When I Was in Japan #6: Odaiba

People said, when life gives you lemon, you make lemonade. But what if life gives you a little surprise? A nice and unexpected one, of course. I think the best answer for that question is thank life and enjoy it while it lasts. 

That time when I was in Odaiba. Clear blue sky, it was lovely.

Then when I thought life couldn't be better, at night there were fireworks. A nice little surprise, isn't it? Here's one of the fireworks pics that I have -honestly, the only one that is good-. Believe me -or not-, I tried my best to take good pictures. No doubt that I need more practices.

Terima kasih semesta! // Thank you universe! // Merci univers!

Let's be grateful, beautiful human!

love,

L

Disclaimer:

All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.

When I Was in Japan #5: Autumn

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I'm in love with the idea of to be able to stop time and frame every little moment that we could cherish later, again and again and again

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I'm in love with autumn's colours. I'm in love with earth's beauty

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Autumn

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"The leaves are all falling, and they are falling like they are falling in love with the ground."

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(quote) by Andrea Gibson

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One fine morning in 2015. It was a beautiful bright autumn day.

love,
L

Disclaimer:

All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them

Hello, there! How are you? Hope you're well and happy.

On 18th November 2016, I watched Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them. It was amazing, awesome, and of course fantastic! Before I give you my review on this, please if you have not seen the movie yet and you hate spoilers, I strongly recommend you to stop reading. Come back here after you watch it.

However, if you're the person who is fine knowing some of details from the movie, you may proceed.


Hey, don't say that I did not warn you, alright?

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As a big fan of Harry Potter (books, films, and everythingthing in between) the fact that there is another film about Wizarding World after Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2, I am beyond happy. And as a potterhead, we all know a little bit about Newt Scamander.

Relax. Even if you're not a fan of Harry Potter, you will still understand the story and enjoy the film. However, as a potterhead, you got a little, if not much, advantages of knowing some information that was already in Harry Potter books. On top of that, we may connect a few dots that linked the era of Harry Potter with the Fantastic Beasts era.

Alright, here we go.

Before I watch the film, I didn't watch either any interviews or read any articles about it. The only thing I did was watched the official trailer. Oh yes, I knew that Johnny Depp will be on the second film, and apparently The Fantastic Beasts will have 4 more movies to come. That's all.

As you may already know, Newt comes to America with a suitcase full of creatures. Some people say the story is kind of dragging. Well, it may be. But, I realised that this movie is like a door to a new era, the first chapter of a book where J.K Rowling introduces us to her new characters with a great development and story. While watching the movie, I was too fascinated to see more of the Wizarding World and too busy to handle my own excitement. Lol.

Yes, this film is full of CGI and I'm not bothered with it. It's called magic, people. Deal with it.

My favourite scenes are when Queenie made strudel, Newt and Jacob went inside the suitcase, when Newt and Jacob took care of Newt's creatures, when Thunderbird was out of the suitcase - I love Thunderbird!, when Tina and Newt said "goodbye" to each others, and the scene where Newt said "Revelio"... *drumrolls* then suddenly we were able to see Gellert Grindelwald.

Johnny Depp is Gellert Grindelwald, people! I was surprised and excited. It was unexpected.

All of the casts are amazing. Especially Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander.  The Newt's dance that made me wondering what the hell was he doing, the odd, quirky, and genius in him, and  the love for his beasts. I think, I have to agree that Eddie Redmayne is the perfect cast. Well, perhaps it is because he is Newt Scamander. Right?

I love every tiny bits of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Even though some scenes creeps me out. For example, every time Modesty singing that weird song about wizards and witches and when New York covered with darkness.

Oh yes, additional information, in case you haven't noticed yet. Apparently the word 'Obscurus' is not a new thing in Wizarding World.

After watching the film, I have this mix feelings about being able to watch and to know more about the Wizarding World. Because, I used to get information from a book first or an article in Pottermore. But this is different. I have no idea what will happen next - except the timeline and the duel between Grindelwald and Dumbledore, who is who, who's going to die, how important the characters' roles are, who's connected to who, what's the background story, et cetera. Oh well, I guess, I just have to wait until November 2018 to discover more.

Until then.. see ya!

L

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PS: I think I'm going to watch this film (again) but in IMAX 3D

http://www.fantasticbeasts.com

Disclaimer:

Fantastic Beasts' poster is not mine. All rights reserved to Warner Bros.

大丈夫ですか？• Daijoubu desu ka?

大丈夫ですか？• Daijoubu desu ka?

I'm curious about humans

The world and the whole universe around us

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After a whole crazy week, are you alright?

After yelling at someone, are you alright?

After crying out so loud yet no one can hear, are you alright?

After hearing the bad news, are you alright?

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It's true... that I don't know what you've been through

And, indeed, it's one gloomy day

But, I hope you're okay

Have a nice day,

L

Disclaimer:

1. All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.
2. The poem was first published on my instagram account @fyandhani - on October 2nd, 2016.

When I Was in Japan #4: Disneyland and DisneySea

It is the happiest place on earth. Yes, indeed. I approve.

In my opinion, whenever you get a chance to visit a city where Disneyland is exist, you just have to go. Why? Because.. WHY NOT?

Yes, I did go to Disneyland. But sadly, I didn't take many pictures with my camera, because when I was looking through my photos, I just realised that. Well, on the bright side, I could use it as an excuse to go there again, next time. *smiling from ear to ear*

Tokyo Disneyland, technically, is not in Tokyo, but it's in Chiba. But, don't worry, be happy. 'Cause every little thing is gonna be alright. You could take trains to go there. And you'll find out right away that you're on the right train. Why? Because (almost) everyone is wearing disney-related stuffs.

