From Girlybubble: Kamaboko is a type of Japanese fish cake made from pureed white fish that can be steamed, poached, deep-fried, or even barbecued. It’s often eaten alongside with soups, noodles, salads, and a variety of other dishes. More »

Everyone loves Hello Kitty. Even evil villains. Take Star Wars‘ Darth Vader for example. For the next spinoff of the series, Star Wars: The Kitty Wars, Vader chooses Hello Kitty to be the official mascot of his empire. He even ditched his old costume for one that’s more suitable for the empire’s image. More »

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From Girlybubble: I accepted my invite to the Hello Kitty Party for Nintendo DS by buckling down and getting myself my own copy to play. Hello Kitty is to cake as Jinra is to fat kid. After playing the game in its entirety, I’ve concluded that while it’s unbelievably cute and all kinds of adorbz, I’m probably too old to be partying with Hello Kitty. More »

Love was definitely in the air this past February at Ningin and Mixr. It’s like everyday was Valentine’s Day this month. We tried really hard to get you all to fall in love with us by offering one massive Valentine: The Falling in Love with Mixr specials and giveaways. February’s been an epic month for us in the giveaways department — we gave away $1,000+ worth of stuff. For the lonely and the brokenhearted who have missed out on all of these giveaways, don’t worry. Ziggytek’s still giving away an iPhone, FlauntMe’s still giving away Sephora products, GirlyBubble’s still giving away a crystal Hello Kitty iPhone case and Rekuru’s still giving away Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 6 on DVD. More »

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Before anyone makes any mistakes, today is officially the end of February — sorry Leap Year babies (Happy Birthday, btw.) As it is officially the end of February, it is also the end of a handful of our Fall in Love with Mixr giveaways and the closing of The 2010 Winter Olympics. Speaking of the Winter Olympics, we’ve been keeping a close eye on our favorite Asian athletes and you can read about it here. More »

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From Girlybubble: Ain’t no party like a Hello Kitty Party…magazine. Those lucky enough to be living in the UK know that a biweekly subscription to the Hello Kitty Party magazine is nothing but the best stories and tips on how to entertain, Hello Kitty style. Better yet, the magazine is offering exclusive gifts for the first 4 isssues; a dining set, placemats, magnetic notepad, exclusive binder and tote bag. More »

From Girlybubble: Valentine’s Day has come and gone but does that leave you with no excuses to splurge on Hello Kitty stuff? A world with no excuses to buy and love Hello Kitty stuff is a world not worth living in. Therefore, the answer is no. There are always excuses to splurge on Hello Kitty. Check out some of these items I am totally coveting: More »

From Girlybubble: Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but we’re still willing to prove that our love for you is way beyond holidays. So much so, that we’re giving away one Simmons Jewelry Co. Crystal Hello Kitty iPhone case (3G/3GS)! More »

My medical examination test results are in. There’s no hope for Awesome Blog Post Overload Syndrome (ABPOS). Every week, the best I can do, is just feature all the best stories from last week that didn’t make the main page. You are my only hope. More »

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Who is Rilakkuma? What does he want? (I’ll give you a hint, it’s not your porridge.) Where does he come from? And why is everyone making such a big fuss about his US Debut? More »

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From Girlybubble: Or at least marry in it. Yes, the adorable Hello Kitty has been spotted not only on toilet seats and on people’s nails - she is a notorious wedding crasher. More »

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For the Hello Kitty fan who thinks they have everything, you’re wrong! Because you don’t have the Hello Kitty video camera, that’s why!

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From Girlybubble: I’m just going to put this out there and hopefully no one will judge me too harshly: I like being on the toilet. Specifically, I like pooping. This goes along the logic that implies that people like to do things that make them feel good. Well, being on the toilet makes me feel good. A Hello Kitty-themed toilet? That would only make me feel good-er. Pimping out my toilet Hello Kitty style would only do much to upgrade a bathroom to sanctuary status. More »

From Girlybubble: I really hate that I’m initially inclined to feeling like I have to eat something if I see something cute. Fuzzy puppies on the street, babies and cute boys are instant mind triggers for this thought: NOM NOM NOM!!!! In a heartbeat, I’d find myself the nearest nail salon willing to apply Hello Kitty gumball machine nail art to my nails such as the ones pictured above. Unfortunately, the one thing that is holding me back from doing this is, I’m afraid of acrylic nail poisoning — I’d want to eat my own nails! More »

I kind of detest Hello Kitty. I really want to buy up as much Hello Kitty gear as possible and burn it all to the ground. Only in doing so I would just be giving the company more money (I never understood record burnings either). The sad irony. More »

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Do you like music and also happen to have a very unhealthy Hello Kitty fetish? If so, then you may want to drop $90 on this worthless piece of Hello Kitty gadget crap. Oh yes, I did go there. More »

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From Girlybubble: I knew nothing good would’ve ever come out of a Paris Hilton endorsement of Hello Kitty. To me it was trouble from the beginning. Now that Hello Kitty’s recently turned 35, I feel as if she’s quickly approaching some sort of almost-mid-life crisis. For starters, she was recently snapped up by papz with an exposed heart-shaped nipple. Let’s not even start with the Hello Kitty nipple tassles. What’s next Hello Kitty, rehab? A sex tape? More »

Even though Hello Kitty is 35 years old, she keeps going like she was only 18. As part of the 35th Anniversary craze, Japanese online fashion mall Zozo Town has put together heaps of special ‘Limited Edition’ gear. Oh you know you want to buy them. More »

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I once read that the makers of Hello Kitty will put her on anything as long as it’s not ’sharp’ or ‘dangerous.’ Thus why we have yet to see sets of Hello Kitty knives or Hello Kitty javelins hit the market (though we all know people would buy them). So excluding those types of items I’m pretty sure Hello Kitty has actually come out with every item imaginable. Point: The Hello Kitty Spring Clip. More »

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From Girlybubble: I recently had a conversation with someone from New York City where I had to explain the nature of my car-commuting California lifestyle. Part of that lifestyle deems it unnecessary for me to own an iPod or MP3 player because I spend most of my time in my car, listening to my car stereo. I want to say that this is because I’m kind of a big deal, but actually, it’s typical here for people to not be pedestrians in Southern California. Looking at this limited edition iRiver Swarovski crystal-studded Hello Kitty mp3 player however, is totally changing my mind about the way I think of MP3 players. More »