My son received the GEP selection notice on Thursday after being called into the staff room. According to him, he was the only one from his class.

Hi Mamemo


Like what Coldleaf mentioned, we don’t eat at Sheraton too. There’s a cafe at Maihama Station that serves delightful western breakfast sets with reasonable pricing and you can try the basement at Ikspiari too. Lots of takeaway bento sets there and tables and chairs near the supermarket for you to sit down and eat your meals.

I love Ueno especially aroung the Ameyoko market. Many eateries like this famous Ramen shop(sorry can’t recall the name now) Definitely no problem with food in Ueno: )

Oh don’t forget to book the main hot spring bath at Ichinoyu for your family’s private use. Great experience without feeling shy lah!

Hi June


Try this : http://www.tokyo-subway.net/english/

You just need to key in the station you are leaving from and the destination and the website will list out the different routes you can take based on cheapest fare or shortest time. It will also show you the train station you need to change line at. Eg: key in Shinagawa, then key in Maihama which is the train station for Disney Resort.

I planned all my routes before the trip and it really saved me lots of time and confusion as you will need to buy your tickets by choosing the cost of each trip at the ticketing machines.

Wow that’s great…and what a coincidence, we too stayed at Ueno Sutton Place and Sheraton Grande!


Love Tokyo. Have fun!

Hi June


Maihama Station is right outside Disneyland. So as long as you are staying very near a JR station that doesn’t need a transfer at Tokyo Station, it should be very convenient. Tokyo Station is huge and very tiring rushing from one JR line to another after a long tiring day in Disneyland!

Hi Mamemo


We also stayed at the Ichinoyu Honkan while in Hakone! The private hotspring bath in the room was fantastic but how I wish we had gotten the ground floor one. Did you manage to book that?

Marymount Convent ^ ^

Oh yes! That’s fantastic and can save some more money for those going direct to Tokyo Disney Resort from Haneda Airport. The fares for the airport limousine bus to TDR is so much cheaper!

Thanks Cherrygal. I’ve checked their websites. Based on their PSLE results, both schools are strong in their English and standard-wise, they are quite similar. I’m not keen on St. Joseph’s Convent but looking for a good environment in which my girl can be nurtured into a confident, articulate and driven young lady.


Seems there are alot of good comments about Marymount Convent in KS parents but can’t seem to find anything much about OLGC. Just afraid its school environment is too laidback. Wondering if there are any feedback from parents of OLGC girls?

Hi KS parents,


I’m choosing between Marymount Convent and OLGC for my girl. Can anyone shed some light on which school is doing better in terms of academically and overall achievements?