Yup, she has.  Or at least she’s got to join forces with the Japanese art duo Mad Barbarians to create a group of bizarre, yet still pretty cute pieces of merchandise that are now exclusively in Hot Topic stores.

Here are some of my favorite items in that collection:

Hello Kitty Mad Barbarians Bandana Sticker

Hello Kitty Mad Barbarians Bone Bandana

Hello Kitty Mad Barbarians Skull Bandana Tee

[What I find ironic is that why would Kitty wear a bandana over her mouth if she doesn’t really have a mouth to cover.  It would be like if she wore one of those Medical Masks like the ones many of us wear on “HKO”.  Though I wouldn’t mind seeing her in one of those too.  hehe  (Sorry for sounding like a broken record again.  *sweatdrop*)]

I was able to get two copies of the sticker and a bandana at a Hot Topic I visited during a shopping trip a few weeks ago, but I wasn’t able to find one of those T-shirts that would fit me.    It’s kinda hard to figure out which female size would equal a male XL size (which is what I usually wear).  Especially with the size charts the store’s site gives ya.  But hopefully, I’ll be able to get one that would fit me later on.  I’m not goth or anything like that.  I just think those items looked kinda cute.  X3

Hey guys,

I know some of you already know, but I think that some of the monsters in the game look a lot like something else.

For instance, did anybody notice that the Fierce Spooky Trees at the Wind Pathway look a lot like Oddish from “Pokemon”?

And if the Foxes from East of the Dreamland had maims (or whatever you call those collars of fur that male lions get around their necks whenever they reach adulthood), they’d look a lot like Eevees.

[Thanks ripplecloud for the picture of the Foxes (left picture).]

But anyway, just thought anyone would like to know about this.  But don’t you think that’s kinda odd that they would look almost alike?

*whistles “The X-Files” theme*

But anyway, before I leave again, I might as well mention some other great blogs that might’ve been overlooked by the masses:

cross_star_luv (kel) - If you’re also a fan of anime or games (like I am), you’d probably like to read some reviews of anime and games  that she saw or played.

Faith202 - Features a cute tale about her journey on “HKO”, even long before we first met.  Also features a brief section dedicated to the thing that the Sailoria/Sailor Scouts guild is named after:  the anime series “Sailor Moon”.

Arisu - Features an interesting “Sanrio Travel the World” post.

Ann -  Features some cute stories about her experiences in “HKO”, including a cute “Blog for Thought”.  [Also click here for another blog by her, though it’s outside of SanrioTown.]

Yin - Features a brief intro to her experiences to the Christmas Reunion as well as a link to her other (non-SanrioTown) blog.

Maneechan - Features an interesting “Blog for Thought” entry, which includes a special “HKO” wedding.

Rini - A short but sweet blog featuring some cool stuff she did during the Christmas Reunion.  Even has some Japanese in it.  Sugoi! (”Awesome!”)  XD

I’ll admit they are some of my closest friends on here.  But they still deserve some attention, don’t ya think?

But anyway, hope everybody has more fun on here.  Hope more news about “HKO” will arrive soon.  ^_^

[EDIT:  I just added the picture of the Foxes that ripplecloud gave me.  Thanks ripple.  ^_^]

Hey guys,

You might remember me mentioning last week that my good friend shesroyaltee has  gotten the “Blog of the Week”.  Well, yesterday when I checked my blog, ripplecloud (another one of my friends and fellow guildies) congratulated ME for having the “Blog of the Week”.  At first I thought it must’ve been a mistake, so I decided to check the main SanrioTown blog and found out that this week’s “Blog of the Week” is…..mine?

WHAAAAT?!  O.O

Sorry ’bout that.  I just couldn’t believe it when I saw it.  hehe

Anyway, here is the announcement that I read.   I’m glad they mentioned that “HKO” is not just for girly girls.  I’ve already known that there are other guys besides me who play the game.  I’m glad that there is at least one guy who is featured in the site’s “Blog of the Week” category.   ^_^ Uh…Guy Power? Nah.  Maybe not.  hehe *sweatdrop*

But anyway, sorry for tootin’ for my own horn.  Just thought I should get that off my chest while I still can.  Especially if there were some people who just visited my blog, but NOT the official Sanriotown blog.

