10 February 2010 @ 04:50 am
[Japan]: Ningen Shikaku photobook, VDay, cellphone and more!♬  
It's very rare that I post on a working day, but I just HAVE to! (*___*)v
(although I will have to hurry up like hell later on in order to not be too late for work (^-^')> ....)

Monday was a busy day, but at least I was able to update my gaijincard (you have to do that after renewing/updating your visa). Now my gaijincard will expire (2012) before my visa (2013)!!! XD I never thought that would happen XD
I also went to the hospital after being sick for 3,5 weeks now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They couldn't really help me - I just got the usual ewwwy powder medicine. Well, I had to go to the hospital for a different reason anyway, so it was okay.
AND I managed to go to Softbank and ask them about my contract (all ALONE) and I understood everything. I was waiting for one of my coworkers to go with me in case I need a translator, but they kept saying they had no time, so I figured I should go before my contract really expires XD

It seems I can just stay on the white plan and from then on will be free from the installments for my current phone and the "2-year contract" that came with it. You'd also have to pay a cancellation fee if you break your contract. Now that I finished paying for my phone, there's no such fee anymore and I can quit or change plans anytime.
If there's a new phone I'd like to buy it's not a problem either, just then I'd have to go back to the "2-year contract" thingie where I pay in installments + the cancellation fee is valid again.

As you know I want this phone



As I couldn't find it in any shop I thought it's sold out, but I asked and they gave me this catalogue. I asked if the phone is available. They had to check and then told me that only the 2 pink versions are not available anymore.
I wasn't sure if I wanna have the gold or the pink (not the vidiv pink) one, but now that there's no pink anymore that makes the decision easy.
My contract ends in May, that's when I can get a new phone, but it might be better to reserve one of those golden phones NOW!!!!
I'm still not sure if I wanna get this phone, though. (-__-)



Reasons:
  • I'd be in a 2-year contract again with a cancellation fee, so if I really leave Japan next year, it might get expensive.

  • I can't use any of those phones back home.

  • If I just continue with my old phone, I pay 980yen per month, if I choose the other one it'll be 2480yen per month x___X

  • I haven't seen it "live" yet, so it's really difficult to decide, but I haven't seen a shop yet that actually has the phone x_X

What shall I do???? (^-^)> ... Ahahaha~ *laughing in despair*




In other news: I got the "Ningen Shikaku" photobook today!!! (*_________________*)v
KYAH!! It's full of Toma-kun! <3 There hasn't been any Toma photobooks yet, probably because he has yet to have his debut. Of course he was in the Hanakimi photobook, but that was not really TOMA ONLY, this time IT IS!!!! (almost!)
It's only 1800yen and I got it even cheaper because I could use my Amazon points XDDDD

I took some really crappy photos (I'm sorry for the bad quality!) because I wanted to share some Toma love with you (*___*)v
I'm not gonna share the whole book and I won't scan it. If you wanna see all, buy it to support Toma-kun!!!



So cute! (*_*)



There are so many different styled photos! It almost feels like Toma is a different character in each of those photos!



Probably one of my favs (*_*)v









I wish I were one of those women in the movie (*____*) *lol*









I think that's my number 1 (*______________________*)
There's really a looooo~ot more! It's absolutely worth the money if you're a Toma fan (*___*)v



I told you Monday was busy. I didn't only update my gaijincard, went to the hospital and to Softbank, but also bought Valentine's Day giri choco for my coworkers:



And just a few weeks ago our male stuff increased by 2!!!! (;o;) ....... oh well, that also means we'll all get back more on "White Day" *gg*
The bigger one is for my boss, of course.
Oh, if you're interested, here's last year's "VD entry".



With all the cute chocolate around, it took me forever to choose something XD



You're really tempted to buy stuff for yourself as well XD



I talked with my students about VD yesterday (jr. high). I asked them to explain Japanese VD to me and I drew pictures with arrows on the whiteboard and it ended up in a mess ... XDDDD
S1: "Girls give chocolate to boys!" (*me drawing that on the board*)
S2: "Ah, but there are also girls who give chocolate to their female friends!" (*me drawing that on the board as well*)
S3: "Uh, but sometimes there are boys giving chocolate to girls as well! Nowadays!!" (*me trying to find an empty spot on the board XD*)
S4: "There are even boys who're giving choco to other boys." (*while I try to draw that the only boy in the class goes berserk saying that this doesn't happen very often*) XDDDD
I LOVE MY STUDENTS!!!!




