The book that left me traumatised: 'The Kingdom' by Fuminori Nakamura(no spoiler book review)

Unless you have lost your sanity or already a fan of Fuminori Nakamura, 

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IN PUBLIC (you've been warned)

So, basically this book is R19 with the usual high sexual contents, violence and darkness. and when I mentioned 'darkness', oh its going to make you lose some screws. 

I'm a person who doesn't believe in happy endings and loves tragedy and dark psychological themes

but oh boy, I've never come across a book without any sort of graphics/illustrations that made me imagine things I do not want and feel like puking at every few paragraphs. You do not how many times I had to stop to catch my breath or how I wish I can skip to the next chapter because my mind has been tainted by the ugliness of human beings. For starters, this book is entirely fictional, but the author wrote in so much details that I sometimes forget that it is. Heck, I would've believed if someone were to tell me it was based on a true story. 

The main character, went through a lot-like a typical tragedy story- she keeps on losing but somehow still have the strength in her to keep on living.  But the other characters, mostly the men posing as the 'evil ones', that's when the fury and vomit just wants to be spitted out. The way the author writes about the MC's psychological and biological state is so refined that it keeps you in suspense and at times confused. At the end though, you'll definitely go 'huh?' 'wait, but why?'. It was like all hardcore but then it suddenly mellowed down which honestly left me baffled.

 Phew, you can probably tell how deep I got myself into the book. Its disgusting, its perplexing, but it'll make you want to read it till the very end. Just make sure you pull yourself out of the book at every few paragraphs and not to be influenced too much because I swear, the author has every intention to introduce to the underworld that you've never known and make you change your perception of reality.

But other than that, have a great time reading it. Its appalling but appealing at the same time. 

Rating: 8.5/10

Review: Artisan Chocolates From Beans To Bars SG

In my Tokyo Autumn 2018 post, I talked a little about bean-to-bar chocolate and the café that I went to - Dandelion Chocolate. Dandelion Chocolate came from San Francisco and they opened their first overseas branch in Japan because the Japanese has always been a great fan of craft-related things, so there's no surprise that Dandelion Chocolate are warmly greeted in their market.

In the chocolate world, there's a strong wind blowing in its direction and that's the craft movement aka bean to bar movement. It all started from a country: Madagascar. Cocoa from that country is known for its fruity flavours like berries and citrus that made people go, "Wow, what is this?" In the late 1990s, when a chocolate company - Scharffen Berger - started selling chocolate with those cocoa beans, people started to notice that chocolate isn't the flat, boring product mass-produced by industrial companies.  It started inspiring the inventors in them to make their own chocolate from scratch - thus, the name 'bean-to-bar chocolate'. Bean-to-bar chocolate seems to be more popular in the U.S but not so in Asia, even though most of those unique flavoured cocoa beans came from Asia.

If I were to summarise about bean-to-bar chocolate in a sentence: Its organic, unique, mind-blowing, crafted with great effort and care, and not forgetting - delicious.

Thankfully, the wind is starting to blow in Singapore's direction too - especially in the year 2017. Now, we even have our very own local chocolate makers like Lemuel and Fossa, and cafés that are starting to make their own chocolate. But, it's still not enough. The problem about us is we tend not to care what we consume. We just buy something without ever questioning its origins and how did it turn into a product. The craft movement may seem like a simple "Oh, its different and I can DIY my own chocolate!" but most chocolate makers in America, they went far and beyond that. The craft movement has a deeper agenda; a mission. Most of the chocolate makers are not only here to make chocolates, but to help to put a smile on the most hard-working, under appreciated, under paid workers - the farmers. To cut this short, they try to liaise with cocoa farmers directly and source for their beans at a higher price. Yes, they voluntarily paid their beans double the standard pricing. Why? Because they felt that these precious, high quality cocoa beans are taken for granted. And what happens when no one cares for these beans? The farmers are not taken care of too. Usually, when you don't pay a staff for their worth, the normal reaction is: slack off on the job. And that tremendously brings down the quality of cocoa beans.

I can go on and on about bean-to-bar chocolates but I'll leave it to another post. So far, I'm still new to bean-to-bar chocolate and honestly, there's not much I can explore since there aren't many in Singapore. I hope Singapore could recognise more of these chocolates and introduce to the market. The truth, the more sincere and higher quality chocolates are being made, the more expensive it is. The average pricing in Singapore is $10 per bar. Yup, I know, its about twice the price of your Cadbury rectangular bars. Well, if you want to eat a healthier, organic and gluten free chocolate, its actually reasonable.

