A quick update, from latest YUI Staff Diary,


Left: Limited Edition, Right: Normal Edition

Track list:

1. Namidairo
2. I wanna be...
3. LOVE&TRUTH～YUI Acoustic Version～
4. Namidairo～Instrumental～

I still think that normal edition looks awfully familiar, not Hikki's, some other female singer.

As CSDCSD said, I ordered limited edition from HMV, since they're having discount. YesAsia doesn't count into Oricon sales, so if you really wanna support YUI directly, buy from HMV, CD Japan or Amazon Japan.

Btw, Amazon Japan is freaking expensive (for oversea), I miss the old days T.T

What about normal edition? I'll by next time, since they are 'unlimited'. Saving up $$$ on something else. I'm not really fond of covers focusing on the artist's but I prefer limited edition.

Glad that they installed new fonts though.

I'm still waiting for Chinese subs of 4 Shimai Tantei Dan.

YUI tried to sing along some crazy fast song in YUI LOCKS. lol.

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Off topic: Any SEO/ HTML expert here?

Today I spent more than 2 hours trying to figure what the hell went wrong with my blog setting/html. It's bugging for quite some time why on earth my blog snippets/description disappeared in google.



And, all the links direct to my blog are feeds instead on html links!

Maybe that's the reason why not many of you guys found my blog through google. Only 4%. The rest are from some other places (YL, YF...). So difficult to look for me in google. Sad. Anybody has any clue on how to fix this?

Oh I've change my blog feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/half-banana/nvRN
Please resubscribe if your previous feed doesn't update any more, sorry for causing any inconveniences. Tell me if you want comment feeds.

If you're wondering what a feed is, check this video tutorial.

PS: Tuesday with Morrie (book) is so touching, Beat it's intro is fun to play.

Santa Teo has decided who Santa is going to give these YUI goodies to.



Favicon contest:

1. Elizabeth
2. Rob

However, I will be using Elizabeth's favicon.



So she gets to choose one CD and one free paper. Why Elizabeth's? Firstly, it looks professional. Secondly, I might change half-banana dot com to some other names in the future (such as YUI-ing dot com?! But they say a good domain name should not have hyphen in it, then what about YUI-net dot com?). Good domain name = Better SEO = More traffic.

Plus, most of the favicons from various blogs don't really make sense (in some ways). I guess maybe because they made it themselves? Since I have such a professional looking one, first time visitor might stay in this blog longer before they figured out that this is a fanblog LOL. I'm thinking in long term, you know =P

After Christmas, brand new favicon will appear in half-banana dot com xD

Comments/ Feed backs:

1. Razgriz - Glad to know that my ROCKIN' ON JAPAN translation is useful to some people.
2. gotchi - She emailed me a super long blog review.
3. Helixius - because he mentioned kennysia (me love his blog).
4. Sherwin - because he will be half-banana dot com's contributor.

Winners (Elizabeth, Rob, Razgriz, gotchi, Helixius, Sherwin), please email me your address to me asap (hinfinitie@hotmail.com), I'm going to mail all the presents on tomorrow. And in your email do mention which one you wish to have as your present the most, follow by number 2...and so on.

And for those who think that I'm biased and what not, do email me too lol. I will explain why, or give you something else to compensate with?

Thanks again for participating! Hopefully I'll more stuff to give away in the future, which means more contests~ Thank you guys for all your valuable comments, I'll organise, review them all over again, and make half-banana dot com a better/ cooler blog in year 2008 for all YUI Lovers out there!! Lets YUI-ing lol.

Thank you!!

Till then!! (I still haven't explain the holy thing)

PS: I just finished Seito Shokun. The producers definitely pick the right person to write ending theme song. I might write a review in the future.

I have received total 10 submissions, and picked 5 among 20+ favicons you guys have created. So many great favicons I don't know which one to choose T.T However, you guys kinda 'enlightened' me on which icon suits this blog the most. So, I selected five and I need some inputs from my dear readers, because after Christmas, you will see one of the icons above appear in your browser bar lol.

1. Manuel



Manuel made this favicon based on half-banana dot com's banner. Obviously Y = YUI

2. Elizabeth



I picked this because it looks professional xD

3. Rob



Imagine I'll be looking at both my name and YUI's in my blog, everyday.

4. Razgriz



5. gotchi aka the person who created half-banana dot com's header banner



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Hmm which one?

Thanks again to:
Manuel, John, Elizabeth, Helixius, Haze, Riku, Saustic, Ragridz, Rob, and gotchi for participating!! Sorry because I only have so little stuff to give away, plus I have only one blog lol.

And, thanks for the bananas xD

I will announce the winners on December 23. Then I will mail everything on 24th, so to future winners, email your address asap lol. Hopefully you guys can get YUI stuff you deserved before new year.

Thanks again for everything!!

PS: YUI looks so matured in Music Station Super Live >.<