I'm totally looking forward...

...to holidays.

I've been quite inactive for a while again, even though I promised I'd try to write some more posts. I'm sorry for that _ _'!

It's just like I'm really, REALLY busy due to University lately. I didn't expect this semester to be so tough...

If I don't write blogs, please feel free to follow me on Twitter, since it's so much easier for me to write some short tweets in between :')

Anyway, it's official now! I'll be in Tokyo again this summer ☆　Unfortunately, it still feels as if I needed to wait for years... I think it's called anticipation, haha? Of course I'll try to take LOTS of pictures, so I can share them with you (๑•ᴗ•๑)♡

But before that, it's time for exams. I was totally shocked when I checked my calendar to see it's barely one month left until they start. This semester passed so quickly.... (by the way, I really start feeling old. It's like I'm meeting lots of people I know since grammar school, and they're all like working or having family and kids. And what about me? I'm still studying, single and a dreamer, haha (ﾉд-｡) ).

Oh but by the way,

even though I'm full of strange thoughts lately, I had some time to relax last weekend. Akira and Waru came to visit us to have some barbecue ! At first, we met at Düsseldorf to go for Karaoke (Oh hell yeah, I really love Karaoke... if I lived in Tokyo, I think I'd go to Karaoke every day (since it's so much cheaper over there)) ٩(๑´ᵕ｀๑)۶

So, but well, what I wanted to say actually just was: I totally enjoyed the weekend and I kinda feel I really could get back some badly needed energy - even if I didn't sleep quite a lot... (^^ゞ

Random post is random, I'm sorry! ^^

Finally finished!

Yeah, I'm back! 

It's been a while (again) since I posted my latest entry, because I was totally busy with university stuff. Anyway - I'm proud to be able to tell you that I finally finished my paper and so it's FINALLY over (at least for a while, since exams are coming soon ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡). 

Gonna be more active soon again :) 

Birthday and Christmas market ☆

Since I was ill and busy during the last days, I wasn't able to write any blog entry ... _ _! I'm sorry for that! But of course, there were some things going on which I wanted to write about anyway - so please enjoy my short summary ^_^  

Well, as some of you might know, it was my birthday on November 19th (just one day after I came home from the fashion show, you remember? ☆ ). Unfortunately, it was a Monday, so I wasn't able to celebrate D: But some of my friends came to visit me anyway ^^ I didn't get lots of "presents" due to my wish for some money... (It's because I really want to visit Japan again soon to see all my friends over there and practise my Japanese skills (^^ゞ　).

Because I really liked the game "Heavy Rain", my friends decided to prepare a "story" about a little origami fox |D Anyhow, it was cute... ^^; By the way, the fox had my name, surprise!! 

Additionally, they made some very delicious sweets and cakes for me ;__;! Thank you so much for all this!! By the way, the "sparkly skull" is an insider |D It's because there is a glitter-skull as a stamp within my purikura-app, which I used to .... well, use often. So, someday they even started complaining if I didn't use it! (*´∀｀*)；；；；

For dinner, we went to an Italian restaurant (and yes, actually it's really an Italian restaurant, not a "pizzeria"!), but as you can see.... we almost ordered pizza anyway |D But it was so delicious!! It's been YEARS since I visited this restaurant, so I was totally happy to be able to eat there. 

Talking about "celebrations" ... it's getting closer to Christmas!! When I visited Bonn this week, the Christmas market had already been completely built ☆　And there are even already some hints of Christmas in our university~ (^^♪

During the last few years, I wasn't into Christmas due to some - let's call it - "bad" experiences. But somehow I'm really looking forward to this year's Christmas time. It's not that I don't or didn't like Christmas in general, by the way ^^ I actually really love the atmosphere. Maybe Christmas is the only time I can stand cold weather (^^ゞ　

Today, I went to a cute little bistro/café with Caro to have some lunch in our break time. We had some "potato sandwich", which actually sounded weird, but was totally delicious!! ^_^

