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Yay for the new name and layout! It took me awhile since I don't like to code with blogger at all :'D Even if it's just a little bit.

But for the reason why I decided to change the name: I've changed from the time I created this blog and the name didn't suit me at all anymore. There were even times when I grinned just even thinking about it. So here I am with a new one! Much depressing one actually... But I like it ´u` So it should be alright.

Oh and I'll change the url for this blog later so that everyone can see the change of the name~ You can find the new url from my old blog so keep an eye on it ´u`

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I was going through my old music files on my laptop and discovered some pretty old song from the time I first started to download music to my computer. It was quite nostalgic so I thought it would be nice to share them with you :D Now you can see how horrible my music taste has been in some point (like it has gotten any better  lawl) but there are still some nice songs I still enjoy listening~ So here we go!

1. Nickelback - Photograph

This is one of the first songs I ever downloaded and it's from the 2007 so I was 12 back then... Man time flies ;-; I found this song from a website. It was there as a background music. Uh, those times when there was no fighting over copyrights, well not at least as much as now. I still love this song and listen to it from time to time. I don't get the hate over Nickelback tho... Please don't hate them, they have some awesome songs too ;-;

2. Megaherz - 5. März

First time I heard this song was actually from this AMV (from the time that Naruto was actually watchable lawl). This has to be the only German song that I have on my laptop and it's so good~ I've downloaded it the same year as the previous one and just like that one I still listen to this quite a lot.

3. My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words

2008! An now we get to the awkward emo/angst phrase of my life, yay.... I still love MCR's music, I do, but I was just so embarrassing person back then. This song was a tricky one to find for me. First time I heard this was in a Youtube video. There was this person who had a part of the chorus playing as his video's intro. I didn't know the band and had no idea what the song was called but dang I loved how the song sounded. So I spent hours and hours looking for it and finally found it! And then began my love for MCR ´u`

4. Muse - Uno

We went on a year again so now it's 2009. This is my favorite song from Muse and it's a shame that most of the people who know Muse (from my friends, that is) haven't even heard this song ;-; Muse makes awesome music~ My other fave songs from them are Time is Running Out and Uprising ^-^

5. Stephen Lynch - If I were Gay

Yesh, I love this guy :'D He's a stand-up comedian from America who makes songs mocking people's daily life~ This wasn't the first song I heard from him but it's my favorite~ My sister was listening the one called Baby and I decided to find if he had more as awesome songs as that one and then I came across this~

6. Blindside - Sleepwalking

Yay, more emo songs... But I still like to listen to this orz I can thank this picture from this song~ Nothing much to say about the song :'D I just like it!

7. the GazettE - Filth in the Beauty

So I got to know to my number 1 band in 2009, yay! ^-^ This wasn't the first song I heard from them tho. But it's my fave so I thought I should put this in here~ Gazette was love at the first sight, if you can say that from music :'D I still find it funny that due to my appearance people usually think that I mostly listen to pop or something "light" music but nope, I prefer this kind of music much better~

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I thought about making a Top 10 list but the Gazette seemed like a nice way to end the list since the music I listened after that is basically the same I listen to now ^-^ I still have a loooot more songs in my files but I showed you "the best ones". There were so many embarrassing ones ugh....

Best regards
Miki ♥

XXIII

Okay so let's continue my Japan adventure! Here's the part 2~

Day 6

Since we arrived to Kyoto the before, they decided to show us around the town this day. We did some sightseeing and visit Kiyomizu-dera (a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto), Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) and some other places which names I can't remember... 

Day 7

This day we had some alone time ^-^ Me and my mom decided to do some shopping since we had to buy some souvenirs for our relatives and friends c: Tho I bought stuff through the whole trip so I decided to include them to this day! 

Sorry about the quality, I have a bad lighting in my room right now >-<

There's pretty much all I bought. Well including a kimono with an obi, some music stuff and socks, a lot of socks. Oh an I bought a huge amount of treats for my sis :'D We held a little tasting session when I got back home ´u` So many things I loved, so many things I hated...

