Live Report - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 。(⌒∇⌒。)

I have just got back from travelling to London to see Kyary Pamyu Pamyu! It was only a one night stay in London and a 4 and a half bus journey each way but it was worth it !!!!

Thats my girlfriend waiting with all our stuff at Manchester bus station! I dont know why I shared these hahaha I dont even think her eyes are open in that one!

We were worried as we were going into London on the day of the tube strikes, so the traffic would be /horrible/. When we got to Watford Gap, the coach driver came upstairs and told us that the driver who was supposed to take over from him was stuck in london because of the bad traffic - and had been stuck there since about 12. (；￣Д￣）

So as we pulled into London I was worried, we only had a little time to check in and with the tube strike it would take us a while to get to the hostel and then to the gig! But as we got into London the streets were quite clear!!!! （°o°；）

It seemed like we missed the heavy traffic thank god! We even arrived into London early! So we headed off to the underground and had a bit of trouble with the amount of people but made it to our hostel in one piece! They even left us little after eight mints on our pillows! It was such a cute greeting Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

I proceeded to get ready and this was my outfit above! I was meant to wear creame tights with it, but I had gotten the wrong size, I had picked up an L for shorter people! So I couldnt even put them up ;__; so i luckily had my glavil necklace and black leggings to make it more pastel goth than pastel cutie!

We finally made it to the queue no thanks to the underground! We arrived 15 minutes before the doors opened and got confused as there happened to be 2 lines, one for standing and one for the seating - however this line made a big circle :| so we didnt know where it ended. Luckily we managed to figure it out and get the two queues separated but it was so confusing! We met 3 girls in the queue who were behind us and got talking to them /o/ /Its always nice to make friends! Before the gig I also got to speak to one of my friends and have a mini catch up - also got talking to a cute gal who spotted my glavil necklace - we then proceeded to speak about the staff at shibuya 109 and how convincing they were at getting you to buy stuff XD

Once I was in the  building I made my way to the merch booth which was right by the door and then made my way to level 2. I sat 4 rows back in the corner and had quite a good view! I ended up sat next to someone who was also on their own and got to dance with them at times :D it was fun! I was so nervous waiting for Kyary to come out, seriously, my heart was beating so fast and my stomach was turning so badly!

＼（＠￣∇￣＠）／ AND HERE IT KYARYYYYYYY

She is SO cute in real life! Her voice is adorable and her dancing skills and her dancers are so....on point! Seriously, they were brilliant and so in-sync. You can tell they practiced hard! She played all my favourites! PON PON PON, Invader Invader, Yume no hajima ring ring, Candy Candy, Fashion Monster, Super Scooter, Mi, Kura Kura! The list goes on hahaha! I was also stood in front of this cute couple who just got up and danced (ok it was a bit of dad dance, but jfc it was brilliant!). I was happy I got to do the Fashion Monster dance!

My girlfriend met me outside of the gig hall and brought me a cup of tea ヾ(@°▽°@)ノ Best girlfriend ever! I also bought a poster and a lanyard from the "bootleg men" and made my way to the tube station

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To find out the tubes had stopped running. So we quickly headed to Shepards Bush train station, where we got the over ground to another stop. The trains were still running acordding to the board - but when the timer to the next train went down and it was due in - the train just drove on saying "not in service". I was so annoyed. 

I rang my friend who was lovely and found us a bus to get! Just as we left the tube station our bus pulled in and we got off at our stop. We quickly had a burger king (as we hadn't anything to eat since our coach trip due to tube lines making our journey longer T___T) 

But it didnt ruin the concert and I was so happy I went! 

My haul!

Hopefully I can see her again if she comes back! Or hopefully she will be touring in Japan in November!

Japan Trip 2014! - Lives - ScReW

On 20/04/2014, jrock band SCREW had their 8th Anniversary lives and they annouced a new album in august and a new tour! Last year we were lucky enough to attend their tour final so we were hoping we would be lucky enough to see them again! 

