CD collection - getting there

My brother came back from Sapporo a couple of months ago, but then he was in Singapore (where he lives) and went to Brussels and last weekend he finally came down to Malacca where he passed me these! (And BUMP OF CHICKEN's smile single, which, if I ever get my assignments done, I will translate and post in my LJ <3) An early birthday present, he said. Technically he still owes me Wii Sports Resort from my last birthday, but with such great gifts as these, who's counting? ^^

Now the only album I'm missing is the obvious one (Arashi No. 1 Ichigou..), so I'm starting to collect the singles.

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Cut magazine Aug 2011

Oh, be still my heart. This is probably one of my favourite Sho solo photoshoots/interviews now. My copy came in the store during the weekend (everything always happens when I'm not around. It's like a law or something.) and yesterday I forgot my purse when I went to work, so I only managed to purchase it today. 

Now, I know it's supposed to show the different sides of Sho-kun, which I love and appreciate muchly. I was showing this mag to JetJet and Kit and this is basically what I said, while turning the pages:

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Kamisama no Karute Photo Memorial Book

It has arrived! Yesterday morning Terry-san from the Japanese Department called out to me and said, "Your book will arrive this evening!" So I was waiting for it all day, haha. It's totally worth getting, especially for a Sho fan. I find that I don't even mind the perm now.

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Oristar 7/18

So, my copy finally arrived. The moment I saw the cover, I was so glad that I ordered this! Usually I won't order mags, and just decide whether or not I'll get them when they're in the store and I could look at them first. But these days the Japanese Department are seriously cutting down on their non-K-Pop related mags, so the mags sell out before they even hit the shelves, more often than not. *sigh*

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Beautiful World, Nippon no Arashi, and-

Another round of "Stuff I Bought Recently", or, "Why Arashi Is Making Me Broke." 

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Arashi no Shukudai-kun #033

Aired On: May 21st, 2007

The guest this time is TOKIO's Kokubun Taichi! To tell the truth, the first thing I thought when watching this again is, "wow, he looked so young...", haha. ^^;; I always love it when any of the JE senpais or kouhais appear on Arashi's shows, despite not really being a JE fan in general (I only really like Arashi). This is because their interactions with other Johnnys are always amusing to watch, I suppose.

Anyway, Kokubun Taichi's request for the audience is to find different kinds of salads from all over the world. I was so relieved with this request, really - vegetables should be safe, right. Right? Not that it's not interesting to see them eat weird food, but as an animal lover, some of the episodes were just painful to watch. (I'm still a bit traumatised from the sparrow.) These salads were introduced by women from the respective countries - the first being from Belarus, a salad made of beets. Next is a Bulgarian salad served with Sirene, a cheese that was marinated in saltwater. I'd like to try this someday! Then, Paumid salad from Costa Rica, made from the core of palm trees. I didn't even know that they could be eaten. I love Kokubun's reaction - "kore wa zenzen oishii desu ne!" I suppose the usage of zenzen+something positive wasn't so all over the place back then since it still jarred to Jun and was highlighted in the tv text. Although I seem to remember everyone speaking that way back then. I know this is completely off-topic, but this really brings back memories.

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