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[Japan]: Oh, rainy Sundays <3


I just realized that it's already the end of JUNE!! J.U.N.E.!!! I mean .... I just came here, right? No! Already 4 months passed since then and I know I repeat myself by saying that time definitely runs too fast! *sigh*
Rainy season is still at its best here and so it's another rainy Sunday, but that's okay! I enjoy being lazy today, which basically means I use me free time to study as much Japanese as I can and watch a little bit of German stuff as well as Japanese stuff.
Not to mention that I had to clean up my apartment and all, too XDDD That's why rainy days are good :D - from time to time that is!
It's still very strange for me that even though it's raining so much, it's still soooo damn humid! Usually I'm a person who doesn't sweat at all, but the Japanese climate is really something I tell you! At least for me as someone who usually lives in Germany. Our summers and warm days are limited and when it gets too humid, we have a nice, heavy thunder and lightning spectacle with tons of rain and after that, nice FRESH air!!! Not so here in Japan *melts*
I'm not complaining, I'm just telling you that this kind of weather is new to me and I think it's interesting. I might suffer in August, though XD ... I don't want to imagine how it is when it's REALLY hot here ;)
Of course "thanks" to the heat there are tons of mosquitos here and everywhere (T_____T) ...... most of the time I manage to keep them out of my apartment, but as soon as you got somewhere outside, they'll eat you alive (T___T)
Now .... I come from a very rural area of Germany and am .... at least I thought so ... used to various kinds of mosquitos .... but what's going on .... or rather crawling and flying around here is really .... AMAZING!! Just ewww!!!
They do have quite a lot of mosquitos that seem to be dangerous, too! To mention only one: スズメバチ (>____>'') ......
"It can't always rain."
That's true. On my day off which was Friday it wasn't raining, so I took the chance and went shopping. I was looking for more Japanese study material, went to BookOff, was looking for clothes and new pinkys. That's about it :D
I wasn't really successful, but what I found instead were TONS of magazines with Hana Yori Dango - TEH movie related magazines. So I spent about 1 hour, looking through all of them and buying only "the best" ones

KYAH!~ Next week I'm going to watch the movie! I'm soooooooo~ looking forward to it! I mean I already went to watch Kurosagi as some of you might remember, but it's just not the same. Kurosagi is nice, but Hana Yori Dango was always one of my biggest fandoms, even years before the new jdrama came out (*___________*) .... waah~ I'm so in love and I'm sure the movie will be beyond awesome! ^____^
I just hope that I can understand the basic plot of the movie (^^'') .....

Okay, here are some photos of the stuff I bought. I really need a scanner, I guess. Sorry for the quality! (^-^'')>

Who can resist a cover like that?

Yay, the inside is nice, too *drools* XD

I really wanted to watch that movie :/ .... Oh well, gotta wait till I can download it with subs, I guess (^^') ....
The trailer I saw when I went to watch Kurosagi was really GREAT!!! Although ... Jun with a beard? Hmmmm ....

But what's way more interesting right now is THIS of course!!! (*____*) Haaaah~

F4!!! *spazzes* It's been quite a long time since we saw you guys together like that, huh? WOAH and MatsuJun looks sooooo adorable on that pic, don't you think? ^^

Even more movie moments!!! GAAAH! Me wants to see it right now!!! (*T_T*)


Of course there are other interesting movies, too:


Like Narnia for example. Maybe I'll go and watch this one, too :D

Last Friends is over *le sigh* GAWD how exciting it was, right?
New drama season starts this week and of course I can't wait to watch this:

KYAH!! Toma's new drama!!!!! (*_*)

And Ohno, too!!! :D Haaaa!~


Of course I'm also looking forward to this drama, but not as much as to the Toma one ;P

And there's still Himitsu no Arashi-chan ^-^ Yay! :D

Oh, I bought this novel for young girls at BookOff for almost nothing as you can see :D
It's all with furigana and once I've finished some more of my textbooks due to my schedule, I'm going to read that for a change :D

