Yes as you can see I'm stuck 12 hours non-stop at work again so here's another Meme!
Apologies for spamming dA journal messages. 8D
Cosplay meme this time!

Who did you first cosplay as?
Haruno Sakura Modified ANBU ver.

When and where did you first cosplay?
I still remember, it was 16th Dec 2006 at EOY

When and where was the last time you cosplayed?
WCS selection rounds~

Who have you cosplayed as in the past?
Omg, Long list plz. is having fun listing them down

Haruno Sakura Mod ANBU - Naruto (Eoy 06 & shoot)
C.C default - Code Geass (CF 07 & some random 08 con)
Luppi - Bleach (CF 07 & Shoot)
C.C Ashford Uniform - Code Geass (Some cosplay con 07 & shoot)
Sheryl Nome Blue casual - Macross Frontier (Shoot 08)
Kagura - Gintama (Cosplay Matsuri 08 & Shoot)
C.C R2 - Code geass (EOY 08)
Kagamine Rin Default - Vocaloid (AFA 08 & Shoot)
Sheryl Nome Lion - Macross frontier (AFA 08, Harumi, TGX 09, Shoot)
Nagi - Kannagi (Kurobara 09 & Shoot)
Benten - Zone 00 (SOY 09)
Yukimura Chizuru Western - Hakuouki (TGX 09)
England Revolution war - Hetalia (CF 09 & Shoot)
Litchtenstien Default dress - Hetalia (CF 09)
Kagamine Rin Juvenile - Vocaloid (Shoot)
Ciel Phantomhive Circus - Kuroshitsuji (GCA)
Alice Artbook dress - Pandora Hearts (AFA 09)
Maria - Danzai no Maria (AFA 09)
Ciel Phantomhive Pink dress - Kuroshitsuji (Shoot)
England Nyotalia - Hetalia (TFT & SOY 10)
Kagamine Rin White Magnet - Vocaloid (Harumi)
Orihara Izaya - DRRR (Shoot)
Hatsune Miku Cantarella - Vocaloid (WCS)

Looking at this list I really need to re-shoot alot of these characters.
Hmmm.

Original characters:
Not yet, but soon! 8D

Who is your favourite person to cosplay as?
England from Hetalia!
I just love his character too much >3<
Well, and Izaya. Although my cheek hurt like hell after the shoot.

Who do you REALLY wanna cosplay as?
Hmm. I have a really long list of to-be-cosplayed. 8D

How many of your friends cosplay?
80%. I'm just too otaku to have IRL friends.

Have you ever walked around in public in your cosplay outfit?
Conventions and Shoots, yup.

Have people in public ever recognised you and asked for photos?
Haha yup, espcially classmates who never seen my cosplay face before!

Have you ever made your own cosplay outfit?
Yup!
I used to really hate sewing. Like UTTER DETEST. I think I swore I will never sew before.
But now, my sewing machine is like my husband.

What was your favourite cosplay experience?
Hmm, well to me every event/shoot is a 'favourite' day of the year/month/week, it's the only time I get to totally indulge in something I love and forget about any school/work. The excitement before and during the event is something really unforgettable.

What is your worst cosplay experience?
I guess cosplay at Harumi. It wasn't the event, but our super unplanned and last min rushing. Our Magnet headphones were done at 11am in the morning, it look about 1 and 1/2 hours to get to harumi, 6 degrees crazy wind blowing your wigs and skirt all over the place, and 3 hours of daylight to shoot 2 series and yeah a missing fake nail. PFFFT.

When and where did you first learn of cosplay?
I was looking for anime to watch actually, then I stumbled upon cosplay pictures on the internet. Wikipedia then cosplay.com and Sgcafe.

What did you think of it then?
Hmm, as a 15 year old girl I remember it was something along the lines of "OMG SO COOL WTF I WANT TO DO IT TOO."
Right, and that was 5 years ago.

What do you think of it now?
As I grew older and got more seriously involved in cosplay, It's not just pose-smile-get photo anymore. There's a lot more work behind it and sometimes it gets so tiring.
But I still don't regret my decision of falling into this pit against all odds!