Right next to me, where I took this photo, you will find a food stall selling mochi Scrump. It tasted so good. And of course, those mochi are kawaii!

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Visiting Disney theme parks two days in a row? Yes, please. Thank you.

It's Disneysea! By the way, as far as I know, its the only one in the world. And because of that, some people  most likely to visit Disneysea rather than go to Disneyland. 

You're never too old for anything related to Disney, right?

xoxo,

L

Disclaimer:

All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.

When I Was in Japan #3: Le Musée du Petit Prince

Have you read Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry? Yes? Then you should definitely visit this Little Prince museum (Le Museé du Petit Prince).

Le Museé du Petit Prince is one of the places that I wanted to visit during this trip.

What's so good about this museum?

First, it is located in Hakone (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan). Don't worry, it's just 90 minutes train trip from Tokyo - Odakyu Line, at Shinjuku station.

Second, the building and its surrounding are so beautiful. I love it!

Third, inside the museum you'll get to know more about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Last but not least, there is a small shop before the exit, where you can find all things related to Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince).

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Avez-vous lu Le Petit Prince d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry? Oui? Donc, vous devez visiter le museé du Petit Prince, bien sure.

Ce museé est un des endroits que je voulais visiter pendant ce voyage.

Quels sont les bonnes choses de ce musée?

Premièrement, ce musée se trouve à Hakone (Kanazawa Prefecture, au Japon). Ne vous inquiétez pas, c'est seulement à moins de 90 minutes de Tokyo en train - Odakyu Line, à la gare de Shinjuku.

Deuxièmement, le bâtiment et son environnement sont beaux. Je les aime!

Troisièmement, vous apprendrez à connaître plus d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Enfin et surtout, il y a un petit magasin de souvenirs avant la sortie, où vous trouvez toutes les choses liées au Petit Prince.

Voilà, les photos!

(Picture taken by: A. Riantini Ionapuspa)

 (Picture taken by: A. Riantini Ionapuspa)

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.

What is essential is invisible to the eye.

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On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur.

L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.

All grown-ups were children first.

But few of them remember it.

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Toutes les grandes personnes ont d'abord été des enfants.

Mais peu d'entre elles s'en souviennent.

Bisous,

L

PS. Pardon my french. I really need to study and practice french language again. Like. Obviously.

Disclaimer:

1. All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.
2. Quotes cited from Le Petit Prince book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

When I Was in Japan #2 : Osaka

Hi, again!

For my trip to Japan, I only stayed in Tokyo. So, the trip to Osaka is an one day trip only, like when I went to Fujinomiya. If you haven't read my Fujinomiya post, check it here: When I Was in Japan #1 : Fujinomiya

Fyi, if you want to travel using the Shinkansen, its better for you to reserved your seat first. Why? So, you don't have to stand for the whole trip, like I did when I went back to Tokyo from the nearest station from Fujinomiya that has Shinkansen trail. And yes, Shinkansen has two part -kind of-, there are cars that have reserved seats and the other cars are not.

--Since I only spent a few hours in Osaka, I will definitely spend more time and strolling around Osaka next time (:monologue, please don't mind me)--. Anywaaaay, even though it was just a short trip, I remember one particular thing that happened.

So, at Namba station in Osaka, my friend and I–we wanted to go to Dotonburi area. However, since Namba station has so many exits, it was confusing for us. When we are trying to figured out where to go, from behind suddenly I heard someone asked, "do you need help?". For a second, I thought it was a police officer, but I was wrong. It was actually, a boy. Then when we said that we want to go to Dotonburi area, but we don't know which exit we should take, another two boys came toward us and then they started talk to each other in Japanese. While that happened, I realise that actually it was not just the three of them. If I'm not mistaken there are five or six of them. Some of them were looking at us, 3 or 4 meters away. They all wearing name tags, but I do not understand any of it because it was in Japanese.

Moreover, one of the first three boys lead the way to the map of the station, which we didn't even see in the first place, lol. The rest of the boys who were looking at us, were also joined us. These group of boys, they really tried their best to help us and talked to us in english. When they were talking to us, there was this one woman who observed them, I think. She was there looking, smiling, but not helping at all. Because of that, at first, I assumed they are junior high school students who were doing a compulsory task for school. And the woman was their teacher/guardian. I was happy to get help from those boys. What makes me even happier was they were actually not doing it for their school's task. They volunteered. I know this because after telling us where to go, we have a little chit chat. I asked them are they doing it for some school's project and they said not.

Those boys' face were so serious and intense. As I said before, they were really trying their best to talk in english and help us. And I can tell that they were nervous. But, I salute you guys for the volunteerism, the courage, your kindness, the bravery that you actually approached me, and of course for the help. It is always warms my heart to see people do various kind things voluntarily, especially kids.

Anyway, I went there on Sunday. If you go to Osaka and you're in Namba station, hopefully you will meet those wonderful children. Please tell them I said hi!

Oh... I haven't told you about Dotonbori area. Dotonbori area is one of the tourist destinations in Osaka. You could find almost everything there. There are so many places to eat, local fashion store, Disney store, and other things too. Well, yes the street is full of people. Yes its a mainstream thing. And it is okay to go to mainstream places sometimes.

Have a nice day!

xoxo,
L

Disclaimer:

All photos are taken by me, unless stated otherwise.