VANCOUVER REPORT DAY 1

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FRIDAY AUGUST 17TH 2007

OUR DAY STARTED OFF AS IF GOING TO ANY OTHER CON. THE CAMPUS WAS OLD BUT VERY NICE....TOO NICE FOR OTAKU IN MY OPPINION. ANYWAY, WE WALKED AROUND FOR A WHILE LOOKING AROUND AND HOPING TO SEE WAKITA-SAN FOR OUR PASSES (BADGES). WE WOUND UP TALKING TO STAFF AND GETTING V.I.P. PASSES FROM THEM. WE THEN WALKED AROUND A BIT MORE BEFORE ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY.

OPENING CEREMONY STARTED AT 12, BUT MANY GUESTS STILL HADN'T ARRIVED SO THEY BS-ED FOR ABOUT 20 MIN UNTIL THE JAPANESE CONSULANT GENERAL MADE A SPEECH ABOUT ANIME AND MANGA OUTSIDE JAPAN. WHILE HE SPOKE BACK-ON FINALLY MADE IT TO THE CEREMONY...IF NOT THE CON ITSELF. THE GUYS HAD MANAGED TO SPOT ME AND TEEDA AND ICCHAN WAVED TO ME BEFORE SITTING DOWN. THEY WERE CALLED UP ON STAGE TO PERFORM A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CEREMONY FOR GIVING GOOD LUCK TO THE CON. WHILE XYL STARTED TO PERFORM, TEEDA CAME OVER TO GREET ME FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BEFORE THEY LEFT TO THE GREEN ROOM.

WE WENT BACK TO THE GUEST ROOM AND HUNG OUT THERE WHILE MEETING UP WITH DAVID (FRIEND OF BACK-ON & AM STAFF) AND TJ (BACK-ON'S AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER). LATER ON A STAFF MEMBER ESCORTED US TO THE GREEN ROOM TO MEET UP WITH BACK-ON.

WE ALL TALKED FOR AWHILE SINCE IT HAD BEEN 3-4 MONTHS SINCE WE ALL SAW EACH OTHER. ABOUT 3 OR SO WE ALL WALKED ROUND THE CAMPUS TAKING A SMALL PERSONAL TOUR. THEY GUYS JUST WOUND UP TAKING PICS WITH COSPLAYERS AND VIDEO TAPING PART OF IT AS WELL.

BEFORE WE PARTED WAYS ONCE MORE, TEEDA HAD INVITED US (MY FRIEND ESTHER AND I) TO DINNER AT THE KOREAN RESTAURANT NEAR THEIR HOTEL.
SO WE WENT OFF TO OUR HOTEL AND GOT READY FOR DINNER AND GETTING THE BAND'S GIFTS TOGETHER.

ABOUT 8 WE MET UP AT THE BANDS HOTEL. WE HAD GIVEN THEM THEIR GIFTS WHILE IN THE HOTEL. THEY ALL SEEMED SUPRISED TO GET ONE FROM ME, BUT HAPPY NONE THE LESS. TEEDA LIKED HIS SHIRT SO MUCH, HE WENT TO HIS ROOM TO CHANGE INTO IT.

WE WENT TO DINNER AND GOT OUR OWN LITTLE ROOM. SHU, GORI, ME, ESTHER, JENNY, AND 2 AE STAFF ON ONE SIDE AND WAKITA, KENJI, KAZ, TEEDA, ICCHAN, JIN, STEVE, AND LAUREN (I THINK) ON THE OTHER. ABOUT 5-10 MIN AFTER SITTING DOWN SHU HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AND THE GUYS WERE TAPING AND PICKING ON HIM TILL THE FOOD CAME.
I DONT REMEMBER MOST OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT....MAINLY CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS IN JAPANESE. BUT AFTER DINNER TEEDA INVITED US TO THE BAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOTEL. SADLY IT WAS 21 AND OVER SO MY FRIEND COULDNT GO (SHE IS 18)...THAT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A 2ND FORM OF ID SO I HAD TO TURN DOWN TEEDA'S OFFER AND PRACTICALLY BRAKE HIS HEART. OR SO IT SEEMED FROM THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.

SO WE WENT TO OUR HOTEL AND IT TOOK ME A GOOD 2 HOURS TO SLEEP CAUSE I FELT SOOOOOOOO BAD.

[Rynn]

*is waiting for more* Bedazzle me Naomi

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FRIDAY AUGUST 17TH 2007



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I DONT REMEMBER MOST OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT....MAINLY CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS IN JAPANESE. BUT AFTER DINNER TEEDA INVITED US TO THE BAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOTEL. SADLY IT WAS 21 AND OVER SO MY FRIEND COULDNT GO (SHE IS 18)...THAT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A 2ND FORM OF ID SO I HAD TO TURN DOWN TEEDA'S OFFER AND PRACTICALLY BRAKE HIS HEART. OR SO IT SEEMED FROM THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.

SO WE WENT TO OUR HOTEL AND IT TOOK ME A GOOD 2 HOURS TO SLEEP CAUSE I FELT SOOOOOOOO BAD.

Drinking age in British Columbia is 19 and older. Still, that's another year to go.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 17TH 2007



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I DONT REMEMBER MOST OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT....MAINLY CAUSE THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS IN JAPANESE. BUT AFTER DINNER TEEDA INVITED US TO THE BAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOTEL. SADLY IT WAS 21 AND OVER SO MY FRIEND COULDNT GO (SHE IS 18)...THAT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A 2ND FORM OF ID SO I HAD TO TURN DOWN TEEDA'S OFFER AND PRACTICALLY BRAKE HIS HEART. OR SO IT SEEMED FROM THE LOOK ON HIS FACE.

SO WE WENT TO OUR HOTEL AND IT TOOK ME A GOOD 2 HOURS TO SLEEP CAUSE I FELT SOOOOOOOO BAD.

Drinking age in British Columbia is 19 and older. Still, that's another year to go.

Yeah but the club happened to be 21 and over.

[Flick]

Ooh! Cool report for Day 1, thanks Nao! Will we be getting the second installment soon, or is that part of another thread?

I love little details, like how the band peeps waved to you, and did the good luck ceremony. Poor Shu for falling asleep and getting picked on (awww) I watched the video of what I think is the walkabout and loved how the band members were taking pictures with cosplayers!

[ichi]

omg! i cant believe i missed this thread. *just read it a couple of min. ago* anywayz, thats so cute that shu fell asleep! hehee. sounds like u guys had a blast. like rynn said, bedazzle me soundy! any part two?