A quick message before I go to bed - SHANGHAI 1930 LINEART IS FINALLY COMPLETED!!! *throws confetti*

Colouring starts tomorrow!

Good morning dear! I'm taking a few minutes to drop a greeting before my day starts ~

Ooh, more food pics. XD I just had chicken teriyaki udon last Monday. The fat noodles are such mouthfuls! You can't not be some sort of foodie living here. Hehehe.. I haven't caught up on 'Happily Ever After', which makes me just a little cranky; life's been a little mad, even for a SAHMWSHBB (that's stay-at-home-mum-with-a-small-home-based-business. Oh yeah, I'm probably too old to be a fangirl here).

You live in the north side? I'm an eastern heartlander!

Ahh, yes. I have read it, actually. I found my review for chapter 5.

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!! I'm BacK! THANK YOU THAT SWEET AND THOUGHTFUL BIRTHDAY CARD + HUGS + KISSES!!!!! OMG YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!! *GlOmpS* The kitten was ADORABLE. Aww, thank you, thank you!! *squeezes Jazz tight* Yes, but even though I was short on time, Wisteria and The Color of Love actually helped dispel the stress! Ooh, I loves them so much… *hugs herself* I couldn’t resist the urge~! Hehe. :3 Yep, but I feel so busy right now… I entered this “Ultimate Fanfic Tournament” challenge from the forums, so I have to write a oneshot with the theme “book”. Luckily, I got my idea readied in my head, so from there, it shouldn’t be too long until I finish it… I hope. LOL It actually takes me surprisingly long to write new installments for chapter stories though. Oneshots are a little easier, but eh, idk. I’m also a very slow reader, hahaha. (Which reminds me, I MUST catch up on HEA! ^^) And yes, let the job hunting BEGIN! Motivation: SHOES. XD

THAT STORY IS GOING TO BE SOO GREAT. Though it makes me sad to hear that it will probably be your last long chapter story… But I totally understand. Long stories definitely take their toll on you…

Yeah! It’s like, the best “medicine” ever! Hehe, the roots are ridiculously bitter, but for me, it’s a little refreshing~ Hahaha, my mom thought that was the strangest thing. O.O Really?? Man, yeah, I agree. When things are fried, it magically turns yummy. Speaking of fried foods, we have this thing over here in Texas called the “Texas State Fair”, and they serve fried EVERYTHING. From fried coke, to fried butter, to even fried icecream! How does that even work?? Hahaha, it’s so crazy (and fattening!). Haha, my dad raised me to eat everything at least once, LOL. (Though I don’t always, hehe.) Once, he dared me to eat a fish eyeball a long time ago, so I did it, and ever since then, it hasn’t bothered me. I don’t particularly like them like them, but I don’t mind eating them either. XD

You haven’t been to China? Oh wow! But on the bright side, you live in SINGAPORE! That’s awesome in itself! I’ve only been to Shanghai, Beijing, and Macau… If I remember correctly. The food is amazing, just like Hong Kong, but it’s also pretty dirty over there too. But you’re right, there’s lots of other stuff to make up for that – like the amazing FOOD! Oh WOW, a starfish! I’ve never heard of that before! Man, I wonder what that would taste like…? It sounds like it would taste like Uni… Well, I think it’s pretty 50/50. My grandparents (both sides) live in the States, as do my immediate aunts and uncles, but a lot of my dad’s cousins and second cousins and the rest live in China.

Oh my gosh! I have to admit, that is pretty bad! One of my friend’s is up in the 800’s too. D: Yes, we will be the new, happy nerd duo!! Protractor and compass, please! ^^ Haha, ohh… I punched him. Yet even then, he still laughs and asks me to put them on for show. XD

OMG REALLY?? UGH, Chanel!! My love… T_T How much were they?? And LMAO!! You had me rolling on the floor when I read that. HAHA, that is TOO hilariously ironic!!! Chanel is trying to kill us, lol.

Haha, I guess you could say I handled it alright… Though I think I should’ve been more mature about the situation… I got a little bugged out because he was DEFINITELY not my type, so I did what I thought would drive him away. I ignored him. D: It was so terribly mean of me to do that! Later, I felt so bad that I went up to him and apologized and asked if we could still be friends, and fortunately, he was very forgiving and from there, he slowly moved on… T_T My younger self was so immature to do that. I feel terrible about it still. But the good thing is, we’re on good terms, and I actually talked to him the other day at my friend’s going away party. Hahaha, aww, you are too sweet, Jazz. But I’m nothing special. ^^ That’s VERY true! Sometimes I wish guys wouldn’t take things the wrong way so easily… *sighs* Then again, many girls are like that as well… So how is the guy? How is he taking it so far?

OMG, I’m in LOVE JAZZ. XD OOhhhh, YESSS!! At the very end?? Ohh…. *faints* It was so cute when he opened the box up with that cute little baby noise and the little boy started fluffing the confetti~! *dies* UGH WHAT A CUTIE!! Oh me too, me too!! If I could marry someone like him, I’d be the happiest girl in the world. I would so go and marry a translator into our happy family for his sake!