Thanks for everyone who supported me on Sanriotown and in the game (”HKO”), including my fellow guildies (from Sailoria), all of the gms, and all of my other friends.   And also thanks to everyone who had already congratulated me.

Well here are some other great blogs from other guys on who play on here (besides some of the gms of course hehe).

victor5 - Features stuff not only related to Sanrio and “Hello Kitty Online”, but also other games and anime stuff like “Pokemon”and “Digimon”.  ^_^  Be on the look out for some interesting merchandise and locations.

captain.harlock - The brave captain/leader of the honorable Pirate Guild.  (Also the husband of my friend serenitycat, who’s also another one of the Pirate Guild’s leading officers.)  Ahoy, maties!  Say “Hi” to Jack Sparrow for me. hehe  ^_^

Kittynator - Another interesting blog from a guy with another cool name.  *Imitating Arnold Schwarzenegger*  “Hasta la vista,…Kitty.”

Well I hope everybody will enjoy all of the game’s special features when the game comes back on.   [Some of them have already been posted in the game’s blog here.]  In the meantime, good luck with the blogs and videos and everything.  Hope to see you guys later.

Hey guys.  I heard a few days ago that my friend kel and (I think) her friend were in a rear end accident.  Fortunately, both of them were wearing their seatbelts, so they didn’t suffer any major injuries.  Thank goodness.  ^_^  I hope you guys are doing all right.

All of this reminded me of how I ended up starting to wear seatbelts when I’m driving/riding in a car.   It all started with a few interesting Public Service Announcements (PSAs) starring a couple of funny dummies named Vince and Larry.  Well, in the hope of encouraging more people to use their seatbelts, here are a few of the PSAs starring the duo I found on YouTube.

[NOTE:  They were played during Saturday Morning Cartoon blocks that I used to watch when I was a kid, so I think they should be ok to put on here. Sorry if they’re not.]

And yes, Larry (the blue dummy) was voiced by the guy who used to voice Garfield the cat (Lorenzo Music) until he passed away.  He shall be missed. T_T

I think that’s one reason why I don’t see these PSAs anymore.  Kinda sad too ’cause they helped me wear my seatbelt.

Well I hope nobody’s offended by these videos.  I just wanted to spread the word that seatbelts can help save lives.  Like kel and her friend.  ^_^

So like they say..

YOU COULD LEARN A LOT FROM A DUMMY.

BUCKLE YOUR SAFETY BELT.

[And no kel.  Neither you nor your friend are dummies ’cause you guys DID wear your seatbelts.   *gives thumbs up* ^_^]

EDIT NOTE:  Earlier, I mentioned on this post that Kel’s friend was her husband.  But she let me know that he wasn’t, so I changed the information to say that he was her friend.  Sorry for the mistake, Kel.  *sweatdrops* But thanks for visiting my blog.  ^_^

Guess what?  I just found out that my friend and fellow guildmate, shesroyaltee has been commended for having the “Blog of the Week”!  XD  Click here for the official announcement.  And I guess her blog is now on the blog’s list of “Featured Blogs” too.  You go, girl!  XD

Hey, for those of you who read my thoughts on the Christmas Reunion [See previous post], I mentioned that during most of the Reunion, my Medical Mask (formally known as a “gag” for some reason) turned into a beard as seen in the following picture:

Well here’s the story…

When I first logged back on the second day of the Reunion, I found out from the opening screen that the mask changed for some reason.

Yes, I still have a mask on, but it’s a beard now!  >.<

But anyway, I thought that it might’ve been ’cause I logged off close to the game’s maintance period the previous night.  [I was up pretty late that night. hehe]  ‘Cause I also lost of the other stuff, like candy canes, cotton, and more.  T_T

I tried taking off the mask and putting it back on, switch the mask I had on with another mask I got from clobbering lynxes, and even taking off the mask then logging back on before putting it back on.  Nothing worked.  T_T

Then I heard that the newcomer GM-Miyaw was there to help with problems in the game.   So I decided to ask her.  ^_^

She’s been really helpful with the problem.  She even tried on a mask to see if she had the same problem.

