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✿Heather went to Tokyo (she studies in Osaka) and took some really cool footage! ♥ She looks so cute with her new pink hair! Feeling so nostalgic now :3 Thanks for sharing Heather! (o^_^o) ♥

( a virtual tour of tokyo (kami-itabashi, harajuku, shinjuku and more!) )

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taken by me, June 2006.
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お久しぶりですね～！☆ミ
♥ Long time no see!


Maki & Asuka designers of Angelic Pretty - taken by me, June 2006.
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♥ Hey there friends, Japan residents, Harajuku fans, lolitas and anonymous readers! お久しぶりですね！Long time no see! (or long time no POST! should I say! ^_-)

» I'm updating because today, I came across this website and I was so happy to realize the photos were taken the same day that I was in Harajuku in June 2006. And the girls I met that day had their picture taken by that photographer too! I remember how the sweet lolita (girl in pink with lots of hairclips) didn't want to pose for me that day because she was in a hurry to fill her model release form for "some photoshoot". Well now I understand! And I'm happy I found pictures of her (face included!) （●＾▽＾●）良かったね！

♥ Of course that's not my only reason for updating! I have GOOD NEWS! I'm MOVING to Japan (90% chances of moving to Tokyo)! I don't have a date settled but it will be sometimes before 2009! In a perfect world I would move this summer BUT it will most likely be sometimes near (or in january) 2009. I have too many debts that I want to pay before leaving (damn you University for ruinning me!). In may I'll be moving back to my hometown (Quebec city) to live with my dad for a while (no rent to pay! yeah!) and earn as much money as possible. I will also keep studying japanese to make sure I have a solid base when I move. I've been slacking off for the past 6months and I'm starting to forget more than I'm learning... oops! I absolutly have to make myself a new studying schedule! It's very important for me to learn the language before moving since I'd rather not get a french/english teaching job over there (yeah, I know...it's hard to get other jobs than that...but hey, a girl can dream!) Sure I did study japanese in University for a year and a half (East-Asian studies at University of Montreal) but it's not enough!!! I unfortunatly had to stop my full-time studies at university this past semester due to health problems. But don't you worry about me... I'm fine now! As soon as I start studying seriously again it'll all come back very quickly. I've always had the knack for learning languages. (^__-) Oh and about jobs... some of you may have heard me talking about my connections with people in the entertainment buisiness in Japan... Yes, I still work for some of them but it's nothing officially permanent yet. It's mostly a part-time thing so sadly, I can't count on that to survive when I move over there. But I won't give up! I know someday I will reach my goals.

» So that's pretty much it! I just thought I'd let you know that this journal is NOT dead. I will start writting here again when I move to Japan. Thanks for your patience! <(_ _)>

真輝
Maki

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☆　A great video showing areas of Tokyo (Roppongi, Shibuya & Harajuku) filmed and edited by my youtube friend joeycm. This video will be shown to 200 Louis Vuitton executives in Paris. なずかしい！

*bows* these girls are amazing. ichigo overdose! :P

( HARAJUKU + SHINJUKU! )


Camilla psychodollfie, Emelina & Anna _graveflower


» Note that the pics weren't all taken on the same day.. most pics of the stores or people inside stores were taken the first time i went to harajuku with Ffej sangquicoule..also the pictures taken at night are from the first time (my camera batteries died when i was on the bridge where all the cool kids are..crap!). The others are from the day i met Camilla psychodollfie, Anna _graveflower & Emelina who moved to Japan while i was there. ^___^ We went karaoke the night before i left too.. pictures will be posted soon.

» Oh and since i'm posting about Harajuku & Shinjuku i need to tell this story: I went shopping alone at the Marui Young (shopping center that has like 8 floors with at least 4 floors of exentrik clothing..lolita, punk, etc.) in Shinjuku before i left Japan.. I went to KERA shop and bought some things.. The manager started chatting with me in japenglish, he was very nice. When it was the time to pay i went to the cash register and i noticed some cool flyers of this band called AILE on the counter..so i decided to take one.. that's when the manager informed me that 2 members were in the store!!! o__O; I turned around and there they were. So i went up to them and asked for autographs and pictures (unfortunatly even if they agreed we were told we couldn't take pics inside the store and i didn't bother waiting for them to get out of the building)..the thing is: they're famous!!! I had no clue until Ariane chibi_hoshi told me! I thought they were just some new independant band! I got home and Ari showed me a video from youtube.. I really like their music! Darn! If i had known when i met them i would've dragged them to the elevator for a picture! Gnargh! >__<; Oh well.. at least i got their autographs! ^__^