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Founded: Feb 13, 2006 7:05 AM
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My goal of the group was to unite people together with the same common interest which is the love and appreciation for the asian culture. If you feel the same way and would like to help in spreading the support for this group, please consider adding yourself and your friends to the cause.


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Hello all; this is the Anime DVD raffle give-away for the Naruto 2 Movie DVD. It is only $1.00 to donate and you can enter as many times as you like. The proceeds will go towards the transportation; room & board; admission tickets; food; gas; and etc for the local anime club members to the Anime Expo during the 4th of July weekend. For some of these first-time attendees; the memories will be priceless. Donations will also be greatly appreciated. Just click below on the Paypal logo and my email is Leonhart88@aol.com. The winners will officially be announced on February 1 in my profile page. Good luck to everybody and thank you for your time. ^_^











Konnichiwa; genki? ... welcome to my group "TVN Asian Alliance". Let me start off by thanking you for visiting us. Every culture is beautiful in their own way; and the Asian culture is no exception. I love the Asian culture because it's a complexed and beautiful mixture of their traditional ways and past history in contrast with the modernization of their current technology and sophiscation to make their lifestyle quite unique and interesting. We try not to center around one aspect of the Asian lifestyle; we diversify in all aspects of the Asian culture such as Japanese Animation; J-pop; J-rock; Cosplay; idols; Yu-Gi-Oh cards; video games; movies; food; fashion; lifestyle; landscape; and government. We've also expanded to promote the Asian entertainers such as actors/ actresses (Jackie Chan; Jet Li; Kelly Hu; Lucy Lui; etc); import models( Natasha Yi; Sasha Singleton; Flo Jalin; Linda Tran; Yumi Lee; Rowena Galam;etc); artists (Siyanimation; Jim Lee; Masume Shirow; etc); and anything related to the Asian culture. If you know anybody who is interested in this group; please advise them to go to my profile or click above to "join group". If you're already a member of my group and would like to add ur friends; simply click on "invite others" and send them a group request. We dont' discriminate against non-asian members; just as long as you share our interests and that you're open-minded enough to share ur asian experiences with us. It can be as mainstream as watching your favorite Japanese animations (Naruto; Bleach; One Piece) or as simple as dining at your favorite Asian restaurant. You're welcome to upload any pictures or images on the page. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to improve this page; or something you would like to see; please let me know by messaging me or emailing me at Leonhart88@aol.com. You can also add me as a friend by clicking on my profile on the top right. Thank you much...domo arigato ^_^


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Blurb...09/19/06:
Hello everybody; how yall doin? I hope all is well. Today is Tuesday the 19th of September and it's time to reflect on the past weekend trip. I returned from San Francisco Monday morning around 12:30 p.m. Traffic was pretty bad because of the construction going on. Instead of 3 hours to get back to good ol Fresno; it took an extra hour and a half. Needless to say; I was exhausted and I opened the store for business. Regardless of the time; energy; and money it took to get there; it was a most memorable weekend. We headed to San Francisco straight after work and got there around 10:30 p.m. After checking in the hotel and getting freshened up ; we decided to hit the clubs instead of just waiting until tomorrow. U know we can always sleep when we're dead hehe. There's only one club in San Francisco that I simply loved and that's 1015 Folsom. Friday night is Hip Hop night and I noticed the renovation in the place. It's been almost a year since I've last been there. The place is very classy looking and the the vibe has always been great. The people there friendly and definitely looking all so sexy. We danced and drank the night away until around 3:30 a.m. Heading back to the hotel; everybody was knocked out until the next afternoon.


Saturday was all about the Japantown Anime Faire which was being held in of course Japantown. If any of yall has never been there; the atmospere there is of old Japan when Samurais used to rule. You can feel and sense the tradition and culture of Japan within a few blocks. There was a lot of cosplayers there and most of them were very cute. Naruto once again ruled the scenary. There was also a T.V. crew there directly from Japan and they interviewed and took pics of my friends who were adorning the Japanese J-List T-shirts. I guess that was their 15 seconds of fame hehe. The thing about shopping and eating in the Japan Center is the ceiling and how low it is. Some of the sushi restaurants were only about 7 to 8 ft. tall. Imagine being a basketball player and having to walk across the place. Most of the retail stores had ur customery souvenirs and lots of traditional Japanese merchandising. My personal favorite was the video store which had almost every anime known in existence. Time flew by so fast just viewing the scenery and checking out the cosplayers that it was time for us to get back to the hotel.

