Fashion: Elie Saab Haute Couture 2013-14

A stunning breathtaking collection in magnificent blues, reds and greens...

which to me is reminiscent of the majestic colours of the precious gems Rubies, Sapphires and Emeralds. The finale of course was absolutely ethereal... Enjoy.

How many REAL friends have you got?

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. 

A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself 

(and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 

Coke/Pepsi drawer with his foot!)

A simple friend has never seen you cry. 

A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. 

A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. 

A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed. 

A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

Random Top Tens: 10 things I Like On Men

10 things that I'd look out for or notice on guys...

My Vivienne Westwood Armour Ring / Armor Ring

Finally, my Armour Ring.

I can't believe I bought this on a whim. 

Alice Nine Album Review 9 ~ "Afterword: Gemini vs. 9 ~ The Twin Albums"

As soon as I put the disc in and the start of Heavenly Tale began, a smirk played across my face. A very 'Saga-like' expression in fact, if only I had a mirror or camera to prove it. 

After all, even though I had no particular expectations of what sound world the boys will pull me into this time round, the instant the intro played, I thought :

"As expected of you, this is just so 'you', I knew it". 

It amused me, surprised me yet satisfied me with familiarity. This was a journey I've been waiting for, expecting, and one that would be both familiar yet completely new. 

I instantly saw, heard, felt - however you'd like to put it - the connection of this album with GEMINI. Saw, because I saw it as cascading morphing images in my head; heard, because of the sound world, the magical sounds arranged in unique combinations that were infiltrating my ears; and felt, because of the emotional subconscious message it sent out to me.

Alice Nine Album Review 「９」

This review was conducted through listening to the album over 40 hours on professional headphones 
Audio Technica Sovereign ATH-W1000

Cherry wood enclosures and gold-plated hardware

Please note that this review is a personal record of the opinions of a semi-professional Musician who has been professionally trained. It does not represent, on any account, any other persons' opinion. Please note that this review did not take 40hrs to complete but rather I didn't have time to write it up until I've listened to it for over 40hrs (*^.~*)

Beautifully produced, just as Gemini was. Perhaps less complex and experimental than Gemini, and explicitly rock. Controlled, displaying mastered technical musicianship. Confident and showy but not flashy or wild like Gemini. Not as compositionally ambitious – perhaps ambitious is the wrong word, less complex. It’s not as explicitly ambitious, but the layers of musical material are equally as demanding and well expressed. An album exuding confidence, competence and mastered musicianship – another landmark album in their discography.

DJ Yuki Weekly Recommendations [30.03.2012]: Tommy heavenly6 - Hey my friend [Lyrics]

Hey my friend... I lose my way without you...      

You know who you are. You're out there, I know you know this.

Romaji & Translation Below [Original Lyrics further down]

DJ Yuki Weekly Recommendation [2012.03.10]: Love Me by Yiruma

I had a dream on night of the 8th and I've gone back to listening to Yiruma... 

Something simple, pure, meaningful... bittersweet.... hopeful.
All I can do is hope, plea, yearn and dream. And I'm content being this far away. Otherwise I wouldn't know what to do....
... Please (don't)... Love Me.
(But please let me love you)

Hope you enjoy this *^^*

Real Samurai Sword Technique - Cutting BB Gun pellet by Isao Machii - Japanese Katana Kenjutsu

This is just superhumanly AWESOME (*^^*)

My Alice Nine 「９」Album Arrived!

遂に、the album arrived today (*^^*)　本当に良かったですよね〜　 I was so happy and yet indescribably nervous opening it. Although deep down I was confident in that good things will happen if you kept believing and trusting; so I in a way, I trusted whoever was on the CD cover was going to be good looking and someone I liked. *giggles* Anyways, the music mattered to me most. After all, Hiroto on the CD label never stopped me from loving GEMINI over and over.

I squealed like a true Oriental girl *giggles*, my parents were like "What's the excitement?!" since I really don't squeal over things usually o(*^0^*)o Haha.

As a true musician and music reviewer should, I immediately started listening to it and rating the songs. I will give it a THOROUGH review and critique in due course when I have time to write up all my thoughts and my personal professional opinions on it. This is of course a subjective view with my professional musicianship as a basis for the critique, however it will be as objective as possible without anything to do with my biases towards members.

Alice Nine New OHP Concept Design

For those who have been following me for a while, you'll know what I'm referring to; this new Alice9 OHP design reminds me of my blog's previous design background with the pink and purple/orange splattered paint, prior to this black concept. *^^* It's so similar...

「When Heaven Burns」(TVB Drama) ... and the meaning of true friendship

And so last night was the final episode of this drama series I've been following... and it really is a touching story. It's so engaging, and really makes you truly think "So who are my true friends?" "Am I really who I want to be?".

"A New, Ultimate Bias?" Revisted: Case Closed

I previously wrote an entry about Kim Hyun Joong being possibly the ultimate bias, but now I can officially call the case closed...

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! 2011 \(*^0^*)/

☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆ 

聖誕快樂! メリークリスマス!! 즐거운 성탄절 보내세요!!

Fröhliche Weihnachten!! 

♡ Merry Christmas!! ♡

♪(*^^)o∀*∀o(^^*)♪

DJ Yuki [2011.12.18]: Miyavi Itoshii Hito [Love One 2006] 愛しい人(ベタですまん。)

A BEAUTIFUL SONG.. the original version (Myv Pops Version)

Debatably my favourite Miyavi Song

It's so sad, bitter sweet and hauntingly beautiful.

Possible future meeting with MIYAVI... As a Business Management PhD student!?

今晩は皆さん!!!
お元気ですか？(^з^)
So, what have I been doing lately?
I've began my journey to become a Doctor of philosophy in the field of Business Management, more precisely, Strategic Management. So all day I'm in the office listening to J-rock whilst printing, organising and reading/annotating hundreds of papers: journals, articles and literature.


One of the senior lecturers of my department has offered me additional guidance and kindly invited me for coffee and casual discussions. What I knew was that, he is currently doing research (thus, work) for EMI the record company. So of course, I was glad to meet him and get to know more of his expertise and work. What I didn't know was.... He may have the opportunity to see Miyavi. Yes, Miyavi. The samurai guitarist from Tokyo, originally signed to PSCompany.

My Biases... New Rankings.

Have you ever thought that the idols and biases you have may reflect the ideal partner you strive for?And also the idols you intuitively seem to be attracted by, may possess the qualities (before you find out) that you look for, or are compatible with (blood type, horoscope?) Sometimes people you are intuitively attracted may have more to them than just a pretty face you claim to have randomly pointed out. I've found this with my biases. 

They tend to be B blood types (AB or B) and O (since I'm an O). And horoscopes that are compatible with Cancer. Perhaps these are reflected in their personality and so when I watch footage of them, I get drawn to their personality??... it's a mystery.

Real Friends - How many do YOU have?

Real Friend

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. 
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself 
(and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 
Coke/Pepsi drawer with his foot!)

My Birthday This Year...

Hey everyone, 

I guess I really haven't written anything for a while.

Ten Days Ten Things - Day 10

Ten Day Ten Things About Me Meme
DAY 1: ten things about you

DAY 2: ten things you love
DAY 3: ten things you hate
DAY 4: ten things you want to say to one person
DAY 5: ten wishes
DAY 6: ten items you can’t live without
DAY 7: ten important people
DAY 8: ten of your favorite songs
DAY 9: ten ways to win your heart

DAY 10: ten final words