Where do you usually cosplay?
Hmm, Recurring cons are Cosfest, I think this year is my 5th cosfest. (06 I went in some random loli PFFFT)

Have you ever done a cosplay skit on stage?
Yup.

Have you ever won a prize for said skit?
Well, if you count going to Korea, yes. <8D

Do you plan your cosplay outfits waaay before you're meant to wear them?
I still have my first few cosplay plans when I was a 15 year old in progress, so yes.
But there are always times when the event is 3 weeks away and we just choose something easier to cosplay, but it turns out to be so much more difficult to do. HAHA

Have you ever been to a convention and cosplayed?
Yup~

Ever have something terrible happen to your outfit?
I must emo at this question.
I once, accidentally overheated my iron, and as a n00b went to directly iron it onto my costume.
Result: A big ugly burnt patch and no costume for the convention.
The costume still sits in my wardrobe because I feel sad throwing it away.
It was my Shugo Chara Amulet Angel costume. -cries-

What is the best thing about cosplay?
From choosing the character, getting all the wigs, materials and going to the event, having fun and getting pictures!

What is the worst thing about cosplay?
Oh the drama about the never ending unneccessary self-conducted comparisons.

Why do you cosplay?
Because I'm a dellusional otome who would like to one day find a way to transport myself into the 2D world.

Okay seriously.
I cosplay a character because I really love that character.
Borderline obessive desire to be like the character?

I really want to create images that express the feeling of the series and I try my very best to make sure I can portray the emotion that character has.
It's like creating a fanart, only that the media is cosplay.

I realised I like making cosplay lists. Pfft.
I shall make another at the end of this year.

I'm bored at work so I found a meme to do. 8D

It's the 10 random things about you

1. I read gyaru-kei magazines likes Scawaii, Popteen, Ageha
2. I read super old-school shojo manga (Glass Mask, Rose of Versailles, Ouken no Monshou)
3. Super addicted to twitter. (Or twitter bots)
4. I learnt my japanese through otome games and manga, Dictionaries are my good friend.
5. My inner otaku moe is zettai ryouki and twin tails.
6. I was influenced into BL in a night, before that I was actually rather by the thought of 2 men in a single panel with romantic feelings.
7. I learnt most of my makeup skillz from Nu Ren Wo Zui Da.
8. My shoe size is 22.5cm
9. I own enough manga and doujinshi to bulid a mini fort around myself when I kneel down.
10. I got most of the meme ideas by googling dA journal meme.

On the other hand, my assesment is almost done and I'll be having school break till August!
After that It's gonna be my final year at last and most likely I'll be cutting down on cosplays end of this year until may next year !

Until then I should be trying to finish up all my past cosplay shoots (I have like at least 5 pending costumes already 80% done) and plans for this year and yes, WCS ORZ

I also want to try out more original character themed shoots so I hope I can get some done before august!

Snagged from <8D
Morning class + discusssion is not really an interesting combination. <8D

Rules: Answer each question honestly, and how it's to the world, embracing your anime-loving heart! Tag 5 PEOPLE when you’re done!

Let’s start with the basics ---So, your top five favorite animes EVER?
1. Eureka Seven
2. Nodame Cantabile
3. Gurren Laggan
4. Gintama! m/
5. Bakemonogatari


Your top five favorite MANGA?
1. Zone 00
2. Hetalia!  
3. Skip Beat
4. Basara (Not Sengoku Basara <8D)
5. Kimi ni Todoke!!! <3 <3 <3


Three manga you REALLY LIKE that DOES NOT have an ANIME show equivalent?

1. Karnival
2. ZONE 00 (T^Tomai handsome men)
3. Akuma to love song


Top two favorite MAINSTREAM animes?

1. Inuyasha
2. Bleach (before the fillers and orihime kidnap shit)


What's your NEWEST anime interest?

1. Katanagatari


Your top three favorite VIDEO GAMES?

1. .hack GU
2. STARRY SKY /
3. POKEMON (YES I'M PLAYING HEARTGOLD NOW)


Top five favorite ANIME CHARACTERS?