We had to get ready once again and so excited about seeing the No. 1 Dj in the world. If any of yall listen to dance music; then you would know of the name PVD; simply short for Paul Van Dyke. I saw him perform last New Years' and he was simply amazing. There must be a reason why hes' rated No. 1 in the world. The destination once again was 1015 Folsom and there was a huge crowd lining up for the event. Once we got in the club; the vibe was so extraordinary; you can feel the excitement and your adrenaline is pumping so fast; you just want to dance all night. There were Go-go dancers; a fabulous light show; fog machine; and the stage set-up was great. We danced our hearts out until 4:30 a.m.

Sunday afternoon was about R & R; relaxation and trying to recover. We went to Chinatown and had Pho there. The food is always great in Chinatown and it's so inexpensive. You can buy a whole duck for $7 to $8 and you can bet it's fresh. I just like to walk and shop around Chinatown because everything is so affordable. You can find almost anything for a bargain. After stuffing ourselves with Pho; we decided to head out to Pier 39 which is at the North End of San Francisco. Pier 39 is a very beautiful place where you can feel the fresh breeze against your face. The air quality there makes you want to take a nap :p It's so refreshing and clean and you get a great view of the ocean. The food there is excellent too. If you want freshness; then u came to the right place. They cook the crabs in front of you; one minute it's alive and kicking in a container. The next few minutes; its' on your plate ready to you to dig in. Another aspect of the Pier that I enjoyed is the street entertainment around every corner. You can see break-dancers performing for you along with free lance artists drawing animated portraits of you to a human robot. Its' that time again; when all good things must come to an end. We had to head back home. Good bye San Francisco and thank you for the wonderful memories. We'll definitely be back. There's more pictures in the post entitled "Anime Expo Anyone?" if you would like to check them out. Until next time; yall take care. ^_^





Blurb...08/25/06:
Hello yall; I hope everybody is well today. I did a show at the local anime convention called Ani-jam. It was a very successful and enjoyable event. It started August 19th to August 20th. I had a booth there and I was running the card gaming tournaments. We had 3 Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments and 1 Naruto tournament. I've been to a lot of conventions and granted; the other conventions were much larger but this event was very fun and cozy for me. I saw a lot of my friends there who werent' able to attend the larger events such as Anime Expo or Comicon.

Being a local event; it was great just to have one here in the Central Valley. I've been running my store for over 10 years now and we do have a very large number of anime fans here. Just being able to experience an anime convention once is something everybody should consider. Most of the first-timers I've talked to had a great time. They're looking forward to next year and many more years to come. The staff at Ani-jam were very friendly; courteous; helpful; and very professional.

I had to worked all day in my booth Saturday so I didnt' get a chance to see Stephanie Yanez performed. I heard she was great tho. I however did a chance to see her in person in the exhibit hall and she was very lovely. On Sunday; I packed up early and had a chance to watch Random Ninjas and Kristine Sa performed at the Paul Paul Theatre. They were great; definitely brought down the house. Random Ninjas' performance is one of the most unique and entertaining events I've ever seen. They totally rock! Kristine Sa's performance was amazing too; she had a great voice and she wasn't bad to look at either. I was forunate to get a picture with her when she happened to walked by my booth. She was very friendly and definitely a sweet person.

Along with the forementioned events; there was also a anime music video contest and show; art gallery; photoshop magic studio; cosplay masquerade; special guest panels; karaoke; anime viewings; and video gaming tournaments. There was something for everybody and it's always great to meet people who share your interests and hobbies. Here are a few pictures from the event. The rest of the pictures are in the post on the bottom of the page entitled "Anime Expo Anyone?". For those of you who missed this event; there's always next year to experience anime the Ani-jam Way! ^_^



Blurb...07/31/06: Hello yall; how yall doing? Here are some pictures from the Anime Expo that I've promised. I'm sorry I didnt' get them done earlier; I've been extremely busy with work and my trip. The rest of the pictures are in the post entitled "Anime Expo" on the bottom of the page. Enjoy ^_^







