Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Synopsis: You are invited to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new original musical based on the songs of ABBA. With Mamma Mia! The Movie’s original cast — including Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried & Christine Baranski—returning, new additions include Lily James, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Andy Garcia & Cher. Judy Craymer & Gary Goetzman return to produce Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Craymer is also the creator and producer of the worldwide smash-hit stage musical. Ol Parker writes and directs the sequel from a story by Catherine Johnson, Richard Curtis & Parker. Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus return to provide music and lyrics and serve as EPs. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Phyllida Lloyd, Richard Curtis and Nicky Kentish Barnes also serve as EPs. [Source: Golden Village]

Plunge into the world of ABBA with some familiar and some not so familiar songs as the musical weaves you through the past and present life of Sophie and Donna (Sophie's mum). Some of the songs will be very familiar, as they were last reboot by A*Teens some 20 years ago. Just sit back and enjoy the singing...Mamma Mia! The story is wonderfully done too!

Rate: 8/10

Great Workout along the Bay

Well, this week is the Pokemon Event Week featuring Eevee! Since Gen 1 and Gen 2 has 5 Eevee evolution versions (Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Espeon and Umbreon), coupled with the release of shiny Eevee, that is a lot of Eevees to catch if you want them all. According to this website, if you want to ensure you have all the shiny versions, you will need to catch ~400 Eevees! No wonder they have extended this event into 2 days...

To encourage mds to go out to exercise, we picked a walk along the bay for the Sat Pokemon event. The route is fairly easy, but the merciless Sun really vaporized us dry. Singapore is really hot these few days! Well, the scenery is not that bad though.

We did not plan for it but we are treated to a nice aerial plane performance by the RSAF when we reached the vicinity of Marina Barrage! Thank God for the treat! Apparently, this is part of the RSAF50 celebrations to thank Singaporeans for their strong support through the years. You can read more at the MINDEF news release here.

We sure are not used to exercising...got ourselves lots of muscle aches the next day.... >.<

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Synopsis: The best intentions often come back to haunt you. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some familiar allies (Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Monaghan) in a race against time after a mission gone wrong. Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, and Vanessa Kirby also join the dynamic cast with filmmaker Chris McQuarrie returning to the helm. [Source: Golden Village]

As expected from Mission Impossible, you literally do things that is impossible to be done. Not bad for Tom Cruise who tried to do all the action scenes by himself, truly putting his life on the line. Great landscape, great actions, great adrenaline, what more can I say? Expectation truly met.

Rate: 7.5/10

Servamp - Alice In The Garden

Synopsis: Since Tsubaki's disappearance, Mahiru has thought he regains his peaceful life. But one day, a sudden unseasonable snow starts falling in the town. Mahiru thinks the abnormal weather may be related to vampires and calls out to Misono Alicein who also knows about vampires. With that as a start, Misono has lost contact with Mahiru. Then Misono's brother Mikuni appears in front of Mahiru who worries about Misono, and reveals the secret that has been hidden in the Alicein Family. [Source: Golden Village]

Truthfully, not too impressed with the 30 mins recap of the entire anime. What is the director thinking? People who come to watch this movie do not have any idea of the background story? Well, a 10 mins fast recap is ok, but 30 mins....is just too much. Content wise, not much progress with the main story. I can consider this is just a side story of one of the Servamp. Well, if you think you can bare watching 30 mins of the story all over again, you can try catching this movie.

Rate: 6/10

Turi Beach Resort

14 Jul - First of all, a big thanks to SW for organizing this weekend staycation trip for NPCCC at Batam, though only 3 of the members are available to join. Nonetheless, we still have fun with the friends and family who joined us on this trip. For this round, it is a weekend away at Turi Beach Resort. 

From Singapore Tenah Merah Ferry Terminal, we took a 30mins ferry ride to Nongsapura Ferry Terminal, where Turi Beach Resort has a counter set up after immigration to fetch the guest to their site. Below is the scenery that greeted us when we arrived at the reception - A panoramic view of the sea. During check in, we are all given a refreshing welcome drink.

