December's been busy, always been. It's that time of year that it's our Thanksgiving tomorrow (at church) and after, it's our "family week". So I'd like to greet everyone now~



Can you see Tomota (with a new outfit ^^) with the elves? XD



Even though we don't actually celebrate Christmas, this is still my favorite season of the year, it's so colorful, bright, happy and just festive. Like I said above, we have this Thanksgiving for all the blessings we received this year and our family gets together before the year ends. A season of love, togetherness and good cheer~ I wish the same for all my friends here ^^;

And one wish that needs to be granted soon? It's for GOOD NEWS :D

Ja, I need to sleep early. Busy and long day tomorrow. I haven't even packed and we leave tomorrow night XD Be back in a week, on Christmas day! But I'll always be online on my mobile anyway. Hugs~

Late is late. And before it gets a week late, Belated Happy Birthday Tegoshi! ^^; I guess you had an awesome birthday?? Still waiting for what presents you got this year :D Always be the shining prince (princess?) you are in NEWS <3



Here's Tomota dressed as Massu with muffins for Tegonyan XDDD Didn't have enough time anymore to make a Tego costume, but Massu would do, right?? =D chu chu chu~

( 11.11.11 )

and I got this omiyage too! I haven't eaten it yet XD



Bravo! Bravo! (lacked "u" in the end though *bricked*)

Anyway, I gotta work now XD Have to leave earlier since we'll be watching Breaking Dawn tonight :D

I have an excuse now to make an LJ post. Happy Birthday Ryo-chan! As always, hope you have a good one :)



Chibi!Ryo is forever adorable *v*

and since it was Halloween a few days ago, I find this picture really cute as well :D



It's Tomota and Ryoko taken last Saturday between my & zaq_in_chill's classes xD (her class just ended, mine's about to start). Zaq and I made those costumes ourselves *proud mom* lol

It was actually the last day of our Japanese classes last weekend. Wish I could say I'll have more free time now though but well... JLPT is just a month away. And so the pressure to study just intensifies (why did I apply for this anyway? XD)... Review classes start this weekend and it's too early for a Saturday :/

( vocabulary notebook )

がんばりまーす！！！

I'm not good in putting my feelings to words, especially on not so good things but I think I just need to spare a few words right now. Wouldn't be a hypocrite saying I never expected it but nevertheless doesn't make the pain any less. As with everyone else, I am trying my best to move on because what else is left to do. Living in hate and sadness is not what I learned in all these years that I am a NEWS fan. All those happy, funny, awkward, awesome, challenging, encouraging, inspiring and even depressing moments has been a big part of my life already and has made me who I am now. This fandom also has given me the closest friends I have. I'll always be grateful for that. Reality is harsh and I guess some things are not meant to be always as is. But in my heart is where I keep everything how I want it to be.

NEWS will always be NEWS to me, regardless of number or what they are doing... number one in my heart and where my utmost support will be.

LJ is back? xD Here's something that I posted over Dreamwidth yesterday because I really had to post this LOL

Ever since, one of the favorite topics that I blog about are the dramas I watch, especially my favorite ones. This summer, so far, I've only seen Shige's and Ryo's raw XD But both Raw and subbed on the other hand are Ikemen desu ne and Heartstrings (also known as You've Fallen For Me).

The 2 not so original dramas xD Well actually the first only since it's an adaptation of the Kdrama You're Beautiful which is, if you didn't happen to see before when it aired, was my favorite Kdrama :D At first, I honestly didn't have much faith in this adaptation but I guess it worked out for me really appreciating it now. Yappari, Nihon wa sasuga desu ne~ ^^ I love the pacing and the cast has its own charm :) and Miori gets the bulk of the praise :)

Heartstrings on the other hand is a kdrama and while it's actually a new storyline, the leads came from You're Beautiful -- Jung Yonghwa (Shinwoo) and Park Shinhye (Minam). So if you're a Shinwoo/Minam shipper and sad because of Taekyung/Minam in YB, Heartstrings would definitely be a treat ^^

