I've been working non-stop for 13 days now -.- I need a break. One more day until I return to civilisation~

In the mean time, I love these pics =D


"Help me~! I'm stuck in the snow!!" XDXD

( Best Pictures of the Year from National Geograph )

Hope this picspam cheers people up~

... but they're so expensive because Johnny-san had to go and make 20 photos available for each member @_@ However, they're really pretty~ I promised myself that I wouldn't buy anything else online until I go to Japan but I'm worried these photos will run out by the time I get there. Maybe I'll cave in and buy the Sho set plus the mixed/group photos. There goes $140... T^T

Three more days until I head back to civilisation! I so can't wait to start Kendo on Monday~ =D Damn it, it doesn't start until the 27th now *sigh* But I still want to get out of here anyway~ ^^

I know, I'm a day late to flail over the super-exciting news the Arashi fandom has been exposed to recently, but stilll... Concert tour and new album are confrimed!!!! I managed to preorder the LE album already yesterday from CDJapan after luckily catching the notice in the comms (I get the updates from CDJapan but I don't have access to my hotmail at work so this time, I actually appreciate the people who post those notifications). It sold out pretty much after I bought it though... *phew*

I've been planning on going to Japan for sometime now and with the announcement of the tour, I think I might aim for the Nagoya cons in Jan. But I know chances of obtaining tickets will be quite slim and I will probably have to pay a hefty amount so I'm not having high hopes of actually seeing the concert. Of course, this doesn't mean I won't try to buy these tickets. I have some hopes and speculations (such as the fact the Nagoya cons are at the end of the tour and there may be more spare tickets floating about at that time - I kind of remember that at the last 5 dome tour that was the case at the venues outside of Tokyo), but of course, I have a feeling I won't find the tickets unless I pay like $500+ per ticket which I definitely will not do. So instead, I'm happy just to go and raid the con goods store at Nagoya instead. At least that way, I won't be paying too much on the merchandise plus I finally get to go JE/anime goods shopping~

For places I intend to visit, I already have on my list Harajuku, Shibuya, Nagoya and Akihabara. I'm still looking at what exactly I will be doing in those places, but I'll be in Japan for a total of 5 days (it's a little short but I can't exactly take too many days off after the Christmas holidays *sigh*). Anyone on my f-list have any recommendations? ^_^

... Looking at the je_sales comm is rather painful... so many desperate fans already asking for tickets when balloting hasn't even started for the domes yet... (>_<);;

Oh, and as I'll be raiding the con goods stall, I'm wondering if people would be interested if I take orders... Might look into it when I get closer to the date... =D

*sigh...*

I really don't get to post that often on LJ these days. So let me take this chance to ramble on with the invisible faces of the internet~ :)

First off, let me talk about Kamen Rider (I know it's not a good thing to be obsessed with a boy's hero drama, but... well... heh ^^;) I've now finished Kabuto, Den-O, Hibiki and Blade. Blame Blade as one reason why I haven't been working on my fic (the other being Pokemon Platinum... but let's not go into that ^^;). Blade had a better ending than I thought it would and to be honest, I was bored of Blade until around episode 30. I thought the guy who played Kenzaki looked like a dark Nino at times, but... meh. It might just be me :)

I also made an Arashi theme for my DS. I might update this post later with the preview pic for it~

Finally remembered to stick up my Arashi pictures in my room over the weekend. I was so scared that I lost my Sho Time clearfile but it was just in another folder from where I kept the pictures -_- I would be so upset if I lost that because I love that Mimura-kun look~ Speaking of Mimura, I'm finally up to vol. 12 of Yamada Tarou. It sure is taking me some time to finish this...

Oh, I just watched the HnA Mario contest pt.1 yesterday and ended up with the Mario tune in my head ever since. Sho fail was awesome, Nino and Aiba cheating was so funny and Jun and Miyagawa being so nervous was super hilarious~! It kinda makes me want to have a go at Super Mario... I really need to get the wi-fi on the Wii working so I can buy those games off the Nintendo shop... xD

I can't wait until "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor" comes out on the DS in September... then I can download it :P Hopefully, it won't be as bland as the SNES versions of the game but still have an awesome storyline like the originals. I blame Nino for re-awakening the gaming otaku in me =P Until I bought my DS last year, I hardly touched a game in over 2 years... And while I'm still talking about games, I wish more of the "Tales" series was translated into English. I loved the SNES version of Tales of Phantasia and I only just found out there were like eleven other games in the series o_O Perhaps it's time to take learning Japanese a little more seriously...