Panoramic view of the sea @ Reception

For our room, we chose the rain forest canopy theme, so do expect the occasional bugs such as mosquitoes, ants and lizards that may come visit during your stay. Below is the initial view of our room. Everything looks good initially, but upon closer inspection, we found that the curtains are partially spoilt, card reader sensor is not that sensitive....etc. Well, for the price we paid, I guess we cannot complain much... =p

Room 425

Resort pool

Resort Sea swing with the jetty (Currently closed) in the background

Sea sport activities opening hours - All activities need extra charge

Achievement for the night - 3 mosquitoes killed, with one full of blood...

Well, that means I was disturbed by these 3 mosquitoes throughout the night. Food wise, their Indonesian selection at the main cafe was not good. Do not choose the Nasi Kuning, I found the beef too tough, Ikan Bilis too salty and basically, I did not enjoy my meal. For the night, we selected the buffet with live cooking station and surprisingly, the food served and available are not bad... well.. I guess it has to do with who is the one cooking. They also had a lucky draw session with live singing going on. In the end, our group won 3 prizes for the night.

For our room, we are extremely grateful that our hot shower is working very well. We did not faced an instance where they ran out of hot water and we are left with cold water splashing on us. =)

Overall, a decent stay but I do not think I will visit this resort again.

Marvel Studios' Ant-Man And The Wasp

Synopsis: In the aftermath of "Captain America: Civil War", Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to re-balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he's confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past. [Source: Golden Village]

Ant-Man just simply can't rest. No matter where he goes, trouble just simply find him. Like the usual Marvel movie, expect lots of fighting actions all over San Francisco and I simply love the moment when Ant-Man suffer a temporary gender change? Do stay till the end of credits to find out how this sequel of Ant-Man linked up with the Infinity War that just ended. Simply amazed at how Marvel can turn all super heroes movies into a gigantic money making venture.

Rate: 7/10

Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island

Synopsis: In the story, Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo set out on an adventure in the Caribbean Sea. Nobita is the captain of a ship and fights his enemies on board. Shizuka gets kidnapped, and a storm impede their journey. Mini-Dora help Nobita and friends on their journey. When the adventurers finally find the mysterious Treasure Island, they discover it is more than just an ordinary island. [Source: Golden Village]

Initially, the graphics of the crew and the ship looks seemingly similar to One Piece that I thought the author got his inspiration from there. But as the story progress, what was originally a treasure hunting event turns out into a rescue operation that test the bravery and friendship of the kids to the core. I guess the author did tried to add in educational theme such as protecting the Earth and the value of family bonds in between the movie. Not a bad show to catch to end your day. *The parrot is really cute and irritating in my opinion... haha

Rate: 6.5/10

2Q 2018 Investment Strategy Update

Nothing spectacular for this quarter as the headlines was dominated with Trump trade war spats with China and EU. Trump must be hoping that with America as the World No 2 economy, his trading partners will hesitate going head to head with him for fear of his threat of slapping more tariffs and harming their industry in the end. Well, so far, his "America First" tactics does not seem to work well. China has immediately retaliate with reciprocal measures of the same degree, but this time, taking aim at America soy industry and EU has drawn up their counter measures as well. Allies does not seem to have a meaning in Trump, as he proceed not to exempt Canada from the Aluminum and Steel tariffs. Canada, on their part, retaliates back. The previous tax cuts incentives that Trump announces not so long ago seems to have all evaporated as company and consumers faced rising cost. Companies has now begin to weigh their options to remain profitable and satisfy shareholders demands. Trumps "America First" policy now seems more like "America Alone" and backfiring him on all front. Stock market has been jittery this quarter. While America good economic results has risen the stock market in the first half of the quarter, but the concern of an all out trade war has been holding back investors, leading to a retreat in the second half. For this quarter, DJI ended at 24271, a rise of 168 points (+0.69%) compared to 1Q. For Singapore, STI ended 2Q at 3268, a decrease of 159 points (-4.63%) compared to 1Q. For Singapore, the huge drop was likely due to Singtel (8% weight on STI), whose share price has been dropping consistently in this 2Q probably for fear of how much their local business will erode when the 4th Telecom Company enters Singapore in the second half this year.