She didn’t.  ^_^

So later, she asked me to send her a screenshot of my character with the beard and the pointer towards the Medical Mask icon (highlighting its info).

This is so that they would know what to fix later on in the game.  They weren’t able to fix it for the Reunion, but hopefully they will when the Open Beta starts.  ^_^

I know some people probably liked me better with the beard, but I still miss my mask.  :_(  Especially since it was the main reason why I ended up in the Sailoria guild in the first place.  [See my blog for thought for more info.]  Hope you guys understand.  [I probably might buy a beard from the Item Mall when it comes back up.  If they still have it that is.]

But anyway, just thought I should finally get this problem off my chest.  ^_^  I wanna thank Ms. Miyaw for helping me with this problem.  I hope you enjoyed the game and hope to see you and all of the other gms again in OB.  ^_^

Hey guys,  ^_^

Sorry for the delayed reply.  I hope everybody enjoyed their holidays and got to welcome the new year.  ^_^  But anyway, here’s my thoughts on the Christmas Reunion.

When I last left the game, I was in the staring at the ocean of Sanrio Harbor saying goodbye to the Founders’ Beta in my undies.  hehe  Sure enough, that’s also when I started the Reunion.

Sure enough, my quests officially begin not to far away from that point.  ‘Cause right by the big Cinammonroll statue in the Harbor awaited the character who’s gonna give me the Reunion’s main quest,….

CINNAMOROLL!!!

I later discovered where New York is on the big map:  Just a few spaces below Paris:

Problem is, the designers haven’t fixed those areas that led from Paris to New York yet.  Fortunately, they created a portal to leads to the city from the Harbor.  Which saved me the trouble of going to Paris.  hehe

When I got to New York, one world came to mind:  “Wow!”  The entire town was set up for the holidays, complete with ornaments, snow, and even Christmas music.  Plus the area itself is GINORMOUS!!!

Along the way, I got to meet up with lots of friends that I’ve made in the Founders’ Beta, including my fellow guildies.  X3  And I even got to see some new friends, including my new blogging friend, iheartbadtz.

Sadly, I never got to meet my other new blogging friend Bi ’cause she couldn’t get on during the Reunion.  T_T  But I hope to meet her in the Open Beta.  ^_^

But on the bright side, my friend Rini finally got to join the Sailoria guild.  ^_^  And I’m glad to say that she was able to make herself at home.  XD

But it wasn’t all fun and games in the kingdom of cuteness.  As it turns out, many of the quests that were offered turned out to be pretty hard to finish.  For example, I had to create 100, yes ONE HUNDRED, snowballs from snow that I’ve “harvested” from snowmen in my farm.  (At 25 snow per snowball, that’s gotta be 25,000 snow.)  And I also had to get all of the spring water too. >.<

To make matters worse, my farm was swarming with bugs whenever I came back to it for the first time in the Reunion.  >.<

[”WE’RE BEING ATTACK!”]

It took me forever to clear out my farm in order to plant my farm my snow I bought from the Seed guy in NY.   I eventually made myself a snowman army.  And my friend Yin even invited herself to the crew (and took a picture of it).  teehee. XD  [Sorry if I look underdressed. hehe]

[All hail the Frosty Brigade!   Mwahahaha!]

I also had a problem on the second day, when some of my stuff (candy canes, cotton, etc.) mysteriously disappeared and my Medical Mask (formerly called a “gag” for some reason) turned into a beard.  [No joke!]  [More on this in a later blog.]

Fortunately, with the help off my friends and guildies, I was able to finish all of my quests.  And I did my best to help them finish there whenever I could.  Although some of them weren’t able to finish all of their quests. T_T  Mainly ’cause their levels were still too low to take on some of the monsters in the game, even with our help to weaken them.  [NOTE:  many of the items were non-transferrable.  And the leveling up process was disabled for the Reunion, except for maybe the pets.]   Sorry guys.

