Not only are these pandas bakers, they also work at the flower shop and during the festival day.
Heading the group is Boss Panda. Being the teacher, he trains his pupils very well, who work very hard because of that.
Mai serves as the leader if Big Boss isn't around. This little panda is strong and secure.
Ten, the brainiac, acts as the researcher, because he's so smart and curious!
Lever loves to eat, and is sweet and nice with everyone.
For those who like uploading images on their blogs but don't know how to format these to make it look nicer, this tutorial would be of great help to you.
For those who weren't able to see the blog basic tutorial on how to upload images, or if you've forgotten how to do it, here's how you do it:
There are two ways in uploading images in your entries. One option is to get an image already uploaded on the Internet. If you haven't put up yours yet, you can do so by first saving it in photo sharing sites, like Photobucket or Flickr. Once you've uploaded the image there, you can then get its link by right-clicking on the picture and then copying its URL. Bear in mind that you have to copy the Image URL and not that of the site you're taking the picture from, otherwise, it wouldn't work. Go to the Editor of your blog ("Write Post") and then click on the Image button (the one that looks like a tree). A window should pop up asking for the URL. Paste what you've copied and then click "Insert." The photo should then appear on the Editor.
Another option you have is if you upload the images directly here instead of coursing it through a photo sharing site. To do so, you have to have the images saved in your computer. Below the Editor is the Upload section. Click the "Browse" button and then search for the image you want to use. Once you've found it, click on it, followed by "Open." Upload it, and then afterwards, click "Send to Editor." The image should then appear there.
Another note: If there have been instances when the content of your sidebar appeared at the bottom rather than where it should be, chances are, the image you've uploaded at the top is a little too big. Resize its width down to 400 px and it should be back to normal.
How do you resize images, you ask? Aside from using photoediting software (like Photoshop), you can edit it by clicking on the Image button and then entering in "Dimensions" the size of how you want your image to be. Another great use of this little tree icon is changing the alignment of your images. If you've tried to change the position of your picture on your editor only to find it hasn't changed after publishing, you can manually edit it with this button. Click on the image and then the Img button. Click Horizontal space and then enter there the size of how much space you want to appear on the left and right sides of the image. There's really no definite number that you enter - it all depends on how big the image is.
Stay tuned for more image tutorials next week.
We have mindy22's Sid and Mindy's Hello Kitty Adventures for our featured video this week!
The images were taken during the couple's tour of the US. The video's really quite fun and interesting, because they included Hello Kitty and My Melody in some of the slides, making her a special guest in their vacation. She also used the Dream Studio features to great effect and making it more animated, like including the fog over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
You can check out the video by clicking the image or the title above.
No one can possibly resist smiling with today's blog feature: the Happyness Blog. Owned by ilovetodance, just about anyone can't help but smile at the title alone, and the posts stay true to this.
While it has nothing to do with the movie bearing the same word as in her title, her blog's really very interesting. Most of the entries are focused on the anime and manga Fruits Basket, the entries also include interesting quizzes, a Japanese name translator, food, and even some tidbits about the user's life. She's even got an entry devoted to the definition of "kawaii"!
You can go to her blog by clicking on the link or the image above.
Great news, everyone! For those who've noticed (and for those who haven't), the Sanrio Town Moderators' blogs have had a different look as compared to the others for a short time. Now you can change yours as well! Hello Kitty, Kuririn, and My Melody templates are now available for your enjoyment. It doesn't matter what account you originally have - any of these three can be used by the users.
You can change your blog template by going to your blog. On the bar alongside Dashboard, Write, Manage, Blogroll, and Options, you should be able to see a new option there now: Presentation. Click here and you'll be able to see the three possible templates you can have as of now. Choose one of these by clicking on the one you want.
Default Blog
Hello Kitty
My Melody
Coro Coro Kuririn
Change your blog presentation today and make it even more fun!
For those who love memory games, this is for you.
"The Adventure of Hello Kitty and Friends" animation was promoted by Sanrio Digital at Hong Kong Filmart last March 20-23.
The 52-episode series adheres to the core values that Sanrio has been upholding for over 30 years: happiness, friendship, and family and educational values. It even features foreign languages like Chinese and Japanese, not to mention well-loved characters like Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, and My Melody. A great thing about the series is that it is made in state-of-the-art 3-D animation that viewers, young and old alike, will love and enjoy.