I have no idea yet if it'll be too easy or too hard for me. We'll see ^^;

last, but not least: Japanese notebooks that you can buy at 100Yen shops are love!!! ^-^
As for TEH loud bitch: Has a long story finally come to an end?
After my last entry my boss once again phoned the apartment management. They just laughed it off, so my boss stayed firm and tried to convince them, that it's not funny anymore.
They finally took action after that. It seems that up until then they didn't even inform her parents!!! So no wonder she didn't react at all! I think it was mainly a communication problem, but I'm not sure.
Anyway the thing is that one of her friends who is always joining her parties lives exactly one floor above, so of course she wouldn't complain about the noise as she herself is part of it! All the more both of them said that they turned down the volume after 12am that night, HAHA! As if!!!
And now the best of all!!!!! They talked to TEH bitch directly, too, and she started to cry and said she was afraid when I was banging against the wall. UHHHM ... yes, ..... of COURSE!! Then why the hell was she never reacting to my banging and why the hell were all of them laughing when they heard me banging against the wall?
I guess she wanted to play the innocent Japanese girl that's dissed by TEH EVIL FOREIGNER that has nothing better to do than banging against her wall in the middle of the night *headshakes* .... HOW BITCHY CAN A BITCH BE???? Seriously, there is something wrong with that girl.
Anyway .... thing is that the apartment next to her (the one on the other side) is empty (so no wonder nobody was complaining!) .... and they asked her to move there! It's only next door, but 1 apartment farther away from me! With 1 more wall and 1 apartment in between us she can't her my banging anymore (*giga-rofl*) and I shouldn't be able to hear her shit anymore.
Now .... ever since then she has been super-quiet and I thought if it's going to be like that, she can stay! It seems she finally got it! ...... but then she moved out and next door this weekend! Of course I'm happy about that, BUT at the same time totally afraid of who will move in next door after her. Of course it won't be right away, but what if it's another university student? This appartment complex seems to be full of university students! What if it's one of her friends? What if that person is even louder than her (if that's even possible ....)?
I think a second time the apartment management won't help me anymore and I'll be the one who has to move out then. *sigh* .... So for the time being the problem is solved, but I live in .... fear of who might move in next (T__________T) ..... maaah, doesn't help if I worry now anyway ...
On a lighter note: In August I finally have 1 week of holidays. I know that I don't have many holidays compared to other English teachers. I know a loooot of other teachers who have the whole August off *sigh*
Anyway .... I'm trying to plan my vacation now. I want to go to Kyushu this time :D ..... Maybe Beppu, Nagasaki, Aso, Kumamoto .... if you have any recs, then please tell me!!! :D
Korea would be near, too, but it's too much trouble with the re-entry permission thingie and all .... plus I'm not interested in Korea anyway and I want to see more of Japan

Okinawa would be cool, too, but it's still far away AND ... Okinawa in AUGUST?!? Uhm ..... no thanks XD
Last week I went to the local community center. I'm thinking of joining one of the morning courses where I can take part without knowing too much Japanese, so maybe Kidou/Taichi or something like that. I don't have many choices as my schedule doesn't allow me most of the things that would be more interesting for me like jazz dance for example (^^')
We'll see what happens :D
You know they say that Japanese people don't follow only one religion strictly, but if you ask me, that's not true! Their religion is definitely FOOD!!! And they follow that religion very strictly indeed!!! (*___*)
I think I believe now!!! Japanese food is DA LOVE! <3
Therefore as always some food photos:

Very delicious cake I bought 2 days ago. It even has Azuki beans! It was really yummie (*___*)v

And yet another Toppo! I think it will take centuries until I've tried them ALL!!! It's like Pokémon: Gotta

I finally found something that can be my cereal bar substitute :D Yum!

I generally love chestnuts, but these were extremely delicious ^-^

Ozack is always love (*___*)

One of our older students (way past 40 XD) gave these soba to all of us! It's been ages that I've last had cold soba!! They were really yummie and luckily I didn't fail making them :D
Cooking time for those kind of noodles is really short ^-^; ....

Lately me loves to cook with eggs :D Here: Rice (made by DA ricecooker), scrambled eggs, spring onions ... I think it tasted a little bit too plain (I still need to buy more spices), so I added natto again XD ..... (not pictured)

Fast food from the supermarket (again with egg *__*) - super yummie! :D (Yes, I'm lazy aaaand me has only one cooking plate D: ..... *searching for excuses*)
Tonight there's actually a German movie on Japanese tv: "Das Experiment" - I've already seen it and generally I'm not a big fan of German movies, BUT~ I'm pretty sure it'll be dubbed in German with Japanese subs, I just HAVE TO SEE THAT!!! (^^'') ....
And I really would love to watch the soccer finale in Europe: Spain vs. Germany - it's even airing here in Japan, but it will be in the middle of the night for me and I need my sleep ;P
May the better team win!
If you're not German / Spanish, then what team are you cheering for right now? Or don't you care at all? XD
Okay, that's it for today! *hugs all*
(Please ignore typos and other mistakes, I'm too lazy to re-read this today XD ...)
Bye-buh!~