Blurb...07/25/06: Hello yall; how is everybody doin? I hope all is well. I just got back home from my "mini-vacation". It was exhilarating to say the least. I left on Friday straight after work to Orange county. It was a very long and tedious drive to my best friends' house. Waking up late afternoon; we were on our way to Moreno Valley to this destination; Lake Perris. I'm not sure if yall have been to the desert before; but the heat in Moreno Valley is crazy. Reading the therometer in the SUV; it was 118 degrees. I'm not making this up; I only wish I was. It was so hot and humid; I almost melted. Thank god we were going to a lake. By the time we got there; I immediately stripped to my shorts and jumped in the water; it felt so good. One of my friends has a boat; actually 2 boats and this was my first experience in a boat. As the boat was coasting thru the water; it felt like a scene from "Miami Vice". I was waiting for bad guys to shoot at us. The rush was amazing as we felt the breeze and water splashing through our face and body. We spent the next few hours just playing in the water and trying to cool off. Even at 7:00 p.m.; it was still 100 degrees...burn baby burn! As the sun started to set; we headed home. I had to get some ZZZzZZzz's because tomorrow was our day at Comicon in beautiful San Diego. If yall have not been to San Diego; it's simply one of the most beautiful cities out there. Just everything about that city symbolizes class and splendidness. We got to the San Diego Convention Center late afternoon and their convention center is a sight to behold. The architectural structure is simply breath-taking. There must of been a few thousand people in attendance. My favorite artist was my first priority. Billy Tucci; the creator and founder of "Shi" is always there every year. He's quite a character and always very friendly. I purchased 2 litographs with a personalized autograph from him. They shall go in my room right next to the other autographed posters and comics I have purchased the previous years. We must of walked miles around the show and picked up so many freebies. Half of the vendor's booth was dedicated to predominantly comic books and collectibles. The other half was Japanese animation and Marvel and DC merchandising. Even Mick Foley from the WWE was there. As closing time approached; I call and met up with a friend who was a local resident. We were all so hungry and he wanted to treat us to the best barbeque ever. In his own words; the food is like "orgasm in your mouth"...not sure what he meant by that; but it sounded very interesting. As we approached the place; "Phil's BBQ"; there was a pretty good size crowd indicating the food is good. The bad part was that there was a 45-50 minutes wait. That's pretty crazy; so we decided to hit up a nearby bar during the wait. I almost failed to mention that my friend invited his lovely female friend along. She was indeed soemthing pretty to look at and to top it off; she had a wonderful sparkling personality. If you're reading this and you know who you are; this is just the start of a beautiful relationship. We had a few drinks and a few laughs and then headed back to the bbq. The food was great; the best bbq I &..39;ve ever had from a restaurant. The meat was so juicy and tender MmMmmMMM yummy in my tummy. After stuffing myself with ribs and corn; and relaxing my stomach for a few minutes. We were ready to head down to Mexico. The lovely lady had prior obligations so it was just the boys making a run South of the border. The first club we went to was Mexican heaven if there is such a thing. I've never seen so many J-Los' and Selma Hayek's lookalikes in my life. The ladies were dressed to impressed and looking all so sexy. The other clubs wasnt' too bad either. After a few hours of dancing and mingling with the locals; it was almost midnight. We needed to head back to Orange County before I turned into a pumpkin or something worst. We got back to my best friends' house at 2 a.m. and I passed out in bed. Monday was a time to relax and have another bbq in the backyard. My best friend's wife is a wonderful cook and she makes the best papaya salad. MmMMmmmMM It feels so good just shooting the breeze with friends and enjoying more laughs. I bid my farewell at 10 p.m. and headed back to Fresno. Home sweet home! Overall; it was a very pleasant experience and until next time; take care yall. ^_^

Blurb...07/09/06: Hiya everybody; how yall doing? I hope all is well. I just woke up from a very interesting night of dancing and drinking at my friend's wedding. Weddings? either you gotta love em or absolutely hate em. I simply adore weddings; I think it's one of the most beautiful things that can be shared between two people. A typical asian wedding can be summoned up into two separate parts; first if the actual ceremony in the morning and then you have the banquet in the evenings. The groom was Cambodian and the bride was Laotian. My friend's wedding began at 8 a.m. which is the exchange of the wedding vows at the bride's residence. It was so packed and humid there; there must of been a few hundred people all cramped inside a living room. The wedding banquet started at 5 p.m. at a local restaurant. There was around 300 attendees and most were dressed to impress. The bride's family were local but the groom's family were from Long Beach and the Los Angeles area. I met some of them the previous night and they were awfully attractive. There was this one young lady who was Chinese/ Cambodian from the groom's side and she had the most beautiful smile. Most of the bride's side of the family I knew from Middle School and High School. It's always great to reflect on your childhood growing up and seeing how everybody grew up. One thing about an asian wedding is the ridiculous amount of liquor that is available. I helped myself to a bottle of Remy Martin which is 40 % alcohol; so for you non-alkys out there; that' s a lot. :p I also liked the band that was playing; they mixed it up pretty well. My friend was singing karokee and he had a great voice. Nothing better than drunk karokeeing to liven the crowd hehe. To sum things up; it was a great event; definitely a very enjoyable experience. The only negative thing is the hangover the following morning. Until next time; everybody take care and have a great weekend. ^_^