The objectives of Filmart for the event were to promote Hong Kong as the regional hub for the distribution and production of film, TV programs, and entertainment-related products in Asia Pacific, as well as endorsing cross-media, cross-businesses partnerships.
We've already covered how to change your font color and size, so we'll be talking about how to change the font face of your blog entries.
What are font faces? These are the kinds of fonts that you can use, examples of which are Times, Arial, Verdana, and Tahoma.
Similar to when you change the font color and size, the face can only be changed in HTML and not in Editor. Also, as you probably have noticed by now, any editing you make with regards to the characters of your entry has to begin with < ______="xxxxxx"> and ends with < /font >, but without the spaces between the brackets, of course. That's also how you do it when you change the font face of your entries: using <> and then closing it with < /font >, bearing in mind that the spaces between the brackets be deleted. The "xxxxxxxxx" standing for the font face that you want to use. For example, if I wanted my font to be Helvetica, all I have to do is type < face="helvetica"> at the beginning of the sentence and then close it with < /font > at its end and I'll have something that looks like this.
Let's have some more examples.
This is Verdana.
This is Arial.
This is Arial Black.
This is Sylfaen.
This is Comic Sans MS.
Now, if your computer has a different set of font faces installed in it as compared to mine, chances are, you didn't see some, if not all, of the different font faces I've used. The explanation is this: computers are limited with the font style that are saved on their systems. This means that even if you use a really cool font face on your blog, if it's not on other people's machines, what they'll see is the default face and not the one that you modified. Don't be deceived when you see your entry to appear the way you want it on your computer. It only displays like that because you have the font installed on your system.
For example, I'm using the Aniron for this sentence, as you can see on the screenshot below. However, since it's not a common font, what most people will see is the regular font face.
There is, however, some way to remedy this. If you want to instill your own personal style on your blog entries, what you can do is to provide options for the computer to read, aside from your primary choice. The computer will then read these by order of importance (the order you set this is descending, meaning, your top preference is the first option and the one at the end is the last). Below is an example of how you do this:< face="aniron, sylfaen, tahoma, trebuchet, verdana "> [text] < /font > .
When you use this, this means that the five font faces are the options the computer can read when it comes to "interpreting" your entry. Aniron, being the first on your list, is your priority. If the computer opening up that entry can't read that, it will skip to the next one, Sylfaen, and so on. Only when the computer has run out of options will it use the default font.
You can combine all the font modifications that we've discussed so far. You can do this by putting < color="xxxxxx" size="xx" face="xxxxxxxxx"> and then closing with < /font >. It doesn't matter what order you put these three as long as they're all there.
Example: If I encode < style="font-family:arial black;font-size:130%;"> at the beginning and then close it with , I'll get this as a result.
That's all for this week's tutorial. Do try this on your own blog and see what it looks like.
We have another Dream Studio video feature in store for you today, and it's really something you could sink your teeth into!
We've got strawberry2cream's Sweet Tooth video. As the title implies, it's all about candy, chocolate, ice cream, and other yummy food. Just watching it makes me really hungry.
Click on its title to view the video if you can't see above. In the meantime, I'll grab a bite to eat!
Hey everyone! We have a new featured blog today!
For someone who's on the hot seat, though angelfabad's Greening Pink seems to want to conserve the heat, as much as she wants to preserve the environment. Her blog's all about environmental awareness, from energy savings to consumption to global warming. It's really a clear issue we all should be aware of, and it's great that at least one of the Sanrio Town users is addressing it, at least one blog entry at a time.
Hats off to angelfabad!
A lot of people have been wondering about the "Forbidden" section at the bottom of the page. Why can't people post there? Why are they so far down? Now, we're going to enlighten you about these very secret forums.
Actually, these two sections aren't really top secret at all. In fact, these are probably the most practical ones in the forum, as these serve as storage space. That's right: these ones, appropriately named Archives, are where old or unused threads go.
There is a slight difference between the two. Threads, dating three months and older, are moved here eventually. The reason for this is that people don't usually hunt down topics they want to talk about seven pages or so down in the forums, and will create a new one instead. You can still go here and read up on topics that you're interested in, but you won't be able to post in here. The Trash archive, on the other hand, is where locked threads go, as well as those that are in the wrong forums, if these haven't been deleted yet.
This week, we have the following features here at the Sanrio Town Blog:
Tuesday: All about the Archives section of the Sanrio Town Forums
Wednesday: Dream Studio and Blog of the Week
Thursday: Blog Tutorial: Advanced: Changing the Font of Your Blog Entries
Friday: Sanrio character of the week! We'll be featuring Cinnamoroll!
