Sabtu, 30 Oktober 2010
Rabu, 27 Oktober 2010
APH Giveaways!
*EDIT: Thanks for the lovely comments guys. But to join, please make sure you start your comment with “ APH DOMINATION VE! VE!! VE!!! I want these stuffs ..."
And, FYI, I am not the cosplayers in the video =)
And so I told you guys, I’ll being giving something away from APH Day. Here they are =)
And, FYI, I am not the cosplayers in the video =)
And so I told you guys, I’ll being giving something away from APH Day. Here they are =)
Much thanks to Dan, Xiaobai, Jia-er, Jesuke, Kyubi and the North Italy Cosplayer for helping me film this! I felt really guilty dragging them out of the event hall to do this but… you gotta admit they are a better candidate to do this video than me xD
A Mobile Phone strap of Italy (please enlighten me if I get it wrong T_T). It’s made of cut out acrylic I think.
Britain & Pirate Britain Badge. American San badge not for giveaway because I earned the badge and so wants to keep it xD
I have no idea why I took a picture of it together with the giveaways @_@
APH Halloween themes postcard printed on premium paper.
Throwing my very ‘chopped’ passport and “World Domination” sticker, just for the fun of it xD. I’m sure APH fans would enjoy reading the rules and looking at the cute stickers of each country.
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I’m gonna do things a little different this time. Instead of selecting the winner with random.org, I want you guys to leave me a comment and TELL ME why you should get these stuff! The most sincere and creative comment/answer wins =)
To participate, you must start your comment with “ APH DOMINATION VE! VE!! VE!!! I want these stuffs ... “
Giveaway ends on 4th of November!! I will bear SGD5 of the shipping and if there is anymore, the winner will have to pay for it him/herself. This giveaway is open to anyone worldwide ^_^
Selasa, 26 Oktober 2010
Warm zombie, no zombie?
The big question is how I’m going to keep myself warm next Friday. I pondered some ideas yesterday and came to a reasonable and manageable result. Even if warmth doesn’t suit zombies, I’m trying to construct sleeves, which would look like decomposed skin. Positive side for them is that if they work, they will cut out time from the make-up process. This far things are looking good.
Greater hindrance with taking my little girl out is the weather, which promises rain for Friday evening. Usually I make the costumes so that they endure some punishment from Mother Nature, were it rain or snow, but with Samara I feel insecure. I don’t mind rain, but I mind the pink particles I cursed earlier. I've washed the dress for the last time, but there is still a chance that some survived. Of course it could be hilarious for Samara to look more like Hello Kitty at the end of the walk...
Greater hindrance with taking my little girl out is the weather, which promises rain for Friday evening. Usually I make the costumes so that they endure some punishment from Mother Nature, were it rain or snow, but with Samara I feel insecure. I don’t mind rain, but I mind the pink particles I cursed earlier. I've washed the dress for the last time, but there is still a chance that some survived. Of course it could be hilarious for Samara to look more like Hello Kitty at the end of the walk...
Senin, 25 Oktober 2010
I'm feeling nostalgic
Ten years ago I watched my first anime marathon. Anime was relatively new in the beginning of 2000. And by this I mean that there where established audience, but still it was considered as underground. Of course there where Pokemon airing in Finland already and it was anime for sure, but for me it was more like a children’s thing. My first real touch to anime was as a seinen and shounen fan… believe it or not… Sailor Moon. Somehow it didn’t appeal to me even if I saw few arcs, but years later I really got into Magic Knight Rayearth. Is a small part of me dreaming of being magic girl saving the world every now and then? I don’t know about that, but apparently there is something shoujo-ish lurking in me.
But not everything was pink in fairy land. The series which got me hooked few years later was Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell and earliest find Escaflowne, which as mecha anime gave me a reminder how much I had liked Transformers in the nineties. To back up my interest in mecha series, my older cousin had sky channels on their household, which aired anime or would we say “American anime” in English. Through him and next to Transformers I had watched some episodes of Voltron, Saber Rider and one that I really can’t remember. There where a young boy, red droid as his helper and… something. Well, it wasn’t my favourite to start with, but if someone got anything out from my description, please enlighten me. When we were kids, we also had Starzinger on VHS subbed in Finnish. It’s hilarious to watch now, because we have still have the same debate about the names of their attacks. Was it “Dogmissile” or “Gro-aarmissile”?
