TRAVEL onsen trip: Shiobara Onsen (part 1)

Hey everyone

one of the big reasons why i havent been blogging like i used to is because of school
(not really, i'm just really REALLY lazy). i need inspiration to blog!

anywhoooooooooooooo
i had a great start to april~ finished with my 2nd semester finals and I PASSED FREAKING ALGEBRA! that itself is a HUGE cause for celebrationnnnnnnnnnnn




a couple of schoolmates and myself went on a 3day/2night trip to SHIOBARA ONSEN
which is located in Tochigi, about a 2hours drive from Tokyo.

VERY PICTURE HEAVY POST.


after a 2hour ride from tokyo, we arrive at the scenic Shiobara onsen, tucked away in quiet Tochigi
Beautiful beautiful scenery, what a change from the hustling and bustling of tokyo.




do you see what i see????




we couldnt figure out what it is eventually... but its nice to see wildlife roaming around freely!



Japanese uncles fishing on the stream, i couldnt see a single fish but somehow these uncles caught a couple of huge ones.




Juri (my lil sister) on the suspension bridge.




yep, those two monkeys there are my friends haha




our hotel room in japanese style. 2person per room and it was huge!! balcony in every room that looks over the river and mountains in the background. who could ask for more.




DRINKS TO GO AROUND!
Tohru, Irinka, Tiffany, Albert, Ilie, Rina, Naoki, Juri




Me and Rina,
I know i know... i'm not wearing a yukata. im the only one thats not...




Juri, Rina, Me



The girls





The cuteeee couple Juri and Naoki.
two of my favorite people together in love, how sweeeeet is that!
Naoki's meeee bro!!! love you Naoki





Day 2
had loads plan for the day, unfortunately tiffany had to leave back to tokyo that day. she could only stay for a day. we miss you already Tiff >_<

Horse carriage ride around town first thing in the morning (after breakfast of course)
Hana-cyan is our horsey




huge scary bobbing head japanese aunty




FISHING


i forgot to bring my bloody sunglasses with me and the sun was way up in the sky, had to hood up with my jacket.
(FYI: Ilie scared me in the left there, almost fell into the bloody pond)




Open wide!!!
i didnt know they could do that, that big!




MOMENT CAPTURED
the cute couple fishing, you can see the fish outta the pond by naoki's rod in the middle.




Freshly grilled!
The uncle at the fishing place immediately grilled and marinated the fishes with only salt.
freshest fish i ever tasted!





here we gooooo



me and Rina
(I borrowed Ilie's glasses for a bit. the sun was way to strong. i couldnt open my eyes and i was sitting facing the bloody sun)




the other cute couple Ilie and Rina
Ilie's my brother from another mother. love the guy.




Be back soon.
i dont wanna flood this post too much hohohohoo


Love Always
Ferlyn Yoshimi

Pastels for spring (Spring Gyaru Fashion 2012)

Hey everyone,

I havent done a Japanese Fashion blog in almost a year now. its not i dont follow the trend, i just dont blog about it anymore.

but i decided to jump back into the band wagon and start blogging about Japanese fashion again since i'm living right smack in the middle of it all, TOKYO.

Its SPRING SPRING SPRING and the spring trend is spotted everywhere in Tokyo now.
So what's the current trend?

For starters, the weather has lighten up from the bitter cold of winter and our moods have all lifted along with the season. that goes for colors as well.....


first up for SPRING TREND IS: PASTEL COLORS

PASTELS are BACK baby

think of PINK, YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE, PURPLE, BEIGE and the ice cream shades.
the trend is not only rocked out in Japan, but in all the major fashion cities everywhere. think Milan, Paris, New York, everyone is rocking the pastels.




Men's jacket in pastels are all the rage~ Think boyfriend shirts in jacket form. its not supposed to be fitted and the length should go by your hips and butts.

be brave and take on colors you never dared to.
think orange, pink, sky blue, mint colors. my personal recommendations are MINT and PINK jackets. they are sooo easy to match with and are such a bold statement.






the weather's perfect now, its not too cold that you need tights, perfect to show off those pretty gams (legs) of yours now.
show off those sexy legs of yours by choosing a knee length flowy dress




Knee length skirts and minis are also favorites of spring
pleats, frills, lace are a perfect choice of material for your bottom wear.







just remember not to go toooo pastel crazy and mix-match wrongly the colors.
rule to remember: never put on more than 2 trend in a outfit.

stick to a pastel jacket or a pastel colored bottom and pair it with a plain top, a blouse is perfect for spring.

Be back with another TREND for SPRING.

Love always
Ferlyn Yoshimi

Scandal Budokan (short)

Hello everyone,

i know its been months since i last posted.
i promised a scandal post but i completely forgotten about it.

anyway, the concert was a blast! the girls were A-MAZING
i haven seen them in almost half a year, the last time i saw them was in november 2011 for their shibuya live.

Entrance to Budokan



Merchandise. wanted to get the towel but they were all sold out.



