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Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:49 PM
hey guys..i'm finally back from Japan..yay!..It has been a fun n fufilling trip for most of us lahx..er i shall tell u guys every information i had in my journal..

14/15 June- came together at row 9 den at row 4.checked in our lugguages but so sad the clarinet we got to hand carry..we were den broken up to find n have dinner wif our family members after dat we met at the custom and checked in together..I was pretty excited as this was my first time travelling n took a plane..the air stewardess were very polite and they served us well lahx..On our way to Nagoya, Japan..i did not really sleep but juz took a nap..den played with the small LCD screen in front of us..i learnt a new language which is Japanese..after 6 hrs of travelling, we finally arrived at Nagoya airport..we collected our luggages n took a coach n were transferred to Aikiyo church where the band lives n we started our journey..

15 June-went for sight-seeing straight after..went to an Italian village..shopped ard there and bought a cap which cost 2900 yen..after dat we visited the atsuta shrine..its the oldest shrine in Japan..den i bought an amulet for 800 yen..after dat we went to the Osu flea market n we took neoprints..n bought 2 pairs of chopsticks..went to bath house in the evening n saw some "things" lahx..made a fuss out of the bath house..had our dinner n saw Aimachi band's practice..

16 June-ate breakfast n sight-seeing to Toyota Museum..visited the Toyota factory where cars are produced..cool man..machines help! haha..vomited out the breakfast as the raw onions i ate could not be digested..did not eat lunch too..went for training but fell out half way..not feeling well..went bath house n did as told..was not embarrassed anymore..ate 3 mouthful of dinner and went for night training..learnt many new strokes..

17 June-ate a little breakfast n went to Toyota Techno Museum and central towers..learnt how cotton is transformed to make clothes n cloth..ate a bit of lunch n went for training..learnt many ways of tossing practiced till lights off and did push-ups..to strengthen arm muscles..

18 June-ate breakfast n depart for Nagoya Castle..it was beautiful..went to Nagoya Girls' High School and they hosted us hospitably and performed many songs and strokes..they gave us a gift but we didnt prepare any..came back late for lunch and training begins..was fun thou..went to bath house den ate dinner and train again..we went to brasses n watched them practiced wif Mr Martin..it was fun..

19 June-ate breakfast and went to NAgoya Tv Tower..90m high n we saw the scenary..beautiful..den went to Meidan High School and took pictures den watched them performed..went to 100 yen shop and bought msg cards n bubble gum..dared not spend too much..den went back for lunch n training..tried our performance..went to bath house and soon i'm enjoying it..came back for dinner and everyone watched us performed a short summary of wad we learnt..was quite embarrassed but gained good experience..Aimachi percussion, Deyi percussion n the whole Aimachi band performed for all of us n it was a great show..

20 June-ate le den went to Aichi, Expo..were there for the whole dae..den went to visit many pavillions and collected their chops..took many pictures and after dat went to a Korean restaurant and ate dinner den went back to bath house den lights off le..

21 June-Last dae in Aikiyo church..ate breakfast and bid goodbye to the Aimachi band pplx..n everyone teared..cant bear to leave them..took a coach n transferred to Tokyo..the whole journey was bout 6 hrs..but the bus stopped at a place where we could c Mt Fuji..but it was too hazy n we didnt c anything at all..so sad..den went to Tokyo restaurant ate something like Sg Seoul Garden..ownself bbq de..the food there is much nicer..den went shopping, tagging behind ms lee n Samantha..haa..den bought something for Ivy...took neoprints n ate dinner n den went to Hilton Narita Hotel checked in..rm no. 447..

22 June-ate breakfast at the hotel..u pick wad u want to eat lahx..got international n japanese food..mmmm..yummy..den went to Tokyo disneyland..yay! played for the whole dae n shopped for the whole dae too..took many pictures n saw their parade..something like Chingay but tis one more lovely..caz got Mickey mouse n friends..kawaii nehss..den went back hotel bath n slp..

23 June-ate our last breakfast n checked out earl in the morning..went to Narita airport and fle back to Singapore..haha..den reached here bout 5.30pm++ den went northpoint wif my father n home sweet home..was physically tired n worn out..

phew..dats all folks..