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What's the new movie with Jun and Nagasawa Masami (I think) called? :D
The correlation chart for Maou is already out? I'm looking forward to Toma's role in it. :3
I'm glad the issue has been resolved, or turned for the better. :) *high fives*
Haha, I don't know if I'll ever eat as much things as you do in Japan. :P I probably won't have enough money to get them all.
I've not been watching much of the Euro 2008 but I'd probably prefer Germany to win. ;)
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And I am JEALOUS! I want to fly to Japan to watch this movie! T_T (j/k) The beach scene makes me go : "KYAAAAAAAA" whenever I see it in a movie trailer or in a magazine... >.>;
Ohno's new drama sounds interesting, but I can't totally imagine Ohno as a heartless serial killer... My brain refuses to figure this out! xDDD
I'm glad to know that the loud girl incident is closed now, and I hope you won't be disturbed anymore in the future. And this food looks totally yummy! :9
About football... I'm French and not very fond of this sport. So I'll just say : may the best team win! xD
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hopefully your next neighbor is nice and quiet. -prays
and as usual...the food. -drools-
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aber wenn ich das Essen seh ist es wieder weg V___V
Viel Glück jedenfalls, dass neben dich ein blinder Taubstummer einzieht. XDD
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Buhwäääh!!!
LOl, da mein Pc immer ncoh nicht repariert
ist hänge ich sehr mit allem anderen
nach .___. Es ist schon etwas doof... aber
nyo.. zur Zeit habe ich eh anderes zu
tun... nur ich denke... das ich weder
Yamapi sein Dorama gucke und auch nicht
das von Ohno und Toma XDDDD Da spielt
auch noch Shugo mit.. nein nein das tue ich
mir nicht an....! Aber Monster Parent will ich sehen.
Was ne Bitch ey... aber so was von!!!
Weint die einfach... tzzzz!!!!
Lecker Essen *_*
Und ja, wegen Fußball.... na ja habe heute
besseres zu tun XDDDDDDDD*hust*
Man wird sehen, wie gesagt der bessere gewinnt!
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Yay, ich freu mich auch schon auf Hana Yori Dango. Wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, läuft das im Kino in Japan, oder? Dann werd ich aufjedenfall auch versuchen ins Kino zu gehen, wenn ich schon mal dort bin ... auch wenn ich dann nur Bruchteile verstehen kann :P
Das EM Finale werd ich mir heute natürlich anschaun und Deutschland kräftig anfeuern =)
Ja, schade dass du 1000km entfernt von Tokyo wohnt >.< das wär echt cool gewesen wenn man sich hätte treffen können. Ich bin ab dem 5. Juli für 4 Wochen da ... hoffentlich hört die Regenzeit bald auf XD''''
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ich wünschte hier würds auch regnen...die sonne scheint und scheint...zuuu heiss!o.O
ja, HYD ist überall zu sehen...also in variety shows mein ich!XD
Maou...obwohl ich Aragaki YUi mag, freu ich mich viieeel mehr auf Maou als auf Code Blue *kein Spitalseriefan*..~
argh...endlich ist sie draussen!! Ich hoffe echt für dich, dass dein zukünftiger Nachbar gaaanz leise sein wird!;) vielleicht auch ein gaaanz hübscher!XDD
wow...endlich mal kein calpis zu sehen!XDD dafür andere super lecker aussehende dinge...*_*
du hasts echt gut~^^
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Hahaha, oh man, that green tea cake (?) looks crazily yummy. I have such a weak soft spot for cakes and i want one too! D: I want more jap good :( It looks so crazily yummy :/ i'm superbly envious my dear. RAH RAH RAH. hahaha.
I'm looking forward to gaki's new drama :p
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I cannot wait to watch Ohno and Toma's new drama. I was looking forward to seeing Ohno in a drama anyway, and Toma looks like he's going to be playing a very manly role....I CAN'T WAIT! There are already spoilers for the HYD movie on the internet, I must avoid them!
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but i guess, i'm one of those who can only see it when the DVD comes out. *sigh*
Ah, good thing she's moving out...and think positive. whoever would move in might be miles better than her. cross your fingers. :D
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there is NOTHING worse than a noisy inconsiderate neighbor! It's like psychological torture! You just want to KILL them after awhile. And then they think you're just mean and selfish and want to ruin their fun (can you tell I've lived in NYC apartments for a long time? Excessive noise is a crime here, but it doesn't help!)
HYDF! HYDF! Can't wait, it's my big fandom too.
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gosh~I also want to go to Japan^^
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But those foods look delicious!!^^
The Aisan giant(whatever it was) looks so scary!! *__*
When I saw the trailer of the Kakushi Toride no san akunin - The Last Princess (too long name -.-) first I didn't notice that it was Jun, but then he started to look familiar and then I literally screamed that "OMG IT'S MATSUJUN!!!!"...