What makes a love story plot work? Definitely chemistry with the leads, right? And the more I get thrilled with Shin (Yonghwa) and Gyuwon (Shinhye)'s story, It reminds me of another drama with super good chemistry XDDD

My partner-in-crime heroismine gave me this idea earlier when I was watching Episode 8 of Heartstrings. This post is dedicated to you my dear president <3 (and Ren-san too xD why do I have so many nicknames for you? You're also my Tego! haha)

Let's start with Fireworks :)



( Buzzer Beat X Heartstrings )

I hope you enjoyed this post Cams <3 ganganganbatte in your exams! I'll post this in LJ too once it's back xD

I forgot to say that pics are spoilers, sorry xD Taken from episodes 2, 3, 4 & 10 of BB and 2, 7 & 8 of HS :D

To the playboy cameraman :D, Happy Birthday Shige!



I've had a busy but fun weekend -- studying/tests, meetings, church duties, family occassions/gatherings then Shige capped it off with his drama & radio show :) I wish you all the best Shige and for whatever you wish for to come true. I know you always do the best in everything you do & I will always be supporting you, along with NEWS of course! And since you're busy right now, take care of your health too <3

Mashiko Shozaburo

Shige may not have always big drama roles compared to others but those roles have always been epic ones ;) I've started with BusuKoi way back and I've loved Shige ever since :D Papamusu, Hokaben, Troubleman (lead!) and don't forget specials like Kakure Karakuri, Sugata Sanshiro and so on xD and now, Hanawake ^^ --> major nosebleed XDDD

And speaking of nosebleed, I was also checking my Shige tag here in LJ and there were amusing entries. I don't post much but there's still Shige posts :D This one is one of my favorites :D

I don't think I'll eat anything today though because I ate too much yesterday (goodbye diet!) >_<" eat-all-you-can Japanese food is hard to resist. And later on, we were at a pizza place. OMG >.<"



Last but not the least, Happy Birthday also to dear Chesca-chan! ^^ miruiki １８歳お誕生日おめでとう！☆　もうすぐ会おうね～！

I really have to work now, see you tonight Shige! Haha, help me study =P

To the self-proclaimed 2nd ikemen in NEWS, :D Happy Birthday Massu!!



Honestly, my mind is blank for wishes now but I just wish for your happiness, good health and of course, NEWS group activities!!! and bayfm/KH, please be nice to us!

Had an early mini birthday celebration yesterday. Since it's Philippines-Japan Friendship month, bluelilac20 and I went to Eiga-Sai (JoePi too xD).

The film we got to watch was The Summit: Chronicles of the Stones. It's Japanese title though is Tsuguridake, the mountain that they had to climb. The actual task was to construct towers for triangular stones that would measure details to create the maps for Japan. Yes it was a historical film but it didn't feel like over 2 hours after watching. The cast was awesome: Asano Tadanobu, Kagawa Teruyuki, Matsuda Ryuhei ♥ among others. Tess and I were so amused at many familiar faces ;) One was Shige's father in Chichi yo! and then there were some other things too XD

A filmfest though would have been a more appropriate way to celebrate for Shige ne? xD Then we were kinda rushed already since we had to be home before SORASHIGE BOOK!XD So we had a simple dinner afterwards... gyoza & miso soup LOL



Will try to buy a cake later. Gotta work for now!

And not to forget of course, Happy Birthday Jin!! and Happy 4th of July!

It's June already so it's not an April Fools joke, okay? :D My friend's selling some of her collection like CDs and magazines. Mostly for KAT-TUN fans, are there still any in my flist?? :D and there's a Yamapi CD, V6... Anyway, here's the list:

KAT-TUN
Best of KAT-TUN
Yorokobi no Uta
LIPS
One Drop
Love Yourself

Yamapi
Daite Senorita

V6
MusicMind
Very Best II

There are magazines too. For more details like condition and prices -- HERE at Mabudachi Quatro.

