Whoa~

Helloo, to anyone who is listening.

I've spent a long time doing nothing in the last few months since I've written anything lol!

Nothing interesting to report, but I will go back to Tokyo for 2 weeks in April, and then I'll have lots of cool things to talk about.

Then I have to go to school in summer :(

Hopefully I can find a job to save up for a bit and then take my working holiday in Tokyo.

Last weekend, I went out for some pre-birthday shenanigans at a pub in downtown Vancouver, which was totally fun. I should have been drunk off my ass, by I think my magic coconut water saved the day! I wasn't even hung over!!

My nice friends signed my birthday shirt :)

AND the pub had a cool photobooth where I spent all my money LOL

Good memories.

Working Holiday

I am thinking very seriously about taking next semester off, and using it to take a working holiday in Tokyo. I really want to apply for a working holiday visa, and then take the initiative to just do it, but I'm scared.
I can't even get a job in my home town, how am I supposed to apply for jobs in Tokyo?
I need a fresh start, and I think this would be great for me, but how practical is it?
What happens if I just use up my life savings doing this, and never end up finding work?

If you've ever taken a working holiday somewhere, especially in Japan, I'd love to hear about your experiences.

Lame Update

Sorry I haven't posted anything for almost a month, if anyone cares (lol). And that most of my posts since I got back from Japan have been mostly fluff.
I'm looking to travel back to Japan as soon as I can, so we're aiming for next April. I want to show some of my friends around Tokyo and meet some of my other Japanese friends as well.

I started school this week, so that was kind of lame too, and I'm also not really working in the off fall/winter months. My goal this year is to do more school activities and make more of an effort to meet all the Japanese exchange students this year. Tomorrow I'm going to school early to kind of help promote our Japan Club for a bit before class. Maybe I'll post some pictures of us after :)

For now, here are some more recent photos of my nail art~

Yamashita Tomohisa's New Single!!

Oh my god. When I saw it, I died.
http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/469827

Yamashita's new single for ERO has the hottest video yet. So 大人っぽい <3_<3
I loved Love Chase, but this is amazing on a whole new level for him. Not as upbeat and dance-y as Love Chase, but like I said, very otona.

LOL I isolated the part where he says, "Bye bye." and made it my message tone xD Sooh hot.

Yaki Gyoza

Today, I feel like I want to make gyoza...I really miss being able to go to a cheap ramen shop in Japan and get some of my favourite foods all in one place. The crispiest fried gyoza is definitely up there on the favourites list. Here, in Canada, almost no restaurants actually serve half-decent gyoza, and it's usually pretty sogged-out and just nasty. If I don't feel to tired after work today, I'll attempt to make the best gyoza I can, since I found wrappers in my freezer this morning!
I needed a recipe, and found this video HAHA
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=23551


On another note, here's a picture of some sushi nails I did :P I screwed up the maki though haha

New Nail Designs!

Wooo! Made some super cool new nail designs! I recently tried out the acrylic paint one-stroke style nail art because my boss is urging me to learn it, but the paints I got to do them just aren't that great. I need to make a trip to Michael's to get some better paints!

Also, below is a new drip design I tried...These are natural nails with a pink gel polish, and and green/white drip design, also made with gel polish and a paint brush! Funky, no?

I Love Cheap Cosmetics!!

I absolutely love to get deals on things, especially if it's something like cosmetics that I want to try a lot of. I recently discovered Eyes Lips Face Cosmetics (ELF), and I'm in heaven! They offer a ton of varieties of, for the most part, quality products, and something for every person. Check out their website, www.eyeslipsface.com, and you'll see that they are in fact SO AFFORDABLE, my god. Also, they often have really awesome sales! Right now they have a deal on where if you add at least $25 worth of items to your cart, you can buy 1 get 1 free on all items! And if you miss it, don't feel bad because they always come up with something else...