Year Created: 1992
Real Name: Ta-co
With big round eyes and pink lips, Ta-Co is undeniably cute. A bit forward, she never hesitates to ask her boyfriend Kota for a kiss.
Hi everyone! I hope your brains didn't get that loaded with too much information from the tutorial last week.
We'll be taking it easier today and discuss how to change the font size of your blog entries. For those who like to put emphasis on some of their words (or just like different-sized text on their entries, for that matter), this entry is just for you.
There are many similarities with changing the font size and the color. As in the latter, you can revise this look of your blog entries in "HTML" and not in "Editor". Also, you insert the code "< font size="x" > before the text and < /font > after it (without the spaces between the brackets). The difference is that, instead of complicated HTML codes assigned to represent the sizes (like the color), all you have to do is assign the size text you want in numbers. Note that the font size in blog entries are different from the ones assigned in word processors (like MS Word) are different, so if you always use size 12 text there, you'd be very surprised how large it is if you use it here. The default size assigned to the Sanrio Town Blog is "3", so you can play around with it from there. Also, remember that the HTML doesn't read decimals, so if you enter, say "5.5" as your font size, it will automatically be converted to "5".
Let's try and experiment with that, shall we?
This is size 1.
This is size 2.
This is size 3.
This is size 4.
This is size 5.
You can also combine the changing of size with color. Just enter < font color="xxxxxx" size="xx" > (without the space between the brackets) and you'll change the size and color of your font.
For example, if I enter < font color="#FF9933" size="5" > and then closed it with < /font >, my text will end up looking like this.
There you have it. Just a word of caution: using huge fonts mean that you're shouting on cyberspace, so do observe proper netiquette and not abuse this. Also, be sure to remember to close the code with < /font > (without the spaces), or else your codes won't reflect on your entry.
Be sure to check out next week's entry on how to change the font itself.
Thanks!
Filmmakers, we have another one of your creations featured today!
We have Ichigo's "Hello Kitty and Mew Mew Again" video under the spotlight. The video not only has images of the character on its title, it also has some other assorted cute pictures in addition to it.
If you can't view the video below, you can click on its title to go to the page where it's at.
Cheers!
Blog writers, we have another one of your members as our feature here.:D
This week, we have Hello Kitty Paradise by tingal79. She's really got a lot of stuff in her blog! From Sanrio to Korean soap operas to rants and raves to movies, she's covered all bases! She's also really social on Sanrio Town, dropping a line here and there to say "hi" to her fellow bloggers, which we think is very cool.:D
Are you a multimedia arts fan? Do you enjoy watching movies or anime? How about listening to music? Are you a kid (or a kid at heart) that loves games? Drop a line in the "Hello Kitty's Entertainment" forum and you just might be surprised how many people love the same things as you.
Music
Metal, punk, pop, jazz, rock, r &b... You name it, we've got discussions on it. Musical artists are also talked about here, so you might find someone who listens to the same things that you do.
Anime
Both anime and manga are discussed here, and some users even give Japanese lessons to help others learn more about the kind of animation that turned cartoons into new works of art. Whether you're someone who enjoy feminine anime like "Fruits Basket" or more into robots like "Gundam Seed," you'll feel at home right here.
Game
For those who enjoy playing or talking about games online, you can find people of similar interests here. You can talk about Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy in some threads and play a character in an RPG in another.
Movie
Talk about your all-time favorite films here, or the new ones you've watched. Give and read reviews. Post images. You can do all that and more (including giving spoilers, with permission from the other users, of course) here.
Tuesday: Focus on "Hello Kitty's Entertainment" @ the Sanrio Town Forums
Wednesday: Featured "Video and Blog of the Week"
Thursday: Advanced Blog Tutorial: Changing the font size of your blog entries
Friday: All About: Chu-Chu Ta-Co
Year Created: 1996
Birthday: May 10
Place of Birth: Hawaii
This little boy cat got his name because of his chocolate-colored nose. Thanks to his ultra-sensitive antenna whiskers, he is always up to the latest news. He can be a bit scatter-brained at times, but that doesn't stop him having fun with friends, often leading them to mischief. They usually play in Chococat's home, the Choco-Choco House.