Noir team, Mireille on right. Picture from a fansite.
Now from nineties back to the millennium. Little later, after Sailor Moon marathon, I also explored series titled Noir. It was more of my liking with the girls with guns concept. I happened to remember the series while I was browsing through cosplay.com’s newest costumes. Mireille jumped from the crowd and for a moment I thought from where I knew her. Obviously her design is not the most elaborate in the world, so that couldn’t be the reason. And then it struck me! It seemed as if the blond curls and high slit had never left me. I Googled and ended up rekindling old memories with Noir.
And then I got struck again! I have to make Mireille! I’m now rather obsessed about it. I fight the urge to dash to the nearest fabric store. The most horrifying thing is that I have blue eyes already and emphasizing contacts and the god damn curly, blond wig with bangs! Someone help me!
Note: Being nostalgic can be dangerous for cosplayers.
Edit: Yoki enlightened me with the mystery series, it was Macron 1. Thank you!
But not everything was pink in fairy land. The series which got me hooked few years later was Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell and earliest find Escaflowne, which as mecha anime gave me a reminder how much I had liked Transformers in the nineties. To back up my interest in mecha series, my older cousin had sky channels on their household, which aired anime or would we say “American anime” in English. Through him and next to Transformers I had watched some episodes of Voltron, Saber Rider and one that I really can’t remember. There where a young boy, red droid as his helper and… something. Well, it wasn’t my favourite to start with, but if someone got anything out from my description, please enlighten me. When we were kids, we also had Starzinger on VHS subbed in Finnish. It’s hilarious to watch now, because we have still have the same debate about the names of their attacks. Was it “Dogmissile” or “Gro-aarmissile”?
Noir team, Mireille on right. Picture from a fansite.Now from nineties back to the millennium. Little later, after Sailor Moon marathon, I also explored series titled Noir. It was more of my liking with the girls with guns concept. I happened to remember the series while I was browsing through cosplay.com’s newest costumes. Mireille jumped from the crowd and for a moment I thought from where I knew her. Obviously her design is not the most elaborate in the world, so that couldn’t be the reason. And then it struck me! It seemed as if the blond curls and high slit had never left me. I Googled and ended up rekindling old memories with Noir.
And then I got struck again! I have to make Mireille! I’m now rather obsessed about it. I fight the urge to dash to the nearest fabric store. The most horrifying thing is that I have blue eyes already and emphasizing contacts and the god damn curly, blond wig with bangs! Someone help me!
Note: Being nostalgic can be dangerous for cosplayers.
Edit: Yoki enlightened me with the mystery series, it was Macron 1. Thank you!
Minggu, 24 Oktober 2010
Poll time!
And so, I'm flying off to Hong Kong this weekend. Super excited !
And I just realised I still have not printed my namecards=_= and packed yet....
Anyway,back to the point of this rushed entry. Do you think I should cosplay at the Halloween party this saturday? In case you don't know, its the Halloween party organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Which Alodia and supposedly Danny Choo has been invited to grace. But Mr DC will not be attending now due to schedule clashes.
But yes anyway, should I cosplay? I initially wanted to do bloody Shana (S2, last arc) but the thought of having to check in my Katana just puts me off=_=. Not to mention cosplay equates more luggage space and weight =_=;;
So come on tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
And I just realised I still have not printed my namecards=_= and packed yet....
Anyway,back to the point of this rushed entry. Do you think I should cosplay at the Halloween party this saturday? In case you don't know, its the Halloween party organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Which Alodia and supposedly Danny Choo has been invited to grace. But Mr DC will not be attending now due to schedule clashes.
But yes anyway, should I cosplay? I initially wanted to do bloody Shana (S2, last arc) but the thought of having to check in my Katana just puts me off=_=. Not to mention cosplay equates more luggage space and weight =_=;;
So come on tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Sabtu, 23 Oktober 2010
Pop ups?!
WTF is this?! I just realise there are pop up ads on my blog!!! Please tell me you guys don't see it! I hope it's not some sort of virus T_T
Axis Power Hetalia Day: Singapore!
*EDIT: New video added XD !!!!
