リーダーの誕生日 leader’s birthday
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 26, 2009
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today it’s the birthday of someone special! ♥
the best dancer amongst his group members, with vocals that can’t be surpassed by anyone else! not only is he good at acting, he’s also quite the artist! the sexiest hands i’ve ever seen, and the cutest expressions at any given time!
♥ 大野智 ohno satoshi ♥
1980.11.26
a very happy birthday to arashi’s leader, ♥ oh-chan ♥, who turns 29 today!!
i’m really glad to be an arashi fan! because of you, who leads the group without actually leading the group. because of you, who is able to eat anything given to you and then proclaim it as delicious. because of you, who cried for the first time in a concert after 10 years. because of you, who daydream so much that you forget to speak in a tv program recording.
i’m glad he’s the leader! may he catch some maguro soon, and that his lifelong dream of opening his own bakery can come true!
リーダー、お誕生日おめでとう！今日からはもはや２９歳になるんだけど、これからも可愛い大ちゃんのままで嵐のリーダーとしていて下さい！いつかパン屋さんになる夢が叶えますように～そしてマグロを釣れるように～
大ちゃんで嵐のリーダーで本当に良かった！感謝してます！こちこそ、ありがとう！！！♥
he’s shown magnificient growth over the years and i hope that he continues to prosper ♥ i wish he would grow his hair out though, he looked really good in maou!
public holidays and classes
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 23, 2009
this is the second time i’m having classes on a public holiday 
it upsets me all the more when i look out the windows during class because the weather is awesome for going out.
after my classes i walked to the 100yen lawson to buy groceries. not that the photo has anything to do with groceries… i took all the photos in this post with my cellphone because i didn’t have my camera with me. it’s sad how it is almost better than my camera lol
after that i emailed angel to whine about how unfair it is that she doesn’t have classes while i do, and we decided to meet up for dinner hahah! so i waited for her in front of ippuudou, where i have been wanting to eat for a long time but couldn’t because it’s ALWAYS crowded.
it was still early when we went so it wasn’t full of people. yet.
一風堂 ippuudou specializes in hakata ramen
hot ramen on a cold autumn night feels good
we had the dinner set, where with an additional 200円 we get a plate of 5 gyoza and a chashiu riceball… it was delicious!! (the riceball is not on the menu and the dinner sets are limited to 50 customers per day)
cute little gyoza… the tiniest i’ve ever eaten
on the way back i looked up to see a really bright star next to the moon and according to the weather report on my cellphone, it’s actually planet jupiter. it looks really beautiful but it doesn’t show up as well on my cellphone, as expected.
tickets for the nodame cantabile orchestra concert goes on sale this thursday and i want to go! it’s on the 14th of january at nhk hall… anybody interested???
oh and before i forget… my little happiness of the day :
六義園 rikugien gardens
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 21, 2009
today the weather was really good so i went out to catch a breath of fresh air! guess where this photo was taken?!
my destination for the day the train departure melody for this station is sakura! the traditional japanese folk song, not the one by moriyama naotarou or kobukuro
六義園 rikugien is one of the quieter spots in tokyo for autumn leaves viewing
waseda –> [tozai line] –> iidabashi –> [nanboku line] –> komagome
from the station’s south exit, cross the street and turn left, and you’ll soon come across this sign leading you towards the garden. the entrance fee is 300円 for adults
autumn leaves
maple leaves, known as 紅葉 momiji in japanese
awesome weather today, really
the garden was really pretty <3
one of the professional photographers ojiisan offered to help me take a photo hahah 
he asked me if i was going to an お茶会 ochakai (tea ceremony), and i laughed and said no, then he said, “ah so you just felt like dressing up today huh? it looks good on you!” it made my day >w<
hiro’s first time at maple leaves viewing!
lots of old ojiisan with their awesome slr cameras capturing the beauty of the autumn leaves
lots of families were there today too!
late shichigosan celebration
i love her kimono and hakama!!!
quality family time
she was staring at me the entire time hahah
i’m glad i managed to capture this sweet expression >w<
while her brother gets down and dirty, playing with the soil
posing for her parents’ camera
not maple leaves, but pretty all the same
a foreigner took this for me… he was so shocked to hear me talk to him in english XD
view from the top
and on the way down…
i used to say my favourite season is autumn before experiencing it, but now that i’m here, i really do love autumn!
after walking around for quite some time, it’s time to rest in one of the teahouses!
i ordered something and waited for it to arrive…
while breathing in the cold autumn air and gazing up at all the beautiful maple leaves
matcha green tea with seasonal wagashi (traditional japanese confectionery)
i love the bitterness of matcha!
autumn sweets, with a maple leaf carved into the mochi and filled with red bean on the inside
the perfect balance
maple leaves *O*
i love the colors of autumn…
neh would love the amount of green here
at the entrance, while i was leaving (when i arrived there were lots of people sitting here so i couldn’t take a photo)
ecologically friendly paper weights
i’ve seen spider lilies, but this is my first time seeing spider crysenthemums!