Looking ahead, I believe the market will still be dominated by trade news and how the event will run out. The first volley will go live on 1st July. The results from this event will likely affect the USA mid-election in November, where democrats will hope to turn the balance and not let republican have control of both houses. 

For this quarter, I am quite on the sideline as I feel the downturn in the market is coming. Only 1 transaction is done as below:

Transaction 1: Bought in a batch of IREIT Global in June.

EU economy has been improving and that has driven up the demand for office space and rental. I believe that will be a positive for IREIT Global, given that they will finish the 4th and final payment back to the bank to lower their debt in this quarter. This is also part of my plan to increase the reit exposure in my portfolio. Recent share price has came down a little and I believe now is a good entry point.

That is all for now. See you all in Q3 2018 update and thank you for staying with me. =)

Detective Conan: Zero The Enforcer

Synopsis: There is a sudden explosion at Tokyo Summit’s giant Edge of Ocean facility. The shadow of Tōru Amuro, who works for the National Police Agency Security Bureau as Zero, appears at the site. In addition, the “triple-face” character known as Rei Furuya is believed to be a detective, Kogorō Mōri’s apprentice, and also known to be Bourbon as a Black Organization member. Kogorō is arrested as a suspect in the case of the explosion. Conan conducts an investigation to prove Kogorō’s innocence, but Amuro gets in his way. [Source: Golden Village]

This is by far the most plot twisting Detective Conan movie I have ever seen. Running against time, unsure if a friend can be now considered an enemy, a timely help which arrived that seems to be a trap later, Conan has to work through the massive information to make sense of the case that is quickly unfolding putting Tokyo in the path of a falling satellite. The culprit which was revealed in the end is a shocker. Catch the movie if you want to make sense of what I have just said. =)

Rate: 7.5/10

Laplace's Witch

Synopsis: When a series of inexplicable deaths by hydrogen sulphide poisoning occurs, a university geochemistry professor Shusuke Aoe (Sho Sakurai) is engaged to consult on the cases. During his course of investigation, he meets a strange girl Madoka Uhara (Suzu Hirose) with extraordinary abilities, who is searching for a missing friend. Calling herself "Laplace's Witch", she will bring new clues to the table that will change Aoe's beliefs forever... [Source: Golden Village]

On the surface, by the movie title alone, it may look like a fantasy movie, but truthfully, it is more scientific than what you think. What can happen if you are able to calculate the end result just by knowing the irreversible conditions and motions that are already set in place, to the point that you seem to be able to foretell the future? The answer is the sky is your limits. Journey with the plot as the geochemistry professor tries to solve a murder case by using scientific principles and you may be amazed by the results. Sometimes.... that 0.01% possibility can happen. Not a bad movie to catch.

Rate: 6.5/10

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

Synopsis: It has been 6 years since an 88-day dispute that brought with it a storm of blood. There have been cases across the world of a mysterious mist appearing and abilityusers using their own powers to take their own lives. So far, the number of victims have surpassed 500. The government has called this the ‘Ability-User Serial Suicide Incident’. The Armed Detective Agency receives a request to capture a mysterious man named Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, who is suspected to be involved. However, Osamu Dazai goes missing. Then there is also the demon Fyodor skulking in the shadows. An unprecedented new enemy attacks ability-users one after another. As the city is about to get swallowed up in a nightmare, Atsushi and Kyoka rush to Shibusawa’s fortress. However, Akutagawa appears and tells them a truth that they couldn’t have even imagined. [Source: Golden Village]

First of all, the GV cinema sound system where we watched the show is simply too loud for us to truly enjoy the anime. Other than that, it is refreshing for once to see the port mafia and detective agency tag team to bring down a common enemy. Ranpo Edogawa continue as the funny guy for the actions he made (Stuffing his snacks into a safe). The reason behind his action will be revealed at the end of the show. 