Blurb...07/04/06: Happy 4th of July everybody; plz be safe and enjoy yourself on this festive holiday. What a long day at work today. I was so sore from the drive home this morning. I believed I got home at 2 a.m. from Anaheim. The Anime Expo was great; had an awesome time. I have so much pictures and I'll be sure to post them this week. There was so many great cosplayers; it's hard to narrow down my favorites. You can see for yourself the wide range of cosplayers that was there on exhibit. Another highlight of the trip was ATB and Armin Van Buuren spinning at Spundae's special event. This is my favorite and the best club in Hollywood. It was a major event featuring 2 of the premier Djs' in the world. I had an amazing time; I did not want to go home. There had to be around 3000 party people in attendance. The Anime Expo rave party wasn't bad either. You gotta love that youth exuberance and the music was suited for the scene. I haven't seen that much glowsticks since the late 90's hehe. My best friend also greeted us with 2 nights of BBQ and drinks at his place. Sometimes you just want to whine down and be among great friends. Overall; that was a very pleasant experience and I'm looking forward to Comic-con in San Diego on the 21th. Until then; take care everybody. ^_^

Blurb...06/25/06: Hey yall; I hope everybody is well today. It's been a while since I've written here; but I just wanted to say that I'm very proud of this group and the members in the group. We're currently over 4000 members and growing. When I first started this back in February 12; 2006; I wanted a fun and entertaining place where people with similiar interests can have a forum to express themselves. I hope it has served that purpose. I have met many great people from here and hoping to meet more. Before I go to bed; I just want to leave a final note.

"Communications is a process of sharing experience till it becomes a common possession."
-John Dewey

Blurb...03/16/06: Hello all; I hope everybody is well today. I've been meaning to update this group page but time is definitely an issue. Working 2 straight weeks has taken a toll on my time here on myspace. I changed the name of the group this past Monday to include "Asian" instead of one race. We had a situation today concerning the meaning of this group. If it was addressed approriately and positively; maybe it would of been more meaningful; but anyhow; let me clarify this group. We do try to promote the Asian culture which includes every country such as Japan; China; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Korea; Phillipines; and etc. I have an anime store and I am knowledgable about the Japanese culture. The posts I make are from my personal experiences. I love and respect every other Asian culture. I love Thai food because it's very spicy and unique with its' blend and herbs. I love the Chinese cinema with its' action-packed fighting sequence and beautiful scenery. I love the Korean group SES and Baby Vox. I also listened to a lot of Thai karokee DVDs. Those are to name a few. If you have an interest in a subject; I encourage u to make a post. Make a post regarding your interests and your experiences in life pretaining to the Asian culture. Any concerns or questions; feel free to message me on my myspace profile or email me at Leonhart88@aol.com. Thank you. ^_^

Blurb... 03/11/06: Konnichiwa; I hope all is well for everybody. Thank you to all the members who has made a post on the bottom of the page. A special welcome to the new members who has made the group offiically over 1000 in number. Until next time; take care and enjoy ur weekend. ^_^

Blurb... 02/26/06: Konnichiwa; I hope all is well for everyone. We're officially up to 500 members and our next goal is 1000. Please make a post by scrolling to the bottom of the page. It doesnt' have to be articulate; just a few simple words. Also help promote our page by telling a friend or two. Domo arigato. ^_^

Blurb...02/22/06: Konnichiwa; the number is now 300 and the next goal is 400 members . Thank you to all the active members who has made a post and has shown their involvement and interest in the group. I encourage everyone to make at least one post. Domo arigato. ^_^

Blurb... 02/20/06: Hello again friends; we're officially over 200 members and I would like to thank everyone for making this possible. Please all members make a post; even a few words. Express yourself and participate and make yourself stand out; dont' be just another number. Thank you again and dont' forget to tell a friend or two about this group. ^_^

Blurb...02/17/06: Hello everybody; today is a member of the group's birthday; his name is Tito; he is on the 3rd page of the member list. Please wish him a happy birthday by leavin a comment. He is one of our good friends who regularly visited TVN Sports & Anime 2. Thank you. ^_^

Blurb... 02/14/06 : Hello everybody; we're up to 100 members and getting stronger. Thank you for all ur love and support. In order to further improve this group ; please help me promote by telling a friend or two . ^_^









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1) Please no advertisements or spam; meaning NO "add me" posts and/or "join my group" posts or anything that's not related to the group in the "Forum Topic" or "Bulletins". If you're new; there is a post entitled " Please Introduce Yourself: New Members & Active Members"; please look for it. Non-topics posts belong in the "Bulletins" area.

2) No vulgar language or offensive material; keep it clean; we also have very young members.

3) Avoid duplicate or similiar posts; please click on "view all topics" on the right before you make a post to avoid that problem.

4) Have fun and enjoy the group and be involved by actually making a post. Thank you. ^_^


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