The Unseen Realm

Dream Project: Dream of Doll

2012-01-27T22:25:00.000-08:00

I liked Delphine some time ago but didn't thought of cosplaying it till a friend told me she will be cosplaying another doll for CF. At the same time, I found my Kalix. So...raaawrr! Debuted in CF, I went for a shoot at Taylors. Kuro Dai stepped in as Kalix as Justin couldn't make it for the shoot.

For me, the most precious pieces of Delphine are the head gear and the choker. Really enjoyed making them XD I've made three layers of petty coat for her dress but it's just nor puffy enough. I ended up borrowing Marianne's petty coat...for the 100th time ><

Terima kasih Kuro Dai, Anthony, Joseph, Kenneth and Yukito. Lepas shoot, we played Betrayal: House on Haunted Hill. Nyah!
More pics here: Sendiriedit.jpg

Christmas Cosplay Ball 2011

2012-01-27T22:08:00.000-08:00

Just a brief update here as the full report is in CosplaBall2011. In comparison to 2010, our number doubled in 2011! Wanted to thank all those who attended and helped to make the ball a successful one :) see you guys end of this year again!

Shortly after ze ball, the committee and a few others went out to 'debriefing' also a self arranged farewell orz...thanks for coming!

More troll pics here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150454033925794.365201.662405793&type=3

Comic Fiesta 2011

2012-01-27T21:53:00.000-08:00

Let's see...CF this year was packed to the brim of the halls. The sight was awesome! Yes, the KLCC people were rude on day 1 but day 2 was a lot better. The only regret I have was unable to hangout with some of the people I intended to meet. Hmm...COD also failed terribly xp

Day 1: cosplayed as Delphine from Dream of Doll with Justin as Kalix. We joined the One True Pair (OTP) competition. It was yet another fun moment on stage with my friend :) almost couldn't make it in with that kind of queue. Luckily, Chiko got extra tickets >< sankyuu!

Day 2: cosplayed Noelle Borr from Trinity Blood. I was tempted to join the solo competition but ended up making bookmarks instead XD sigh...was supposed to give out Book Club member bookmarks. Day I forgot to bring, day two brought the undone, leaving the completed ones at home. Phail...halfway through beh tahan edy, I need to get out from the costume and heels. Changed to some random attire and wig later >D I know there are thousand and one random versions out there but no! Watashi wa Miku jyanai!

Just wanted to thank and offer a pat on the shoulder for all the CF committee for making this happen :) will be looking forward to CF2012.

Trinity Blood: Noelle Borr

2012-01-27T20:52:00.000-08:00

This has got to be the second character I like who died so quickly (second to Siela Riviere). I like her style, I guess :) I've ran through several reference pic for her character but the original art works were few. Seeing how the other AX Agents use guns except those with special ability like Sword Dancer, I thought of making a twin guns for her. So no, the guns are not part of the original reference.

It was yet another enjoyable project. I love the way the costume turned out although the habit was a bit off >< I had fun making the crosses too :) the only thing I regret was the make-up and hair T.T couldn't get that Renaissance look out of her and those curls.

Had a shoot at Putrajaya with Anthony Lee and Kenneth Tee before heading for the ice-creams :) thanks for the pics!

Anthony Lee punya photo here: http://naneee.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/11-12-11-noelle-bor/

New Life

2011-12-26T22:48:00.000-08:00

Fuh...it has been a busy month in December with CF preparation, shifting and now, the Cosplay Ball to attend to. Nevertheless, I've enjoyed the course with ups and down. Will do a short update of recent activities here.

Right after AFA, I went for two shoots: Carol of Ouke no Monshou by Anthony Lee and Isis of Ouke no Monshou by Thomas Kuan.

Carol

It felt weird to cosplay her mainly because I never plan to cosplay this character in the first place. I felt that I couldn't carry out her character even in photography. Secondly, I disliked Carol in the manga Ouke no Monshou. Lol...so the confession is...I shoot for the memory sake of the costumes and accessories I've made over three weeks before AFA. Nevertheless I loved them all and I'm glad to say Carol's costumes and accessories had found new owners who really appreciated the character :)

Isis

She is the reason I follow up the manga. My cousin sister used to read them when I was five or so. It was in chinese so I didn't understand a thing except that I like the way Isis is drawn. Later I pick up the manga again online and felt for Isis. She is depicted as a mad-brother-lover and ruthless evil person who is all out to kill Carol. Put that asides, I admired her passion for what she loves. Many overlooked her affection for her brother (mind you in Egypt royalty, this is acceptable) during the earlier days when she cried over the loss of her brother. What Memphis did? Changed his heart within 2 pages of the manga after seeing a blonde for the first time in his Middle-East life. Sad. Shallow. I felt deeper for Isis, the supposed Queen of Egypt was stripped off everything that was supposed to be hers.

Didn't plan to join AFA in the first place, so Isis was supposed to debut when I found a Memphis. Lol...things don't always go they way we plan, huh ;)

Room Hunting: the quest for my dream room.

2011-12-05T23:36:00.000-08:00

I was down in JB and SG for the last four days, hunting for a room to stay. Three agents, six rooms. Six different environment and story to share. I dislike one of the basket agent for leaving my at Commonwealth-wrong-address the first night but oh well...he turned out to be the best after all. Location and names will not be disclosed to protect privacy.

Room 1 - I arrived about 30mins earlier to check out the surrounding. It was gorgeous, HDB with food stall everywhere, clinics, library and bus stand all within 5 to 10 minutes walking distance. I fell in love with it instantly knowing that it's a 15 minute direct bus ride to my work place. Unfortunately, the room is not in any of the HDB. It is almost a store room above a restaurant. There is no proper gate, it's dirty, messy, everyone's clothes everywhere. There is no living room, only a toilet shared by 5 people linked directly to the dusty kitchen. The room is about 1.3m x 2.5m. No joke, a bed and a cupboard leaving space enough for one to walk three steps into bed and three steps back the door. I really think it's a store room. Agent said the owner willing to reduce SGD500 to SGD460 because I'm a professional. Kthxbai.

Room 2 - a bit far from my work place. The room is vast! I can do a little ballet twirl within it, a bed, a wardrobe and a study table. The owner is an old lady. The moment she sees me, she asked for my passport. Huhu...nice intro, lady. Everything is cool except for the distance and her paranoia - she asked for my work schedule because she wants to know what time I leave and come back to the house. I asked if my family can drop by to visit me (not staying over, mind you) and she said the visitor must give her their passport when they come. Crazy...kthxbai. The only thing which made me contemplate was the combo of SGD400 + vast room. Distance, transit and paranoid owner overruled.

Room missing - Went there with the given address, no such block number. Call the agent for direction until no credit. Went back furious and swore I would strangle the agent the next day.

Room missing - text the owner on day 1 if i can view her room, 'sure'. I asked if I can view at 5pm, 'after 6:30pm'. Then I asked for the full address to view the room at 7pm, 'today no view. Come tomorrow'. I text her again for the address to view tomorrow, 'confirm with me tomorrow'. Text her the next day for the address, 'view only after 7:30pm'. Kthxbai.

Room 3 - this is my dream room! High floor, vast room, big windy window. Bus stop and cheap food court immediately below, dozens of shops nearby as it is almost in the heart of the city. Fell in love with it instantly. It's a bit costly but it's REALLY near my work place. The only thing is...it's an Indian family. I'm not talking about the racist issue but I'm afraid we will be culturally different.

Room 4 - Basket agent back in action. This one has been voted the scariest owner from me. She should be in her mid thirties, married with no children. A heavily renovated 5 rooms HDB to 3 rooms. Her room and living room is damn big. Being big is one thing, clean as well but it is so freaking messy and mismatched. One cupboard here for her husband golf trophy. Another cupboard there for praying stuff and another for feng shui stuff. A carpet here and a carpet there. So rich get a terrace la, renovated until...One room rented out to a local girl was quite vast. Viewing my room was sad, it was a segregated room from the first girl's. She got the bigger part, mine was half the size because there is this huge luxurious cupboard embedded into the wall. We both get the same rental SGD600, talk about being fair huh. She will clear two decks of the cupboard for me and the rest is her stuff. Which means, she can come in anytime to grab her stuff. We are not allowed to lock our rooms by the way and even my mom cannot visit because she said her house has many things (a feng shui maniac I would say) and she won't know if MY visitors take them. Swell. She said, 'SGD600 you must understand this...my house no children and no old people'. You will age one day too, horrible person! Nevertheless, nothing is as bad as her next statement, 'You cannot use the washing machine. My husband is a business man and I don't allow women clothing to touch his. Kthxbai you superstitious freak. Before I leave she told the agent to convince me to pay deposit fast because she felt that we can click. Crazy woman, you. Get away from me!

Room 5 - Voted second scariest. The bus stop is quite near but the living environment is scary. It was like a market in the house with toys here, magazines there, lots of praying statues almost a temple by itself. Other housemates are a local guy and a Taiwan guy student. The moment she found out my nationality, the old lady owner got interested in talking about the politics, which party am I voting for and she kept whispering things I cannot hear properly. She is definitely the gossip queen type. There is a guy currently staying in that room, there is a strange smell with broken cupboards and missing knobs and all. The guy is leaving on 11th and she wants me to move in 11th itself. My agent told her i can only get there earliest 3rd week and she went on ranting about how much money she will lose withing that few days. My agent told her about my profession and he may not be able to find a tenant exactly on that day. She told the agent, 'sure can! It doesn't matter what he or she works as long as got work permit.' Kthxbai. Can you imagine if I pay her the rent a day later? She probably go tell the whole HDB about it. Swt...forget it.

Room 6 - Bus ride is 15 minutes but the bus stand is like miles and miles away o.O the thing is, I'll be staying in a really vast room (I love the study table so much T.T) with a lady and her maid. Both of them will be out from 9am to 5pm. They are very flexible on cooking and my time in and out. Can have visitors but no staying over. Sounds good to me, smells like...FREEDOM. I am really happy with the room and so does the owner :) I liked her already unlike the rest who doesn't really see me as a person. Unfortunately...it's really tedious for me to get to my work place.

At the end of four days, I'm left with Room 3 and Room 6. It was a tough decision between distance or freedom. Between a good owner and a family with different culture...finger crossed for the right decision!

AFA 2011

2011-11-15T02:13:00.000-08:00

This is gonna be one difficult post to write without a mixture of disappointment and pessimism. This project started off really exciting but as it dragged for over a month after preliminary under a pathetic organization, it got really tiresome. Many said that AFA is the battle of armors to begin with. I ran through the marking scheme on their official site:

25% on costume ACCURACY (not GAR-ness, mind you)

40% on performance (30% entertainment and 10% technical effects, that is your LED, bling bling, flying here and there)

In character 15%

Workmanship 15% (sendiri mali, commissioned/tailored-made, neatness, durability that sort).

Ref: http://www.animefestival.asia/rcc2011.html

After running through these, I thought it isn't so bad. Surely they didn't mention only armored cosplay can participate and share the chance of winning. So I pick what I do best, cloth based costumes rather than to venture into armored thingy where I'm not experienced enough and risk ridiculing myself on stage with stuffs falling apart and restricted mobility. I picked Ouke no monshou - Isis and Carol. For your information, the chest piece, head gears and accessories are not easy to make. The specific beads (imitating ancient Egypt accessories) were hunt for with wires to bends and fingers cut. It's a form of craft art. What do we get in the end? A majority of critics that says, 'their costume isn't much' and 'why did they chose such costume?' Why can't I? Because you know that only armored costume stand a chance to win?

So I went on, building stage props to bring a bit of Egypt on stage. I said before and I will say it again - every little details and props matters to me in delivering a complete performance. I had enough of people telling me the judges don't see this, they don't care that, they won't check so much et cetera. It's my style, it's the little things which makes a difference...BUT only for people who care. Then we come up with a 2:57 min skit to adhere to their rules and regulations of 3min skit limitations. Ref: http://www.animefestival.asia/rcc2011.html.

Guess what? Usagi said she hope the skit was longer and guess what? There seems no penalty for longer skit. FML. I asked the organizers before hand if there were penalty referring from last year skits. Guess what? No answer. You know why? Because Msian team has always been taken lightly, they never win anyway, who cares what they do on stage and how long. Who cares what they need since they are going to screw up anyway.

WE PROVED YOU WRONG. WE WERE DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THE COMPETITION.

It was sad, sad that we were treated by trash from the day we were selected all the way till the first day we arrived. Everybody talks to everybody except the Malaysian team. There were no reputable people from our country to fend us in AFA in any way. We were on our own. Our team were lucky to have Sky and Yuan to help out. There were several local friends who constantly giving us moral support and of course, we were lucky to have a friendly friend of AFA to guide us, Michelle. Things were only slightly better after the rehearsal.

Put all the sad things aside, I was glad to have met several friendly Singaporean cosplayers. If there is one thing that pulled us through the whole difficult weekend, it would be the present of supportive friends both local and Singaporeans. At the same time, I did witness the awesome armor of Thai cosplayers and awesome weapon from Philippines. It was an eye opening event.

AFA was supposed to be my last major event for cosplay BUT now I'm burning with rage. I will be back, more aggressive and violent than ever (in the positive way =.="). I really hope the public don't take Malaysian cosplayers lightly anymore. Sheesh...totally against my believe for cosplaying what you love and not what people want you to. Argh!

So much positive comments...where went wrong then? Y U NO JUSTIFY *memeface.jpg* Y U NO PUT 50% COSTUME?? THEN I CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MZH79E21W4&feature=share

The video where someone commented that the costume isn't much: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6DdeRefxGg

The video where they don't even bother recording till the end: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy2GJOVmaKY

A Letter to AFA Cosplay Organization

2011-11-15T01:21:00.000-08:00

Being the person who experienced stuff first hand, it was like a wicked bullet to bite and dust to swallow. I've written this email to one of the organizer. Chances is, I will be ignored, the email deleted and we will be left in the dark again until last minute next year by their selected irresponsible local partner but what the heck, it's worth the try.

Hi Mr. ~~SW,~~

I'm writing this email concerning our future representatives for AFA Regional Cosplay Championship. This year, we went though lots of last minute information, changes, miscommunication and wrong information which burdened the selection altogether. We have seen how the representatives from other countries were selected and they are truly, worthy of envy - proper stage, lighting, good sound system, reputable judges, almost a cosplay event by itself. What do we have? A corner of a shopping center with close to zero lighting and poor sound system we had to use handphone over the mike - all due to poor organization and last minute information. This is rather demoralizing for our cosplay committee. Due to the last minute information as well, we were reduced from five teams to only two teams for selection.

I am pleading that for next year, please kindly approach our cosplay committee rather than an event company to organize the AFA RCC representative selection. Please allow us to conduct a proper selection and this can only be done when the committee (your partner or representatives) from Malaysia consists of people with cosplay background or people who have the experience in organizing actal cosplay events.

I understood that it may be down to business at the end of the day so it is agreeable that you look to event companies to assist in publicity and profit but once again, we plead that the cosplay portion can be given to the cosplay community to conduct. We can assure you we will do a better job given the chance as we too, desire for the positive growth of our cosplay community here. Disregard of how Malaysian cosplayers were viewed previously, I do hope you take note that we are serious about this competition now. We, the Malaysian Cosplay community wish to send our best representatives for international competitions as well.

