New addition to life!!

Ever since 2012, when the Mazda CX5 was launched, i had always dreamt of owning and driving this car.

It has been so very often that i imagined myself behind the wheels, making my way to office, enjoying the cruise to work (despite it always being jammed up).

Finally, i can proudly say that i own it now.

Its a dream fulfilled and i can tick one of my 'life's achievement' off my list.

Here's a snap of my new hubby, 'BruBru'

Yup, i picked blue because i couldn't see myself driving the a tame color like white, silver or gray.

Nevertheless, i still love my 'ex hubby', my Myvi "Goldie" really much. I still take him out for rides.

Listening to : The Musketeers BBC opening theme

Mood : ^_−☆

Hair flipping contest?!

Wow...!! I've heard of so many contest and competitions, but DOVE is one of the most creative i've seen this year.

"Hair Flipping Contest"

It's interesting to see all those bizzare yet interesting pictures that were submitted. I wonder how many times did it take to get that one lerfect shot?!?

Look here for the images. Some of the shots are really interesting! 

http://my.sharings.cc/p/6ySbC

Listening to : GLEE - Make You Feel My Love

Mood : (⌒▽⌒)

Bad breath? Sore Throat?

Cny has not hit the 15 day mark yet n here i m, already suffering from a nasty sore throat. If it gets any worse i think will be taking an MC in the near future.

Oh....i can feel a sneeze coming as i type this....

*sneezes & sniffles*

SEE?!?!?! 

Anyway, was wondering if anyone heard of 'Betadine?'

Was thinking of giving this product a try. It'd be great if there was an honest review of it somewhere...

Here's the link for more info....

http://my.sharings.cc/p/6xk2Y

Listening to : Sherlock OST - Stag Night

Mood : (￣◇￣;)

Valentines!

So, valentines is just a few days away...how are u guys spending your day?

Here's MiLO wishing you guys a Happy Valentines Day!

Anywayyyy~~~~

Since my birthday is like, 3 days before valentines, i was kinda planning to have a short coffee session with a few of my Sherlockian buddies. Well, not all of them, just only me, John (Tsu) and Mycorft (Xanthe).

Just a short one to at Starbucks. Redeem my cake n well....maybe requestsome german gift coz tsu is flying off to Germany the next morning ( for work. Lol...if she it were for pleasure i definitely would go BOH JIOOOOOOO!!!!!!) 

Anyway, valentines with awesome buddies is a wonderful valentines too!

Happy Pre Valentines peeps!!!! 

Oh, i came across this video which is kinda cute! 

It's by KitKat.

http://my.sharings.cc/p/6xk4K

I cant seem to attach the video here so copy n pasta the link!

( still kinda new to using the ipad to post stuffs on the blog lol)

Listening to : Sam Tsui - Let It Go/ Let Her Go Mash Up

Mood : (⌒▽⌒)

CNY 2014.........meh

GONG XI GONG XI!!!
Watch this video for the amazing Douglas Lim..!! Funny ad by him~~! XD
http://my.sharings.cc/p/6xk1G

Happy CNY~!
well, i know it's kinda late wishing this considering it's already the 10th day into it.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, happy CNY?

For me, CNY 2014....so far has been one of the WORST CNY ever.
So many arguements and displeasure surfaced one after another.
Why? because my parents love to pick petty fights. Those small problems, small mistakes, small everything could be blown out of proportion.
(when i say OUT OF PROPORTION, i literally mean into 'OMFG THE WORLD IS GOING TO END BECAUSE YOU SPILL A DROP OF SOUP ON THE FLOOR' out of proportion.)

I'm pretty glad i haven't taken a single day off for this year's CNY. I hate....(yes, you read right 'HATE') staying at home. I just don't want to listen to my mom nag, my dad shout, my brother's incompetency with helping out at home (in which, resulted into me doing EVERYTHING).
So where do i escape to?........... Office and Gym.

At least i feel more at peace in office and gym. I have understanding close sisterly like colleagues in office, and when i'm in gym, i can listen to my music, sweat it out, all in my own world.
(oh, don't bother contacting me when i'm gym too...i usually have my phone switched to 'airplane mode' when i'm in gym.....)

SO, BACK to nagging and blowing things out of proportions....
YEAh, today, we received news that one of our relatives passed away. My parents weren't at home when i woke up, so naturally i'll ask my grandaunt ' where's mom?'
So she in turn replied me that they went out in the morning after receiving news that my aunt has passed on.

