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~Dream♥Love~ for the the most *perfect* meaning in a name, written。。。夢愛

Saitou♥Yua （齊藤夢愛）my most favorite♥ idol Σ(￣◇￣*)！

”48”。。。for J.J., because you never know..he may suddenly appear in a post here for no reason at all as I become sidetracked (。ーωー。)

あっ！じゃじゃーんっ★☆。。。

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。。。。あたしの、大好き♥な~ Yuachan♥です!!!! o(*´∀｀)o゛

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When it comes to Japan's search for potential idols♥ one of the most prestigious sources is "Seikore" (also known as "Zenkoku Joshikousei Seifuku Collection").....a nationwide funneling of hopeful high school students who make their auditions in seifuku (sailor school uniforms) as well as mizugi (swimsuits) in *hopes~* of gaining recognition which most often can lead to further careers in many of the entertainment outlets in Japan...including but not limited to modeling, gravure idol careers, variety t.v. show appearances, musical aspirations~* in groups or in solo careers, CM (commercials) as well as acting in movies~ or dramas.

The annual seikore auditions culminate in a "Grand Prix" winner~ which can often feature several girls and much of the publicity of these events are featured in Shueisha's "Young Jump" magazine which is published weekly~.

Yuachan♥ won Seikore in 2005 with top honors as "Grand Prix!!!" and has since been featured in countless magazines, released two shashinshuu, released 5 solo gravure DVDs~, released a special box set w/trading cards and additional extras~, released a special graduation DVD, released two calendars, is a regular on two radio shows ("Madamada Gochamaze~!" and "Oshaberiyattema~su"), appears on an array of variety t.v. programs, CMs, acts as a quiz show assistant...and all this in addition to making numerous event appearances~♥!

Soon my love of gathering Yuachan♥ collectibles and event memorabilia inevitably followed and more than any other idol♥ I just adore her so much!!..she has such an engaging personality and feisty~ness! that even a fangirl can go overboard much??! ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。！！...a portion of which is just below ↓↓↓

Yuachan♥ collection...

...and I just realized that my camera seems to have decided to not want to transfer photos to my laptop anymore

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(;´□｀) 。。so my cellphone camera has no flash..thus this oh so so dark picture~ (._.;) There are stacks of more magazines, articles, a few signed memorabilia as well as a few trading cards and a tiny piece of Yua♥'s seifuku which aren't in this photo~ and I'll post those up as ~Dream♥Love 夢愛48~ continues here~ ＾　＾。

Yuachan's♥ personality embodies so much more than that of the *sexy* gravure idol (+extreme *cuteness~*!!!!) in her which sizzles on the surface~ and in winning 2009 Nitellegenic~!!! so much of her *adorable~* playfulness...her cutely♥rough aura at times and really what I find to be one of the most magnetic~* draws I think for her fans is her very outgoing..friendly demeanor as well as her slightly odd♥ sense of humor and timing~!

While a vast array of idol♥ cuteness~ and talent were entered for this year's Nitellegenic awards only five were chosen for top honors and as aforementioned, Yuachan♥ really shined~* so much in the competition throughout~ (*´∀｀*) even becoming one of the leads for Nitellegenic's debut idol♥ song♪～after being crowned！！！The Nitellegenic winners announcement made top headlines in Japan as well...being featured on the front page of their shinbun~!

Idol♥competition~...so many odd games and peculiar ideas being circled around...so odd at times that you really need to watch ne~…(^q^)! So many Yua♥ thingies to present here (*´∀｀*)....up next will be Yua♥ in "Bikini Idol Christmas~!" as well as "Idols vs. Tabasco" (・д・`*)...tanoshimi kudasai! ＼(^o^)／☆

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~♥~

Making a list, checking it twice... How's your holiday shopping going? Who's left on your list?

I've had all of my christmas shopping done for the last couple of weeks. I'm still waiting for one present in the post but that's it. I'm quite pleased with the presents I've bought this year too because they are all things that can be kept and the people they are for will enjoy. I can't wait to see their reactions! I posted out my christmas cards today too so I'm all on track now and don't have anything else to worry about apart from getting the rest of the presents to people. Oooooh, I'm excited! Merry christmas to all!

