You guys made me smile SO MUCH for the past couple years. Thank you sooo very much. For you last 10 years, you guys have worked very hard to achieve you goals. I hope in the coming future, five of you will continue work hard and brighten our days. Once again, thank you Arashi for making me cry and laugh everyday for the past 4 years!

I went to Borders with my dad yesterday. And we just sat down chilling reading magazines. Then out of nowhere I heard someone's phone started to ring...a familiar ringtone...Arashi's Crazy Moon! It's the the beginning of the song without the lyrics. But seriously took me like 5 seconds to realized that. Yeah, I'm kinda slow even though it's a Arashi's song. XD

So I looked at the guy across the room, who appeared to be Filipino(around the my age), answered his phone. And the funny thing is that his mom who sat next to him looked at him all weird when his phone was blasting out the Arashi's goodness. XD

I thought it was so freakin funny so I just looked at my dad and said, "Dad, that guy has Arashi's ringtone." *____* Me=shock face. LMAO.

That was the highlight of my day yesterday.

So today after checking my phone at work 5000 times, the bookstore finally called me to pick up my All the Best CD! I went after work to Senseido to pick it up. And there was this cute (but kinda pale) Japanese guy who worked at the counter, he later helped me out with the CD purchase. I guess I was too excited/distracted for whatever reason (cute guy or the album), I totally freakin forgot to take out my stamp card! I remember when I was driving on the way home! WTF. How often do I make a $56 purchase at a bookstore? That could have earn me 5 stamps! Damn it... I'm so mad at myself. I'm still mad. But oh well, life continues. XD Arashi makes everything better.

On to the CD! The photos in the booklet are sooo pretty! Aiba chan looks super kawaii in that black and white picture! :D Nino looks kinda natural in the pictures(make up wise). Jun looks good as always. Sho's hair is sexy. Oh chan's black and white picture with that pose is super amazing! It's full of LOVE. Now, I want to look at the translation for the limited edition booklet. All those paragraphs in Japanese, I need to know what they're talking about! I need to know their thoughts behind the song "Still...", because I freakin adore that song. I LOVE IT TOO MUCH.

I love Arashi. <3

Jun's b-day on the 30th. What to do? What to do. My dad's b-day is on the 29th but we're celebrating on the 30th. Coz I'm going to out that day with my friends for an art show. So on the 30th I'll celebrate my dad and Jun's birthday? Yeah? Hehehe. Or if any of you guys are doing something for Jun, let me know. I'll join in a heartbeat.

You probably have seen this post already. But if not, check it out. She pretty much sum up why I love them so much. XD

50 reasons why you should love ARASHI

I went to Tumblr (add me: http://theahhmoment.tumblr.com/) and did a search of Arashi.




Tumblr looks kinda fun. :D

So I watched the new Arashi's PV last night, "Ashita no Kioku" short version, and I almost fell asleep. I can't believe Arashi will make me feel that way, but yes, it did that to me. And right now I just managed to watch the whole "Crazy Moon" PV, and that made me WOW big time, but still, kinda "blah" feeling. Their dance really impress me though. I guess I'm not used to the song yet?! I don't know. I didn't preorder their new single this time. I don't know if I will buy the single when it comes out. D: Sorry Arashi.

What made me happy today was when I saw someone posted the "Oricon: whose face would you want?" survey. They asked 600 men ranging from their teens to their forties to do this, and this is what they came up with:
1. Masaharu Fukuyama
2. Takuya Kimura
3. Hiro Mizushima
4. Satoshi Tsumabuki
5. Teppei Koike
6. Junichi Okada
7. Masahiro Motoki
8. Tomohisa Yamashita
9. Mocomichi Hayami
10. Koshi Inaba
11. Hiroki Narimiya

The girl who posted it was kinda upset Yamapi only made it was number 8. XD Being a NEWS's fan, I actually don't really care. LOL. I'm not that crazy for Pi anyways. But I'm just extremely delighted how Fukuyama made it as number 1! You know I've been a bit Masha-crazy these past couple days since the salon incident. XD He totally deserves being number 1. He's 40 years old and he still got that gorgeous face! And Hiro being number 3? He totally deserves that as well! Look at him! He's so pretty! If I'm guy, hell yes, I want to be BOTH of them. XD I just started to like Hiroki A LOT recently ever since I saw his butt picture. I think he got a nice cute-puppy-baby-face, which is totally adorable. :D

Other girls questioned why Jin or Kame didnt show up on the list. I just laughed. Come on now, not all guys wanna look like them. And this shows it. XD This is a guy's survey, not a girl's survey. LMAO. I'm a bit tomboy myself so that's why I agree with the outcome of the survey. :D

Oh wow I'm posting 3 days in a row. How surprising! So this afternoon I was hella bored, so I drew Arashi. I havent really draw in a while, so my skills went DOWNNN. But yeah, the turn out? They dont look like they're suppose to, AT ALL.

