【駒込】Hanami @ 六義園 (Rikugien)

Tokyo PPS(Play Play See) Time!!!!

One of the beautiful garden around Tokyo

Rikugien 六義園

(more info here  or here)

It is highly recommended during 

Spring Hanami season

(April)

& 

　

Autumn Red Leaves Light Up Illumination season 

(Oct)

The dates are depends on the season comes

Other than the season

Hiking, resting, relaxing, picnic, dating (slow date i think haha)

is recommended

The scenery is very nice 

It has all the thing you need to see for a Japanese Garden

It is located at Komagome

JR Yamanote Line or Metro Nanboku Line

☆☆☆☆☆

I went there during Hanami season

weather is cooling and no winter outfit is required

Just long sleeves with a jacket will do 

Here is the entrance

You will be needed a entrance fee of ￥300

There is a Japanese traditional rest place for photo session

picnic under the sakura (cherry blossom) tree

There is a lot "friendly" pigeons that will shake hand with you

but 

lately there is news that do not go near to pigeons 

as their "shit" is very poisonous 

and will cause decease and sickness to human

In front of the biggest sakura tree

Me and Mek (friend from the Philippines) decided to do some action

She went back Philippine though

so sad (T^T) missed her a lot

so the action......

well weird pose huh

The action is 

JUMP!!!!

This is the pose we wanna take!!

I love Sakura very much!!!

It is so pretty!!!!

After see the real Sakura by my own eyes

I get to know why Japanese loves them so much

But Sakura only last for 1 week after it is fully blossomed

The life span is so short

The garden is very big!!

Sakura tree is all around me!!

Here comes the Japanese Garden style Scenery

The garden is very huge

I think you will at least need 30 minutes- 1 hour to finish walk (in rush)

But since you pay the entrance fee!!!

we should enjoy the scenery and relax with the sakura trees

This is the center of the park

The lake

Another JUMP!!!

 

  

Don doubt it

I am a former Gymnast who trained for 8 years

But it was 10 years ago 

LOL

Although I cannot do any somersault anymore

I only left jumping

Here comes my split on air!!! 

I would wanna get some time to go to the autumn red leaves light up illumination 

this coming autumn

looking forward to it!!

楽しみ！

【新大久保】 Khun Mae 2

Friday Nite Dish 

@ Shinokubo 

Thai cuisine

Khun Mae 2

クンメー　2

(Official Website here)

The shop is quite small

I think only can fit around 20 people

It is located between Okubo and Shinokubo

〒169-0073　東京都新宿区百人町1-14-3　ローレイビル1F

*JR大久保駅南口より徒歩30秒・ JR新大久保駅より徒歩4分 

While you are searching for the shop

your head will pop out with 

"Such a quiet place to have a restaurant here....."

This restaurant have a few sister shop around the area

So if the seats are full

you may go to other sister shops (^^,)

So 

we went to the "2" shop

which is recommended by a Japanese 

who went Thai for business trip a few times 

and commented that the taste is same as Thai

The shop is kinda dark though

The Menu

Thai style sculpture on the dinings

Thai cup with jasmine tea

Here

There is a cold salad being served every table

Just nice with the ice in such a hot weather



Then

we ordered the salad

Lap Moo/Gai/Minced Spicy Meat Salad 
in Thai Style Pork/Chicken

レープムー/ガイ
（タイ風挽肉サラダ・豚肉または鶏肉）
Menu No.22 ＠￥1040

You can choose the spicyness

we choose extra hot

This dish is
HIGHLY recommended

Nice!!!!

Then

The soup dish

Tom Kha Gai 
Chicken in coconut milk gourd soup

トム　カー　ガイ
（鶏肉とココナッツミルクのスープ）

Menu No.59 @ ￥1050

The taste is not bad

I just say is kinda milky

Next will be the meat dish

Fried Spare ribs with garlic

スペアリブのにんにく揚げ
@ ￥1050

I totally love this dish also

Nice!!!!

Highly recommended!!

Next is the

Pu Nim Pad Phong Kali 
Soft-shell Crab & Eggs with Curry Paste

プーニムパッポン　カリー
ソフトシェルの唐辛子炒め
Menu No.42 @ ￥1365

The crab is not bad

but the crab is little

This dish is not enough spicy for me

Phad Kha-Na Fai Deen
Stir Fried Thai Green Vegetable with Pork Bacon

パッ　パッカナー　ムー　グローブ
カイラン菜とカリカリポークのオイスターソース炒め
Menu No.34 @ ￥945

The pork is very nice!!!!

Crispy!!

Overall is very nice (^^,)

recommended!

Pura Muck Manao
Poached Squid with Lemon Sauce Salad

プラームック　マナオ
タイ風イカのレモンソースサラダ
Menu 15 @ \945

This plate full of small squids

sourness that will open your appetite

not bad!!

Thai Milk Tea

タイミルクティー

@\420

The tea is not bad

we still cannot guess what ingredient they use

coconut milk? normal milk? 