1. England (MAI IGGYPOOO -gets bricked-)
2. AMERICA >=<
3. Izaaaaaayaaaaaaaaaaa-kun!!!
4. Hibari
5. Sheryl Nome


Pick SIX anime characters you would MARRY if they were REAL? But, remember to keep in mind that they would make good partners, not just for their good looks!

(HAHHA GOOD LOOKS ARE PART OF BEING GOOD PARTNERS)

1. Sweet Pool - Tetsuo
2. Starry Sky - Kanata
3. Skip Beat - Ren
4. Vassalord - Cherry/Charles/Charlie HAHAHA Poor boy has too many names.
5. Lucky Dog - Bernardo
6. Harutoki 4 - Kazahaya

(Okay half are game characters. =_

What THREE anime characters would be your best friends? Remember, quality over looks!!


1. Kyoko from Skip Beat HAHAHAHA *w*b
2. Hungary from Hetalia
3. Kuroko from To Aru Kagaku

What are the SIX saddest / touching moments you’ve seen in an anime / manga?

1. Gurren Laggan - When Kamina dieded, I had to stop watching for a while before I could go on.  
2. Bakemonogatari - Senjougahara's 'confession' in episode 12 made me cry girly tears.
3. Code Geass - Rolo's death, omg wtfbbq. sadded prz kthx.
4. Ai no Kusabi's ending.
5. 5cm per second - Okay the whole damn anime is just, sad sad sad.
6. Nana - Ren's death was just. -girly tears-


Top THREE favorite VILLAINS?

1. Sesshoumaru from Inuyasha (He's counted a villian right...? <8D)
2. Sephiroth from FF7
3. Grimmjow from Bleach


Name SIX characters you just want to DIE!!!

1. Sasuke from Naruto. (No srsly.)
2. Harry from Vassalord (.......)
3. Ranka from MF. (Sry, I belong to the sheryltards)
4. Lacus from GS/D (Do not want kthxbai)
5. Yuuki from Vampire knight (yes I don't like her)
6. Reira from Nana (...........srsly)


AND FINALLY, if you would BE an anime character, ONE MALE, ONE FEMALE --- who would you BE?

Male: England from Hetalia
Female: Senjougahara from Bakemonogatari!

TAG UH. Liek everyone m/

OMG ITS OVER FOR NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO KOREAAAAAAAAA!!!
It's been a crazy three weeks since me and decided to join WCS first round.
I can't deny that 80% of the motivation was that 6 teams get to go to Korea LOL.

Lotsa omgwtfbbqs happened during the process of choosing characters, ordering wigs, getting materials and most wtf of all both of us fell seriously sick (till was hospitalized) a week before the competition.

We almost dropped out because of time constraint but I'm really glad we stayed in and rushed out our costumes and skit. /

Cantarella was one of the first vocaloid songs that got me into the pithole of vocaloid cosplay plans and I didn't really expect myself to use it as a WCS performance.
The costume is actually my 2nd completed DIY costume, the basic shape of the dress was done following my magnet dress pattern
Laces were a killer, we spent so much time trying to choose the appropriate patterns and shapes FFFFFFFFFFF

Overall, the dress is still very ghettoly done and I have to do some more editing (esp adding lining into the ugly sleeves) before we shoot it. <8D

Lastly, I need to thank for lending me the wig because the wig I already ordered couldn't come on time (WHY FANTASY SHEEP WHY) and for enduring all my OMG THESE RUFFLES AREN'T ENDINGGGGG rants on msn and helping out yesterday!
THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS
ALSO Thank you so much to everyone who congratulated us! <3 <3

Now on to the semi-finals round for WCS!!!
We're staying at Samsung Everland, and I know can't wait to get on the roller coaster.....

The newest nico meme seems to be ______ Circulation.
Original song Renai Circulation from Bakemonogatari Nadeko's OP.
It's super addictive, I feel very gay looping the song, but it's...just so addictive
There's been like Gintama ____ circulation
Hijikata's Mayomayo Circulation [link]
Gin-san's Renai Circulation [link]
Yamazaki's Minton Circulation [link]

Hetalia's Itay ver [link]

Basara's Masamune Circulation [link] and now there's Durarara ____ Circulation.

