I have come to the conclusion that this stupid jerk-face we have been talking about is like a really bad ad in the newspapers. He takes up loads of column space, and is totally not worth looking at. So anyway, I know he doesn't deserve us talking about him anymore, I fully agree with you sweetie!! I was thinking how nice it'd be if the damned iPod got lost in the mail, but then again, GOSH it would bring me nothing but trouble because he is such an asshole and I am sure he would have more chances/excuses to hound me because of the stupid stupid iPod. What a cow!!! >.will always say this but he is such a lucky person to have you tooooo. LOL so I should think of him as a love rival because I love you lots too HAHA *hugggles* LOL!!

And I am curious about something! Is it uncool to be into anime in Canada? You know, when I was in Kyoto, I made friends with these two lovely girls from UK and I was talking quite a bit to one of them because she likes pokemon as well. And she said, "I'm a loser, and I still play pokemon." And I was wondering to myself what was wrong with that, since you know, in Japan, it's soooo common to be into anime, and no one looks at you strangely even if you read the kinky ones. LOL. I love pokemon too, so I told her, "I am a loser as well! But we are happy losers!"

LOL why shouldn't I get you something?? Believe it or not dearie, it has been on my mind since I asked you for your mailing address!! HAHA I told myself, "I'll get Maddie something nice from Japan!" And YAY I found the perfect thing for you! And please please please pardon horrendous handwriting. My handwriting is really really childish and ugly LOL. I hope you can even read it in the first place. HAHAHA I wrote it at night in my little tatami room in the traditional Japanese inn where the only sounds heard were that of frogs singing outside in the fields, insects chirping and my friend munching on snacks and humming along to her ipod HAHAHA. Can't wait for you to get it!! YAY!!

I can totally imagine you eating in the pool!! HAHA and don't you agree that somehow one gets hungrier inside the pool?? Somehow it is just so much easier to eat and eat and eat inside the pool!! I am definitely looking forward to seeing the amazing pictures you'll be taking, and it's not only the convention ones but also the Montreal ones! YAY! I wish your grandma happy 75th birthday!!! That's such a nice age, and I hope she has a good one!! I am sure it will be nice interacting with all your relatives whom you haven't seen in awhile! I like family gatherings though it can be somewhat strange when they start asking things like "Do you have a boyfriend" and so on. LOL. And you, amazing darling, are exercising so much!! 6 miles is...WOAH. I cannot run that without dying or falling over HAHAHA. The effort will definitely pay off sweetie! It's great! I respect your determination; how do you sustain it?? I will stop exercising after a week. That's how lazy I am.

AND FRANCE FRANCE FRANCE OH MY GAWD. What a shame!! It'd have been SO nice to go to France. Awwww dearie...I am sure you will have a chance next time!! And since you can speak French, it wouldn't be a problem for you at all! I'd have to survive on "Parlez-vous anglais?" but you'd be so at ease there! And wow you've never told me about that uncle of yours!! This is so amazing, and unbelievable in a way, but nonetheless nice and pretty heartwarming. There's nothing as beautiful as familial ties! I am glad you guys are reunited!

And no no no, you have to let me send this one other card!! you will love it, I am sure!

Same here, basically. I'm saving money for tuition next semester so I'm working 40 hours weeks at work. It doesn't feel as satisfying to get paid because I know where the money is all going to.

Besides the general ups and downs of life, how is it? I'm glad overall you're doing well.

