Hello people,
I started a new phlog over at http://burabura.wordpress.com/ to house my travelling experiences and some local discoveries. Will probably sync them here when I find the time. Meanwhile, go take a look and say “hi”!
魔鬼！
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Where I go when I’m in a beauty fix:
I’ve joined a couple of other forums before and was even the (hired) administrator for one of the pioneer Singaporean forums but CozyCot (CC) is still my favorite. Some may say that the forum-ers of CC are “dao” or proud but I disagree. Same reason why I keep my Blythe Flickr group invite-only; you need some form of gatekeeper so that there’ll be a certain level of “quality control”. Even though some of the moderators may be a pain in the ass at times, you’ll appreciate their efforts later on. Take some time and blend into their “culture”.
They’re now invite-only. Click on the banner above and leave a comment and I will invite you. ;)
As my quest for more sozai and kaomoji (facemarks) continues (*￣∇￣)ノAHAHA, I came across some very useful websites to share:
button01 Hiroette.com: Just an introduction to kaomoji.
button02 Facemark.jp: A whole lot more kaomoji variations!
button03 Jayhan: Found an excellent tutorial on how to turn hiragana into kaomoji with MS Japanese IME Keyboard!
button04 International Herald Tribune: Another excellent article from iht on kaomoji – “In Japan, (*^o^*) Means Happiness”
The uniquely Japanese face icons, called kaomoji, may not convert Western cell-phone message-senders as they start using their mobile-phone screens for data services over the next year or two. But they raise a puzzling question: The Internet was supposed to bring down cultural barriers and help forge a sense of community that is common around the world, right?