I bought these chocolates from Beans To Bars SG. They only have an online store so if its your first time buying bean-to-bar chocolates, you'll have to buy at your own risk. But I think you can roughly guess the taste from their names. Most chocolate makers would indicate tasting notes in their bars to guide your taste palates. I bought three types from two chocolate makers: Hazelnut Gianduja - 1 Milk Chocolate and 1 Dark Chocolate - by Monsieur Truffe and Mulate Sea Salt Dark Chocolate. 

Hazelnut Gianduja Milk Chocolate

Okay, this chocolate came in a very thick, solid size. Its not exactly a chocolate bar but you can just bite into it. As you can see from 3 pictures above, there are suggestions on how to eat it. It is really chocolate-y and I can taste the distinct hazelnut but it could be quite dry to eat it by itself. I recommend to make it as a topping like how I did below.

Chocolate Pudding with Hazelnut Gianduja Milk Chocolate

The chocolates were delivered on the same day that I made chocolate puddings so it was a great timing to add it as a topping.

I tried their Hazelnut Gianduja Dark Chocolate.. and O.M.G. It was the best hazelnut chocolate I've ever tasted!! I'm not exaggerating since I especially love hazelnut chocolate. Its so so much more deeper and rich than your Nutella! The dark chocolate version easily won my heart. Highly recommended. 

Mulate Sea Salt Dark Chocolate

As suggested on the packaging, its 70% cocoa mass. For beginners, an average bean-to-bar chocolate is made of 70% cocoa. It seems that 70% has the right balance to bring out the uniqueness of the cocoa beans but at the same time not too overwhelming or "dark". For this bar, they added sea salt. I had a sea salt dark chocolate made by our local chocolate maker, Fossa and it was really delicious. In my case I preferred Fossa's rather than Mulate. At my first bite, I didn't really like it because the sea salt wasn't sprinkled on the bar, they actually mixed it in to the bar while for Fossa, they didn't. But after 3 bites, I came to like it as I grew fond of the bar with a deep fudge brownie tasting note. 

*WARNING: Do not eat the whole piece at once. Take small bites and let the chocolate melt into your mouth or else the sea salt will be "too much" for you. 

That's all for my first review on bean-to-bar chocolate! I hope there will be an increase of bean-to-bar chocolates in Singapore and I wish to see more creative bars that brings out the unique taste as much as possible of the cocoa beans that they're using. 

I'm going to try my best to dig and taste as much as bean-to-bar chocolate I can find in our sunny island. 

TTD Eye Review - Polar Lights Brown

I first got to know about TTDEYE when youtube recommended me a video review on their lenses.

This got me pretty interested since I was looking into buying a new pair of contacts anyway. Usually I would've ignored such video because I'm a loyal fan of K's Magic, but I don't know what came over me, I decided to just click on it.

I forgot what's the youtuber's name, but when she demonstrated the lenses on her dark brown eyes(like every other Asian has), O.M.G - it was breath-taking. The colours were so natural and looked so good on her medium skin tone. I knew right then I was sold. I went to check out their website, but to only found out I'll have to order online and wait for 2 weeks(!!) for the lenses to reach Singapore. I mean, that's a really long wait and I don't know if I want to wait that long...(By the way, the lenses are being shipped from the Netherlands.) But I really wanted to try those lenses and I don't really need it asap, so I decided to just get it.

Before you guys go straight to their website, here's a #tip. Go to any youtuber or blogger who's advertising for their lenses and search for their discount code. Usually beauty/cosmetic products will have influencers to endorse for them and there'll ALWAYS be a discount. I mean, who doesn't like discounts, right?

So off I went to buy the lenses after getting the discount code. I chose their Polar Lights series. I think this series is the most appealing out of their collection because it look so damn gorgeous!
1 pair cost me $35USD(excluding discount code). When I reached their checkout page, I was surprised that it was FREE SHIPPING! OMG, happy little girl here~

2 Weeks Later...

 Finally received! via Singpost registered mail

When I first saw the box, my first reaction was "Huh? Why so big one?" I mean, I did buy 1 pair of lenses and not ten of them...I was feeling a bit paranoid but was up for a pleasant surprise when I opened the box...

