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What a great way to be inducted into mika world! WELCOME to MFC and see u around!!

The bolded parts basically summarize what i think on this topic...I think yes, the side projects help fund his musical endeavors in some ways sure but also it seems to me he's doing them because he LIKES them. why is it so hard for him to just come out and say that without all the confuscation and justifying? i mean we as fans don't have to like it and we can moan about it and disect it but at the end of the day he WILL do whatever he wants...so why not just say yea 'i do these things because i like to, i like designing, i like being a judge'...we can appreciate honesty and it's obvious the music takes a back seat during those times - we're not blind i guess the bottom line of what i'm trying to say is that i don't think (insert emphasis on *my opinion* ) he's so much prostituting himself (entirely) for his music but merely finding s**t that pays and he likes doing, and that's ok..he should own his actions

All of this sadly rings true to me.... I will be ecstatic to be proven wrong though, and sooner rather than later..

I agree with Christine - you'll need either a credit or a credit 'debit' card for buying stuff since many sites don't have a paypal option Oh there's 2 other things mika made me do: get a credit debit card and apply for a U S visa things I had meant to do for years but never got aroun to until I became a fan and realized I would need both to go to gigs! I hate credit cards too - I've seen them destroy many people with debt and sometimes the lure to spend $ you don't have is too great.. Most places now offer you a card that functions like a credit card but is actually a debit card - in that you can't spend more than is actually physically in the account and there are no late fees (tho they charge a small processing fee a few times a year). I use the visa debit which is called the visa electronic in the uk I think? All of the gigs I went to were general admission with no assigned seating.. Which I love cos then you get to get front row based on q-ing on the day of the concert:aah: and tix sell FAST for some places! Ahhh... The excitement, nerve wracking-ness an anticipation of waiting on gig tix to go online and then scoring some! Enough excitement to last you the whole day lol

I understand your fear but you have nothing to be scared of trust me (we also have a saying here that once you speak English you can't get lost and your English is quite good so u will be good for gigs to English speaking countries too ) I say this because the very first time I TRULY travelled on my own it was to my first mika gig... I had taken a plane alone before sure but I always knew the person I was going to stay by, had someone pick me up from airport etc... But last year august I took a trip to Montreal that lasted a total of roughly 36 hours just to see my first mika gig; and I knew no one there (though ofc I has been in contact with MFCers but no one I had physically met before), booked a hotel room for myself, found my way around the city and didn't really speak the language (though to be fair thank gracious many locals will speak with you in English ) It was the most exhilarating trip I had ever taken up until then and once we had the little pre-gig dinner with other MFCers everyone was sooooo welcoming! I don't think you should ever be scared going to a gig in a city with other MFCers (well at least not in Northamerica! ) we really do take care of our own...

Ah ok! Yea sry I think a but was list in translation there but I get what u mean

Me neither

Oh wow! U are super lucky because I've been hounding the union station store in DC (along with others on the east coast) and to no avail - all the sales people and their managers are just clueless You must have some special power

Awww I remember those days when I just discovered mika and felt exactly as you did a belated welcome to MFC and I hope to see you at a gig someday!

Well chiara's horrible accent an mangling of English words (from their first performance together in x actor last year) was the reason I didn't want to listen to this song in the first place but then I got curious so I went to iTunes italia and WOW. To me it's a vast improvement on the first performance and it gave me goosebumps . Really all 3 times I re listened Her accent is still there but the words are correct this time and though I don't like her voice the operatic quality is fitting in this song... I think the clincher for me was the musical arrangement - it was just superb and the way their voices blend with it is powerful Needless to say I love the darn iTunes songbook version the live recording on xfactor they did the second time is pretty good too but not as clear as the studio version...

It's this http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1009152&postcount=10 I'm sure u both knew that but forgot

The songs for sorrow books are a strange beast - I've seen them for prices like these BUT they can also be bought for hella cheap occasionally - I got one for my birthday this year that cost abt 5 pounds on eBay The only thing I've never seen for cheaper than 30$ is the relax USB..

True! C'mon swatch stop being cheapskates

I think top 2 and 3 shld get the limited edition and the rest of the top 10 should get the regular one! I mean it's not that expensive and it will cost less to post than the stupid kit

Hmm I dunno what's wrong with me but now that I see how limited the one with the adorbs box is I WANT one!! even tho it's a ridiculous price and really I should just get the one I can afford... Help!! :aah:

Yup! We missed by 11 points and only 20 separate number 2 frm 4

CONGRATS to the 'origin of love' team!! And congrats to all the other MFC-ers in the top 10!! (Including my team!) It sucks we didn't get a watch and came sooo close but considering the huge disadvantage we started on after the first puzzle (rank 46 ) we did really well making up the slack.. Also yesterday's puzzle was a real kicker so I feel confident we tried our best Thanks to my teammates for being such good sports and to you guys who were so helpful MFC rocks! Now ... Abt this silly hunt kit... I don't wear tee shirts (unless they have mika on them and even then I tend to mutilate them ) and I don't use a mouse on my net book so really I have abs no use for this prize I'll still let them post it anyway and I hope it costs a fortune in postage jk jk...

as one bad fan to another: "bad fan!"

i like swatch...and mika so would love to own one of these but they are nothng i would EVER think to buy!! so not my style or something i can wear around.... nice packaging though!

These posts are cracking me up welcome Miri!!

I'm not a big fan of the pose in front if the radiator but I really like the stylistic choices in these pics (and his mouth is closed ) they're very typical vanity fair type pics...vanity fair is the only magazine I buy regularly actually...but I digress ... And hence very glamorous Haven't read the article yet but srsly FIVE kids??! What the....

I agree with all of this and also try to ignore the noise about the 'fandom'.. You pretty much summed up exactly the nature of the phenomenon

Is anyone from here registered as 'Lottie' from the UK?

is anyone at all able to login? i was once this morning and set up my net hunter id as well but now i can't even log in at all

Well normally anything run by his fb u don't bother participating in but since this will be swatch then I have higher hopes, just think they will underestimate the interest in this comp