me?? u know that i am so damn busy, tambah tambah kenal dengan swek baru.. wahhaha..

Just one of my best girl friend that I always hang out with, I'm just kinda sad

tissue: nope, never heard of it. how is the rate?

Yeah.

japan got any forum like lowyat to get to know about the local scene better and some good stuff from locals?

fire, is our turn..
haha.. lazy to photoshop, use paint.. hahah

hohoho musha's new gf is cun wei

welcome to the faceless club!
(mine is blurry, yours is white box)

no problem... my wrong oso cuz jdge her by the look.. actually quite pretty oso..

so u know any japanese forum like LYN?

Is it today puasa in Japan or tomorrow?

Tapi Japan takde JAIS... hahahaha
Alamak.. if I knew, I would have come, bro
I am now in Saitama, will only be back by 9:00PM to Takadanobaba.

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Wei with all the talks about gf, intro me one also pleasee...
Most that I date are non-Muslim, and I am very sad to say that I have no confident to *convert* them into Muslim.
(very sorry if this offends any of my non-Muslim friends here)

If there is already a Muslim Japanese, then I happy ledi

wow, be sure to update us tonite ok? if no anak bulan tonite then it means we'll start puasa on saturday

tanoshi become penyimpan mohor besar raja-raja already liao

y gf muz be muslim?most  japanese themself no religion after marry u will auto become muslim

no need so susah convert gf become muslim

tanoshi, later you make puasa pengumuman here in this thread for all the Muslims in Japan (like this video)

Hahahaha....

"Puasa, Jangan Tak Puasa tau"

This is the most funny line i ever heard...

Happy Bulan Ramadhan to all those Muslim brother in Nihon!

hehehe...next winter tak boleh jadik ler bro...bini baru je salin that time...

Maybe Sakura time kot...but time really flies...now already Aug and i guess..winter going to kick-in anytime soon in Japan.

Long term investment bro.    Congrats 

Selamat Berbuka to all Muslim bros (in japan that is)...

yeah, me too... 

kat tokyo mesjid2 mane bes nk wat terawih? tmpt aku kat kanazawa ni jauh gle dr mesjid. mmg buat sengsorang la jwbnye.....

We should organize majlis berbuka puasa.

Silakan, Ustaz tanoshi

that'd be nice! 

and after that ustaz fire can jd imam for terawih... 

So u guys today got Puasa or not?

Hehehe...

Happy Berbuka Puasa ya...

sh*t.. i start hate my job.. i dun even know is gundam expo this week!!
and i missed the music show at 1/1 scale gundam exhibition place!! sh*t...

yeah. fire can be imam for terawih. can recite one juzuk...

im looking forward to pray with FADHILATUS SYEIKH FIREDAUZ AL-YABANI HAFIZAHULLAH. hehe

yeah. lagi2 time ramadhan ni doa org2 pose makbul. hehehe

Hi all.

I'll be traveling to Japan this 13-28 Sept. For 13-17, all accommodation and food will be covered. After that, I'm on my own.

My first 5 days will be spent in Chiba, Japan. Later after that, I am planning to go stay there about 1-2 nights to explore Disneyland, Tokyo.

So, after that, I was thinking of heading to Kyoto. Do you guys know what train passes should I go for if I want to travel from Chiba-Kyoto? Should I singgah other places on the way? I heard of those JR passes, but I'm not sure which one is it if I were to start my journey from Chiba to Kyoto...and how much will it cost. I'm aiming for some pass under 10,000 yen please.

Oh yes, food...how leh? this will be my first independent travel. I've been to Japan twice before, but all under sponsored, planned trip. As a muslim, where do you guys recommend?

My main objective coming here is to visit Tokyo Game Show starting on 26th. So I'll basically start and end my journey in Chiba area.

I'm still looking for accommodation though. At first, I was thinking of hopping from ryokan to internet cafe to capsule, but my travel partner wants to settle on some fairly, reasonable place for the whole trip (except for Kyoto).

What do you guys think?

Tanoshi is just teasing... I guess. 

I think is is a somewhat of a myth that Japan is much more expensive compared to Western countries. Japan was expensive in the late 80s/early 90s "babura" times but has been in a steady deflation since then.
Tokyo is no more expensive than any of the major metro cities: NY, London. Moscow is even more expensive (probably the most expensive city I've been to in terms of hotels).
I realize that Japan is expensive for Malaysians though because of forex differences.

If I wanted to save costs on your trip to Japan, this is what I'd do:
1) Transport
Cheap:
If you want to take the bus, you will see fares like 4,000-6,000 one-way. You can save some money buy taking the overnight bus and not having to get a hotel.
One such bus company: http://travel.willer.co.jp

Average:
Buy a JR Pass if you want to go to Kyoto.
While you cannot take the Nozomi shinkansen with this pass, you can take the Hikari shinkansen instead, which is about 40 minutes slower (it goes slower and stops at more stations en route to Kyoto). As noted by PsyCHZZZ, the average roundtrip shinkansen fare to Kyoto is around 26,000yen (little difference between the Hikari and the Nozomi).  The JR Pass itself costs, what, 28,000yen?  The one thing you will need to do on this trip is take a lot of trains with an average of 1,500 or more a day; with the pass you will come out ahead. Go to hyperdia.com to research schedule/fares.

2) Lodging
Zero
Try couchsurfing.com

Cheap
Go the hostel route. You will have bunk beds and shared bathroom
Expect to pay from 1,200yen to 2,000yen per night.

Average:
Look twin-sharing rates at http://www.superhotel.co.jp. Ikebukuro is a cheap area. So is Chiba (which is 40 minutes away from Tokyo station).

3) Food
Zero
Go to supermarkets during lunch time, they will samples for you to try. Rinse and repeat.

Cheap:
Maggi Mee equivalents: Nissin, Maruchan, Sapporo Ichiban etc. around 100yen
Buy bread etc/microwavable food from convenience stores (combini) around 300yen

Average:
Vending machine: you must mean stores like Yoshinoya which serves beef bowls (gyudon). They work like those QB-House haircut places: go into store, press a button on machine (there will be pictures), pay cash, get ticket, exchange ticket for meal. Around 500yen
Ramen shop: 600-800yen

Realistically you are looking at at least 2,000yen per day.

Why? What's wrong with being a female?

Noted on the ingredients. Was wondering what's maggi equivalent there in Japan? Heard we can get vending machine food there, can get for cheaper price. This time, I don't want any total lost in translation moment when getting some dodgy mee...or maybe I just 'lantak' bantai any edible food I can find...dah la time raya...
Can you guys check this out? JR regional pass This one looks cheap. I remember one of my friends told me that you can get some pass that only costs 10,000 yen and can still go city hoping.

Fairly affordable hotel. Any recommendation? Most so-so hotel I found is about 21,000 yen. Mahalnye!!! Somewhere around Taito-ku area would be nice. What do you guys think? Is this place central enough?