Lemone san's Izaya is just as UZAIIIII and KIMOIIII as my beloved 人間ラブくん～★
Listening to his live broadcasts just makes my day!

Uzaya Circulation [link]
This version is really, i'm speechless. Voice, lyrics and just everything is so IZAYA. <3
I think the funniest line out of this whole song was　Informat Orihaya Izaya, 17 years old Catch the永遠21 at the back and  生首ありがとう、運命のいたずらでも wwwwwww なにこれｗｗｗｗｗ

Shizu-chan's [link]
HAHHA Izayaaaa-kun yooo, didn't I tell you not to come to Niconico!!
‘デレてねよ’萌えすぎｗｗｗｗ

Kubinashi Circulation [link]
I was just laughing so hard when he repeated CELTY CELTY CELTY x I dunno how many times.

Sorry for the linkspam! 8DD

Had a recent Drrr! Shoot with as Shizu-chan, photog for the day and himamamamamama as our beloved Saikang warrior!
It's my first kimoi character www, I hope I did Uzaya Izaya justice. I was trying very hard to be うぜえええええ！ for the whole day, しずちゃんぼくの熱情感じたかｗｗｗ

Singapore's weather was unbearable as usual, although a new discovery that I don't have sweat glands on my face. wwww

March will be a slow month for me, I don't think I'll be cosplaying much but I did hear that there's gonna be 4 events?!  wktkかな？！


PS: I passed my JLPT 2, no I didn't do it so I could work in japan. I just want to read my doujinshis.すみませんでしたｗｗｗ

It's Dasoku's birthday today!殿３３歳のお誕生日おめでとう！★

SOYB is over! /
I didn't really have to rush for it since I re-used Nyotalia~ 8D
Great meeting friends new and old!
This time's SOY was rather well done, and I enjoyed it alot!
Esp loved the cosplay rest area + luggage lockers. ^^

It's nice being able to walk through an event seeing familiar faces =3=; the past month we were stuck in japan's event with strangers and felt quite lonely. LOL.

Since there doesn't seem to be much events up for the next few months, I'll be concentrating on school work @_@ and finishing up the costumes that I planned to shoot.

I have alot of costumes from older series that I did before that I still want to reshoot because I felt I still haven't done a good enough job, on a personal level. x_x

The next big events should be Streefest and Cosfest I guess?
I have nothing to do for one day of cosfest, LOL.
Unless someone is willing to be my manry Doumeki *w*?

Lastly, Vocaloid song pimping [link]
Clear x Nero Cantarella.
All these sexy voice niconico singers are reducing me to fangirl puddles. D8

Starry Sky is coming out with a new series!
This time it's Seizou Danna or Constellation Husbands.

KANATA-KUNNNNNNN! <3
[link]

APRIL BE HERE SOON! <3 <3 <3

I'm already missing the cold weather and frozen faces whenever I step out of the house. T_T
I spent 20 awesome days in Japan, technically swimming in my OTPs and fandom so much that I came back broke like hell. -smiles-

Cosplaying there was first time for me, it was a fun experience and so different from Singapore's culture. We went to 3 events in total, one at a Mansion at Saitama, TFT for Tonacos and Harumi.

Saitama - Pandora Hearts + Kuroshitsuji
TFT - Nyotalia
Harumi - Macross Frontier + White Manget

I think the most shocking part for us all, was that there was no such things as changing/ putting on makeup in toilets that we're so used to in Singapore.
At all the bigger events (Tonacos, Harumi) you had to pay at the reception first then you'll be given this enterance pass, then move to the changing room which was actually just this HUGE open space where everyone just strips and changes into their costumes.

You can't do your makeup there btw. LOL. Yes, you have to pack up everything, then move to the makeup space. No, there are no mirrors. It's just ANOTHER HUGE open space. So you'll see all the cosplayers with portable mirrors propped on their luggages, sitting on the floor doing their makeup. 8D
Luckily we had a brief idea of the way things go so we all went to get our mirrors from Daiso beforehand.

