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Lack of updates have been caused by an unforseen event aka I have been sick as a dog. I've had flus and colds. I've cut my fingers and needed stitches. I've had killer cramps, and hippopotamus migraines. But the past 5 days... I seriously thought that I was not going to make it out of the desert.

On Friday I was so sick that I lost my voice and was dizzy to the point I thought I might faint. I went to work for 30 minutes and was sent to go to a walk-in clinic. Three other girls had been sick with bronchitis before me, so they insist I see a doctor in case I was coming down with that, so that said doctor could give me something to help clear it out. I waited 20 minutes to be told "You've got what pretty much everyone in this city has, listen to your body, go sleep and drink clear liquides like there is no tomorrow". Oh great, thanks. Why did I come here again?

I slept all day Friday, up til about noon on Saturday, and up til noon again on Sunday. I had everything, stuffy/runny nose, sore throat, headaches, muscleaches, dry cough, mucus in throat, etc. You name it, I had it.

Alas I have survived (I'm a survivor ringtone, anyone?) and today is the first day I somewhat feel normal.

To stay sane I watched movies and read blogs online. One that entertained me to no end is Sarah's "The nomad's land" tumblr blog. You guys should check it out. She's from South Africa, but has been living in Japan for four years now. She's hilarious~

In other news I've been thinking of working on a new layout for Gossip Candy, and also I've gotten quite a few things for my very first giveaway. So stay tuned!

Have you been sick this season?
Was it worse than any other bug before?

How did you manage to stay sane?

Love Songs

I received a package in the mail today!


Ayu's latest studio (12th, I believe?) album "Love Songs" released on 2010.12.22. I had pre-ordered this as it is a limited/first press edition. I heard it was big, but WOAW! It's Huuuuge! The special packaging is about as big as some of the old records.

There was a lottery to win little prizes with this release. I won a sheet of stickers~

It opens up like this...

Special edition includes: Micro SD Card, USB and DVD.

I have to admit I'm a little disappointed... the USB looks really cheap.

On the right side, there is a pocket, which this BIG photobook. So pretty!

This one is my favorite shot of the bunch. (There are several pages.)

Loves Songs... I has it!

Did you order Love Songs?
Or have you seen some of the music videos, or heard the songs? What do you think? Like, dislike?


For those that haven't ordered...
Have you ever received special packaging for something you bought before?

Hello Kitty @ Sephora

The other day I was on http://www.sephora.com/. I rarely shop in store because I always find the make-up is over priced... that and there's so much stuff I get dizzy and don't even know where to start looking. But I love online shopping, and it's a lot easier for me to find things at Sephora when I look online. I mean, there's no one getting in the way, pushing me around and make me feel like an idiot cause I don't know what the hell I'm doing. Love it!

Long story short, I came across the following:

Hello Kitty Collection @ Sephora

I used to obsess over Hello Kitty stuff. And while it's calmed down and I haven't actually purchased anything Hello Kitty related since I came back from Tokyo, I'm REALLY EXCITED for this. I mean, even when M.A.C. came out with their Hello Kitty Collection, I wasn't THIS excited.

After searching online, I found THIS lovely page that gives out a lot of info, in fact, lots of DETAILS. Pretty much everything the collection is said to have, down to the prices they will be sold at.

Pictures of only a few selected products. It seems there'll be TONS more. But I just can't get over how freaking KAWAII are the HK face shaped bottles. At this point I almost don't even care if I will like or dislike the scent of the perfume, I just want to own the cute thing! And the polish bottle, I mean really? WHY hasn't any nail polish company thought of this first?! REALLY! I would have bought cute shaped nail polish bottles of even colors I would NOT wear.

After searching online real quick, it seems this collection will be coming out in mid-January. But you can subscribe Here to get updates and e-mails on the Collection and when it'll be available. That's exactly what I did.

I might actually have to buy a bus ticket to bus out to Rideau Centre, and avoid the high amount of stress to park downtown, just to check out this Collection in person. I mean, really, that says a lot coming from a girl that just recently swore to never taking the bus ever since she got her car a month ago.


What do you think of this Sephora X Hello Kitty Collection?
Is there Sephora in your country? Will you be checking it out?
If there isn't, do you think you'd buy online?

A wedding in Las Vegas!

If some of you didn't know, I'm a BIG fan of Ayumi Hamasaki.

On January 2nd, she posted something on her fan club diary, something that surprised some and shocked others...

She traveled to Las Vegas...

AND GOT MARRIED !!!!!!!!

Everyone meet Manuel "Mannie" Schwarz, Ayumi Hamasaki's brand spanking new husband! He's originally from Austria, but has been in the States for a while, as far as I could find out online. He's an actor and model, and his website (when it was online... it has been down since they announced their marriage) stated he worked for major brands such a Levi's.

Mannie was cast as an actor in three of Ayu's new music videos for her most recent album Love Songs. Ironically enough he plays her husband in the first one titled Virgin Road. And then in Love Song and Last Angel. All of which were filmed and produced in Los Angeles over the course of several weeks at the end of the year (I believe it was in November, if I remember correctly).

On Twitter, both of them had been tweeting back and forth, joking and what seemed to be flirting. But Ayu hushed it all away saying he was indeed her hubby... from the music videos...

And then BAM! On 2011.01.01, they flew to Las Vegas and registered their marriage, which I believe means they are now legally married, but haven't actually had an actually wedding ceremony. She wrote about in on Team Ayu.

Of course you can imagine what happened. It's like an atomic bomb landed on Twitter Headquarters. O.M.G. She's pregnant! She's only known this guy for so many months! What the hell is she doing? Who the hell is he? BLAH BLEH BLAH.

She hadn't admitted to anything until they got married, so I understand the shock. I was surprised myself. But really, who's business is it anyway?

Frankly, I was just really damn happy for her. Girl's 32 and had a rough 2008 and 2009. She deserves to be happy. And I'm sure this will lead to some real good damn songs in the future. I mean, look what happened to Katy Perry after she married? AWESOME ALBUM GUYS!

So there you have it. Ayumi Hamasaki, is officially, no longer single.

You go girl!~

They flew back to Japan today.
So cute! I like it~

Ayu just tweeted this picture tonight. D'aww~

What do you think of sudden marriages?
Think this could be just a fake to promote her new album that came out on 2010.12.22?

2011: Year of the Rabbit

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2011 is the year of the Rabbit, also known as the Hare. The Rabbit is my chinese zodiac sign, so I have a lot of hope for this year! So far it has started well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've been reading a little bit on the year of the Rabbit, online and a this has stood out to me.

"The Rabbit year is said to bring peace or at least a respite from conflict or war. Likewise, its native will do everything in his power to restore harmony or he will leave the scene."

Strangely enough (or not) this sounds a lot like me. I hate conflicts, I always try to fix things and make everything work out. I feel very stressed when things are tensed around me, and I feel other people's energy very easily as well (this is why I avoid going out on boxing day, I feel very aggressive...)

Hopefully this is true. And this year, is a peaceful one!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

I hope this one is a peaceful, happy and healthy one for everyone~