So I really hate doing these, but I really needed to. If you were cut, it was either because I didn't feel like we were really connected/had much in common or I didn't think you were using your journal anymore. I also removed all deleted journals (with one notable exception), so if you deleted and plan on triumphantly returning please let me know. ♥

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Tomohisa Yamashita First Solo Short But Sweet Concert

 

The concert goods (we’ll adding infos if there will be changes): 

Pamphlet – Php 1,900 each

Clearfile - Php 650 each

Original Photoset ) – Php 650 per set (contains 4 photos per set)

Jumbo Uchiwa – Php 700 each

Penlight – no exact price yet  but estimated as Php 1,300 each

T Shirt  -  no exact price yet but estimated as Php 2,000 each

 

Deadline of ordering : November 20, 2009 (5pm Philippine time)

Estimated arrival of items : 3^rd week of December 2009 

 

 

Must read:

*We'll be requiring  Downpayment of 50% for new buyers only. Buyers with good payment record can place their order without any downpayment. Other payments like shipping and other charges will be settled once the items are here.
* Payment of orders should be settled within 2 weeks  after arrival of the items.

*Payments accepted: Payment thru meet up. Gcash and deposit to my Banco de Oro account only.

* Additional Shipping Fee will be paid by the buyer if the items will be mailed from me to the buyer. Those living within Metro Manila can pick up their orders on the scheduled distribution dates i will post once i received the goods.

* Buyers with unclaimed and unpaid orders will not be allowed to order.

* No assurance of orders. It will depend on stock availability. Payments will be refunded for those items that will not be able to buy.

Post  your orders in this format: (Don’t pm, email it instead if you are not comfortable to post it here)
Full Name and username (s): Katya Imai (amane_nakashima @LJ/jpophaven@Multiply)
Location: Sucat, Paranaque City (Philippines)
Email Add: jpophaven@gmail.com
Contact Number(if within Philippines) : 0915-9053627
Orders:
     1 Pamphlet
     1 Jumbo Uchiwa

     1 T Shirt

    

 

To those who wish to email their orders, pls email it to jpophaven@gmail.com and put “Yamapi Solo concert goods order” as a subject. You will received a confirmation from me once i read your email.

 

 

For other questions and clarifications, don’t hesitate to ask thru text (0915-9053627) or email   (jpophaven@gmail.com) Thanks.

 

 

 

JIN IS GOING TO BE ON MUSIC STATION THIS WEEEEK ♥ yay ヽ(´▽`)/
him & 生放送doesnt seem like the best match but whatever xD Excited to listen to lands on stage! or is it just him? (-_-;)

btw can anyone tell me which mag my kame!icon picture's from!? I randomly found it somewhere & made it as my icon but i want to know what the hell he's licking. LOL is it bell pepper? ROFL (but then again who licks BELL PEPPERS!? (ρ_ -)ノ) even if its kame its such a turn off. lol

&&& recently a lot of my friends got the flu （ﾟДﾟ〓ﾟДﾟ)
Hope they'll feel better.

anyways, im going to have a girls night with my cousin tomorrow. SHE'S BACK FROM CANADA DAYO ♥

Im going to finish eating my cinnamon (sp?) roll now. Its raining in tokyo. boo.
Hope everyone has a great week!

LOVE LOVE CIAO ♥

This week I have my CIR Mid-Year Conference.

I feel inadequate.

This has been a big reminder of what I was thinking and hoping for when I first came here.

I'm not being a part of the mission.

I mean, I'm here and I do my job and interact as necessary with the people around me, but I don't feel like I am making the most of this situation.

I want to meet random local people and talk to them about Japan and about America. I want to make them think about different worlds.

I want to touch more people. Yes, sometimes my job already incorporates these things, but not always. And I want to do more!

Instead, I almost feel like I have been turning into more of a hermit.

I have to think more about this.

Namie Amuro’s Official Avex site has announced the title for the last of the twelve tracks to be included on her upcoming studio album. “FIRST TIMER” will appear on the still untitled set due for release on December 16th along with the previously announced, “WILD,” “Dr.,” “COPY THAT,” “MY LOVE,” “FAST CAR,” “LOVE GAME,” “The Meaning of Us,” “Defend Love,” “BAD HABIT,” “Steal my night,” and “Shut Up.”

“FAST CAR” will serve as the album’s lead track as “Hide & Seek” was for “PLAY” and “WoWa” for “Queen of Hip-Pop.”

They have also announced the four new videos being released for the album. They will be for “FAST CAR,” “LOVE GAME,” “The Meaning of Us,” and “Defend Love.” Although “MY LOVE” and “COPY THAT” are being used in national campaigns for Vidal Sassoon products, neither song will apparently receive a video treatment.

( Fanspace Vol. 27 SCANS )

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Chinami Tokunaga, 17, and Yurina Kumai, 16, of all-girl J-pop group Berryz Koubou, were missing at the group’s shows in Nagoya on Saturday and in Osaka on Sunday. The remaining five members put on a dazzling performance but some fans demanded to know where Tokunaga and Kumai were. Inquiries later revealed that the pair were at home and have caught the influenza A virus.

The latest two cases mean that the whole group have had the flu recently, after captain Saki Shimizu, 17, Momoko Tsugunaga, 17, Miyabi Natsuyaki, 17, Maasa Sudo, 17, and Risako Sugaya, 15, all came down with influenza last month.