But luckily no one was at home xD
And the loud bitch is really a bitch!!
I WANT THAT SPAIN WINS!!! xD
Sorry, but I really want that to happen xDDDD
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But I'm used to it, since it's like that a lot. Those bugs look scary O.o I hope you survive XD
The food looks delicious and I loved the pictures from Hana Yori Dango!
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Is it subbed and online anywhere ;)
So the thing about 12AM relates in Japan as well.
Hey I'm wondering,
even though its a big stretch and kinda awkward
IF I DO GO JAPAN AT THE END OF THE YR W/O MY FRIENDS.
Would to be able to take me in for 2 weeks max XD
I'm just seeing my options as holidays after final grade of school~
Plus those four months went fast for me, as I had a boyfriend during that time T_t
and now it's over </3 if only I had enough food and japan fandom to keep my occupied and happy =P hahaha shall be waiting your rejection response !
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I should've known you practice their religion for quite a long time now XD. That furigana book seems very interesting :D, still more hiragana to read hehe. Woah, I didn't know Georgie Henley had grown like that. Ohno AND Toma drama...I KNOW!! ♥♥♥ *prays for subtitles soon*
I'm really glad the bitch has finally shut up. And you didn't have to move out which is even better. Enjoy your nights from now on! :D *hugsies*
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Yes, hello. Hehehe. Ne, I'm super glad for u tht the erm...noise problem is solved. But that a really terrible thing for her to do..i mean, acting all innocent and denying it when it had been going on for so many times.
FOOOOOOOOOOOD! Uwaa! So yummy! How about...Mt. Fuji, it's prolly cold. Hehe, or...Hokkaido? I mean, it's windy right? Near the sea. Sorry, i was just watching Cartoon KAT-TUN some vacation special. It was super windy when Kame and Koki went there. Hehe...^^;
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you -need- multiple entry, seriously. I'm very sure you already have it anyway. But just to be clear, this isn't so you can go to Korea.. but rather so you can go back home when something really bad or otherwise important happens, without having to go trough the hassle of getting a new visa because you don't have multiple entry.
So if you do have it then there's no worries going to Korea, and if you don't but you're not going to Korea, get it anyway! (very strongly advises).
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but thanks for all the fooooood pics. it must be so delicious!
and she finally moved out. so at least you have some quiet time....
take care!
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I'm sure you'll get used to the weather soon.
I'm guessing you're rooting for German?
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ach, das gute essen *~* ich werd ganz neidisch XD
was fußball angeht... ich bin mal ausnahmsweise für deutschland =D
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Oh go to Nagasaki! Thats were I was most of trip to Japan last year and it was beautiful..all the hills kinda sucked but that was probably because we were staying where the place was up on a hill...xDD But it was awsome and the view from where we stayed, it was this camp place..it was AMAZING. I don't know about any where else though. xDD
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Außerdem gab es noch ein paar persönliche, miese Nachrichten (Freundschaften sind manchmal so kompliziert und traurig... =/), aber dank deinem Eintrag geht es mir jetzt ein bisschen besser. Ich wusste doch, dass ich mir das Lesen für später aufheben sollte. Gut, dass ich es auch gemacht habe. (Deine Lebensmittel-Analysen und Schwärmereien sind irgendwie immer wieder lustig ^^)
Erm, ja.
Freut mich zu hören, dass sich das mit deiner Nachbarin erstmal geklärt hat. Obwohl diese Heulaktion ja mal echt link war. Naja, mal nicht den Teufel an die Wand, vielleicht ist dein zukünftiger Nachbar ja auch nett und vor allem - weniger laut! Ich drück dir die Daumen ^^
Eine Sache wundert mich ja: Warum laufen im japanischen TV deutsche Filme? oO Ist das Pay-TV oder was? >D~ (Kenne mich mit dem japanischen TV-Programm / Sendern ja nicht wirklich aus ^^)
Leider kenne ich mich mit den Städten in Japan nicht aus, sonst würde ich dir ja gerne eine Empfehlung für deinen Kurztrip geben. Ich denke, dass es überall ganz interessant werden könnte. ^^ Frag doch mal einen "Einheimischen" nach Tipps?....
Hrm. ja. Das war's erstmal! (Ich schreibe Kommentar Romane... Es tut mir lied !! m (_ _) m)... Ich wünsch dir besseres Wetter und viel Glück mit diesen Moskito-Biestern. Die sehen ja echt übel aus!!!
*knuff* Bis bald! ^^
(Achja... ich freu mich auch auf "Maou" ... *wobbel* Das wird cool! ^^)
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Enjoy your vacation~
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WAHHH PRETTIES. I'm so excited for the HanaDan movie! :DDD
Matsujun + beard =...idk. I do want to watch that movie though.
