Sunday, September 28, 2008

a local idol shop closed..

A customer smsed to say our local idol shop at cineleisure is closed. She went there this evening n was horrified!!~ It is because this shop owns her S$700+ of goods!~~ She wanted to go there to demand for full refund but it was tooo late. To make the matter worst, it was closed since July!!~ They didnt even inform her...sigh,,,she said she will go make police report tml...

It is soooooo scary,,,

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Haiz

haha,,Yoshiki is like squeezing to find a venue (any venue) last minute coz he's got the urge to perform on new year's eve..lolz...

I dunno hw much i can fork out for the ticket..maybe max S$500? I dunno if it it might be too low..Well, i cant fight with the japanese in terms of $$$$. X got many auntie fans..im sure they are richie rich... Gaze's mei mei fans are also richie rich (Gem cery and all)..let alone X fans,,

Yday i smsed the guy who was supposed to do up the VS website and told him not to do the site liao,,,he will refund me the S$500 ive paid him months ago,,,told him i need the $$ for the X concert.. He is a Yoshiki fan,,hahah,,so he know i would want to go to this concert. Anyhow, dont think will be updating the site as frequent as before, thus,,no need a new site for it. The site can do anytime..but not for X concert.

There are no info on the tickets yet,,dunno when man,,must ask another japanese fren to subscribe to 1 mth of the Yoshiki mobile. Kiasu is the best policy!! If i can get the ticket at usual price,,then i would be the luckiest person alive!!

Another mei mei may go to their Seoul tour. Her relatives are there and she said March is a good time coz she's waiting to go into Poly...I dunno about taiwan tickets....if die die didnt get the japan ticket,,den maybe will ask this mei mei to get for me the Seoul ticket.... Dont like korea but den,,,as long as got ticket,,it is ok. Haiz,,such a dileamma... i think taiwan or shanghai tour is the best...

Told LP on Friday about the X live,,her first reaction was "Go Bangkok one,,cheap." Aiyoh,,,Bangkok worst lah,,,language is soo different despite cheap,,,i dunno anything about this place..

For that "fan",,,you are right,,he scared i cheat his few bucks,,hahhaa..

Concerts

Dear Xuann,

Haiz,,i hope his fans will scold him for choosing this uber tiny venue. Afterall they are going to prepare for this live,,,so, why not choose a bigger venue instead?? You are right, even if it is not in Tokyo, it is still alright as long as more ppl can attend. Maybe he has sentimental feelings for Tokyo...hahaha..

I think this capacity would perhaps be just nice for his friends and ppl in the industry..for fans?? haiz,,,,,,,Zzzzz I wonder hw much shld i pay for the ticket..Zzzzzzz

Yday met up with an customer in the evening to pass him his indies dvd. Den he asked:

He: Eh,,i ask you something,,,i want to go to xxxx concert in november..what are the charges like?

Me: Hmm,, depends on the ticket price and the miscellaneous cost like shipping within japan, banking fees, etc. If we dont know the misc cost yet, we will bill you the ticket price first. After we know the misc cost after ticket is confirm, you pay it before we pass you the ticket. It is because some ticket distributors only inform the misc cost after the ticket is confirm.

He: Huh? Like that no transparency leh.....

Me: That is the best we can do. Normally we do our best to inform total cost unless it is really under such difficult circumstance, then we will bill the ticket price first.

He: I will send u the url if i am interested.

Well, i hate to say that,,if you can afford to go japan to catch concert, why are you worrying about the ticket price? I mean, come on,,you will pay at least S$2k for your trip,,if a concert ticket cost you less than S$130...why are you sooo penny pinching about it??? I would be more worried if i can get the ticket... (btw, he is a working class!)

I forget to tell him that he should buy at the door instead,,den he see got "Transparency" anot. I bet ppl there will sell him x 2 or more..den, ask him to try telling them "eh,,why you got no Transparency??."