Have fun figure out which one is which. Although I think it's pretty obvious. Enjoy my crappy drawing. XD I went to art school and this is my drawings. LOL.

1) I'm not impress with "Koi No Abo" by NEWS.
I was looking forward to the new single. But heck, another song that's "blah"? I was waiting for NEWS to impress me with another song just like "Summer Time" or "Hoshi wo Mezashite", but it didn't happen. WHYYY. I understand some people think it's a different approach to their image, but I don't like it. This should be a song that Kajani 8 should sing. It's their type of song. The PV is funny but, it's kinda lame. I prefer their last single "Happy Birthday" with the cute graphics in the background if you ask me to choose. (I still don't like "Happy Birthday", even months have past) Overall, new NEWS's single= I don't like it. Not a happy fangirl.

2) I want the old NEWS back.
I want the NEWS that have decent songs such as "Cherish", "Summer Time", "Hoshi wo Mezashite", etc. Songs that have meanings for God's sake. Johnny san, you can do better. Hire another song writer and give them better single! And please give Yamapi some hair dye to dye that blonde hair away. Please.

3) Why Arashi always have better songs than NEWS?
Arashi always have better songs! Seriously! I started to compare them side by side since I love both groups. But heck, I'll have to say Arashi never fail even once with a bad CM song! All Arashi's commercial songs are freakin catchy and awesome! I seriously wouldn't buy that facial cleaning product by KOSE coz I hate the song "Happy Birthday". Plus it's pretty expensive. I would however, by a AU phone (if I can!) coz Arashi makes the product look so cool. And the CM song "Season" got stuck in my head. I love "Fuyu wo Dakishimete" even! *listens to it right now*

4) My guy friend thinks Arashi dance pretty good.
My friend Andrew came over last night and fix my sister's PC. I showed him some Arashi's videos and he was impressed with Arashi's dancing skills! He was all, "You know, it's hard to sing, dance, and be happy all at the same time!" I gave him a pat on his shoulder and said, "Oh Andrew, I'm so glad you're not dissing them and actually like them. Coz I'm sure other guys will." He asked me if they rap (coz he wants to see a Japanese man rap), so I showed him Music Lovers Live, where Sho raps in "Beautiful Days". :D But at the end, my sis's PC didn't get fix. Computer was acting weird. I hate PCs.

Only 66%? I don't believe that... Why so low? I'm kinda disappointed. If I don't remember ALL the members b-day, doesn't mean I'm not a big fan, it means I don't have good memory!

You are 66% obsessed with Arashi.

 

As far as the Japanese fandom is concerned, those who are 51-67% obsessed with a Japanese boy band is pretty much as normal as it gets. Congratulations, you know more than the average newbie, but you also have more things to learn about our favorite boys! :)

Arashi Obsession Quiz
Take More Quizzes

Apparently Eiruka Nana is NOT the luckiest girl(who got to kissed Hiro in Mei-Chan) in the world, Ayaka is the luckiest girl in the universe! She got married to Hiro on Feb 22nd. *so effing shocks*

It was confirmed that she has Basedow's disease and Hiro wants to spend his rest of his life to take care of her. That's sweet. But this all happen SO fast! I seriously thought she's preg because another news source said so, but turned out it's false. She's not preg! But anyhow, these two are gonna have FREAKIN gorgeous babies because you know, Hiro and Ayaka are both BEAUTIFUL people!

Yesterday I hung out w/ Naoko, and the first thing she told me was, "Cecilia, I need to tell you something...Hiro... he's getting marry! I read that today." I was all, "SHUT UP? Seriously? HIROOO?" *dead*

I hope they'll have a long lasting marriage. I wish you all the best Hiro and Ayaka. Please don't get a divorce couple years later, because you guys will break my heart. For right now, I'll keep supporting Hiro and everything he does! <3 I'm still kinda heart broken though. This gorgeous man is married. *still couldn't believe it*

In another news, I picked up my SWITCH mag w/ Arashi on the cover yesterday. I spent so much $$$ on them this past couple months. *sighs* But worth it though.

