Random Thing #1:

There are only three weeks left till the end of fall-winter semester. After January, we have a two-month break (Feb-Mar) and go back to school for the spring-summer semester on April.:3

Three weeks left and I still have to do these things:

• 2nd long test and presentation on Japanese III
• Test on Japanese History
  
• 3 report papers and 1 term paper on Japan External Relations
• 3 report papers on Relay Lectures
• Presentation and term paper on Japanese Literature
• 3 report papers and 1 term paper on History of Science and Technology of Japan

I regularly pass report papers on the Relay Lectures and History of Science and Technology classes so I don't have to worry about those. I just have to read the assigned readings and write a 300-500-word essay. What I'm worried about is the External Relations class because I have not passed anything from the start of semester until now.x__x;; Oh well.:P

Random Thing #2:

I wasn't selected in the Ski Tour organized by Todai, but I applied for MISHOP's Ski Tour, which costs exactly the same as Todai's. This tour's capacity's 50 people, compared to Todai's 30, so I think I have a bigger chance of being able to join this one. Also, when I called MISHOP this morning to confirm whether they've received my e-mail or not, the guy on the phone said that I might be able to come (maybe, there aren't many people who applied for the tour). So this means, SNOW!XD

Random Thing #3:

AIKOM's organizing an overnight trip to Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Feb 20th-21st. This means onsen, Lake Ashi and Mt. Fuji!\(^-^)/ We'll be staying in this ryokan where there is onsen.:D Yay~

Random Thing #4:

Today, I was able to talk to Ayumi-san, the Japanese student to came to UP last year as an exchange student. Mhel-senpai wanted us three to meet before I left for Japan, but she wasn't able to contact Ayumi-san so I couldn't meet her. It was fun talking with her (her English is really good), especially when I asked her about cockroaches and Ma'am Cory of OIL. She's working part-time as a call center agent now, but I hope she can get to join our field trips.:)

Random Thing #5:

Tomorrow I have an interview in Gaba. This will be my second interview. Wah. Wish me luck.o(>_<;;)o

Random Thing #6:

I received another package from Mama today. And finally!

WARNING: This post shall be image heavy since I'll be putting a lot of pictures here and there together with my comments.

Day 1 (Dec 22, Saturday)

Got up at around 6:30am just so we can arrive at Makuhari Messe early. The train to Kaihim-Makuhari was jampacked.x_x; Maybe 30% of the people got off at Maihama station where Disneyland is, and 60% got off at Kaihim-Makuhari, the station nearest to the convention center.

We arrived at around 9:40, which means we could've arrived at the venue at 9:50-ish, but due to the number of people going to the same place, we got there at 10am. The Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Stage was from 9:30-10 something, and that meant I wasn't able to watch it.:( Plus the fact we got the place wrong. The Jump Stage was in Hall 8, and we were in Hall 3, I think. The place was huge (an understatement). You can take a look at the official website to see how big it is. I think 3-5 World Trade Centers can fit inside Halls 1-8. Yeah, that big.

Anyway, we just looked around, and saw this booth where for 500 yen you can get a prize from a lottery. I got the 3rd best prize but switched it with Klao's (hers was the 4th prize) since I'm not into Bleach plush dolls. I chose a handkerchief with the Gotei 13 printed on it, and looking at it now reminds me of our Bleach photoshoot ages ago.

Then we were off to the Jump Stage! On the way we saw the Marvelous Entertainment, Inc. stage (also known as MMV, the one who brought us the Prince of Tennis Musicals). It's a good thing we stopped there, because minutes later, the seiyuus from Katekyo Hitman Reborn! appeared!!! Wah~ I'm so happy~! There were the voice actors/actresses of Reborn, Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei. There was a time when Inoue-san, Yamamoto's seiyuu just said that sometimes he thinks he is Yamamoto, and after that Niiko (Reborn's seiyuu) accidentally called him Yamamoto.XD And there was a segment where they had to imitate Reborn's chameleon, Leon using clay. Hidenobu's (Ryouhei) was a horrible imitation of Leon (looked more like a mutilated lizard), the best IMO was Inoue's but Ichinose (Gokudera) won. He didn't make it on time so he just molded the clay into what looked like a hammer. Then he explained that Leon shape-shifted into a hammer. *sweatdrop* The Reborn part ended there, and the next was the Rikkai boys from Tenimyu. We didn't watch that, and I ate lunch instead. Oh, if anyone's wondering why I don't have pictures of the Reborn seiyuus, taking pictures was prohibited, especially when you're inside the audience area. I could've chosen to take pictures from afar, but the yellow jumpsuited guys (also known as Jump Festa staff) were everywhere and they were constantly reminding people to either go inside the audience area or stay away.^^;;

There was also an event in the Aniplex stage. Really, the different booths had overlapping guest appearances so when there was the Reborn appearance on the MMV stage, the Gintama seiyuus also were on the Jump stage.x_x;; We didn't know about the Naruto seiyuu's appearance in the Aniplex stage so were arrived there when everyone was saying their last messages to the audience.>_< But still, I was able to see Takeuchi Junko, Sugiyama Noriaki, and the best of all KAZUHIKO INOUE in the flesh!!! *spazz*

We went to look at the shops again, and this time we were able to see Junko upclose!!! She was in the Takara Tomy booth where they were promoting the Naruto game on Wii. There were no billboards with camera/cellphone and a big X on them, so yay for pictures and VIDEOS! Click here and here for videos.:D

よし、よし！ December is near, and being an animanga fan in Japan, this can only mean two things:

Yes. Jump Festa and Comiket. No entrance fees. \(*0*)/

But the transpo's going to kill us. Jump Festa's in Chiba and it takes 890円 (around Php450) from Kichijoji to Kaihinmakuhari (the nearest station to the convention center). Nearly 4000円 (Php2000) in just two days? *dies* Why??? Why does Jump Festa have to be in CHIBA?!*cries*

Comiket's in Tokyo so it's cheaper. Doujinshi~(*o*)o I hope I can find some Yu-Gi-Oh! doujinshi for Klaine.:3

JoKlausen Enriquez Macenas, you'd better be looking for a place in Chiba where we can stay overnight.>D

PS. Will father and long lost egg daughter be reunited at last in this year's Jump Festa? We'll soon find out.XD