Like what??!!!!! I was screaming with joy when I saw what's inside. What's with all the free gifts?? And you know what's funny? There's so much free gifts that I couldn't find my box of lenses at first!! I almost got a panic attack. I mean, just think about it. Sure there's a lot of gifts, but what's the point if the main character-the one you actually paid for- is missing right?

Hand mirror, eye glitter, temporary tattoo, piggy, small glittery star hair clip - All. For. Free.

 Not forgetting their casing. How generous!!

They even provided an instruction manual. 

Finally, we're on to our main character. Packaging is an absolute party-goer. 

Polar Lights - Brown

I know what you're all thinking, "Woah, so light??" RIGHT. I know how you guys feel. But the colour is super gorgeous when that youtuber tried on her eyes. I'm actually quite sceptical whether the colour will be visible with my dark brown eyes. SO, let me show you guys expectation vs reality. 

Expectation:

Reality:

Now, that's a really pigmented yet natural-looking lenses! I'm very pleased with it. It felt so comfortable to wear and how the lenses just made my dark brown eyes turn that light is AH-MAZING. In the picture, it may look grey, but its actually in between green and hazel. Its so unique.

If you take good care of these lenses, it should be able to last for a year. Its really affordable and worth the wait. I totally, highly recommend this. I hope you guys would not regret buying this and have a new gorgeous you. 

Solo and Found in Tokyo - Autumn Trip 2018

And I did it again~ I had my first solo adventures to Japan 3 years ago. I thought my love for Japan and traveling would have died down once I step into adulthood but I realised it's when you're an adult you'll desire to travel even more(because reality ain't that pretty and all you need is just a good old break). 

This time round, I decided to go to Tokyo again. The first time I went there I had lots of regrets because I didn't do my research and study on my destination. So this time round, I made sure I planned to the T for my itinerary. It was just for a short 6 days 5 nights trip and I swear to God, I was so damn busy. Probably the most tiring trip I ever had. 

AND OH! Do check out my vlog here !

*ALL FOOD FEATURED IN THIS BLOG IS HALAL-CERTIFIED OR MUSLIM-FRIENDLY*

DAY 1 - Departure, Apartment and Kabukicho

Changi Airport

 SQ in-flight entertainment

I was never bored with their updated list of dramas and movies. 

 My meal is quite special. 

I requested for a muslim meal instead of the usual "pick your choice of food from the menu"

When I landed at Haneda Airport, I received this from a police officer, wearing like those investigators in disguise. He showed me his badge and proceed on to questioning me like, 'How long are you staying', 'What's your purpose in Japan', etc. I was quite afraid at first(especially when you're overseas), thinking of what crime I unknowingly did, but thankfully it was nothing dramatic. I think they must have strengthened the security because of Tokyo Olympics 2020 that's approaching soon.

Booked an apartment via Airbnb and stayed at a station called 'Ushigome-Yanagicho' 

along the Oedo Line

~Side Story 1~

For this trip, I booked about a year ago, along with my Airbnb apartment. If you guys didn't know, recently this year, Japan's government made a shocking news that they'll be closing down Airbnb in Japan. It was so sudden because the people in Airbnb themselves were shook. Lots of reservations were forcefully cancelled after the announcement. I was anxious and scared that my reservation would've have been cancelled too since it was only weeks till my trip but thankfully, it wasn't. Then I read in the news again, that the Japanese could still host their apartments on Airbnb but the rules was super strict that some thought it was not worth it and gave it up all together.

I honestly prefer Airbnb rather than hotels because I loved the ambience and the local-feeling about staying in an apartment. You get to discover things that not many tourist-packed places can offer.

 Croquette Mix Pack @ Yoshiya Shinjukuten

This restaurant is located at the west side of Shinjuku Station. Yoshiya is originally from Kyoto and they specialise in washoku. Their croquettes are real special and its of their own recipe. 

For more info on their croquette: https://www.halalmedia.jp/archives/16619/original-menu-by-yoshiya-magic-croquette-in-tokyo-kyoto/2/

For directions: https://www.halalmedia.jp/archives/15066/yoshiyain-tokyo-shinjuku-you-can-eat-halal-washoku/2/

Kabukicho aka Red Light District

Before anybody starts questioning why I'm at this kind of place...

