Naruko itta...

If i wasnt pushed by my sensei, i wouldnt know about the beauty of Naruko. I still remember looking at the seminar schedule, there is one slot without any student name. I rember Ishida-san asked me..are u going to Kawatabi Seminar? I was puzzled, what seminar is that? She said it is annually held between physical chem group..somewhere north of Sendai and it's the time where they will berendam in hot spring and "kampai"(beer toast)...i wasnt that shocked coz i knew it's their way of having fun after presented papers and posters and celebrate it with sake (japanese beer). I also asked Mori-san is it ok if i dont go. She said, it's not that important, maybe i can discuss and tell my sensei that i didnt want to go. She recommended that it is better not to go. I emailed my sensei and told him. He asked me during discussion.."tell me why you didn't want to go"...gulp, i swallowed..erm..tetiba nama Ishida-san came out from my mouth. I told him exactly what she said. And he replied...perhaps u ask the wrong person, try ask Mori-san, maybe she will say something different (dalam hati..erm...sama jer). I just nod and agreed with what he said. The second part why i didn't want to go was..the overnight stay at the seminar center is 10 persons per small cottage, which means i cant bring my mimi and my parents. Sharing rooms and bathrooms..nak solat lagi..erm..definitely a no..no..the 3dr reason is my love will have seminar on that day. So that means i have to ride in one of their cars. And suddenly, my love's seminar was cancelled. I was told that Naruko is a famous place for hot spring and truly natural spot and thre will be a lot of hotels around there. With the help from Fujita-san, he find using his japanese browser, and booked a very nice and cheap hotel with a touch of japanese style. The hotel's name is Kameya...Kame=turtle..and i'm not sure about "ya".
Our journey started around 9 am. The seminar will start at 12. My labmates told me that it will take about max 2 hours to reach the place. We went out quite early, risau sesat etc.. the journey was terrific...nature..with paddy fields, mountains, beatiful flowers and japanese ld style houses. Belum sampai Osaka..i bet that place is beatiful too.

giant kokeshi doll..hehe..the temperature was 22 at that time..jums ke naruko..i tried to capture some of the sceneries

The weather was just nice...not hot..cloudy but it doesnt rain. Alhamdulillah tak sesat. We arrived quite early. While waiting for my seminar to start we went to find Kameya. A bit farther from my seminar place.

really nice and cute with the touch of traditional culture..love it..credits goes to Fujita-san
far far away land...sangat susah nak cari tempat seminar ni...jalan berbelit..and very narrow.. inside ala2 jungle gitu..when we first go in, ingatkan tak boleh lalu looks like dead end..rupa-rupanya very nice place with plantations, saw a group of sheeps memula igntkan duk golek2 atas rumput..we were wrong, the grass was quite long and we just saw the upper part of their body hehe..but tak sempat plak snap gambar..i saw momo (plum)..yey..its look like momo gari soon really cant wait...for another fruit picking
my seminar ends around 4.45 pm, kuwa2 my love and parents dah tunggu..yey..kalau lambat nanti kena culik (hehe..tinggi sungguh my imagination ni). we didn't go back to the hotel..we went to look around..alang2 dah sampau naruko..perkara wajib kena cari is Naruko Gorge it's a very high place and we can get a view from top. This place is famous during fall because of the beautiful colors of the leaves..orange, brown, yellow..etc..before if falls..semga ada rezeki utk tgk masa fall nanti..there is a staircase for sightseeing kat bawah tu..ada waterfalls and lots of mini bridges..unfrotunately..it was locked..coz at that time it was just us..takper la next time
wen back to the hotel, singgah souvenir shop..mak aih mahalnya..Qila takder la kokeshi chumel mcm Qila nak tu he..next time eh..seme kokeshi kuno n klasik hehe..sightseeing at naruko gorge which i mention just now..huu locked..
our room..truly japan..hehe..tido atas futon..
on the way to dinner..wahh klasik sungguh corak kimono tu..sort of symbolic..delicious food..yummy..we were so full..seat kat sebelah stage..ingtkan ada show hehe
check out hotel tersangat la awal huu 10 am..lepas breakfast, they took the futon and lock the fridge..quite strict..singgah naruko dam..this is the first time of my life tgk empangan in front of my eyes..teringat zaman tgk amazing race..they went to one of the dam but i forgot the place..
on the bridge..where they control the water..view from top of the other side..some pictures of naruko dam at different season..air dia hijau..macam ada raksasa dalam citer otomen..again..my imagination is over the limit hehe
it's time to go home..huhu..my love bawa g izumi on our way back..jumpa ab, akmal n pitt..kewl place.."Kami"..kami nak ke kami..funny..kat sini pantang ada tanah kosong mesti tanam padi..the pictures was taken near izumi..area bandar just beside the traffic light..