Honestly, I thank all the stars I can see for having gotten to know you!!! *HUGGGGGLES AND SQUEEZES* I am soooooo glad to hear from you dearie...gosh, you have no idea how pissed off I was at that stupid, disgusting creep. And I didn't want to go around telling people we both knew because it would seem like I was telling tales like some pre-school kid and I thought myself to be above such petty tactics. BUT that doesn't mean I wasn't annoyed (that's an understatement) over what he did, and thank you for listening to me. GOSH. I needed an outlet so badly. He's such a jerk, and a SHAMELESS one too. I burst out laughing when I read what you said about him being bottomless...LOL you're right, I think he will just go on sinking forever and ever. it's so disgusting, really. I didn't even ask him for a gift or whatsoever. It wasn't even for any occasion! I've never believed in asking for gifts back - it is SOOOOOO ugly and rude!!! Apparently he has NEVER learnt manners in his entire life. Eeeeew. Gross. And now he wants it back, and guess what? I've mailed it to him. I used really bad wrapping and didn't even bother with registering the mail. Hopefully things will turn out as you've put it and he will disappear once his SUPER PRECIOUS IPOD is back by his side. Like my friend, you hit the nail right on its head! This entire episode just proved that there are indeed people on earth who are just so gross!!! I never believed anyone can be really this low until I came across this one. It is now so obvious that he had another agenda all along and didn't really want to be friends with me. It kinda sucks to know how he didn't really consider me as a friend from the beginning but oh well, I guess that's how life works. HRRRRRRMPH.

...OKAY. Now I feel ALOT better. Really. Thank you hun!!

Anyway, back to our more interesting topics (aside from the bastard). Speaking of the conventions, I am really glad there's another one you can go to! I hope you can go to the next one in August because you deserve it so much dearie!! And it will be so much fun too! Remember, pictures!! Was your fiance disappointed because he didn't get to go? LOL! I am sure your friend is very lucky to have you for a friend!! You're such a sweetheart! And do promise me you'll take good care of yourself if you ever visit Toronto again - the color-coded territorial boundaries sound friggin' scary!! I literally shuddered when I read it! Gosh. I'd never ever wish for any of my dear friends to be caught in such dreadful situations!

LOL I didn't address the letter to myself (that'd have been really funny though) but I sent it home! And it came in the mail today so I am hoping it flies to Canada soon!! My little gift is still inside waiting for you!! It's kinda cute, really, because we were trying to compact it such that it could go through the slit in the mailbox. HAHA. If it couldn't I had to pay for courier service, and thank goodness it did. But because of that I cannot pack it nicely, so please forgive the poor presentation of the gift!

Montreal sounds AMAZING! And your stay with your grandma sounds equally AMAZING too!! OMG that pool...I was bowled over trying to even imagine it...it sounds so...HUGE!! LOL. And I am sure for someone who has done synchronized swimming like you, the presence of a huge pool would be perfect!! You can chill in it, and escape the summer heat! Make sure you use it to the best of your ability dearie!! Stay in there throughout the day! LOL. I am imagining you trying to eat in the pool LOL. You're making me guilty with your determination to work out!! I am still bumming around and putting on more weight LOL. And you, on the other hand, are going to look so gorgeous and fabulous!! *hugggles* And TG for cable, I agree fully!!

I took sooooo many pictures in Japan; the uploading process is killing me. LOL. Did you see the pictures?? Gosh, Japan was AMAZING. Really, really AMAZING. Food was fabulous, people were polite and kind and the sights were breathtaking. Except for my booboo at the anime/manga store, everything else was good. LOL!! And dearie, I was definitely NOT adorable, unless you counted frantic bowing and "sumimasen" ('sorry', 'excuse me' in Japanese) adorable!! They must have thought I was some kinky cosplay girl or even lesbian since I was staring right at boobies.

I missed you too, trust me, I was thinking of so many amazing things to tell you or buy for you! And I have something else to mail to you!! It's just too cool.

Oh dearie...come here. *hugggs* This sucks, really!! Especially when I know you've been looking forward to the convention forever, and you've prepared your costume! How often do they hold such conventions? I definitely hope you can go to the next one they have. Why did your friend turn up so suddenly? And I think it is such a shame that you didn't get to go. Sheesh. This really, really sucks. I hope you'll have another chance to participate in another convention! The experience in Toronto sounded horrible too...I am just very thankful that crazy homeless dude did not try to do anything funny. Thank goodness.