When I heard Coco Ichibanya went halal in Tokyo, I knew I had to go there. There's Coco Ichi in Sg but it's not halal-certified. Usually their stores are in yellow, but for the halal version it's in green.

~Side Story 2~

I touched down in Haneda Airport in the late afternoon. By the time I'm done unpacking and praying, it was already dinner time. Since I'm staying in Shinjuku, I knew it was my chance to head over to Coco Ichi. It was all good except for... I just couldn't understand why they opened their halal outlet in Kabukicho. I was so nervous to head over there because erm.. let's just say I had done thorough research on that place in the past. It'll be my first time heading there and since I'm all alone, my anxiety heightened to a whole new record. When I first stepped into that place, it wasn't that bad. As expected, there were 'hosts' trying to get female customers - like rows of them! Thankfully, I'm wearing my hijab so none of them dared to approach me. Going to Kabukicho had gave me a lil peak to the raw side of the Japanese. I don't recommend for the ladies to head over there alone, especially when the sun has already set.

Vegetable curry + Chicken

DAY 2  - Dandelion Chocolate, Asakusa and Ginza

 Apartment's Balcony View

 Don Quijote(aka Donki) Asakusa

Located less than a min walk from the Asakusa Station(TSUKUBA), this outlet opens for 24/7. 

From household items to cosmetics and travel, it's like a department store at affordable prices. 

You can also claim tax-free if you spend more than 5000 yen.

*Travel Tip: When you go during cold seasons like Autumn, Winter and Spring, please make sure to bring a moisturiser with you. Don't be like me - who realises she needs one when she woke up to a very dry and cracking skin.

Found and bought this cool keychain while walking around at Nakamise Dori(Asakusa).

Brownie Bite Flight and Frozen Hot Chocolate

 ~Side Story 3~

Went for breakfast at this special café. For those who loves bean-to-bar chocolate and single-origin, I highly recommend you to go to Dandelion Chocolate. And for those who doesn't know what are these chocolate, you HAVE to go! I can write an entire post about this chocolate, but I shall leave it to another time. Basically, they make small batches of chocolate and their chocolate bars have only two ingredients - cocoa beans and cane sugar. Their purpose is for you to taste as close as possible to the taste of the cocoa beans itself - because different cocoa beans from different lands and farms taste distinctly different. Be ready for a ground-breaking, mouth-shaking taste trip with their chocolates. All I can guarantee - it'll totally be different from your convenient stores chocolate; fresh, new and full of sincerity. Their café is an open concept, meaning you'll get to see them in action from sorting and grinding those beans to hand-wrapping every single bar.

 Uniqlo Ginza - Flagship store

 Dinner @ Ginza Itsuki

Tendon 

An absolute must-to-go restaurant. Even though it's located in Ginza(a go-to place for the rich), that meal cost only 1000 yen!! And they didn't forsake the taste at all. 

 Buys @ Lawson, Ginza Six

There's also a Tourist Information Center in here.

Buys @ Itoya(Ginza) 

A unique(pretty pricey) stationery store - catered especially for art & craft lovers.

 Buys @ Bic Camera Shinjuku

Bic Camera is your electronic goods store.

DAY 3 - Hiking to Takaosan, Ameyoko and Shibuya Loft

 Takaosan Station

Mt. Takao aka Takaosan, is technically part of Tokyo but a train ride from Shinjuku to Takaosanguchi Station takes about 1 hour. You can purchase their Keio Discount Ticket if you're planning to take from Shinjuku. Just purchase at their Keio line machines but do note there's no reservations and can only be bought on the day you're traveling.

~Side Story 4~

I knew hiking will never escape from being part of my itinerary. No matter how urban Tokyo is, they'll never fail to preserve their nature. Even though I like Tokyo as a city, but I always crave for their mountains. I did some research and found Takaosan. It appears lots of the Japanese would go here to take a short-break from the hustles and bustles. Most of the hiking trails are pretty relaxed and easy - Trail 1: Omotesando - being their easiest trail with slopes, handrails etc, and for those who don't wish to hike, you can take their cable car or chairlift half way up, and hike the rest to the top.

I don't know what possessed me but I decided to go for their hardest course - the Inariyama trail. 

