2008

One of my lifetime dreams is to visit Korea before I die, since from I can remember, from Standard 2, I already love Korea so much..and God gives wut we wish in so many ways..I never imagined I will been here thru marrying sum1 employed by Korean company..but life is always like it is..Unpredictable..

And sumhow this is my very 1st time flying and I'm all alone..but as I was always been since I'm kid, travel alone is InsyaAllah never a problem to me.I've been taught to be Very Independent since I'm toddlers..

Landed on The Land of Morning Calm was very calming..like I always said to my hubby," You'll never know how it feels to be in Korea even hundreds of times since it was not your dream".

And I even don't care to be here every year hihi

So here's some of the pictures..Enjoy!!

Just arrived & met my hubby after nearly 3 months didn't see him



So cold actually outside here..



On our way to Motel Joy ( Twice I came to Korea, so twice I stayed here)




Outing time! Yippeee!!

At Lotte World



At Gyeongbokgung Palace













At Suwon Station





At Yongtong -Dong



Last but not least, the best part in Korea is u'll never notice u spent a lot!!




Lurve,
Schenna

From Taiping With Lurve...Part I

On March 19, my hubby & I went to Teluk Intan for his close fren's wedding..as a photographer.We started our journey @ 10am & since it was raining somehow heavily along the highway, we managed to arrive @ 1pm.Not long after that, the bride&groom arrived..so here's the artwork of us..hehehe











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