The Tan Tans' Life Begins

The trip to Nagoya was definitely more liberating and we also found one that Tokyu Hands is now listed as one of our favourite stores. And as the name "creative life store" suggests, other than the nice photo frame we got for our caricature, we also bought some stuff to make a nice little "door hanger. We now hang this on our main door to tell others that this is the official residence of the Tan Tans. (I will definitely bring this back to Singapore and hang it at the door! So nice right!)

Okay, I have to admit (and I am sure Mr Tan Tan will too) that there are certain perks about living in a city that we miss. The convenience, ease of transportation, and amazing array of food and entertainment choices - to say the least. Although we enjoy living in Owase, its close proximity to mother nature and walking through the quaint little streets everyday for the past 2 and a half weeks, our weekend in Nagoya (just a little 2 hours away from Owase) proved to be liberating. My first thoughts when we arrived in downtown Nagoya: - We're back to civilisation! - I love Takashimaya and Tokyu Hands (and never as much before) - I'm underdressed and should have put on some make-up (you see, unless your fashion sense really stands out for all the right and wrong reasons, hardly anyone cares how good you look in an inaka) Needless to say, we made the most out of our short two-day stay there, soaking in the buzz of the city, shopping, window shopping and more shopping. The best buy? ...