Dunno what to comment about such "fans".

Thursday, September 25, 2008

X Japan countdown live~~~~~

Just remembered to check out the X countdown live after Xuan told me on last sat (im soo slow). The site has been updated yday!~

Im sooooooooo excited...had asked Kaori-san to help me get 1 ticket..it must be FC priority again.haiz,,but i believe it would be tough to get the ticket.

http://www.xjapan.ne.jp/

Venue: 赤坂BLITZ - i have no idea where is this place.
http://www.tbs.co.jp/blitz/a_map.html
Using Tokyo Metro (subway). Their subway is old skool..lolz

Floor map
http://www.tbs.co.jp/blitz/a_floor1.html
omg,,maximum capacity is only 1902 people????!!! *FAINTS* I would be very lucky if i can squeeze my ass in...

I would still want to try my luck, even if need to bid at yahoo auction.

I think i will go for 2 weeks.. It is winter,,so dont intend to go to other perfectures..*save JR pass $*. Winter is nothing much there,,,i look forward to wear the boots,,but Not the coats... overall, i dont like winter. It is their New Year's time...so will go to temples too... Oh yes,,many shops will have the fukuburo packs (lucky packs)..dunno if inside is goodies?? h.naoto have pre-order for such packs..

i will stay at my host house in Chiba and only chiong tokyo core..Burberry blue label,,,i am coming,,,,hahaha. I must not "eye paste stamp" this time. If have $ to buy,,den will lah,,if not,,see see look look oni...

I am really excited about the X countdown live...must budget from now on. ..this will be a no frill trip coz only buy air ticket and budget some bucks for transports and food.. *it is quite a short notice*

Hope can find get the X countdown ticket *pray pray*

After confirm i can get the ticket --> Yoshiki, here i come!

Yoshiki is driving..soooooo cool and shy!~ The car is soo happening..
http://www.rockstarenergy.jp/

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Financial Crisis

So true,,those people who are responsible for current financial mess should be punished..it is appalling that the US government may plan to use 700billion of taxpayer's $ to mop up this financial mess.

Imagine im paying tax and our government use it to clean up those banker's mistake...while im being burdened with inflation, decrease in value of US$.. it is soo unfair...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080923/wl_nm/us_france_economy_sarkozy_1

http://www.bulliongold.net/rich-dad-2008-predictions-part-4
Yes, i shall go and buy gold and silver funds at our UOB...

Last few day read on our papers saying ppl buy some mini bonds from a local bank which was invested in the Lehman brothers. They loose their $ (which is for their retirements and children's education) just like that... that bank only have one statement for their investors. They said " Principle amount is Not guarantee. It is stated in the prospectus". Government info says "pls read the small prints in future." In summary, they are saying "that is your problem."

Today, the chinese paper's features Hongkongers queeing up at their Monetary Embassy to request the government to guarantee their loses on the mini bond. Many were old folks..

Last Sunday's paper featured one local tycoon predicting after this financial crisis, next is the credit card crisis in the US. So scary....

Sunday, September 21, 2008

I am fat (dream!) + cutie gaze fans,,,

Last night had a bad dream. I dreamt that i had a pair of super fatty elephant legs and my first thought was "oh no, have to resume my jogging!!!" So scary man!!~ After i brushed my teeth,,i went to the mirror and check out my legs..phew,,,not soo fatty after all..lolz... I think it was because im having many unhealthy meals lately..

Met yy after meeting xuan. We went to Novena sq. I didnt go there for donkey years. It has been revamped and expanded. However, there were no crowds. Many shops are moving out and a few arent even opened!~ I bought 2 small bags and yy bought a mini bolero and a small bag.

After that, we went for little india for dinner, then do some grocery shopping at Mustafa. It is really a great experience shopping there. Most of their items are imports. Esp chocolates. Mostly are from Europe and Australia. So, if you are scared of China imports..can buy chocolates from Mustafa.

