TOKYO (Reuters) - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.

Since launching two weeks ago on Rakuten, a major Japanese web shopping mall, the Wishroom shop has sold over 300 men's bras for 2,800 yen ($30) each. The shop also stocks men's panties, as well as lingerie for women.

"I like this tight feeling. It feels good," Wishroom representative Masayuki Tsuchiya told Reuters as he modeled the bra, which can be worn discreetly under men's clothing.

Wishroom Executive Director Akiko Okunomiya said she was surprised at the number of men who were looking for their inner woman.

"I think more and more men are becoming interested in bras. Since we launched the men's bra, we've been getting feedback from customers saying 'wow, we'd been waiting for this for such a long time'," she said.

But the bra, available in black, pink and white, is not an easy sell for all men.

The underwear has stirred a heated debate online with more than 8,000 people debating the merits of men wearing bras in one night on Mixi, Japan's top social network website.

 

on a side note, i've not walked so much in a long long while. woke up early to eat breakdast in Chinatown den walked my ass off for uber long. after that took a bus to Bugis, and walked uber long as well sighhh. den took a train to Vivo, i felt like i conquered Spore already, gosh i'm still so tired. for vera: AHAH my mom says she'll ask my dad to pay me back HAHA

btw, when's rock-climbing?

if all things fail, i'll just fly alone... maybe with asnira hahahaha or with V n her friend(s) hahaha i'm going mad!

sorry vera.. *sobs*

actually I wanted to blog abit about what Harris said in class today which was rather thought-provoking and true. but now that i'm finished with my essay and sent it to the teacher, i'm so sian to do that. hah so i was surfing the net and found this:


Ingredients: natto, okra(lady's finger), yam, udon, umeboshi, green onion, men tsuyu(noodle dipping sauce)

side note: umeboshi according to Wikipedia is :

i doubt i ever would want to try such a DIY udon. haha i bet our miss annabelle leow might try it for its avacado!! haha

Doesn't this just look weirdly delicious? I would love to try for its really weird taste and look.

It's called yakisoba pan, which translates to Fried Noodles Bun. HAHAHA

...like a F16, i'm serious. it's what, July now? another 8 more weeks whee its prelims!! oh gosh, sometimes i wonder to myself, time flies so fast, would my life be over before i even know it? life moves at such a fast pace that maybe i would not realise i'm on my deathbed.

see this what all that stupid T3A writing has done to my brain. i's never felt so BHB in my life before until writing all this out. it's like selling myself using my own words. MOE has way toooo many ideas to torture their students. i wonder which is worse, writing this or running my 2.4km all over again. plus, with all my lau sai-ing done today in school. as the girls predicted, i would be on my way home, suddenly, i would have a stomach ache and rushing home to use the toilet. and woosh, it did happened. i've never ran into my house toilet before until today. today i'm official the lau-sai girl. thanks everyone!!!

back to writing T3As!!!

Tatemae and Honne refer to one of the main facets of Japanese culture, the public persona and real feelings.

Tatemae (sometimes translated as Front) is a face that japanese shows in public. They may have a specific role due to their social status or position in the specific group (such as corporation or company). They behave as they are expected to behave in the specific situation, regardless of their personal opinions about the matter. Core of tatemae is politeness to avoid confrontation. To the westerner, this may sound dishonest.

Honne (can be translated as True Sound) refers to real feelings and opinions. It is not something one is encouraged to show in public, especially during business dealings. It is something a Japanese shows only to his closest friends (or sometimes when very drunk). 

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seriously, wow. I can never ever ever understand being fake and hypocritical just because of status, it's rather sad isn't it? i guess this happens everywhere, maybe not in Western countries but throughout Asia? maybe. but how painful it is to be lying to yourself, not being true to oneself? ouchie. 

and it's back to school tomorrow. gosh, it's depressing really, just thinking of seeing TTT's face, irks me to no end, somehow I've no idea why I'm so afraid and annoyed of every single word she spouts. sigh, after my lousy SATs, I'm just hoping that I pass every paper for CT 2s.

i'm pissed. pissed beyond words. why does me being nice and agreeing to do what you people want to do equates to me having a motive behind, is it very hard for people to be just plain nice and accomodating? 

people love to ask, so what do you look in a guy? personally, i don't really like love relationships. giving yourself up to the person totally, or even a part of yourself, and for all you know, it gets thrown back at you eventually. losing control is not something i look forward to.i love this drama that is set in a high school, the main character is such a real person, meaning he's not overly dramatized neither is he fake, but his character is someone that i see everywhere. his quote can be seen below.

i doubt i'll ever fall in love or like anyone for a good one or two years. it's weird, how i love watching romantic comedies, or tear jerking romance stories, but i never want to experience it for now... haha the irony of life.

"I've never...fallen in love with anyone. So, you too...I've never loved you either. Like, 'in love', when you can't control yourself...I'm not good at that. I hate it, actually." -  桐谷 修二, 野ブタ。をプロデュース

to char and steffi: YAY met both of you guys this week! love ya'll! and whee can't wait for saturday! excited excited i am!! 

hope everyone enjoyed David Cook as much as i did. Ciao ciao, i'll leave you guys with the funniest pic i've ever seen in a long while. Japanese and their english, FLAILS!! 

haha the title of my post is prisoner of love as that is the song that is stuck in my head. it's a jap song and darn the chorus where it just goes:


Prisoner of Love by Utada Hikaru


i'm just a prisoner of love
just a prisoner love
prisoner of love
prisoner of love
i'm just a prisoner of love 

i realise how true those 3 words are. i realise how much people crave for love and care from others, that it seems like everyone's just a prisoner of love. just craving for others to love them. i realise how evryone's a prisoner of love somehow. this is just one of the many reasons why i love jap songs, most of their lyrics are really good unlike some really trashy eng songs out there.

k anyway, i just had to get that stupid chorus outta my head. so had high tea at Merchant Court i think with the family, thanks to Uncle David. gosh, so much food eaten. it was a high tea buffet and i swear i didn't know that the high tea was going to be held in an hotel, Swissotel at that, and i wore shorts and i looked like the most unglam person them. oh well i ate to the fullest i could, be it or nee, durian puff, chocolate fondue, dim sum. etc oh well too many things to say. the funniest would have to be when my dad saw my aunt eating chendol, his favourite dessert, u can see his eyes shine so brightly and practically lit up, and dash towards the buffet table to grab a bowl just 15 min before the buffet table closes. HILARIOUS.