Please kindly reply upon consideration of our request. Thank you.

Regards,

Venus

Too Much At One Go

2011-11-04T00:37:00.000-07:00

Let's see...I don't remember what I've missed after Anicom. Hmm...after the third week competition where I participated as Kakyuu, the transformed version, I was so sure I would be bored to death till my work starts in January. So I quickly bugged Yukito, Marianne, Anthony, Kenneth and Joseph to plan yet another Christmas & New Year Eve Cosplay Ball in a hotel ballroom :) CosplayBall2011

Then...backside itchy, participated in AFA despite being so last minute. Completed the costumes with handheld props within 10 days. I don't remember sleeping much and I had all ten fingers pricked in the process of making the accessories. So here goes...Ouke no Monshou, a manga debuted in 1976 if I'm not mistaken.

How I come to know about this manga? I was very young when my cousin sis used to rent comics from Pudu Plaza. I can't read what more to understand the content but I've always like the way Isis was drawn - the sharp eyes, delicate frame...I didn't know she was called Isis till I actually read the translated version much much later. Still, I preferred her than that blonde Carol. Everything is too perfect for Carol, four apparently hot-looking princes from four different countries wanted her. Bah, Isis for me ;)

Currently really stressed out for AFA. I wanna throw in my best cuz it's gonna be a one shot thing before my dull working life starts T.T I love cosplay very much. It made me a happier person *kicks of the stressful part*

Quistis Trepe

2011-09-28T02:08:00.001-07:00

When I was planning this project, flashes of memories from high school flooded me. Fell in love with Final Fantasy VIII back in high school, dream about attending Balamb Garden daily rather than putting on those cotton uniforms to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan So And So. The one I fancied the most if Quistis Trepe. It seemed like we have plenty in common, being given too much responsibility in comparison to her peers. The 'dai ka jer' role of looking after everyone but ended up hurting alone. Sigh...stupid Squall. Anyway, I prefer Seifer for her ;) first time debut in a photoshoot and first time working with Valkyrie Holic a.k.a May as Rinoa. It was fun ;) thanks to Blur and Joseph. Loc: Putrajaya High Court.

Later, I participated in Anicom with the help of May (Fujin) and Blur (GF Tonberry). They are awesome! It was pretty last minute, as usual. Lots of stress but at least we had lots of fun at the end of the day :)

Video: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=279957465367100

Heading to Singapore, Yes? No?

2011-09-28T01:11:00.000-07:00

After graduation and even before convocation, I've attended interview and secured a job placement in S'pore. That's two months ago and guess what? I'm still here! Woot! Woot! *confetti*confetti* So, from July to September to October and now, January. I don't think I am ever leaving this place =.="
Now...the process of going from

...is so complicated for me.
1. Wait for S'pore parcel of documents (rotted a month at home)
2. Compile documents (rushed for deadline for submission) called S'pore for dunno how many times and nobody answers. Out of 9 emails, only two returned.

3. A trip to LJN for certs of verification (they told me NO NEED retention of name cert) - RM30

- they were rude and not helpful.

4. A trip to High Court to translate BM certs to English (been directed here and there only to end up at the first place) - RM210

- the guards at the front desk were rude to me and my mom as though we are criminals.

5. Went to make passport, drove to Jabatan Imigresen at Presinct 2 only to be directed to Presinct 15.

6. My courier failed me in delivering the dct withing deadline...FML.

7. Drive down to S'pore to hand in my dct and SHE WANTS the retention of name certs.

8. Went back to LJN for retention of cert (told me to wait 2 weeks) - RM50

9. 3 weeks later, I receive the retention of name cert in my mailbox, all crumpled up. FML.

10. Photocopied and went back to High Court to be certify true copy and HE IS TOO BUSY TO COP AND SIGN TWO SHEETS OF CERTS> FML x 9000.

Orz...couriered it again today and finger crossed till patah that they receive it and no more missing documents. I officially have PutrajayaPhobia!! Red tapes, yellow tapes, rude people, not helpful people, being directed here and there and back here again and then there! Arrrgggh!! The amount of time and money wasted...T.T I don't fancy anything to do with that sector, sungguh mer-marfan-kan orang. All these hassles just made you wanna pull your air and punch something real hard. So...am I going to S'pore?

Not So Happy Thoughts

2011-09-04T10:25:00.000-07:00

I've got two back log posts but I just have to do this now because I have absolutely no mood for anything else. I had one of the worst weekend in my life. I've been let down times after times only to find myself being let down more. What has been in my mind all along which I've tried to hide behind the veil of a fake smile so nobody knows. At this moment, I realize there is only this much I can give. I've done so much but people see very little. So often I run about making sure everybody is doing alright but nobody really care if I am. Very often I convince myself by telling myself it's alright because I'm the team leader. Times after times, I felt under appreciated and left out by the people I cared for - cheerleading, dance group and finally, my biggest cosplay project. I don't want to go into details but I just wanted to blurt out things which bother me still:

1. Why am I concern with things which are out of my control? The rude waiter at the busy restaurant, people who don't bother to queue for toilet, turn off the water tap or flush. Why do I question their ethics and all? I really hope everyone can be a little less selfish to make this tough place to be a little better. Where is the 'please', 'thank you' and 'sorry'?

2. No matter how much effort I put into my cosplay, it hardly get 0.1% recognition of any Miku Hatsune cosplayers out there. It seemed that only the main characters from famous anime gets the hoo-hah! A simple wig test or make-up test picture get 100 likes when my hard work cosplay only gets 3 likes included my photographer. I don't know want to laugh or cry. Others kept telling me it's not about the amount of likes. I don't know. I just felt left out from the cosplay realm when I don't cosplay the latest anime, the most popular character and all. I don't want to be driven by pressure so I'll continue to cosplay all the side kicks that I love but at the same time...it's just so discouraging.

3. Why the fuck Wong Swei Shen from IMU financial department is ignoring my research claim despite four emails, a visit to his office and two phone calls? He told me to drop by his office but when out thereafter. Told him to refer me to someone else if he couldn't help me but no, asked for my full name as if it was the first time he heard my issue every time I approach him. I'm getting sick of this. I wanna RAGE in IMU but me alone against the fat bald guy, who's gonna side me? I know better the politics there and how people with status just swept things under the carpet and expect you to shut up and take it in. There is so much shit that I hate about the campus but they advice (more like a warning or threat) me not to bring down my own campus as it will spoil my own market value. The truth is out there, huh.

4. I'm sick of being the team leader and being left out in the end. Why do I always work with people who let me down. I try my best provide for all needs unless shit really happen but people could let me down with a simple, 'eh, something came up', 'I'm not feeling well', 'my grandma dun let' or 'my chicken is going to lay her first egg' and the next thing you know, their yum cha pictures were all over FB. I've had enough of people telling me crap and treated me like an diot. I don't like people to take advantage on me. Come on, don't treat the others the way you don't want to be treated. How the hell is that not understandable?

5. Just thought of this at such sad moment. During my graduation I asked a lecturer if she can take a picture with me and she said, 'wait for the whole group first'. The next thing you know, she was taking picture with another student and another, and another. She is the genius who gave me an A-, B+ and A- for my 100% coursework but in the end I get a B-. How the fuck does that happen? And they said cannot revise the marks given, no such thing as remark when it comes to coursework because there is nothing written about it in their 'student guideline'. Great, just great.

There are a few more things which I raged earlier but my mind is blank now. Blank due to disappointment and the fact that I had to face all the ugly parts alone.

Convocation

2011-08-24T23:28:00.000-07:00

After four years, I finally graduated as a degree holder. It wasn't easy to pull though life in IMU. Sem 1 was okay with me trying to adapt. Sem 2 was full with misery and Sem 3 made me want to leave the campur. Unfair marking system and all the politics in the world. It's not a place where you can speak your mind if your daddy or mommy is not somebody. Some of the top post people dare claim he doesn't sweep matters under the carpet. The last I checked, every matter raised during the student meet up was swept under the carpet. Yes, many people may fancy his charm but never for me as I see his flaw and how cruel his manner of hiding the flaw. It is also a hierarchical place where Medicine> Pharmacy> Nursing. When new courses were offered, it became Medicine> Dentistry> Pharmacy> Psy/D&D/BioMed/dll> Nursing> Chinese Medicine. So seriously, resilient is a top criteria for you to survive if you are taking nursing. Furthermore, we are of such small group. That's way too easy to bully, something our faculty leaders kept denying. It's all about status.

I just want to make her proud. Give her a good life henceforth.

My mentor whom I grew to appreciate.

Derek, Yu Li, Daphne and Ps Faith.

Good luck N108, be strong.

So here I am graduated from 4 years or torment, encouraged only by a small group of close friends I have and cosplay. I would have gone insane if I didn't have a hobby, that hobby where so many of them think is freaky. So just like my Form 6 school, I will not miss this place except for the library, dance studio, E-lab (printers which have mood swings) and a few people who made life in IMU a bit more breathable. This place made me a tougher person the wrong way but I learned the way of politics. Sometimes, it is best to play dumb. I guess you guys can gather from this post that I am not very happy with this institution despite the prestige. Too much restriction for student freedom. I've gone from liberal to diplomatic to radical. The best consolation I have for myself and my family is that I'm leaving this place in a bit. I will continue my education elsewhere and finger crossed for something better.

Back to the convocation, thanks to those who showed up on the convocation especially my family and a few close friends. Your presence meant the world to me. For now, I shall put my student status aside to resume the role of a working adult but I shall resume my education in a few years. To my fellow batch mates, work hard to achieve your dreams. The sky is not the limit ;) to my fellow juniors from nursing and other batches, your time will come soon. So all the best to you guys too~

Side story: despite graduating, my research claim from the financial department is still not settled thanks to this Swei Shen guy. He ignored my calls, my emails and avoided me in the office. How can one put such an irresponsible person behind the financial desk? Pissed.

Matta Fair

2011-08-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

I'll take this as a second cosplay job after the St. Patrick's day. In comparison to St.Patrick, the welfare of the cosplayers was better taken care of by the Reliance. We have longer rest and good food. Unfortunately, like many organizers, they fail to see the core of cosplay - being in character. We were required to attract people to their booths, hoping to increase sells. Honestly, I doubt cosplayers can affect their decisions. Rather than promoting the event, cosplay serves more as an additional side attraction for those who came in, to take picture with us and all. Some of the people in charge kept saying we are not doing anything. One moment we have to stand separately and not talk to each other. So we smile and say welcome to people who passed by. Then they said we just stood there, not doing anything. So we try grouping together so people will take picture. Then I realize people just took pictures, crowded the front entrance without entering the hall. So redundant huh...Anyway, the third day was slightly better as they planned a bit stuff for us to do. The few person who looked after us were kind too - Evan Lai, Sean, Seung Chin and Athena Crystal.

Overall, it was good because I get to hang out with my fellow cosplayers - Sakura Wong, Kuro Yami, Qi Hui, Othman, Sparda, Yukito, Kagamine Rin, Randy and Aiko Shorin. Learned to play Thunderstone and pawned Sparda and Anthony! Bwahahahah!

Love ze turkey ice-cream!

Minako Aino

2011-08-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

When I watch Sailormoon back in 1999, I couldn't wait to turn 13. When I got my first white cat in 2001, I awaited eagerly for him to talk. Lolz...that's me and my childhood dream of becoming Sailor Venus a.k.a Minako Aino, the clumsy yet warmhearted high school girl with bright yellow hair. As much as I loved her jovial character, I've never thought of cosplaying her back then. Now that I have so little time left, I just thought of paying my childhood heroine a tribute. These are taken in Genting Highlands. Thank you Anthony Lee for being the photog and baby-sitter again ><

Initially I was there to check out the accommodation for our shoot in December. The day didn't start out great but it all ended well. Besides the shoot, I went to the Ripley's Believe It or Not exhibition too. Whee~

Chaos Legion

2011-08-01T08:11:00.000-07:00

Chaos Legion, another game which filled my teenage life. I've always like Siela and her protective

nature. Nevertheless, she died after appearing 5 secs in the intro. I can't really tell her personality. Victor is Siela's companion who killed her by accident when he was possessed. Despite his antagonist character, I can't help feeling pity for his lonely journey and his desire to 'revive' Siela. Two more characters are involved in the game - Arcia and Sieg. Unfortunately, they were unable to join us for the shoot.

Love the settings lots. Thanks Justin for taking up the role as Victor. He made the costume himself :) Thanks to Anthony and Joseph for being the photographers. Hugs! Well, second time working with Joseph. More to come, I hope!

Finally, I can put Siela's costume to rest. The shoulder piece was a pain to make the shoulder piece but glad it all turned out okay!

HGC 2

2011-08-01T00:22:00.000-07:00

HGC, a cosplay event held by Help Institution (IT department) with their main sponsor cibmall.com. It was held on 29th and 30th July at Cineleisure. Their main focus is on games while cosplay is just a side activity. There was photography competition as well. Participate the cosplay competition last minute, actually. Milia Rage was supposed to debut in Cosfest but I'd left the costume at home =.=" very smart move, I know. Anyway, once again I've worked with Fahimi Sparda who joined as Chipp Zanduff.

Milia is my third favorite character so far. It was a mess because for skits, I obviously can't make my hair do what Milia does. Hence, we came up with some lame joke on cheap shampoo. Sigh...the audio was close to inaudible. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable event. Saturday was a bit screwed up but no problem, sailed through Sunday. Get to shoot Aaron Tan and Annie as well, found the Touhou group, met a new girl, catch up with a few photogs, talk crap...XD those things I enjoyed the most during events :) congratulation to all other winners :)

E3 Annual Dinner Hair Show

2011-07-31T23:55:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I last hit the runway. I didn't even have my shoes anymore. Rushed out to get one when I get this job. At first I feared I couldn't perform but after a session of warm up, I'm back in the mode again. Initially, I went to their saloon for selection. All the hairstylist avoided working with me because my hair was scarce. The look that some of them gave and the way they speak in front of the models showed little respect for this supposed 'profession'. I have my dignity and I showed them I'm different, not the snobbish kind of different but the attitude kind of different. In the end, I worked with John, the hairstylist from E3 saloon. I was given a red dress although I much preferred the white I got initially but oh well...stuff happens. The make-up artist was sweet, regret that I didn't get her name though. All in all, it went well. I miss the runway. Not for fame or money (local models generally earn very little unless they are superstar kind of model) but for the thrill on stage.

The runway first changed my self-confident back then. I'm always grateful for the stuff I learned through modeling - the fashion sense, the pose and poise. Unfortunately, there are way too much bad stuff at the back stage in modelling. It's sickening and I can't proceed further. Sigh...I was once passionate about modelling too but it all died down because no matter how hard I tried, there is always this missing link. I feel sad for some of them that I first met in modeling. Till today after 5-6 years, they are still joining all this model search. Some won some didn't but generally, nobody moved on much. I particularly dislike model photographers who generally do not respect their subjects. Hence, a special thanks to Anthony for making his special appearance for the show. Terima kasih berbanyak!

