9 September 2007 - Shopping!!!

Our shabu-shabu lunch at Shinsaibashi


Oceanlane's songs are nice

Today we just spent our whole day shopping. First went Shinsaibashi. I went to Johnny shop to help friends to buy photos while Perina shopped on her own. Oh gosh, the place is under renovation and the photos were displayed in a small area. It was so crowded and everyone just squeezed like sardine, including me. I was wondering, what the hack am I there since I do not even like any of the artists. Sigh... choosing the photos for friends become a burden to me at that moment. Worse still is I forgot that I got to fill up one form for each group of artists. So imagine I got to fill up the form again, searching for the right photo again.... arghhh. This is a stupid system, they should just use different numbers for all the artists instead of using same number. I wonder why I cannot remember this rule.. perhaps coz not my favourite artists. Anyway, I will feel satisfied when friends complimented me on the photos I chose. That is the only satisfaction I got.

Met up with Perina again, after the 1.5 hour photo buying, then went to Tatsuya to shop on our own again. I managed to buy one album by Oceanlane. Actually I do not know this group at all. The vocal is a Japanese but sing good English, and band members are caucasians but speak good japanese. They sing in English. The songs are rather nice, just like Beatles songs.

Then I went to the uncle shop that sells artists photos opposite Tatsuya. Uncle recognised me but said Masha photos taken at All Night Nippon concert only arrives on 22 Sep!!! Sob sob. He apologies and asked me to come again next year, if I come Osaka again. He thanked me for visiting his shop again. I really like his sincerity. I managed to buy Ryuichi and Ryohei photos. Also bought some other artists photos for friends.

Met up with Perina again, walked around at Shinsaibashi for a while before we head to Namba coz I want to make spectacles at Zoff. Finally found Zoff after some searching, got to make specs. Quite satisfied with what I want. Came back to Umeda again, shopped at ABC mart to get shoes for dancing. And I bought 2! New Balance and Adiddas! Oh gosh, it is the first time I bought Addidas. Anyway, I like the color and I of course like my NB shoes.

Then went to Jump again, Yodabashi camera and Comme Ca. Tried out the baby G and think I will buy it tomorrow.

Took our dinner at a conveyer belt sushi and just came back to hotel. Got to start calling friends and packing. And drink my sake and beer before I leave for Singapore tomorrow.

By the way, I forgot to add: Perina bought a magazine on host on the day we arrive in Osaka. Haha. The auntie at the shop looked at her when she bought it. The magazine was cheap, just that she is curious to look at it. The hosts photos are really so so. Not fantastic at all.

Yesterday w-inds concert ended at 7.10pm. Very early! I am still thinking about the concert.... I can see them so closely and it did not seem real to me.

Today is the almost end of my trip this time. Time really flies. I am glad that I have experienced som many different things this time. Thanks to all my friends, not in particular order - Noriko san, Mami, Miho, Maki, Su and Naemura san, 橘舞 . Thanks to 梅林さん and all the staff at ばんらい. Those whom I have spoken to during my trip...

Of course I must thank w-inds for their great performance. Thanks Ryuichi for showing me his guitar skill, his talks, his charisma... thanks Ryohei for his good dance, his interesting talk at Budokan. Thanks Keita for his superb singing, showing off his body. Haha. I really hope to see the 3 of them in Taipei in November. All the best to your concert on 9/24 at Budokan,.

Most important of all, thanks Masha! Thank you for having the photo exhibition at Tottori so that I can escape from the typhoon. Thank you for the good photos and the good memory that I have at Yonago andTottori. Please do take care and do not tired yourself too much. Hope to see you in your concert probably next year.

Well, I think I will come back to Japan next year... Japan, see you again next year then. じゃ,またね!