They were just so innocent and innocent looking, little boys all starry eyed and fresh into the world.

Takki was just like a mini, rounder version of himself now. Although he is still as much of a drama-queen as ever, his air of maturity and fatherliness is much stronger now, especially as his face is now more weathered with emotions and experiences (in a good way of course!). Which is probably also why he’s painfully convincing in his drama roles.

Tsu on the other hand, was so much more passive, soft and preferred to fufufu in the background with his bambi eyes blinking under that kawaii hairdo. He has come such a long way. His charm for me now lies in his maturity and drive for life, while retaining that sweetness and fufufu laughter. Obviously, this is besides liking every single one of his body parts. I found myself admiring his fingernails… lol.

Unit wise, I do not think there is a need for me to spell out why the feeling I get is both bitter and sweet, but this feeling just overwhelms me when I watch them perform True Heart. Their first original release together, and with such earnest vocals and harmony *sigh* I really wish that I was part of their fan-campaign for a duo debut. I’m just glad that their bond is as strong as ever… though it has since evolved many times over. This is a unit built on trust, love, and a desire to better themselves. I would say that the biggest charm of T&T besides talent, is genuineness. Yes, they are GENUINELY cute, GENUINELY care for each other and GENUINELY grateful to the fans.

This plainly leads to one thing: If we GENUINELY like, and want them to keep doing what they love, we have to buy originals because we neither contribute to concert ticket sales (hardly anyways) nor TV ratings. But with that being said, the DVD sale figure so far is quite a cheerful one! minna otsukaresamadeshita.

These scans are from Weekly Oricon, one of my favorite photoshoots ever as you can tell from my header, haha! Just look at those faces… *sigh again* lol!!
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Continuation of my monologue about Kuricon 2007-8 this time:

- This is my favorite unit costume for the entire tour… Those pants especially *drool*. And that opening entrance is very fitting!
- Himegoto is such a great song. And the lucky fan that tsu hugs to his bosom T____T
- Very cute Yumemo group twist!
- THE MOST HILARIOUS BATTLE CALL EVER. There’s tsu with yone’s uchiwaa and takki with his own, and takki drawing circles on the floor LOOOL. AND SO MANY GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE wheeeee!
- Tsu was extremely kawaii when he came out for yakusoku worlds wing.. i love this outfit with the guitar and the song~~ such a cute little boy blue and such a sweetie pie for giving out the christmas cards. I also love the way his lips touch the mike when he’s singing.. so kissable. The words and image play on the screen is a nice touch too. This is Tsu’s direction right? I thought I heard him mention it in Offshots A. I LOVE THIS SONG AND I LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE.
- Sato looks like a sweet lamb.
- LOOOL ITTEKIMASHUUUU… and such a cute routine!!! who choreographed it??? *dies laughing* According to mich, this is much cuter in real life… how much cuter can this get?!
- Tsu was quite cheerful during kakkotsukanaiTonight. whatcouldtsubethinkingaboutforTonight?
- And this affectionate tsu is going round hugging juniors…
- It is so refreshing to see them sing Sotsugyou. In my last image of them singing this song, they both still looked so baby-faced… especially Tsu
- Very nice Serenade arrangement
- Tsu and his ‘yayoi-chan~’… haha but takki’s mum seems very much like takki’s personality. Very vibrant and friendly.
- True Heart is so beautiful with their matured voices! Even though I was quite clueless during their debut period, I still feel the dokidoki feeling associated with their debut.
- DMC completely killed my brain. There are some parts where I would have preferred to look at his entire body… but camera man decided to zoom in on his upper body instead. must be too drawn to that collar hehe. But to his credit, there were a lot of ‘in your face’ hip shots ^___^ And omg… his costume choice for himself and the jrs as well turned out to be PERFECT for this routine. What’s also impressive is that he sings the entire song live despite the vigorous routine
- It is such a nice idea having Yakusoku in individual and unit versions… but this version has yet to grow on me yet. It seems to be somewhere in between each of their versions.
- Kamen is sooo strange in these bright pink and purple suits and colorful shirts… LOL! not mysterious at all. But it looks quite good when they’re doing that alternate body roll thing.. purple and pink
- I love Kamira Tamara!!! the split stage and the split choreography suits the song very well
- It’s quite funny watching people trying to do the Venus moves with one jumbo uchiwa in each hand
- Makino is always making such strange faces… haha
- Daydreamer is one of my most played tracks. The harmony of this song is so pretty!!
- Aishiteru ze = ‘Hide-chan…Hide-chan…<3′ and tsu’s cute butt shaking <3
- Tsu really went crazy with fan interaction during the encore. THOSE LUCKY FANS AGAIN, especially the one who got patted on the head while he straddles the railing. my gaaaawddd. and it makes me feel so happy to see quite a few kids in the audience ^^

Oops, I really do seem hysterical when I scroll up, hehe gomen.
I’m finishing up with my DVDs. When will be the next time I can attend a concert/butai??

