2 week used 50K very normal la....or maybe you spent alot on other thing like shopping + travelling to City. If you are Onna or Otaku...i think u will save alot more. Never go out....buy thing also using online

BTW here still no people break my record yet...3 day in tokyo spent Rm23,000 / 661,250Yen. Suddnely buy too much stuff...this is one of the thing in my life will never forget...spent so much almost my bank account empty.....Haiz japan got too much interest thing that will make your hand Gatal

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Apr 1 2010, 03:25 PM

50k is little? But its just barely 2 weeks... I will try to budget soon but currently really teruk la. If possible I dun want to worry my parents because I still have savings in my maybank.

poor you. if i have a house somewhere near you i would have invite you to eat
cheer up and eat proper.
before you came to jap didnt you know that japan is top 10 country with the highest living cost? especially tokyo!
its mad expensive for malaysian like us. even uk is cheaper.
you just reach there you might need some time to adjust and learn how to save money.. youll be fine

I know its expensive just didnt expect to be so expensive. the 50k i used is just for normal living. Not yet pay those bill or watever. Only thing i can do now is pray to God

well, i also used 50k in 2 weeks sometimes... and i have another 60k only for the remaining 2 weeks.

This post has been edited by musha: Apr 1 2010, 05:28 PM

but you guys are working. I can barely survive if i overspend. Right now my money cant last me until the end if anything happens and if i dont "puasa"

Yeah...its good for you if you can 'puasa' rest your 'stomach'!
You can do it...1st of all 'how to manage your cash' I dare to tell you this bcoz u r not in TOKYO...huhu lucky you!
btw..replied you email!

I already reply your email. Hope can get soon

sorry just replied...bz with my kids just now

This post has been edited by tanoshi: Apr 1 2010, 08:02 PM

Today receive a package from Tanoshi...inside got 1 Porn CD , Few Naked Girls Magazine .....got one form of apply for donation to afica kids....lol

all in good condition.....

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Apr 1 2010, 10:53 PM

Japan is really a place to SPEND MONEY lor. I'm not surprised RegentCid spent that much. Hahaha. The shopping malls in Osaka that I went to, Hankyu and dunno what already, got 3 or 4 floors just for LADIES. Ahahahaha!

Japan = Variety + ExcellentCustomer Service = Money easy go out and they really say thank you loudly and proudly that you feel like, Waa sooo nice I will sure come back here and find something else to buy.

The major departmental stores there, their customer service is above excellent lor... On Sundays, the 'tukang jaga lift' dress up like they're meeting the Queen of Engrand. One will press the lift levels, another person outside the lift will bow 80 degrees like that. WOW!

Even if they dont speak English when you speak to them, they will reply in Japanese and use sign language which you wont understand a thing but eventually and miraculously will be able to figure it out... Funny lah. I like that they wont give you the 'huh' / 'blur' look like the people here.

I also notice few things: Japanese likes leather goods, branded goods and the girls there really can shop. :-) Oh and how can I forget the metrosexual host club guys in suits on the street in broad daylight? Like this: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/Acid...44e0d8c38-L.jpg

Oh and if you must: must try go to the spring bath, in the hotel or the public spring bath. It's a place to see totally naked bodies, young and old, but first you gotta show off yours lorr Hahahaha!

I wish I can go again, and hopefully this time during Winter.

This post has been edited by sylista: Apr 2 2010, 02:28 AM

woiii...teruk arr you later all the gals scares of me lah!
I've sent you a very nice DVD woooo....dun forget the donation yah!

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Added on April 2, 2010, 8:04 amYeahaaaa...money flows like water for sure one heheheh!

Yeah the customer service here SUPERB..worth it for what we pay..how bout our place? Huh all lazy and show off! huahahha..

U r talkin bout 'onsen' rite? my 1st time ever, breaking the rules...I worn the underwear, if they questions then I will reply 'sorry I'm gaijin my 1st time' hahhaha... who cares, if t...I'm not dare lah huahahahha

This post has been edited by tanoshi: Apr 2 2010, 08:04 AM

@tanoshi,
get me one too hehehehe
i want tina yuzuki nyum nyummmm

Tanoshi sell porn? Cant u buy them from the normal shop or from conbini?

Anyway bought some yen from tanoshi hopefully will be able to last me for some time

i want to sell my yen too. but not this time. haha..
anyway, tanoshi. bila hanami ni??

I heard is very cold in tokyo this spring. Can hanami?

@fimbulvinter
Just read about your ordeal on your first 2 weeks in Japan... just do some budgeting and work out how much minimum you need in a day to cover your meals. Then, you'll know how much of balance you have left for the other stuffs. Anyway, I'm guessing that you spent quite a bit on buying some basic necessities since you just arrived. Hope you'll be able to cover enough grounds with what you have as your monthly allowance.

I use Skype all the time to call back home. As long as you have Skype credit, you can call to landlines and also to mobile numbers at relatively low rates. Sometimes I do Skype video calls back to Malaysia and it's not "that" bad la... You can try out other VoIP services such as VoIPStunt (free calls back to Malaysia landlines) but in my experience, Skype still offer a better connection.

As for the hanami, it's cold but not too cold... plus, after a couple of beers... you won't feel a damn thing. LOL

This post has been edited by PsyCHZZZ: Apr 2 2010, 01:16 PM

I think quite some are Muslim....cannot take beer la......If want take beer tak cukup warm..need Sake baru enough power

why beer when you can have duria...
wait, wut?

i havent submit my visa app yet?
should i use fire's contact or someone else?

tanoshi, betul2 memang 'onsen' lah... i am looking for a specific item (green tea) from there. you think can find for me ke?