Japan Snowboarding - Hakuba

First Snowboarding trip to japan :D

We stayed in Hakuba for 7 nights and snowboarded mainly on the Happo One and Hakuba47 beginner trails since they were awesomely windy and long :D

you can see the beginner trails in green on the right.

trail maps here:

http://www.ski-resorts-japan.com/trail-maps#hakuba

we mainly did the bottom half of the winding trails since there were less people on them. Then went up the gondola/skilifts to the top for lunch and went down from the upper half of the beginnger trails that joines up with the lower winding trail :D

Our hotel where we were staying at was within walking distance (3mins) to the happo one sakka 2 ski lift. Also our hotel gave free lifts in the hotel minivan to the main ski-lift/ticket center in happo one in the mornings between 9-9:30am.

konadlicious amazing giveaway

Super amazing giveaway package @_@

just look at the pic! boggles my mind ...

head on over there to enter. (click on picture)

Giveaway closes 1st March.

Happy Chinese New Year 2011

Happy Chinese new year!! 2011 - year of the wabbit

went to the temple for midnight entertainment/activities just before midnight

some lion dancing

6 lions ready to play

fireworks.. up close and personal @_@

C7 and photo update

Oh yea... did i mention i got a C7 recently? :D

didnt really like the look of N8 and a colleague had the C7 so i had a look.

not too pricey either ^___^ around the $500 mark outright




update : pics from new phone :D

Dinner at Duke bistro for friends birthday

set menu for group of more then 10 people

new toy i got :P

testing camera on phone for tv pics

Friends kid being naughty with new shaved haircut :P

good thing he can pull off the 'little monk' look hehe

more tv pics

art display in galleries vic