When my parents got home, mom said to dad to tell me what happened.
I made a small mistake by saying 'oh, i already knew'.
mom suddenly went all ballistic and 'OMG HOW YOU KNOW DID YOU SPY ON US YOU TWAT!?!?!'
then i told them my grandaunt notified me of this.... and she suddenly lost it.
She went to my grandaunt and questioned her as to why she told me that my aunt has passed on.
LIKE WTF?! It's just a small matter, you were gonna tell me anyways, why is it such a big deal who told me !?!??!

then my mom went on about how grandaunt can't keep secrets and balblabla....and how she caught her red handed on spilling the beans......
i'm like..WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!?
IT'S NOT AS IF THE WORLD WOULD END!?
SO SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT....SO YOU WERENT THE ONE WHO BROKE THE NEWS TO ME....SO WHAT?!?!?!
Don't tell me if it were you telling me about the news, my aunt would revive and come back from the dead... NO RIGHT?!
no damage has been done! so why are you being a bitch about that?!

sometimes i can't understand what my parents are thinking.

Another thing is about the fixed deposit.
The other day, i depositted some money into an FD account. I mean, i'm doing this so that we'll get more returns than sitting there waiting for that measly interest rate of a savings account.
At least i'll get RM50 everymonth rather than a few cents every year.
Called my parents twice to tell them i want to do this ASAP because Feb is a short month, so we can get the interest payout faster.
No answer from them when i called, so i just went ahead and do it.

WHOA, later they all went all 'OMFG WHY DIDNT YOU NOTIFY US I THOUGHT I WAS A SCAM OUR MONEY IS ALL GONE '
yup, blowing things out of proportions again.
I told them to calm down and i deposited it into an FD account. At least it beats having the money sitting there doing nothing.
It was all for goodwill but NOOOOOooo..... they all went WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO ALL THIS WITHOUT INFORMING US WHY WHY WHY WHY......!?!?!?!?!?
(shouting over the phone and all)

I know a lot of you guys will say 'cherish your parents when they are around to nag you'...
really, i do love my parents, but lately they like to blow small petty things out of proportions...i can't seem to understand them anymore......
I know i'm practicing cowardice by running away (staying back in office, going to gym, SOMETIMES even spending an entire day in some coffeeshop just so i don't have to go home)
but i just can't take it anymore!

and now, my dad is pressuring me into changing my car..... And not just any car...
he wants me to change from a MyVi to a Mazda CX5.
dad, i'm not earning 5 figures a month.
And also, if you'd stop being such a spendthrift, i would be able to save up more.

2014, definitely didn't start out well for me.....

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

I remember i used to be so close to one of them. We practically grew up together. We used to spend weekends together, building fake houses made of manila card and make believe that we were millionaires (we have our own jets and limousine)

Then we became bestest buddies in school, and college.
We did a lot of crazy stuffs, it was as if she was my twin sister.
A lot of people even thought she was me, and i was her.
In short, we were the bestest best buddies in the world.

Soon, we went our separate ways. (i went to a different university for my degree and she, hers)
With friends influence in her university, somehow we drifted further and further apart.
We even argued because she was forcing some of her religious views down my throat.
(i'm not a very religious person, but i do believe in the big guys up there)

So with that, the arguement was never solved and we just let things be.
Slowly, but surely, we started to have less things to talk about.
She rarely comments on my fb anymore, and i rarely see her post anymore. (maybe she listed me under 'acquaintance'...well, i don't know)

I have no idea how this happened, but time eventually ate up all that we had together.
Ok, up till here... you might think 'yo gurl stop looking into the past. Leave that gurl and carry on!'

yeah well...it didn't really made much difference in my life. I've met crazier friends, did even more extreme stuffs and had friends that became so close, we could talk about basically ANYTHING!


it's just that, i feel it's a very sad thing to lose a friend of more than 10 years. Just like that!
Now, i don't even know where she is, i don't even know if she is married, i don't even know what she likes, heck~ i don't even know how she looks like now!

There were a few times a group of friends had a road trip, but sadly enough...yours truly wasn't invited.
I used to remember last time when we had any trips/outings...it's usually me the one planning and inviting everyone.
But now when they planned, they conveniently left me out.

Ya, well....it doesn't bother me much, but when i first found out, i was hurt. I was hurt so bad i even wondered what i did wrong.
Yeah, they were a couple of times i said i was busy/i couldn't make it for a particular outing (due to work...i was the first to start work among them) but that doesn't mean they could just shut me out like that.