It tasted like roasted tea with evaporated milk for me

Not bad!

Well

Overall is not bad 

But 

It is a little bit expensive though

Once in a while we must en joy good food though!!!!

Enjoy while we are young!!!!!!

Go Go Go!!!!

【Job】Microsoft Naitei Party

日本マイクロソフト内々定者懇親会

There was a Naitei (job offer) party @ Microsoft Japan few days ago

The total new recruit employees are 21 person

 ( include Microsoft Development ) 

Previously during the seminar they target to recruit 30 person

Think back the process of the recruiting 

It has 4900+ applications

Which they choose from the document screening and 

test and left 1400 candidates 

Then these 1400 candidates go through group discussion and 

again through screening and left 72 candidates!!!

This is a BIG decrease though!!!!

Then for the 72 candidates will have to go through Human Resource interview and 

the candidates should be cut down into half

For third and fourth interview

The interview is base on job position 

The candidates that able to survive all interviews and 

passed left 12 person

Means a job position only choose 2 person 

( shocked to found out bout this )

What a survival game huh

But I survive!!!!!! 

Thank god!!!!! 

Thank my parents giving me such a good brain

 ( self praising haha )!!!! 

Thank for all the good chances that being given for.... 

Entering Microsoft is like.....

OMG?! Microsoft?! Crazy!!! Bill gates!!! Office?!! Windows?!! 

Then 

There will be question such as

Why not apple?? LOL

Well I am very happy with my decision and my hard work

Well after the long story 

Here comes the party!!!! ( is a bit formal though)

It is located at the Head quater
@ Shinagawa

We start a short brief and everyone's introduction 

The atmosphere was very free... Everyone laugh and shout and claps 

Really have the non-Japanese company feel

☆☆☆☆☆☆

Here

What a coincidence incident happened

The group that I was sitting with 

A girl is a friend from another girl I met in NTT Docomo party (o.0)!

Then she was asking me..."Are you...?"

☆☆☆☆

Then

The girl sitting next to me..

I found out that she was the girl I met at Fujitsu first interview

We was waiting outside the door together and 

coincidentally ended together and 

walk together to the station

We have a lovely chat at that time but

Never thought we would meet again!!

What a coincidence

I should call it fate!!!

☆☆☆☆☆☆

Then we have a tour around the office

The office is awesome!!! I start to love my work place!!
Is so cool!! Xbox free space... Free Drink bar... 

One of the place I love most is the cafe!!!!!

So cool!!! Can't be describe with words...

The food looks healthy (^^,)

Lunch is treated at the cafe

I ordered Tomato grilled chicken

I am so satisfied!!

Then head back to the seminar room 

And have a contact exchanging session

Then 

The Human Resource (HR) passed us present ( omg!!! so happy!!! )

And I got 

Japanese fan, small pouch, ball pen, note book, 

book written by Microsoft Japan President

Everything has Microsoft logo on it

And the most high tension part is

When I open the book 

It has...........

My name on it written by the 

President with his signature on it!!!!!!!!

He is so cool!!!!!!!! I am so impressed..!!

After the party finished 

We took a group photo in front of the office 

 Of course after that we have some drink nearby and continue our party (^^,)

Looking forward again to our next gathering!!!

The Official Naitei Ceremony on Oct!!

I will getting my offer letter on that day!!

Yeah!!

【Nail】 Stitch

Nail of the week!!!

The theme is stitch 

Well I draw the sketch whenever The drawing mode is on

Here is the sketch

Stitch and the girlfriend

Before start drawing

The base is important 

I use Clear gel and white base color

Here is the result I have

Well I am using all the gel nail material 

Which you only can harden the color with LED or UV light 

I spend 1 minute for each layer per hand

Then start the base sketch on the thumb 

Then start coloring 

(Above) stitch color

(Below) the girl friend color

Here is the thumb with the faces

Then the others

Here is my left hand with stitch 

The right hand with the girl friend

Well from this sketch 

I realize stitch is a very HIGH challenging drawing

Takes me 6 hours again....

Dam sleepy....

Okinawa Bitter Melon Stir Fried

The menu of the day 

Okinawa Bitter Melon Stir Fried

沖縄ゴーヤチャンプルー

Get to know this dish when I visited Okinawa

I love Soumen Campuru the most!!

Well since I bought Bitter melon from the department store 

I gonna make this dish

First fry the pork 

To add some crispness 

Then fry the Tofu 

Put some butter in it for additional fragrance and saltiness 

After get the surface fried till light brown

Smash it into pieces and stir fried them

Then add in bitter melon slice

(Soak with salt water to decrease the bitterness before cook)

And add in bean sprout 

And stir fried together

Then add in BBQ sauce 

This 黄金のタレ is recommended!

And some salt and pepper

After the bitter melon seems to be soften 

Add in 1-2 eggs 

Then stir fried together 

Lastly you will get the Okinawa bitter melon stir fried dish!!!!

It's not so difficult 

So why not try it out (^^,)