I was seated at the guest area on the 2nd floor tier area with the other guests from kitty agency, the talent agency the girls are with.

sold out crowd.



the set list was incredible, everything from their indies period to the debut songs like "doll" and the latest singles like "harukaze".



i was talking to one of the label people from epic records and they were telling me how much the girls have grown since forming the band. they couldnt even play properly at the beginning and transforming into the rock stars they are today.
i couldnt be more happier for the girls

went to dinner with the sozo gang that came from Singapore to do some business work and guys from the industry as well.

i didnt get a photo with the girls this time but i promised i'll get photos the next time i see them which would probably be somewhere this month or in june.


Love always
Ferlyn Yoshimi

spring spring spring

Helloooo everyone,

Just a FIY, the post's all wordy and all. but its not too long. just a quite update for everyone.

Spring is finally upon us! I've been waiting what seemed like forever for the season to change~ Winter never fails to bring my entire mood down and it never seems to end UNTIL now!

winter seemed to have dragged its lazy ass all the way till late march... but now that April is just a couple of days away we finally see a nice change to the weather here in Japan. Yes there have been a couple of rainy days but the warmer weather is SOOO WELCOME!

April's gonna be awesome! i can already tellllll

Its sakura season early april so im gonna do a little "hanami" [flower viewing]with a couple of friends and mates.

Then its off to a 3 day onsen trip with the mates in school!
I cant wait to just relax and do ABSOLUTELY nothing for 3 days except soak in the natural hot springs and down a couple of beers accompanied by lovely dishes served by the inn-owner
(JUST LIKE IN THE ANIMES woot!!!)

Plus the season's changing and i need some changing myself.
I'm letting go of my dark black hair! (i know some of you are jumping in joy now.. all you anti-black hair protestors!)
I still haven decided on what color im gonna go with, im a little stuck with choices.

ok, guess that's all for now.
I've gotta finish up my outline and draft for my research paper AND
i've got SCANDAL's BUDOKAN on wednesday 28th march 2012! i'm all excited for that!


I'll update soon on the Scandal budokan with pics and news aight!

Love

Ferlyn Yoshimi

International Food Festival

hey Y'all

I know i haven blogged in forever. BUT i have been updating my facebook page pretty often so if your bored and got nothing better to do, go check that out.

http://www.facebook.com/ferlynyoshimi.fb

Anyway, my school held a International Food Festival a few days ago, an event set up by the international club~ there was food from various countries prepared by students from the school.

The food wasn't free but ALL the proceeds will go directly to the TOHOKU community in our school which will help the Earthquake/Tsunami victims. so its all for a wonderful cause.





Mexican Tacos in the mix




可愛いジュリこ！Kawaii Juri part of the international club, setting up the event area for the day.




Irinka who took most of these pictures and also made Russian food for us.
oishikatta yoooo~




School lobby turned into a event area




Tohru's face : Priceless!




Me and the gang (minus Juri who was busy doing her job as a club member)
Naoki, Ilie, Rina, Namiko




我が可愛い弟くん～
me and my lil bro Kouhei (who has the best smile in school)





my cute lil bro Kouhei and pretty Hiroko
with Yousuke behind Hiroko with a omake face lol




me and Taka-cyan (Takahiro, there's 2 of them in school)
Who's tall as hell! and always calling me "chibi"--> little one. i'm a head shorter than him, this is me with 5inch heels on!!!　ちびいちいち呼ぶな！このでかい人！



Mike, Eigo, Namiko, Takahiro and Keito





Charlie introducing the event, who we all gotta give props to for making this happen.




Eigo and Ilie~ on the guitar and percussion.
mad talent they have




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Ilie, Naoki, Eigo and myself decided to do something for the event and since its a international event and we're a international school. we decided to go with Lady Gaga's "Born this way" to show our love to everyone!







HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE MY SHOES?! they are a whopping 5 inch tall!







The mic was terrible (well the mics and sound system were not made for performance purposes)
but i had a blast singing with my boys despite the sound.


Up next was the INCREDIBLE dance number by the dance club.
this girls were fantastic. they did a traditional dance which was sooooo cool.





Ryoma singing with Charlie and Nakayama-san on the guitars.
I always love hearing Ryoma sing~




Done with the event!!!
Sode came to the event as well! i haven seen him in awhile since he transferred out to a Japanese university. him and his physics....




My poor hat was "raped" by Robert and Shoutara (aka sho-chan)

I like how the glass is strategically placed in front of Rob's crotch.
He soo looked like Jason Mraz with me hat and him looking down




My kawaii　後輩 kouhai(junior) sho-chan.
he calls me "senpai" every morning. how cute is that~!




Group Shot!!
お疲れちゃん！




Big huge props and thanks to the international club for making this event happen and to donate all the proceeds to the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the Tohoku area.



I'll try to blog as often as i can!
For now i hoped you enjoyed the blog post!!

Love
FerlynYoshimi