And as VD is approaching, everything seems to be VD-themed at the moment!!!
For the first time ever I saved up "ribbons" at Poupéegirl like crazy, because everybody said the items for VD would be cute and they WERE!!!! Like WOAH!!!!!

Mission "saving ribbons" => success



Then ... I basically spent my whole time before work yesterday to SPEND those ribbons (and jewels) on cute VD items (^-^')> .......



While COMPLETELY forgetting that there were NUMBER LIMITED items to come out at night (;_________________;) .....





And as you can see, they're selling out quite fast *headdesk*
So yesterday night, I had to exchange some of my jewels into ribbons in order to get 2 of the cats and I also got one of the carry bags (the one in the middle).

POUPÉEGIRL IS EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (but you have to admit it's cute)



Oh, and my Mero evolved again (*__*) It's now lightblue and white (*___*)v



And what I like about MeroPark is that your Mero will talk to you randomly, using words he's already learned in order to create a sentence (that sometimes doesn't even make sense XD)! SO CUTE!! (*__*)


That's all!
Gotta get ready for work now.

BYEBU!~ ☆⌒ヽ(*'、^*)chu
 
 
[music]: BoA - Amazing Kiss
[mood]: apathetic
 
 
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[identity profile] nieva-mae.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 05:12 am (UTC)
Toma!! the photobook is really worth it..thanks for sharing..*stares at naked pics..XD*
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[identity profile] keikazama.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 05:29 am (UTC)
Oh TOMA!!! He is lovely...very very lovely :D
Thank you so much for sharing awesome pics!!!
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[identity profile] quinnsan.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 05:50 am (UTC)
S4: "There are even boys who're giving choco to other boys." (*while I try to draw that the only boy in the class goes berserk saying that this doesn't happen very often*) XDDDD

This made me giggle. I'd pay to see that. I wish I was kidding. *whacked* xDD



And if you really want the new phone, I say try a couple more stores to see if they have a phone like the one you want in stock so you can see it live, and if you can't find any, just go for it and reserve it.

Phone bills are evvvvvvvvil though. Mine's $224 this month. @_@ Its supposed to be a family plan, 2 lines but I suppose there are also some of the extras my dad decided to add on.

Whats worse is the internet bill though...$252. @_@ I'm gonna yell at the internet company and try and get them to knock the price down...it should not be that high! i'll probably be able to get them to knock off the installation fee at least.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:51 pm (UTC)
Whut???? (O___O'') That's really a high phone bill (O__*)>
I've had high internet bills a long time ago as well, so that at least I can understand (^-^;)
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[identity profile] quinnsan.livejournal.com on February 16th, 2010 06:25 am (UTC)
IKR? Evil phone bill is EVIL. I blame my dad, he just has to have XM Radio or whatever the hell it is. >.>

I just hope its not that high all the time. >
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[identity profile] angelbott.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 06:21 am (UTC)
I really like that cell phone (with picture 1 pink but I mean I like in last cell phone with cool glow. xD)

Um can send me again for link of that ^^; sorry ._. I can forget easily. >.>

Yeah I wait for number limit. items in poupeegirl (In Japan time 6pm I had up long for they come my time 3 am) I buy purple cat and middle wrap bag my Jewel is gone to 0. xD;
I keep think it Poupeegirl and Kath is so evil! Dx
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:52 pm (UTC)
Sure, the link for WHAT exaclty? (^-^')>

It is evil! Very evil ;o;
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[identity profile] moldypotatochip.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 09:10 am (UTC)
I have never had a cell phone @____@ I have no idea what to tell you! It does look like a cute phone but the one you already have would be much cheaper.

I didn't buy chocolate because I decided to make stuff myself. It might not be as pretty but oh well. I also decided to give it to EVERYONE and not just boys hehe.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:53 pm (UTC)
Huh? Then how can people reach you in Japan? Do you have a normal phone line then? What if something at work comes up and they need to let you know? o_O;

Well, I don't have that option as I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too busy *sigh* :(
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[identity profile] moldypotatochip.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:25 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I have a phone in my apartment (it was already set up when I got here).
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[identity profile] andou-.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 09:16 am (UTC)
Das Handy ist schon schön <3333
Aber... ufz, dass schon einiges an Geld..
was du monatlich mehr bezahlen würdest.

