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January 13, 2014

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Torigin

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Our first dinner was at Torigin recommended by Chef Jay Gamboa. It was very near our hotel and a block away from the Peninsula Hotel ( the triangle shape on the map )

On the way was a Starbucks store with a small sign so it was quite hard to tell what it was – many of us did not even see it 🙂

A few items on the menu were not available

We were 15 people so we had two tables. Our table which had 5 people ordered this. We wanted to try first before we ordered a lot of something

The other table

Chicken Ball ( Tsukune )

Chicken wings and chicken skin – very good and tasty but has a lot of fat

They also had kamameshi which was very good

Crab/Kani

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January 13, 2014

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Dai Ichi Hotel Tokyo

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We stayed at our usual hotel in Tokyo. It’s a good hotel for us except for the sound of the railroad 🙂 Though there are quite a number of restaurants under the railroad. It’s a few block away from Ginza so it is well located and not crowded

It has European interiors

The rooms are decent

I particularly likes the size of the bed which was two beds put together to meet our request for a king bed. Though the size came out to 86 inches which is wider than the 76 inch width of a king bed. So it was nice

Simple but very clean bathroom

with all the amenities

Aside from bathrobes, they provide pajamas 🙂 This is a 4 star hotel offering all these amenities

Patisserie in the lobby and many restaurants in the basement level

Also by the lobby is a stairway which leads to the basement

That leads through a tunnel going to the Tokyo Metro!

Even our friend, Det and her family were there 🙂

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January 13, 2014

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Mobile Wifi

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As soon as we arrived in the Narita airport, James rented a mobile wifi device you can bring around with you in your bag or pocket so you can have local wifi. This helps keep your cellphone bill lower 🙂 There are several companies with their booths. Due to time constraint James was not able to compare the offers of each. Whoever is with him can also use the device

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January 12, 2014

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Grandma’s Secret

By Heart2Heart | Great Inventions, Household Tips, Shopping | One Comment

Last year I met Christine at the Barbie store launch! I was so happy to know that she used to work for Starbucks with my brother as his project assistant in 2000. She left in 2003 to take her MBA and then worked in Citibank after graduation.

Christine has left the corporate world and I am sure many of you know her already since she has a very popular blog – Manila Fashion Observer ( http://www.manilafashionobserver.com). And to those of you who don’t, click below to visit her website

Christine lived in New York for awhile since her husband worked there. This was where she discovered Grandma’s Secret! She now brings in this product and is one of her businesses aside from her blogging and writing for some publications on the side. And being a very hands on Mom, believe her when she says ” It really works!”