Rate: 6.5/10

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Synopsis: Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars sagas most unlikely heroes. [Source: Shaw Theaters]

With nothing much to expect since this is just a spin-off the main Star War story, this  movies depict the journey of how Han Solo obtains his Millennium Falcon. Expect the usual laser gun battles and airship chase as Han embark on his space travel. If you are expecting for light saber fight off, this movie is not the one. Overall, I will say this movie is nothing spectacular. Catch it if you are a die hard fan.

Rate: 6/10

Marvel Studio’ Avengers: Infinity War

Synopsis: An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War" brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. [Source: Shaw Theaters]

What a great superheroes war fighting against one common enemy "Thanos" who threatens the elimination of half the galaxy population. It is incredible that each of the superhero we have known so far have their own moments in this 150 mins movie. There will be lots of deaths and fighting in different planet world as this arc turns the whole universe upside down. Do stay till the end for a peak at the next installment as "Thanos will return".

Rate: 9.5/10

1Q 2018 Investment Strategy Update

How fast time flies. Since 30-Mar (Good Friday) is a non-trading day for Singapore and USA, 1Q 2018 has officially drawn to a close. As predicted in my previous posts in 2017, the market has increasingly looked overheated and is posed for a long delayed correction. This officially came in Jan 2018, where DJI dropped 2756 points (-10.35%) in 2 weeks, partly sparked by a fear of faster Federal Rate increase due to the good economic data the USA is posting and rising bond yield. Since then, the market has recovered partially and was trading sideways until the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal and President Trump's attacks on Amazon where he wanted to increase the tax Amazon pays. This led the market to sell off FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google) counters, causing DJI to shed 1413 points (-5.66%) following a few days of selling. But wait a minute, why is President Trump attacking Amazon? Wasn't he supposed to be pro-America? From rumors, this seems to be a personal agenda against Jeff Bezos, who happened to be the CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, whose articles are not friendly to President Trump. For this quarter, DJI ended at 24103, a drop of 616 points (-2.49%) compared to 4Q. For Singapore, STI ended 1Q at 3427, an increase of 25 points (+0.73%) compared to 4Q.

Looking ahead, there seems to be more uncertainty in the market. We are not sure how fast Federal is going to increase their lending rate given the red hot USA economic growth. So far, they are sticking with 3 rate increases in 2018, but the market has started to price in 4 rate increases instead. President Trump, on the other hand, is still going on his rhetoric and seemingly changing his inner circle of advisers to people who are like-minded to him. So far, the policies and actions he has taken seems to do more harm than good. I genuinely pray for the future of USA. A storm may be coming. Nonetheless, below are my 1Q transactions:

Following the privatization of GLP in January, my portfolio balancing has been on-going.

Transaction 1: Bought in a batch of Mapletree Industrial Trust in January.

Strong pipeline growth, strong tenant retention rate, good Assets Enhancement Initiatives. This is simply a darling not to be missed. Looking forward to their two upcoming projects:

• AEI – 30A Kallang Place and Kallang Basin 4 Cluster. Expected Completion: 1Q 2018.
• BTS Project – New Data Centre. Expected Completion: 2H 2018.

Transaction 2: Bought in a batch of Fraser Centerpoint Trust in January.

Same reason as previous quarter. The new Northpoint South Wing has officially opened and the take-up rate seems good. The mall manager has re-balanced its tenants to include more eateries. I have a gut feeling that once the new South Wing has stabilized, they will be injecting into FCT. Buying now to prepare for future opportunities.

Transaction 3: Bought in a batch of Marriott International Inc in February.

Marriott has increasingly been the business choice of hotel during travels and after the acquisition of Starwood Hotels into its portfolio, it is now the 4th largest hotel chain in the world by properties and the largest (1st) hotel chain in the world by rooms. I simply invested into Marriott because I like the Marriott brand and I see it continuing its dominant position going forward. I don't mind the $0.33 quarterly dividend either.

Transaction 4: Subscribed to Sasseur Reit IPO in March.