And afterwards, we had a walk across the inner city, where they held the Christmas market - and bought some hot spiced wine (in Germany, we call this one "Glühwein". It's very popular during winter time! ^^). But because we were running out of time to head back to University for our course, we had to take it with us ... it was kinda weird to drink an alcoholic drink while sitting in the lecture (・・;　

I'm kinda sorry that this post seems to be quite "random"... _ _!! I think that I will write something useful next time, such as a review, since I bought some stuff which might be worth one ☆　

I'll leave you now, headin' to bed and trying to sleep because it's already getting quite late (^^ゞ

Good night! ❤

Düsseldorf with Caro and Raya ☆

My weekend started quite ... strange and annoying, to be honest. Actually, we planned to have rehearsal today, but we couldn't realize that because both Raya and me were quite busy. As for me, I had to manage some things that dealt with my freelancer job as a news writer for an online game magazine. And to be honest, I wasn't amused about that. Especially when I heared that they wanted to change the team, without telling us ANYTHING about that. Everybody but one from our team will quit posting for that site. But there's a problem with that: they refuse to credit us for our postings when it was decided we'd leave =A=' What cheek....!! 

Because of that, I didn't have to write any important news anymore, even though I already started several papers which should be posted within the next week, which were "urgent", actually...... Of course, now I won't do it. I just won't hand them in -.-' But since I finished the discussion with my boss late at night, I didn't think I could re-invite the vocalist we wanted to test... because I can't assume him to be available again just after I said I'd be busy. 

Nevertheless, 

therefore I was able to enjoy some "freetime" ☆　So I went to Düsseldorf with Raya and Caro (●´ω｀●)

(I already look tired in this one, don't I ? x_X) 

We met at the station and went right to "Maruyasu Don", which is a Japanese restaurant. Actually I wanted to eat a Gyoza set menu, but unfortunately, they didn't have enough in stock. And because Caro also wanted to eat some, I declined and chose "Torikara set menu" <3   ("tori" means bird or chicken). It was totally delicious as well! .w.! 

(It was torikara, some salad, rice and miso soup <3)

After that, we decided to take some purikura. I didn't take any since visited Japan in March this year (・・;　

Caro and Raya look so cute! .w.  Unfortunately, I look kinda tired in all those pictures, and I failed looking into the camera, too.... xD Fail fail fail, I thought purikura can make everyone prettyyyy...? ;A; 

Before we left, we went to the asian stores in Düsseldorf to buy some random stuff |D As for me, I bought frozen Gyoza, because I still was kinda sad that I couldn't eat them at Don ^^  I already bought them once, so I know that they're delicious anyway. Buuut, I also bought some random stuff (●´ω｀●)

Haha, as you see, I bought some Hello Kitty Jelly-Drink. It's apple taste. I actually wanted to buy some drinks by Weider, but they didn't have any in stock, unfortunately... so I bought this one. ... I already drank it |D But it tasted great, though :'DD
And about the can... isn't it just great?? ;A; It's Piccolo from DRAGONBALL, and it contains orange soda ☆　I'm totally looking forward to try it! There are several other motives as well, but I just thought that Piccolo would be the coolest one to have (；´∀｀)　(Sorry for being such a fanboy xD).

At our way back home, we met some "almost drunk" girls who were actually kinda nice xD They said they'd love to add us on facebook, and because they were nice, we just thought we could give it a try anyway ^^; I mean, I don't see a huge risk in doing so. 

When we arrived at Cologne, we noticed that our train back home was already gone because our train has been late... so we decided to have a drink at Starbucks ☆

I had "Java Chip Chocolate Cream" (without lactose ^^) and Raya had some Strawberry Cream shake! By the way, Cologne Main Station already looks so... sparkly! They started to decorate the station with lit strings! It's so obvious that we're getting closer to Christmas!!　＼(^o^)／　 (I'm kinda looking forward to that... I didn't do so since a few years, to be honest! That's kinda instresting ^^;; ). 

