Dear Chibi,

Tomorrow Kaz and I will be officially 25! Wooosh…quarter of a century is here. We didn’t make a “25″ pose this year cause we’re now too old to bend backwards~ LOL XD

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday with karaoke at Big Echo for 3 hours followed by dinner in Darlinghurst~

Not before long, the guys started experimenting with the lighting and produced some pretty cool effects!

Pop idol Ray

Gokuuuu

Ghostly chibi…. be afraid..

I dunno what he is… but it looks cool anyway. 8D

Afterward, we headed to Samurai Japanese Dining Bar at Darlinghurst for dinner. I’ve been here once last year for one of Jacky’s birthday dinners and it left a really good impression on me :) What I love about this place is it’s really nice and cozy and the food is sooo delicious.

My kawaii chibi cake!! Thanks Jacky :3

The Samurai Restaurant staff gave me a pair of rabbit chopsticks and a yummy ice-cream dessert :DDD yaay

It was getting late after dinner, so half the group left while the rest of us stayed to play pool in the city.
[Jacky + Chibi +MZ] vs [Somps + Dong +MZ XD] I guess MZ won and lost every game. Poor guy 8D

My pressis :D Never really wear red, but I think it looks cute ^^ Looks like I’m prepared for winter~ Thanks guys!! :D

I had a really good time last night, thanks for being there and making it awesome :D

Dear Chibi,

Last night Kaz and I celebrated our Chinese birthday with a family dinner at Sunny’s Seafood Restaurant :) Dad’s birthday is also within the same week so it was sorta all combined into one.

@Sunny Seafood Restaurant, Auburn with family

And just tonight, I had another birthday meal! This time it was with Jacky’s family who decided to celebrate Jacky and mine together since they’re pretty close (We’re 10 days apart to be exact) :)

@Mancini’s, Belfield with Jacky’s family

More meals ahead XD

Dear Chibi,

Today is my Chinese birthday according to my mum (well actually, the Chinese Lunar Calendar, hehe) I never quite understood the details as to why the date changes every year, but basically there are less days in the Lunar Calendar than there is in standard 365 per year. Your age also starts counting from the time of pregnancy as oppose to the date you were born.

You can get yours calculated here.

Well, what does this mean for me? I get to celebrate my birthday twice. yaaaayyy. Turning 25 next week! OMG. yay? XD

Dear Chibi,

Today Mark, Kaz and I took mum to Outback Steakhouse in North Strathfield for a Mother’s Day lunchie! The last time I was here was over 5 years ago, so I couldn’t remember much of it except it was nice :D I actually picked and ordered everyone’s food this time! Half the time I just let Jacky pick for me since I’m the super indecisive type (and I stare at the menu forever and still can’t decide…)

Well thankfully the portions were right and it was good :D

Crispy Chicken Salad & Bloomin’ Onion

Rack of Lamb, Baby Back BBQ Pork Ribs, Fish of the Day ♥

Dear Chibi,

Tonight Jacky celebrated his 25th birthday with the uni guys with yummy hot pot :D
Pic spam time ^-^!

Chibi with Mr Adorable Bday Boy :D

Buffy Rayfy 8D

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Dear Chibi,

Wooo! We’ve reached part 3! (Click here for part 1 and part 2)

Akihabara, Tokyo

Pachinko & Slots can be found everywhere all of Japan.

Our trip wouldn’t be complete without having a taste of the anime and manga culture from the country it originated from. Akihabara is seriously a male otaku paradise. Everywhere you turn there are billboards of anime girls, girls cosplaying as maids roam the streets and every building is loaded with anime, manga, doujin, figurines etc. However, I say ‘male’ otaku because everything seemed tailored to the male population. There is an awful lot of anime porn/hentai in every store you walk into. It’s practically unavoidable. It was kind of a turn off for me ^^; (lol, Sorry Marcus..had to say it!!)

I did manage to find a few Sailor Moon goodies in Akihabara. You can read about them here.

Oh, and while we’re on the topic of anime, from pure observation, One Piece is the single most popular anime out right now. There is a TONNNNN of One Piece merchandise found all over Japan. We laughed when we saw that Luffy has made it to every single souvenir and convenient store in every city we’ve been to.

Maid Café

@HomeCafe Maid Café, Akihabara

How can you go to Akihabara and not check out the much talked-about maid cafés? Unlike regular cafés, waitresses are all pretty young girls dressed up as maids, who address you (their customer) as their “master” or “mistress” depending on your gender. There are strict rules in place, such as no photography or video, no touching of the staff, minimum spending and 1 hour maximum time in the café. Admittedly, it was a little nerve racking walking into one. Jacky even considered not go in at all cause he was so embarrassed by the idea XD It was a different, unusual experience for us.

The food was pretty mediocre for the price you pay, though I doubt people go there for the food. The main appeal are the maids, who act all cutesy as your servant and play games with you if you pay them. I’m not sure how they intend to appeal to female customers though… maybe they don’t~
While the idea seems cute and innocent, I felt the concept was slightly offensive and degrading to women. I don’t know, I sure wouldn’t want to be seen as a sexual object o_O

As we left, they gave us each a “License Card” which I thought was pretty amusing. Lv. 1 MY MASTER. I wonder what they call you when you reach Lv 100? XD

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