From all of us, to you on this joyous Christmas day. To those who don't celebrate (including us) have a happy holiday especially if you do get a day off today. I got a day off and even an early release from work yesterday! Whee!!!
Nice for us to look at last year's illumination all around Japan because we don't have a chance to get fresh photos of them this year. Gotta wait till 2014!
We had a nice Christmas eve dinner - Mommy had Lamb Karubi, Daddy had seafood teppanyaki and Raimie enjoyed his chicken teppanyaki.
Oh gosh, I'm hungry just thinking about yesterday's dinner. Must go eat NOW!
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Merry Christmas Lina, Hope you and your family have a wonderful day and all the best for a great new year in 2013!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and family too! :)
DeleteYou must be busy with the arrangement for the move in 2013?
Thank you! Yeah, really busy at the moment with preparation and packing for the move. Taking a bit of time to go on a short vacation with the family yo Phillip Island as well, which should be good.
DeleteMerry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Dru!
DeleteWhat did Sox get for his Xmas present? :)
He got a lump of coal. Actually a kotatsu. Well... the kotatsu is for us, but he now lives under it as it is warmer. :)
DeleteI wouldn't mind living under the kotatsu in winter too! :-D
DeleteYou don't really get a winter, so no problems. :)
DeleteHappy holidays!
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful illumination, so festive and Christmas-y!
Japan sure goes all out for Christmas. :-)
DeleteJoyeux Noël!He, he, I recognized where the 3rd (and 4th) pictures were taken.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas David. First Christmas for your family of three? :-)
DeleteHow's the Christmas decor there this year?
Yes, first Christmas for my family of three, although, it was pretty low key (Christmas not being a holiday in Japan and all).
DeleteI haven't spent much time downtown lately, but there was a big blue tree in Marugamemachi Dome (with the "gate" underneath this year) and a bunch of blueish decoration in the shotengai around.
Hi! Your photos are very beautiful. BTW, how do you spend this christmas season?
ReplyDeleteour family don't celebrate Christmas so the day was just a day for us. :-)
DeleteHow about you?
Hi! just as same as you and your family.
DeleteNew year will be celebrated more, I assume?
DeleteHappy new year in advance Minoru. :)
BTW, you should be receiving a package from Malaysia in two weeks' time, at the latest. ^^
I would love to see the Christmas decorations in Japan. Australia doesn't have elaborate decorations in the city.
ReplyDeleteReally?
DeleteNice deco of Krismas in Jepun. Heard from my sweetie Mango it was pretty quite in Spore during Xmas perhaps the people were mostly indoors slicing turkey & toasting instead of roaming the streets.
ReplyDeleteMango went to Singapore and left Bananaz alone? Hope Bananaz didn't go crazy Christmas partying while she's away. :-D
DeleteWonderful photos. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas. :)
ReplyDeletehappy holidays cocomino. :-)
DeleteI'm so late with this response that it's going to have to be "and all that". Happy Easter? :)
ReplyDeleteIt's the usual midweek chaos. I'll never get used to Tokyo's relentless go go go. South Africa stops functioning between mid-December and mid-January. Summer holiday! This place? Nah. The language school where I work is open until the 31st. What?! Gaaa!
PS: One could argue that SA *never* functions at full capacity, but that's another story for another day. >:)
PPS: So can I say Happy New Year now, while I'm at it? :p
I have been lax at dropping nonsense over at your Bond post too. Gomen ne. ^^
DeleteWhen is Easter by the way? xD
Easter isn't really that big in Japan, IIRC? Right? ;p
"One could argue that SA *never* functions at full capacity" which made SA & Msia two peas in a pod. :)
Nice Xmas trees and decorations in Japan! Merry Xmas! : )
ReplyDeleteJapanese tend to go all out for Chritsmas, methinks. ^^
DeleteWhat a lovely and wonderful Christmas you had!! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!!!
I wish you and your family a Happy New Year!
A prosperous and joyful year ahead!! May the new year of 2013 brings all the best and everything you wish for to you and to your family! :D
Happy new year to you too! :)
DeleteMay 2013 be a good year to you. :)