Day 8

Now it was time to head towards Osaka! On our way there, we stopped in Nara and went to see Tōdai-ji (the Buddhist temple complex) and the deers *-* Oh my they were so cute~

Day 9

Our last full day in Japan! To be honest, this was my least favorite day of them all but I have a good reason for it. I mention in the first part that I'm frightened about heights. Well, During this day we went to visit the Umeda Sky Building, this 40-story tower that goes up to 173 meters. And this is where we had to go through those see-through escalators... The idea itself freaked me out even before we went on the trip and finally I got there and had to face them >-< I know that I might sound such a sissy but everyone who's afraid of heights can relate to me! Well we went up with the crew and I was one of the first ones to enter the escalator and tried to keep myself calm and not to watch through the windows. And then came the moment when I literally felt like I was going to die for the first time in my life. All of a sudden I heard a loud thump and when I looked right before me I could see a this large thing coming towards me. It was a man from our group that fell on me and the lady who was standing before me right in the middle of the escalator, when there was literally nothing below us than the metal structure that kept the escalator in the air. I don't know what happened and why he fell and of course I know that there's no way that the escalator could have fallen down or break or something but still. It was the longest minute of my life and my mom told me I looked like a white sheet for the rest of the day since I got so pale out of the shock... So yeah, happy memories! >'D (Oh yeah, we also visited the Osaka Castle but nothing interesting to tell about it really)

A view from the escalator~

Cute lockets that lovers leave there as a symbol of their relationship ^-^ The actual place was on the roof of the Umeba Sky Building but I was too afraid to go there...

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That's pretty much it! On the 10th day we just left to the airport and headed back to Finland. Ugh, I just want to go back already. So many things I still want to see~ And do you know the feeling when you go to a certain place and you just feel like you belong there? Like it's all just so familiar and you feel that you've been there your whole life. No? Is it just me? Haha, I don't know but that was the feeling I had most of the time!

N ♥ 

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I wanted to write something to my blog since I didn't want to take a long break again but I haven't just felt like writing about my trip to Japan right now :'D I don't know, it might be that I don't really like to process my images. But there will be a part two about the trip! Not just right now, sorry >-<

Because I don't really have anything else to talk about right now, since I've mostly been indoors cause it's so freaking hot here in Finland (and my sunscreen gave me allergies so I look like I have some kind of a plague and I don't feel like showing myself to people...), I decided to do another tag~ I really enjoy doing these so here you go :'D

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ~『✧~*ABOUT YOU*~✧』
1. Are you more feminine or masculine?
- Feminine I guess? At least most of the time

2. Are you tall or short?
- In the middle

3. What's your favorite color?
- Baby pink but I've really started to like baby blue as well

4. What do you love about yourself?
-  That I' not ashamed of myself and I dare to be who I am. I think it's pretty badass :b

5. What's your greatest flaw?
- My short temper in certain situations

6. Do you see yourself differently than other people describe you?
- I do~

7. What are you really, really good at?
- Adapting in situations. I usually know how to behave ^-^

8. What's something you're bad at, but love?
- Dancing or cooking. I suck at both but enjoy doing them c:

9. What's something people have tried to force you to do?
- Start exercising? I only do it when I feel like it

10. How do you spend your free time?
- I spend it with my beloved laptop ♥

11. Describe the way you dress in one sentence.
- I don't really care about my clothes right now cause I've been so tired lately that I don't feel like putting an effort to my appearance

12. Have you ever gotten your nails professionally painted?
- I have!

13. What is the most insulting thing anyone has said to you?
- That I'm stupid and I don't care about others

14. Favorite game?
- Fatal Frame series!

15. What color is your hair?
- Very light blond

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ~『✧~*PHILOSOPHY*~✧』
16. Do you believe in god? Care to tell why?
-  I do but I don't really have a reason why, I just do

17. Is men's rights a thing?
- Why not equal rights?

18. Does love really exist?
- Yup

19. Can science explain everything, eventually?
- I don't think so. It can explain almost everything eventually but not _everything_

20. Are we raised into what we love, or do we come to love it based on how we were raised?
- Last one21. How do you feel about the school system?
- In Finland, it sucks. We should do something about it soon >-<

22. Do you believe in fate/destiny?
- I don't want to believe in it~

23. What is art?
- Art!

24. Do we define ourselves, or does our past?
- As much as I would like to say that we do but unfortunately our past still has a huge effect on it

25. What happens after we die?
- Ugh, I don't want to think about it

26. Do humans matter (tiny specs on a floating piece of rock in a solar system in a galaxy in an infinite universe)?
- No

27. What religion?
- Christian

28. Is there good in everyone?
- Yesh

29. Is human life only valuable because our society makes it?
- Every life is valuable

30. How do you feel about society, the vague "they" blamed for everything? 
- ...wha?

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ~『✧~*LOVEY-DOVEY PREFERENCE STUFF*~✧』
31. What gender do you prefer?
- Guys? Usually they fit the qualities I like better

 32. What's the first thing you notice about someone?
- Voice! It's always the voice ´u`

33. Could you love someone you found ugly?
- I found a person ugly based on his/her personality so of course no

34. Favorite hair color?
- I prefer darker hair but it really doesn't matter

35. Favorite eye color?
- Everything is fine!

36. Ideal height?
- Taller than me?

37. Describe, personality-wise, what your ideal boy/girlfriend would be like?
- Someone mature, kind, smart, caring, kinda straight forward and really ambitious about things he likes. But to be honest, I actually like this bad boy type since I think I would go kinda well with a guy like that :'D 