Sasseur Reit China outlet mall business structure interest me. Instead of the traditional brick and mortar monthly rental lease structure, they opted to charge the tenants by % of their sales income. They claimed that they are the leading outlet mall operator in China and the outlet mall industry in China will be seeing tremendous growth. Well, that remains to be seen if what they claimed is true, I will be closely monitoring their future financial data. At least, the sponsor has guaranteed a 7.0% yield for 2018 and 7.5% yield for 2019 based on $0.80 IPO price. If the results fall short, it is not too late to exit before the guaranteed yield falls away.

Transaction 5: Sold a batch of Noble Group in February.

Well, bad news one after another for Noble Group. Managed to sell off some shares to lock in profits before the price crashed. There is no further hope for the existing company. All that is left to be seen is if Goldilocks Fund managed to negotiate for a better deal for all shareholders and in the process, kick the incompetent management out of the board. If what the presentation slides hold true, existing shareholder can only look to the New Noble after restructuring as a going concern. I shall remind myself not to invest in low profit margin company in the future.

That is all for now. See you all in Q2 2018 update and thank you for staying with me. =)

Marvel Studios' Black Panther

Synopsis: Marvel Studios' Black Panther follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king -and Black Panther- is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life. [Source: Golden Village]

Essentially a continuation of event from Captain America: Civil War, the movie follows the rise of Prince T'Challa who will succeed his father after he was killed in a terrorist bomb in the Captain America movie. Though not as flashy as most other Marvel's heroes, the director tries to paint the main character as a humanly king who simply loves his people. Catch this movie as the Black Panther gabble with issues from his ancestors past who may have made wrong decisions. In any way, post ending credits shows that the Panther will be back in Avengers: Infinity War. There was also a scene from Guardians of the Galaxy... now... how do these guys fit in Avengers...?

Rate: 8/10

Japan Day 5 - Miyajima (Hiroshima)

23 Feb - Our second last day in Japan. For today, we decided to spend the whole day visiting Miyajima, a small island in Hiroshima Bay, known for its forests and ancient temples. Just offshore, the giant, orange Great Torii Gate is partially submerged at high tide. For the trip to Miyajima, we decided to use the local tram transport to have a view of the countryside. After an hour ride, we finally arrived at the ferry station.

Miyajima Ferry Station

A panoramic view of the ferry and sea

Our ferry to Miyajima

Pretty surprise there are wild deers walking around at Miyajima

A big rice spoon on exhibition on the island

The iconic Great Torri Gate

Toyokuni Shrine five-story pagoda

Near view of the five-story pagoda

A collection of shrines in buildings

The Great Torri Gate - Sunset view

Ended the day with a quiet stroll near Hiroshima Castle

A great relaxing trip spent in Japan =)

Japan Day 4 - Hiroshima

22 Feb - Having finished with our agenda in Osaka, we checked out of our Air BnB accommodation at 11am and began our journey back to Hiroshima via Shinkansen.

Relatively empty station at Osaka

Finally arrived at our Ark Hotel 5 hours later

With 1+ hours left before the sun sets, we decided to visit the iconic A-bomb Dome to take some photos of it to free up some of our itinerary for tomorrow. Some interesting facts about Hiroshima is that most of the city is connected by trams instead of the usual bus.

A typical tram station

Hiroshima A-bomb Dome

Beautiful sunset by the Ota River

View of the dome from the other side

Departing shot with the sun setting in the background - Hope we will not be witnessing the horror of nuclear weapon ever again

On our way back, we chanced upon the Hiroshima Pokemon center and off we to visit it for photo taking session again. 

Red Gyarados with Pikachu

Ended the day walking back to our hotel and finding dinner along the way

Japan Day 3 - Universal Studio Japan, Osaka

21 Feb - For today, we will be solely dedicated to enjoying ourselves at Universal Studio Japan (USJ). In order to spend the maximum time allowed in the park (As we know we definitely will not be able to cover the whole park), we woke up early and left the house in order to be at the gate when the theme park opens. We got ourselves to transfer at Nishikujō Station to board the train which will bring us to Universal City Station.