The Singapore’s APH Day event have ended today and it was awesome! Gin and I had a lot of fun participating in the missions xD
I didn’t participate in the APH day event last year but I had a lot of fun at the event this year. Kudos, to the organising committee for finding such an awesome location that is not only air conditioned but also very accessible (3 minutes walk from MRT !). I also love how they painstakingly designed so many interactive activities for event attendees to take part in. The games and missions stuck very closely to the APH Theme so they are not only relevant but also informative (at least to a non History student and non Hetalia fan like myself xD. Hey, I found out that Sealand is a micro nation!)
My Mission card/ Passport! Look at how Sticker cluttered it is xD I’m so hardworking !The organising committee designed a passport like this to be given to every event attendee. Written on the card are the event rules and instructions to start the mission. The actual missions itself are not written on it and it’s our duty to find the individual ‘countries’ to get our mission. Every time you complete a mission you get a sticker from that country. We had a lot of fun running around, bothering all the different cosplayers. Much thanks to all of them for entertaining us ^_^
I took videos most part of the day so my photo selections aren’t that fabulous. But pimping some of them first before I get the Videos out (if I ever get it out @_@).
The APH Cosplayers! Love how fun loving all of them are. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos, these are all stills from the video I took. Personally I think they all look really natural and cute here xD
These kids were so cute! In fact the entire family was SO CUTE! The mom came dressed up as America and another lady with them dressed as England! I wish my mom was as cute xD
*points at Korea, Russia, China on the top* XD
The Singapore’s APH Day event have ended today and it was awesome! Gin and I had a lot of fun participating in the missions xD
I didn’t participate in the APH day event last year but I had a lot of fun at the event this year. Kudos, to the organising committee for finding such an awesome location that is not only air conditioned but also very accessible (3 minutes walk from MRT !). I also love how they painstakingly designed so many interactive activities for event attendees to take part in. The games and missions stuck very closely to the APH Theme so they are not only relevant but also informative (at least to a non History student and non Hetalia fan like myself xD. Hey, I found out that Sealand is a micro nation!)
Absolutely kawaii USA and UK plushies in a cup!! I think it is the official stuff.
One of my biggest grip with the commercial events these days is the lack of interaction and entertainment for the event attendees. Seems like only fan based events like these really cater to the needs of fans. 
My Mission card/ Passport! Look at how Sticker cluttered it is xD I’m so hardworking !
I took videos most part of the day so my photo selections aren’t that fabulous. But pimping some of them first before I get the Videos out (if I ever get it out @_@).
The APH Cosplayers! Love how fun loving all of them are. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos, these are all stills from the video I took. Personally I think they all look really natural and cute here xD
Hungary evil laughing while telling us her mission xD
France photo bombing and showing off his amazing beard xD
America san(aka Farmer Dan) getting overwhelmed by his fans LOL
Booth merchandises! The stuffs were all so cute (and expensive T_T). I bought some stuffs to give you guys so stay tuned ^_^!
Some awesome talent and humor shown on the Graffiti wall XD
There were quite a few (4 in total me thinks) game booth at the event. This booth is mended by China. As you can tell from the pictures, its similar to “Pin the tail to the Donkey” but APH China Hello Kitty Flavored xD That’s Russia playing by the way xD
The other 2 games at the event. The “Hetalia Trivia” and “Mochii Harvest”.
The Hetalia Trivia was a quiz game that quizzes us about World History and Hetalia trivia and we totally sucked at it xD The Mochii harvest was really cute with all tediously made Mochii heads. You basically get three tries with the Mochii harvest and if you managed to scoop a minimum of 2 Hetalia character heads out, you win. But some weird nonsense were also thrown into the basket as decoys.
LOL?!??!?!??!?!
yes, I know xD.
yes, I know xD.
The cafe. Didn’t get any decent picture of it because I was too lazy =X
The Karaoke sessions that just randomly grabbed the staffs up to sing. Yep, it was an American Hero Concert xD
And Dan if you’re reading this, don’t freak out at these pictures. These are just stills *evil grins* =)
And Dan if you’re reading this, don’t freak out at these pictures. These are just stills *evil grins* =)
Hurhurhur....
These kids were so cute! In fact the entire family was SO CUTE! The mom came dressed up as America and another lady with them dressed as England! I wish my mom was as cute xD
*points at Korea, Russia, China on the top* XD
Sadly, Gin and I missed the group photo by like 2 minutes because we went out for a very late lunch. But at least I caught the Cosplayer’s group photo =)
Will be giving most of these away. Stay tuned xD
