i'm currently taking somewhat of a break from joining swaps here as i would like to focus more on penpals i have gained from such a wonderful site. you'll see me pop in daily though! :D (oh! you know what i hate more than getting flaked on? NOT BEING RATED. that's just plain stealing.)

hello! the name's justine and i'm a 30-year-young filipina from the beautiful island of guam (six-seven-one!!) who currently resides in the city of sins aka las vegas! i'm a fangirling freak at heart who's bluntly straightforward~ (; i love, live, breathe harry potter, the backstreet boys, all-things-asian, korean entertainment (kpop and dramas/movies), animanga, making/collecting pixel-ated creations, coffee, green tea, ice cream, pastries, nail polishes (i've 100+ opi, 25+ china glaze polishes and 50 others), lesportsac, tokidoki, huge tote bags, hard liquor and all-things-green-green-GREEN!!! i'm for all-things-kawaii at the moment though and i just found out the amazingness that is of swaps!

general: (please read more below after this~) i'm not picky with the mail i receive so you're free to send me whatever but i please ask all of you to not send me anything that's related to religion as i'm an atheist and any dirty or secondhand note cards, postcards and/or any other items. it is NOT handmade if you simply just print an image out and pass it off as a postcard!! FOR KAWAII!! please do not bend nor fold anything; this goes for loose memo sheets, letter sets (2 sheets, 1 envie) and sticker sheets. this is a huge no-no on my part.

postcards/teas/stamps: these are the three kinds of swaps i usually join so~~! FOR POSTCARDS!! my favorite themes are vintage, fantasy, cartoon, art and the likes! i'm definitely not a fan of ad, landmark, landscape, view, city, state or country postcards! PLEASE do not send me any of those. this also applies to postcards being sent naked; i love seeing pretty postcards in my box! and once again... do not print an image out on a flimsy piece of paper and pass it off as a handmade postcard; do not waste your time or i will rate you a one. FOR TEA!! the only tea i'm not fond of is anything citrus-y; other fruit teas are acceptable. FOR STAMPS!! i absolutely adore them especially if they're from anywhere else besides the usa (because c'mon now, we have really boring ones). if you include used stamps as an extra, you'll get a million kisses and a heart from me. :D

colors: GREEEEEEEEEEEEEN, red, black, white, grey, pink, light blue and brown. i have a liking to earth toned colors and if you know me in real life then you'll know that me loving the color green makes me almost obsessed! (;

food&drinks: sandwiches, anything with tomato sauce and nothing beats the food at home. i love sweets but not too much of it for some reason. i love all kinds of tea and coffee! i'm not a picky person when it comes to food; i'll eat everything! why do you think i'm a fat? d:

music: i'm forever engulfed in asian music specifically korean and japanese though i pretty much love any music genre excluding country and religious stuff. i'm a huge fan of the backstreet boys (fifteen years and going strong)~ i attend concerts like there's no tomorrow! you can check out my last.fm (fifth and hopefully my last account) for my taste in music. for my old account(s), check out ~indicted, ~myungsoo, ~dayforlove and ~mworago.

television: for a list of what i'm currently watching as well as completed/dropped tv series, click here.

any item on my following wishlists: main or wishpot.

any kawaii-branded (san-x, kamio, crux, q-lia, mind wave, and pool cool) memo pads (regular&mini), sticker sacks or loose sticker flakes, sticker sheets (PLEASE DO NOT FOLD THEM!!), complete or loose letter sets, plushies/dolls (4" or more in diameter and no plushies with keychains), mechanical or wooden pencils, pens and erasers. please read more (down below in the next section after this) for my fave characters! please note that i do NOT want anything from sanrio unless it's little twin stars!

any sentimental circus merchandise made in japan though anything of shappo the ring master here, here or here (especially plushies) would be fabulous as i've taken a huge liking to that character~ no more loose stationery, please! i have a ton already!

stickers, stickers, STICKERS!! i don't mind randoms ones cut out from sheets if they're sent as an extra but i do mind if that's all you send me when the swap requires you to send me something else - this only pertains to kawaii-related swaps. anyway! i love all kinds of stickers but please don't send me anything religious, political nor rewarding-related. oh, korean stationery is just as great as japanese (kawaii) ones though i love their stickers more. (;

hannari tofu plushies! any class a quality ones of those lil' cuties excluding the ones i already have here~

anything handmade especially of kawaii amigurumi sweeties! please don't send me halfassed-made dolls!

crafting material such as deco tapes, yards of thin ribbon and lace, card stock, star paper and other paper materials. oh and pens! i do love me those 0.40 (or lower but nothing lower than 0.30) gel pens! any color would be perfect but i prefer black as i write a lot. (;

sailor moon~~

i'm not too picky with items especially with stationery and they don't have to be kawaii-branded but they have to be brand new~ i just ask you to not send me secondhand items especially if they look all worn out, used and abused and just plain old.

san-x: sentimental circus, rilakkuma, mamegoma, amaguri chan, baby boo, berry puppy, cherry berry, hawaiian animals, homekoro, kamo no hashikamo, milkuma, nyanko, oyasumi bakura, papa panda, sabokappa, sweet harmony, sweet rainbow, zukinhitotude kireizuki and pretty much all of san-x's characters.

crux, kamio, mind wave, pool cool, q-lia: anything kawaii like cartoon-like animals, people and food with faces~ i do not want characters (especially animals) that look/are real!

others: hannari tofu! plus, of course, totoro and domo.

i try to mail my swaps out and rate once i get a surprise in the mail! every swap is very important to me and i always mail anything out before the deadline. please rate me when you can too! i apologize for not commenting on every rate i receive but i greatly appreciate them nonetheless! :D

unfortunately, we get those lame flakers! why do people even bothering to commit when they can't do so? ): anyway, below's a list of people who should be ashamed of themselves!

• flaked by Pixiegirl77 - 10-11-12 Postcard Swap

• flaked by CookieLPN (angeled by LINBUR0100), crochetmamaqueen (angeled by ladyfeathers) and thelittlebird (angeled by LINBUR0100) - Mega Christmas Card Swap 2012

• flaked by dzakem01 - New Friend for Christmas!

• possibly flaked by MishyBelle - Kawaii Inchies - marked as sent on 20121104 but i've yet to receive it

• possibly flaked by aburns - LGBT Penpal - marked as sent on 20121211 but i've yet to receive it

to see a long list of ratings i've yet to receive, head here and scroll to the bottom-ish! i would love it a ton and a half if you get the chance to rate me asap if you're on that list. thanks!