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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
` Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Both my colleague (let's call her C) and myself have been feeling the sniffles and sore throat from too much gallivanting in the wondrous cities of Tokyo and Kyoto.

Despite our not-so-optimal medical condition, we managed to trotter off (surrendering to a 10- minute taxi ride instead of the subway this time) to Mujirushi in Ginza, which was a standalone flagship store for the no-brand brand (no pun intended, it literally means that in Japanese). Ended up with massively frenzied wallet damage (as usual) buying mindless gifts for friends and family. The range of products were astoundingly larger than what we got in Singapore. C was equally overwhelmed by how much cheaper the label was as compared to the exorbitant London prices, literally taking the household department by storm, stacking up on towels, pillows and what-nots. And then came the pain of having to think of an optimal method of packing the voluminous purchases for the flight home.

We ended up with so much hand-carry at check-out that we surrendered to eating at the in-store cafe, which turned out to be a good idea as the food was amazingly tasty and surprisingly affordable. It appeared to be a hangout for students buried in their books after a quick meal and also for the dinner-alone office ladies, which was strangely a common sight in Tokyo.

2 more days to going home, and there is a strange sense of both reluctance and relief to do so. C and myself are determined (health condition notwithstanding) to spend our last Tokyo night at the Park Hyatt bar made famous in the Lost in Translation movie. More on that and the Kyoto trip later. Meantime, back to facing another dreary work day .*sniff*

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