Well, it's already half past 1 (a.m.), and my head starts to hurt... I think it's because I'm lacking of sleep (/_;) Anyway I reeeeally enjoyed my unexpected free-time ☆　Thank you, Raya and Caro, for spending it with me!　I hope we can repeat this　(^^♪　

Cafe/Bistro CARTOON or: "Forever alone in Bonn"

Geez, maybe today was the most difficult day for me within this whole week. Everyone I know is ill at the moment (and so am I, actually...). The bad thing about that is, that most of those people are on sick leave (/_;)　It's not like I can't entertain myself when I'm alone, but it's hard to do so if you're at the cities and if you HAVE TO spend 2 hours alone, waiting =A=;;

Lucky I know that I will at least meet two of those people again tomorrow (my last busy day for this week, obviously! *_* ). 

Nevertheless, I spend my time at "CARTOON", which is a little restaurant/bistro/café at the town centre in Bonn. I just feel like I want to recommend this bistro to you, because I enjoyed my stay even if I was all alone~ [*insert dramatic music here*]. 

The bistro is kinda styled like a typical "milkabilly"-bar from the 50ies, which I totally like ☆ Too bad they didn't really transfer this "image" to the upper floor as well, where I took a seat (it still looks kinda "american", though. Unfortunaltely I didn't take any pictures of the interior, since I felt strange being a lonely guy taking photos from the interior at this bistro... |D Excuse me! Haha ^^; )

As a drink, I only ordered some water (because usually I just drink water for meals), which really was served totally fast! I think it didn't took 2 minutes. And of course I was asked what I'd like to eat, too - so that's what I ordered!

On the menu, it said "Tropical Salad", which actually sounded quite more ... tropical than it is, to be honest |D  But I read the description before, so there were no bad surprised for me. It said it'd be a mixed salad with chicken, tomatos, button mushrooms and 'fresh fruits'. Even though this combination sounded rather weird for me, I thought that I should give it a try, since Cartoon didn't let me down until now ^^
And I should be right. Usually, I'm not quite fond of mushrooms in general, but I think they did a nice job on that. They were gently roasted, so they weren't either squishy or dry, but I even liked them! ( ﾟдﾟ)！！

Unfortunately, I just found pineapple pieces as "fruits". It's not like I don't like pineapples (to be honest, I love them (^^ゞ　）, but.., well. As I said before, I kinda expected... "more" :/

Nevertheless, I want to end this little "review" with a positive statement: Because it really tasted good anyway! 

Most of the other food is rather "american style", as the whole appearance already gives away. But until now, everything I tried tasted delicious, and even the meals I didn't try at least looked delicious |D

So if you are planning to spend a day in Bonn and if you're unsure where to eat something, maybe you should try to visit Cartoon. At least for me I think it was a good choice, since I also could watch some American Football on flatscreen |DD

Happy Halloween ☆

It's "weekend" for me, finally :') Since I didn't sleep a lot during the last few days, I'm feeling so released to know I can sleep as long as I want tomorrow. Fortunately, there's this festival called "All Hallows" tomorrow |D  (Even though I think that HALLOWEEN is quite more popular among younger people, isn't it..? ;D ). 

I think most of people at my age are out to celebrate at the cities, while I'm sitting at home =A=' Tired, kinda busy and ill. Haha. Seems like I'm similar to "Bad Luck Brian" at the moment ><!

But even if I feel so exhaused, I just want to wish you HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ☆

Today even started with eating for me - and even though I felt like buying some sweet pastries for dessert, Caro offered me one (or, actually it was two... |D) of her home made "Flat Cookies" (I'm absolutely not sure how they're called in English, I heard they're called "Black'n'White Cookies" in America, since they are served with frosting and chocolate :') In Germany, they're called "Amerikaner"). 