Toma *gg*
Wie schön, Satomi ist ja in diesem Photobook ;OOO; <3333

Hehe, du willst nicht wissen, wie viele
Ribbons ich habe, lol.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:54 pm (UTC)
I KNOW!! ;o;
Naja, ich warte noch ne Weile und wenn ich's dann vorbestellen will und es ausverkauft ist, dann passt das auch XD

Doch, ehrlich gesagt, will ich's schon wissen! XD Und danach muss ich dich vermutlich umbringen XD
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[identity profile] nighstar.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 11:19 am (UTC)
lmaowtf? sorry, i cant help but find it funny that the price of your plan going up is a reason not to get the phone. ^^;;;; you pay 980yen/month now???? i cant help but find that wtf! goddamn that is CHEAP! even 2480/month is cheap to me! REALLY cheap...

....because i have ALWAYS paid atleast 7,000/month. but then again, i use my phone a lot more than i assume you do, so i have more expensive plans and such....

but anyway, if you want the phone i say get the phone, but the cancellation fee and 2year contract is a BIG drawback, as i'm sure you realize. are you even sure you'll be here for another 2 years? an ALT at my BOE used Softbank and had the 2year contract thing and after the 2year contract was up it AUTOMATICALLY went into ANOTHER 2 year contract, which she wasnt even aware of. so when she left Japan she had to pay a LOT of money just over the whole phone thing before leaving. :/ careful.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:56 pm (UTC)
WHUUUUUUUUT???? (O_______O'') .............................. that's hella expensive!!!
Even the 980yen are EXPENSIVE for me considering that my phone bill back in Germany was like 5€ per year (if at all). Prepaid rocks!!!
And yes, it's true. I only use my phone to call people or write messages from time to time.
Don't have much time to use it beyond that anyway.

Actually that's what I asked them about because that was my main concern, but they said I'll be free once my currenct contract ends unless I buy a new phone!
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[identity profile] supahkul.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 11:42 am (UTC)
what nice looking chocolates~! yum~~
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[identity profile] shatterlights.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 12:25 pm (UTC)
GET THE PHONEEEE. ♥
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:56 pm (UTC)
Okay ^-^ GIVE ME MONEYZ!! XDDDDD
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[identity profile] rachie241282.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 01:41 pm (UTC)
Japanese phones are always that pretty. I'm envious! haha!

Thanks for the Ningen Shikkaku's previews. (: I'm intending to get it because I love Morita Go and he appeared with Toma. Toma alone is worth to get it... and its his first photobook! ♥
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:57 pm (UTC)
I know! *sigh*
I wish we had awesome phones like that back home!

(/*___*)❤♥♡
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[identity profile] gabenut.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 02:26 pm (UTC)
I didn't get a chance to say before, congrats on the visa! :D

The gold phone looks so pretty! *_* Why are European phones so crappy?! I think maybe you should see the phone in action before deciding? It might help, especially since it'll be a 2yr contract. Sometimes they have video demonstrations online of how the phone works, I'm not sure if Softbank does though.

TOMA! *dies* He's so handsome! In that photo with the woman with the short hair, its like he's looking right through you! *fans self* I can't wait to see that movie. But I will have to sadly, I don't see it being released here :(*
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:58 pm (UTC)
Thanks a lot :D

I KNOW!!!! I really wish we had CUTE phones in Europe -___-; .....
It's difficult, though. Around here are only small Softbank shops. I might have the chance to see it when watching the Ningen Shikaku movie in a bigger city, though ^^;

(*____*)v
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http://chocosweetlove.livejournal.com/: Mana Profilepic[identity profile] chocosweetlove.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 03:27 pm (UTC)
Tomaaa, he is so HOT <3<3<3
Thanks for sharing the pictures ^___^

May I add you? Looks like we have lot of same interest ^o^
I also have Poupee and hope you don't mind if I also add you there ^^

p.s. your poupee is so pretty ~
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:00 pm (UTC)
You're welcome ^-^
I already told you in another comment that it's okay, and thanks for also adding me at Poupée then ^-^