Cosfest @ Singapore

2011-07-24T09:20:00.000-07:00

Lolz...yet another expired post. This was my first time attending S'pore cosplay event. Thought of supporting Sky and Yuan initailly, mana tau competition changed to Sunday =.=" I didn't really stay in the hall and mingle around so I can't comment much on the event. As for the doujins, I see more unique and interesting stuff but as usual, every booth sold Miku Hatsune items. Actually, I just realized I left my costume at home when I passed the Kastam. Good job, mood died almost instantly.

So yeah, I've decided to skip Sunday and go jalan-jalan instead. Science center and Universal Studio were awesome! Nevertheless, many things in SCenter were damaged (jeling-jeling at kids). The shark thingy was awesome but the IMAX movie was a bit dull. kept yawning. Walked a bit at Bugis and passes by Orchad Road. Hotel costed a bomb. A BOMB. Not going to type much. Just wanted to share with you the lovely stuff I saw :)

Next S'pore trip, I wanna go Underwater World an Zoo!

Where Is It Going?

2011-06-20T23:57:00.000-07:00

This is something that has been bothering me for some time but I had to put it aside as my exam was around the corner. The topic is so broad that I had trouble finding a beginning to it. Let's see...I've been minding my own business, cosplaying to my liking until recently when I received an invitation to a so-called-cosplay-competition in a CLUB followed by Sepang Circuit. This was done under the flag of 'Femme Fatale'. Now, even the name was suggestive so I checked out their FB page. I RAGED. The terms and conditions were bullshit, it has nothing to do with cosplay but rather some night club beauty pageant concept. Since they have deleted their page shamelessly, I can't copy the terms and conditions or whatever that happened there.

Nevertheless, I see the beginning of cosplayer exploitation. Basically, the entertainment world is beginning to see cosplayers in the arena. They have their own costumes, own wigs and own make-up so it's rather cost-saving when it comes to hiring them. I remember modeling was once not so screwed up until there was a massive entrance of girls dreaming to become models. As the number grew without proper regulations, there were people who took advantages of the situation. Same thing might just happen to cosplay if there is no proper umbrella to protect this community. As we can see, more and more people are joining cosplay and some of them are really young. Already there are many who termed cosplayers as models :( are we? That takes us back to the foundation of the matter, what is the definition of cosplay? Is there a proper guideline in differentiating cosplay and cosdress? I really hope the cosplay community will continue to grow here but in the healthy direction.

Can't compare these!

As we discuss onward, more issues arise. We see that there were people who go against cosplay but I am aware that this happens everywhere included Japan itself. One of the arguement we had in the Femme Fatale page was that some of them came up with such formula:

Cosplay = influencing young people

= traitor cuz it's Japanese culture

= gejala sosial (premaritual sex, teenage

pregnancy et cetera)

1. Yes, cosplaying is influencing young people but I don't think there is age limits for cosplay. It is open for all who have the interest for cosplay. Cosplaying did influence me, it influence me to spend my time improving various skills rather than to burn my eyes playing PC games. We were practically tailors, make-up artist, cobbler and armor makers in a way! Isn't it better for the young people to spent time harnessing their skill in those area rather than lepak-ing, rempit-ing and to the extreme level, vandalism. Dang, feels like I'm writing an essay back in high school :s

Gejala lepak. How can cosplay relate to this?? Well if one wants to put it that way, the cosplayers 'lepak' during cosplay events only at the designated areas.

2. Then, there are people who thinks that they are wasting their money or their parent's money on cosplay. Seriously, if they can buy means they can afford la. Why want to care about how people spend their money if they have? PSP is money too, holidaying around the world is money too, branded clothes are money too. Anything can be blamed duh. Spending too much time on PC games, wasting money on electricity as well. So I concluded this point by saying, wasting money is a vague argument. Even a hobby such as painting and collecting stamps cost money so what gives?

3. The gejala social part was an open highway to be shot. Harlew, gejala social in this country started how long ago? Checking on the chronology, the blame was first placed on Japanese dramas, then Bollywood movies followed closely by Korean dramas. Blames were also placed on foreign artist who performed in malaysia. Hmm...fashion sense alone is not strong enough to ignite massive HIV positive (by the way, this is largely due to lack of education and protective measures), prostitution, domestic violence, unwanted pregnancy and murders. Remember the acid splashing guy on the loose? What is the odd he is interested in cosplay? Really, I hope people can establish a more reliable pathway to a phenomenon before lashing out such formula. Takkan majulah jika sentiasa menyalahkan orang lain tanpa mencermin diri.

4. About this Japanese culture thing, it's rather sensitive since it's often related to the history despite it being so FREAKING MERLIN'S BEARD long ago. Then again, it Japanese culture is so revolting, might as well despise their technology as well - reject their cars, food products, phones, electrical stuffs :s yet another vague argument. Tea ceremony? Origami? Have you been to Bon Odori? Check it out. It's really an amazing sight to catch. Again, check things out with an open mind to broaden your understanding on things.

Later on the discussion gets more absurd involving religion and race. I shall leave that out for those shallow people to knave. I felt the burden to convey such because I am part of the community, therefore I care. I sincerely hope that cosplay can be a healthy hobby, a passion rather than what people call a freak and what's not. Like a taboo of cervical cancer vaccine and electroconvulsive therapy, the public ought to be educated on what is cosplay and what it is not to differentiate between myth, facts and personal prejudice.

I really love cosplaying and I find joy in it, meeting people from various background, race, religion and walks of life yet having the same interest. The unity within it, is really beautiful. Can you see it? No? Come and join us then, take a look for yourself. It's always easier to throw judgement and hate things you do not know as the saying goes: men fear the unknown. Hence, do find out more about cosplay. Check various reliable resources rather than just a personal opinions such as mine. One can then presents better argument when he or she has the knowledge on what ground is he or she arguing. Regards.

Sigh...so long...lazy to proof read. Pardon the grammar errors~

Hari Belia: Cosplay Competition

2011-06-05T03:56:00.000-07:00

Yosh, Hari Belia took place in Putrajaya (covering vast area, not sure which location to name) on 27th to 29th of May. The cosplay competition took place on Sat and Sun. The stage was set up outdoor and thank God, I cosplayed as Ashura (windy xp). Hmmm...let's see. It began with a full weekends ahead with cosplay events. I've messed up the dates for Hari Belia and Hari Membaca which was a week a part. I ended up knowing I had to join a competition in 24hours time. Hence, I had to abandon my initial plan cuz costume tak siap!! Anyway, the toughest part was getting helper at such short notice. Cutting the story short, I got Sparda to help out on day 1 and Anthony Lee (yes, that photographer) on day 2. Lolz...less than 2 hours of practice. Luckily I've always had this spare Bleach-like yuktatta in my closet for Sparda to put on for the first skit. Day two rushed to MV for cloth and hand-sewn two 'priest' robe. Orz...almost died. After two skits which was planned within 10 minutes, I had to retire my Ashura sword as it had suffered much damage. All in all, it was a good competition. It has been awhile since I do my thing on stage. It felt...scary.

Just like any other event, I learnt something from each participation. Many thanks to Sparda who made time to help out and biggie thanks to Anthony for being so supportive and resourceful. T.T thank you guys... Though this competition, I get to hang out with some of the cosplayers that I seldom meet as well :) Arisa, Kumiko, Totodile-chan and Jared were there to chair the event whilst Ayase, Will Wee and Jaslyn were the judges. Ezli and Alan Chin were the photographers I recognize. Many more were these, couldn't name them all though >< I admit, I'm bad with names! Hopefullt the links to the pics will let you guys know who were there: thanks Ezli!

Link to photo album: Ezli: Cosplay-Fun

Link to video: Day 1 RG Veda

Put that aside, there were many activities held for the youth in conjunction with Hari Belia: dance competition, singing competition, art display, photography competition, graffiti, makan, minum, yo yo competition. One complain though, the toilet was awful. Not only was it dirty, the users were irresponsible. It wasn't flushed, there were wet tissues all over the floor, there were menstrual blood stains. Worst of all, the don't have the courtesy to queue for the toilet, adult and young alike. Disappointed...this does not reflect too great of the golongan belia :( Yup, my only complain. No harassment by the public though. Thank God :) hopefully the public will embrace cosplay in a healthier way. Wanna see the cosplay community in Malaysia grow

C2AGE

2011-05-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

After cosplaying for about 1.5 years, this was my first time attending C2AGE. I heard it had always been in Tropicana Mall since it first started. It was a two days event where I went on first day to jalan-jalan and solo competition on second day. Held in the heart of Tropicana Mall, a stage was nicely put up on the center with chairs for audience in front. There were Otaku booth on the right and anime stuff on the left. There were second hand comics too unfortunately tarak CLAMP :( The MC of da day were Hisashi and Dante. As usuals, there were looooooooooooooooooooooooooooots of vocaloid. I drove on day one with my student, Azim who wanted to check out cosplay events. On day two, both of us naik kereta Anthony.

I remembered how i rushed my crazy Siela Riviere costume for Day 1. Everything was done except for her shoulder piece and I took two consecutive days, trying out three different technique to construct it. Well...it wasn't great but it turned out alright. Siela was from the game Chaos Legion. It was famous some time ago:

http://asia.gamespot.com/pc/action/chaoslegion/review.htmltag=summary%3Bread-review

I really enjoyed this game before I played God of War, that is. Even though Siela didn't play big roles in the game, I somehow like her grace and of course, her costume. Nevertheless, only few people knew who I was cosplaying.

On day 2, I cosplayed as Lily Vocaloid to compete in the solo competition. Sigh...spent the whole night creating the audio, mana tau...didn't even make it into final. Lolz...but still, I enjoyed the 2nd day more because I had the chance to hang out with friends chat and try out photography (after I've changed to casual Lily ). Get to know Kuro Dai better, learnt how to pain nails from him. Hang out with few new cosplayers and finally met those I've been chatting with on FB all along. Managed to rampas camera Joseph Low and Anthony to try out photography. Will upload those pics soon, not much but I'd tried my best XD. Overall, it has been good :) maybe I should give photography a try~

Tribute to Katie de Lys

2011-05-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

Fell in love with the make up after watching Katy Perry's ET music video. Special thanks to Katie de Lys for making a tutorial simple to follow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEwPlcW8JqY&feature=related

I've always wanted to shoot this concept back in those days when I was still involved in modeling. But...Malaysian modeling photographers being Malaysian model photographers, they think it's too much trouble, it's impossible, the model no 'mat salleh' look and the list of the loser excuses went on and on. For most of the model photographers I've encountered, they would prefer to shoot such thing in hotel room and sexiness is directly proportionate to nudity. They didn't understand the meaning of creative art or getting out from the box. It's always and forever bikini shots at the beach, lingeries in hotel rooms et cetera et cetera. So, for those so called model photographer that I'd encountered out there, IT IS POSSIBLE. Let your model voice out their opinion rather than having them following your shallow perverted mind. I made a different so I had nothing to lose for rejecting all those nonsense. I do not need that kind of profile.

Hence, it can be concluded that COSPLAY IS NOT MODELLING. We cosplay the characters we love and we be who we want to be. Modelling is becoming what the others want you to be. For those younger girls out there who want to be a model, want with care and always remember to love yourself and your dignity. Regards.

Ashura

2011-05-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

RG Veda is one of the oldest anime I loved besides Ouke no Manshou. I used to meditate on the illustration book my cousin sister used to have. Saved up enough to buy myself one copy from Kinikuniya back in high school. Always wanted to cosplay Ashura, both kid and adult version. I thought of debuting her back in CF09. Guess it was a good thing I didn't as I wasn't prepared for it. My first and actual success in props making. Lolz.

For the shoot, I use two wigs for the adult Ashura. First time working with Hexlord, second with Kenneth and tak tau how many times with Anthony edy (kontrak tak luput). We were supposed to shoot in Bt. Caves but the flight of stairs....annihilated. So we just pick a spot nearby which does not involve climbing. Lolz. Here goes:

Thanks for the pics guys ;)
Blur's collection: http://naneee.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/11-05-15-ashura-morph/#more-6322

Sakura Wars Group

2011-05-24T20:40:00.000-07:00

My second group shoot: Sakura Taisen! It's one of my favourite anime too although I really prefer their musical performances. Thanks Narukids for arranging this. Had fun with the big group of cosplayers and photographers at BJ Park. It rained alright so we lepak most of the time, shoot under the rain a bit. Lolz...my second time preparing a prop. Made the Naginata in three hours. Guess that was why it only laster two hours. Lolz. Most of the groups pics haven't been posted so I'll just post a group here. Will update the link once the pics are out ;)

From da left: Sky, Narukids, Hani, May, Fahimi, Venus, Cappy, Yuan and Ikki.

XXXHolic Closure

2011-05-22T23:00:00.000-07:00

Hmmm...haven't update for quite some time again =.=" Been busy with assignments and all. This is actually my first group shoot after the one we had in CF09. It's good to meet up with Marianne, Emily and Yukito again. This round, we expanded the XXXHolic family by including Marudashi (Tsukasa Shimotsuki), Morodashi (Evelyn) and Doumeki (Justin Ng). Unfortunately, Himawari and Cat Girl couldn't join us last minute :(

This round is basically casual wear. Most of them is on default attire. For Yuuko...I have no idea what's default for her as her wardrobe can challenge JLo's. So anyway, due to time constrain as well, I sew this from her appearance in season 1 episode six or something. The one where she dragged Watanuki to eliminate the lap top of an internet addict. Hence the red bat.

Hmmm...I kind of notice how my cosplay quality has moved a little nearer to the drain. I guess it's too much for a start. Will do a bit more quality control in future. Lol...maybe. Just maybe...will do another version of XXXHolic again. Hehe...just can't get enough of Yuuko Ichihara.

Thankf for everything Anthony and KC. Sorry for being late and so unorganized as the group leader. Sigh...gomen ne!

VolcaFusion

2011-04-13T08:53:00.000-07:00

Well, just a short one before I disappear again under piles after piles of exam notes. Got a few expired post I've yet to find time to write. Sheesh...so here goes. Lily Vcaloid is my second favourite character so far. I put much effort into the details of her costume. Nevertheless, I failed in styling her fringe properly...orz. Most of my cosplay shoots were done in forest/jungle/river/garden/mosquito-feeding-area. This round, I wanted something solid for Lily Vocaloid. As a result, we headed to Putrajaya on Sunday morning.

Overall, it had been a fun experience and an outing with my friends. It was my first time working with Kenneth Tee. Many thanks to Marianne Chong for accompanying me as Gumi. Really loved her make-over. Last but not least, thanks Anthony for baby-sitting us! I'll be waiting for Ken and Ant's picture edits! Meanwhile, here are some of my own work ><

Peace out..

Miyu Yamano

2011-02-18T20:21:00.000-08:00

Didn't really manage to watch the entire series but just like XXXHolic, there are elements of magic and mystery to it. Love her cool character and her faithful companion Lava. Hmm...once again, thanks Uncle Blur for the Sg Congkak hike. Felt healthier after slipping and falling at the river.

Once again, the hair gg but mom already fixed it. So yeah, will debut her again some time soon.

Yuuko Victorian Riding.