Friends of Chococat
Cookie Bau
One of Chococat's closest friends, Cookie Bau loves making cookies as much as eating them. Don't let his size fool you: despite being small, this little dog can easily lift heavy objects. He is very trustworthy and dependable.
Trivia: Bau is sometimes spelled as "Bow," as in "Bow wow wow."
Jellybean
A very curious little bunny, Jellybean especially loves poking his nose into candy jars. He's very generous though, and that's why his friends love him - since he shares his candies with them!
Nutz
A warm-hearted and a very friendly hamster, he got his name not only because he was born high on top of a walnut tree, but also because he usually can be found dancing on top of his hoard of nuts. While he can be busy gathering his favorite food, he is also quite willing to spend the day doing nothing in particular.
Duckies
Quack! Quack! Quack!
For those who want to add a personal touch on your blog, at least visually, this tutorial would be very helpful to you.
If you've noticed, the Sanrio Town Blog uses a now-constant shade of pink in the entries. You can also change the appearance of your entries, and this is by using color codes, or hex codes as these are technically known, such as what you see at Web Monkey. There are two ways on how you can use these:
Easier Approach
After typing in your entry, switch from "Editor" to "HTML" on your composer by clicking on its tab. Go to the very beginning of your entry, at the very top right before the text you've typed. Enter '< font color="xxxxxxx" >' but remove the spaces between the brackets. What's inside the single quotation marks, or rather, what does xxxxxx mean? This is where you paste the hex code that represents the font color of your choice. On the website provided above, this is the code found on the immediate left of the color.
Examples:
The color of the text of the Sanrio Town Blog is the code #ff6699, so what I should enter at the beginning of the post (remember, on HTML mode) is < font color="#ff6699" >, but without the spaces between the brackets.
If you want to use the color red, substitute #ff6699 with #ff0000 to get a bright shade of it.
After you choose the color that you want, scroll down to the very bottom of the post (while you're still on HTML mode) and then close it all by typing < /font > (removing the spaces between the brackets). Check the post by switching back to Editor Mode. The entire post should then be in the color that you chose it to be.
Harder Approach
This is for those who want to use a lot of font colors for their entries. Instead of changing the color of the text in one single sweep, you can only do this by selecting each character, sentence, or paragraph and changing its color one at a time.
As what was instructed previously, switch from "Editor" to "HTML." The process is almost exactly the same as the earlier set of instructions, except that this time, you have to put the code and then close it individually. Say, in one paragraph/sentence/character, you begin it with the usual < font color="xxxxxxx" > and then close it with < /font >. Since the next paragraph/sentence/character will be using a different color, you should start with < font color="xxxxxxx" >, entering a different hex code again, and then closing it again with < /font>.
Note: It is very important to close the code, otherwise, the color you want to use would not be implemented.
Let's have some examples again.
This is a shade of blue. This is made by typing < font color=#3333FF > at the beginning.
Now I switch to green. I did this by closing the previous sentence on HTML with < /font > and then entering < font color="#66CC33" >, of course, without the spaces in between the brackets and then closing it again.
Now, if I wanted something more fun, I would be using different colors for each word like this by entering the proper hex codes at the beginning and then closing it at the end of each word.
Separate letters can also be changed like this.
Check out again next week's tutorial. We'll be featuring a how-to on changing the font size of your text.
Hey everyone! We've got another video and blog feature today, so be sure to check it out and see if it's yours!
For our video, we have Manga World by strawberry2cream. She used images of her favorite characters and put them in one pretty cool Dream Studio video. Those who love anime and manga will really appreciate this one.
To view the video, you can click on the link above if you can't watch it below.
For the blog, we have ღSweet Stephanieღ, the user having the same name as her online journal. She's got a ton of Sanrio images uploaded! The characters not only include popular ones like Hello Kitty, My Melody, and Kuririn (all three just happening to be the accounts you can have on Sanrio Town :P), but also lesser seen ones like Pom Pom Purin, Chibimaru, and Cinamoroll.
You can go to her blog by clicking on the link above.
Ever had a chat with your friends in your house about girly stuff? That's why this forum is called Hello Kitty's Home, to bring to you that sense of privacy and closeness that you would normally do with your girlfriends while having a sleepover in your bedroom. :p
Beauty
Need makeup and hairstyling tips or even fashion advice? Which makeup brand would be perfect for your sensitive skin? Bring your questions here and have your online friends gladly help you out!
Love
Broken up over your ex? How about handling your feelings for your crush? Tell your problems here and get some advice from your girlfriends. Guys can sometimes even drop by to give a man's opinion on your dilemma.
