14 posts from March 2008

Nino's Shava Dava

Mar 25, 2008
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Took the Yamanote Line home and saw Nino's Shava Dava advertisement. Kyaaaaa!!!!
So the train ride all the way home, I was standing and staring directly into Nino's doe eyes!!!! *Dreamy*
He really looked so young and innocent in this advertisement.
Was so tempted to take out my camera to take a picture.
However was too embarrassed to do that as there was this guy that was sitting directly in front of it and he didn't look too kindly.
Anyway, will try to take the picture tomorrow on the way to work or back home.

As today is the first day sales of the Shava Dava drink, I decided to pop by a Combini store on the way home and bought the drink.

I quickly opened the drink to try once I reached home.
It is actually a gassy grapefruit drink and is greyish milky in color.
Hmmm... how to describe the taste... I really cannot find any adjectives for it!
Just that it tasted exactly like the normal grapefruit drink and the only special part is it's gassy.
(Grapefruit drink usually comes in juice form.)
The drink is actually not bad if you like grapefruit.

Shava Dava

An unexcepted guest at Ohno's butai...

Mar 24, 2008
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Seems like me meeting Aiba in person was yesterday old news... ... ...

Today a glasses-wearing Nino went for his beloved Riida's butai!!!!! Kyaaaaaaaaa!!!! Really cannot believe my streak of good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Adrenalin rushing to my brain!!!!* *Faint!!!*

And the story goes like this...

We were seated at our seats 10min before the start of the show. Our seats are left side block but more towards the centre stage. Based on Simone's yesterday butai experience she was telling me where one of the MA guy was sitting when he came for Riida's butai. So we were all concentrating looking at the right side block seats. Then suddenly I heard some commotion on my left and I quickly turned my head towards the sound. There were 2 guys escorted by a staff walking right into the theatre. The taller guy caught my attention first and I only use 1 second in my brain to register that he is "probably" a Johnny's guy but I don't recognise him.

So not wasting time, my eyes quickly looked at the shorter guy. Beside me, Simone was asking "Who is it?" And it only took only a split second for my brain to recognise its Nino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I excited said!!!! I was standing up so I had a totally clear view of Nino walking in.

Nino was wearing a beige colored suit and wearing glasses (similar type of glasses that he wore during TIME con). He looked really quite short in person. Small petite sized. His hair was permed and slightly long so it looked kinda messy to me! Anyway, when he was walking towards his seat, he was grinning slightly in his Ninomiya's smile (you will know what I mean if you are a Nino fan! It's his trademark smile). You can see that he was trying very hard to pretend nonchalent about it but he still cannot contain his smile slightly when he heard fans' grasp of exclamations on realising who he is when he was walking towards his seat.

I cannot believe my luck again when I realised Nino sat down just some rows down me at the next aisle!!!!!!!!!!! *Faint again!!!!* I really can observe Nino's back view from where I am sitting!!!!!!

Note: The walkway from the entrance of the theatre to the seat is very short, so you only have a few seconds to observe! It is like only a 15 second walk. Once you missed anything, its gone!!! So his every movement was totally cherished.

Then Riida's butai started and my concentration switched to Riida... (and that is another story of Riida's butai...)

When Riida did not appear on the stage, my eyes will wonder to observe Nino. He was sitting so near, so it was hard not to resist NOT looking at him! XDDDDD His messy hair back view is really very easy to recognise. Very distinct! And the way he sat while crossing his legs are totally very familiar posture too! And the way he put his chin resting on his left hand was all too familar to me too!

Then during the break time, the lights came on and we can once again observe Nino as he walked out. Kyaaaa!!!! Lotsa of girls followed behind him. He went off behind a door that is beside the exit that probably leads to backstage. So during the 15min break, me and Simone were talking excitedly about see Nino!!!! We really cannot believe our luck!!!! As there is still time to spare during the break, I suddenly said to Simone that I want to go to the seat where Nino had sat.