2011-02-18T19:25:00.000-08:00

Hmmm...so many things happened lately. Gonna slowly type out one by one. For memory sake, perhaps :) Had this shoot on 31st December last year. Yeah, can't believe I missed this one out XD. Went to Taman Tasik Perdana with Anthony and Angeline. It was a mosquito feeding day lol...counted all 56 bites on legs alone, excluding arms and neck and OMG face =.=" Nevertheless, it has been fruitful although the wig really dah tak boleh pakai dah.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Yuuko is my first actual cosplay project. She will always be special to me. Back in 2009, Yuuko connected me to the cosplay realm and allowing me to meet new friends that I've grown fond of. She brought me to Japan too XD

We shared certain personalities XD but of course, it's a bit difficult to live that out in reality. She dun mind being close but she won't reveal herself to you. She appears nasty but her sarcasm is her mean to prevent you from getting too close and comfortable. She came into your life and leave an impact before disappearing elsewhere into another's life. She sees your need but she won't offer any help unless you have the guts to ask. I'll be back for her again some time in future. After all, she has a wardrobe that will last a lifetime XD.

Thank you Uncle Anthony and Photog-to-be Angeline! Hugs!

Kimi wa Watashi no Sekai

2011-01-20T00:20:00.000-08:00

Had an unexpected shoot for Hotaru Tomoe last week. Felt bad because I didn't put much effort into this. Wished I had done better. Gomen ne, Sailor Saturn. She is one of the few Sailors that I actually like in that girlish series =.=" the anime which filled my teenager life. Daydreaming in class to transform. I didn't know make-up as in bersolek before I know this Sailormoon 'Make-Up'. Lolz.

The emo emo girl who finds comfort in her friendship with Chibi Usagi.

This round, I pick the location nearby. No mosquito. Ambience is quite alright. I just like the place, nothing sixth sense about it.

Watashiwa...hitori de jya nai.

Somewhere out there...

Seeing through your eyes.

I will soar!

Once again, terima kasih Encik Anthony for shooting and editing those pics. I'm not good with editing so here's a little token of appreciation XD.

Awakening

2011-01-19T23:40:00.000-08:00

*Kudos to Robert for the excellent act on the relapse signs and symptoms!*

The miracle of L-Dopa. Very touching, reminds people to appreciate little things in life.

This movie evolved around Dr. Sayer, an introvert neurologist who applied to be a researcher in Bainbridge Hospital. Due to lack of staff in the hospital, he was hired as a medical doctor instead. The hospital housed patients with chronic illness where the care focused on maintenance rather than cure. During an interaction with a newly admitted catatonic patient, Dr. Sayer stumbled upon her astonishing reflexes. He began observing other patients with the same condition, encephalitis lethargica. When they exert the presence of reflex and changes towards certain stimulus, he believed that the patients were somewhere alive inside but lost in a deep ‘sleep’. Upon further understanding of the illness, he began searching for a source that could bring them back. He conducted an experiment on a patient with a drug newly formulated back then, L-Dopa. Initially, the medicine works. The patient, Leonard Iowa was awakened. His work touched the life on many who then decided to fund his treatment on other patients. Hence, the miracle continued on with the awakening of other patients suffering from the same condition. Henceforth, the focus shifted to Leonard as he began to adapt to his surrounding and aged physical. Conflict arose when Leonard desired to be freed from the institution but the physicians wanted to continue observing the effect of the drug. Later, the effect of the medicine began to wear off. His signs and symptoms relapsed which slowly return him to his pre-treatment state. The devastation of losing a friend he grew to appreciate was portrayed by Dr Sayer when Leonard continued to deteriorate. Nevertheless, his brief stay had taught Dr. Sayer and those who witnessed the miracle on the importance of appreciating little things in life. In the end, what was thought to be a medical breakthrough was actually a humanity breakthrough.

Hotel Rwanda

2011-01-19T23:32:00.000-08:00

The movie unfolds the massacre in Rwanda after the president was murdered. The United Nations tried to promote peace in between the two tribes, Hutu and Tutsi. However, the attempt failed and the Hutus rose as rebels to martyr the Tutsis. Paul Rusesabagina, a Hutu assigned as the Hotel Des Milles Collines manager struggled to keep the hotel running and keep the Tutsi refugees safe. He is liberal man thus he refused to join his Hutu friends in their course of eliminating the Tutsis. He believed in peace and had faith in the United Nations to stop the chaos. Whilst many Tutsi fled to his hotel, he used his skills in bribery and flattery to gain favor from powerful people he came to know over the years to keep them alive. Nevertheless, reality took place when help came from the union only to save their own people, leaving the locals to their fate. Paul realized that they have to take things into their own hands to survive. He made calls to influential people he knew and encouraged the other to do the same in hope to be rescued. Hope returned only to be shattered again when their first batch of people in the list to be deported out, was attacked by the Hutus on the way to the airport. Paul and his family barely escaped when he was labeled a traitor and the Hutus raided the hotel. With the assistant of a few Union volunteers and a Canadian Colonel, they managed to move into a safe zone with great difficulty. In the refugee camp, Paul and his family united when they found his bother-in-law’s children.

Adam Patch

2011-01-19T23:21:00.000-08:00

One of our moral study module is to write movie review. I was so afraid that we will be bombarded with some Kisah Benar and then have to recall all the nilai-nilai murni that I've photostated into my cerebrum in Form 5. Fortunately, we were given 3 movies based on real life story. I didn't fail to krai krai krai for all three movies. I've cried like a fountain for Awakening but my favourite is Hotel Rwanda. Adam Patch is fairly inspiring but how many doctors or medical students actually practice those beliefs in improving quality care. 90% think they are gods in white lab coat, everything else is beneath them.

The movie featured the life of Adam Patch who self admitted into a psychiatric unit after an attempted suicide. Little did he know that his stay and encounters with the patients in the hospital, had given him a new purpose in his life. When he left the hospital, he became very passionate to be a doctor after experiencing the joy of helping people. Hence, he enrolled into a medical school to persuade his passion despite being older than other students.

Nevertheless, Adam was astonished by the way medicine was taught by his professor. He thought that medical students ought to have early exposure to patients to enhance learning. He did not agree that doctors have to be a curing robot by putting aside the human touch to focus in preventing patients’ death. He believed that doctors need to have empathy and interact with patients in promoting patients’ quality of life. He broke several rules by interacting with patients before semester three, promoting laughter with his charisma and sense of humour. The patients and their family appreciated Adam’s work in their life. However, this was deemed inappropriate and negatively affected the image of the medical profession by his professor. An attempt in dispelling him from the medical school was done but with the aid of another trusted professor and supported by his excellent grades, he managed to stay on.

Later, he became upset with the hospital protocols which were not patient-friendly. He desired a patient-friendly environment to look after the sick. He remained positive and managed to influence two of his friends with his passion to join him in setting a free medical shelter for the poor. Unfortunately, he lost one of his friend whom he had fallen in love with to a person he bluntly trusted. This incident took a twist in his life where he lost faith in people due to his guilt. He decided to leave his dream behind until he found his motivation again. Unfortunately, his professor found out his illegal practice of medicine and was determined to prevent Adam from graduating. With the assistance of his close friends, alias and supports from his patients, he brought forward his case to the panel of experts. He took the opportunity to express his concern on the present ideality of doctors and the gap between the doctors and patients. He encourages doctors to treat patients as human rather than an illness, a disease case and interact with other healthcare providers such as the nurses to improve quality of patients’ life and even death. He won his course and managed to graduate as a doctor. His passion for people and their needs continued till present.

CF2010 [Day 2]

2011-01-06T23:24:00.000-08:00

Another expired post, I know. Since I have short term memory lost, here is all I can recall. Day 2 was equally packed if not more due to the competitions held on stage. There were plenty of interesting fans' performance but the crowd beneath the stage was just too...I could not stay long, needed some fresh air out there. So...since it was a month dedicated to Lili Vocaloid...voila! This has to be one of my favourite! Hugs, Lily.

I participated the solo cosplay, was told to wait 15 mins. By the time after 30 mins, my legs gave away. There was absolutely no chairs. Went to makan and they announce the finalist. *vomit blood*vomit HCl*vomit bile* Anyway, came back from lunch to distribute flyers about the Christmas Party only to find out that there was zero contact written on it. Worse, there was no date. *vomit summore blood*.

Anyway...really can't stand those shoes so I went back earlier. I'll just leave ZCDave's video here to cover the day :) I really *vacuum* in covering events.

CF2010 Summary
Courtesy of ZCDave :)

CF2010 [Day 1]

2010-12-20T02:33:00.000-08:00

Well...it seemed only yesterday that I walked into Sunway in my Yuuko costume and prowled the hallway. That's one year ago and once again, I prowled the hallway of Comic Fiesta 2010 but in Times Square this round. It's the biggest ACG event in Malaysia and despite the main sponsors, fans and community support is crucial. It can be difficult to find help and low on manpower can stress out everyone. Nevertheless, it was a blast all in all. There were more things to see and buy although it was so packed. I only enter the hall twice on the first day. Hope to see CF2011 come to life!

So...here goes the report on my part. I've selected Ashura (adult) from RG Veda by no other than CLAMP for the first day. As simple as it seemed, this killed me. Three times. Her costume is pretty simple but to create that flow was rather difficult. It has to be something soft yet not see through...and it's white! Headache, headache. The first attempt was the child version (short robe) but I refused to cut my hair so yeah, that led to second attempt. Second attempt failed cuz there is zero flow to her costume! I didn't want the edges to be square so I've made the fish tail effect on the third attempt. A short one, that is. So yeah, I have three Ashura costume. Anybody wants?

The sword! OMG...the sword. I got the materials from my uncle but the course of constructing it...uugh. First attempt, wires. Second attempt, newspapers. Third attempt, paper clay. At the end of the day, it was so freaking heavy that walking had become a problem. I As for the accessories, I'd made her head gems and the necklace. The thigh and arm accessories were constructed from parts of exotic accessories. Guess what? I've lost the red scarf and a leg accessory at the end of day one. Sakit hati...I really hunted for those. Please let me know if anyone found it please. Thank you!

Day 1 was chillex: I woke up at 830am. Take my amma's time in the bathroom and left the house at 11 somthing. Reached around 12pm and Kin Man queued for the tickets. Officially enters the hall at 1pm. Lolz...was walking around barefooted with Marianne who cosplayed as Gumi from Vocaloid. People though we were from the same series because both of us were...shoe-less. Sigh...I really love CLAMP. I know most of them are like...expired anime but I can't be bothered by what people think so much. I just wanna be the character I really liked. So that's one more down and half a dozen more to go!

Wokeh...not much to write for day one. Will update on day two soon. Link pics there.

Christmas Cosplay Party

2010-12-02T07:46:00.000-08:00

Well...I intended it to be a small gathering in a cozy living room actually but didn't know the responses will be this great. So what the heck, the more the merrier! So here we are, organizing a cosplay party in conjunction with one of the most celebrated day: Christmas! It's in a closed area so no worries on starring crowds. It's also a self-sponsored event focusing on getting together to makan, minum and main sepuas-puasnye! Hence, whatever you pay is whatever you get. Every games ada gifts for winner de so do participate! What you pay covers food, drinks, rental of the place, door gifts and gifts for games~

For those who fear no transport to the resort, no problem. We will be arranging transport from the LRT station at stipulated time (refer itinerary) and get you back there too.

~Basic Info~
Loc: Bukit Jalil Golf Club Resort (<10mins drive from LRT Sri Petaling)
Time: Refer Itinerary below.
Menu: Christmas Western Buffet style RM38 per head. Refer menu below.

~Tentative Itinerary~
5:15 to 5:30 - departure from LRT station for those who needs transport.
5:30 to 6:00 - Registration and gift submission (refer gift exchange rule)
6:15 to 6:30 - Ice breaking games.
6:30 to 7:00 - Surprise on stage ;p
7:00 to 8:15 - Makan, ciak, sahpedhek.
8:15 to 9:00 - More games and stage surprises ;p
9:00 to 9:45 - Gift exchange session
10:00 - first batch departure to LRT station
10:00 to 11:00 - Announcement of nominations and KIV-ed activities
11:00 - final batch departure to LRT (still ada train?)

~Menu~
Cream of Soupe with Bread and Butter
Salad of 1000 dressings
Smoked sausages
Roast Chicken with dressings
Fillet Fish with tartar sauce
Spaghetti Bolognese
Assorted Fried Rice
Fruits
Pudding
Assorted Cakes *nyah!!*
Coffee
Tea
Soft drinks
Sky juice...duh.

~Gift Exchange~
1. No less than RM10 each. Please submit during registration and get yourself a tag for exchange.
2. No personal, used or recycle item! RaWWr!!
3. Preferable something that both gender can accept.
4. Current demand - no FOOD stuff unless neatly packaged stuff such as chocolate. NO MUG. NO PHOTO FRAME. Feel free to PM me your wishlist and I'll update here as suggestions. Bear in mind that it's only RM10 kay, dun ask for PSP, I'll cut it out from games magazine advertisement and give you.

After register, you photographers can drag cosplayers to photoshoot as much as you want but we are locking the room to your food at 630pm hehe...You guys can come as early as 4pm to take pictures too if you guys want. There are several neat place you guys should check out. Should any bulk cosplayer go missing in the middle of the party, I shall martyr all photographers. Yes, including handphone camera owners >3.2 Mpixel. *Sharpen blades in advanced*

As part of the hidden activities, these songs will be played at random time. So if you dancers love these, be prepared! The dance floor will be ready for you guys to kick in, lead by no other than our beloved Yukito Tey Jin Chong!! Yay! Clap! Clap! Go youtube it and learn a bit a bit la. Dun let Yukito dance alone!
1. Abracadabra
2. Nobody
3. Sorry sorry
*Any request*

Alright, so far that's all. Will update more if anything else comes up. Please feel free to approach the admin for any queries. Hmm...that place can fit up to 100 people so yeah, come join us! Hmm...also, like I've said. This event has absolutely no sponsor except you guys who will be attending it. So I need you guys who confirm coming please pay up through banking or COD to secure that place for this event >.< Please help us to make this a success. Thanks guys in advanced. We will keep track of the payment and update the list here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146545432034752

Lily Vocaloid

2010-11-26T23:23:00.000-08:00

Yosh! I must admit that I was not into Vocaloids at all until I checked out on this new 'diva'. Okay, she has been around some time ago but hey, I'm notorious for being outdated. This is one of her official songs which I first heard. Not bad although it's a bit too techno-ish.

There's a demo version where people like you and I stumbled across. Many people downloaded the 30 days trial and played around with her 'vocal'. You can try downloading here if you can read Jap >.<
Lily Demo
Just like other vocaloids...it really depends on the users' skills and experience with the software actually. If the production is by a less experienced individual, it will probably sounded as bad as this where poor Lily gets horrible terrible vegetable comments:

XD I kind of agree that her 'voice' is pretty 'Japanesized'. It's difficult to make her pronounce English. So yeah, 'Ohh...caught in the bathroom ants!'.

BUT if you know how to play around with the notes and pitch and all, she can actually sound really cool! Alteration to the spellings for her to 'pronounce' is also crucial to prevent things like 'bathroom ants'. According to some opinions, you may get better features to make her voice more 'real' using the full version. So yup, more efforts have to be given in utilizing her 'voice'. Ganbatte, Lily-chan!

Chloe
Bad Apple
Kocchi Muite Baby!