Lol, this is one long random post. I bet most people will skim over this once they hit the part about Kamen Rider xD One last thing before I leave this post: I am determined to learn Kendo, no matter what! Even if my workplace has to send me back from site on the day they start the beginner's course because I am not going to wait until March next year for the next course! Then Sho and I can fail together xD

Heh, heh... Just wanted to share this flash clip with everyone. I love having flash wallpapers for my phone~ Although, my version of this also has Channaka and Hiro put into the mix ^_^

(Short post coz I have to run off to work soon *sigh*)

Having no internet at home is slowly making me wither and die -_-

Anyway, I probably should have posted about a week ago that I will be on hiatus for the rest of this month as I've been moving house. However, I lost my internet connection at my old place before I could so I'm sneaking on here at work to post this now. I am going to be so busy downloading as soon as my connection is back... x3

Also? Being a project engineer sucks big time when you're made to take responsibility for crap you have no idea about and being left alone while everyone goes to site to handball stuff and not tell you what's going on  >:-(

I love winter. The sound of rain clattering on the roof and the fresh, crisp air that follows after. And as such, I have coincidentally changed my layout to suit. This time, with Nakamura Yuichi-chan (who I shall refer to as Channaka from here forward ^_^)

I don't know if it's a good thing to be obsessed with these hero dramas. From Hiro, to Sato Takeru to Sato Tomohito to Channaka... oh, and maybe I should chuck Sho in there for good measure. I believe Yattaman counts as a hero too, right? xD

I haven't made a public entry for a while. Been kinda busy and distracted... lol. Anyway, time for some fangirling spazz!!!

( Hiding the fangirling so as to spare your friend's page )

Wow... the last thing I read when I left work yesterday was that Mizushima Hiro and Ayaka had gotten married O_O!!! But damn, why did it have to be so romantic, like something out of a K-drama??? Ayaka is sick with a chonic disease and it's getting worse to the point where she will have to stop her singing career soon :( And Hiro, being the kind gentleman that he is, decided that he wanted to spend his days with her and never let her go so they got married Feb 22 *sigh* But seriously though, I really wish them happiness and hope they'll remain together forever 'cause they are cute together <3 And yet the fangirl inside me is screaming: why? WHY??? XD (If you want to read about it, click here)

I was surprised to see that Ayaka was the same age as me and it got me thinking: how would I react if some guy as cute as Hiro were to suddenly propose to me? No matter how I thought about it, the only thing I could feel was "fear" XD Seriously, I would shout "NO!" and run away, no matter who it was. The idea of getting married kinda scares me... -_-||

On another note, there's some new Zelda game coming out for the DS titled "Zelda: Spirit Tracks". Unfortunately, it's toon Link again like in Phantom Hourglass, but he now has a train instead of a boat -_- All I could think of watching the trailer was... "Now Link has his own DenLiner..." XD I've been watching KR Den-O too much lately (Kabuto was better in my opinion~ ^_^)

I know, that's such an overused pun on the name "Hiro", but if you see my new layout and icon, then you'll know just how true that is XD Yeah, it's Mizushima Hiro time~

I've dropped stalking Arashi stuff for hunting some of Hiro's stuff - namely Kamen Rider Kabuto. I've always actually wanted to watch a Kamen Rider series, and what better way to start off than by watching the one Hiro starred as "the man who walks the path of heaven, Tendou Souji" XDXD Seriously though, that series turned out to be quite fun to watch over the past week.  Ah, parts of it were seriously pure crack, especially the 30 sec shorts at the end of the ep. My fav has got to be the one with Kagami (played by Sato Tomohito) believing that the gold robot (which I think is from Boukenger) was able to talk. Absolutely died when Hiro says "Repeat after me!" in such an American accent XDXD Oh, and another one was when Tendou uses the clock up function from Kabuto to cheat at a game of cards with Kagami. LOL!!!

However, I absolutely loved, loved Dark Kabuto (which is a mimic version of Tendou - long story ^_^). He is so cute!!

I haven't had a good random post for a while now... :)

( 6 random topics... would be more but I'm tired~ )