As a first time traveler to Japan, i recommend that you choose to take the Airport Limousine. It is hassle free althought it may price slightly higher, take longer to get to the hotel.

By Bus:

http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/

Airport Limousine takes around 2 hour to get to tokyo but if you are staying in popular hotels in Japan. The bus will bring you to the door step. Our bus ticket to Keio Plaza Hotel cost NT 3000.

If you have to bring along lots of stuff, you absolutely must have a suitcase with rollers on it, or a rollable luggage cart. Important try to travel light as most train stations in Japan often have lots of stairs and few if any elevators or escalator

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By JR (Japan Railways) Train:

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/index.html

The cost to Tokyo station is 2890 yen for a normal seat, and 4890 for a seat in the Green car (first class). The time to Tokyo station is just under one hour. The cost and time to the other stations will be higher.

If you get off at Shinjuku and are headed for the hotels in the area, be sure to follow the signs for the West exit.

By Keisei Railway Train:

Keisei Skyliner connects the airport and central Tokyo within one hour.

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.html

By Taxi:

It will cost you around Y300,000.

SIN -> HKG -> NRT ->TPE -> HKG -> SIN

My travel log below:

Day 1 Shinjuku Area + Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office (Tocho) + Central Park

Day 2 Harajuku + Shibuya

Day 3 Hakone

Day 4

Day 5 DisneySea + Akihabara

Day 6 Tsukiji Fish Market + Ginza

Day 7 Going to Taiwan

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G/F, 47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan
佐敦白加士街47-49號地下
2730 1356

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Store Front

Set Menu A

Ham Macaroni

Warm Milk

Scrambled Egg with French Toast

G/F, 25-27 Soy Street, Mong Kok
旺角豉油街27號地下
Tel 2332 8919
Mon. – Sun. 12:30-02:30
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The Store Front

Menu

Order Taken

House Soup Desert with mango, sago and grapefruit HK$28

Tang Yuan HK$20

The expenses of a simple wedding can breakdown into the following parts:

Bridal Package
Wedding Bands
Solemnization
Actual Day Videographer & Photographer
Wedding Banquet
Honeymoon

*These are main bulk of the expenses, there will definitely be hidden cost. Please take this as a reference only.

BUDGET WEDDING:
1) Wedding Package – $1,500 and below can just op for a simple photo shoot with a small album. another option is bridal packages from malaysia johor.
2) Wedding Bands – $800 and below
3) Solemnization – Registry of Marriages at $26.
4) Videographer & Photographer – get some friends to help.
5) Wedding Banquet – $1000 and below. A lunch buffet at home or at the venue of solemnization inviting only relatives and close friends.
6) Honeymoon – $1,000, trip to nearby island beach resorts like bali

Total Costs: About $5000

DESIRABLE WEDDING:
1) Wedding Package – $3,500
2) Wedding Bands – $2,000 and below
3) Solemnization – $1,500 and below, nice bar or small resturant
4) Videographer & Photographer – $2,000 videographer and $1500 Photographer.
5) Wedding Banquet – $800 to 1,500 a table. A usual 5 Star hotel banquet will cost $1300++ per table.
6) Honeymoon – $6,000, a nice trip to Japan, or Maldives

Total Costs: About $16,500 not including banquet cost (Based on 30 tables, banquet costs will be about $40,000 and below)

EXTRAVAGANT WEDDING
1) Wedding Package – $7,000 and above, fly overseas for the photoshoot. Enaging a bridal studio and photographer along 2) Wedding Bands – $10,000 and above, custom made wedding bands with gems from Cartier
3) Solemnization – $10,000 and above, theme based solemnization session
4) Wedding Banquet – $1,688++ a table gets you St Regis on a weekend
5) Videographer & Photographer – $6,000 and above, professional videographer with express edits and professional photographer with 2 cameras for the entire day
6) Honeymoon – $20,000 and above, fly Singapore Airlines Business Class to Europe or some exotic location.

Total Costs: around $60,000 not including banquet cost (Based on 50 tables, banquet costs will be about $100,000 and above)

1) Make sure that the diamonds have a certificate. (GIA or AGS)
2) Check the certificate date (specially to stores that do trade-in policy)
3) Tally diamond serial number with the given certificate.
4) Try shopping around, i notice that different stores will quote slightly different prices.
5) Do you homework. Have a budget in mind and also the settings that are aiming for( i had a budget of around 3-4k. Based on advise from friends and forums, the settings i looked for is less then 0.5c, F colour and VS 1 clarity.)

The below link explains concept of colour and clarity

Link

Destinee by Lee Hwa Jewellery

Destineé Diamonds are Hearts and Arrows diamond that are cut to the AGS Triple Ideal standard. Destineés have 57 facets. This is because they do not have a culet.

The Destineé Diamonds are slight pricey but I like the fact that the diamonds that i have seen so far are very brilliant.

Quoted 0.43 cart vs1 F colour at around 5.2k (oct 2010)
http://www.leehwajewellery.com/

Brilliant Rose by Soo Kee Jewellery 

Brilliant Rose (BR) is a 66-faceted fancy cut round diamond. Belongs to the premium range from Soo Kee.
The sales lady actually took a 0.57 fuego diamond and compared with a 0.47 BR. The BR looks bigger and more brilliant. Another quite pricey candidate. The signature rings settings for BR is also quite nice.
A 0.47 cart vs1 F colour cost around 4k (nov 2010)

http://sookee.com/brilliantrose/brilliantrose.html

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Fuego by Soo Kee Jewellery

Fuego Diamonds are Hearts and Arrows diamond that are cut to the AGS Triple Ideal standard.

Going down to the store during sales period, there are offers up to 50-70% on the diamonds rings. A good choice for people with a tight budget.

A 0.47 cart vvs2 E colour cost around 3k (nov 2010)

Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co. employs their own diamond cutters, selects their rough with care, and cuts them to exacting standards. They are cut to AGS Triple Ideal, but they are not necessarily Hearts and Arrows.

Their little blue box with the white ribbon is signature of its brand. Ladies will be able to identify one without even opening the box.

You will be paying alot of premium for its branding and also its signature settings with is unqiue to them. If branding is important, this is the brand that you should go for.

I was quoted a 0.43 cart SI1 G colour at around SGD 6k (oct 2010)

Private Jewellery.

They can offer good specification diamonds near wholesales prices with GIA certificates and if you have a design in mind just show them.

A 0.67 cart vs1 F 3Ex colour at around SGD3.2k (nov 2010)

Am i seeing the wrong thing or typo, a 0.67 cart diamond ring for only 3.2k. Yes it is 100% correct.

The reason that why i did not choose to buy from them,
1) I am quite worried about buying a rock with a piece of laminated paper or certificate. I am not saying that AGS or GIA certs are not counterfeit, but i have no way to verify it. I would rather choose a reputable store, pay a little premium and at least i have a peace of mind. No pun intended.
2) To my naked eyes, BR and Desire looks brighted and more brilliant, i cant rules out the lighting maybe a factor.

Conclusion, at the end of the day we are not diamond experts. I recommend that you set a budget, get a targeted specification of diamond that you want. Trust your instinct on which piece looks better and go for it.

Happy Shopping!

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StoreFront

Fried Baby KaiLan with Garlic ($8)

Fried Prawn with Salted Egg (S$12)

BBQ Stingray ($10)

BBQ Sotong (Very Spicy) (S$10)

Prawn Paste Chicken (S$10)