In about 14 days, I will be preparing to fly off for a genuine holiday of my own… My very first trip to Japan. I don’t know what to say other than I am extremely excited! I have been working nearly every holiday since I was 11. My few trips overseas from home were mostly non-holiday vacations (if that made any sense). My last genuine holiday was nearly 10 years ago with my then ex boyfriend to Genting Highlands.

First major holidays in eons! No tour guides though, and nothing more than just plans and more plans… So hopefully, everything turns out well itinerary goes something like this:

Tokyo:
Visit Sumo and fireworks museum
Visit Edo-Tokyo museum
Visit Asakusa Kannon (also known as Guan Yin)
Sumida cruise to Odaiba
Visit all those museums on Odaiba
Sword museum
See Akihabara, if only to violate yodobashi!!

Via Tokyo: day trip to Nikko and Kamakura

Possibility: Disneyland?!

Nagoya:
Pay my respects to oh great gundam
Astuta shrine
Nagoya castle
Toyota automobile museum
Tokugawa art museum
Nagoya city science museum
Osukannon shrine

Day trip to Takayama (see the historical village and steal some Sarubobo omiyage)
And Kanazawa (ninja town!)

Then Kyoto – of which I think we will be using the Kyoto walks maps and resources by the JNTO as well as some side trips to various places (Nijo and Momoyama?! Castle)

I foresee a lot of ramen along the way!! Go ramen! Banzai! Must also try their versions of McDonald’s and KFC. Must also visit yoshinoya and mos burger <3

I am quite concerned about the ability to snap and share photos via my phone, since roaming data plans are cut throat and I am not too sure if there’s prepaid micro sims available for rent. No fear, I will figure something out. At least, at the hotel, there’s working wi-fi.

2011:

- Left my comfort zone that was Waife.

- Saw a few concerts, went to Soundwave for the second time in my life

- Watched a lot of movies

- read a lot of books

- Bought my first MacBook Pro <3

- Got a job at the hospital. I must say, I started out not liking it so much. However, now I enjoy it.

- Got my own place, all on my own

- Booked a trip to Japan

- Got myself into a hospital x 4 plus a surgery for the first time in my life.

- Got me a DSLR

- iphone 4s!

That sounds like a bunch of indulgences.

There were a lot of things I didn’t like in 2011 that I don’t wish to repeat here. There was so much unhappiness in those things, so much tears and sadness that, while it was a better year than 2010 in some aspects, I am glad to see the back side of 2011.

2012:

- Visit japan!!! <3 <3 <3

- ipad 3

- PS3 (White)

- PS vita???

Actual resolutions:

The usuals, lose weight, save money, read 52 books in the year and play about 120 hours worth of games.

However, in addition to all that, I also hope that I could keep my house tidy :p Suddenly down sizing and living by myself, I realise I have so many books that I don’t dare to put away >.> and I still don’t. Which means, they are sitting in piles all over. I really need to get into it