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Singapore Trip - City Hall

Ya, i went to Singapore last Raya holidays. Actually to visit my uncle in Woodlands. But i was free during night time.

Recently, Singapore held its own edition of night F1 race on city streets. Awesome....! There were a lot of promotions on the event. So, armed with a camera and Ez-Link card, off i went from Marseiling MRT station to City Hall MRT station. I had the crazy idea to explore the 5km track myself by foot..yeah

City Hall by night....ahh, the lights were not on

The following pictures are taken from the same spot as I took the photo of City Hall. They are just the pictures to my left and front. City Hall is on my right.

My left...'Banglas' workers taking down the race equipment.

My left as well...not sure what building is that

Front...the bluish top is the Esplanade from afar

Front...rows of seat

Then, I moved on to my right.....

The famous Armenian Church (Anglican)

At a junction just after City Hall

That's the first part of the journey........

Japan Snippets

Well, guys....thats basically all about my last trip to Japan. If wanna know finer details or behind-the-veil stories then feel free to ask me....oops!

Here are some of the left-over pictures that are not posted yet. Some are from my friends' camera.

Biking alongside railway track

Some funny name at an amusement park

American Dog?

Look at the price of a plate of curry!!

Roti kosong anyone??

LOL!

KFC = Colonel Lounge?

Some Japanese colleagues during farewell dinner

20th April 2008 : Hard Rock Cafe

Yea, the famous Hard Rock Cafe is also here in the same area of Yahoo! Dome. It is situated at the back portion of the shopping complex facing Yahoo! Dome....Well, first time for me. Its interior is super nice leh....So we pay for it if we lepak there. A normal cup of coffee costs about RM18!! Phew...

There are two separate areas for us to choose from. Ok, lets call it Non-alcohol and Alcohol area. The picture beside is the Non-alcohol area. The Alcohol area will be shown in the picture below. Superb if i have enough resources and time to lepak there. Hey, the guy on the right is a mannequin, ok?

Did i just said mannequin? Yes, they do sell Hard Rock Cafe merchandise at a small corner of the cafe. There were key chains, t-shirts, caps and backpacks specially made for Hard Rock Cafe. I got myself a t-shirt for 2700 yen (RM80). Well, quite pricey, but it has the word "Fukuoka" on it though. I had a hard time finding the one that gives the best value for my money. Good thing the salesgirl is patient.....some more asked her to help us take photo also ;p

The Alcohol area.

A Jacket supposedly worn by the King of Rock n' Roll, Elvis Presley. Besides this, are the histories are past Rock music legends.

Frontage of Hard Rock Cafe. Unique.....

20th April 2008 : Yahoo! Dome

So, that's it for Dazaifu.....Its already 4pm but we still had another itinerary to complete since its the last weekend in Fukuoka. We took the same train back to Onojo Station and headed straight to Hakata Station. In Hakata Station, we switched to city monorail (which runs around Fukuoka City only) to our next station Yahoo Dome. City monorail required us to purchase a one-day pass of 660 yen (RM20) consisting of unlimited rides for a day. The journey took us about 20 minutes.

As you can see, the grey building in the background is the Yahoo! Dome. It is actually a baseball stadium belonged to the local Fukuoka baseball team, Fukuoka Hawks. If it is the right time, there will be a baseball match but alas, the stadium was closed when we were there. The best we could do was exploring the vicinity of the stadium. Again, the cool breeze was so refreshing!!

The stretch of complexes on the left is also a shopping complex dedicated to Fukuoka Hawks, selling their merchandises.