Physically saying, I'm not too sure what is she wearing. The only thing I am sure was her booth. The mixture of yellow and black made her looked a bit bee-ish XP. Nevertheless, love her still with the blue eyes, chords and all. The original version released and the figurine actually looked different. The original looks pale orange in colour in comparison to the shocking yellow on the figurine. Hmmm.the poster I got from Animelo apparently doesn't show much of the 'orange'. See if you guys can find the original release pics~

Lily is known as genderbent vocaloid. According to a source, "Genderbent Vocaloids are Vocaloids with the gender switched. This is very common among American fandom. Usually Genderbent Vocaloids are actually Vocaloid songs pitch-changed to create a male or female song; they are rarely songs made with a different voice configuration."

Animangaki 2010

2010-11-02T08:01:00.000-07:00

31st Oct 2010 - This was my first time attending Animangaki. Last year was the first, held at the same place: Sunway University. For a second timer, it was nicely done. The crowd was good and supportive to this event. The hall is a bit small for a whole day event but they did utilize the classrooms nearby for games. I think that is a genius idea to spread the fun elsewhere rather than restricting it to the hall alone. There are many apt settings for photoshoot too. The food was sufficient although the tables and chairs for seating were not really enough, some of the ppl ended up eating at kaki lima. Lol...but everyone had fun so what the heck~

Now...before I even get to the top. A big big THANKS to my mom for helping me out with the wig. The balck wig was kind of damaged after the NIPs Crazy Challenge so my mom fainted when I wanted to use it again. Maklumlah...no okane to get new wig. She also went all out to hunt for that two gigantic fish balls on my head. We went shopping to find materials for the shoes too. Lol...thanks mom.

Secondly...thanks SohTong Man Man for taking me there! He was my safekeeper and ensured I cukup makan, cukup main, cukup rehat, cukup tangkap gambar dan cukup sebagainya. Thanks, Tako-kun! Hugs! P/s: I was practically broke since it was the end of month so he became my Along too xp.

Now...time to get serious. Three mistakes I made this time.
1. I shouldn't have SANG
2. I shouldn't have DANCEd
3. I shouldn't have sang AND danced.
What the heck was I thinking? Geez..once again, I successfully embarassed myself on stage. Buurr...but all in all, it was fun. The twins, ZCDave, Takayukiryuu and some of my friends were being suportive. Despite singing out of tune and dancing out of beat, they still jammed in the fun. Thanks guys! The EmCee was cool. His hair is real...orz. He gave me a few words of wisdom before I perform but heck, I still screwed up. Sorry, dude. When my mom saw the video she said, "Told ya you can't sing."
*Vomit blood*

Hehe...who did I cosplayed as? The one and only Li Mei Ling from Card Captor Sakura. I love her lots despite being a minor character in the sries and despite being rejected and abandoned by Syaoran ~~like how Uketo ffk me as syaoron~~. Once again, I sew the costume. Wanted to vomit blood when it comes to the shoes and the yinyang symbol on the dress. So glad I found the big bells too. Wanted bigger actually, the shopkeeper look at me one kind.

So here you go, some of the memorable pic of mine. I didn't take picture actually so I just robbed from people around. Okay, this will prbably be the one and only, the last ever MOE character from me.

What hurts the most...is being so close. Having so much to say but watching you walk away...

Make use of the cards I've colected when I was still a ehem...kid.

Heik!

They guy with lots of expensive imported gadget: Alex.

Tired...sit for awhile.

Soul Eater

It's always on the floor...lol.

Kikyo, the judge. She's 172cm o.O

Marianne, my kaki buli for Uketo.

Tadaa!

Ayumi chan as Luka.

Kakashi ^^

Da Geng (from left) : Scary Guy, Asyraf, Iqbal, The Version.

And the killing continued...Fahimi Sparda.

Iqbal, the bone guy.

Was trying out some stunt: love this!

Found a Sakura but from Tsubasa...

Oh...guess who? Dai Kurotenshi m(_ _)m

VK, K-ON, CCS.

Jigoku Shoujo: Enma Ai.

Full View.

Which one is the real Kaito!?

Hehe...need I say more?

Keep diggin'.

Lavena: her costume was craaaazy. Didn't get a shot of that though.

"Hi, thanks for coming. I'll be singing out of tune from 0:00 to 3:15. I'll also be dancing off beat. So just sit back and have a good laugh ya."

The most MOE pic I've ever taken so far.

Messed up with Sailormoon style...hehe.

Andrew: also a Clamp fan. Nyah!

Kadaj (Ken Lim): a happy version.

Dance, dance, dance~

Portraying my card collections.

Kadaj (Brian): the not so happy version.

And I shall end my post with this...

One of my favourite despite the fat leg o.O
The grown up Mei Ling.

More pics here, consisted of the event and other cosplayers:
Courtesy of Quirky Lili Princess (QLP)
Courtesy of Fong Kin Man
Courtesy of Semut-chan
Will keep updating the photo album list when I get permissions.

Animelo Summer Concert 2010

2010-10-29T23:20:00.000-07:00

Haven't been updating my blog for a while now. 8 assignments in 3 weeks...so yeah. This is the continuation of my Tokyo Trip in August. One of the main reason I was there, was to participate in this annual summer concert held in Saitama Stadium. It was my first concert actually but it totally blew off my cerebellum and cerebrum into pieces because of the performance and stage quality. It's simply an amazing sight.

People here are crazy about this concert, they practically save money for the two days concert. Entrance ticket is about RM800 per day for good seats. Honestly, I dunno all the artist and can't understand 80% of what they spoke but heaven! It had been two amazing night for me! I've learned a lot from this trip! The stadium was downright crowed with people. The entrance opened at 4pm and the concert started at 6pm but the people began queueing at 2pm. I was so glad we had the special sittings (no need for queue). Here are some of the artists who performed:

One of the performances I love best. Never really knew about her until the concert. Apparently she's some hot news in Japan.

Behold....ALI Project. I love her best. Best! The performance that I've been waiting for the whole night. She's really worth watching. Artistic, unique, different. Nothing moe moe. I'll atach a video of her in this post.

The first night ended with a bang from JAM Project. They may be noisy and loud but they stir the crowd just lovely.

Apparently they are trying to introduce Lily vocaloid after the hit by Kagamine Rin and Miku Hatsune. She's in my list for cosplay but there's no way I'm gonna sing what the software generated!

Some moe moe girls with short skirts, jumping around, acting cute. The Japanese boys love them so freaking much it's suffocating to sit near them.

ALI Proj MV

Behold...the Dark Quen from the other realm...ALI Project.

My Shinjuku Incident

2010-09-12T09:25:00.000-07:00

Haha...came across something funny while walking on the streets one afternoon. In Tokyo, you can see human jam rather than traffic jams. Pendestrians flood Tokyo streets along with those who cycles. It sure is a back itching thing to see guys in formal wear cycling a mountain bike to work. Anyway, what happened to me was...

I was walking like a zombie on the streets because I hadn't anough sleep (imagine the beginning of Resident Evil 4 movie with a girl in the middle of the street). Erm...minus the cheeky outfit. I was wearing jeans and a blue top, ready to paint Disneyland red. I gues what I wore wasn't what a girl in Tokyo normally wear. I noticed that females in Tokyo are mainly divided into four types:

1. Gothic Lolita (floods Harajuku, occasionally some comic stores), platforms, piercings, pink real hair, punk type. These are girls tourists look at and snap a few pictures. A minor division are those pinkish lolita or maid costume so famous in Akibahara (maid cafe). Girls in sexy maid costume will give out flyers. Pervert.

2. Barbie Dolls (I mean really barbie dolls with extensive hair, HUGE eyes, crazy lashes and oily lips, small hand bags and heels that kills). I don't want to see a Kent Doll. They appear anywhere at random where even Japanese can't help but to look.

3. School uniform. Need I say more? The thing is...guys crazy over school girls. Sometimes even adults (left school loooong time) wore uniform arouns like a daily clothes. Guys there lurve it. Turn off...tch! Promoting too short a skirt! Pervert! Pervert! Save the young children from short school skirts! Petition! Petition! ...tch, perverts won.

4. Working haggard looking adults or those studying real hard, work several jobs a day...wearing either normal clothes with least make up or office wear. (Uniform is another pervert thing there...any uniform, just name it. Office wear inclusive).

So yeah...I was in the fourth category - haggard and tired looking. So came this guy in the midst of the oceans of human...like lightning, he shoved a magazine into my arms. He looked embarrasses and said only, "Dozo...onegai." Then he disappeared into the crowd again. I stood there for a while, what, expecting him to reappear and explain himself? No luck so I looked at the magazine he gave me:

It looked like a harmless female magazine. There's only two english words, 'Free Paper'. I went back and flip through that night and saw something funny. It's a magazine teaching girls (or guys since all shit can happen out there) to 'beautify' themselves. There's cosmetics, lingeries, push up bras, lashes et cetera. Half way through the magazines, I see females advertising themselves (price quotation included). Wicked o.O. The final segment were older ladies advertising themself (price quotation included as well). Mega kill. Lol...I joked with Kin Man that these are what I gathered:

1. It's a compliment that the mysterious guy thought I was a Japanese to have passed me a magazine with only two english words.

2. He was concerned that 'this' Japanese girl does not fit into any of the 'desirable' category (1,2,3) thus took matters into his own hands and gave me a 'beautifying' magazine hoping that I would learn a trick or two.

3. He was also thinking for my job opportunity, that is, after I 'beautify' myself by offering guidelines as to how to get into that line. Pay back my supposed investment on lift up bras and broom-like lashes, huh?

4. He looked into my future financial resources as well by assuring me that even after one aged, she still can get a job in that line.

Lembu suci...can't imagine myself walking around town like a barbie doll. Polis tangkap *shrugged*

Tokyo no Yume II

2010-09-11T09:27:00.000-07:00

So yeah...my accommodation - The Sunshine City Hotel. I loooooooooooooove my room....and the bathroom!

Now now...Japan is very environmental friendly. When I stepped into the room, I blast the air-cond like any swaeting hot tourist would but guess what? I heard a low humm and that was it. I tried adjusting the temperature again and each time, a low humm and that was about it. I thought something was wrong with it until I realized the others were facing the same problem. It was actually a method in preventing excessive usage of air-cond by using a slow cooling concept. By night, I was shivering already. Hehe...that's what I call slowly but surely. Talk about air-cond, even their shopping centre is not crazy cold like a fridge here. It's just nice to feel the cooling breeze without sweating but not excessive till one developes goosebumps.

About the toilet. Why I luuuuuurve it so much? Okay, it made me lazy but it ensures the toilet is constantly dry!!! The moment you sat on it, the pressure of yer bum bum activates a water sound system. First of all, it helps to stimulate you to pee, secondly it imposes the sound of micturation. If you know you're gonna fart or make some loud explosive sound, you can adjust the volume of the water running sound. Anyway, after you're done with your small business, there's a biget button for you to pres on the side where there will be some sort of water fountain to clean your perineum. Tissues are just inches away~

However, if it's big business we're talking about, there's another button for you to press where the water shoots at the anus to clean up. Water pressure adjustable. Lastly, the moment you lift you bum bum off the seat, the flushing will be initiated. Wicked.

It's was pseudo-paradise too as they changed the set of yukatta i wear to sleep everyday. It was the first time I used hotel conditioner which really worked. Unlimited supply of shampoo, conditioner and body shampoo rather than those came in tiny bottle. There's TV and radio which played Japanese selections. I fell asleep on classicals. Awh...when the curtains were drawn and lights off, it was total darkness - perfect for piggy sleep.

Breakfast was awesome too! Cold ham, miso suru, vege salad, sausages, fresh bread and variety of jam. There a whole lot of other things which I don't ingest too - mainly meat and those uncooked items. Love the apple and orange juice. I've never taken as much vitamin C as that 5 days. Apple juice alternated with orange and mango juice.

p/s: the flight attendances during my flight to Japan were friendly and helpful. It's sad that I can't sa the same about those on the way back. Rude and indifferent. Nice way of promoting M'sian, huh?

Tokyo no Yume

2010-09-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

Ohoho...I'm back from Tokyo! There are simply too much to say yet so dificult to word them because it was what I saw which amazed me like crazy. ~~Stupid Animelo tak bagi tangkap gambar~~. I think I'll beak down the experience into a few blog ranging from the room I stay in to the food I ate. Here is my itenerary though:

~I get the window seat~

Friday, 9am - boarded MAS from KLIA. Ate nasi lemak at airport = RM60. *vomit blood*
           11am - stopped at KK.
            9pm - reached Narita Airport. Argh!!! Excited till...but sleepy la. Took bus to hotel.
           12am - reached Hotel Sunshine City. Purchased a phone card but dunno how to use, panic giler.
                     - first attempt in speaking Japanese when getting help from front desk to use the card.
                     - finally managed to call home around 130am, lega giler.

Tokyo here I come!

The flight gave me a bad neck which last until the flight back which gave me another bad neck which last till today. Yup, I'm having a bad neck still. The flight was good though because we get to eat, eat, eat and eat. There's also sufficient entertainment for the 8 hours flight. Supposed to play Sohtong's PSP de but no battery...*krai*. So I played Zuma, Hang Man, watched House 1, House 2, The Simpsons 1, The Simpsons 2, Ever After, listened to yoga tunes, J-Pop and Korean Hits. Sempat watched some documentary: Mesopotamia. Watched 14 Blade half way, ~~tak sempat see him bathe...argh!~~

~My pilgrimage~

Hmmm...that's the first day. I think I'll blog about my room next...and the toilets there, yessss....

2010-08-18T09:49:00.000-07:00

Anicom 2010 - a cosplay event held annually in Sg. Wang. This event is carried out in three weekends, two winners for each week. I participated it last Sunday for the first time. The day before was GAMP. It was exhausting, I've lost some voice from all the talking and...my Sumire costume was not done yet T.T

Hmmm...I planned to cosplay this character rm Sakura Taisen since begining this year. It was one of my childhood favourite anime. I've watched their musical concert and fell in love with their stage perfomances. Love seeing Sumire perform on stage^^

Anyway...I woke up early the next day to complete the costume. Up till 1pm, I'm still not sure if I wanna go because I really don't know what to perform. Sumire is a songstress and a stage performer in the anime when she's not busy kicking bad guys' bum bum in her koubu. So I did a simple geisha dance and sang the theme song - Teikoku Kagekidan. Love that song so much.

I reached late summore and went second last to perform. Sigh...what killed my motivation was how the crowd reacted when I wanted to get back stage. All the guys were hodging the front and won't let me go through at all. It was like they scare to leave their strategic spot to catch hot chicks even for a second. I dahlah so 'pek chek' after trying to wear the180cm long kimono in the toilet. Even Kin Man who helped me to wear kena marah from me for nothing. Sorry kek cawan...I'd been nasty and mean =.=".

I was at the verge of leaving when I bumped into Asyraf and Iqbal (the Bleach twins). Then they helped me to get back stage o.O "Tepi tepi, lalu lalu. Ada contestant!" I was so sure someone was gonna break their necks...anyway, managed to escaped to the back and wait...wait...and wait summore. I felt like vomiting back stage. Just felt so...'vomitty'?