It's not, but thanks! <33
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[identity profile] annatanhe.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 04:48 pm (UTC)
THE PHONE IS SO PRETTY! :D
ahh toma and ahh chocs. this entry is perfect ^_^
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[identity profile] shiinait.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 05:42 pm (UTC)
Toma *-*
Thank you for the photos, now I can see a part of the photobook!
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:01 pm (UTC)
Klar kannst du mich adden (*___*)

Uhm, nicht direkt. Tokyo ist ungefähr 1100km von hier entfernt (x___X)
Ich bin eher in der Ecke von Fukuoka und Hiroshima (^-^)> ... *sigh*
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[identity profile] kitsune-no-ame.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 07:52 pm (UTC)
That's some delicious-looking chocolate you have there...
I wouldn't mind if VD turned into a comercial celebration here too...
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[identity profile] kees-s.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 09:04 pm (UTC)
You can buy Softbank and DoCoMo phones on Ebay without a contract. Then add a prepaid sim card to it and you should be good to go. A bit more money up front, but no nasty surprises when you leave the country.

You can use Japanese phones outside Japan, but you need to add a special chip to them, and of course a prepaid sim card from the country you want to use the phone in. These special chips are usually sold with the phone on Ebay.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:07 pm (UTC)
I tried looking for it, but only could find 2 on yahoo auctions japan, but very expensive.

Nope, doesn't work for Germany, unless someone in Akihabara performs some illegal shit on it *sigh*

Anyway thanks ^-^
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:07 pm (UTC)
I know (x____X'') GRAH! XD

Not in Germany, though.
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[identity profile] kamishey.livejournal.com on February 10th, 2010 09:53 pm (UTC)
wow Toma looks gorgeous in that book!!

and yeah my Poupéegirl is poor... i wish i had jewels, but again. im poor...
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[identity profile] im-amot.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 10:06 am (UTC)
You are great !!!!

Thanks for sharing this .. especially for the woot woot pic XD
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[identity profile] ultraviolet-p1.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 10:41 am (UTC)
Ah, the Ningen photobook is so cool. Yep, the previews seen has Toma so into character, the diversity feel of the different scenes. It's such a nice photobook. And of course, Toma looks so good! Thanks for sharing.

Poupeeland stuff is so sweet of late. Fun.
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[identity profile] amvn.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 12:52 pm (UTC)
Nakatsuuuu!!! XDDD Gorgeous photobook, and it is as if the photos were taken out of a 30s movie or something. Nontheless, it's HIM that looks stunning lol ^-^
Aaah- why didn't I visit poupèe??! I want one of those macaron kitties soooo bad! 0_o I bet their sold out by now *sigh*
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 01:09 pm (UTC)
Yes, they are. ALL OF THEM x_______________X
I need to save up again, because there are still some more VD items I wanna get. GAH POUPEE IS EVIL!!!

Yep, I think the movie plays in that time. Haven't read the novel yet, so I'm not really familiar with the story yet XD ... ahem.
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[identity profile] megumi-amaya75.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 03:22 pm (UTC)
the photos are great and toma is hot!!!
nice movie and i'm gonna catch it~~XD
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[identity profile] asahifirsa.livejournal.com on February 11th, 2010 09:58 pm (UTC)
Kannst du das Handy nicht eventuell günstig gebraucht auf Yahoo Auctions kaufen? Es müsste halt für Softmap sein. Ist ja bei uns auch nicht anders, Leute kriegen ihr Handy mit dem Vertrag, wollen doch ein anderes und verkaufen dass dann auf eBay.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 12th, 2010 01:25 am (UTC)
Das Handy wird kaum angeboten. Habe nur 2 Modelle gefunden und die waren immer noch wahnsinnig teuer (aka 24.000yen aufwärts).
Ist das denn möglich mit einem gekauften Handy dann bei Softbank einen Vertrag (also white plan) zu bekommen?
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[identity profile] asahifirsa.livejournal.com on February 12th, 2010 11:17 pm (UTC)
Du hast mich etwas missverstanden. Ich meinte, dass du kein neues Handy über SoftBank kaufst (rechne mal aus wieviel du mehr zahlst pro Monat mal 24 damit du siehst wieviel du für das Handy zahlst) sondern ein Softbank Handy von einer Privatperson bei Yahoo Auctions kaufst. Die Handys sind ja auf die jeweiligen Anbieter gesperrt, es sagt aber niemand, dass du dein Handy behalten musst, wenn es dir nicht gefällt. Und genau von so jemanden kaufst du dir dein neues Handy deutlich günstiger als bei Softbank direkt :)