Yes, Jazz. Keep that handcuff in your pocket. We will need it VERY soon… >:3


Hahaha, OH yeah, my coz is a shopping maniac… A veteran shopper, I tell ya! Oh I know how you feel. Being picky is my forte, lol. But I do LOVE looking at fashion magazines too! I especially like the Japanese ones…. *sighs* Yeah, yeah!! This one??

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Omg, what??!! I must see it!! Oh, I know that story!! I think I read it a while back until it’s last update, and then I guess I thought it was over or something… Maybe my memory is going bad… I could have sworn it was a oneshot, though… Hmm… Oh my gosh, Alzheimer’s. But I do remember the lovely descriptions of designer items in there… Ooh~! Argh, I can’t believe I don’t remember! Wasn’t that the one where Sessh (the boss) falls in love with Kagome, his employee? And then he gets the wrong idea because Miroku takes her home and to work and such while he is married to Sango??

ROFL Coz, we have a great global network of family members and ancestors. I’m sure I’ll see you at the next family reunion? XD

BTW, do you have Live Messenger…?? Then we can chat it up there sometime!!

Aww, thanks!

And I don't think it's shallow at all. Feelings for another person manifests in different ways. Sometimes, it's the physical attraction that sets it off, other times it's how comfortable we are with them and the foundation of friendship that makes the feelings come to life. If he is your friend, I think he should understand if it doesn't go farther than that. I got asked out recently by an old friend who didn't know I was already taken, but it's a bit of a different situation since he asked me while he was drunk... and kept texting and texting even though I said no. o.o

LMAO! The art plunnies that attack me do tend to be vicious. Sometimes, I'll stay up all night just sketching something because if I don't want the idea to disappear if I go to sleep. Once I'm done sketching though, the plunny goes away and it's up to me from there to decide if I want to finish it by coloring it or not. Hehe most of the time, it gets tossed in me "finish eventually" pile. Like that recent picture I uploaded.... I haven't started coloring it yet AT ALL o.o

Whether or not a baby will pop up in Happily Ever After, I'm sure I'll still LOVE your story. I can always just quietly imagine to myself the baby-situations :3 I notice that babies have like.... super-grips o.o so I would think that if Sesshoumaru didn't tie his hair back when holding baby, he or she would grab a fistful of silver hair and NEVER let go. ohohoh "daddy has such purty hair!"

You have no idea how relieved I am that you actually liked Heisei I was worried cos it's such a rough piece (that I used for practice of all things) that I was doodling whilst desperately trying to catch up to Happily Ever After (I'm still 8 chapters behind). Well, if you liked it then that's all that matters.

(I promise I'll start working on Shanghai 1930 again when I find more inspiration for it. I'm having trouble drawing things with people smiling lately >_

Haha I love kaya balls when I was small. I have to have it whenever I went to that supermarket. Gosh...I think I will get some today. XD It's seriously delicious the way the kaya mix with the dough. Whoever thought of kaya ball have to be given credit for such a lovely dessert. Oh man... XD

Huhuhu so you like beansprout too and your family originate from ipoh too? Now that's a coincidence. XD Ipoh has nothing besides good food. That's what I always tell my friends in university who originates from other states. XD What can I say, you will never go hungry in Ipoh. So many varieties. Hor hee is actually fish ball noodles but with different style of soup. XD

Woot! If I werent that busy, I will be drawing Sesshoumaru in some ridiculous clothing. I already drew him in a priest garb for my story but I havent had the time to finish coloring it. I will really like to draw him in a kung fu cloth doing some kung fu move. XD Can you imagine him being Wong Fei Hung? wakakaka it will be hilarious. Nonetheless, Sesshoumaru is gorgeous no matter what he wears...even if it was Kagome's school uniform.

Speaking about diet, I think I need to go on a diet as well or else 6 months later, I wouldn't have anything to wear for CNY. Urgh...

You are the sweetest and the when it comes to leaving me reviews for Tengoku.
I dunno about me being going good at writing angst certainly nowhere near as good as you - Wisteria had a ton of it that made me have to hug my pillow for a while. And as for happy moments, well that's why I read Happily Ever After...
I don't think my mental state can interject any joy or laughter into my writing. I'm pretty sure I'm stuck in my own version of jigoku these days. Lots more pain and suffering to come but the next LJ drabble is has a surprise guest

SCHWEEEEET! I will be picking now You can expect your coloring soon. 'Twill be an honor to handle thine bee-yoo-tee-ful arts!

That would be so nice of you and I understand if you don't like them, hehe. I don't have your talent, that's for sure! If you really want to though, I suggest Haki. It's the only one I really like of all of them. And only because I'm proud of the plotline.

I'll let you know when your art is done... and thank you for giving me permission. I'm so excited!

~Siki

Of course! Someone as wonderful as yourself needs to know just how wonderful you are!

I thank you once again... it really wasn't up to my standards, but I'm so glad you liked it! Don't put down your "doodles"... they are really quite beautiful! And I would be glad to color any one of them, with your permission.... if you would like that, of course.

I'm so excited! I just did an update of my own, so I now have time to read your beautifully woven words... I really must thank you for the gift you've given us all through your amazing stories.

~Sokanon