Then my turn came. I was afraid that people don't know what I was since Sakura Taisen is an old school anime. I got on stage and guess what? I forgotten the dance steps, cincai hentam the steps o.O Next, I've forgotten the intro dance so I ended up talking, talking and talking nonsense. Out of tune summore. Sigh...but thank God Fahimi, Alan Chin and several others at the front helped to stir the atmosphere. Thank you guys...it really meant a lot for me.

Oh uhm...so gao dim and run back stage feeling like puking all over again. A few minutes later they announced the winner. I went out for the consolation prize. It's another motivation for me to perform better in future. Thanks for those who support guys! Well, it's not just about winning I guess. I had the chance to see other cosplayers in amazing costume and I mean amazing costumes, props and make-up. I learnt a lot from all this^^

Ganbatte to those who are joining on the second and third week. Ganbatte, ZCDave!

GAMP 2010

2010-08-17T11:15:00.000-07:00

Well...since it's 1:40am now, I'm gonna write a short report of the event.

Let's see, this is the first cosplay event held in IMU. After going through so much hardship, misunderstanding, postponing, frustration and heartache, it is done! There was a lot of last minute job during all forms of red tapes but we managed to pull off anyway. It wasn't great and there's lots of space for improvement but from the bottom of our hearts, we hoped those who participated had a good time. Do continue to support us should there be a GAMP 2011 yah! Please feel free to leave any comments (good or bad) regarding the event. We will look into it so that a better GAMP can be organized in future! Thanks heap~

Like any other cosplay event, we had drawing competitions, performances, solo and group cosplay competitions. Heheh...I;m proud to say that I'd convinced the Volcaloid and Bleach gang to join group cosplay. Huh? What? I didn't? At least I planted the idea, no? Lol...anyway, you all did great. Wanted to thank all those who participated. I'm really thrilled to se many cosplayer who showed up in impressive costumes. Hope the photo booths were useful for you all. Here are some of the pics taken:

A special thanks to all the performers: Band Desu, Celestia, Laveena, Shawn Ngu and ZZ Chee. You guys did great. A big thanks to all photographers who took lovely pictures of this event! Thanks for tagging too! I shall attach the links to videos and pics soon. I had fun, really. You guys are awesome!

To the committee of GAMP, thanks for making this happen!

To Kin Man Fong a.k.a Da Sohtong, thanks watching my back and keeping an eye on me! Hugs!

To Ayase, Kikyo and Captain Jack, thanks for taking time to help us out!

To Janet who helped out the booth, thank you very much and sorry for being such a lousy shopkeeper =.="

To Miss Siew Wei Fern, thanks for showing up. It really mean a lot to this event^^

To anonymous, thanks for the drawing! I've got a souvenir! Hehe...

Hmm...for me, cosplaying has been a wonderful journey where I met really cool people. See you guys around~

GAMP

2010-08-06T19:17:00.000-07:00

Date: 14th Aug
Time: 10am - 7pm
Venue: Auditorium, International Medical University
Attractions: Performance, food stalls, doujin booths, Photo Corners
Competitions: Art, Cosplay (solo/group)

*Waving frantically to all cosplayer, anime/manga fans and photographers out there*

Do come and join us! I shall be giving out candies and chocolate that day...hehe...limited stock so catch me when you drop by! Nola...I'm not bribing...Cya there! Support le....

NIPS Crazy Challenge (TV3) Finale

2010-07-25T02:10:00.000-07:00

Hmmm..where do I begin? I have a feeling this is gonna be a looooong one. First of all, I really didn't know cosplaying as Yuuko Ichihara can take me this far but I know I genuinely love this character. A lot! I started off in her Tsubasa dimension that you guys must have seen a lot in my blog. I thought of changing to her Victorian Riding version last minute so I had about three weks to complete the crazy costume. I spent about two to three hours after school to sew the costume. During the last week, I even stolen some time between lecture break to sew a button or two. ~~I'm sure the lecturer almost hauled a table at me.~~ This page will be a dedication to those who helped me through this.

First of all, thank God! There's so much things in between that I fear and it's not so much about Him letting me win or things like that. It's more about the time, friends, boyfriend and family supports that I have been blessed with. He gave me peace and comfort at times of turmoil, especially everytime I'm at back stage and almost puke out of nervousness. One more thing, THANK GOD THE WHIP TRICK DID NOT FAIL. Omg...that part was really a miracle despite all the practice we had.

Mom and Ta Yi Aunt Lee and Uncle

My Mom who supported me secretly despite all the 'why-the-heck-do-you-have-to-do-this'. She worked on my wig (she's a hair dresser) a few days earlier which had entangled like *blank* after the last appearance. She wished me 'good luck' a thousand times on the day of the competition. Somehow, I can feel that she is more 'kan jeong' (anxious) than I am. Lol...it's so good to see her so happy~

Sera

Sera, my cousin sister! She is an amazing make-up artist who inspired me to do all the crazy things in life since I was a kid - art, stage performance, modeling, desinging, tailoring. You name it. She taught me how to sew according to measurement. Thank God she was back in M'sia on time to guide me in making this costume! Thanks, Sis! You're awesome!

My uncle, the landscapist! He helped me to sculpt the phoenix on her hat. That bird is one heck of a problem. I did a lousy job and my uncle offered to help out with the touch up despite being so busy and tired. So from a 'duck' with extra long tails, it transformed into a phoenix! He is awesome in painting!

Aunt Lee and Ta Yi pula helped me brain storm with all the materials needed. I practically ransaked their shop for materials...lol. Aunt Lee made several calls just to check if I get what I needed. I'm so priviledge!

Best Boyfriend Award: Sohtong!

Fong Kin Man! The 24-7 suportive boyfriend of mine! He spent so much time accompanying me sewing and tolerated all my 'siao-ness' when I was overwhelmed by stress. He was with me back stage, front stage, makan and everywhere to keep me company. He held my hands when I was going to puke or faint, telling me to chill. I think he had faith in me more than I had for myself. Thanks, love! You deserved the Best Boyfriend Award! Hugs~

Yukito, (me), Marianne, Emily.

Next will be my two helpers! I really can't do this without them. Put me alone on the stage and it won't be the same at all. I've met them at random in cf forum and met them in person during CF09. I'm so glad they agreed to help me out. They are no other than Marianne Chong (Ame Warashi) and Yukito Jin Chong Tey (Watanuki Kimihiro). Thank you guys for making time to actually gather together for practice and thank you guys so much for alowing my imagination to run amok and put up with it. Marianne, the whip trick worked! Argh!! It worked! Thank you for being an amazing whip thrower and thank your sis (Emily) for being an amazing whip thrower trainer! Thank her for coming to support us too! Yukito, sorry for all the abuse! Thanks for being a sport~

ZCDave

Also, a special thanks to ZCDave for being such a sport to appear in our final skit. That whack on the head was a good one XD. Thank you, ZCDave! I was able to meet Ayase, Kikyo, Laveena, Sky_Fara, Celestia, Embek, Iqbal and many other cosplayers in person.

Also a big thank you to Remaja TV3, NIPS sponsor and the fellow judges for making all this happen. It's nice to see Saifudean, Deqwan and Kudin there too. Thanks for being so helpful! A big thank you to all those who messaged me through phone and fb as well. Thanks for all the support! Hugs!

Here are the videos of our skits:

1. Semi Final

2. Final

Results:
1. Celebriti Malaysia
2. Marianne_C

Bon Odori 2010

2010-07-20T07:01:00.000-07:00

Through my eyes.

This is my second Bon Odori. I remember attending last year and vowed to return this year with a proper yukatta. Heheh...I also remembered that I reminded myself not to wear anything red or pink. I must have got recalled the wrong information when I was purchasing the cloth for my yukatta.

So Kin Man and I headed to Shah Alam around 6pm. Thanks to my over acurate information, we ended up at Shah Alam Stadium. Thank God, Matsushita Stadium was only 15 minutes away. Nevertheless we took an extra 30 minutes due to the massive jam. Cars were flooding in from every direction at a roundabout. There was zero parking nearby so Kin Man dropped my off first.

I was late and there wasn't any fan left for me :( but when I started to dance for the first session, a group of ladies gave me a fan. I think they thought I was a Japanese girl who was late and didn't get any fan a.k.a kesiannya... And evil me, I just smiled and said 'arigatou'. Evil! I know, I know! I'm sorry but it sure felt good to 'be' a Japanese for a day. Lol...

This year was crazily packed. The songs and dance moves were the same as last year so I caught up pretty fast. I only saw my cousin brother and a high school fren there - Su Woan. Oh and Anthony Lee too ^^. Thanks for the pic as I didn't really take any picture. Sigh...menyesal.

It was a full day for me. Dance ---> buy drinks ---> dance ---> buy food --->dance ---> bye bye. I saw lots of silk yukatta that can be purchased from Mines Wonderland and these:

1. Girls wearing super high and pointy heels (I wonder how many times they got stuck in the mud).

2. Girls wearing super short 'yukatta' like those from 'toys' shop (still the photographers love them, whatever).

3. A guy actually cosplayed like a vampire!?!?!?!?

4. Several guys brought katana. I wondered what were they thinking when they decided to lug that thing around the whole day.

All in all, it was fun! I thought of making time to go Penang next year. Hmmm...surely no more pink and red next round.

Thanks for accompanying me ^^ I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do. Hugs~

Moral Lesson on Vainity

2010-07-11T03:06:00.000-07:00

I went for the elimination round with a friend from my batch in 2008 IMU Cup. Apparently, many representatives from Med were there too. While waiting for my turn, I saw this kid who looked darn familiar. The reason why he caught my attention in the first place was because he was talking so loud, trying to entertain a group of girls with jokes that I find...lame? Oh well...anyway, he reminded me of some nerd I used to encounter in almost every inter high school quiz - Science, General Knowledge, Chemistry, Biology, Add Math et cetra... Ahh...not to mention debate too. Okay, the reason I'm always there made me a nerd too. Fine, fine, I'll take that. Anyway, that quiz guy was smart alright but definitely not attractive to me, not in that way.

So later when I had the opportunity to encounter this medic guy I said, 'Hey, you looked familiar.' Before I could continue by asking, 'are you the prefect who represented your high school in most of the science quiz' he gave me a disgusted look like he just saw a slimy frog talking. He interupted almost without consideration, 'many girls said the same. I know I leng chai, always use the same line'. Erk! Naik kejang leher aku.

He walked away and I let him because if I were to open my mouth next, I might start cursing his father, his father's father and his father's father's father. Sheesh...leng chai my bum bum. Which part leng chai!? He is neither tall nor dark nor handsome. Nothing attractive physically and now that he opened his mouth, totally turn off. Sheesh...I was screaming for a mirror! So, last sem I saw him again in the hospital. He saw me too and gave me the smirk, still hallucinating that he looked like Jae Joong. I wished I had a banner with me that says: LOSER. So VAIN. PERASAN.

Just to make a comparison. I went for a trip this round and saw another fella who looked like one of the guy who joined the crowd in Talent Fashion Outbreak 2008. Learning from past experience, I cut it short and get straight to the point. 'Hey, are you one of the participants for Talent Fashion Outbreak?' He appeared startled for a while then smiled, 'I don't think so. No...my friends mistaken me for some other people too.' He is better looking, polite and HUMBLE. This is the kind of guys that girls don't mind pulling a few pick-up lines with. At least I still have respect for this guy rather than the first.

Another moral lesson: self praise is no praise.

~Sweet Wedding down Malacca Lane~

2010-07-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

It was my cousin Sera's wedding. As usual, we like to do things out of the norm. So she chosed to do a traditional chinese wedding which caused me sleepless night sewing three Makua. My goodness...cold sweat just to think about it. We went down Malacca on Sunday to chill for a day. Indulged ourselves with shopping, feasting and more feasting. Love Jonker streets so much! You can get almost anything there. Unusual stuff I mean...lol, like rubber chicken. Anybody knows what is it for?

Went back at night to decorate the bride's room while the guys go check out the football match. ~~England lost by the way.~~ Her room was awesome! Love the setting so much! After the decoration was like a girls night out. No...no nail painting. No, no pillow tossing either. Just the girls from the family, sitting together and talk. Wow...the last time that happened, I was still a kid and they asked kids to go bed early XD. Yay, I got my license to stay up late edy!

Oh ya...forgot to mention, it was also Alan's birthday so...Happy Birthday Alan! Surprise~

It has been a beautiful wedding! We all enjoyed the celebration and hoped that you both will be happy always! Congratulations, Sera and Alan! Hugs!

1. Mutual respect.

2. Give and take.

3. Keep falling in love over and over again with the same person~

More pic here: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=media#!/album.php?id=588192964&aid=181542

Sewing Makua

2010-06-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

I sew many things before but this...this I have to post up not because I'm proud or what but because it's the most tedious thing I had to sew so far. At first was alright: measure, select cloth, draw, cut, sew, cut, sew, cut, sew, cut sew...this continued for two full weeks. I made three of the same design. By the time I do the last one, I puked my stomach out edy. Beh tahan...the hardest part which took up most of the time is to sew the flower pattern around the collar and sleeves. Really...can...die...

One is for myself, another my aunt and one more for my mom. The other is orange in colour (tak sempat take picture). Makua is a type of chinese traditional clothing. Erm...like the type in olden Hong Kong drama. It's for my cousin sister's wedding this Monday. Sigh...finally it's done. My holiday finally starts. Argh! I just don't want to see a single thread for the next whole week.

Hmm...come to think of it. I kind of like sewing. Since my cousin sis is back, I can take this chance to upgrade some skills too. After all...I didn't get to go any tailor school. Sigh...not really as good as I hope it will be. Still have lots of space for improvement. Daijoubu! I will jia you summore, just so glad it's done. I was kind of scared that I couldn't make it on time. Got irritable bowel syndrome a week earlier. Lol~

NIPS Crazy Challenge (TV3)

2010-06-23T22:55:00.000-07:00

In conjunction with TV3, NIPS (JACK n' Jill chocolate) organized Na cosplay event - NIPS Crazy Challenge. I heard that it was the first time M'sia media actually get into the world once belonged to cosplayers only. I'm not sure how true is that but it's nice to see that the media began to take notice of this interest.

About a month ago, I stumbled into this event on a facebook link. Itchy to make full use of the Time Witch Costume and Enma Ai school uniform, I sent two of these entry. A few days before the event, they called up for an audition. I went, 'huh? What you want me to do?"

"Be in character for a three mins skit."

Nak pengsan aku. How to be Yuuko in three minute solo? I need a Watanuki to tease or somebody to grant wishes...I didn't know I can get helpers...dang. Anyway after killing myself for three days, I'd came up with a three min skit chatting with Mokona (my soft toys). Chatting with a soft toy! Can you believe it??

So...cut the story short again, my cousin sis accompanied me to Persiaran TV3 near 1U last Sunday. Reached at 9:45am cuz I kiasu and kiasi I'll be late for the suposed 10am event. Guess what? I was the first one to be auditioned...woo...langsung tak ready. Anyway, waited till 11:15am to begin. I went in for less than 5 mins and came out feeling like a can of spilled bean. Only today, I found out Yuuko Ichihara will be going for the final this coming 24th July. Three Remaja TV3 crew came today for a shot on the costume. Mom was...'amused'.

Lol...mom loked so awkward. The crew from Remaja TV3. From the right, Saifudean, Deqwan and Kudin.