Hier einfach die Augen offen halten: http://list3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/%E6%9D%B1%E8%8A%9D-%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF-%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3-J-PHONE-%E6%90%BA%E5%B8%AF%E9%9B%BB%E8%A9%B1%E6%9C%AC%E4%BD%93-%E6%90%BA%E5%B8%AF%E9%9B%BB%E8%A9%B1-PHS-%E5%AE%B6%E9%9B%BB-AV-%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%A9/2084008416-category-leaf.html



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[identity profile] asahifirsa.livejournal.com on February 12th, 2010 11:23 pm (UTC)
1500Yen x 24 = 36 000 Yen die du für das Handy zahlen würdest, wenn du es über Softbank mit Knebelvertrag nimmst (sprich du musst dann auch die Kündigungsgebühr zahlen wenn du z.B. keine 2 Jahre mehr in Japan bleibst).

In Relation sind dann die 24 000 Yen für ein neues gar nicht mehr soviel oder? Alternativ Yahoo Auctions stalken und abwarten.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 13th, 2010 10:42 am (UTC)
Ne, ich hatte dich schon richtig verstanden, aber mich vielleicht etwas umständlich ausgedrückt :)
Ich finde die Handys immer noch teuer, immerhin sind sie ja bereits gebraucht.
Obwohl das Handy schon seit Winter 2008 im Programm ist, konnte ich seit gestern nur 2 Modelle finden. Werde wohl weiterhin die Augen aufhalten, ich wusste ja bisher nicht, dass ich auch einfach ein Softbank Handy kaufen kann und mit dem dann "einsteigen" kann und es ganz normal benutzen kann ;)
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[identity profile] asahifirsa.livejournal.com on February 13th, 2010 11:13 am (UTC)
Ah, sie kosten also 24.000 Yen gebraucht! Die gibt es wirklich schon ein Jahr? Dann dürfte es wirklich schwer sein eins zu finden. Aber wenn du drüber nachdenkst was dafür zahlst wenn du den Vertrag nimmst... das ist doch reine Abzocke, oder?
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 13th, 2010 11:16 am (UTC)
Ja, ist es. In Deutschland würde ich nie so viel für ein Handy bezahlen!
Was noch Sinn machen würde, wäre wohl die Anschaffung eines Iphones, das könnte ich ja dann auch in Deutschland benutzen, aber da ich schon den Ipod touch habe, wäre das auch irgendwie dämlich.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 13th, 2010 12:34 pm (UTC)
Wobei mir da gerade einfällt, dass ich bei Yahoo Auctions als "normales Mitglied" bei Preisen über 5000yen gar nicht mehr mitbieten kann ;o;
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[identity profile] mtassarion.livejournal.com on February 15th, 2010 11:04 am (UTC)
That gold coloured phone looks quite nice. But then, as your subscription is the only thing you really need, would you have to get that new phone?

are the pictures in that photo book the usual style when it comes to photo books that feature male artists? I've seen quite a few with female artists in them but they're quite different.. half of those pictures show them wearing skimpy clothing and swim wear and such. Or is that also the case with most male featuring photo books?

I kinda think giving chocolate during valentine's is quite a nice thing to do. Even though some people think it's incredibly commercial and stuff.. it does present you with an nice opportunity to show your appreciation towards someone.
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[identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com on February 16th, 2010 12:53 am (UTC)
I don't need anything at this point. I can keep my cellphone contract with Softbank while keeping my old phone, I also could change to prepaid etc.

Uhm, I know what you mean. Well, first of all this is not a photobook about a PERSON, but a MOVIE, so of course it's different. I haven't had that many guys photobooks yet, but some of them might be similar to the girls photobooks you just described :)

Oh, it IS nice, if you WANT to give chocolate! I just don't like the GIRI choco thing in Japan - and I was told that nowadays most companies have forbidden that custom anyways XD
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[identity profile] wing-goddessxxx.livejournal.com on February 21st, 2010 03:21 am (UTC)
Must. Get. That. Photobook.
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