In Japan: Part 8

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Hello everybody! Long time no--- contact .ll//

***The pictures aren't related to the rant much....

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In Shibuya the Sakura was blooming in the city streets

I'm back in Japan and it took me around 3 weeks to get my internet back.
It's been really hectic moving in and getting my papers and registry cards. Just in case you're curious, if you move to Japan you have to get an "Alien Registration Card" and "Health Insurance Card". Unlike last time, I already reserved an apartment before flying to Japan. But this time (since I learned my lesson) I wanted to see the places and options first.

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This is my room now. As big as my bathroom in Canada oTL

So comparing the two "Sakura House" and "Leopalace21" I'd say SH was a big mistake last time. For reasons of: There was no hot water in the shower. How my bath time works goes something like this.
1)Decide I want to take a bath an hour before I can
2)Fill the tub with freezing water
3)Boil the water by using the gas boiler (supposedly you can just heat up the water as it goes through the shower but IT'S NEVER HOT ENOUGH! FFFFF)
4)After an hour go check on your water; sometimes it's too hot or still cold so you have to adjust by waiting for a few more minutes or add more cold water.
5)When you feel like it's good enough get in the bath room and start doing your thing, the problem here is, you have to pour the said boiled water on you. And in winter time the few seconds you use to put down the pail and shampoo or something--- IS ALWAYS FREEZING COLD. And the bathroom had a window and it's not sealed well so sometimes the cold wind blows in.
6)AND WHEN YOU GET OUT TO GET DRESSED let's just say, if you were a boy--- You're a girl now.

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Near by park from my house

Luckily this time we decided to go back during the spring time. We were hoping for the hot weather same as last april but it seems like the spring warmth is late this year. It feels like it's still february. But the good thing is we moved to LP and the house is waaaay smaller but the facilities are pure awesome! First of all, there's a gate way that locks by itself. Then, our apartment door uses an automatic card key so it's safer. (Oh no what happens if there's a power out? The locks won't work or something?)

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Animate my favorite anime goods store; This is their main branch in Ikebukuro. Disclaimer: Not my original photo

Also when we moved in there was a sanitary cleaning service. Unlike in SH when we moved in it was the nastiest place I've been too. The dust was thick, there was hardened motor oil on the balcony I had to scrub off for a long time. SO all in all I'm glad we checked out LP which offered student discounts and their internet is incredibly fast. The toilet is also TOTO that is the toilet where you have controls over bidet spray, butt spray, temperature control, water pressure control, filter etc etc. It's just one of the best toilets in the world. The seat even has a heater and after you flush there's a little sink on top so that the water goes through there first before it enters the water closet so you can wash your hands there to save water. There's also a flush option that says "BIG" or "SMALL" LMFAOOOO!!

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Their display in Radio Kaikan; 2nd hand anime goods in Akihabara where you can get the same things quite cheaper. You just gotta know where to go ^~

The only thing that got on my nerves when we moved into LP, was that they said it was FULLY FURNISHED which of course to me included a bed. But when we got there the only furniture was a sad little table. We went back to the office the next day and they basically said "That's it." So we tried looking for something to sleep on, hopefully something we can carry like an air bed. But apparently no body in all the shops we visited knew what we were talking about (I showed them pictures on my phone) and they were like "OMG! What an amazing bed!) ._. srsly? In the end, we got a futon. It was around $100. It's too big to carry, especially because we had to commute by train. We had it delivered, it takes 3 days so for the next 3 nights I enjoyed the softness of my clothes as a bed. Which is as comfortable as sleeping on brick. (With buttons and zippers poking at me) I got bruises on my hips but THANK YOU GOD my futon has arrived <3 and  I am in love with it.

House related stuff aside, let's talk about anime and figure goods!

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First of all, I bought a TogainuNoChi Akira figure it's so freaking sexy! So happy I found it in K-books which is a Second Hand anime goods store. Animate (which is the main anime store I go to) already sold out. At first when I saw it in Kbooks I didn't buy it because I'm actually expecting one from an online shop but here comes to FAIL. I knew that Akira was gonna be distributed in April but that was the same time when I'm gonna move in so I emailed the online store if they could put my order on hold until I change my address. And at first the person in charge told me okay I'll go freeze your account so we won't ship it yet, and told me to get back to him when I get my address changed. So I thought, okay I'll go email him again when I find my apartment. I DID specify that that would be around the first week of april. Then suddenly while I was in a hotel in Japan, I checked my email in a cafe, it said that my order was already SHIPPED!? What's worse, it was my address in the Philippines which was terribly unsafe. So I emailed the person I talked to and told him why hadn't he waited for me to tell him my new address? Then he replies, but YOU DIDN'T GET BACK TO ME. and I tried to explain, BECAUSE I DUNNO MY ADDRESS YET! So anyway long story, I was really really mad because he was saying that it was my fault for not saying I changed my address and I said again, because I don't even have an address yet how can I change it!? GRRR ANYWAY EPIC FUCKING FAIL!!! Why does he think I contacted him in the first place to ask for help right!? and he was TOTALLY USELESS. So I just asked my friend to keep checking my mail just in case Akira does arrive in the Philippines. Which is probably when he's all battered up, raped or stolen. MF-er. I'm never ordering there again! BTW it was HobbyLink Japan. Just in case you order from there, just in case something goes wrong, prepare to take the risk of having wasted your moulah.

Since I cancelled all my orders from that forsaken shop, I had to give up on Shiki from the same series and Niizuma from Bakuman. I'm still hoping that I'll be able to get one in the shelves from animate when it gets released but it's gonna be murder I tell you T3T -sigh-

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But as I was going around the shops I found a lot of goods! So please check out my eBay for things you might be interested in like the new Hetalia Arte Stella Piccolo. My Etsy is also back in business, but I have less stuff since I sent most of my products back in Canada for AX this July wah I'm so excited! We're gonna have a MAGI themed table so please come by we really worked hard on our display this year.

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Arte Stella Piccolo: www.ebay.com/itm/130680524501?…


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Right now I'm into a lot but the newest one would be Brave 10 and Kuroko no Basuke. There're a lot of goods on sale now so I'm enjoying the fandom so much. I'm trying to catch up on Natsume yuujincho Shi, Bakuman 2, of course One Piece and Gintama (which sadly has ended) and I have my fingers crossed that Magi will be aired by July. I think it's pretty soon since in 'Animate' their merchandise is growing rapidly.

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Another topic, is school. School starts on the 12th. I'll be entering a new class so I'm nervous and hoping that I have happy classmates and friendly people in my class, hopefully I find a friend who's into anime as me heheh
There's also a placement test to find out my new level. Which I think--- WILL NOT CONTINUE from where I left off. I took a test in the Philippines, one that SHOULD have been my level by now... and my score was 119/200. SOOOOO--- I think I might go back one level. -SIIIIIGH- I've been away too long.

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I think this journal is long enough hehe on the last note, here's some more pics of events and things I saw:

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I went to Namja town during the Natsume yuujincho / Kimi to Boku / Inu to Boku / Tiger and Bunny / I forgot the other one.

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There were purikura booths like this where you can go take pictures with the characters <3 It's 500yen a round but damn it's so cute and awesome.

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I also got this supah rare Natsume figure <3 Happiness overload!

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And lastly, I dunno what it says but this billboard was in Shinjuku Station.

Do you want this Sinbad bed sheet!? OAO le gasp:
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and I saw this in Ikebukuro in the underground station ahihi ^3^ I love this place.

So anyway nothing new :3 Just sayin' I'm back!

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NatalieHaruhi's avatar
Yay that's so cool to see you enjoy your new experience in life ^-^