**edit: I went to Hiro's site coz I wanted to leave a "Congrats" message to him, but looks like their server STILL couldn't handle so many people go in the site ALL AT ONCE. XD I'll leave a message later then.**

Yesterday I went to Jeana's 18th b-day party! It was so much fun. :D I had fun watching Johnny's videos w/ my girls. So much V6 and Arashi's crack! I also met their friend Jenny who is also a JE fangirl. We watched like 6 hours of videos! When I got home my eyes were watery and tried. XD I just wanted to close my eyes when I was driving home. Hahaha. Jeana's b-day cake was SO COOL because her favorite Jun's picture was on it! So guess what? That picture is also my favorite picture of Jun. :D And she didn't want to eat Jun, so when we cut the cake we didn't cut Jun out. LOL.

Today I headed out w/ my college friend Garrick. We went to Old Town Orange. We didn't want to go too far coz I don't like driving plus his tires are kind bald. So we went to this restaurant and I had to use the bathroom, turned out I flooded their toilet at the end. It's totally not my fault because I didn't do anything "major" inside the bathroom, it's just it wouldn't flush at all! So I flushed it 3 times later and the water was... rushing out. Yeah, scary. So I left the bathroom without saying a word. I felt bad but I was too embarrassed to say anything.

OH! One more thing! I got the Believe CD Vanessa sent me! Thank you so much friend! *hugs* I enjoy watching the PV on my TV SO VERY MUCH. <3

So yesterday I went to meet my friend Naoko because she wanted to give me my J-Shop stuff, plus I wanted to stop by Kinokuniya with her to pick up Arashi's Believe single. We checked Kino but ALL the singles were SOLD OUT. The lady told me I should've preorder it, because in Japan is sold out as well. I remember last time I went to Kino to pick up "One Love" on the same week it was release, Kino would still have all the editions in stock, so I told myself they should have it if I go on Friday. I never know it will sold out THAT quick!

So I picked up these stuff at Kino:



Shiba Inu and Jun= LOVE. I'm gonna put up my calendar later tonight. And I got my calendar cheaper than I thought? I paid $27 for mine. I remember Shannon told me she got it for $35. Kino put the $27 price sticker over the $35 on my package. Weird.

So without the single in hand, we headed to Sanseido Book Store inside Mitsuwa, hoping they'll have it there. But no, they're sold out there as well. The guy told me they can't order the LE for me but they can try and order the RE. So I ordered the RE there. I was so sad. T0T Coz I really wanted the LE SO BAD! But I have to deal with my stupidity for not preordering it, knowing this song is gonna be a BIG HIT. Gawd~ (Actually I hate paying for shipping buying stuff online)

Anyways, after that we went back to Naoko's place and watched some Arashi's stuff on youtube. It was SO MUCH FUN. I love hanging out with her. She told me that I dressed like MatsuJun because of the scarf and hat. XD I totally cracked up. Actually before I head out to meet her, I did looked into the mirror and I thought the same thing! XD We went to Lee's Sandwiches for dinner and it was very delicious. :D




These are the stuff she got me in Japan:



News's concert pamphlet, Arashi/Kanjani 8/NEWS's shop photos, Myojo, clippings, and Arashi/NEWS mini uchiwa.

Oh, totally random but I finally bought my ipod touch online today. I'm officially broke. I'm not gonna buy anything in a while. Someone give me a job so I can start spending again...

I'm still sick. I have a cold sore and my nose is red, and cracked. F**k. I hate it. I havent go outside for couple days, except for stupid jury duty. Why pick me? WHYYY?

Anyways, I've been thinking about some random things. Such as if MatsuJun/Shige/Ryo chan is related to me, who would he be and why, things like that.