hiro is amused by the colonel dressed up in a santa suit
i don’t know if you can see it, but the tiles on the bridge were arranged to look like a cherry blossom… it might be a bit hard to tell with the sunlight and shadows though. and i’ve just realized that i caught my own shadow too hahah
an intruiging signboard…
on the streets. i wonder if this place is famous for cherry blossoms…
and that concludes my day out in the sun at komagome today! i wandered down into the alleys and found a shopping district of sorts, and went home with a cabbage and a pack of shimeji mushrooms because it was cheaper than what i usually pay here in waseda
normal
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 19, 2009
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i’m surprisingly normal right now. i remember taking this test a couple of years back and i scored high for dependant and obssessive compulsive. what happened?
i’m happy to think that i might have changed or grown up, even if it’s just a little bit. in my opinion it’s all thanks to the people around me who never stopped giving me endless support and love ♥ thank you for being you. i love you!
rainy days
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 19, 2009
yesterday i received emails from kao-chan, the girl who was closest to me during the school visit ^o^ we held hands while we walked down the hill when i was leaving!
i’m really touched by her messages ;w; i want to see her again! in the message above she says “ちーちゃん大好き ♥” (“chi-chan, i love you”)
wednesdays are bento days because i have classes back to back so i don’t have enough time to come back to my room to cook lunch
my lunch yesterday
i received a postcard from yousuke-kun yesterday too!
i woke up this morning to the freezing cold and went downstairs to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast (hotcakes with maple syrup and butter ftw) and spotted this on the table
and this is why i love my dorm despite it being old, and the fact that nobody knows where it is, unless we tell them it’s somewhere in between nishiwaseda and hoshien. oh henrik you amuse me… i took a few so if anything happens to me you know what happened. but he’s still alive, so…
春夏秋冬 shunkashuutou
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 16, 2009
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recently, i fell in love with the song 春夏秋冬 shunkashuutou by ヒルクライム hilcrhyme they’re not very popular (yet) but this song really struck a chord in me. the title means the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter. to me, it’s a pure love song with simple, honest lyrics that are straight to the point. i love how the rap parts sound a bit hip-hop like, but the chorus somehow sounds bittersweet to me. i also love how he mentions all the different representative things in each season
春は花見 満開の桜の下乾杯 頭上広がる桃色は Like a ファンタジー
夏は照りつける陽の元でバーベキュー
夜になればどこかで花火が上がってる
秋は紅葉の山に目が止まる 冬にはそれが雪で白く染まる
全ての季節 お前とずっと居たいよ
春夏秋冬
flower viewing in spring, toasting beneath the peach-pink cherry blossoms in full bloom
swirling above our heads Like a Fantasy
summer barbecues under the sun
when it turns dark fireworks go up
gazes stopping at the red maple leaves in autumn
that are stained white with the snow in winter
i want to spend all the seasons with you
spring, summer, autumn and winter
今年の春はどこに行こうか?
今年の夏はどこに行こうか?
春の桜も夏の海も あなたと見たい あなたといたい
where shall we go this spring?
where shall we go this summer?
the spring cherry blossoms, the summer sea
i want to see them with you, i want to be with you
今年の秋はどこに行こうか?
今年の冬はどこに行こうか?
秋の紅葉も冬の雪も あなたと見たい あなたといたい
where shall we go this autumn?
where shall we go this winter?
the autumn maple leaves, the winter snow
i want to see them with you, i want to be with you
i uploaded the mp3 onto mediafire so if you’re interested do listen to it and tell me what you think
download link
original pv on youtube can be found here
happiness
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 15, 2009
today was a good day for me in many ways
the flowers outside angel’s dorm
we went to harajuku because angel wanted to get a new pair of shoes, and i wanted to go to meiji jingu to buy a lucky charm for neh, plus get photos of the children since it was 七五三 shichigosan!
the huge, huuuuuge arashi display at the other end of takeshita st. ♥
someday we’ll come back and get our tamagotchi
lots of children clad in their finery as their parents and random strangers (like me) take photos of them
they were looking really tired and grumpy though! they must have been up since morning, getting ready and being good
father-daughter love
mother-daughter love!
balloons against the sunlight make a pretty picture
千歳飴 chitose ame, meaning “thousand-year candy” wishing for a long and healthy life for the children
vibrant colors
i love their kimono ;w;
all the gold thread sparkling in the sun light
a great father-son moment captured!
this girl was really pretty, she has mixed blood <3
elaborate knots and intricate patterns
this young girl was so fascinated by the mascot! she kept following him hahah
another half!!! it was really hot so she was squinting in the sun
he looks bored… really smart to hide from the sun though!
they all get tiny medals hahah
my favourite kid of the day… she’s sooooo adorable!!! ♥
can you resist?!
i don’t normally like kids but she was really sweet, posing for all the photographers
this boy was trying to hog the mascot all to himself
♥♥♥
sisters with their plump, pinchable cheeks haha
looking proud of himself
a tiny kid
before we left we took purikura! so unresistable >w< it's so much fun!
