Comments | topazera: BIG THINGS AFOOT

topazera

BIG THINGS AFOOT

Jun 04, 2012 04:07

So, unfortunately, I haven't kept up with posting every week! What a shame! I really loved posting more frequently. I miss photoshop and lady posts and random screencaps! I've really been far more removed from lj than I'd like. BUT I do have a reason for the drop off as I've had a lot on my mind recently. Including some DEVELOPMENTS ( Read more... )

irl, arashi, japan

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sotayukari June 4 2012, 08:29:49 UTC

WOW!!!!! JAPAN!!!!!!!! I always wish to go to Japan. Just once is enough for me XD hope you'll have a wonderful trip :D

topazera June 5 2012, 00:27:51 UTC

Thank you! Yes, Japan is really the dream location to visit for me, I still can't believe I'm going! :D Hopefully it will work out for you too, someday! Life is long. ♥

animefreak42 June 4 2012, 09:31:09 UTC

Aww, the necklace is beautiful and your outfit is so pretty! <3 Happy belated birthday!

About Japan, yay! I just went for the first time with my sister this April, and it was incredible. We didn't have much Japanese to go off either (I probably have about the same jdrama/Arashi song phrases as you do, and unfortunately words like niji and egao don't actually show up that much in daily life >.<). Are you getting the Jrail pass? It was worth it for us because we traveled long distances, and it does make things a lot easier for ticket purchasing and such. If you're staying in mostly the same place it might not be cost-effective. There is a decent amount of English around, especially in touristy areas, and pretty much every sign at rail stations has English as well. Most of the ticket buying machines have English options, and in touristy areas there's usually a tourist information office with an English speaker to help you get places. I visited Kyoto and Osaka and there was plenty of English signage and English speaking tourist ( ... )

topazera June 5 2012, 00:23:44 UTC

Oh man, thank you so much for taking out the time to write all this! I really appreciate all the insight! You're the best ( ... )

animefreak42 June 5 2012, 06:02:33 UTC

I don't mind at all! It is definitely really stressful to plan out a trip like this. My sister and I have wanted to go for ages, and we ended up finally locking the trip in when her boyfriend said he wanted to go too. That ended up a bit of a mess though, since they broke up a while before the trip, so then his sister came along too to make things less weird... thus the two blonds. With all the uncertainty about how many people were coming leading up to the trip, we ended up having to do all our lodging booking in the last week before we left. And things worked out okay anyways ( ... )

animefreak42 June 5 2012, 06:10:28 UTC

Kyoto was really beautiful - we were lucky to have gone when the sakura were at their peak! The Path of Philosophy, Bamboo Path, and Ginkakuji were our main stops, and they are all recommended. I don't know much about the other places, since we only stopped in Osaka for our lodging and food, though there is a huge mall attached to the Osaka Railway Station that would be fun to explore. We went there for two meals (there's an entire floor of just restaurants) and the food was yummy, though not cheap (lunch came out to around 5000 yen for the 4 of us?). There is definitely cheap, yummy food everywhere, though we didn't do that much budget eating since we had such a short time there ( ... )

katrinaswift June 4 2012, 13:04:05 UTC

AWESOMESAUCE I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU. Japan is such a great place....unfortunately I am teaching over in Korea, so unless you want hop over, I wouldn't be able to meet you~ ^^

I went to Tokyo last summer so if you have any questions about travelling there, let me know!

topazera June 5 2012, 00:35:22 UTC

THANK YOU. ♥♥ Aw, man, Korea is so close but so far! I mean, I'd love to visit Korea one day too and we're so comparatively close while in Japan... but planning that sounds exhausting. XD That's a good gig you have going though! ♥

Oh, thank you so much! I'm definitely going to keep you in mind, we should be in Tokyo at the very beginning and the end of our trip. :) Is there any particular place in Tokyo you really recommend going? It's a little overwhelming to pick out what to see, so I always like to check for suggestions. :)

insipid_paragon June 5 2012, 03:15:05 UTC

Things I learned to use in Japan ( ... )

insipid_paragon June 5 2012, 03:21:18 UTC

Also, though, your other news! Your necklace is super pretty and your brother clearly knows you very well! YAY BRACES REMOVAL, yay your gorgeous smile! Oh man but I hear you on the retainer. I HATES. I wore mine faithfully 24/7 for about 3 months and then... I started self-regulating. I think my orthodontist realized I was giving it as much as I ever would, though, and left me lecture-free and now I just wear it at night, although I do hate how much shifting I can notice just in the span of a day. :\ OH WELL. I like being able to speak clearly so much that it's totally worth it.

stringless_kite June 5 2012, 08:01:38 UTC

When/what dates will you be where? :) I'm going to Japan for two weeks from the 26th of June to 11th of July. So if your time matches with mine, let's meet up ;)

topazera June 11 2012, 22:17:53 UTC

I thought I was overlapping with some people. :D There might still be a little swapping for me but I should be in the Kansai area somewhere. I'm currently planning to be in Osaka from the 26th to the 6th and then moving over to Kyoto for the rest of time you're there! :D

It would be fun to see some people I know-but-don't-know while I'm there! :DDDD

stringless_kite July 30 2012, 15:10:39 UTC

BAHHH. I looked @ this too late & now I'm back home :( Next time, hopefully. I guess that's what I get for not checking LJ/my e-mails often -_-"

I was in Osaka 26th-3rd. BLEHHH. Haha. I'm sorry :( I feel sad now. You're still in Japan now, aren't you? Where are you? :) Having a blast? I wish I could fly back. Haha.