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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Namie on mina magazine August 2013 issue

Bought my copy of Namie on cover last month!! It took me quite some time to think about translating them. haha.. Anyway I've always been buying the Chinese version and it's always a month later than the Japanese one. So erm....I'll just write it as August issue instead of July. Well anyway, I don't think this mattered a lot. =D


I remembered seeing this cover so familiar [I don't know what's got into me xD] Maybe I've been seeing this too much at twitter in the previous month, and I almost thought I've bought it already. lol!! I really love love love how Namie looks here. (●^口^●)

I shall post my translations here then. Although I think I'm not really up to it but the meaning should be quite right. I hope there'll be people enjoying reading here. haha. Please don't mind me. Here goes:


✿ Namie has been buying blouse, lavender color and black & white checkered to match with denim shorts. Because buying them gives her the energy for the summer!
✿ Those girls who can wear high heels all day certainly have our admiration. For Namie, she will wear high heels for only 2 hours at most, be it at work or at her personal time out.
✿ Her happiness in the morning comes from a guessing game (a new Japanese variety show) and because of that she's happy to wake up early in the morning and eat more for breakfast.
✿ Namie is the type where she'll turn into a strange person after when she's in love. When she's beside someone she likes, she'll keep thinking what clothes she should wear, so that's why she can change her clothing style suddenly.
✿ "The most important thing is to truly understand your choices. When you're in your 20s, it's good that you can accept different challenges and keep choosing things that are suitable for you. And then go after it when you're in your 30s. You should be working hard to let yourself be happy everyday when you're 20 something, experiencing different failures and therefore you can lead a fulfilling 30s." [←directly quote what Namie said.]
✿ From now, if there's any interesting things, she'll work hard to challenge and need not fret, cos even if you failed there's no need to be overly lost. When you're feeling low, music is the best companion, whether you're down or happy, choose a song that matches your mood and you'll feel much better.
"If everyone can listen to my music with this state of mind, I'll be very happy."


This part somehow I got reminded of my past post I did on Namie's interview in ViVi Jan 2013 issue. Especially on the enzyme drink part! haha.

10 Questions and Answers 
Qn 1. Do you often order some good food?
Ans: Yes of course! Although it's quite long ago, but I'll always remember. I ordered olive ramen, which is really delicious! There's olive in the ramen. Before that I wasn't that fond of olive but it's very refreshing after eating it, so it's really delicious.

Qn 2. The songs you will sing in KTV is...?
Ans: I will choose those that everyone likes and sing with them. If it's my songs, I will sing more of my old songs.

Qn 3. Have you watched Fuji tv's drama? (The theme song is Namie's「Can You Feel This Love」)
Ans: In fact every morning I'm playing 新奇的猜拳 [that Japanese game show she mentioned earlier].
I can accumulate points when playing the game, and I've accumulated a lot! I've became better at playing the usual finger guessing game. Recently, I got all 6 consecutive wins when playing with the staff member 6 times!

Qn 4. The food you're obsessed with lately?
Ans: Grilled banana. I've been doing it at home, grilling the bananas till black and with the skin. I heard that if you over-consume salt, grilled bananas are good for the body, so I'm treating it as a dessert.

Qn 5. What do you normally do at home?
Ans: When I'm free I'll watch 「CSI:」 series, especially 「CSI: miami」. Really love it. The 10th season has just ended. I like Horatio Caine in the show. He's really handsome. ????← [I don't get this part here]
The DVD has released recently, I'm paying attention to it.

Qn 6. The skincare/beauty method you're fond of...?
Ans: Scraping or gua sha (A popular treatment for sunstroke by scraping the patient's neck, chest or back). I've always wanted to soak in the bathtub but have not been executing it. Now I feel that I should really start. So recently, I've bought the recommended scraping tool which is really useful! Use it to massage the head and it feels very comfortable. I usually massage while soaking in the bathtub.

Qn 7. This summer challenge is...?
Ans: Sunglasses! I heard that the eyes can also get sunburn! Although I've order a UV-protection sunglasses, but I don't know where have I placed it. And also it seems that you have to wear sunglasses at the right time. Because if I'm the only one wearing it at a certain event, it'll be too eye-catching isn't it?
So since everyone is wearing it this summer, I think I can blend in well.

Qn 8. The secret to maintaining health and skin condition is...?
Ans: Nothing special actually. But every morning and night I'll take enzyme drink. At the start I was hoping not to get a cold easily, and even if I caught it, it shouldn't be a heavy cold. I'm taking the enzyme powder. It's more convenient to bring it out while I'm overseas.

Qn 9. What advice would you give to girls in their 20s on skincare?
Ans: When I'm young, I believe that it's better not to use too many products on the face. So as not to destroy the skin's original function. It's better to use products with natural ingredients. And also must let the skin to look bright and moisturized. But for the next 10 years of myself, the basic skincare has to be done properly! Especially moisturizing! Don't feel that doing whatever now is too late, so long as your tried to do so, you'll sure see the effect.

Qn 10. The thing you like to do most in your life now?
Ans: I want to be able to cut short hair and change hairstyles. Normally, I don't really curl my hair, so I thought of cutting my hair short for a change.


Okay, shall go enjoy my Namie FEEL album now~! (^-^) 

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