They were totally delicious!  Thank you so much, Caro-chan! (●´ϖ`●)

When I came home (FINALLY =A=!!), I started making my own Halloween pastries... but I used some "cake mix" which I bought at LIDL before. I just had to buy it, because it's "chocolate and BUBBLE GUM"-taste !! Ehhhh...!? . The combination sounds weird - and it also tastes weird, if you ask me! But I really like it  |D So if you aren't totally scared, please try it :'D

And to be honest, I'm really satisfied with their look now ^^ What do you think? 

(*´ω｀*；；)

Tagged! by Caro

I got tagged by cutie Caro (*´∀｀*)　Well, this is the first time I try to answer such questions, so I don't know whether my answers will be satisfying and - most notably - interesting at all... ? (●´ϖ`●)

10 Facts 'bout me:

- I can't read sheet music (/_～)

- I'm half-greek

- I don't like my nose ><

- It's hard for me to just learn texts by heart

- I love Stitch (*´ω｀*) and The Count (*´,＿,｀*)

- I hate slimy animals 

- I'm a hopeless workaholic (^^ゞ

- My thyroid doesn't work properly

- I never experienced to be drunk
- I'm a momiji manjuu and dorayaki-addict ;A;'

●～*　 Caro's questions　●～*

01. Who is your inspiration and why?

➙　I'd say there are two people who're my "inspirations". The first one is hide (Hideto Matsumoto), because I really think that he did and meant something great for the music and for society in general, especiall in Japan, where he's - of course - quite more popular than in the western world. The second one is Sugizo. I'm just totally in awe of him, since he isn't only a first-class musician, but also has a strong heart, anyway he's not detached at all. 

02. Favorite place to relax?

➙ 　I really like spending my freetime at home, sitting/lying on my bed and playing guitar (●´ϖ`●) Additionally, I always enjoy relaxing in Tokyo (e.g. Yoyogi park) and of course being at the sea in Greece, even though I don't have the possibility to use those both places for relaxing that often, obviously... ;;  Anyway, IF I do, it's relaxing galore!! ☆

03.  Favorite book/movie?

➙ Even though I prefer modern poetry, I like reading (about) folklore (especially Asian folklore). So I can't name a concrete example, unfortunately. Regarding movies, it's hard to decide (^^ゞ　Just for entertainment, I prefer horror (and horror-parody), but in general, I favor movies which tend to be "deep" and maybe even a little confusing.

 　

04. Do you always remember your dreams?

➙ Unfortunately, I barely can remember my dreams. But if I do, I can be sure that I dreamt something absolutely obscure (；一_一)

05. The worst feeling in the world...?

➙ If you work hard for your dreams and someone f*cks it up, so you can't do anything about that. Feeling unable to change such an issue is worst...

06. The best feeling in the world...?

➙ Getting regards for your hard work, especially regarding the stage. Feeling the link between the audience and oneself isn't top-able. 

07. Coffee or tea?

➙ Even though I usually drink coffee almost every morning, I'd always prefer tea. 

08. When did you start blogging and why?

➙ I started blogging in... 2009? But the main-topics were TOTALLY different, and also the audience was totally different ^^; So, actually, I 'started blogging' (again) just this year's August. I started blogging here because I want to share some of my experiences, gets, thoughts, photos etc., because I personally love to rummage in blogs, watching photos and reading about experiences, too (●´ϖ`●) So I just want to give something back.

09. Any pets?

➙ Unfortunately: no. Anyway, I really'd love to keep a cat or even a small dog (though I prefer cats!!). 

10. Favorite color?

➙ black, (bluish) purple, "silver"

11. Favorite season?

➙ Spring ❀　

_____________________________________

I will feel free to tag Conny <3

1.  What's your favourite time within a day?

2. If you had A Big Win in the Lottery, how long would you wait to tell people?

3. If you could meet any one person (from history or currently alive), who would it be?

4. Is the glass half empty or half full?

5. How long do you wait before you answer the phone?

6. What is on the walls of the room you are in?

7. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, What can you touch?

