Cherry Blossom Festival ~Taiko Drumming & Mini Golf
30th August 2023
Tags: cherry blossoms, japan, mini golf, taiko drum
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Dear Chibi,







With spring around the corner, the beautiful pink blossoms have started to bloom over at Auburn Botanical Gardens. We decided to take P-chan to the ever-so-popular Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival this year after we learned there would be Taiko drumming at the main stage. It’s one of P-chan’s most favourite things, so we didn’t want him to miss this opportunity to see a live performance.
And of course, who could resist all the pink eye-candy? ;)
[Read More]P-chan’s Taiko no Tatsujin 4th Birthday Party!
2nd May 2023
Tags: birthdays, costume party, family, japan, jumping castle, playdate
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Dear Chibi,
Drum roll please… P-chan has turned 4!
I knew this day would come.. but I’m still not ready :’) I don’t think I’ll ever be ready to see my little baby grow up so fast….He’s even made his own little friends now. <3
For the past couple of months, P-chan has been a big fan of drums, particularly Taiko drumming. This year Hubby and I threw him a ‘Taiko no Tatsujin’ themed party at home, and everyone joined in on the fun with “A touch of Japan” :D It was such a colourful, festive sight!





Sailor Moon cuteness from Japan
2nd April 2018
Tags: gift, japan, sailor moon, souvenir
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Dear Chibi,
Kaz recently came back from her Japan trip and was lucky enough to catch the Sailor Moon x My Melody Cafe in Osaka :D The photos looked super cute and I got all excited just hearing about her experience. Even though I didn’t get to go (It’s only there for a limited time) Kaz brought back this adorable cushion as a souvenir ^^!! Yay, thankssss!
SO CUTE AND SOFT!
Hubby’s 30th Birthday Sushi Challenge!
14th May 2017
Tags: birthdays, champy, japan, sushi
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Dear Chibi,
Last Thursday Hubby officially joined the 30s club! I asked him how he felt about it, and his response was basically “I felt 30 when I turned 29” XD Well Mr Felt-like-30-for-awhile, time to make you feel like a kid again :D For his birthday, Hubby wanted to do something simple & relatively low key. He also likes to watch strangers eat massive amounts of food on Youtube. So what better excuse to do something crazy & fun like eating a whole platter of sushi and filming it? 8D
We ordered this party platter from our local Japanese restaurant, which is a combination of rolls & nigiri. It has 45 pieces for 4-6 people. Now don’t let these pictures fool you, it’s a lot bigger (and heavier) than it appears! We didn’t expect much from this place, but holy moly was this good :O! Everything was so fresh! I had one of each sushi and was basically done after 11 pieces XD Hubby soldiered on bravely :’D
Watch Hubby demolish this platter in this fun short video:
Annnd…..MISSION COMPLETE!! Poor Hubby had crazy food coma afterwards lol
Cherry Blossoms! A weekend of Japanese Culture
21st August 2016
Tags: cherry blossoms, japan, photo shoot, photobooth, photography
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Dear Chibi,
Today Hubby and I went to see the beautiful cherry blossoms blooming at the Auburn Botanical Gardens :D The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event but for some reason I always miss it! This time I marked it on my calendar so we wouldn’t forget :)
Credit goes to Hubby for all these amazing photos~
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s Sydney Concert @Big Top Luna Park
25th June 2016
Tags: concert, j-pop, japan
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Dear Chibi,
Kyyaaryyyyy :D Last night Hubby and I came back from j-pop princess Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s concert held at Luna Park! It’s a one night show in Sydney as part of her “KPP 5iVE Years Monster World Tour 2016”. I was lucky enough to win a double pass to the show, so Hubby and I were both super excited!! We first discovered her music while on our Japan trip back in 2012. Her music video was playing on a large billboard in Shibuya, and her song “Candy Candy” caught our attention. Who would’ve known 4 years later she would perform in Sydney, and that we’d get a chance to see her live?
It was a standing concert and we managed to get a pretty good spot up near the front (on the second row). Loved the atmosphere, many fans cosplayed and dressed up. I might’ve done something if I didn’t have to come after work XD We weren’t allowed to use our proper cameras, so here’s some pics I took on the night with my phone. Still pretty decent quality :)
Kyary was so cute >w<! It was a simple gig, but really enjoyable. She danced the whole night, wore 3 different outfits and got the crowd pumped. I knew around 80% of the songs, while Hubby knew 100% ;D Shows who’s the bigger fan doesn’t it? He was waiting for her to sing “Kimi ni 100 Percent”, and lucky for him she performed it during the encore :D
“Pon Pon Pon”
“Invader”
Part 3: Exploring Ikebukuro, more Sailor Moon merch & Butler Cafe
30th August 2014
Tags: butler cafe, ikebukuro, japan, sailor moon
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Part 1: I flew to Japan for the Sailor Moon Musical (and it was awesome!)
Part 2: Azabu Juban Summer Night Festival & Sailor Moon Real Life Locations
Dear Chibi,
We spent our last 2 remaining days in Japan exploring Ikebukuro. We managed to do a lot of shopping here and found heaps of Sailor Moon merch!! Wooo! :D So this last blog entry will just be sharing some of the goodies we saw, and wrap up with general thoughts on my trip :)
Sailor Moon Sticker Sheet Gashapon Machine~

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