Wahhh~ wish I can go that day but Friday gotta work. 

any advice on migrating to Japan?

This year's TGS is much more crowded than last year. 
I didn't managed to play any games (minimum 120 minutes wait and some 140 minutes).
Also, didn't go to the cosplay section cause the queue is too long and full of oji-sans with expensive cameras. 

Click for some photos of the crowd...

hi folks, thks for advises on my tokyo trip earlier... had a great time... food and drinks were superb delicious with so many sweet stuffs for my sweet tooth... i miss tokyo already!

 

don't go in Commuter and did what u did accidently to japanese gals k. 

Wei...how about Sat or Sunday?  Aiyoo we got alot unsettle buisness to do....wehn you going back to normal operation?

Your Signature say biz back to normal...so when you going to order the stuff? need me Pm you the stuff detail again?

yeah. by tour only. scared to go backpack since i was alone. not cheap. around rm6k.
VW beetle? wow. if wife use VW bettle, u should use at least mini cooper sport. 

one thing crossed my mind. bro Tanoshi, u didn't bring back Japanese car using ur AP?

hi there all LYN members in japan..noob girl here just want some tips on organizing my faculty visit to fukuoka japan this december..the only must visit place will be kyushu university..other than that, we'll just go jalan2..we dont take travel agent thus now want to find cheap place to stay + any recommended place to visit..

1more thing how much is the estimated cost to travel from fukuoka to tokyo?just thinking of visiting meiji university where the UTM satellite office is and of cos the disneyland 

thanks in advance..

(cant sleep and eat well coz very excited to go there )

waaa bro tanoshi sudah balik....going to UK after this eh?

Emm..I still like Suica more than Pasmo.

BTW Yamanote Line cannot used Pasmo because It cannot used on Japan Rail. 

Railways
Most railway operators introduced the system simultaneously when Pasmo started.
Chiba Urban Monorail (from 14 March 2009)
Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden)
Hakone Tozan Railway
Hokuso Railway
Izu Hakone Railway (Daiyuzan Line only)
Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu)
Keio Electric Railway
Keisei Electric Railway
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (Tsukuba Express)
Nippori-Toneri Liner
Odakyu Electric Railway
Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu)
Saitama Railway
Seibu Railway
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Tama Toshi Monorail
Tobu Railway
Tokyu Corporation
Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway)
Toyo Rapid Railway
Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (Yokohama Subway)
Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Yokohama New Transit (Kanazawa Seaside Line)
Yurikamome

In the kanto area, passmo and suica are perfectly interchangeable i.e. no difference. You can use either wherever you might want to use a stored value chip card e.g. recharging, retail, taxis, buses and of course trains. And, of course, you can use passmo on the Yamanote line. The main difference between the two is that suica is a JR East offering and passmo is the other railway companies. So for example, you can buy a new suica card only from JR and if you are at a Keisei or Tokyo Metro or Odakyu counter, you can only buy passmo. Other than that, no difference in Tokyo.

All this stems from the fact that there are *multiple* separate railway companies in Tokyo, much less Japan. JR East != JR West. Back in the day before stored value cards, circa early 90s or so, it was quite challenging for me to calculate fare discounts/topups needed when transiting between 2 different company lines without exiting.

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Added on October 20, 2010, 12:52 am

I've posted my experiences on the bmobile 3G service in the past. You might want to search for my post.

Feb is still in the middle of winter. Ski slopes will always have snow from Nov to March (even April for some) - they do not depend only on snowfall - they augment with man-made snow. You will see often the snow guns at the side of the slopes. All ski slopes will publish a daily condition report - what type of snow, whether it is packed/powder, what depth, and whether is was man-made.

You can always go to Echigo-Yuzawa and not ski. You don't have to buy a lift ticket to just walk around at the base of the slopes.
Stay in a ryokan and enjoy a natural spring onsen. The last ryokan we stayed at was a place called Hakuginkaku in Dec 2008 - we got a good deal, paid I think 10,000yen per head/night. That time, we booked everything separately: called the ryokan to book rooms, bought lift tickets when we got there and took the JR shinkansen from Tokyo Sta.

Edited to add:
There are many many other places too accessible from Tokyo besides Echigo-Yuzawa. For example, Gunma prefecture, for one, has a lot of snow and is known for good skiing. Last year, we went skiing in Yamanashi prefecture - mid-December - when we got there it was in blizzard-like conditions - you couldn't see more than 5 feet ahead.

This is what I wrote to the embassy


and the reply is this



I have also called ahead and was told that the RM20k thing is a rumour and should not be believed. If concerned that the application would be rejected, can submit an example of the costing, maybe a quotation/cost for a ground tour to indicate the amount needed on a per day basis.

EDIT:

Further clarification from the embassy:

Tanoshi....Just receive The Item from you....good in piece.  Dunno you now simpan a awek at Japan Yokohama.....

abg tanoshi please add this links at FAQ-Visa application answers.<quote and copy yer>

Clarification for Japan Embassy Msia to athlee on minimum account balance