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Wow

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Everything you love is here

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Doors ♥

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2014

1. Be more positive. Smile more, kind > right, worry less.

2. Read more!

3. TRY to live healthier.

4. Welcome new experiences. Be open.

5. Travel, eat, ♥.

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w4m, UP Diliman

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I wish you would’ve said hi to me. I don’t bite, I’m shy at first but I’m generally nice to strangers, more so to those who take genuine interest in me hehe (oh, shut up, self). I apologize if I was oblivious to the things happening around me. That’s just...

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Illuminating the Holiday Season in Japan

In Japan, Christmas lights, called “illuminations” (イルミネーション) in Japanese, go up as early as mid-November and can remain on display as late as March. Businesses, main streets and big parks go all-out with spectacular LED reveries and exquisitely decorated Christmas trees for passersby to experience. The illuminations play an important role in creating the festive and romantic mood of winter in Japan and they are more astounding with each passing year.

The Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ) in Kobe, Japan, is one of the most striking displays every year. Kobe hosted its first illumination festival in December of 1995 in memory of the Great Hanshin Earthquake which struck the region in January of the same year. The Italian-designed illuminations were donated by the government of Italy, and the soft, solemn glow of the hand-painted lights became a symbol of remembrance and hope. The Kobe Luminarie was originally meant to be a one-time event but, with the strong request from local citizens, it has become an annual event now its 19th year.

Want to see more illuminations? Visit the location pages below to view photos and videos from the best Christmas lights in Japan this year:

Kobe Luminarie, 神戸ルミナリエ (Kobe, Japan)

Kyoto Illumiere, 京都イルミエール (Kyoto, Japan)

Country Farm Tokyo German Village, 東京ドイツ村 (Chiba, Japan)

Tokyo Midtown, 東京ミッドタウン (Tokyo, Japan)

Ashikaga Flower Park, あしかがフラワーパーク (Tochigi, Japan)

Nabana no Sato, なばなの里 (Mie, Japan)

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So pretty

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Please read this. (I know it's YA but I promise it's worth it) #eleanorandpark #books

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"Some tomorrow" --I like the sound of that.

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Arashiyama’s Bamboo Forest

In the Arashiyama (嵐山) district of Kyoto, Japan, is the jaw-dropping Sagano Bamboo Grove. The forest was the setting of Japanese novelist and poet Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s acclaimed novel, "The Tale of Genji." There is a walking path that cuts through the bamboo grove and makes for a photogenic trek as light filters through the stalks. The bamboo in the grove is still used to manufacture cups, boxes, baskets and mats in the area.

To view more photos and videos of the bamboo forest, be sure to visit the 竹林の小径 (Kitasaga Bamboo Grove) location page.

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Aaaah! I'll see you soon ♥

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Sometimes you just get tired.

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Vintage Photo Friday

Kiss the girl!

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Cute

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EVERYTHING LOVE

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Haha!

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Static cling

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I'll settle for this. Practice na!

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Where the wild things are

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Wow!

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A gorgeous blusher for the non-traditional bride. (via glamour.com)

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♥

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Little duckies. (by Steffy Kuncman)

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The hair and the shades

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Reaction to an Attraction - m4m - Shirley, Route 196

And all I had to type was missed connections + metro manila. Sorry I had to leave early man! Fortunately, my flight was cancelled so I might be staying here ‘til the end of the month. So why don’t we meet up at Terno on the 20th? I’ll look (almost) the same as the last time except I’ll be probably bald by then (with the cruel hot weather right now, most likely). Will bring the industrial rock CDs I mentioned. By the way, It’s Jeff. :)

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OMG!! A reconnection!

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Rulers are made to be broken. (by Haru Wilde)