SSA Seating

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE!!! Yo, you said you were in section B-2 or something? You've got a REALLY nice seat for the graduation show!

I'm in B-1 for the afternoon show. I have yet to find out where my seat is for the evening show.

*glare*

Okai, I'm not telling anyone else I'm going to Japan for this concert. And if any one else asks if I'm going there alone, I'll just say "yes" and leave it at that. Please don't take offense, Twin. <3 But I always get funny looks when I start explaining who you are and the whole MM concert thing. Whatever. They can blow me. I'm gonna have a great time in Tokyo.

This one's a crazy long day

Monday – May 7
10:00 AM – Meet at Ikebukuro Station east exit.
By train: Kim’s route =Ochanomizu>Ikebukuro via Tokyo Metro-Marunouchi Line
(11 min, 190¥)

Sightseeing Spots: Namco Namja Town, B: Lily-Rose

2:00 PM – Leave for Shinjuku.
By train: Ikebukuro>Shinjuku via JR Saikyo (6 min, 150¥)

Sightseeing Spots: Don Quijote, Shinjuku Koma Theatre

3:30 PM – Leave for Harajuku.
By train: Shinjuku>Harajuku via JR Yamanote (4 min, 130¥)

Sightseeing Spots: H!P Store Harajuku*, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Yoyogi
*Along Takeshita Dori


6:30 PM – Leave for Shibuya.
By foot: see above map

Sightseeing spots: H!P Store/Museum Shibuya, Hachiko Statue, Center Gai

11:00 PM – Kim goes home.
By train: Shibuya>Yoyogi>Ochanomizu via JR Yamanote [transfer to JR Sobu Chuo at Yoyogi] (20 min, 160¥)

Plan for TEH DAY

Sunday May 6, 2007. *sigh* It will be so great, and yet so very sad.

Anyway, here's the plan. Not much to it since it's basically concert day. Hopefully Hide will post her plans for Sunday afteroon with Commie. I'll be at the afternoon concert while they run amok in Saitama. LOL!

Sunday – May 6 ***GRADUATION DAY***
9:30 AM – Meet Hide and Commie at Akihabara Station exit 2 at the wicket gates (west side).

10:45 AM – Arrive at Saitama Super Arena
By train: Akihabara>Saitama-Shintoshin via JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line (41 min, 450¥) OR Akihabara>Ueno>Saitama-Shintoshin via JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi [transfer to JR Takasaki Line at Ueno] (36 min, 450¥) OR Akihabara>Akabane>Saitama-Shintoshin via JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi [transfer to JR Takasaki at Akabane] (35 min, 450¥)

11:00 AM – Meet erilaz* at Keyaki Hiroba (Keyaki Tree Square)
By foot: Take the pedestrian walkway from the Saitama-Shintoshin Station to get to Keyaki Hiroba.

Yup. That's about it.

*This is the guy who got me my FC ticket for Yossie's graduation concert. Woohoo!

Sorry this couldn't be a more interesting post. My laptop/browser/internet/EVERYTHING is being absolutely fah-king-we-todd-ed.

Plan, chat, susbend, repeat.

That seems to be how Hide and I have been creating our detailed itinerary for Teh Invasion. LOL

Note: I originally had Hide's routes as well, but she has since informed me that she will be changing locations. :fear:

Saturday - May 5

12:30 PM - Meet in Asakusa at Kaminarimon (the start of the Nakamise Arcade).
By train: Kim’s route = Akihabara>Asakusabashi via JR Sobu Chuo (2 min, 130¥)

Sightseeing spots: Kaminarimon, Nakamise Arcade, Sensoji, etc.

3:00 PM – Leave for Ueno.
By train: Asakusabashi>Akihabara>Ueno via JR Sobu Chuo [transfer to JR Yamanote at Akihabara] (10 min, 130¥)

Sightseeing spots: H!P Store Ueno*, Ameyoko
*Ameyoko Center Bldg 4F


5:00 PM – Arrive in Akihabara.
By foot: (Ignore the "start" and goal" labels, we're actually walking FROM Ueno TO Akihabara)

Sightseeing Spots: DUTY FREE ISHiMARU

10:00 PM – Meet at Shinjuku Station’s east entrance.
By train: Kim’s route =Ochanomizu>Shinjuku via JR Chuo (10 min, 160¥)

Sightseeing spot: Kinswomyn
3rd Floor Daiichi Tenka Building, located across from Club Zip and Books Rose.


Day Two of Teh Invasion (the most important day!) will come tomorrow... ;)

In other news, I just called the optical shop to see if my glasses have come in, as it's been 2 weeks since I've ordered them. The manager told me that my awesome Yossie glasses are back-ordered and might take days or even WEEKS before they come in. :*( At the very least, my other pair will still be sent in regardless of the other's availability. The manager will call me back after 5 PM today after they get another shipment in. Let's hope I get at least ONE of my new pairs in before the trip. :P

It's HER Birthday!

4.12.1985 Omedetouuuu!

Just for Fun

When I first started planning for this trip, the first thing I researched was the Tokyo railway system. Why? I grew up with this:

Ah, the good ol' SIMPLE DC Metro. Five lines that stretch across the DC metropolitan area (Woohoo MD-DC-VA!).

Now I deal with THIS:

and a bit of this, too:


Apparently, there are SEVERAL different rail systems in Tokyo. However, upon further reading, I realized that the Yamanote line on JR East would be our main link around Tokyo. Though the first map I posted up there scared the bejeezus out of me when I first saw it, it doesn't bother me since I only have to focus on this part:

You might notice that most of our sightseeing spots are located around this line, such as Shibuya, Ueno, Shinjuku, etc.

So yeah, riding around the metro in Tokyo should be an adventure whether we get lost or not. LOL.

For more information about the Tokyo subway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Subway
and the Yamanote Line:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanote_Line

If you can, please share any interesting Tokyo subway stories or tips!

I Love my Dad <3

I went home for Easter with my family this weekend. Once we got home after the mass this is what happened:

*Dad pulls out checkbook*

Dad: How much do you need for your trip?

Me: Whaaa? I don't know...

*Dad scribbles and hands me a check*

Me: o_O Uh.

Dad: It's for baon.*

Me: LOL! Thank you!

Dad: Eat good.



*baon = Tagalog for provision, as in for food or the food itself.

Lunchgirl in Tokyo

Flash news from lunchgirl (actually she's on the phone with me now) XD

Lunchgirl will be in Tokyo during The Japanland Invasion, the WHOLE week. ME SHOCK! o_0

She will follow her boss to Tokyo, from May 6 – 10. The schedule hasn't confirmed yet, but she should be in Tokyo the whole time. Unfortunately she won't be able to join me since she has to stick with her boss 24/7 -_-"

Though there's still good news. For one night, for sure, her boss and all followers will have dinner with the Air Attache, and I am staying at the Air Attache place. If he won't kick me out because of that official visit, I would have a chance to see her :wub:

d@mn! Now I wish I could just screw the plan and follow her around Tokyo :miki:

j/k, of course XD

Who is Lunchgirl? Well...

One Month to Go! (hide version)

Teh Ecchi #2 got so excited because the time is getting closer, but not Teh Ecchi #1.


I'm the one who should be a nervous wreck by now. Why? Let see...

(click to enlarge)

It's moronic, is what it is.