According to their agency Hello! Project, Tokunaga complained of not feeling well last Wednesday, and was told the next day at a hospital in Kanagawa that she’d need five days rest. Kumai fell ill last Friday while she was in Nagoya for the weekend’s show, and was diagnosed with influenza the following day.

Tokunaga and Kumai are scheduled to return to the line-up for their show at the Shibuya CC Lemon Hall in Tokyo this Sunday. A staff member at Hello! Project denied that the girls got sick from in-group transmission, and said they were infected separately due to their many appearances in public.

source

Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara said Monday the Japanese capital will bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and should Tokyo be selected, it will jointly organize the event with Hiroshima, which is also seeking to host the event. The remarks follow Tokyo’s loss to Rio de Janeiro last month in the race to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Hiroshima said shortly after Tokyo’s loss that the western Japanese city will seek to host the 2020 Summer Games with Nagasaki, both of which suffered U.S. atomic bombings during World War II, despite the Olympic Charter stipulating that only one city can host the Olympics. On Monday, the Japanese Olympic Committee welcomed Ishihara’s remarks about a fresh bid by Tokyo, with Vice President Tomiaki Fukuda saying, "It is truly great."

Another vice president, Masato Mizuno, said, "It has been common in recent years for a city to make several bids to host the Olympic Games. It is completely natural for Tokyo to make another bid."

Other cities interested in bidding are: New Delhi, Istanbul and Budapest. The IOC will announce their decision in 2013.

Source: japantoday.com

Hollywood star Brad Pitt (45) filmed his first ever guest appearance on a Japanese variety show on his recent PR trip to Tokyo. He and director Quentin Tarantino (46) were in town last week to promote the movie "Inglourious Basterds" and they fitted in a visit to the Fuji TV show "SMAPxSMAP". The episode will be aired on Monday, November 16.

The Hollywood duo appear on the "Bistro SMAP" segment, with members of the pop group preparing dishes ordered by their guests. Katori Shingo (32) joked that when he feels run down, he watches the Pitt movie "Fight Club," to which Burapi happily quipped, "Me, too!" He and Tarantino talked about their love for Tokyo and Japan. Pitt has appeared in many TV commercials here, for products such as Edwin jeans and the Softbank mobile phone network. Tarantino paid tribute to the Japanese chambara movie style in his "Kill Bill" movies. "Inglorious..." is scheduled for release in Japan on the 20th.

source:
http://www.japan-zone.com/news/

need to see this episode!

Utada “In The Flesh” Tour 2010
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Source: Soy Sauce and Wasabi
No one ever come to Detroit T_T

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

On Christmas Eve two years ago, Masahiro Yoshida returned to his home to find it empty. His wife had fled with their 2-year-old daughter and was seeking a divorce.

Since then, he's rarely seen his child because law grants custody to only one parent — routinely the mother. His wife has refused to allow him regular visits, accusing him of emotional swings and past verbal and sometimes physical abuse.

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Source: japantimes.com

Edited to be made spoiler-free...SORRY!

• 00:27 Has anyone lost a red Samsung phone in my car? #
• 00:45 @heneree I love the two Regina Spektor songs on it. #
• 01:40 I love RtD. ♥ Also, WHO LOST A PHONE IN MY CAR? #
• 09:33 I dislike Mondays. #
• 12:40 Now that I'm re-reading Harry Potter 6 I suddenly really want to see the movie. #

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 Hi, i am taking the following upcoming release and concert.

So, it's nine days into November. I'm... not making very good progress on my Nano-esque translation project. So far, my word count is 2165.

-___-

But, to be fair, I've been terribly sick since Thursday and have been sleeping more often than not. When not sleeping, I've been crawling to classes and trying not to die. Like, seriously sick. I've lost about ten pounds, too. Which is awesome, but still kind of worrying. But I'm slowly getting better and have enough energy to translate!

So, here's how the count breaks down (with links if appropriate):

EAJ405 Translation homework	278
Kame loves the Yankees	113
BANDAGE news 11.03 Sanspo	160
Nobuta chapter 3 page 18-25	1614

LOL! It looks even worse when I get a little progress bar!

2165 / 50000 words. 4% done!


Oh well. Even if I only make it this far, it's more translating than I've done since last year, so it's a good thing.

Now, dinner!

I've been waiting so long for this movie and in the end I totally forgot that it would be out today.
I got a big shock checking the scene releases and seeing it there, such a pleasant surprise :D

( MW captures... contain spoilers & pretty men :D )

Btw, Tamaki would look even prettier if he wasn't THAT thin. xD

Attractive English Tutors in Hong Kong can make 1/2 million a year.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/11/08/coren.hk.celebrity.tutors.cnn

Sarah Palin is returning to the two words widely credited with helping to spur angry town-halls on health care reform over the summer: "death panels."

In a Facebook post over the weekend, the former Alaska governor launched into a torrent of criticism about the recently-passed House health care reform bill, including the notion "bureaucratic panels" will ultimately decide who lives and who dies.

In her recent Facebook post, Palin didn't offer further evidence of the establishment of death panels. The non-partisan FactCheck.org has refuted her argument.

"The fact remains that the bill wouldn't require patients to receive counseling sessions, nor would it require a doctor to offer one. Rather, it modifies Section 1861(s)2 of the Social Security Act, defining what services Medicare will pay for. So if a patient receives a counseling session from a doctor or health care practitioner, he or she doesn't have to pay for it – Medicare will," the organization wrote.

whole article
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/09/palin-returns-to-death-panels/