I eventually got tired and numb on what they were doing.
I don't even go to some of their weddings anymore (OH~ CONVENIENTLY, THEY REMEMBER YOU WHEN IT'S THEIR WEDDINGS)
I don't even join them for CNY open house visitings anymore.

i just feel that, well, If they don't value my presence, why should i bother?
MY REAL FRIENDS, MY REAL SISTERS are the ones that value my presence.
MY REAL FRIENDS would go 'WE HAVE TO INVITE hito for his, we have to invite susien for this, WHERE IS SUSU?!'

So yeah i guess that's what they say.
Live and let live.
You lose this part, but you gain an even better one.
Friends come and go.
True friends stay with you.

I love my buddies~

FINALLY~~~!!!

AFTER A GOOD 1 YEAR!!!!!!!
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i finally fell sick....like really nose-block-sorethroat-migraine-i-thought-i-am-gonna-die SICK!

And it's not a very good thing. It's so close to CF and i'd rather go to an event not having to sneeze every 2 seconds.
It's kinda annoying having to wipe your nose, and sniffle all over (especially when you have make up on your face...sneezing and wiping your nose...that's not a very good combination with make ups)
It gets in the way of contact lenses too.
i don't wear contact lenses on a daily basis...nor do i wear specs at all..
so sneezing all the time make me tear up easily, and it irritates my eye a lot!

i really hope that i'll get better by thursday latest.
i don't mind falling sick at the end of the event (which is on a sunday).....lol, that way i could apply for MC on the monday...........LOL...

GAh, anyway, CF in a week....
i was supposed to touch up on whatever i can today, but......i went to a friend's hse for a small birthday celebration, and ended up watching Hannibal till 11pm.
so .......yeah....

it's HOBBIT with the Sherlockians tomorrow....
SMAUG~~~~~~~~~~~~ <3 br="">
(and i hate those people who spoil the show....i received to many spoiler tags on FB/messages/watsapp...on purpose...those kind of scumbag friends.....useless perps...)

Listening to : Saiyuki Burial - Shiny Moon
Mood : Sickly *sniffles*

Travels, Trips and YOLO~

It's been a while since i last wrote anything here.

I finally figured out why.
My office machined couldn't support the latest javascript. The old junk's OS system is waaaaaaaaay too old to do anything anymore!
(and my boss, wants to wait till next year because of the department budget thingy...=_=)

I can always update my blog at home, but the thing is, when i reach home, i see my bed....and that's it!
i'm too lazy to write anything anymore!

LOL...anyway~~~
i think i've gotta start writing again. My english is slowly going down the drain and deteriorating!

I'm not gonna ramble on my cosplaying experience over the year. You can see that in my DeviantArt journal (if anyone is even interested in it....)

One of the best things that have happened in 2013 so far is my Japan trip~!
It was an awesome experience and yes, i've already planned and booked my flight for next year's Japan trip.
Next year's trip is with my BRO~!
finally i have a trip with my brother~~~!! it's been a while since we wanted to go anywhere, and EVERYTIME we planned a trip, SOMETHING is bound to pop up!
so this time, we just went on a YOLO booking spree..

funny thing was, the trip was not planned for AT ALL...
i just happen to remember that AirAsia had a 'free seat' promotion going on, and i just tried clicking into the website.
Turns out  i managed to get RM759 all inclusive (luggage, meals, everything!) return flight!
I turned and asked my bro whether he wants to go on a YOLO trip with me next year...
he went..OK..YOLO..ONZ!

the next thing that happened, the booking itinerary has been printed out.
so i'm so looking forward to next year's trip.
April is Taiwan, MAAAAYYBBEE September is Melbourne (parents wanted it) and December JAPAN~~~!!

oh, parents still have no idea me and my bro booked the flight..LOL..
my bro is trying to trick my parents into winter clothing shopping with him. (coz he does not have a single coat! the ones i have are either girlish, or too small for him.... my dad's one is too AH PEK for him...LOL)
The method he tried to trick is rather funny..
There was one occasion whereby it was raining outside, and the house inside had air conditioning on turbo.
he went 'IT IS SO COLD..WE NEED TO GO BUY WINTER COATS!'

i was laughing non stop at that statement. LOL..

Yay for travelling, NAY for money...... T^T
well, you've gotta travel when you're young...no?