So there I was...trying to speak in Bahasa after returning all my 'tatabahasa' to Pn Siti Salmah (my high school BM teacher). It's just a one minute clip though. I've overcome my fear for camera (still picture) but definitely not for video camcorder. I sure hope I don't look too awful...=.=". It will be featured in TV3 next Sat at 12:50pm, just a short clip before the Remaja program. Finger crossed...pls dun look too stooopid, pls dun look too stooopid...continue chanting.

For those who missed it hehe (thanks kin man): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5afHN5G4RDE

Meet the Family

2010-06-21T03:05:00.000-07:00

We love cats. Really.We don't purchase expensive breed from pet store. Mom usually pick up weak stray kittens. She always say we will just take care of them till they get stronger but we grew attached to them so fast. Hence the number we have today XD.

Name: Snowy
Nickname: Pui Pui
Hobby: Sleep and Eat
Personality: Moody, positive to Cat Nips.
(Passed away early 2010)

Name: Blackie

Nickname: Tut Tut

Hobby: Sleeping, star gazing

Personality: Short sighted, kind and gentle (not applicable to strangers) and shy.

Name: Neko

Nickname: Niko Girl Girl

Hobby: Sleeping

Personality: Kecik hati. Quiet.

Name: Susu

Nickname: Chuchu

Hobby: Play with rattan ball

Personality: Shy and timid. Manja.

(Passed away early 2010)

Name: Ten Cents

Nickname: Mei mei

Hobby: Eat, eat and eat. Play with plastic cover.

Personality: She just love to eat la. She can smell food miles away.

Name: Mix

Nickname: Chou chou

Hobby: Hiding

Personality: I dunno man...but this one is like a dog more than a cat.

(Lost in late 2008)

Name: MauMee

Hobby: Sleeping

Personality: Kecik hati also. Cannot let other cats near her. She can grumble all day.

(She lodged herself at our house a month before delivery).

Name: Beh (Fei Chai), Wei Wen (given out as Shane), Christine (Given out to Sunway) and Cady.

Personality: Hyperactive. ADHD.

(We only kept two of MauMee's kittens).

Name: Twenty Cents

Nickname: Liang Liang

Hobby: Kacau Cady

Personality: Happy go lucky

New Entry!

Name: Tiger

Nickname: Xiao xiao de

Hobby: Making noise

Personality: Smart, fast-learner.

Name: Powder

Nickname: Yet to be discovered

Hobby: Scratching my bag

Personality: Oblivous

We found most of these cat to be hungry, thrown, unwanted, emanciated and sick (bactrial infection). If not taken care of, they will just die like that. Who cares, right? These are just animal, not precious like human right? Give it a break, they are living thing too and they can feel pain and hunger just like you and I.

Dun get upset with strays. Get upset with people who don't take care of their pets, throw kittens, don't sterilise them but don't take care of the kittens. I've seen people purchased expensive cat breed then ended up throwing them at the ground floor, hungry and dirty. If you can't take care of them, don't even start. Lend a hand if possible. If you think they are dirty, infectious bla bla bla...you should check out the amount of bacteria on your handphone, public toilets et cetera. Besides, how many people die of infections from strays and how many from heart diseased? Just give it a thought. Not just cats man, think about dogs, the Pulau Ketam incident. The Balakong chinese area with so much dogs looking so sick and ill. So painful to see...

XXXHolic Tribute

2010-06-21T02:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went for a photoshoot for Yuuko Ichihara (XXXHolic) in OUG with Anthony Lee (Blur), KC Lee and Amir Yusof (Raz). I was supposed to meet them at 2:30pm but ended up at 3pm cuz got sesat on the way to Steven's Corner and heck, Bt Jalil road got so freakishly congested thanks to the new bus station.

We went to the house of Anthony's friend. He had his house mordified to a very Japanese setting. He said something about him owning a Japanese restaurant once. It was gorgeous! After a few (hundreds) shots, we headed to the Bukit Jalil park. I confidently sped to the park opposite our campus only to find out that I went to the wrong place. So memalukan...there's actually another park in Bt Jalil triple the size, constructed in a few different settings. I remember walking past a China garden and Japanese Garden. I wondered what else they have there. It was cool though XD.

Here are some of the pictures I managed to get from Raz yesterday. I've edited the dark eyes circle (as usual) and added some effect. I'll upload the original in facebook http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=588192964 without the dark eye circles, of course xp.

Thanks for the shoot guys. It has been fun. Also, a special thanks to the two other girls who accompanied us and became the guys' kuli. Lol...I shall be uploading more pics soon once they send them to me.

From left: Raz, Angie, Ant Lee, Aster and KC Lee.

Erm...lazy to repost pictures in fb la. Basically 90% are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMDETLMyjQ

Cosplaying

2010-06-21T00:41:00.000-07:00

I've always loved cosplay. I remember day dreaming about being Sailor Venus in primary school. Hehe...Wendy Wong Pei Wen, Vivien Tan Siew Ling and Chewy Chee Yu Li would know about this. Eh...dun pretend, we were all there in dewan SK BTHO. Anyway, I also remember pestering Fatina, Chee Pong and gang into Final Fantasy VIII although langsung tak jadi la. That was like...11 years ago and 7 years ago respectively. True, I've been to Comic Fiesta way earlier but as passive participant ie. going around gawked at other cosplayers.

Edited the dark eye circles. Nyah, nyah, nyah!

Cut the story short, Ashura and Anna were my earlier attempts. Yuko Ichihara and Enma Ai were my first public appearance. I loved them both although I must admit, I'm toooooooooooooooo old for Enma Ai. Like majority moms, my mother didn't really approve what I am doing but for all event, she never fail to wake up early to do my hair and brows. 'Arigatou, haha senpai!' Then again, it's kind of difficult to cosplay whem I have tiny eyes...sigh!

http://myteruterubozu.com/en/archives/998
http://myteruterubozu.com/en/archives/1140
http://myteruterubozu.com/en/archives/1424

Archieve: purchaced a wig and plenty of contact lenses. Bought a sewing machine earlier this year and took up sewing a lil bit more seriously. Purchased plenty of cloths (get ciak lak scolding for this).

Yesterday I went for a photoshoot for Yuko Ichihara (XXXHolic) which officially marked the retirement of the Time Witch costume. Cleaned it, folded neatly, bowed and kept it away in a box. So, what's next?

Sumire Kanzaki (Sakura Taisen) - 65% completed
Mei Ling Li (Cardcaptor Sakura) - 10% completed - on hold
Noelle Bor (Trinity Blood) - 8% completed - on hold
Siela ( Chaos Legion) - 3% completed - on hold
Yuuko Phoenix Edition (XXXHolic) - 85% completed
Quistis (FF8) - 0%
Ashura remake (RG Veda) - 15% completed - on hold
Jam Kuradoberi (Guilty Gear X) - 0%

Pulau Perhentian Trip

2010-06-20T23:21:00.000-07:00

So peaceful with the breeze.

It has been a good sem, fair result and interesting postings. A few bad eggs here and there but *shurugged* that's part and parcel of life I guess. My first activity following EOS exam was a trip to an island called 'Pulau Perhentian' - the stopping island, the island where you stop, or is it the waiting island? Oh well. Anyway, it was nice although I really preferred Pulau Redang since there are more activities and it's merrier at night.

This is the place we slumber.

10 of us went, two rooms in Flora Resort or was it Floral Bay? Geez...something like that la. The rooms were okay, toilet was acceptable, food was so so, towels were...smelled like rotten seafood. It's kind of expensive to spend there though. Alice purchased a coconut for RM7 when we can see them growing above us. Could have just plucked some of them eh, Alice? I drank something with such bombastic name but taste no greater than a cup of milo for RM6.90.

Most of our activities were dedicated to sleeping, snorkeling and star gazing. Oh, not to forget picture taking too. I especially love this...thanks for putting up with this, Alice~

Courtesy of Xin Ying's camera Setting

What was great about this trip was Lang Tengah. The boat dumped us there and we went, 'not again'. We were bored of snorkelling by then, honestly. It's pretty much the same after all - dead chorals, disgusting sea cucumber. But not Lang Tengah, uh uh! Not Lang Tengah. We only get to spend like 15 mins there but it was amazing! Argh! The choral, the fishes. It's really like being in the ocean finally! Oh, Lang Tengah! I wanna visit you again. Anyway, I heard these island will be changed to higher end tourism spot. So, go quickly while it's economic *winks*.

A shot of view from where I was chillin'.

Lastly but not least...wished you were here Soh-Tong

The Climb

2010-05-10T00:20:00.000-07:00

Well...after two months of miserable life in miserable environment, I've got to say: THE CLIMB WAS GOOD. When Ah Fuu asked me to go for the climb, I wasn't keen. Not because I'm a lazy bum bum (although I can be one) but because I'm home sick. Home sick, get it. Home sick. I just want to drive home instantly after friday shift. Sigh...then I change my mind. Ah Fuu told me it's a N107 thingy. Fine, so I went.

I woke up on Sat am wondering why the heck do I have to wake up so early on a SATURDAY. So bad mood. Then I realise I don't have my track bottom and a proper T-shirt to go with it. Dang, I saw Raechi, Sashi and Priyae all geared up. So, I pakai one mak cik pants and a white top. Luckily I have my sport shoes with me. Worst still, I didn't take anything at all for breakfast. I was so hungry when Sashi offered me a red bean bun, I ate it thinking that it was chocolate bun.

So we drove 45 mins to Bt Datuk. Looking up the mountain which I can't see the top just yet, it's just me and my red bean bun. Then we began to hike, hike, climb, climb, march, climb, walk, walk. It was like forever! Dr. James kept saying we were half way there but there was never a half way! Argh! So tension. We started off about 15 people then 1/3 way through, it's only Ah Fuu, Khad and I. Raechi caught up, yay! When we reached the top like 2.5 hours later, it was awesome. I think the ladders at the last part was way more gruesome compared to the rest of the journey. It was so high up that birds flew at our shoulder level.

Right, so after all the calory burnt, we end up eating junk up there. On the way down was faster was more headache than going up. I wanted to throw up half way down. It's like never ending but the dip in the cold river was a good reward! Hmm...I didn't suffer as much cramp as the others but I still couldn't walk straight on Sunday morning. Lol.

It was overall a refreshing trip. It reminded me of the good ol' days when I was still active in sports. Hmm...I wonder what happened. Oh well...I don't mind going again but maybe not so soon. gotta replenish my wasted muscles. Thanks for organizing, Ah Fuu and thanks for guiding the trip, Dr James. Lastly, way to go Raechi and Khad!

GACC 2010

2010-03-24T23:38:00.000-07:00

GACC

Well...I didnt plan to go GACC in the first place since it was in Malacca and heck, why would I want to travel that far with this long a wig? Might scared some people off the road and cause massive car accident.

Mana la tau, it was on the week I plan to go Malacca with Man Man. So, might as well GO AnD See sEE lo. Nevertheless, Jonker Street was my priority! So I've spent the entire Sat in Jonker Street. Visited the Malacca Museum too! Boy, it has added quite a number of stuff. Hmm...the boat featured in my text book back in 2003 is gone.

So, yeah. I woke up on Sun and took two hours to prepare for this character. Honestly, I know I won't be able to pull this off well since I don't look anything like a 15 years old girl with humongous eyes. I just thought of using the same hair as Yuuko and the fastest to sew was a school uniform.

Therefore, Enma Ai from Jigoku Shoujo it is. The random shots from the photographers were scary. That's because I looked sickly pale. Dang, I had diarrhoea on Sat after all the hot and cold drinks, food, junk I took from jonker street. Furthermore, my dark eye circles were scary man...no joke. So paiseh to take pictures actually.

Luckily one of my photographer friend was there, Ant Lee. He helped me to take some of the nice shots outdoor where the sunlight helped to shine away the dark eye circles. I love the sun!! I shall post up more pictures in FB soon. Thanks, Anthony for taking interest in this character.

Hehe...must thank Man Man for the weekend and the Malacca trip too. Love you! I wanna go Jonker Street again. We eat Nor De Je cake next time k? Hugs!

Nan wa Ai

2010-02-16T19:57:00.000-08:00

What is love? One is conditioned and another unconditioned. For me, unconditioned love is rather rare...close to non-existence. Love involves lots of sacrifice, pain and considered actions. The book of Corinthians said it well but how many earthly being can live that out? Sometimes even pet such as dog can portray better loyalty.

"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every sircumstances."

1 Cor. 13:4-7

"There are three things that will last forever- faith, hope and love- and the greatest of these is love."

1 Cor. 13:13

There was once, a prince who fell inlove with a maiden from a distance land. They were supposed to be deeply in loved with one another. However, the King and Queen of the soiled land deemed her unfit. They wanted the prince to leave her. The prince betrayed his words and left her. The maiden begged him not to go because he meant everything to her.

Now the prince loved little children, she fancied them not. One thought he would be an excellent father and another knew she has no right to have children if she cannot be a good parent. So the prince told the maiden if she could promise him that she will bear him seed, he will renegotiate with the King and Queen. He was very cold to her when he wanted to leave her. Now that she stupidly agreed, he was all loving again. The maiden returned home to her own family. They were distressed for her. They felt that this child had forsaken and sacrifice too much of her believes and values for a man who does not see her for who she is. She did it for love, she said. Love. They finally united, where she was forced into further submission or he shall leave her anytime and wed another princess. When the first child was born, he was born deaf and dumb. The King and Queen spat at this saying that the union was cursed from the beginning. The prince was angry because he was sure he had everything right to bear healthy beautiful children and then be a great father. He returned to his parents and left her to suffer the rest alone. She died a lonely death, filled with remorse and regret.

She has been alone all along. She bought her love with a promise that only God can decide. How can one be a good father when he cannot be a good man? Why didnt he stand up for her if he so loved her? Does he loved her as who she is or did he loved because she is a woman? What is love?

Lord, give me the courage and strenght to move on. I prayed no girls out there will have to suffer as the maiden.

My Loss

2010-02-04T06:57:00.000-08:00

I guess it's only when you truly lost something that you feel the pain. At the verge of losing it, my heart ached like a million needles poked through it. It has been eight years Snowy shared the same room with me. He would cuddle into a furball and lodge himself at a corner of my bed at night. We shared the same appetite on chicken essence, strawberry yogurt and herbal eggs.

It is so painful to reflect on the loss because I keep flashing back the time we had together. He used to be so snobbish, not liking people to touch him. He got all upset and growled whenever we tried to hug him. Then I bashed him terul-teruk (hug tight tight whenever I can) until he raised white flag. I used to kacau him until he beh tahan and surrender. Naturally, we got closer and he kacau balik by sleeping on my notes. He would roll on my black shirt to turn them white by morning.

Love. I really loved him. A cat he is but he is as close as a family member. I cried on him and drowned him with my tears at times. He witnessed me cursing people in my room. He listened to my out-of-tune singing and went through hell when I just started on my guitar. Sigh...I prayed he would live but he did not.

It's all so sad but all I want now is to reflect on the good memories we had and appreciate what we had gone through. I miss hugging him to sleep. I miss calling his name and see him walking towards me lazily. I miss you, Snowy. Very much. You have the most beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen. They reflected so much spirit in them right up to the last moment. Hope to see you again someday, somewhere.

