Yes. Yes, you do. Tamagotchi has taken it to the next level with the new Tuttuki Bako, a Chinese finger trap that has been electrified with Japanese craziness. Apparently, if you stick your finger into the alloted hole, you’ll be rewarded with interactive goodness with a virtual character (poking it, tickling it, whatever it wants). And, it still follows that great Tamagotchi principle – As demanding to take care of as a real pet, but easier to throw away.
Thanks to Nadege for bringing this to our attentions!
♥ FELT IS THE MATERIAL OF GODS!
Hey-Sign in Germany makes all kinds of things with big, thick felt. Favorites include felt-covered books and these keychains which were swag (“shit we all get) from a convention a friend attended.
♥ ONE STOP SHOP FOR ONE OF KIND CLOTHES
Tucked in St. Nicolaastraat here in the A’dam. Check out the custom designed umbrellas and make sure you say hi to my girl behind the sewing machine.
In keeping on top of everything “Shu”, my monthly walk around the Japanese site lead me to find not only what looks to be extended lines of products, but also a set of customized beauty classes. One more flavor of eyeshadow or cleansing oil I could give a shit about (“Um, really pretty color purples there, Shu, but “beat-down” wasn’t a look I was anticipating on trying this spring – Thanks though!”), but the whole beauty classes thing seems way too extreme of a punishment for choosing the wrong country to habitat in (again). Since all of the information on their learning services is in Japanese except for the titles of the classes, that’s all I can offer you in the ways of what they provide. A Learning Atelier sounds like a group class that is divided in three parts: Basic, Advanced, and Trend. A separate Personal Make-Up program is also available.
Of course, registering for any of these classes also means booking a ticket for Japan. In that case, you might as well as but your balls on the table and sign up for the full Shu Uemura experience at his hardcore natural spring spa located in Cape Muroto, Japan. I imagine it to be a place where a team of experts actually try to infuse you with the water and health food to the point that you become like that president from the end of the first X-Men movie who mutates and liquifies in to the ocean. Sure, he may not have been pretty, but just think how balanced his skin must have been.
Something saying enormously?
Because “it is the vinyl of the special material, the waterdrop however it does not pass, passes sound!”
* The waterproof double chuck. it is double structure of the relief which has high waterproof characteristic.
* The software clear film. the original film which “durability” “operativity” “sound characteristic” “transparency” balance well holds
* In order clear seat coating. to make durability raise, the principal operating part with the clear seat coating. Tough 4 layer laminating of total pressure 175 micron of coating part
* The side pocket. you fold and you can operate also the L R button of DS smoothly with the side pocket function which applies the technology for type portable telephone.”
Operativity in the bathroom, that’s what I’m looking for!
For those who don’t know anything about my parents, in particular my father, who book and purchase all of my travel, they like to do everything at the low cost of free. This has led to a pretty infamous lodging booking in 1994 at what was clearly a half-way house in Honolulu and in a few years previous, a cabin in Yosemite that housed only 2 when there were eight of us. Many stays at Circus Circus later, I still can’t believe I haven’t been kidnapped, traded for a bucket of nickels and or sold for a ten sac of crack.
Well the time to end these travel atrocities is 2007! My father finally booked a budget ticket that wasn’t complete ass.
ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVANGANZA!
I ran into an episode of Kath & Kim while flipping through the channels and almost had a brian aneurysm (“I’m only yuman”). It’s a frickin’ welcome change to Friends. They’re not even Friends anymore, why do I still have to watch this shit?
Then I got caught up in this Japanese movie called, “Rough” which is apparently based on a comic book. High school sport scholarship winners go to training camp where the two main characters have the classic “Boy likes girl who hates him at first but will eventually fall in love with him after a little misunderstanding has been breached (usually by a bystanding fat friend, by accident of course).” Except this girl doesn’t just give the guy the cold shoulder in the beginning, she calls him a “Murderer”. Like a lot. Like that’s the only thing she says and it’s to him for the first 45 minutes of the movie.
I watched most of it only to be cut off by the landing of the plane in Singapore. Looked for it on Netflix, nowhere to be found. Why hasn’t Netflixed boarded that train? Traveling People all over the world are falling asleep to movies they’ve never heard of before. Get with the times and find the airlines’ playlists, Netflix! CROSS-PROMOTION FOREVER!
FREE STUFF
After the typical handing out of moist toilettes and nappy re-used headsets, we got this free little pouch with matching neck strap (I lost the neck strap). It had socks (I lost the socks), a toothbrush and toothpaste (I used the toothbrush and toothpaste), and blinders for sleeping (I just don’t use those). So basically, I got a free bag, but it’s still pretty cool.
YOU’RE PRETTY
Some of the stewardesses had vintage uniforms with the dates the outfit was worn on their name tags. This little number came with a high waist a-line skirt and a skinny black belt (so cute!). I didn’t have the nerve to take a picture on the plane, so this photo credit goes to ktsin.
And not a day too soon. The upside-down shampoo bottle trick doesn’t really work for more than a couple of days, let alone two weeks, which is how long Mitsuwa has been closed for the much needed renovations to both the food court and the grocery store. Unfortunately, after just coming back from a visit, it appears that the food court is still closed and the grocery store is limitedly open but with new scanners for the checkout girls. Let’s take a look and together we can challenge happiness everyday.
THE STORY SO FAR
Mitsuwa the grocery store re-opens today, but here is the image of the great “Sorry for the Inconvenience” poster they put up.
TAMPOPO RAMEN STALLED TO BE REPLACED
Rumor has it that the very popular “Tampopo” ramen is being replaced by a ramen chain called Santouka Ramen which is already installed in the Mitswa Costa Ramen.
JAPANESE VIDEO RENTAL STORE ADDED
What used to be a random room/hole that was really “picture machine-adjacent” at the entrance of the marketplace has been replaced with a Video Rental store. I know I don’t speak the language, but I like options.
EVERYTHING ELSE THE SAME PLUS ONE GIANT HELLO KITTY
I should’ve taken a picture, but I swear that retarded cop WAS EVERYWHERE. Like I’m going to steal shampoo and Yakult™.
All the other stores were exactly the same except the TRENDY appliance store had a massive Hello Kitty in cellophane and a bow in the front of it that I don’t remember seeing, AND I’M PRETTY SURE I WOULD NOTICE THAT.
Creative artists group OQU from Tokyo recreated ETO (eh-toh), the twelve animal zodiacs, using traditional Japanese kimono called “chirimen”. Together with music OQU will transform our exhibition space into a warmth of zodiac legend and story telling. Join us at the reception to meet the artists! Enjoy the ambience and the opportunity to learn about your own zodiac sign and what it means to be a part the ETO universe! Exhibition goes on until Nov.19th.
********”hare gallery” is the back space of tortoise shop!********
In keeping on top of everything “Shu”, my monthly walk around the 
