i never thought that i could make pizza n bread from the dough. it just seemed so complicated n troublesome, a process that takes lots of time, many different ingredients, a very big oven, and hours of clean-up work. but Sachiko-san of Heart N Tree (my Hokkaido WWOOF host) showed me that cooking is easy, [...]
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Yan Can Cook
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Japan WWOOF Host – Heart N Tree
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
when i think of Heart N Tree, the love in a family and the passion of cooking are the two things that come to my mind right away.
this is Heart N Tree, a restaurant, with very beautiful scenery on days with a clear sky, in the countryside called tsurui (鶴居).
origin of the name [...]
Hakodate Squid Festival (イカ祭り）
Posted in Japan on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
hakodate’s famous squid festival (イカ祭り) is all about squid n dancing. besides the squid dance that everyone can participate, there is a dance competition which is very cool n fun to watch!
n here let me show u one with a group mooning (now, have i caught ur attention? hahaha).
click here for Update from [...]
The Dancing Squid Sushi Bowl
Posted in Japan on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
well, the squid wasn’t really dancing. but its arms were still very strong that they kept holding onto the “squid noodles” (made from its head ). the guilty feeling of my own cruel act + the too-tensed-up, hard-to-chew arms of the squid make this a once-is-enough experience. yet, no doubt, it’s a unique [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Obon Festival (お盆祭り)
Posted in Japan, WWOOF on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
okay okay! i have got the message – the more u participate, the more fun u can get!
my life is trying to let me understand this i bet, for it keeps popping up all these goodies to show me the message just said.
so after the belly button festival (へそ祭り）in furano (富良野), i was in tsurui’s [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Sapporo
Posted in Japan on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
after staying in the countryside for 1.5 mths, i felt like a country girl going to a big city when i stepped out of the sapporo JR station. so many ppl walking around (n so fast they walked too), everywhere was so bright, street lights, neon lights everywhere, big department stores with top to bottom glass windows, convenient stores [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Noboribetsu, Hell & Paradise
Posted in Japan on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
there r quite a few theme parks in noboribetsu, like noboribetsu marine NIXE, the edo ninja park, the bear park… but instead of squeezing everything into my schedule, i decided to have an easy day in the town, jogged along the trails near the hell valley, n enjoyed a slow n relaxing time in the big n beautiful (n expensive too :mrgreen: ) onsen paradise of dai-ichi takimotokan.
the [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Hakodate, the squid city
Posted in Japan, tagged on August 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
its a long, packed day!
i remember someone in a radio show saying that travelers can skip hakodate (函館) when traveling in hokkaido for its too far away from furano (hong kong ppl’s favorite) n there aint much in the city. i totally dont agree with that. its a very cool city, with its beautiful waterfront n nite view, [...]
Update from Hokkaido – Otaru, the glassy lil’ town
Posted in Japan on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
i changed my plan in the last minute. there are much in sapporo that i thought i wouldnt have enough time if starting my day in the late morning. so instead of going to sapporo on the first day, i went to otaru. n luckily, i got it right, for otaru needed no more than half a day.
i started frm minami otaru [...]
Itinerary of My 5-Day Hokkaido Backpacking Trip
Posted in Japan on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
a friend of mine asked for the itinerary of my 5-day backpacking trip (today is the forth day). i m going to put it up here so to share w everyone. pls let me know if u have any question.
n i will put up some pix n details in other posts when time allows n internet access [...]