It was quite okay.. but there were some parts that were too scary for me(especially when the ground was wet because of the rain from the night before) but thankfully, I managed to overcome my fear and survived. 

*Fun Fact: Fellow Japanese hikers will greet as they pass by you, either 'Ohayou gozaimasu'(in the morning) or 'Konichiwa'(in the afternoon). I like this bit of their culture - because they didn't discriminate me even though I'm obviously a foreigner. I even get to have leisure small talks with some of them(in basic Japanese). Also, most of the hikers were Ojisan(grandpas) and Obasan(grandmas)! It was the same when I went hiking in Kyoto last time.. Gosh, they were like superhumans(and even faster than me).

 Starting line of Inariyama Trail - 90mins hike

Basically, you'll be going through another mountain to get to Takaosan.

 Start of a very long, scary, tiring but worth-it hike.

 Fallen tree 1

 Fallen tree 2

 The last few steps to the top

 Pretty pretty autumn trees

There's no 'Chair lift Sta.' stated here but just follow the 'Cable Car Sta.' sign. 

Its just nearby.

 On the way back to the grounds. More like, I want to take the Chair Lift because my legs can't handle anymore hiking. #NotASportsPerson

 Oh yes! They had a Momiji Matsuri, a festival for the Autumn season. 

 Autumn leaves at its greenest.

 Platform at Takaosanguchi Station, going back to Shinjuku

 Trick Art Museum

 Chicken Man at Ameyoko

Totally recommend this street. Its located near Ueno(JR) Station, Central Exit. Lots of food and discounted goods. You can practically just call it a market - a really clean one.

BUYS @ GARAGE(SHIMOKITAZWA)

For those of you who wants to go more shopping but in a quieter, less crowded area than Harajuku, head over to Shimokitazawa(aka Shimokita). It's also a shopping district but more hipster and vintage-y. Shimokita is split into two sides: North and South. I went to explore the North side because I heard of this store called Vanguard and it's an interesting place to get unique souvenirs.
There's a lot of clothing stores too but Garage Department stands out the most. The exterior looks like a garage and they sell second-hand clothes and hand made jewelleries. I managed to buy a blouse which cost 600 yen with such mind-blowing quality!!

BUYS @ SHIBUYA LOFT

 

Typewriter keyboard at Shibuya Loft

Because my legs were screaming at me to go back ASAP, I was only able to go to Shibuya Loft and Tokyu Hands. Shibuya Loft is a really awesome store ranging from all sorts of normal and unique goods. It can get quite pricey but totally worth of the hype.

DAY 4 - Mt Fuji, Lake Shojiko and Shoji Mount Hotel

Had chicken sandwich from a kebab place at Ameyoko for breakfast

 Bus ride from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko (1hr 45min)

 1st sighting of Mt Fuji in the bus

LAKE SHOJIKO

~ Side Story 5 ~

As this was my 2nd time to Tokyo, I realised I didn't get to see the all-raved Mt Fuji. I don't really like tourist spots but when I did some digging, I found out I can go there without the crowd. There are 4 lakes around Mt Fuji; Lake Kwaguchiko being the biggest and popular. I went for the smallest lake out of the four; Lake Shojiko. It's small but as you can tell from the pictures above, you get a really pretty view of Mt Fuji + another mountain in front of it. Above all that, it's the least crowded area! Yayy me! And there are hotels here where you can view Mt Fuji from your room! Now, that's something you don't get to experience everyday. So there I went and booked a hotel called Shoji Mount Hotel.

Coco Ichibanya's Chicken Box(Takeout)

There is a halal restaurant near Kawaguchiko Station but since it's really far from the place I'm staying at(45min bus ride apart!) and the bus frequency is not that frequent, decided to takeout from Coco Ichibanya at Shinjuku.

SHOJI MOUNT HOTEL

View from room's balcony

 Yukata(ryokan-style) provided

Massage Chair at Level 1(free)

Sigh~ Really needed a goooodd massage ever since that hike. My body was still aching all over.

 Full moon

 Dusk time

 Stars!!

Just to be warn, it's really dark because there's not much street lights. I had to use my phone camera light to get around. And it is much colder here than Tokyo. Make sure to prep up warmer clothes. It can get as cold as 3 degree Celsius. 

I went out for awhile when the sun sets completely and oh boy, it was super dark and super cold. But I get to see full-on view of the night sky(which you can hardly see in the cities). 

