Shibuya/Omentosando/Harajuku (2nd day of Tokyo 08)

Trip Start Apr 30, 2008
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Trip End May 05, 2008


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Thursday, May 1, 2008

2nd day-woke up at 9:30am-thinking it was 8:30 because of Em's phone clock. Em read that Ling Ling the Ueno Zoo Panda has died yesterday- the Panda the whole family visited last November. Prepared to meet KIm and Venus?. Took a Metro instead which is only 15 minutes instead of JR's 35 minutes-doh! Caught up with Kim and Yuna at the head of the Green Train at Shibuya-waited for Venus? there was these singing and dancing rehearsals for this event called Shibuya Paradise. Then we went to eat at the Tonkatsu place above the shopping mall-think we have ate here before. Yuna is cute. Nice catching up with Hui Ying/Venus?-she's doing good in Boston for the last 14 years- we haven't contacted each other since 16 years ago- to think we met in Tokyo after all this time-fate? Then Hui Yng left at 1:15pm to catch a Train to Kyoto at 3pm- and KIm also left at about 130pm for home.

Went to shop-spilt up -I went to Mandarake and Medicom's shop and Em went to Parco. Went up at 2:30- visited the new Bathing Ape store opposite Parco-filled with Hongkongers- shoes, T-shirt and stuff don't look that god this time or have our taste changed? Then we walked to the DVD shop near the crossing. Bought a Special Edition Blu-Ray of Perfect Blue- my fave anime by Satoshi Kon- it came with a storyboard book.

Then we took the Metro back to Omedosando. Tired so we took a break having coffee at a coffeeshop for 20 minutes (420pm) . Then we walked around the Harajuku back streets. Visited some Used shops and thought they were or this area is full of americana apparel. Visited Muji shop and really wanted to buy a nice looking fan for 2500Yen! Only thing was the voltage. So maybe later. Then we spilt up- I went to Toyland and em went to Laforet tll 6:30pm. Nothing there really- then shopped at Hanjinro? and some cheap used clothings at basement. Then we ate at 'Volcano Head' again behind Toyland- and confirmed the dishes are better than the shop at Nakano. Then we walked back to the Metro station. Took a train back to Shimbashi (about 8pm) then rested at the hotel till 1030pm.

Then we shopped at Donki for the second time- amazing shop-bought snacks and Em bought a amazing black/white head device. Surfed internet-charged everything cos they are all dead-laptop, phone, iphone, camera etc. Nice trip so far.
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