Happy birthday to me!

Yesterday was my birthday! Wohoo! Happy birthday to me! Recalling two years ago in 2010, my birthday was in between Tokyo-Jakarta. I bought a cake from my favourite cake shop Fujiya in somewhere near a station along the Den-en-toshi line and celebrated alone (one night in advance). I arrived in Jakarta exactly on the 21st of August and I don't think anyone recognised my birthday. Later that...

Cherry Blossom Festival

This year we managed to visit the Cherry Blossom Festival in Auburn Botanical Garden. The previous years, we usually missed it because we didn't know it existed. Auburn Botanic Gardens is regarded as the best place in Sydney to view cherry blossoms, so we just can't miss it this time! The festival itself was held on August 16-24. It just feels weird having cherry blossom blooming in August. But,...