I follow their staff twitter and the tour final date was annouced as 28/12 so we werent that lucky, but as I checked the OHP I saw a list of dates for their nationwide tour and then they have a month where they do lives in JUST Shibuya. (tbh I dont know why....but im not questioning it)

TOUR2014 INNER PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD
［METEMPSYCHOSIS］
11月16日(日)　　 渋谷TSUTAYA O-nest
11月23日(日) 　　渋谷Eggman
11月24日(月・祝) 渋谷TAKE OFF 7
11月30日(日) 　　渋谷REX
12月06日(土) 　　渋谷GARRET udagawa
12月07日(日) 　　渋谷STAR LOUNGE
12月14日(日) 　　渋谷TSUTAYA O-Crest
12月20日(土) 　　渋谷CYCLONE

\o.o/ We can see SCREW at least twice the next time we are in Japan! 30/11 and 07/12. We might go for the 6th if there are no other gigs happening and their are tickets left, but 06/12 is Koda Kumi's anniversary so I want to leave that day open in case she decides to do something. 

At least, my trip is starting to make shape!

Another Taobao review!

I was going to make a review when all my packages arrived, but I shipped one with SAL and that is going to take ages to get here. So, I got 2 packages the other day and thought I'd share them!

I used taobaoring again and I was very impressed with their service!

09/04/2014 - Ordered the items

11/04/2014 - Items arrived at agents office

12/04/2014 - Items shipped with Airmail

22/04/2014 - Items delivered to my house /o/

Post and Packaging - 5/5

Again I was really impressed with the speed of the shipping. I expected there to be a delay with the post on my side, obviously not being Taobao's fault - and the custom forms were filled out a little lower. In my country, customs will try and get you any way that they can tbh....

Anyway, I got delivered 2 large boxes and the outer was packed really well! No chance of being damaged too much in transit! The insides were packed really well and once again, cant complain with how it was packed and delivered!

Product 4/5

Lets started with the items shall we!

Item 

I didn't realise this was actually a demin jacket when I saw it online, I thought it was more of a shirt, but its an actual Jacket! It fits quite well, though with me being taller than the model (im 5ft 10") its on the short side for me, but I still love it. The patches give it kind of a grunge/kawaii look! And yes, it says "mikey" instead of mickey. I actually didn't notice that at first, my girlfriend pointed it out.

(I dont have a link for this sorry, when i load up the item, it shows a different sweater!)

This is what made the score go down, due to the sizing. The bust was supposed to be 105 cm - which would be baggy on me - but its quite tight. And again, due to my height, its short on me. I might have to file this under  "things i can wear once i loose a small bit of weight"

Item

Now these beauties are a dream purchase! Ive always wanted winged sneakers and I finally found them on Taobao and they are so cute! This was the first time buying shoes from the internet, especially having to sort out the size conversion. I got a 41 (which is a 6.5 in my country) and I was so happy they fit! They are comfortable and look so cute on ( i will get some pictures when i can!) I wore them to work on dress down friday and got some compliments on them! 

Service 5/5

Once again, I am satisfied with the service I recieved from Taobao! Quick shipping, fast processing and they work 6 days a week so they are always there if you need them! 

Taobao order #2

While waiting for my Taobao order, I somehow ended up making another order but I feel so good about the new additions to my wardrobe! HahahaI should be doing this as i need money for Kyary in a couple of weeks but oh well! I want to make a few taobao orders to bulk up my outfits for Japan! I didnt like my style which I had back then so Im going to try a few new things!

So the first step, is find the clothes!

 

These two have been ordered and shipped to me already with the item from the previous post! Im a big sailor moon fan, so looking forward to the remake this july! And the skirt is just awesome! I need to figure out the outfit with the skirt though, but im thinking it will most def be a rokku outfit!

These shoes are a dream purchase! Ive loved the Jeremy Scott shoes but the colours dont really give me way in outfit planning and im in need of a pair of shoes for Japan, so these trainers/sneakers are brilliant! Im planning to go up Mount Fuji on a tour and travel up Mount Takao so Im gonna need more sensible shoes, but for shopping and just going around Tokyo, these would be perfect

This was an impulse buy but I love the outfit so much! Its such a cool style and would keep me warm even on a breezy day! I think the shoes above would look cute with this outfit and some cute shorts, which i already own :3 

I dont think I'll look on Taobao anymore, not until payday anyway haha 

Look forward to my reviews when my items arrive! I used SAL shipping so it could take a while!