Then after you're done, you can choose to bring your luggage out to the event space, or store it at the luggage space area they have.

It may sound like something troublesome but it's actually rather systematic and I think is a good thing that maybe could be adapted in Singapore (I see so many cosplayers giving me wtf faces).
At least we won't be snatching toilets with the public, and that would give the event organizers one less thing to worry about. 8D

So at TFT, I spotted most of the famous cosplayers. Hibiki + Saya were doing Cantarella, Kanda Midori was doing To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (ONEEESAMMMAAA), Kousaka Yun, Kaze Jun (MICHEALLLLL), and a few more I faved on CURE.
Well, generally there were the old men in tights too. ._.

And I proudly say I stood in a corset and mini skirt at probably 6 degrees at Harumi with all the ocean wind blowing at me!

Anyway it was a fun experience and I so want to go back again! (End of the year anyone YES/YES)

Big thanks to all that came along with us, and special thanks to for going along with my crazy ideas and rushing all the costumes out before the trip, WE BE GOING BACK AGAIN OKAY. Haven't fujou enough yo. 8D

Then before I knew it, 2010 had arrived! (Schoooool nooooo)
So a quick sum up of this year's cosplays that I'll be doing~

MORE Hetalia 8D (USUK FTW)
MORE vocaloid
MORE otome games. (*w*b)  
Macross Frontier
Adekan
Lucky Dog
Umineko no Naku koro ni
Petshop of horrors
Pandora Hearts
Sengoku Basara
Final Fantasy XIII
And more~

Mostly finishing up the older plans and shooting my completed but rotting in wardrobe costumes. =3=;
/

linked me this while I was doing my costume.
[link]

It's about Neru and Gero getting a fanmail about singing Magnet.
I Loled at the part where Neru was Let's do it? Let's do Magnet, eh whut we're not doing it? D8< Okay let's do it

AND WHY DO THE BOTH OF THEM. START SINGING ROCK STYLE AND OPERA STYLE IN THE MIDDLE. -HEADDESK-

I laughed very loud. 8D
and keysmashed a lot of HAHAHAHH to her over MSN.

*w*b

HOMG THE CROWD. - First thought when I walked out of the toilet to the event area.
LOL.
I only walked a bit around the inside event area, and caught like 1 of the team competition.

AFA Day 1 I did Alice from Pandora Hearts, the chapter 28 page spread ver.
I was a walking flower garden on that day. The costume was like HEAVY, and I had to keep pulling the train around so that people wouldn't step on it.
Much love to our PH team, Our team is like the Bara team, cuz most of us had like ROSES and feathers LOL.
Myself // Alice
// Jack
// Oz
// Gilbert
// Sharon
Zander // Cheshire Cat

Day 2 I was Maria from Danzai no Maria.
Epic rugby sleeves plz. -shakes fist- I need to redo the damn shirt.
I swear at least 3 kids almost faceplanted into my umbrella skirt.
We were quite lala on day 2, but mostly because everyone on the team was like shagged from all the overnight stay finishing the costume.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE IN THE TEAM!
And special thanks to for choinging the most of all our props and costumes, and cutting our wigs even though she's not done with her own stuff yet.
Myself // Maria
// Uriel
// Munataka
// Hiyori
// Kraus
// Mikagami
// Jidd
Reila // Illumina
// Kirito (that got kidnapped 2 days before the event back to her home country)

Anisong concert was awesome sauce.
After changing out, I was already so damn tired, I could fall asleep standing up. But I managed to last through Fukuyama Yoshiki and May'n's concert.
It was, EPIC!
I managed to win the lucky draw for Fukuyama Yoshiki's CD, and I was shaking like mad when I went to get the autograph on stage.
HOMG his voice is so damn epic, I really hope he can bring his band next year.
and MAY'N <3 awesome. UNIVERSAL BUNNY WAS LIKE -KEYSMASH- AMAZING.