My sister told my mum during dinner today not to buy China diary products.

Another friend smsed today regarding the china's diary scare. It reads "m&ms, snickers, mento's yoghurt bottle, dove chocolate, oreo wafer sticks. monmilk, dutch lady sterilised milk, wall's all natural mango, mini poppers ice cream, magnum ice cream, moo sandwhich ice cream, mini cornetto, youcan ice cream. We have been asked by AVA to remove them from our stores. If you have any of these items in your house, dont eat them."
- Well, i dunno some of these products..i only have Dutch lady milk at home... I think will shop at Mustafa in future..lolz...

Today received a boy boy's email. he is so "cute",,he wanted to buy the gaze file..and under the meet-up column, he wrote his school's address and specify "outside the gate". So funny right..hahaha.. His thinking is sooo pure... he imagined i will turn up at his school gate..lolz...

Yday a petiti boy boy came for the meet up to pay for the leech singles. He is sooo small size and was accompanied by 2 tall friends. They were standing behind him like his bodyguards. I cant help but to ask him "btw, how old r u?" He said he is Sec 2 and his friend introduced him to our blogshop. Wah,, he is only 14,,, gaze fans are becoming younger?!

My secondary school mate that invited me to her brother's wedding didnt even call me..i think she must have forgotten she had invited me...lolz...

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

hi bye friends

been too lazy to blog lately..

Received my secondary friend's wedding invitation card for her brother's wedding on last Sat. Her brother's wedding is this coming sat (to think she asked for my address one mth ago,,and i received the invitaton 1 week before the dinner??) is marrying a Vietnamese wife. Dont think i'll be going coz i dont know her brother and there are only 3 (plus this friend) secondary school classmates tat will be there...these classmates are the ones who rushed to get married without going to Poly. They married after working a few years after O levels..i wonder if i can click with them.....

Tried to call her this afternoon but she changed hp no!!~ So, just now, i called her brother and told him who am i and that i wont be able to attend his wedding (must rsvp mah). He dont even know who i am and he is not sure about her sister's new hp no..omg,,,so he said 'err,,i will ask her to call you later."

Moreover, the reason my friend invited me to her bro's wedding is coz "MY is going,,so i tot to invite you also." Too overly honest ba? If MY is not going,,she wont even think of me...let alone inviting me? I wont say such reason if i were to invite my friends to my siblings wedding. It should be "i would like to invite you to join us in this joyous ocasion."

This whole group has been filed under 'Hi Bye Friend".

I had a very good friend who got married in June last year. The lembek thing is, her current husband was met thru an event which i asked her to go. And,,she didnt invite me either. One fine evening, she just smsed to say "hey,,today i saw A at Crystal Jade while my parents and my future in laws are discussing about our marriage." The purpose of this sms was to inform she saw A,,not about her wedding. So i replied "oh Congratulations! So when is your big day?"

She " Err, 10th June,,BUT we are not inviting any friends,,only relatives. After our ROM tat day,,we only book 3 tables for our relatives."

Me " oic,,it is ok.

She "i am staying with my future husband now..at Ghim moh,,"

Me " (thinking of sending her a wedding gift,,afterall, should send my wishes),,so, what is the address, can sms me?"

She " for wat? (dunno is act blur or??)

Me " just sms lah"

She "ok"

After she got my wedding gift (it was some Precious Moments musical box),,she called me ,,tat was 3 days before her big day.

She "hey,thank you for the lovely gift. Can you come on Sat?"

Me " dun mention, it is just a small token. This sat and sun im having an bazzar at youth park,,so i cant make it"

She "huh, like tat arh,,i have spare seatings,,so i tot you might want to come"

Me " (stumbled)..cant lah,,ive booked my bazaar liao..anyway, thanks for inviting"

Jia lat right?? First, she only invite me after she saw my gift and secondly,,she is overly honest to say there are Spare seats! Zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Sometimes, overly blunt is not a good thing.