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And on a side note, I have to post this URL that was shown to me by Wanping:
Tokyo J-F House
It got the both of us laughing like mad.

But they have fantastic services yo… Besides the fact that they have TOTO Brand toilet (lol), the one that most appeals to us (after 2006-7’s ordeal) is this “If needed, we would be happy to send someone to the train station to help you carry your luggages.”.
LOL! Mich-chan, do you see this???
Besides blistering our hands upon arrival from dragging our lugagge up the never ending train station steps and through the whole of Asakusa, we still had SO MUCH stuff the subsequent days because we had the con goods for a few other people and an unimaginable amount of things that we had collected from C-san’s house in the rain. We were pretty much lugging a lot of bulky and heavy stuff around everyday.
This reminds me that on one of the last few days, when we returned back to the hostel for the night, the staff asked if we were arriving to check-in.

That’s not the best part about this hotel though… it is this:
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but I’ll really implode if I don’t post something.

MC TALKS = KA. WA. IIIIIIII

HOW CAN TWO SUCH CUTE PEOPLE EXIST?

Was just telling ribs that I’ve lost count of the number of msn conversations I’ve ended with people since I’ve started watching the DVDs because my messages have all become incomprehensible and no one has a clue, so they just ignore me… *sniff* But I really cannot control this verbal diarrhoea!!

*eyes adjust to tsu’s long hair*

- Twist during CR opening ^^
- They’re sweaty right from the beginning… haha. usually I find sweaty guys = smelly, but I’m sure T&T smell like flowers all the time :3
- THEM SKIPPING DOWN THE WALKWAY during the opening of ho summer khsdfioeshIORUYS9348u KAWAII.
- ai shi te ru ze… heheheheheh tsu let out a little smile during his name calling segment. and takki’s ‘Chinese’ at the end… LOOOL the fans were not that impressed by that confession eh?
- the hilarious uchiwa-kissing battle call segment. SO ADORABLE!!! towards the end, I thought tsu was stomping back to the main stage to kiss takki LOL
- PRIDE O___O again! I love it when they dance ’seriously’ together like this.
*EDIT: hot buns fresh out of the oven*
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- Diamond is hot as usual… Harucon DVD diamond was one of the things that transformed me into this crazy tsuba fan
- Love the stage set during natsu no kaze
- Mischief during rabu lucky!
- Tsu’s ADORABLE SMILES during Hey! listen to the music… how to resist?!
- Samurai… tsubarnold… slammed his mikestand onto the ground so hard that the mike spun into the air and he had to pick it up!! I had to rewind to check if I actually saw the right thing.
- Where do i begin about koi yo… I’m finally seeing it in high res! its just so sweet… and the staff really put together some fantastic footage
- I really like sadame, the whole feel of it, the choreography and costumes.
- The starting of edge is so hot! *chokes* his tousled hair, simple white top and jeans… and those MOVES!!!!! with him just silhouetted in that red smoke. haha but I think those jrs are too chibi for this sort of dance :X
- Kamira Tamara haha… the arm pumping actions are super fun…
- Hito natu no is one of my favorite songs to watch live… the feeling is just so liberating!!!!
- Yumemo… wow… takki is still so energetic
- The way they were mouthing the words during each other’s verses when singing Epilogue……… and the stairs, white feathers and white suits are so beautiful
- HEHEHEHHEE picking feathers out of each others hair……………… *DIES* such a tender moment there
- I always find the Takitsuba call so phenomenal… hahaha I felt really bad for the announcer when I was at last year’s kurikon. He probably knows what he’s saying is useless, but he has to say it anyway; it’s almost as if he’s part of the encore segment!
- hahaha was it tsu’s naughty idea to trick the fans during encore… all the ‘USO desu!’ I really regret not getting the Dame con tour shirt now T__T
- They’re both so INSANELY cute during the ENTIRE encore!!! I already liked the eurobeat version of venus from the cd… and Tsu really gets into the beat and feel of music really well (I want to see him drunk and dancing :X)

