CD Review: Wish - Yuna Ito

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Wish by Yuna Ito. The powerhouse is back and just as good as before. If you've never listened to Yuna Ito's music before, you're missing out a lot. Her music is a great pop blend that you can listen to whenever you want. I have found that, even though I really love a certain group or singer, I can only listen to them if I am in the right mood. Not so with Yuna. She has a an uplifting tone to her voice. It's clear as a bell and when she belts something out it sounds effortless. Case in point: the title song. Wish is a track that is just beautiful and she sings it with grace and such power. The track Anata ga iru kagiri - A World to Believe In is a very moving song in which Celine Dion and Yuna harmonize beautifully. Tokyo Days is a fun song, upbeat and happy. If you want something that will raise your spirits and sooth you after a long day - pick up this album.

1: Power of Love

2: Alone Again

3: Anata ga iru Kagiri ~ A World to Believe In (feat. Celine Dion)

4. Urban Mermaid

5: Heartbeat

6: Colorful

7: Unite as One

8: Mahaloha (feat. Micro)

9: A Long Walk

10: Moon Rabbit

11: I'm Here

12: Wish

13: Tokyo Days

14: Bonus Track: My Heart Will Go On (which I like better than the original, because, personally, I do like Celine, but can only take her in small doses because I have SUPER sensitive ears and when she sings her high notes it's too much for me. Yuna's is a little quieter, a little calmer, but still powerful.)

Follow Up: Cellphone bling

I really liked this one from Strapya. (I still swear by them!) They have a whole slew of cell phone decorations from sparkly to dark and gothic, to fun and some that are practical. This one is one of the ones in between it all. They have a nice line of stick-on gems in great designs, the one I'm refering to is Astroboy~ :) It's a fun twist on an old favorite. I just bought a new cell phone and have to see what I can decorate it with! LINK to STRAPYA

See how easy they apply:

Beauty is just a cellphone away.

I'm known to pimp Strapya, but this one couldn't be passed up. I love cellphone straps. They help you express yourself in a fun and unique way. Most people here in the United States haven't caught on yet. But the Japanese have perfected them. Here are a set of very unique straps. They are advertised as a "Gals Secret;" referring to the Japanese Ko-Gal. Which is a glorified and stylized "Barbie Girl" or "Valley Girl." They typically have lightly died hair (chestnut or blond), extreme tans, crazy make-up and extravagantly decorated finger nails. Here are a set of make-up items miniature-ized to fit on a cell strap. Two colors of mascara and five if gloss come in two cap colors - gold or silver (They HAVE to match their outfits and cell phones.)

Crazy Thanko strikes again...

Those crazy folks over at Thanko have come up with another seemingly useless creation. The USB powered eye warmer. Yep, an EYE warmer. I know how often my eyes get cold. Whenever hell freezes over I get the chill. I feel rest assured now that the next time this happens I'll have my handy USB eye warmer by my side. You can check it out in English HERE.

Or just take my word for it.

Somewhere over...

Find yourself fighting that pesky little Leprechaun every time you try to snatch some gold from the end of the rainbow? Check out this new product for sale over at my favorite hang-out Strapya. I think they decided it was time to branch out into gadget selling. Who knows - maybe they'll be selling Thanko products soon. I'd love that.

Kewpie. Who Knew?

Apparently, Kewpie dolls aren't reserved for my great-grandmother to collect when she was still living. Japanese cell-phone(keitai) strap purveyors; Strapya-World, have been outdoing themselves lately releasing a string Kewpie dolls. Now, WHY they are so very popular in Japan is a mystery to me; but nevertheless there are a plethora of them available. This one pretends to be a Coke bottle:


With it's friends, the devilishly creepy Angel and Devil Twins:

If'n you're not too creeped out by their creepy creepiness, then go snatch some of your own. . .