Listening to : Howie D feat Shirota Yuu - If I Say
Mood : Meh~~~

Depressed, but i can't seem to pin point on what issue...

I've been feeling this for almost a month now.
I haven't been telling anyone about this matter. When i hang out with friends /family / colleagues....i can laugh and joke about.

but when i sit in the car and drive alone....i think of stuffs. Recent choices that i've made. Recent worries that surface....
I can't help but to feel helpless in situations like these.

for example, today was an outing with my group of very close friends, but somehow, i haven't been talking or responding much to the conversation as i always had.
I always feel that maybe i should just sit put and shut up. I try not to speak that much, and only listen.
There are lots of things that floats about in my mind, even now.

My relationship with my fellow not-so-close colleagues are getting worse, and my temper isn't getting any better.
When i reach home, i try to dash straight into my room, and keep myself couped up.
I don't watch anime, tv series or read manga or even cosplay that much anymore.

Everyday i worry about stuffs, but i can't seem to pinpoint on what.

Is this a phase everyone has to go through?
The 'maybe i should've done this', or 'maybe i shouldn't be doing that'...
I'm hitting the 30s in a couple of years, so is this like...a mid-life crisis?

Listening to : ------
Mood : worried (i dunno about what)

ALLADIN RUN 2013 ~~ AGAIN!

While everyone was sleeping, OR not asleep yet this morning (1st June), i woke up at 4am, to prepare for my annual Run, the ALLADDIN RUN, organised by DKSH.
(i have no idea if the name now is pronounced as ALADDIN, or ALL-ADD-IN....lol, a few of my friends were debating on the name after i posted up the running tee. but oh well....XD)

I gone on a hiatus on running mainly because my running partner shifted and transferred back to Johor Bahru.  Till now i've not found any running partner. Also, maybe age is catching up (LOL!) because i despise morning runs. I can never get enough sleep (even if i went to bed at 8pm the night before). i mean, come on~~~ waking up 4am on a weekend!? that's blasphemy~~~!!!!!

AHEM, but anyway...today's run was a different one. With only 601 participants, i could see a very clear and huge chance of winning top 3 in the run. I'd imagine that if i run consistently at my pace and finish 5km in less than 30 mins should suffice. It's enough, but not merely enough to beat the winner for the Female Open.

By the way.... I came in 2nd ^_^

I clocked in at 28mins (official time) for the 5km run, but the winner clocked in at 23 mins. I was neck-in-neck with this lady at one point of the run. We overtook each other a couple of times, but halfway through the run, i had abdominal pains again....which resulted me in slowing down and she pulling further away.

When she was approximately 25 meters or so in front of me, i knew it was too huge a gap to catch up. Unless she tripped and fell, or i started sprinting like a mad Olympic runner, i knew i wouldn't be able to catch up anymore.

Thus, i remained consistent at my current pace, and finally finished 2nd in my category.

Although i lost to the winner, i'm relatively happy because the time i clocked in beat my previous year's record (which was, 32mins for 5km). It was a significant improvement IMHO.

ALSO, what i was really delighted about was that i also beat the previous year's winner's runner and record. That girl came in 3rd, approximately 1min and a half behind me.

At least i manage to retrieve some consolation from waking up so damn early on a Saturday (which was, by the way a public holiday because it was the Agong's Birthday)

Got myself an extra pocket money of RM200~!!
(it's either going into my funds to get an iPad Mini, or my Japan trip funds)
i remember last year my winnings (which was also RM200) went to my Comic Fiesta costume funds. I was saying whether or not i cosplay, depends on whether or not i won any 'sponsorship' from the run. LOL

So yeah, here's what i got in my goodiebag this year~~!!

Quite a lot of stuffs. But originally i didn't get this bag. It was a funny thing. The MOST IMPORTANT goodie to me was the Famous Amos cookie. And the first bag i got HAD NO COOKIE IN IT!!

i immediately went to the officials (in charge of goodie bag) and said to her..

' THERE'S NO COOKIE IN THIS BAG!! THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE GOODIE BAG!!! CAN I CHANGE?!!??!?!?'

Obviously she let me change my goodie bag, else i would've thrown some kiddie tantrum..lol! COOKIES ARE IMPORTANT OKAY?!?!?!

So yeah, here's how i look after my 5km run.

Super RED~~~!! can feel all the blood gushing towards my head. LOL!!

and, MiLO, my baby, decided to snag the tag from me...