Online shopping!

I have been looking around Taobao recently and decided it was time to get some more fashion again, rather than the AKB48 cd/dvds ive been buying!

Its 239 days until Im in Japan again and this means I need to get together some new clothes - not too much mind you cause I want to buy so much when Im there. Im gonna try and take the bare minimum, within reason! I still wanna look some what stylish haha!

Ok, so onto my finds!

I hope Im not the only person excited about BOY LONDON opening a store in SHIBUYA 109 *squee* I cant wait to go there and have a look! Right now though, Im happy with replicas haha im not that rich :P

And again, replicas! Ive alwats wanted a Vivienne Westwood necklace and this was cheap so I thought, why not!

Now these, I am excited for! Mameshiba trousers! They only had L size, but that will do me! Though Im a bit iffy about the waist. The hips will fit, but the waist might not, so lets take a chance, ne?

And now the non-taobao orders! Got Koda Kumis tour tshirt ordered and on the way! oh yea! :D i keep missing them when they are on yesasia, but finally after tracking their pages for a week or two, they finally put up her tour goods for order!

Another 'tour good' - or rather, a graduation tshirt! Yuko Oshima is my oshi from akb48 and she is graduating and I saw this tshirt on tumblr and I was gutted I wouldnt be able to get it because there was no chance I could get to her gig, but on the akb48 online shop, they have it up for presale! it wont be shipped until the end of May but still!!!

きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ ! ! !

It's been a while since I posted so I thought Id do a quick update in regards to future plans! At the end of April, Im going to see Kyary Pamyu Pamyu! Im so excited ~~~ I got the time off work after tickets went on sale so I thought Id missed out, but I rang up the ticket provider and they had a small amount left! >w<

This is going to be my outfit! (The picture is from Edinburgh last year o3o) Its lovely and pastel-y! My hair is black and longer now, so I need to figure out what to do with it, also the jewellry >w< but I will look online for that! 

I hope she plays the song above. Its so lovely!!! One of my favourites <3 and ofc PON PON PON. My fiancee is travelling down with me but not going to the gig. She doesnt llike pop music that much, haha which is bad for her because I love Koda Kumi and AKB48 (speaking of which, I need to figure out who to vote for in the election now that my Yuko has gone!)

I also need to update more entries for the rest of my japan trip and Miyavi in London! But for now, Im going to go and play Final Fantasy X because I have received the HD remastered version!

Review - TaoBao

My first review from Taobao using their shopping service too purchase clothes! I am a fan of the rokku gyaru style and I needed an outfit for an upcoming J-Rock concert in my country and wanted a rocking outfit! I love Glavil and GLADNEWS - and I have a few items from each from my trip to Tokyo. I heard about TaoBao but it always confused me so I stayed away from it (having to use a shipping service put me off - but I could not find SNH48 cds anywhere apart from Taobao so I took the plunge and tried a service, and it was successful!)

I used TaoBaoRing and they are really helpful and really easy to use. You can put your items in a cart and see how much they would be before you commit to buy - they then message you if its in stock to pay the first bit, and then again when they receive the item. The even told me that it would be cheaper to use Airmail (even though I had picked Chinese SAL) and charged me for Airmal!

Post and Packaging 4/5

Even though it was Airmail it did take a while. It was shipped on the 18/02/2014 and arrived today! I think I expect to much since CDJapan takes 7 days, so I guess I'm spoilt. The packaging was good! Simple and effective  and below is how to packaging was inside the envolope

Product 5/5

I ordered this on a whim from the Glavil search engine and wondered if I was getting a knock off, bad quality piece of clothing but it really wasnt! It is really nice and big and comfortable. It also looks good on as well! 

Service 5/5

I would recommend TaoBaoRing as they have an easy system and friendly staff! They take a picture of your items and give you a tracking number for you to track your parcel and they have a system where yyou can log in and check on all your orders - when you receive your items you can click "received" and they go into your archive or question them if you feel like it is taking too long!

Overall I am super satisfied with the service and my item and will gladly order from them in the future!