And if you want customized shirts, check out Transfer Tees for good quality shirts & printing at an affordable price :)

Thank you~

Emails ruined my morning so here I am being my bratty self not working =P and since this is a bit lengthy to tweet, thought I'd just post it here. No fancy pictures though as I still have to work in a few minutes after reading fan reports >_<"

( Taiwan news clips )

( added videos )

( Toshiba CM )



Ja, work nau ><" *bleah* lol

Hisashiburi minna ^^ Lately I’ve stayed away from twitter and while I missed talking to some friends, it made me feel free too from reading annoying tweets haha! I’m still usually always online, just in other sites XD

It’s been almost 2 months since my trip to Taiwan and I’ve been wanting to talk about it XD So before my Taiwan post gets mistaken for another Yamapi concert post (which it was supposed to be in the 1st place!), I'll post pics from the trip now. Although some might have seen pics already if you follow me on twitter or even seen all in FB XD

( Welcome to Taiwan )

( Leopard beddings )

( pretty cakes & billboards )

( Modern Toilet )

( Goodies and Night Market )

( Chiang Kai Shek Memorial )

( Lunch, Taipei 101, mochi )

( Ashita no Joe )

( Sunday )

Somehow, recently, I still can't help but feel sad that Yamapi's concert last March in Taiwan didn't push through because I wasn't allowed anymore to go this weekend there. But looking at these pics brings back memories of the time we spent there reminds me that things happen for a reason. I wouldn't have experienced this adventure with my friends otherwise :)

I know my tlist have posted several greetings already and while my post won't be as outstanding as everyone else, I'd still wanna wish Koyama Keiichiro a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Thank you for always keeping NEWS together, believing in everyone - each member and us fans. For being an awesome MC, newscaster, idol and student, Omedetou Kei-chan <3 You've also inspired me as well to do better in my job & studies, even if it's just a simple language class :D I wish all the best for you!

and thanks to supervannpi (who's also celebrating her birthday soon) here's a cake for you ^^;

So much for planning to get some sleep tonight. Ah, tonight was personally emotional so let me apologize beforehand if I would be more subjective than objective. Not that I ever was but I do try =P

( Intro that could be skipped =P )

So similar to my previous reports, I’ll just note the things that were different from the previous ones I’ve written about.

( Set list & details )



( Encore )

Aaaah World is Yours and Love Song totally made me cherish this concert so much and that touch made me even more realize how much this idol has been worth everything <3
He even said at one point in the encore - "You guys don't forget today, okay?" DEFINITELY WILL NOT FORGET, EVER.

Back in the hotel from Yamapi’s 1st concert in Bangkok :) Really really awesome experience that I’m afraid my words won’t be enough to convey it.

Bulk of that reason would most probably be my seat with worst_love. It’s literally beside the left side of the walkway in front of the center stage.



( Set list and more )

( Other details )

Aaaah, awesome concert! So happy to see that there is no more trace that a mishap happened 2 weeks ago except for the wrist bands. But Yamapi still enthusiastically reached out to the audience everytime. His smile is so bright, really really charming. It’s been said countless time by everyone but he is literally so handsome hands down, so flawless!! Features on his face are really well defined like his nose… (what the hell am I saying? I need to sleep lol) gah, he’s really perfect to me *___*

I totally had a great time and really felt all the effort I went through to get to this state has been all worth it. Thank you again Tomo-kun <3

I don't even know why I'm making this post since worst_love's post got the most important fact out anyway: Yamapi waved at us LOL! Her fancam's better so I won't be posting mine anymore xD mine's farther & shakier since I was still holding an uchiwa and all xD (excuses, yes =P)

So just to give you a view of the area before Yamapi arrived, here's JoePi reporting xD



That's the 2nd floor of Suvarnabhumi airport. Most of the fans were in the 3rd floor (us) and some others even were in the 4th floor.

