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Convenience Stores in Japan

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When it comes to Japan, the first thing that will come to my mind is its convenience stores. It is extremely convenient! You can find it everywhere! You don’t even need to worry about not having anything to eat or if you run out of some daily necessities. Not only that, paying bill, withdraw money, doing banking, printing, faxing and etc. are also part of the things you can do in there.


When I was in Japan last year in August, my first meal was gyoza that I bought from 7-Eleven. It was almost midnight when I reached the hotel. Was feeling kind of hungry and my travel companion suggested to go to the nearest convenience store to buy food. They will heat the food up for you.


All these food here in this post were almost our everyday meals *LOL* Very affordable and delicious. You don’t even need to go to a restaurant for food. If you are travel with tight budget, you can be assured that the convenience stores in Japan will not let you go hungry. So many choices to choose from.


The major convenience store brands in Japan are 7-Eleven, Lawson, and Family Mart. You can find them everywhere! We spent a lot of time in these shops too because there were so much to see in there. Just looking at the instant noodles and snacks varieties was enough to make us went “wow, wow, wow”.

It’s a must-go when you are in Japan and it’s going to help those who like to enjoy Japan without burning a big hole in their pockets.

Klook.com

Food Porn, Going Places, Land of the Rising Sun - Japan

[Vlog] Ep 2: What’s Inside?- DK 3888 Mobile Phone & Camera Tripod

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Woohooo!! I did not expect to come out a second video after one week of releasing the first one. This time, it’s a simple(not simple at all, all in all, it took me 12 hours to finalize it) unboxing video of DK 3888 Mobile Phone & Camera Tripod.

In case you are curious and would like to get a cheap and good tripod, here’s the key features:

1. Max height: Approx. 1020mm
2. Min height: Approx. 345mm
3. Weight: 420g
4. Bluetooth remote shutter with battery included (compatible with iOS and Android 4.3 and above)
5. 3-way pan/tilt head
6. Quick lever lock
7. Aluminum legs
8. Built-in level

You can get it at most computer shops and online. It should cost less than RM40(online price). I’m not sure how much is mine because someone bought it for me as a gift.

I’m using both Huawei Nova 2 Lite and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2S for filming. Edit was done on the tab with Filmigo app. Hence, the editing is a bit choppy because it’s quite impossible to trim the video in a very precise manner. Nothing fancy.

Thanks to many of you for the support and encouragement in this new project of mine. I still can’t stand seeing myself in the video hahaha… Still a long long way to go. Anyway, see you in the next episode 😘

Tech Stuffs, Vlog

Portable 4G WiFi for Taiwan and Japan (Airport Pickup)

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Before I start my Japan travel blog posts, I’m going to share this 4G WiFi I used when I go to Taiwan and Japan last year. I bought them from Klook. I opted to collect them at the airport since I’m living in Kuching, there is no way I can go to the respective offices in West Malaysia to collect and they also do not provide shipping of the device to this part of Malaysia. Nevertheless, it was effortless to collect at the airport. All you need to do is go the the shop/kiosk located at the airport to collect them.

For Taiwan, I collected it at the arrival floor of the Taipei Taoyuan airport. Just show them your passport, printed or mobile voucher, pay deposit which they will charge to your credit card, then they will return you the deposit when you return the device. It works great without any problem at all. We had at least 5 devices connecting to it each time and battery life was pretty amazing. We charged it every night. This is the one I purchased, 4G WiFi (TW Airport Pick Up) for Taiwan. I do not have photo of it though, forgot to take picture of it.

For Japan, I collected it at KLIA2 at Roaming Man shop. Also fast and easy. Show your proof of purchase and passport. I don’t think there was deposit being collected though(if I recall correctly, it’s was over half year ago! ;p). You will get your unit and you are ready to go! Oh ya, it won’t work in Malaysia even if you switch it on, so save the battery. Only switch it on when you arrive Japan. The battery lasted very long! We were out whole day, using it, not a single problem at all. The signal was good. We only need to charge it after using it for 2 days and we have at least 3 devices connected to it at any one time. We were in Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.

This is the one I bought, here’s the link to check it out, 4G WiFi (MY Airport Pick Up) for Japan.

Overall, I have good experience with them. Feel free to check them out at Klook.

Klook.com

Going Places, Land of the Rising Sun - Japan, Review It!, Tech Stuffs, The Heart of Asia - Taiwan

My Orders from Photobook

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I’m sure Photobook is no stranger to people these days. You see the advertisements everywhere online. I have so many photos that are still in my hard disk that are not printed yet. I decided to try this website out when they have some promotions going around. I ordered its 4R prints and also 8″x6″ landscape Photobook. For the latter, I downloaded the software into my laptop, did my album design, and submit it for printing. It took awhile to figure out how to use the software but it shouldn’t be much a problem with people nowadays who are pretty much IT literate. Bear in mind though, it does hang a bit but just be patient. There’s also phone app that you can download to do your album design. I did not expect to received the final product in less than 7 business days. The quality is surprising good! 🙂 Certainly a return customer. So far I’ve ordered three times from them already.

This post is not sponsored by them. I’m doing it because I’m a happy user of it. Do check them out from time to time for special offers so that you can try out their service without burning your pocket.

By the way get FREE Photobook or 4R Prints (100 pieces) now!

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[Vlog] Ep. 1: Haircut

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TADA! I finally did it! Hahaha… First vlog!

It was done in an impromptu manner. I did one last month but it was horrible 😅 still a long way to go… Better start somewhere rather than thinking too much about it. I’m still thinking whether to do it in English or Mandarin. Maybe a mix of both.

If you’re wondering, I’m just using Huawei Nova 2 Lite for recording; Samsung Galaxy Tab 2S for editing with Filmigo app. At first, I was editing it on the computer but man… It’s hard work, my eyes really couldn’t stand it, so tedious. It’s much easier to use a mobile device but this also means it’s very basic, can’t do anything too complicated. However, if I’m gonna take vlogging seriously, eventually I need to use a computer for better editing 😂 which also means I need a new laptop and camera 🤔 don’t think it will be any time soon hahaha…

My target is to be able to talk without NG-ing for at least 45 secs 😅 then there won’t be much editing required. I did 6 takes on this video. Editing is a bitch 😅 worst if with a computer hahaha…

I’ve also set up a new channel on YouTube just to post all my vlogs in. Just click on my video to visit the channel.

Anyway, I’m not sure when will the second video be up. We’ll see how it goes…

P/S: Pardon my Engrish 😂 should be “Haircut” and “new hair” should be “new hairstyle”.

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