Loot of the Day - Fukubukuro Haul Part 2

After the great haul of 2012 yesterday, I was exhausted but the weather today is too nice to be wasted by staying at home.

So, I dragged myself out to Shinjuku!  

Shinjuku Alta (a milder version of Shibuya 109) is having its annual Go! Go! Sale (yup, that's the name) and I decided to check it out.

From now till 15 Jan! 

Shinjuku Alta has many popular gyaru brands like Liz Lisa and Spiral Girl, etc. The zakka and bags stores are very interesting to browse too. There is this particular zakka store called Outlet which caught my attention. The staff was standing on a chair outside the shop and shouting something. I stopped to listen and the words 詰め放題 (tsumehoudai) broke that thin line of sanity in my mind. Tsumehoudai simply means 'All-you-can-stuff'. For 500yen, you get a vinyl bag and you stuff as much items as you can from a selected tray of goods, which are mostly hair accessories. How awesome is that?!    

So I started stuffing crazily. 

Till my vinyl bag broke.  

My torn bag and the stuff that spilled out. 

Luckily the staff was nice enough to allow me to get all the items that I had managed to stuff in before the explosion of my bag. Phew.  But I did lose a few items, like a cute compact mirror which fell out when my bag burst and a girl grabbed it. 

All these for 500yen! 

My loot! 

9 shu-shus, 5 ribbon bands, 3 pairs of funny socks, 2 pairs of shoelaces, 1 compact mirror, 1 strap, and 1 keychain. 

I think I have enough scrunchies to last me for a lifetime. Will be sharing these accesscoies with my friends! 

And then I grabbed a fukubukuro at a bags store called Dith. It was 5,000yen but for a limited time today, it was on sale at 3,000yen! 

I love everything in this fukubukuro. This is my favouriteso far! 

Love that everything is very usable! Studded Union Jack bag, furred white leopard print chain bag, 3 hair accessories. 

What a great deal! 

2011 大晦日

Final day of 2011! I almost can't believe that time flies past so fast. It seems just like a week ago that I have arrived in Japan and settled into my life in Tokyo. 

Visited Tokyo Tower again last night. 

A sparkly 2011 is displayed at the center! 

Seems that I have been going to see Tokyo Tower very intensively lately. 3 times in 2 weeks!  So last night I was at Tokyo Tower again, and I sat below it with my coffee, admiring its magnificence and thinking about the past year. 

2011 certainly has been an unforgettable year. It is the year that I spent entirely away from my family, lived alone, not work (I mean work-work, not study-work) for the first time ever since I graduated from college, got to know awesome friends from all over the world and relived college life again. 2011 is also the year that  Japan faced many challenges. 2011 saw the world become one to send prayers and support to the needy. 

Goodbye 2011! 

2012 is the year of the Dragon and look at the cute greeting cards I got! 

All dragon-themed!

 I'm amazed at how the Japanese managed to make the Dragon, a most majestic creature, to look this cute! 

Look at the little ones bouncing on 2012 made of fluffy clouds! And the one happily completing the race to 2012! And the sluggish one with a beer on its head!

One Piece-themed otoshidama packets. 

Gonna use them for Chinese New Year. See, the married Chinese have a tradition (or rather, obligation) of giving (traditionally red) packets with money inside to children and the elderly in the family. Since I'm married, there is no escape! 

But we are gonna be soooo cool with these funky One Piece packets. We are gonna be the cool uncle and aunt, me and my Mister! 

More cute otoshidama packets!

Are you sick of my Tokyo Tower photos yet??? 

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Here's one more to last till next year! 

Have an awesome 大晦日!  良いお年を! 

Merry Tokyo X'mas!

Merry X'mas from Tokyo! 

I love Tokyo Tower illuminated in rainbow colours. It's so psychedelic! 

Each colour has a unique name and a meaning significance. Angel Red for love and gratitude. Dream Pink for dreams and bliss. Aqua Blue for water and life. Planet Green for planet Earth and peace. Pure Green for nature and environment. Ribbon Gold for hope and celebration. White Diamond for eternity and continuity. 

Beautiful from afar. 

As I walked towards it, I felt like I'm on a quest. 

It's like approaching a pretty Tower of Modor. 

Meanwhile, back at home...

X'mas decorations at my usual display corner. 

Rilakkuma says メリクリ to all! 

The pine cones are leftovers from autumn. 

It's too cold to go out, so I'm staying at home with my heater on at full-blast...

...blogging and watching 'The Nightmare before X'mas.