So when we reached his seat, I told Simone I want to sit down at the seat and she stared at me in disbelief! But I sat down anyway! His seat is still warm!!! Hahahaha!!!!!! And from where I sat at his seat, I can see from his perspective how he was watching the butai. His seat was quite a good seat ofcoz!!! Anyway feel so 幸せ that I sat on a seat that his bum was warming just 10min ago!!!! Hahaha!!! I was the only fan that did that.

Then it was time for the 2nd half of the butai to start. So we went back to our seats and anxiously while staring at the door waiting for Nino to appear again! However to my disappointment they turn down the lights into darkness and you can see 2 figure walking in. Totally couldn't see Nino at all!!! However you can still tell in the darkness that he had took off his jacket and was wearing a dark-colored vest. And the observation continues...

During the 1st curtain call, Nino was still there and he clapped for his beloved Riida!!! And just before the lights came on for the 2nd curtain call, Nino walked out in the darkness alone...

After the butai, lotsa fans came over to where Nino had sat and was touching and taking photos of the seat with their mobile!!! So ofcoz me and Simone don't want to miss out on this excitement as well, so we made our way down to his seat too. I managed to squeeze my way into the front and sat down again on the seat!!!!!! hahaha!!!! kyaaaaaaa!!!!
And many fans commented excitedly about me sitting down on the seat!!!! Hahaha... I was thinking what is the point of just touching the seat! It is just cushion! The best experience is to experience the butai from Nino's perspective!!!

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Afterthoughts...

Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am really really really still in dreamland about how the day had turned out!!!! This forever will be one treasured memories along with the other time I saw Nino too at con when he, Jun and Ohno attended Tsubasa's solo con a few years back... and that is another story...

For another version of the event, please go and read Simone's...

The excitement continues in Chiba (Part 1)

Mar 23, 2008
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"Shucks we are going to be late to meet a friend for lunch at Aiba's family restaurant!" was my first thought when I woke up in the morning and saw my alarm clock. So me and Simone quickly left the house and rush down to Chiba.

When we reached Chiba, we managed to find our way to the restaurant without much difficulty. On the way there, I keep praying that I hope Aiba's mum will be helping out at the restaurant today. I really do want to meet my mother-in-law!!! Hahaha... Let's hope my wish will come true.

So with excitement and anticipation, we reached the restaurant. There actually was a queue inside the restaurant. So we had to wait awhile for a table. You can tell the rest of the people in the line are definitely fans too but they are all lining up quietly. I guess me and Simone are more open in showing that we are really fans by going crazy taking photos of anything that can be photographed!!! (We will post these photos later...) So finally we had a table and since there are 3 of us, we ordered quite alot of food.

And yes!!!! I cannot believe my good luck today!!!!!! Aiba's mum is helping out at the restaurant today! She was taking orders, serving the customers and double up as a cashier too! She looked quite young. Quite tall and slim too. You can see where Aiba got his tall lanky genes from!!!

Then on the way to the toilet, I tried to peep into the kitchen and caught some glimpses of Aiba's dad. But I couldn't be very sure if that is Aiba's dad as most of the glimpses are back view. That person was cooking at the stove, so his back was always towards me. But accordingly to Simone, it seems that the chef standing near the door is the dad since she had once saw a side view photo of Aiba's dad before.

After lunch, we left the restaurant and stopped outside to take pictures of the restaurant. Then this guy rode up in his bike and got off the bike and then was talking on the mobile phone. The guy's side and back view was towards me, my first thought was this deliveryman was just standing there and here I am with my camera wanting to take photos of the restaurant. And this delivery guy will be making my photos ugly!!!!!! So I walked slightly to the side and trying to continue to take photos of the restaurant and trying to cut off the deliveryman's profile. And while doing this, I complained to Simone about my annoyance over the deliveryman.