Taiwanese airline EVA Air has been given the "Best Livery" award in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2007 held January 10.
According to Jeroen Bergmans, the Travel Editor of Wallpaper*, the reason why EVA Air won was its fun and quirky nature, unlike other airlines that, while having design and luxury, look bland and corporate.
KW Nieh, EVA Air's spokesperson said that they were delighted with the award. "Our customers love the EVA Air Hello Kitty Jet and it is gratifying to be recognized internationally as an innovative airline.” What's great about the planes is not only the Hello Kitty decals it has on its exterior, but the inside is also filled with Hello Kitty stuff, including the food which follows the same theme.
EVA Air has two Hello Kitty-themed planes. The first one goes to Fukuoka and Tokyo while the second flies from Taipei to Nogoya, Osaka, and Sendai.
Tomorrow is the Hina Matsuri Festival, or Girls' Day, of Japan! Originating from a ritual of purification, it has since turned into a very special day for girls to be honored and celebrated in their families.
Got this image from Rei_Kuassari's blog. It's really cute, and it shows the most ornate of the decorations with all fifteen dolls, completing the set. You have the Emperor and the Empress, the Ladies of the Court, the Court Musicians, the Ministers, and the Footmen.
I hope you all get to celebrate Girls' Day tomorrow, wherever you are!
We decided to give Chippy Mouse some company in his feature, so he'll be sharing the spotlight with Charmmy Kitty and Chibimaru! We hope you enjoy this mouse, cat, and dog feature!
CHIPPY MOUSE
Year Created: 1995
A dancer, this little mouse is a native of Holland. He definitely loves music and his favorite cheese biscuits. Very curious, he's very proud of his tail that he can change into any shape he wishes.
CHARMMY KITTY
Year Created: 2004
Charmmy Kitty is a present to Hello Kitty from her beloved Papa and Daniel. Because they don't know when her birthday actually is, they decided to celebrate it on the day she was given to Kitty, which is October 31.
Although well-mannered, quiet, and obedient, Charmmy Kitty can still sometimes put on airs. Because she loves sparkly stuff, Hello Kitty gave her the shiny bow on her left ear as a gift. Her trademark is the key around her neck, which opens Hello Kitty's jewelry box.
Friend of Charmmy Kitty
Sugar
Sugar, given the name because of his color, was given to Hello Kitty the same time as Charmmy to keep them company. He's a white jungalian hamster whose birthday is May 1.
CHIBIMARU
Year Created: 2003
Birthday: February 2
One of a set of triplets, Chibimaru was born in a white house next to where he lives right now: a small red house with a red roof. Although he can be a bit cowardly, he's still very curious and loves to play tricks. You can tell if he's happy because he rotates his tail and sings. He loves going inside his owner's bag to explore places. He also loves his dog plush and bone-shaped milk cookies. When he grows older, his ears will stand up. Recently, he was able to walk while holding his front legs up.
Friends of Chibimaru
Chiwapyon
Birthday: March 3
A very stylish chihuahua, she loves hanging out in the Poodle Store because the dogs there love fashion too! She likes walking in front of the beauty shop that has her favorite floral shampoo. She lives in a little red brick house.
Mameta
Birthday: December 31
A young Labrador who gets easily scared, he admires bulldogs because he wants to be as tough as they are. He loves milk, playing hide and seek, and finding treasures and then burying them again in new locations. He likes walking by the bakery because he loves the smell of the treats there.
Ka-Suke
Birthday: September 9
Ka-Suke is one sleepy beagle! He loves taking naps just about anywhere and everywhere. He lives in a flowery garden, and he also loves to take walks - if he's awake!
Terikichi
Birthday:May 5
This terrier is kind and a gentleman to boot. He loves listening to classical music and going to the park to be with people. He thinks Labradors are a fine breed because they look clever and strong. He stays in a living room of a very nice house.
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Hello Kitty is a cheerful and happy little girl with a heart of gold. She lives in London with her mama (Mary White), papa (George White), and her twin sister Mimmy. Her hobbies include traveling, listening to music, reading, eating cookies and mama's apple pies, and making new friends.
朽木 ルキア has been the administrator of SanrioTown since the year 2005. She adores Hello Kitty, My Melody, and many other Sanrio Characters. She enjoys drawing, writing, and music, but most of all, she enjoys interacting with other Sanrio Fans like herself.
