07 Wink Up 2007 Sho kun.

credits to scanner.

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(about) my plans that were after the dome concerts.. after Tokyo dome ended i went to News Zero.. then the next day i went off to Australia.. without (my) manager! i went by myself (laugh) マネージャーなしです! ピンで行ってました (笑)。 (even though) when this issue of Wink Up is published the airing of the News Zero SP would have already been finished.. it was about the water shortage problem (to get a inside scoop on this story).. (i) went to the elementary school to see how it was taught on water conservation.. to (a) family to see how it was actually done (water conservation).. at the farm stay they (let me tried it out).. at the farm stay there were big farming tractors about 15m big (to farm the land).. (they also) let (me) pick the sheep.. it was really fun yo.. 羊の選別とかさせてもらったり.. すげぇおもしろかったよ。even though (i) was continuously working .. and (i) had no private time at all.. it was very good (fortunate that i came).. ずっと取材だったから、全然プライベートな時間はないかったでど。すごいよかった。it was a very precious experience.. 貴重な体驗でしたね。and of course.. to go overseas (without my manager) alone was a very percious experience too.. あとやっばり、マネージャーなしでひとりで海外っていうのもまた貴重な経驗だった。it is something quite evident.. to be responsible and manage yourself, right? 当たり前のことだけど、自分の身の回りのことを自己管理するっていうか。but before it wasnt always like that (in comparison to having a manager along side) その当たり前じゃなくなりかけてたところを、to be able to bring this feeling back again.. またぐっと引き戻せたっていうか。it was very fortunate to be able to go overseas alone (laugh) ひとりで海外いけてよかった(笑)。

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ah. it was meant to be a happy little translation but turned to something that got me thinking more.. ahhhh.. to travel alone and be able to do whatever we want is something we take granted, no? it makes me a little sad that it's something he cant do just because he wanted to.. mm.. but i'm real glad he had so much fun on his little solo trip to kang-y land.. and that he got so much out of the trip that he wanted to share about it^^

i remember him saying somewhere that because he was away he had to send in his rap in to the company via email and he felt like he was a real business man with his laptop on his leg typing for work.. hahaha.. silly Sho kun XD