Here are just my thoughts on random things… really untidy, but it’s also just so that I can go back and revisit these favorite moments:
- Those silver pants on imai-san… O______________________O his smoking hot body in that tight black shirt and pants
- All the hadaka goodness
- Tsu with his track pants rolled up to his thigh…
- Seeing what they wear in private… kakkoii! I especially like the dark rimmed glasses.
Tsu’s clothes look like they’re from the 5th floor of Shibuya 109-2.
- I’m 95% positive that Takki’s black trenchcoat is the same as Tsu’s in the Potato 2/2008 photoshoot
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- Them fooling around during rehearsals…
- Tsu’s silly poses while trying on the costumes. Takki rejecting that orange hat… and in that wig!!!
- Watching takki and jrs rehearse for kimagure jet, and takki approving the drawings for his jet design.. LOL
- Tsu’s adorable smiles when talking to the jrs
- Sanche-san = kawaii
- All the raw live recordings and vocals
- Seeing them enter and leave the same tourbus… yah i’m mad. LOL. especially seeing them enter the same van after THAT love catchball line in kanazawa (context of which Jenn has pointed out on her blog)…
- Watching them seriously discussing stuff during rehearsals… practicing dance together and takki whispering into tsu’s ear in Yamaguchi~~~
- The chotto dumbfounded look on the staffs’ faces when tsu was laying out the costumes for DMC. I was hoping he would whip out the chain and collar then… hehe
- DMC rehearsal…. *dies again* Fabulous example of tsukitty’s many faces… he’s so playful during the rehearsals… you would never think that the final product is what it transforms to on stage. Like eh? This is the same person?! Plus his flexible body… he just makes it look so effortless
- Not to mention all those glances we get of his backbone undies *cough*
- Guessing when tsu will be with hige… without hige… with hige again…
- Takki’s kamikami
- Shiny eyed tsu when takki was rehearsing Journey… takki watching tsu intently from the back while he sings Yakusoku. The editing for these 2 parts was great! That expression on takki’s face is the same expression as when he was watching the Sugao 3 replay while he was on SCP.
- Tsu singing DMC while walking down the corridor backstage LOOL
- Such a thoughtful surprise to the juniors from papa and mama
- Just seeing a small fraction of the work that goes behind the tour, and the fervor of the fans!

This DVD version is definitely a MUST HAVE for any fan. It showcases them in such natural and lovable states, and I lost count of how many times I burst out laughing/clapped out loud/did other exaggerated actions alone in my room.

** Potato image from tackey-tsubasa.com gallery

Flight was uneventful, but it was interesting watching Sweeney Todd while eating my dinner. Feeling a sense of loss again! I hate this feeling…

ANYWAY, this post is to wish dearest Takizawa Hideaki a happy (one day belated) 26th birthday. As always, my wish is only for him to be happy and healthy. Otanjoubi omedetougozaimasu~

I ‘m looking forward to what he brings us in Enbujou, and I hope he doesn’t attempt anything dangerous!!

I MISS SEEING T&T ON TV!

and the latest myojo and poporo is so cute ^^ I’ll probably scan it later today it if someone hasn’t already

Overflowing with love for Tsu…
Why do people around me think that this is a ‘phase’ that I ought to ‘grow’ out of?
Even this 3rd degree jap acquaintance who used to be a JE fan when she was in highschool said that I still have till I am 25 before fangirling becomes unacceptable.

Really? This is not something immature because it isn’t merely an obsession.
It is my choice for this to be PART of my way of life, regardless of age and the associated social expectations.

I have nothing to be ashamed of! and most definitely nothing to grow out of.
I am not loving Tsu in the hope that one day I will actually MARRY him… takitsuba makes me beyond happy and everything else good, I don’t think anything else comes close to this sort of feeling.

It’s too hard to explain? Especially to people who are too practical and sensible to let themselves be caught up in ’something like fangirling’.

I’ve been playing Daydreamer from SCP on repeat… love their voices… and tsu’s bobbing head

It’s been an unbelievably rocky start to 2008 and things do not seem to be improving any time soon… any happiness now seems to be false and short-lived.
But… I think of Tsu to recharge. learn from his spirit. try to absorb his independence and strength.

He is not just my idol, he is my role model.

This has really been 2 months of hell and I just have to get through 10 more days before my blue sky holiday.

I just had 10 subjects examined in 3 exams within the week, and there’s another 3 more subjects to go in the last written exam. Since last Thursday, I barely ate, barely slept, never left my suburb and spent every waking hour stuffing information into my head because the exams were every other day, and all in essay format… so there’s no bluffing my way through. Tonight’s my 5 hour breather until my next paper on Monday… so I went shopping, had a nice dinner… did not touch work (although I feel really worried at the same time)

After which I have to start memorizing ALL 13 subjects again plus extra random facts for the final 2 semi-written/interview exams.

10 days.

In other news, my bf is now a certified dentist… haha so he’s over the moon and got sloshed at 5pm yesterday.
I feel like it’s going to be eternity before I get there too. For now…

just 10 days.