Hiyokoi Vol. 9 Spazz

So I recently got my hands on a copy of the 9th volume of Hiyokoi~ ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ Online shopping really does come in handy! The only bad thing was that when I was still in Hong Kong, I could buy manga in the Japanese bookstores there and they sold it at a price nearly 4 times cheaper than the cost I had to pay online *cries* Well to be honest, the difference is mostly due to the shipping costs...ahh all the inconveniences of living in the US.

I guess I won't say too much about what happens, because I don't think the translators are up to date yet, and this post is mainly for me to spazz about it so...I'll just talk about it generally:

• I'm slowly starting to get sick of Hiyori being so embarrassed over everything...but then again she's new at this boyfriend-girlfriend thing so I don't blame her. But I feel like it's gonna take like 10 more volumes to see Hiyori finally being comfortable being all lovey dovey with Yuushin. It's really always Yuushin the one holding back and having to be considerate of Hiyori and all...I feel sorry for the guy.
• Hiyori with her hair up into a ponytail. I LIKE. YES, PLEASE DO PRACTICE AND HAVE YOUR HAIR UP IN A PONYTAIL MORE OFTEN. YOU LOOK SO MATURE AND PRETTY I LIKE IT.
• And HIYORI OAJFSODSAIFJA;DOSFS THERE'S A LIMIT TO HOW OBLIVIOUS YOU CAN BE ARGH
• When can we see more cute moments between Ricchan and Kou-kun; I ship them so hard oh my god

And speaking of Kou-kun OH MY GOD KOU-KUN IN THIS VOLUME IS JUST PURE FUCKING GOLD. HE'S SO ADORABLE OH MY GOD I CAN'T CONTAIN MY FEELS FOR HIM SO I'M SHARING PICS OF HIM, HERE YOU GO:

I could explain what's happening in each of the pics, but I'm not sure if anyone wants spoilers..

kou-kun looking sad
screw you hiyori how dare you

*SCREAMING*
OH MY GOD

he looks like a little kid here omg
and ricchan yes she looks so pretty with that hairstyle

ahh yes i like this sort of angst or confusion or aosdifjasd

T^T

Annnnd that's pretty much it for the spazz on this volume. According to the last page in the manga, volume 10 is set to be published this spring~\o/ I can't wait!

If anyone actually wants me to summarize what happens in this volume, please do ask me in the comments section~(｀・ω・´)” I would be glad to do it!

Anime Recommendation: Tamako Market

So recently I've been into watching animes again, and after seeing all the gifs on my dash on Tumblr, I decided to give Tamako Market a try. And I am so glad I did.

To summarize this briefly, it's basically about a girl named Tamako (the one in the middle in the pic) whose family runs a mochi store, and she - not very surprisingly - loves mochi. Her life takes a interesting turn when she comes across a bird called Dera MochiMazzi (that's the romanization according to Wikipedia) - he's apparently from a royal family that lives on a what looks like a tropical island; he's on a mission to look for the prince's bride.

dera-chan~
the character who plays a huge role of including the comedy aspect in this anime
he's so funny omfg

The anime overall is absolutely adorable. All the characters are so warm-hearted and cute, the art is so visually pleasing to look at, all the characters have good relationships with one another, and the fact that the storyline is on the relatively loose side makes the anime comforting. It's pretty much the perfect anime to watch when your life sucks and you're in need of some cuteness in your life.