We had a lovely experience..my parents love it..and kept talking about naruko and surprisingly they went to hot spring..around 4 am..masa tu takde org..they love it..derang cakap best sangat badan after came out from onsen..at that time i was fast asleep..mana taknya kul 4 pg huu love, next time kite plak try eh hehe..naruko..i will sure come again..there will be sunflower around july and also hot air ballon...tak nak naik pun as usual..apa lagi kalau bukan amek gambar hehe..

Poppies and Cherries

nice shot from love

It's been a hectic week..three presentation in a row..so many thing to do..one wanted like this, one wanted like that, physics dept suddenly send sample for me to run...hopefully can manage to finish it on time..well..where should i start? It's been so long yet it is not that long since i last updated. Here are some teed bits of update from me...

Last Week (7th June)

We went to see poppy..yup..i dont know which part to make those drugs..but the flowers seems nice and beautiful..it rains the day before we went and the soil is a bit soft..and step onto it would leave mud on your shoes..huu..so tak jalan banyak sangat just look a round for a while and it did took me a while to remove those dirt from my shoes..we went there with the Malaysian gangs..but we just stayed there for a while..since abah and mama feels a bit cold..igntkan nak naik boats at the lake, but maybe some other time and maybe that some other time will be just the two of us hu coz probably they already fly back to KB..it is the same park (Michinoku Park) where my love and i went to see tulip. This time we imagine that it would be other kinds of flowers..but sadly poppies were planted at the side of the park there's no flower at all at the park..zero, huu that what makes it less fun. I really want mama to see those beautiful flowers..takder rezeki, mama kena datang lagi next year hehe..here are some shots..

poppies...
poppies with mama
lunch and walk around the park..told ya..no flower at all huu..

Last Weekend (14th June)

Sakuranbo gari!!! yey..i like..we went cherry picking..erm..i'm not sure about the place but it's 20 km more to Yamagata. Cherry is called sakuranbo here..from sakura tree...before this i never liked cherry..name it..on cakes..on biskut raya..tak besh huu..but last Saturday..eating it fresh from trees..it sure does so yummy...yummylicious..(syara i amek ayat u). Went quite early around 9 am. Paid about 1300 yen per person and we have for 1 hour to eat as much as we want. Looking around there are some of them put it in their bags..apa lagi my love and i tidak membuang masa and put it in my bag hehe..time nak masukkan inside my handbag we went blakang2 orchard and acting like searching for cherries hehe..went there with Abg Faizul n family, Pitt and Su. It was raining..lucky it was under the roof....

sakuranbo gari..somewhere near Tendo Machi..i guess so..
my love panjat tangga..those 2 cherries just like in cartoons or pictures that i have seen before now it's live in front of me, and also action kamen with Su
hehe..ada aksi suap menyuap..setelah disuruh oleh Pitt and Su..
can u see that small mr froggy? p/s: nisa dear..u like froggy? he..and in that plastic over there adalah sakuranbo yang berjaya diseludup hehe..

What an enjoyable weekend we had..its late now and i need to go home. Mama and abah are watiting for dinner..hope to spend more fun time before they go back to Malaysia...

Congratulation to S&S

This post is dedicated to my lovely cousin, Suhana and her hubby Suffian. Congratulation to both of you. I'm very sorry coz i cannot attend your wedding, how i wish i was there..can see the happiness glows in your eyes....just wanna wish you..selamat pengantin baru..semoga berbahagia ke anak cucu..dunia akhirat. mesti cantik...cant wait to see your pictures dear. Selamat menempuh alam perkahwinan. Semoga sentiasa diberkati dan diredhai oleh-Nya...amin.

Happy Birthday Ninin..

Just a short and quick one...wishing you a very Happy 12th Birthday..ur ibu told me you went to camping..how was it? Hopefully you will have a joyful birthday with your friends and family. Semoga panjang umur and murah rezeki and warm wishes and lots of love, from auntie sue and uncle mi.