8. Shower or bath?

9. Did you dream last night?

10. When did you last laugh? :)

11. If you met a genie and he allowed you one wish, what would it be?

Flashback: Shibuya 2012

Ouf, it’s hard to decide where to start this post… ^^ I really like Shibuya - especially because even Shibuya represents Tokyo in a very nice way, in my opinion at least... 

Most people only know the "crowded" places in Shibuya, thinking that it's just flashy and full. Anyway, even Shibuya has some very calm streets and roads. We found them because we used another exit at the station - so actually, it was like a "back entrance"... ^^  We went to Shibuya several times, but as I said, I'll kinda "sum it up" for you instead of trying to reconstruct the routine of those days one by one. 

Nevertheless, here we go!

Shibuya Station:

The very popular Hachiko-Statue in front of Shibuya's Train Station ☆

Almost everything is dedicated to Hachiko at Shibuya Station..! It's cute, isn't it? .o.? 

Matcha Cream Frappuchino. Hell, yes, I really think that they need to sell it in Europe as well !! (The yellow one is "Mango Cream Frappuchino", by the way! ♪～(´ε｀ )) 

As I told you, here are some pics of the "calmer parts of Shibuya" :) I really liked the atmosphere, to be honest. It's on the back-side of the Station and it took almost one hour to get to the front entrance by using the walkways. 

Disney Store Shibuya:

If you're heading off to "Tower Records" (where I bought my heidi.-CD in 2009, which was freshly released that time (b´∀｀)ﾈｯ!）, you'll pass a store which you REALLY should pay attention to. The Disney Store in Shibuya! You'll absoluetly notice it, because it looks so different between all those big skyscrapers. 

(Doesn't it look kinda surreal?)

So, as a Disney-Fan, I really recommend going inside. It's absolutely worth it ☆ Of course, you can buy almost everything dealing with DISNEY. Plushies, figures, several interior... and even costumes. If you're planning to visit Disneyland Tokyo or Disney Sea, I'd also recomment to buy your park tickets here! It will be much more comfortable if you can just pass the long waiting lines in front of the counter at the park itself (which we didn't do, unfortunately, because we visited the Disney Store AFTER we visited Disney Sea _ _! (Of course I'll show you some pics of Disney Sea later, too! ^^ )).

Anyway, besides all that stuff which is available to buy, I also think that the store's design is totally lovely and full of nostalgia.  I'm sure you'll recognize those sceneries without any hints, do you ;)

"Hotel Chelsea". I almost 'broke down' seeing this, since we were invited to play a concert there. We couldn't attend because our previous vocalist didn't want to play any concert in Japan... (-_-メ) I'm sorry for that, especially for those people who already said they'd come to see us performing there._.! But, of course, as soon as we get a new and constant vocalist, we'll try to re-take the chance (´；ω；｀)ｳｯ…　

Some advertisment at the station. I personally didn't watch "Ouran High School Host Club", but since several friends loved the Dorama, I took a photo of this ad |D It looks so... Japanese, haha! 

Doraemon and Dorami! We got it as a present in the "Happy Set" (= Happy Meal). We even were allowed to chose the figure (^^ゞ　And I really can understand the waitress who needed to laugh a lot while we ordered our meal. I'm not sure whether lots of grown-up people buy Happy Sets in Japan, so this might have been quite a strange situation for her... (b´∀｀)ﾈｯ!

And here are some random pics that I took on my way to the hair dresser ☆　I'm sorry that I forgot his name, but the salon's name was a french guy's name (even though the owner and his son, who were the only stylists there, were Japanese). 

I took some more photos of the Shibuya Square in 2009, but I think that there are enough photos of that on the internet already ^^;;  If you're interested in photos of the Shibuya Square, or especially how it looked like  in September 2009 (or even March 2012), please leave a comment :) If there's any interest, of course I'll hand it in later afterwards ☆