All the characters in the anime are likeable, but I must say my favorite one is Tamako. She's cute, thoughtful, and friendly. I especially like how she's not one bit hesitant on becoming friends with strangers or ones she does not know very well. Take for example how she treated Shiori really well and the two became good friends in the end (◡‿◡✿) and that is why episode 3 is one of my fave eps out of the anime (spoiler alert? haha).

mochizou is a cutie and i wish a cutiepie like him existed in real life

And like most of the people watching this anime, I ship Mochizou and Tamako~ I wish we got to see more moments of the two together though. (I heard that episode 12 might be the last for Tamako Market, and if we do not see some extremely cute moment between the two then I swear my life will suck even more than it already does and I don't know omg I'm gonna cry I really hope the anime doesn't end at 12 eps really no)



Yep as you can see...I have a lot of feels for this anime. So if you're looking for some heartwarming and cute stuff to brighten up your life, and you like animes, then this is the anime I recommend to you~\o/

Note: I don't take credits for any of the screenshots here

Food + Recent Purchases Part 1

It's been a while since I've written a post about my recent om nom nom experiences and purchases...so I felt like sharing photos of them. Enjoy~ (*・ω・)

FOOD

Kalbi (Korean BBQ Ribs) Bowl & Kimchi ＼（Ｔ∇Ｔ）／
I just recently found out that there's another Korean restaurant in the neighborhood,
so I went there with my friend and had this^.
It was so delicious that I had it again later twice
I'm gonna try some other foods the restaurant offers the next time I go there~

Finally found the place on campus where everyone was getting their bobas from~
It wasn't that good, but it wasn't too bad either.
I guess it's worth going there again to try out some other bobas the place offers.

After hearing from my friend about there being Yoshinoya on campus,
I went there to check it out.
I got the Teriyaki Chicken bowl as pictured above,
it was alright...I guess I could go to Yoshinoya again try some other stuff they have
but from the menu it looked like they didn't have a lot of variety of food
The place also had Subway and other choices of food as well.
I've been recently going there often for Subway

Red velvet cupcake from one of the dining halls \o/
it's good but I can never finish it because it's too big lol

I finally got myself a new kettle,
so it was finally time to try one of the Korean instant foods my mom had sent me a while ago
The one pictured here is called jja jang bokkie
It sadly wasn't very good (T＿T)
it might've been because I poured both soup packs in at first or something
I'm gonna try and see if I can make it better

I also tried out this Korean special one of the dining halls offer~
It's noodles with bulgogi (beef) and kimchi~
it's so good T^T this is now what I look forward to on Mondays

Recent Purchases Part 1
*Part 1 because I have other things I've bought but they haven't arrived in the mail yet...I'll update as soon as I receive the rest  ( ´ ▽ ` )

-blue beanie from urban outfitters, lensless glasses from ulzzangglasses-
(I'm sorry if you were taken back from this sudden close up pic of me hah)
Sadly since it's not that cold here right now,
I haven't had the chance to wear the beanie often.
I'm really loving the glasses - they're sometimes a good substitute for days I'm too busy to put on eyeliner
and sometimes they make my face look smaller  ( ´ ▽ ` ) hehe

-cat face print white thick pullover from romwe,
black leather skirt from urban outfitters,
black tights from american apparel-
I got the pullover in December, but I only wore it for the first time like..last month.
And the skirt - ahh I'm totally loving the skirt >__<
I'm still in the process of trying to find tops that go well with the skirt
I can't wear it too often because most of the time I'm riding my scooter like a madman around campus and...yup skirts won't work when I'm busy like that
Prob because I hardly wear tights, but I don't feel very comfortable in them -
I only bought them because it was rather chilly at the time I bought the skirt, so I had to buy something to warm up my legs

-boots from choies-
ahh these boots were super expensive but they were totally worth it.
I am really in love with them right now~  ( ´ ▽ ` )
I got pretty sick of only wearing flats and sneakers around campus,
and these boots are a perfect pair to substitute them
they're very flexible; they're pretty comfortable and easy to walk around in
although I'm not too sure whether they will survive my scooter rides...
so I'll prob. still be wearing flats and sneakers most of the time hah
*fun fact: lol my english prof said these boots were cool lol

Annnnd that's it for now  ( ´ ▽ ` ) I'll update again once the rest of my purchases come in the mail~

Concluding this post with a nicer selca because I can:

my attempt at smiling