Dear Vonnie, dun give up on the Japanese school thingy,,you must be persistance!~

Thursday, September 11, 2008

VW tote bag

Spotted this bag. So tempted to buy but it is a whopping S$400+ despite it is on sale..

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/culture/sale-vi-4077tra/

I must ren,,,not to buy,,see can liao.

My Porter wallet is a white elephant now. Ive stopped using it for last 2 mths coz i find it very bulky,,haiz...shld have bought the paul smith stripped coloured 2 fold wallet..it cost about the same as the porter wallet...sigh...i am so frivolous..i must not act on impulse again.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

V6 and gaze

V6 Auntie came back yday. She called this evening to say the V6 concert was great. She didnt manage to get additional tickets for other show coz there's almost no one selling any tickets a the venue. She said the ushers are catching ppl who were selling the tickets. She felt soo heng to get 1 ticket thru our agent. The seat was great...she can see all the 6 of them clearly...she is very very happy!~~ I am very happy to hear that. However, she said it was always raining there,,so she didnt go many places. Auntie is quite timid,,she dont dare to venture very far from her hotel... it was quite a shame coz she was there for 10days....

The 2 day bazaar went really well,, especially on the 1st day. Many customers whom i didnt see for quite some time turned up. It was such a pleasant surprise. Sunday came a family of X fans. The Grandmother (she is not a fan), the Son and his parents. The Son and his parents went to the X Reunion live..So onz man!!~ The boy bought 120bucks worth of assorted items and his father bought 50bucks,,,sooo united man!!~ They came around 11.10am while i was still unpacking the stuffs. The father said 'nvm,,u slowly unpack,we will browse around first." So happening!!~ His mother asked him to buy some Yoshiki on cover mags but he said he got his photo book liao. His father said they cant come on Sat coz his son was still in the NS. Long Live X Japan!!~

hide's stuffs sold the most..mostly were newbies who bought it. It is surprising that posters were selling well :) One mei mei bought phantas, mucc poster and quite a number of accessories. She was soo cool. It's the first time i saw her.

Another mei mei lost her way,,she tot it was the Esplanade library ( i didnt know there is a library there). In the end, had to inform her to walk back to cityhall and take train to bugis mrt (it was my fault,,the nearest mrt shld be bugis). National library is beside Parco bugis. Told her it is the tall building full of glasses. She said "ahhh,,i noe liao!"...So,,i saw her 30mins later,,,lolz..she bought a bodyline lolita bag..den off to the vivo matsuri.

I am grateful to all the customers that made an effort to our sale :)

My shoulder is aching from the event due to carrying those uber heavy boxes,,,lolz... today it is better liao.

Another mei mei said Alice 88th had 2 booths at the Vivo matsuri..cool...but she said "Aunty Alice is sexy,,,show many flesh". I said it is ok lah...it is her usual attire,,need not be alarmed. Mei mei said this Vivio matsuri is worst than the previous one..i dunno as i dun go to such events.

It was such a pleasant coincidence that our outdoor sale clash with the vivo matsuri. Despite not having a booth there, we did exceptionally well at another location.

Customers are asking for the Burst tour goods,,,one ang mor mei mei said she want the black t-shirt that the staff is wearing. To show which tee, she said" ive found this clip"
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=nEciaHb4fc8

It is quite a lovely tee,,,however,,, no news of it yet. Dunno why this year's burst goods are sooooo scarced. Had found the brand new pamphlet and paid close to Y9000 for it. This ang mor mei mei is buying but she wants more goods.... now, it is like,,she got $$$ but no goods....

Maki said he bid US$50 for the pamphlet at the lj site..but the seller is travelling now and there is no closing date,,,so he is not sure if he will be the winner... If i can find another pamphlet,,i will put it at ebay and see where it will be heading. Last few days, spotted a PSC 05 live dvd with comment cd. It was sold for whopping US$465!!~