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arashi_onHello! I'm flying to Singapore for a vacation on April 27 and will be staying until May 3. I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask:
- The April 7 showing of Gantz in Malaysia already seems to be definite, and I wonder if I'll still be able to catch it. How long do they show movies in Malaysia? Going there isn't in my original itinerary since I'll be traveling alone, I don't know anyone in Malaysia, and I'm not sure if my budget can still handle it. However, I'd love to watch Gantz and I'm still frustrated over the fact that the Singapore release date isn't final yet. :( If ever it will still be showing in Malaysia by that time, I plan to go to a city/town that's near to Singapore. If I'm not mistaken Johor Bahru is one such place. Please correct me if I'm wrong, or if you can suggest other movie houses that are near to Singapore I'd really appreciate that.
- For those in Singapore, are there any places that sell Arashi merchandise other than Kinokuniya (for photobooks and the like) and HMV (for CDs and DVDs)? Also, if there are any other places in Singapore you'd recommend for me to visit, do tell.
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Date: 2011-03-28 01:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-27 10:31 pm (UTC)Hope this can help you ^^
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Date: 2011-03-28 01:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 02:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 03:18 am (UTC)Thank you so much, and sorry for the bother. *bows*
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Date: 2011-03-28 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-03-28 03:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 02:51 am (UTC)That CD Shop also has a pretty good, albeit small selection of Jap artists, but again if you find Arashi you're pretty lucky, it's quite touch-and-go, but def more worth it than buying from HMV.
Kino magazines sell out really really fast, especially the idol magazines, so try and schedule your visit near the shipping date! Kino ships magazines like Popolo, Wink-up, Myojo and duet on the second week of the month, you can usually find them by Wedneday or Thursday.
Hope you have a good time in Singapore! USS is awesome (:
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Date: 2011-03-28 03:13 am (UTC)And thank you for the recommendation on That CD Shop! :) Will definitely go there.
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Date: 2011-03-28 03:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 03:40 am (UTC)I'm praying Gantz will still be showing when I'm back.
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Date: 2011-03-28 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 04:04 am (UTC)And yes, I heard that Singapore is very hot during the summer. Must remember to wear light clothing.
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Date: 2011-03-31 10:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 05:23 am (UTC)By the way, you have to go Kino there. Kino in there is really so early & so fast in selling Japan magazines. Really differ with Kino in my country. Even have 4 branches of Kino, but very slow in magzines. It needed 2-3 months later to get Japan magazines here after realeased in Japan :((
Have a nice vacation ^-^
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Date: 2011-03-28 05:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 06:11 am (UTC)That CD Shop.. hmm.. i haven't spotted any johnny's cds there yet..
i know some Popular bookshop outlets have JE cds. eg, the one in Toa Payoh has Kinki Kids, Tackey and Tsubasa, WaT, and a few others, but i didn't see Arashi.. T.T the prices there are good, tho.
pity Sembawang Music closed down..they used to sell all of Arashi's cds, etc for like, 20bucks a piece? THEY CLOSED BEFORE I GOT JUNBAITED. T.T
MISE is still available online, but i don't have their url. Comics Connections has JE pics, but u'll have to search around.
if you'd like, i can show u around singapore during your stay here. ^.^ bored with nothing to do during holidays, would like to meet other Arashi fans, and meanwhile (my real motive) get out of the house and stalk around for Arashi goods. xD~!
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Date: 2011-03-28 06:44 am (UTC)Thank you for the offer to show me around! I'll PM you a condensed schedule of my trip since I'll be spending most of it with my friends who are staying there, but it's also a good time to meet fellow Arashians. :)
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Date: 2011-03-28 10:04 am (UTC)the one at Toa Payoh is currently having a moving sale, where i bought 7 sets of DVDs at 33 dollars total. CHA CHING! yamada tarou's money-saving genes are rubbing off on me.
Sembawang used to be a megastore that went bankrupt. at ang mo kio, u say? o.O i'm gonna go check it out. shall spend 4 hours hiking around the area in my brand new hiking boots.
i know cash studios has reasonable rates for karaoke, and has about every single Arashi song including solos. ^^
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Date: 2011-03-28 10:25 am (UTC)I'm going to spend on fangirl-related stuff probably on the last day of my trip, when I'm sure I still have extra money to burn. :P I really have to send you my schedule in case you're still interested in a meet-up.
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Date: 2011-03-28 10:53 am (UTC)geylang has nice durian sellers. the best quality comes from there, provided u know where to get them. ha.
but in geylang, alternate streets are "red-light" districts. so be a little more careful there.
i'm definitely interested in a meet-up. show my singaporean hospitality. altho there's not much here to do. haha.
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Date: 2011-03-28 06:19 am (UTC)Some sellers do meet ups at train stations for the goods. (: you can try enquiring there.
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Date: 2011-03-28 06:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-28 08:11 am (UTC)And regarding Kino and their magazines arrival date, you can check it online actually, about a week before it arrives, they'll announce it.
http://www.kinokuniya.com.sg/whatson_highlights_weeklyjap.html
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Date: 2011-03-28 10:40 am (UTC)My sis who went singapore recently said the Lion King stage show is fantastic. Maybe u should try watching it. And u can try visitng the new Universal studio.
Hope u have a great time! :)
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Date: 2011-03-28 10:48 am (UTC)Thanks for the heads up on this, and for the other suggestions as well! I'll keep those in mind. :)
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Date: 2011-03-29 12:11 pm (UTC)Do head to Bugis markets for cheap goods and there's a $2 shop here called Daiso where everything is from Japan. Not so much a must do, but it's there is you're interested :)
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Date: 2011-03-29 01:18 pm (UTC)Thank you for the suggestions on the other places, though! :) I'll check them out.
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Date: 2011-03-30 10:43 am (UTC)anyway one of my Singaporean friends is coming over to JB on April7 just for the show, I personally am not in JB but I'm travelling there to meet her too, wanna join? ^^
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Date: 2011-03-30 05:40 pm (UTC)Still, if I get positive feedback (esp. here in LJ) I'll consider watching it in Malaysia.
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Date: 2011-03-31 12:35 am (UTC)Censoring, though I hate it that is a fact. Malaysia tends to be particularly conservative about certain things *sigh*
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Date: 2011-04-10 07:18 am (UTC)I am actually selling some pretty Arashi posters, and individual posters as well.
Do contact me if you wish to take a look. As far as I know, only Kino has arashi stuff. You could try the Kino at Liang Court (Clarke Quay MRT) as Liang Court is our "japanese shopping mall" which has many many Japanese shopping there. So I suppose there could be more Japanese items in their Kino. I bought an Arashi mag for SGD3 only! (well, it was an old issue, but owell, it was worth it!)