Scheduled Meal Time

I just thought that this was super thoughtful of them.

~ Review on Shoji Mount Hotel ~

This is a 3-star hotel but it sure doesn't feel like it. The hotel is clean, well-kept and maintained, staffs were really helpful and friendly. There should be staffs who could speak basic English since they provided an English guidebook of their hotel. I just spoke to them in Japanese since they were saying "It really helped that you could speak Japanese". When I asked a female staff whether they have gloves to spare, she lend hers instead! SO nice of her!! She even gave me hot packs(it really saved me - my hands, to be exact). Check-in and check-out are hassle-free and flexible. Overall, I'm a satisfied customer. 

DAY 5 - Back to Tokyo, Shibuya and Hara Donuts

 Foggy morning

Not what I had imagined. I thought I would wake up to seeing Mt Fuji, but it sure was fogging up. I thought I could go out at 7am and walk around Lake Shojiko but it was still foggy till the time I had to leave(around 8.50am). I've never experienced a fog before(only haze, lol) so not feeling much regrets(plus I get to soak in a hot tub, watch TV and rest my still-aching body). 

 It looks like a horror scene. Haha

A café nearby

 Fog starting to clear up

 Local bus ride to Kawaguchiko Station

Took the first bus scheduled at 0846. Just note that there might be a delay 

by 10mins.

Bought some souvenirs at Kawaguchiko Station. 

When I return to Tokyo, I went back to the apartment to drop my baggage and pray. Decided to head over to Manhattan Fish Market at Shibuya for lunch and do the final round of shopping.

 

Mediterranean Baked Dory Fish Set(right) and Soup of the day(mushroom soup)(left)

 

ANIMATE SHIBUYA

 

Received this coupon with my purchase. Apparently I can claim free food(cake maybe?) from 7-Eleven(not sure if it's muslim-friendly though). My attention was more to the boys on the left.

~ Side Story 6 ~

Everytime I'm at Shibuya, I will never fail to be lost and confused. Shibuya is just so huge with lots of aisle. To the ladies who are traveling solo like me, do take note to be extra careful. Even though Tokyo is generally safe, you'll still have to take extra caution when the sun sets and when you're walking around alone in hot places like Shinjuku and Shibuya. As you walk around, you might notice young men approaching women who're by themselves. I've had the same experience in Kyoto- before I had my hijab on. They'll ask you whether you have time or whether you want to go for tea or sth. Pretty much these men are trying to pick you up and hang out. Its called 'Nanpa' in Japanese. Usually they only go for Japanese women but I was a special case because I looked kinda like a Japanese before I started wearing the hijab. So if you're approached by them, just speak English. Or politely decline. They won't pester or force you in any way(especially not in a crowded area).

LAOX 

You can get HALAL souvenirs here at level 6

Hara Donuts Jiyugaoka

5 mins walk from Jiyugaoka Station

OMG these donuts are the best donuts I've ever tasted!! So so good. They also have seasonal ones(which I did buy). I swear you won't regret dropping by here. 

DAY 6  - Keio Skyliner, Flight at Narita Airport

View from Window Seat

I originally booked the ticket in advance via their website . I don't think it's a necessity to get the tickets in advance. I was just being a worrywart and thought I won't have cash leftover to buy the ticket. 

The train ride was comfortable, clean, smooth, lots of leg space and a very fast ride. Only 41 mins ride from Keisei Ueno station to Narita Airport! 

Narita Airport T1

SQ muslim meal

Once again, the food is top notch. 

I felt this trip was the most productive(and super tiring) one I ever had. Managed to stick to 80 percent of my itinerary. Really had a good time and I'm hoping there'll be a next time for me. In fact my jap friend from Osaka is making a request for me to visit her there. Haha, I hope so too.
My last bit of advice to those who are planning to go to Japan: plan, plan, and PLAN.  Make sure to have a detailed itinerary and train schedule is key for a smoother trip. During cold seasons, please bring a moisturiser. Unfortunately, you can never get by in Tokyo without internet. You'll definitely need google maps to navigate your way. You can either get a data card, sign up for data roam or rent a mobile WIFI(usually provided by some hosts at Airbnb). 

I pray that may all of you go there safely, be there safely and come back home safely. If you're going there for vacation. make sure not to take 'fun' out of the equation!