Okay that concludes AFA.
And now to start studying for JLPT 2 , and rush costumes for Japan.
/

I'm not supposed to be digging more otome games out to play.
And I'm supposed to be finishing up my AFA stuff. BUT.

I did anyway.
A little fangirl spasms for all the bishe lovers.

[link]
WHY WHY SO PRETTY.
[link]
HAKUOUKI 2010 CALENDER.
KAZUKI YONE WANTS TO KILL ME.

AND THE NEW GAME SET IN TAISHO ERA
[link]
ハァハァしました。ｗｗｗ
やっぱ大正時代最高ですね。ｗｗｗｗ

Okay, that wasn't really little because I died fangirling.
And I'm getting that damn psp when I fly to japan.
even Karin entertainment's new game (Zettai Meikyuu Grimm) is for PSP. AND MY UTAPURI -WIGGLY FINGERS-

But I be has my DCGS on DS. Will they have new CGs of Ryou? *w*

AFA Update!
My costumes are almost done!
My wigs are sitting in a pile. -stares at them-
Props. Still in a pile. -stares at them too-

I has 3 days! /

AFA IS HERE IN 3 WEEKS. -tears hair-
I bought my concert tix for May'n and Fukuyama Yoshiki's concert.
I am so super excited for Fukuyama Yoshiki's concert, am I the only fangirl here?!
I WISH HE IS MY DAD!!

School is ending in 2 weeks time, thank god I don't have THAT much assignments as I thought I would have.
I've recently been surprisingly hardworking (Pui) and sew my costume every night after school/work!
On a randomn rant note: I WANT AN SERGER MACHINE, I CAN'T STAND ALL THE FRAYING BITSY ENDS ANYMORE T_T

I recently dug 2 more pits (as dubbed by ecoli and xiaobai for cosplay plans).
Maybe I shall list them out next time. HAHA.

Cosplay schedule for Japan
TFT - 29-31 Dec
Harumi - 3 Jan (Probably)

*w*b I CAN'T WAIT!

One month and 21 days to AFA /0/
And 2 and a half months to THE japan trip.

I've been pulling my hair out fustrating over the Japan trip. Everything is set except for the fact that NONE of us have connections over at the cosplay community there.
That makes it so oh my god difficult to find a starting point when we need to go for the loke events.

Cosplays are already set. Locations were shortlisted, but -facepalm-.

And my horrible self-studied japanese will not produce a grammatically correct email to the organisers.

Someone! Anyone! If you have any information, please share it with me! *w*
(Exclude suggesting me going to comiket and tonacos please. OTL)

I felt as if I haven't cosplayed at an event for super long after I missed Toycon.
I missed Day 1 due to work but I went for Day 2 as Ciel's Smile ver with Kyubei as Sebastian. o/

Spent the day trying to see straight with one eye blind and the other blur since my degree is like enough to make me blur but not yet a full degree and there's no contact lens degree for that =_=;

AFA will be in 2 months! So super excited for that event!
<3

PS: >8) You know what I mean HAHAH.

Finally finished Juvenile!
I delayed it since SF (HURHUR)
We met Xiaobai,Ferlyn and Uguu-san for a short shoot at school!

First time working with a japanese photographer, I was kinda anxious whether my japanese got through. D8;
It was really interesting hearing how their shoots were done differently over there, since we're looking for locations and photogs to shoot when we're in japan this dec.

We're finally booking the airtickets to japan! -skips around-

Suddenly, in 3 weeks time it will be Cosfest.
Before that it's games xpo.

CHOING AHHHH.
It sucks when I have to do my weapons and costumes while working 9-5 6 days a week.
-facepalm-

Updated with a preview pic of the MF shoot!
I was too distracted by my otome games. 8D

(Curse you Garnet Cradle creators. Sariya T_T)

I decided to revive my dA as my cosplay homepage!
Although my main gallery is at CURE XD;;

I've uploaded a pic of the most recent Kannagi photoshoot~
Geh, the shoot was at botantic and it was so bloody hot I thought I was gonna die from heat stroke. 8D