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I've finally decided to turn my journal into "friends only" since I've been getting some random adds lately... nothing really wrong with that, but most of those random adds are merely blank/empty pages and it really puzzles me -_- Please don't get me wrong, I love meeting new friends here... I just need to know a li'l something about them first o_o

I'll be locking all my personal entries, memes, and excessive fangirling posts... but fanworks and some goodies to share will remain public =D

Please comment in this post if you want to add me... I'm a nice girl promise =D I prefer if your LJ is active (meaning, you actually post something in it and you mainly write in English) and it would be nice if we actually share something in common (e.g. JE fandom). This journal is 99% fangirling, so if it's not your thing, I don't think it'd work out between us (>_<;)

How are you my lovely f-list?

This isn't really an update, I just want to share my Dream Boys '09 Subaru photos:


Looking at that gorgeous face, tell me, how can I resist?


( Preview pics and download links under the cut )

I've always been fascinated with Subaru's guitar pick pendant since I started seeing him wear it around July (?) of this year. I really think it's cool and it suits his image perfectly. And on a personal note, I like it because I play the guitar myself so the pendant has an extra impact on me ^^



( Such a celebrity... )

A little pimpin': http://twitter.com/K8Update

Just when Yasu's on his way to recovery and Tacchon's getting his much needed rest, now it's Yoko's turn to come down with the flu DDD: All three of them were together in Nagoya during their DVD event a few days ago, I don't know if it had something to do with that... anyway, please get well soon guys~

And I hope the rest of the guys won't get sick...

Twenty years ago, my family underwent one of the most trying times in our lives - my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was only ten then, so I didn't understand that much. I can remember, however, the time my mom asked me to feel the lump on her left breast. It was hard. It didn't feel normal. Nevertheless, I just thought it was like a flu - just take some medicine and get enough rest and it will go away. But when I saw the distraught look on my mom's face after her biopsy, I realized it was something serious. I would see her crying quietly in a corner. My dad tried to put up a strong facade, but I overheard them talking one night - and they were both crying. I even heard dad say: "Sana ako na lang..." ("I wish it was me instead"). It felt so painful to see them like that. And us, the kids, couldn't do anything. A few days after, she was in the hospital and had a mastectomy. The months after that were quite difficult as well as she underwent chemotherapy. Watching her being nauseous after each session, witnessing her hair fall off and her confidence fading away (losing one of your breasts is no laughing matter especially when you're a female), and seeing the nervous look on her face each time she learned about one of her fellow breast cancer patients passing away... it was very hard to take for a 10-year-old like me. But with large amount of prayers and never-ending support from family and friends, my mother was able to make it through. Now she's cancer-free for 20 years!

October is the month of breast cancer awareness, and the pink ribbon symbolizes it. Coming from a family with history of this disease, I want to raise awareness to my fellow females and hopefully, you can help me spread this message to your mothers, sisters, relatives, and friends. But even though breast cancer is primarily a disease of women, it can also occur in men, so it will be cool if you can share this to your male family members and friends as well.

Though most of the risk factors in developing breast cancer (sex, age, genetics) may be inherent to us, this disease is curable when detected early. And for starters, there is an easy and cheap way to screen it: BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (BSE) The process takes only a few minutes and is not painful. And though it has limitations, there's no harm in making it a habit.

Help me share the word. I almost lost my mother to it. And just last year, my aunt (mom's sister) lost her battle against this enemy. If this post can help prevent even just one person from getting this disease, then I would have done a good job.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.