Beaming with pride

I'm not too sure whether i wana join this again next year. If i don't have any friends/colleagues joining i might not want to anymore. But we'll see.....who knows, i might need the money? XD

Also, my HR manager was there and before the run, he said 'IF YOU DONT GET TOP 3, DONT COME TO OFFICE ON MONDAY'.....i assumed it was a FREE LEAVE for me....so, Jymmy, do i still get my FREE LEAVE? i ended up top 3.....

Listening to : ONE OK ROCK - Re:make
Mood : Lethargic (i dun like naps)

I am almost, but i'm not

whoa....it's been 5 months since i last updated anything here.
nope, not dead yet... Just that i couldn't find the mood, or inspiration to write anything concerning my life here.

But anyway, i'm here....
There are a few backlogs that i will update in the future.
(stuffs like photoshoots, and my obsession to the more-human-like world...*coughsbenedictcumberbatch*)

ANYWAY~~
today's entry is just another normal post.
Oh, i received flowers in office today. (nope, not sent by any secret admirer...don't think i have any..T^T)
They were 6 lovely Sunflowers sent by my closest colleagues (i could actually call them sisters already...we basically spend our holidays together..heck, even helped them shift stuffs to their new house)
Thanks Giao Giao and Gaisi....i really felt so much better after the cheering up....
Loving the flowers~~~ <3 br="">

It's now on my table, giving me the sunshine i need everyday~

THEN, my journey to the gym was cut short by the disastrous traffic jam. Took me almost 2 hours to reach home. Usually only took me 20 minutes to reach home/gym. Apparently there was a crane that fell on a vehicle somewhere near a construction site. While i'm really sorry for the person who was involved, i'm kinda pissed off by those busybodies that stop and look.
Traffic Jams in Malaysia are usually caused by busybodies like those...not the actual accident victims.
Bunch of losers....

As i reached home, i thought..okay, maybe i'll just watch a couple of Criminal Minds episode and call it a day.
But, the worst news came in.
Received a phone call from my sister-in-law...and she told my mom that....well......let's just say, i am almost, but not just yet. (i know it doesn't make any sense...but meh....don't think i wanna say much anymore.)

Stress from work isn't helping out much either. All that is keeping me going is my Japan Trip in November.
Maybe this is a difficult time for my family, i just wish the powers that be could give us all the strength to pull through.
I may look all cheerful outside (i try to, i need to...my family doensn't need another moody-looking person to dampen the day..not when my bro is all bad mood almost all the time after he started working)

The only place i can rant is well..this blog of mine.
But don't worry, i'm not about to break down. I know i have family, friends and people who care for me. So i'm going to pull through, fight through and be cheerful ol' me again.....
I just need time. (seriously, now...i'm taking Orphenadol...i have no idea what that is, but that's what the doctor prescribed me)

Listening to : Ren Jinguji - FREEDOM
Mood : =___=

Last day of 2012

And so we reached the end of 2012. So much for the Mayan Apocalypse eh? XD
2012 was a fun filled year for me. There were ups and downs, but nevertheless a truly wonderful year.

I've had my tooth extracted, went to soooooooooo many places (in fact, this year was the year i travelled the most! - Started off with Hong Kong, then Vietnam, then Kukup and finally Taiwan)
Next year it'll be Bali and JAPAN~~~~

so, Comic Fiesta 2012....(obviously this would pop up)
i really did enjoy it really much. With bless4 gracing our event (and what i heard from most people, they are a bunch of humble kids) and having a concert for us. Truly one of the best CF events ever.

I didn't really enjoyed cosplaying as much this year... mainly because i hurt my arm the morning of the day 02 event. (had a nasty fall in the toilet, bumped my head and 'acquired' a deep cut on my elbow) I couldn't move much and i felt crippled during the event. It's not helping much that i went and crippled my dominant arm.

But, in any case.....
Day 01

Prince Diamond of Sailormoon R

This was the dude that i cosplayed on day 01. Not many people recognise the Black Moon Clan though. I guess it's too obscure? lol....but i enjoyed pretty much cosplaying him. Especially with my team.

Me, Tsubasafan, Michiru and Riko

During the event, we split up to get our secret santa gifts. Reason why we had it during CF was because we thought it'd be great that everyone got something from our ACG fandom. 

We originally wanted to have our secret santa on the first day, but hui ching had a nightshift the day earlier, so she practically slept through the event. LOL....

and then later the night, Tsu and Riko left, leaving me, relyss and michiru to enjoy the concert.

high 5 session with the bless4 members!