38. Describe, appearance-wise, what your ideal boy/girlfriend would be like? 
- So ideal boyfriend here! Height between 178-188, fit but not too muscular and fine dark hair. Warm and friendly smile but when serious, he has that sharp and firm look on his face. Here is da perfect body >///<

39. What do you look for--brains or looks?
- Both? More brains tho... Braaains

40. Could you fall in love online?
- I think so since the appearance doesn't matter that much~

41. How much of an age cap can you handle?
- Well 2 years younger than me and.... Well maybe 10 years older would be a little too old, haha

42. How would you introduce yourself on a blind date?
- A no-lifer nerd who's too attached on the internet. Charming, huh? :'D

43. Could you forgive a cheater?
- Depends on how far did they go

44. Is lying about something serious as bad as cheating?
- Well it's not cheating but if the stuff you're lying is really important then it's an serious issue

45. Right now, you could call the person you like/love (if you aren't dating/engaged/married already), or show up at their front door, and just confess or kiss them or whatever. What's stopping you?
- Mixed feelings and I don't think he would want me 

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Well that was fun! I promise to do that Japan entry next time c:

N ♥ 

XXI

Woah it's almost been a month since I last time wrote something to my blog D: But yeah, I've been busy after coming back from Japan and finally I got some time to tell you about my trip ^-^ I'm gonna make this entry in two parts since I have loads of pictures to show you~ So here's the part 1 of my trip!

I've dreamed about going to Japan almost eight years already. I was supposed to go there as an exchange student but some things came up and wasn't able to go there. Because of that my parents suggested that when I graduate they could pay my trip to Japan since I've done quite well in high school. Well of course I accepted it and started to look around these package tours since it would be my first time in this specific country and I wanted to see as much as possible. I found this one that was ten days long and it was at perfect time since my finals would already be over and there would also be a cherry blossom season in Japan which was always something I wanted to see ´u` Well my mom booked the trip and we went there together last month~

In the trip we had this one group that we met at the airport and we had a tour guide that came with us to Japan and was there with us all the time. We also got two different local tour guides to show us around and tell us stuff about all the historical things. We stayed in three different cities: first in Tokyo for 3 nights, then in Kyoto for 3 nights and lastly in Osaka for 2 nights.

If I had to name my biggest fear it would have to be heights. And I have to say this trip was my very own Fear Factor thanks to the flight itself and all the high buildings we went :'D And oh god those see-through elevators. I seriously thought I was gonna die in some point lawl.

You can click the pictures to see them in full size~

Day 2 (I'm gonna start at the second day since the first one was basically just the flight to Tokyo)

First day in Tokyo! We arrived there at the morning an went straight to some sightseeing since we were only able to get our room in the evening. We went to see the Meiji shrine and the Imperial Palace. Oh an look at all of those beautiful cherry blossoms *-* So prettyy~

Day 3

On third day we also went to look around Tokyo. We went to Tokyo Tower (all the way up to the 250 meters x.x), to Ginza, to a Buddhist temple in Asakusa which is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon and then we had a quick stop in Akihabara which I used to shopping, of course x3

A view from the Tokyo Tower~

And another one

Akihabara~

Some cute girls from the temple area ^w^

Day 4

This day we had a trip to Nikko which is a town located on the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture. It was really pretty but the bus ride there was a little scary since the roads were so narrow and crooked. Luckily we had an amazing bus driver who was a real wizard with that bus and got us there and back safely ^-^

Day 5

On the fifth day we left Tokyo and changed our hotel to Kyoto~ But on our way to there we went to see Mt. Fuji and Hakone's active sulphur vents and hot springs. Luckily we got to see even a tiny pit of Mt. Fuji's top since it is known to be a very "shy" mountain and you're able to see it's top only a few times a year ´u`

In Hakone there were this Black eggs that were cooked in the sulphur vent and because of that they turn completely black outside. They're supposed to increase longevity but of god the whole place smelled like the mixture of sulphur and eggs. It was horrible x-x

And then we took a shinkansen or a "bullet train" to Kyoto ^-^ It was pretty nice and I sat next to this older man from our group and he told me all about how the trains were designed and made and stuff, it was pretty interesting actually :0 I've heard that the government has thought about getting one here in Finland also. Yes please!

Hello Kitty x3

This was the cable they used to move the boiled eggs around. So cute :'D

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So many pictures! Now you probably can see why I didn't want to make only one entry about this one :'D But yeah! I'll tell you the rest of my trip in the next one ^-^

N ♥