Dear all, appreciate what you have at the moment. Really. Until it's gone, it's too late.

First Week of Holiday

2009-12-22T22:09:00.001-08:00

Fuh...lots happened last week. I attended a boot camp and comic fiesta. I'll report on the comic fiesta things first XD.

I took 9 sleepless days and nights to complete this costume. What was I thinking? I was thinking that I'm getting really old soon so it's now or never! My first attempt: Yuuko Ichihara. I loved her as much as Quistis Trepe! We shared lots in common....trust me. *Evil grin*

Do I know sewing? Yeah, sew table cloth thanks to Kemahiran Hidup Tingkatan 2. My cousin sister, Sera is the real tailor. Before she left for Englang two years ago, she made me a Kimono (her first attempt on japanese traditional wear). She taught me how to take measurement and chucked me her first tayloring book. With the guidance of this two items and of course, the Yuko picture I keep staring into the past few weeks, I've managed to pull off with it! Hehe...it wasn't great but it didn't fall off, I guess. Haha!

The moment I hit the Sunway shopping, you should see the people's face. Everyone stopped and point. "The hell is that?" "Mom...". "Check out that vodoo chick man..." Anyway, it felt at home again when I reached the Conventional Centre because there are many other cosplayers! It was awesome that people recognize me as Yuko *hidung mengembang* from XXXHolic and requested for pictures. Hehe....terasa macam bintang pulak dah! *hidung continue mengembang*.

The best part was I had an almost complete group for this series, Ame Warashi, Zarashi Warashi and Watanuki. It will be great to have Domeki...heh! It was fun la despite all the unhappy things that had been happening around me. More pics in facebook Comic Fiesta 2009 album.

Will this be my last cosplay? I dun think so cuz I'm addicted! I'm already starting on my next project: Jigoku Shoujo. Okok...I know. I know. I'm always taking all those dark characters. Hmmm...maybe if I'm crazy enough, I'll do something totally opposite. Chobit maybe. Lol.

A special person I had to thanks for making all this possible is Siew Li a.k.a Kikuzakura who helped me to gather my materials and inspired to cosplay. Thanks, gal! You helped me to get around these things! Hugs~

Also to Kin Man and Kelvin who accompanied me throughout the comic fiesta so I feel less alien. Thanks! Thanks for giving me the courage to sign up the solo competition...haha.

I've met many cool people there, Yurei Chan, Emily, a yellow chobit, the Naruto guy (sorry didn't catch your name) and Yukito (thanks for helping me on stage!). It has been fun people, keep in touch yah! Also thanks to the photographers who tag my pictures. Many thanks!

Atarashii no Tsuki (New Moon)

2009-11-28T01:08:00.000-08:00

Hmm...I just got back from Seremban. It was a happy, the last day is always the happiest day. Even when SN or Dr throw mean stuff at me, I simply can't perceive any of them XD.

Anyway, I went to Mines intentionlly to fix both my handphones which decided to expire at the same time. Argh! Then I unintentionally bought myself a CSL handphone XD. So far so good but since it's made here, I'll make noise if any problem arise within six months.

Okay, down to business. I actually watch this Twilight thingy in the cinema. Let me confess, I was absolutely totally uninterested when the first movie came out. I mean, Venus watching romantic movie??? That's like having Bee Ann going to casino. So why I pay bucks to watch this new moon thingy in cinema? It's Jacob! It's him! It's him! Argh! So this post is going to be totally bias, I admit.

Now, now. We all know girls go drooling over this Edward guy (the all good non harmful vampire). I think he looked like drug addict...I feel an angry mob approaching. Hide!

So...I went online to check out these hot babes from two different world. Finger crossed...I really tried my best to put up the best pic of Edward. Really. So, who wins? We all have that to ourselves, eh.

Sigh...at the end of the day, don't we just hate Bella for being 'torn' between two absolutely pretty hunk (for me just one le...). On top of that, she used Jacob as a temporary replacement! Woo...I hate pretty girls. Grr...ruff!How could anyone bring themselves to mistreat Jacob Black!? Argh!

Definition of Cute

2009-11-05T00:24:00.000-08:00

I saw these while browsing through some online products. Beh tahan, must blog about these pictures.

Cute, aren't they? Huh guys? come on.

Yeah, okay. cool. so we should ALL puff up our cheeks when we take pictures, eh? Head down and peep up like kena sawan. Then go , "Rahhh!! I'm a kitty cat. Miawh!" *Slap forehead* I must be very 'soi' from blogging about this XS

Cosplay

2009-11-02T23:25:00.000-08:00

I remember a few weeks before SPM I was talking like crazy about Comic Fiesta. I saw some cosplayer before and I wanted to go as one too. Going there in normal attire is simply abnormal xp. Anyway. I wanted to go as Quistis back then because I loved her very much, her personality and charm. Heh...what I didn't know was how much time and dime cosplaying cost. My neck. It has been five years since then. I went to CF last year as the lady in Van Helsing. Okay...I know it's totally not Japanese but heck, I have nothing else to wear. This year, I've made Jam Kuradoberi's (Guilty Gear X) attire for GACC initially but only 70% completed. I gave up on the shoes and hair. I'm still hunting for materials now. Hopefully can come up with something neat end of this year o.O Here are some of the beautiful cosplayers I find successfully portray the characters.

Tifa Final Fantasy 7. One of the most cosplayed female character. Replaced Rinoa long time.

Sailor Saturn. It's very rare to have nice Sailormoon series cosplayer. They are usually as below...

Sigh...wish Sailor Venus was slimmer.

Love Quistis. Love it. Love it! Argh...that killer look! Stupid Squall.

Dunno what they are but nice!

Uugh...one of my favourite! Genzo Sanzo and the Saiyuki Boys~

This one looks a bit sad. I think it's from Bleach.

Another version of Tifa. She rocks!

One secret for cosplaying: If you have nice costume but not so nice look, this shall be your signature pose.

Kakashi after one year didn't exercise. Daily burger meals.

I'll cry if I see this. "Am I in the game? Wohoo! Gimme mah weapon!"

Neck itchy. Cheap body paint is like that.

Naruto~

Chobit? Dunno but lovely~

Flashing Lights

2009-11-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

In Your Shadow

You got your name in lights
But they can't seem to spell mine right
You sold a mil today
Today I'm lucky if I get paid
If I could get paid
I'd survive another day
Maybe if I could get played
They'd know my name
Your girls are fine it seems
A dime or two in every dozen
I only wanted one but I'm no one
So I get nothing
But all this nothing I've got
Is all that's keeping me tough
Maybe this thing I've got is enough

When I'm alone and the lights go off
I'm never sure if I can make it that far
All that I know isI want thoseI want those
I want those flashing lights...

You dropped the class re-wrote the booksand
I'm still trying to pass
I'm at the back, professor, a question
What is the secret to these (flashing lights)
Is it just make believe
It's not easy
Wish it as ABC
You did your time
You broke your wire
And now you got your shine
I'm in the line
Lost in the crowd
Still trying to figure it out
Still trying to do it right
Still trying to find the light
Maybe not tonight

Colin Munroe is a genius for writing these lines.

Yin & Yang

2009-11-01T22:23:00.000-08:00

YIN & YANG

She cooks. I read books. She does house chores and I’m lazy hardcore. She is sensitive and caring whilst me, hypersensitive and daring. While all guys love her, I drool over poster of Keanu Reeves and Vin Diesel. While she learns how to cook, I busy myself youtubing. I facebook like crazy while she does her reading for assignments. She spent sleepless night doing her assignment and I? 5 minutes each day. She is loved by all but me? Hah. I have scrolls of people who hate my sinovial fluid. She whispers prayer at night while I sing like donkey in the bathroom. She walked with confident in wards and delivered care conscientiously. Me? I tap my foot, recalling the steps I’ve learnt from youtube while pasing reports. She is the sample must-be-nurse for IMU and I’m the wild goose who dares to raise my voice to banana doctors and coconut nurses. While she dreams to be a professional benchmark nurse, I wished I’ve done another course. She just wants to find a good man and settle down with a cozy family. I HATE CHILDREN. She plays volleyball and the center for netball. The only thing I knew was to run like crazy but guess what? My stamina is zero now. Z.E.R.O.

We used to talk but after the incident last year, we hardly talk. Not even when we went to the trip together. Not even when the whole house is empty except both of us. Not even if we get stuck in the lift. Lol…I am notorious for silence treatment. That’s my middle name. No, wait. Mean is my middle name. Or is it Snob? Gee…can’t remember, too many middle names.

Today she cooked some herbal chicken for me cuz I slept like pig and didn’t go out for dinner. Knowing me, I’ll probably end up with a bowl of instant noodles. That must be the healthiest thing I’ve ever taken for the past six months. Hmm…I’m ashamed and don’t know how to thank you so I dedicate this post to you. I don’t think she reads blog because she rather read journals so…sigh! I have so little guts after all. Sigh…I envy her for all that she can do and the fact that everybody knows her and love her. I feel like a pig. Wait…that’s animal abuse. I feel like a can of spilt corn.
I really should be studying instead of blogging nowadays as exam is approaching but heck, I can’t concentrate in those slides anyway.

This Is It

2009-10-29T23:57:00.000-07:00

I watched 'This Is It' yesterday night. It was...difficult to accept that a legend has died. I'm sure many out there think this is rubbish but he is a legend, not Will smith. He is the beginning of an amazing entertainment, accomplished things that no entertainer now can ever achieved. I must admit I've forgotten about him for a while, forgot about my childhood idol. While the classy girls in my class worshiped Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, I loved his dance so much and wished I can dance too. Nobody dance the way he does because he moves the music.

In the clip, he looked frail and obviously sick but he never lose his lush. His love and knowledge for dance and music never fade one inch. It is hard to work with people who know what they want and MJackson knew what he wanted. He is a perfectionist when it comes to music. He wrote things that touched lives but totally ignored because we go for the hip and the hop nowdays, the hot and bootylicious.

Hmm...whatever I say makes no difference now because he is dead. People say good thing about dead people. They remember the good deeds and say nice stuff during burial ceremony. I guess I'm doing the same now. Something good is taken from the world just as Leslie Cheung did. Just one thing, nobody can replace him. Especially not Kenya West. MJ will lived through his music just as Elvis did to our older generation. Sigh...the new generation will not appreciate him like those who grew up humming his songs and trying to do the moonwalk thing. Miss him.

Paediatric Ward

2009-10-29T23:41:00.000-07:00

One week is all it takes to kill me but I still have two more weeks with these living thing we call 'children'. That means by the end of two weeks, I'll be worse than dead. I dread vital signs soooo much. I just have to walk near them and they will start screaming. Putting the thermometer under their arms was like stabbing them continuously with a jagged edge dagger. Taking their blood pressure is as if I'm breaking their bones and crushing their flesh. So what do I do after vital signs as 9am? Nothing. You want me to go talk to them? Play with them? Please...I just want the ward to be quiet until the next vital signs.

What's the most upsetting event? Parent thinking I'm tormenting her precious 11th child. I'm like...gimme a break. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm not going to be gentle and gugu gaga with your child when she's all violent and abusive. Medication has to be administered. Then? Tak payah give? Who's gonna give? Doctors? Right. You slowly wait la. Then ask why can't discharge home, why haven't recover, why this why that. Yee...over protective parents make me...what's the word? Loya. Yeah, that's the word. This is one heck of a ward I find tougher than psychiatric ward. Children...argh!!!

What is my consolation? The gay doctor is in my ward! Yay! I was thrilled to see his oily hair after a year until I realize he is gay no more. Hmm...people changed huh? He is more funny when he's gay. Lol...no names here. Another interesting thing is to watch a lady administering asthma puff to her baby with a chamber. The 6 month old child lying oblivious on the soft bed. The lady jab the chamber abruptly onto her tiny face, sent her frail body sinking into the bed. Her tiny hands were all over the place. Lol...

Beyonce vs Taylor

2009-10-23T01:43:00.000-07:00

Comparing this two person is like comparing:
1. Britney Spears to Jewel
2. Justin Timberlake to Nick Carter
3. Ning Baizura to Kris Dayanti
4. Tyra Banks to Ophrah
5. DBSK to 5566/F4

There will be various opinions about each of the pairs but one thing is, you simply cannot compare them as they have total different set of parameters.
Beyonce is:
1. Hot, sexy and daring.
2. Experienced.
3. Singer, dancer and actres.
4. A Pop Queen with R&B background.

Taylor is:
1. Country, sweet and decent.
2. Guitarist.
3. Fairy tale princess.
3. Country song singer.

Now, come to the best music video award. Both sucks. Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' is impressive with the cheeky dance moves but for the whole 3 mins song? That's a bit boring. Taylor? Darling Taylor has nothing new to show. If you guys remember the once Pop Queen Anvril, she had the same concept in 'Girlfriend'. So, that's plain boring. The cheerleading part is also very fake. I guess she won the heart of America with her preety white face, gentle curls that fall on her cherry cheeks and sharp chin. All I can remember from her is beautiful dresses that I'd love to have but first, I'll need a room of closet for them.

I don't have anything against them. Neither of them is my favourite. I liked Beyonce for her 'If I were A Boy' and I had Taylor's 'Love Story' for ringtone over the past few months. It's the award system which messed up the category. Both have their strength in different way.

Next, we discuss about Kenya West and his deed. Lots of people already condemned him for the 'deadly' sin he committed unto darling Taylor but that's that. It's done and Beyonce covered it well. Beyonce's attire is weird, by the way. I just wonder how Jay-Z felt when the hero went up stage to back-up his wife. Hmm...anyway. I thought what he did was not appropriate since he is nominated the new King of Pop as Michael Jackson never ditch another entertainer in his life. He could have voice out his opinion gently over the media after the show or something. Nonetheless, after reading all the dirty words thrown at him from Taylor's fan boys (young little boys who go gugu gaga over her physical), I think that's even. XP

Wishes

2009-10-19T02:12:00.000-07:00

The more I read, the more I found out things which hurt. No matter how much I tried to cheer myself up, it just doesn't work. After all the efort I've put into this, I've got criticised in the end. Not good enough, they said. Too bitchy they complained. They want to be sexy, fun, all play and no hard work. What a mistake I've done. As much as they wished they had another captain, I wished I had another set of people who joined it purely for genuine interest. I was let me down like shit but still some stood higher to spat back at me. What luck I have since sem one. I should have let you all think about the routine, songs and outfit. Let you guys handle everything yourself. Yeah, then perhaps you all can do better and maybe beat the champion. After all, I'm not a cheerleader nor a gymnast or dancer. Who the hell is she? Just a nursing student but what does that make you? A preety face. This is a game for tough people, not like what you watch in movies.

Sometimes I wished I had my old team back. The team who knew me for years since secondary school and understood the need for perfection on stage. The team who knew how hard I push for the sake of the team. The team who knew I divide well between work and play. They all left, now all over the world. Once again, leaving me behind this cow dung place.

So, the hours spent on youtubing, music hunting, practices and money wasted on contacting people who never bother to reply, I'll just have to take it that I've been silly, down right idiot. Another thing which pissed me off was her lies. I was empathetic to her situation and tried to cheer her up until I found out her lies and scheme. It was pure disgusting. The worst part, it was a person who speak of God's love. Speechless.