Speaking of the letter, LOL I sent one out from Tsumago home (as in bound for Singapore) and it is STILL NOT HERE YET. And I am already home. Which is kinda stupid since I will receive my own letter HAHAHA. And Singapore is not even too far from Japan (6 hours by plane) so I think it might take even longer to reach Canada!! Arrrgh. It's so nice that you'll be going back home again! I hope it reaches you then so you can see it first for yourself!

OK, give me more gossip from Montreal! I have SOOOOO MUCH to update you on too, other than the fact about how I ended up in a soft porn karaoke place HAHAHA. I have funny incidents to share, so maybe I might as well tell you one now. Basically, what happened was, I went to Akihabara in Tokyo, which is anime land/electronics land. So I went to this well-known twin buildings called Tora-something (I forgot) and they are these two massive buildings filled with everything manga/anime-related. I was checking out which level had what on it, and I saw how level 7 sold shojo/jousei manga (which is manga catered for ladies/girls). Since I buy shojo manga all the time, and have a few favorite authors, I took the elevator up. YET when I exited the elevator, I saw (to my absolute horror) A LOT OF BOOBS. YES. ANIME, MANGA DRAWN BOOBS. And too many manga girls in cat suits and fluffy dresses flashing their boobs! I was shocked and just about 20 men stared back at me with widened eyes. LIKE WOAH. WOAH. WOAH. Then I realized I was at the right level (seven) BUT I WAS IN THE WRONG BUILDING!!!! I was supposed to be in A or something but I ended up taking the elevator for B and I ended up in MEN'S LAND. HAHAHAHAHAHA OMG. But the cool thing about Japan is that there's no stigma even if people see you reading such porn/hentai manga. LOL.

And I have MORE to tell you about. Remember the terrible and disgusting guy I told you about? The one who dabbled in stocks and tried to make me guilty for not talking to him?? WELL, he has outdone himself in terms of his CRAP. Can you guess what happened??? OKAY definitely not since you're such a sweetie and can never imagine what that ass did, but basically, I got back home to Singapore from Tokyo on the 28th. And then I started posting photos and so on on Facebook, so friends could know I was home. Then I received a message from him saying, "Now that you're back, can I have my iPod back please?" LIKE WHAT??? OMG HE WAS THE ONE WHO INSISTED I ACCEPTED IT, AND does it mean that throughout the entire time when I was in Japan, he was thinking and thinking and thinking of his stupid iPod and asked me to give it back to him??? OMG. I have never seen a more gross example of a loser like him. He is DISGUSTING and STUPID. So I replied saying "I will mail it to you." and a day later (I have been busy with unpacking and handing souvenirs to my loved ones and friends) he messaged me again saying "Mail it ASAP." OMG I WANTED TO SLAP HIM. WHAT A CHEAP EXAMPLE OF A MAN. Only you and my other friend knows about this, and she said it was a very very good thing nothing more happened between us and that I was fast enough to notice him for what he was!!!! GROSS. GROSS. *shudders* He is so disgusting!!!! Maddie I am positively fuming!!

Hey there, I haven't talked to you in a while. How's life going?

p.s. I changed my username recently, but the profile pic is the same so I hope you remember me.

Hi there my sweetie!!! How did the anime convention go?? I am sooo excited for you!! Quick I need more details!! I am sure you had loads of fun!!! I want to see photos as well!! anyway, I am wondering if my letter has arrived at your place!! I hope it gets to you soon dearie, since I can't wait to hear how you feel about the gift!!

I definitely missed you loads toooo!! -huggles- I have so many stories to share with you, and I have no idea where I should begin from! For one, I bought sooooo much shojo manga (young ladies' manga) because I discovered amazing second hand bookstores and everything is like, dirt cheap!! A manga book can cost 100yen, which is really inexpensive!! I bought 18 books!! Lol. So packing was a total bitch but it was really worth the trouble!! How did your stay at your parents' place go?

Sweetheart!! I am back to vandalize your wall!!! It has been torturous to be away for soooo long, but now I am back!! woohoo!! will slowly tell you more about the trip...I'd have to go back to clearing my mountain of shopping!!

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