I'm excited about the new dramas! Esp. Code Blue (I love Gakki, Erika, and Pi!) and Maou (but I want to watch the Korean one first since I never got around to it). I still need to watch this past season's dramas though. >_>;;
Watch Narnia! I have some minor objections to the movie but overall I thought they did a good job. Skandar Keynes and Ben Barnes are ADORABLE. ASKJDGHAG!!!11 *insert fangirlism* I love Ben-sama's interviews (especially his Japanese ones). xD And I want to kidnap Skandar and keep him forever!
Haha, I'm a total Narnia nerd. Don't mind me.Yay BookOff! I ♥ my $1 mangas. :D
Geez, I'm so glad that STUPIDLY RUDE girl is finally out of the picture! Hope you have some lovely well-deserved peace and quiet now. :D
Ahhhh that cake looks yummy.
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Omg! If I ever saw that bee I would run like hell. Bees are the top insect that I'm afraid of. and that thing is huge! I don't think I wanna go to Japan in the summer lol
Jun looks so weird with the beard it looks like he fell on a stick rug or something lol I can't wait to see the Hana Yori Dango movie!
And glad u got the problem with that girl settled. I hate when girls play the crying game to get pity. Hopefully the apartment next door stays empty or a quiet person moves in.
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Sorry for the random comment.
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Japanese hornet, holy shit!!!! O____O;;;;; WAY scary!
I'm glad that girl moved away! Yay! :D Maybe the next neighbor will be a quiet old woman...or something...lol
Ahhh...all that food looks so yummy! ^_^
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I didn't know who to cheer for besides my home country Russia (which was crashed by Spain. At least Germans put up a good fight against the Spanish). So when I'm not sure who to cheer for in the Eurocup I just look for the presence of hot guys on the team. Like for example I think that Schweinsteiger is good looking) From Spain, i like Fernando Torres (obviously XD). All in all I couldn't decide...But I'm kind of happy that Spanish won, because now Russia doesn't look that bad losing to them)
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It's amazing how fast the months are flying (but I've been saying that each year lol). Hope Japan is really fun for you =D
I love the 100yen shop. So many goodie inside =D
Take care!
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I'm glad things are going well at the moment and that she finally left! at least you will have your quiet back for now. I hope the new neighbor won't be half as loud as her! XDDD *crosses fingers*
wow new Toma drama?? awesome!! he has very short hair in those photos, wow. he looks sexy. :D
Yummy food pictures. ^O^
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(I'll add you btw, hope you don't mind ^_^ )
Da Bitch is Gone!
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The drama with Ohno and Toma together seems odd ^^ I'd never picture those two starring together~~ What's the name of that drama? I need to check it out... ^^
Ah!!!! The food is making me so hungry~~ That last dish looks particularly good~~~
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i didn't like last friends at all XD well maybe i'm the only one i didn't like that drama TvT i'm looking for more people XD
congratualation for that /&%$$ is far from you
but was so wierd all the process you has to live and all the suffering that cause you TvT
anyway i hope you doesn't have any problem in the future TvT
and i agree with you the time is running so fast @@
take care a lot , enjoy your freetime and i wish all works for you over there ^-^/
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Haha TEH BITCH sounds like one of those evil female villians that you get in Japanese doramas LOL ~_~ Glad she moved out, I guess it takes a lot to get any worse than her, don't you think??! Hope you now can get some well deserved rest :)
Ahh so much good food. While in Singapore I over-endulged in good Asian food, mostly Japanese and Korean, and I bought like you loads of kawaii Japanese stuff (you don't even need to go to Japan there it's so much stuff to find!) I'm actually eating those chestnuts in your pic just as we speak, they're so OISHII ^___^
Once again good luck with your Japanese, mata aimashou ^^;
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anyway, i love those stationeries. the stationeries here in US sucks. luckily i can get those at the asian or hong kong market.
I'm looking forward to Maou and Code Blue, too.
good luck with your living situation. hopefully, you get a quieter neighbor soon, but not too soon, so you can at least enjoy the peace.
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Love the cake! Looks delicious! Hope you have fun travelling around Japan on your holidays!
love it.
but then i remember your blog. & wow your still the best
one here =) you make livejournal seem cool!
love your livejournal! i love your updates as well =D
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Japanese processed food
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060721f1.html