( TOO SEXY TO BE MY OLDER BROTHER )

Oh wow, can't believe this year passed by so fast! I accomplished so much this year as a student and also a JE fan. I had a tons of fun with my friends this year! Thank you everyone for being my friend. *hugs*



My 2008 list:
-Saw Jun film HYDF in Las Vegas.
-Met Vanessa on LJ. You're my first LJ+Real life Arashi's friend. =)
-Met the 3 Arashi Sisters. You guys are hilarious!
-Saw Jun AGAIN at USC for his movie, "The Last Princess" premier.
-Organized the "Write a message to Shige" project.
-Met another Shige's fan Michelle through the Shige's project! Remind me I'll need to turn you into a Arashi's fan someday. XD
-Participated in tons of JE fanmeets and projects. Fun stuff!
-Got to go to Vegas w/ my friend Ari over the summer.
-Finished my portfolio show w/o a problem.
-Got to go to Hong Kong by myself for a 1 month and a half vacation! I will remember that trip forever. I miss my hometown, relatives, and friends. =(
-I Fangirled and went shopping with fellow H.K. Ryo's fan, Chantel. That was really fun.
-Graduated college w/ a bachelor degree.
-Went to Vegas AGAIN (3rd time of the year) with my family. Went to The Orleans again (for food) and somehow everything reminded me of my crazy oh-my-gawd-I-saw-my-ichiban moments. Haha. XD

Umm, I guess that's it for now. Can't think straight anymore. 2009 I hope it will get better. Find a full time job. Lose some weight (that I gained from H.K. and Vegas's buffets). Get a boyfriend. Meet new people. The JE fandom will continue to grow in America. =)

-----------------------
I just finished watching the 08-09 Johnny's Count Down. The Arashi's medley was super awesome. =D Everyone looked adorable. And I want that Sho's uchiwa REAL bad. =(

Am I the last one to find out that Arashi's Beautiful Days track 6 "忘れられない/Wasurerarenai (Original karaoke)" is actually 38 mins long? Our boys talk at the end of the song?

I felt stupid coz I just found out yesterday. I was like, "Why are they talking at the end of the karaoke track?" Hahaha. XD

I dont understand what they're saying.D= I wish someone could translate it. Maybe I'll wait until my Japanese friend comes back from Japan, and ask her for help. =P

The fanmeet was on Saturday in Little Tokyo. It was tons of fun! =D I kinda don't feel like typing today so I'm just gonna post pictures. Oh there was Aiba chan's b-day cake and we ate it during dinner with the girls.

( pictures + videos )

I was watching Extra (celebrities/hollywood news's show) and they were talking about "Britney Spears Speaking Japanese. True or False"? I really hate Britney but for some reason I really want to know if she could speak Japanese, so I watched the segment. And I saw she was on Heyx3 NTV Best Hit Artists and Arashi was sitting behind her! That was about 2 seconds of it. XD Then later on they zoomed in to her face and you can sort of see Nino's face in the back, since Nino was sitting behind her. =D

Made me so happy seeing my boys on TV. XD

Oh one extra note, I was listening to the News's CD Color the other day. I read the lyrics of Yamapi's solo "MOLA". I just kinda die a little. Hahaha. The lyrics is just... a little bit overboard. XD It reminds me of what Britney Spears would sing. And now Yamapi sings it, that just made it extra weird. I don't like "MOLA". "Stardust" is a good song though. =P

I've been watching those Arashi Around Asia videos(Taiwan) on youtube lately. And right now I'm listening to the concert mp3. It's like 2 hours long? But it's really good so far. I wish I was there to scream along with other fans. The concert sounds and looks like SO MUCH FUN. Gawd, Arashi please come to America next year~

"Ryusei no Kizuna" supposedly to come out soon. I think tomorrow or this weekend it should be up. It's one of those dramas that I'll anticipate to download every weekend, then sit down and watch it with my sister! Just like "HYD2", "Absolute Boyfriend" and "Yama Taro". XD Good times.

I havent watch "Room of King" yet, but woelvs posted some caps on her journal of ep 1. I can't til' to watch it with subs. =) Hiro is sooooo freakin adorable in it.





And I'll probably download Haruma Miura's "Bloody Monday" too, since he's just too cute to resist. <3

My car now represents Arashi! =) I dont like my old decals anymore so I took it out and asked my friend to make me these Arashi's decals. I have this kanji one too, but I thought the "Arashi-time" is better for my car. The kanji one is in red color. =) I have 3 kanji ones and 1 more "Arashi-time" left. I dont know what to do with them. LOL.

So the Arashi's fanmeet that Liz organized was really fun. I'm kinda lazy to type out everything so I'm just going to make a list of what we did yesterday and post some pictures and videos. =) I love my Arashi's fandom!*muah*




( All the fun stuff )