I am not sure if it is the culture of Japan not to be late (or wake up early), but when we arrived at the entrance, there are already hoards of people at the gate. Well, we will now need to squeeze with the crowd.

One thing I like about Japan is that the people here do spend the efforts to enjoy themselves and soak in the fantasy environment. We saw people doing cosplay and sitting by themselves on the road or lawn to take pictures. Most of the girls will buy themselves a cartoon character head band and wear throughout the time they are in the park. For us, we have no time to loose as we have several places to cover in order not to waste the express pass* we have paid. 

*The Express Pass is well worth the money paid to skip the long long queue, which can be a 120 mins wait.

The usual Universal City Entrance

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D

As quoted from USJ website: "The world's best attraction and the first to win world's best ride award 7 consecutive years has been transformed into a whole new ride by gaining the world's best technology "4K3D"! Unbelievable impact that confuses the imaginary with the reality, and series of special effects over 100, will give you an incredible, immersive experience. You'll encounter an all-new kind of excitement!" My review - Mind blowing awesome ride!

Hollywood Dream - The Ride

Initially, we wanted to ride the "Back Drop" version, which has the ride going backwards, but too bad, it was down for maintenance. Anyway, here are the description from USJ website: "This precisely designed ultimate ride experience is like flying through the sky. Cut through the wind with your chosen soundtrack as background music. An unbelievable thrill and exhilaration will shoot through your entire body, in this new sensational roller coaster."

Walking through the main street to our next destination

The Flying Dinosaur

As quoted from USJ website: "Our new state-of-the-art coaster has arrived, featuring the world’s longest track*, and farthest initial drop*. An out-of-control Pteranodon will seize you from behind and pull you high into the sky, with nothing but air space between you and the ground! This over-the-top, thrilling experience will swing you 360 degrees through the world of Jurassic Park."

* Based on company research of 22 flying roller coasters in operation worldwide. Total course length is 1,124 m, and the height of the first drop is 37.8 m.

Well, I do remember experiencing a lot of G-force as I zoom through the air like superman doing loops and turns. Not a bad experience overall.

Aren't we glad to have the express pass to skip the queue....

Interesting notice

Final Fantasy XR Ride

This is a special event hosted by USJ for half a year called "Universal Cool Japan 2018" which will feature Final Fantasy XR Ride, Detective Conan: The World (Escape Game) and Monster Hunter: The Real. In order not to miss it, we have paid for the pass to enter these 3 attractions.

As quoted from USJ website: "This new type of roller coaster draws guests into the Final Fantasy universe, exceeding the excitement of virtual reality! The XR experience features a panoramic view of Final Fantasy in all its splendor, perfectly synchronized with the gravitational power that only a ride can offer. The incredible sensory experience goes beyond virtual reality, allowing guests to rush through the beautiful, enchanting world of Final Fantasy!" My review - So real that it seems like a reality! Amazing technology!

Next, we went for our Detective Conan: The World (Escape Game). In order not to give out spoilers, I can't write anything in detail here. The checks are pretty stringent before we enter the building and the staffs keep reminding guests that photography are not allowed. The puzzles in the game are pretty tough and there is absolutely no way we can complete solving everything given only 60 mins. What was unique was that they provide real live actors to act out the opening and closing scene. It was a pretty interesting experience.

Dropping by Minions park on the way to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™

Hogwarts™ Express

Hogsmeade™ - a village where wizards reside, there is an array of shops frequented by students of Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Hogwarts™ Castle

Evening Light Show

We saw on the reviews that the Butterbeer is a must try at USJ. We did order the hot version as the weather is pretty chilling but I must say the drink is too sweet for my liking.

Last view of USJ Main Street before departing

We have a fun time at USJ

Jump Shop did caused us some distraction as we went in to look at the merchandise on our way to the Universal City Station

One Piece and Naruto

The iconic tower of Shinsekai

Ended our day with an awesome Kushikatsu dinner