Then Simone commented, he doesn't looked like deliveryman as he seems to be on the phone for quite long. Then both of us walked slowly and was staring more intently and concentrating at the guy now. Then Simone suddenly say hey... this guy looked like Aiba!!!!! I was in a shocked as I dare not hope so high!!! However from the guy's side view profile and he was wearing a cap, I couldn't confirm whether he is really Aiba or not! So both of us walked slowly forward from his side view profile to his front view profile...

As Simone was walking slightly in front of me trying to see the person's front view. And I was behind asking her: Is it Aiba? Is it Aiba? Is it Aiba? Then Simone whispered excitedly!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! It is Aiba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kyaaaaaaa!!! I think I really felt my heart STOPPED for a second!!!! *Faint!!!* Then I quickly walked forward and the best thing is, when I turned at that kodak moment to see the guy's face, he looked up (he was still talking on the phone) and our eyes met!!!!!!! It is Masaki!!!!

*Faint!!!!* "Breathe! Breathe!! Breathe!!!" I told myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just had a no hold barrier full blown eye contact with Masaki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then on realising there are 2 fans watching him, he went back inside the restaurant.

The 2 of us just stood there totally DAZED and cannot believe what our eyes just saw!!! Honestly if Simone was not there with me, I will have thought I saw wrongly and imagine that the person looked like Aiba. Then all of a sudden, someone came out and we realised it is one of the chef. Then I turned to Simone and asked her is this Aiba's dad? As it sure looked like him but I am unsure since I never see a photo of his dad before. (I also don't want to push my good luck any further that today I will get to meet Aiba's dad too!!!) However, Simone confirmed that yes the person is !!!!! *Faint!* *Dies*

Then don't know where I gathered my courage from, I turned to the person and asked him... "Sumimasen... are you Aiba......" (the words choked in my mouth as I realised I cannot possibly ask the question are you Aiba's dad since his dad also called Aiba too!!! Hahahaha)... So I quickly added... "Aiba... Masaki's dad?" He looked a little surprised that I actually spoke to him and he answered in a very gentle soft voice that he is.... then we just nodded at each other and he went back inside.

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! *Dies!!!!* His dad had such a gentle voice!!!! And you can really tell he is a very やさし person!!! Gosh!!!! I just met my father-in-law too!!!! kekekeke... Dying from too much high adrenelin!!!!

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Afterthoughts...

OMG!!!!! OMG!!!!! I actually saw Aiba Masaki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me and Simone still cannot cannot cannot cannot believe our good luck!!!!!

Till now while writing this entry, I still cannot believe that today I actually met 3 Aiba相葉-san today including Masaki himself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: Please go to Simone's vox to read her version of the story.
PS: Will post more details later as it is already 1am plus and I am getting quite sleepy... Look out for Part 2 and more!

NEWS Koyama ramen shop

Mar 22, 2008
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While on the subject of family-owned shop...
Do anyone have the exact address of NEWS Koyama's family ramen shop?
I have been trying to find the address for quite some time.

If anyone knows, please message me.

Thanks!!!

Excited!!!!!! Off to Chiba...

Mar 22, 2008
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Can't sleep!!!!!! Feeling so excited!!!!!!
Tomorrow on Saturday I am going with Simone to finally meet my mother-in-law!!! Kyaaaaaa!!!!!!
We are going to Aiba's family restaurant in Chiba.Yeah!!!
I have been planning this trip for so long (ever since I am in Japan) that I can't believe that I am finally going to be eating at the resturant!!!!

So to all those Aiba-wifeys out there, are there any messages you will like to pass to your mother-in-law too!?!? Hahaha... (ps: sounds abit weird that so many of us out there could share the same mother-in-law!)

Any food/dishes recommendation for those that had already been there?

I do HOPE Aiba is at home helping out!!! Hahaha...

In case anyone is wondering... this is what Aiba's mum looked like. (I can't remember who did I take this photo from. So please let me know so that I can credit you.)

PS: Hmm... on second thoughts, I think I still want to marry Sho-kun!!!