i wore my dress out today and got interviewed and photographed by a russian woman who was writing a book about japan lol XD so random!!! another russian woman was with her, as the interpreter
i bought the best thing in my life today as well, but that’s a secret for now 
ice fingers
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 13, 2009
i’ve realized something really weird lately. the weather is cold here now that it’s autumn, and when i put out my laundry to dry… even if it’s dry, i have this really weird feeling that it’s still wet, because it feels cold. hmmm, i suppose it’s only natural since the wind is quite strong at night, but it still makes me think if it’s dry but cold, damp and cold or just plain wet.
in other news! lots of people have been stopping by my blog and left really sweet comments, thank you all for all the awesomeness! these little things are my daily happiness ^o^ i hope more people can read about my experience in japan and maybe somehow find out some things that they didn’t know before this! keep the comments coming, i love reading them!
i walk past this tree every day on my way to class and i’m still unsure as to what sort of tree it is. it looks like oranges, but with pointy ends… persimmons?
here, a closer look. i have no idea what they are, but this tree is full of them
also on tuesday night after my kanji class i went to tower records at shinjuku to collect my cd ♥ there were lots of people there!!!
limited edition version of the new single
i find it weird that their name is written in romanji though…
sparkly cd is sparkly you can actually see a bit of my nino posters reflected on the cd hahah
booklet ♥
the back of the booklet
i’m addicted to cream puffs now ;w; why are they so good?! this one is from the patisserie around the corner ♥ i have a loyalty card now, which is tempting because everyday i walk past the shop and it just smells heavenly…
cellphone happiness
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 10, 2009
over the past two days, after i came back to tokyo from saitama, i received some emails from the children at the school… i was really touched and happy!!!
from chika
from kahori-chan
from chitose
they’re all so sweet! <3 i can't wait to go back again!
on a totally different note, i saw a photo of nino in a magazine that i absolutely couldn’t resist and took a photo of it… it’s my cellphone wallpaper now <3
so cuuuuuuuuuuuute
this was the previous wallpaper, i’m using it as a screensaver now
i’m still waiting to see if i can get tickets for tokyo dome *prays hard*
really, i should be studying for my kanji quiz instead of thinking about arashi…
神泉中学校 kamiizumi junior high school
Posted by: plueonigiri on: November 10, 2009
on the 7th and 8th of november, i went to 神川、埼玉 kamikawa, saitama to participate in a cultural exchange program with a small countryside junior high school. there were 8 of us from different countries – malaysia, singapore, estonia, lithuania, hungary, thailand, canada, china.
nishiwaseda –> [fukutoshin line] –> ikebukuro –> [saikyo line] –> ohmiya –> [rapid urban line] –> honjo
arrival at honjo station
with gea from estonia. she lives in my dorm
with pipe from thailand.
my nametag given by the school
on the way to the school in the bus
arrival at the school! a warm welcome from the children >w<
reception in the sewing room
we all had our own tables with little flags hahah
the sparkling clean hallways
shoe boxes so nostalgic!
walking towards the gym
after the opening ceremony, we had lunch back at the sewing room with the kids, who brought their bento boxes from home
apparently most japanese elementary and junior high schools have orange trees in their backyard…
art room
a typical japanese classroom… how cute!!!
traditional japanese games
the kids and teachers who were in charge of the traditional games
the cutest first year student <3 she had a lot of power though, her drumming was the best!!!
handmade udon noodles!!! i’m so proud of mine ;w; they’re just the right thickness!!!
yummy!!! we got some yuzu skin flakes in our soup too~
the girl with the yellow kerchief, nao-chan, is a fellow arashi fan… we both love nino!!! the one on my left, kahori-chan, likes sho-chan ^^ they were both really cute!!!
the children are growing up in a really healthy environment
self-shots!!! kim’s long hands come in handy
a nicer one!
pipe-chan laughing at our own stupidity
kim acting all shy haha
hahah with kim!
i love love love this shot!!! self-timer for the win <3
i love this school! so beautiful! i want to study here too~
hahah united nations!
we drew our own faces beside our flags at the end
group photo session with everyone at the end of day 1
dinner at genki plaza with the children and teachers… the wakame rice was so good!!!
our room for the night. i shared with en-chan and gea
no doraemon in the cupboards lol
our futons
the beautiful sunrise at kamikawa
autumn creeping in on us
awesome autumn colours!
hiro’s first trip outside tokyo
hiro enjoying the sunrise with his scarf blowing in the cold wind
we climbed up this mountain last night lol
more group shots! this is a no-go because pipe-chan didn’t manage to get in the photo
okay this is slightly better
autumn colours
a colourful breakfast
kao-chan and yousuke-kun ^_^
welcome to malaysia!
a simple lunch
my group during mealtimes
kahori-chan and kao-chan… i love them so much!
farewell ;_;
dinner at saizeriya with angel and kim back at takadanobaba
it was a really eye-opening experience for me, and i really loved my time there. i wish it was longer though… the kids were all really well-mannered and sweet, although some of them were really really shy. i got quite close to a few of them and when i left i hugged them, and they started to cry, saying, “it’s lonely! please don’t forget us!”
i want to go back to kamiizumi junior high school and see them once more