Five days until Christmas and here I am posting some updates since my last post. I've missed blogging and I really should take time out to do it more often, but I just haven't had the enthusiasm to blog lately at all. Hopefully that will change in the new year. I'm not making it a resolution or anything, but I will try harder to keep on top of things more often.

I've been quite organised this year for once and had all my Christmas shopping finished a couple of weeks ago. I'm impressed because I've got everyone presents that I think they will actually like and it's great because the weather is getting colder and snowier so it means I don't have to worry about trecking out like an eskimo worrying about last minute shopping. I'm surprised that I managed to find something that I want this year too. I'm getting a flat screen TV/DVD combi and have picked out a few DVDs and boxsets that I want, rather than just getting surprises. I'm rather looking forward to Christmas this year! The excitement is yet to kick in, but I'm more excited than I have been in previous years.

My laptop is out of use at the moment as my charger cable has snapped. Absolutely gutted because it means I have to use this piece of crap which is my mums computer. It will do for now. I was gutted when the capital funding bid I put in for Kaboom was rejected due to lack of funds because I was hoping to get a new laptop with that which I would be in charge of. I've managed to find another funding body to apply to so I'll have to get this in before the deadline and will keep my fingers crossed that it won't get rejected for a second time. If all goes to plan, we will have hoodies soon too!

I started working in the Unity Theatre in November, which I absolutely love. It's only a temporary contract until April, but hopefully when the new funding application is done they will write me into it for another year. Fingers crossed! I'm working with Lou, Helen's sister who I adore to pieces, as admin assistant. My role is basically acting as a mini Lou helping her to liaise with schools and practitioners, book workshops, organise events, etc. It's great! I really wish Helen was still here to see how well I'm doing but I know she will be looking down proudly. I'm hoping to get myself to Neston tomorrow to take some flowers for her birthday but it depends how the weather holds out. If not, I'll definitely take time out when it gets a little warmer.

Being single at Christmas is becoming quite a habit for me, but I'm actually looking forward to it this year. The last couple of years were frustrating having people 'not quite on the agenda' to put it simply. This year shouldn't be so hard because I'm not really that interested in anybody anymore. I still have very strong feelings for one person, but I'm accepting the fact that things aren't going to advance any further for us. I'm ready to just relax and enjoy myself this year and see what the new year brings.

What else has happened in the Jozone that is interesting? Well I have developed a couple of new interests that I might write about soon. Scuba diving is probably the biggest of them. I was watching a program about manta rays a few weeks ago and since then have realised just how much I would love to explore the underwater world. It's always been a dream of mine to go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, but I also know that it is an achievable dream. I want to save up and take a course to get a PADI certificate, possibly even an advanced if I can afford it, and then save up to go to Oz to live my dream. Sure it might take a few years, but I'm willing to do what it takes.

My post cheered me up endlessly yesterday. I got the first part of the 'What's On' brochure for the Everyman & Playhouse in Liverpool and noticed that The Woman In Black is coming to Liverpool in June! It's my favourite theatre piece ever and I'm hoping to see it as many times as possible in the week that it is on. I told Leanne about it too so hopefully we will get to go with Kaboom again! Six months seems like such a long way away, but I'm already really excited!

I've finally decided that I would like a beagle to be our next dog. They are so cute! My mum is happy to get another dog but my dad isn't convinced that it would be looked after properly. I was only about 6 when we got Ben and didn't really look after him as much as I could because I was too young to take him for walks or train him and as I got older I didn't change that. Now that I'm 22 I realise how much hard work a dog is and I know that if we did get another dog I would get a puppy, look after it properly, take it out, train it and be its mother if you will. A beagle is definitely on the agenda and so is another job so I have money to help pay for it. Until that time comes, a lot of work will be put in to twisting my dads arm.

I don't think there's anything else worth mentioning for now so I'd like to wish everyone a very merry, safe and enjoyable Christmas and all the best for the new year!

Tokyo Biggest Tech Party Ever took place last Thurs. Dec 17th in Roppongi at a club named 57. There was a good turnout of reportedly 400+ people attending. The Poken guys were there as were a group selling a dedicated offline Wikipedia device. I saw and talked with many of the regular Tokyo Technorati as well as some people I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting before. Below are some of the photos from the party, it was a great event.

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