( Thai fans' welcome in the the airport )

KYAAAAAA~♥♥♥♥♥♥

and OMG, EDIT LOL while Aki & I were waiting, a Japanese guy actually talked to us asking what were we doing and when when we said we're waiting for someone, he asked again if it was a celebrity and we told him it's Yamapi. And IDK the point of why I am saying this but well except for that he is good looking. ROFL BUT DEFINITELY NO MATCH OF COURSE TO TOMO-SAMA XD

worst_love & kparadisek, I think I'll post our own pics during bfast in FB probably xD

How many years have I been celebrating this day? I was with my old blog even XD still, the wishes remain the same. Good health, happiness & continued success. A lot of people are counting on you, I know it's a big burden but I always believe and hope fervently that you won't disappoint us. Will always be supporting you, & NEWS ♥ Thanks for always inspiring me to do my best in everything I do :)

*Time to go to bed now but I'll be posting something for my flist later, still for Yamapi's birthday... if anyone wants it LOL XD
Birthday post part 2: Buzzer Beat DVD

Yes, I am doing a meme XD and I am doing this first before working today. HAHA! Some of my answers actually though are old already. I mean, I actually answered this as soon as I got tagged but just wasn't able to post at once :D Actually I have another meme here that I still haven't posted & it's been months I think? LOL

Tagged by dear spilledmilk25 ^_^

RULES:
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their journal and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.
B) Tag six people or more. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.

( MEME )

Tagging:
aida_pi kparadisek zaq_in_chill bluelilac20 almond18 tesshi_yulee miruiki

Tried to sort out my stuff and since I am in need of cash right now, thought I'd sell part of my collection if the price is right XD Name your price... not lower than 1000JPY for RE singles, 3000JPY for albums, 5000JPY for concert DVDs...



( NEWS, Yamapi & Tegomass Singles, Albums & DVDs )

We somehow thought we've been unlucky and it wasn't meant to be. The concert maybe, but this trip was worth it.



すごくてきれいいですね？
友達と一緒に花見してった。。。
最高でした！



Will try to post more pics as soon as I can! おやすみ！

Since my Glee download is taking yearsss to finish (internet sucks today!)... I might as well update something XD

My recent trip to Hong Kong being my shortest trip everrr xD limited me from visiting my favorite shops there :( I so wanted to check out Mongkok but it was far from Kowloon and I was pretty tired already in between the 2 concerts. So I just had to content myself going around the mall of the venue itself xD I got some tiny Rilakkuma stuffs (like keitai straps) from a cute toy shop there and then I didn't expect stuff in a tiny 7 Eleven would amuse me!



Immediately reminded me of Koyama! It was the first time I saw a Cookies & Cream flavor of Kinoko no Yama and it's for the 35th Anniversary! I then felt bitterness though that Koyama's creation wasn't chosen by Meiji again >< It could have been Koyama's Kinoko there XD



And this was my favorite! Shige kicks candy! Extreme sour flavor :D Okay, it's actually SHIGEKIX. But it's cooler as SHIGE KICKS! I actually gave it to Tess as omiyage and she was so happy about it XD I wonder how it tastes like? I think she has no plans of eating it though LOL

and... KOYASHIGE DEBUT PLEASE?!! 言いたいだけ :D

*sigh* I MISS NEWS!

So here I am, home from Yamapi's concert in Hong Kong yesterday. It was one of the most tiring days that I've had but it was so worth it. I should seriously be sleeping but I feel like I need to write something or else I might be lazy to do it anymore (or lack the time since it's Monday again tomorrow -__-) .



( Star Hall )

Anyway, I soon got in and this was my view during the 3pm show, I was in Section 5 (it's balcony already - 5th floor of building. Only 1-4 is on the 3rd floor)



EDIT: added audio of 1st show's intro, some videos after each song (pw is at the end of the last song) & audio of the last 6-7 songs in the 2nd show

( Song list & highlights )

( Yamashita Family )

Anyway, this one day HK trip was so worth it and would fill my life with great memories ^^ I never really considered myself lucky but that night, I felt it. Thank you Tomo-kun :D

PS. Sorry if there is anything wrong or off in this post as I haven't slept at all (discounting the 2 hr flight back home) XD Yes, I'm blaming that ^^ I guess it's time to sleep now XD