I Love Hello Kitty Day!

Meow Meow Kitties!

           

           Have you ever thought about how holidays come about? What about even celebrating your own special day for anything or anyone specifically important to you? I am surprised there is not already a designated day for Hello Kitty enthusiasts to proclaim their love to the adorable, beloved character! Make Your Own Holiday Day is the purr-fect opportunity to appoint today as I Love Hello Kitty Day!

           How many of you can proudly claim to have a Hello Kitty shrine or museum in your homes? Maybe your Hello Kitty collection is a Sanrio in itself! My paws are definitely shamelessly raised! In the Straits Times lifestyle article, two kitty enthusiasts describe how their homes are ferociously decorated from floor-to-ceiling in Hello Kitty! Wallpapers, toilet paper, cupboards shaped in HK’s face, kitchen appliances, etc.! If you can think of it, Hello Kitty is probably on it!

            Madam Connie Sim, who lives in Katong, states she is not even a Hello Kitty fanatic, but that her friends are the true fans and she simply loves pink and white colors! However, that did not stop the 60-years young homeowner from spending $1.2 million on her Hello Kitty inspired house renovations! Friends describe Madam Sim’s home as a Hello Kitty museum, which most of us can easily relate! “Some of these I’ve never used, but I just like collecting them. I don’t ask the price, I just buy,” says Madam Sim. How many of you kitties are guilty of easily overspending on Hello Kitty merchandise?  My kitty-shopping motto, “Sorry…not sorry!”
         

           In the 2nd interview, Suyenny Lo, a 36-year old housewife, shares how she carried on her childhood love for Hello Kitty to the influence of her home décor and furnishings even under certain restrictions from her husband. As with any kitty enthusiast, Suyenny enjoys sharing her Hello Kitty home with friends and visitors. She states, "I faithfully recorded every single Hello Kitty purchase into a notebook and felt very pleased when I flipped through the pages and looked at all my purchases." Personally, I do not know if there is enough notebook pages to keep up with my forever growing HK collection! How many of you kitties can agree?!

            For those who see us as obsessed Hello Kitty lunatics wasting money on the questionable feline-like girl who apparently is not a cat, I would have to respectfully disagree like Madam Sim. According to the fellow Hello Kitty collector, Madam Sim states, "I'm not throwing money away. This is going to last me for many years, beyond the life of a million-dollar sports car." Meow it out loud, kitties! Happy I Love Hello Kitty Day to you all!


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Read the full Strait Times lifestyle article:
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/home-garden/story/women-decorate-their-homes-thoroughly-hello-kitty-theme-20150315


                   

Happy Supreme Sacrifice Day!

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Limited Edition HK Beanie Baby for American Red Cross
Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief

Everyday you are making sacrifices as you encounter various situations and decisions. All around you, there are people doing the same as well. Sometimes, they are not as noticeable because we are accustomed to just viewing those people as simply going about their everyday routine. Take a moment to see the police patrolling to make the streets safer, firemen rushing to an emergency, health professionals providing that caring touch for patients, soldiers fighting for our freedom, and beyond! Through these many sacrifices, those people, including kitties like you, are making a difference in the world and Hello Kitty is no exception!

Hello Kitty Online (HKO) is a web-based interactive community incorporated with gaming and social media capabilities. Most importantly, it also provides an opportunity for kitty fans to come together around the world and make a kittiful impact through numerous charity events! HKO launched Food for Friends as its first charity, in which every virtual food item contributed by the kitty players translated into a real monetary donation of $12, 273 to UNICEF and the Asian Youth Orchestra. With much success, Food for Friends 2 was organized to help victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and HKO was able to contribute $18, 000 to Doctors Without Borders. HKO continues to create in-game events in order to contribute to charitable causes.

         Sanrio had previously also specially designed limited edition tote bags and joined with popular brands, such as Loungefly, Dylan's Candy Bar, Mighty Fine, and TY in a collaborative effort to raise funds for American Cross disaster reliefs, such as the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief and 2013 Philippines Typhoon Relief. The success that comes out of the union of kitty fans is aMEWzing!

         Kitty fans are able to be a part of a positive movement with a kawaii flair! I love being able to connect with fellow HK enthusiasts and share our kitty-crazed stories despite being geographically challenged from each other. Hello Kitty’s kindness and friendship inspires me to want to share her love and spread her happiness to others! Hello Kitty can be incorporated into peoples’ lives through new surprising ways that continues to capture the hearts of forever and new fans. How has Hello Kitty inspired you to make a positive change?


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Hello Kitty's International Impact

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           Hello Kitty first appeared on a vinyl coin purse in 1974 and recently celebrated her big 40th birthday last November. With the recent celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8, Hello Kitty’s global influence on the female population cannot go unnoticed! One interesting thing to note is how Hello Kitty appeals to a large audience of all ages.

          Young girls who fall in love with Hello Kitty grow up into their twenties, thirties, and beyond still adoring the feline character. I, myself, am proudly one of those HK forever fanatics! For me, Hello Kitty has been a companion through numerous childhood memories up until now while I am trying to achieve my adulthood milestones.  In all ways possible, I incorporate HK into my life because of the confidence and positive support she symbolizes to me.

          Hello Kitty’s life philosophy is based on friendship, but it is no surprise that her large-scale popularity invites controversy. Ironically, all the roaring discussions surround the absence of Hello Kitty’s mouth.  Vocal feminists claim that the lack of a mouth portrays how the role of women, especially of Asian culture, should be obedient, docile, and SILENT. However, I think this perception of cultural behavior could be misunderstood and exaggerated to false claims, but everyone is entitled to their opinion! What do you think about Hello Kitty’s missing mouth?

          When asked, Hello Kitty’s head designer Yuko Yamaguchi explains that Hello Kitty does not have a mouth because it allows kitty fans to project their feelings onto her. Hello Kitty can personally and uniquely be whoever and whatever to you. According to Yuko, “women feel like Hello Kitty listens.” Verbal communication can go a long way, but nonverbal communication meows volumes as well! Regardless of all the catfight drama over Hello Kitty’s mouth, the most important consideration should be focused on Sanrio’s positive intention behind Hello Kitty’s creation. No kitty can deny that Hello Kitty is the cat’s meow!


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http://time.com/3532446/hello-kitty-con-40th-anniversary/

Hina Matsuri (Girls' Day)

Happy Girls' Day Kitties!


        Today marks the Japanese holiday, Hina Matsuri, also known as Doll's Festival or Girls' Day, in which people pray for the health and happiness for young girls. Families celebrate this occasion by displaying their Japanese dolls adorn in costumes resembling the imperial court on a tiered platform covered in a red drape. Originally, the doll display was used to chase away evil spirits and bad fortune. At the end of Hina Matsuri, the dolls are taken down immediately in order to avoid problems of marrying off the young females in the future.

        So, take the time to send some positive thoughts and happy wishes for your adorable girl kitty in your life! Why not make her day with a little kitty surprise? Instead of using traditional Japanese dolls, I had to kittify my doll display as seen in the photo! Hello Kitty kneeling on the pink cushion in her traditional kittylicious Japanese costume is purr-fect for Hina Matsuri! Wishing you girly kitties a life kitty-full of good health and happiness!

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