But along the way, the Sailoria guild had to raise money for its uniforms and it managed to get enough for 100 people.  [Good job, guys!  XD]  We could’ve had more if we had some more time with the raising of money and if more of us were on at the time.  But hopefully, we’ll be given another chance to raise money.  ^_^

After the raising, the guildies who were on posed for a guild photo at the Harbor.  And some of the gms joined in too.  X3

And then everyone went to New York to say goodbye to the Reunion and the last time we’ll ever meet in 2008.

There were so many tears shed during that fateful gathering.  Along with a few announcements:

1.  The  Top 4 guilds in the Food for Friends now have their own interviews in the game’s official website.  [Although I kinda found out about it before the Reunion.]  Click here to find them.

2.  The five winners of the Saving Christmas Event have been announced:

Congrats to all of the winners.  And to everybody else who participated.  Even if you weren’t able to finish all of the quests, I’m proud of all of you for doing your best.  ^_^  Hope you guys had fun doing them.

3.  For all of the guilds who won the FFF event…

And so, after a really long countdown and so many tearful goodbyes,…..

the Reunion, as well as the 2008 HKO gaming year, had officially ended. T_T

Well again, I hope everybody who got on was able to enjoy the reunion.  I want to thank all of my friends (guildies or not), all of the gms (especially the newcomer GM-Miyaw, but more on that later), and everyone else for playing.  I hope we all will have more fun in future installments and meet even more friends along the way.

See you guys in OB. 

P.S.  By the way, for those of you who were wondering about my prophecies:

1.  Yes, there was snow in the game, but mostly in the new New York area.

2.  No, there wasn’t a quest where you had to get coal for the naughty kids.  Though there should’ve been some for Badtz-maru and maybe that character who wants to cream him with snowballs.  hehe

And, unfortunately,

3.  No, they didn’t announce when the Open Beta’s gonna start.  T_T  Even though they did announce all of that other stuff I mentioned before.

So at least ONE of my prophecies came true.  Sorry for keeping anybody’s hopes up about the OB.  Hopefully, they’re be announcing it soon.

Hey, guys.  Sorry for the lack of updates to my blog for the past few weeks ’cause of the game and also ’cause of the holidays.  hehe  I hope everybody had a Happy Holiday.  ^_^  Oh and just in case…

I hope to make some more updates later on.  But in the mean time, I hope everybody will be enjoying themselves in the new year (2009).  ^_^  Let’s hope it’ll be better than 2008.

See ya next year. 

Hey guys,

By the time you’re reading this, you’ve either downloaded the new Christmas update for HKO or you’re about to download or are downloading it right now, or whatever. *tries to knock some sense into himself*

Well anyway, I hope everybody gets the update and gets to play the game when it comes out.  I’m kinda surprised that they had the update ready to download a few hours in advance.  ‘Cause they said they would have it ready tonight at 10:00 PM EST and I got it at around 7:00 PM EST.  (Thanks bbegirl for letting me know about that.  ^_^)

So to celebrate the occasion, here’s a pretty cute and sweet Sanrio-related video I found on youTube (NOT made by me but by somebody called computerchildren2)  featuring Christmas footage from the anime “Onegai My Melody” (starring…you guessed it, My Melody) being played to an adorable song called “Onegai Christmas”  (hence the title of this post hehe), sung by My Melody herself.  [Don’t worry, the video is practically G-rated.]

I hope this video will warm your hearts enough to enjoy frolicking in the cold winter wonderlands of HKO when we come back.

Again, see ya at the Reunion.   And Happy Holidays! 

[And also check my other Christmas video (that I DID make) that I gave a few posts back.  Hope you like that too.]

Yep.  In case you didn’t check your email or the official blog post, the first big news on updates for the new Christmas Reunion are up.

It also looks like my first prediction (the one with lots of snow) is gonna come true.  So just in case, you’d better start bundlin’ up.  [Again, I’m no psychic.  This is just from my knowledge and experience about these things.]

Problem is, I don’t know exactly when the updates will be up.  Either on December 15 at 10:00 PM EST according to this site and my email or December 16 according to this site.  (Sorry I’m kinda confused which to believe.  *sweatdrop*)  But either way, I hope we’ll all be able to get the updates for the game in time for the Reunion.

Hope to see everyone there. ^_^