EVERYONE went up on stage and high 5-ed with them. They were so humble and down to earth people. Truly one of the highlights of the event. I was thankful that i stayed back and listen to their concert. When they sang Genesis of Aquarion for encore, i couldn't contain my happiness.
THANK YOU FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE ~~!!!

Day 02

Sebastian Michaelis of Kuroshitsuji

I was in pain the entire day because of the fall. I almost couldn't make it for the event. But thank god Relyss and Michiru was with me. Thank you so much~~~!!!

That aside, i'm really glad i went. I finally cosplayed one of my dream characters. I feel i could retire now with no regrets. (3 characters that i really wanted to pull off before i hang up my hobby - Sanzo, Yue and Sebastian)
not that i'm retiring anytime soon, but will most probably NOT suggest anymore new teams to cosplay. I'll probably be riding on people's plan starting from now. and a bunch of recycled costumes. LOL

Then, come the night of secret santa exchange..!
I dunno about the rest, but for me, i feel it's great that we all exchanged gifts of our fandom so that we can all gush about it when we receive it. My secret santa, i still don't know who was it, gave me this awesome supercute Nyanko Mug.

My reaction when i received it........i totally couldn't explain. I was screaming like a mad person. Up to the point Relyss had to say ' CALM DOWN. HOLD YOUR EMOTIONS!'

Yes, it shows how much i love the gift. It's now in my glass cabinet casing. Only to be used for special drinks (coffeee la.what else...haha)

but, THANKS AGAIN MY SECRET SANTA~~~!!! <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">

Also, my loot during CF...i spent almost RM300 on the stuffs there. Mainly because i bought 4 'Betrayal Knows My Name manga'

Also, thank you so much MICHIRU for the kuroko calendar. And LETS SAMA SAMA PAKAI NYANKO when we are on our flight to JAPAN~~~!!! <3 p="p">

That's that for Comic Fiesta.....

Cosplay Ball was another fun event i attended this year. 

To me, the cosplay ball is more of catching up with old CF members.

I was surprised people remember me. Shaun was sitting the same table as me, and when he saw me, he went ' hitokiri sien!?!? THE hitokiri sien!??'....i was like..yeah..haha...

then he went on about how we knew each other back during when i was a college student and stuffs..It was cool catching up with Shaun. (FYI : he was known as Hisashi Glay back then. which is why i never really added him on FB....couldn't find him..hahaha)

Then Chibineko and Swing (OMG YOU CUTE CUTE LOVEY DOVEY PAIR~~~!!) came and sit with us and started chatting away. I didn't know that many people in the ball, but surprisingly, all of us could just conjure up a conversation.

Then Dei came over and we had a long chat. It's awesome that he is releasing a movie in Aussie soon. It's really just.....nice and warm to have all the old friends sit together and chitchat.

And lol, once again with the coscard. Shusuke was going all 'YOU HAVE COSCARD? DUN LIE~~~~~ I KNOW YOU HAVE~~~'..

i was like..errrr..i really dun have. i have my business card though. LOL

Shusuke was the uber GENKI uke....like omg..i could see myself 5 years back in her...hahaha....

and my secret santa gift from the ball??

DORAEMON~~~~!!!!!
so uber cute..~~!!! XD XD
so yeah....2012 was a blast.

i'm going out in for my NYE countdown with my fellow colleagues in a bit, so i guess i'd better say it now..

HAVE A HAPPY EXPLODING 2013 YEAR~~~!!!!

Mood : XD

Listening to : Camus & Ren - Baby! My Strawberry!

Animangaki 2012 : Aftermath

Day 01 - Cosplaying Kurosaki Ranmaru of UtaPri Debut
I was actually kinda worried about bringing all the musical instruments......it was a rather huge keyboard and also heavy electric guitar to be lugged there, and also there's the keyboard stand.
It's no easy feat bringing these to the convention center.
Good thing i have the entire team to help me out. (thanks guys, you are all lifesavers!)

Usually i wouldn't bring all these to events (i tend to cosplay more 'easy-less-prop-not-so-many-things-to-take-care-i-want-to-keep-my-hands-free' type of cosplays. LOL)
But since Himawari is leaving soon, and it'd be difficult to have a shoot with her in the near future, we were like...OH WHAT THE HELL YOU GUYS HELP ME LUG THOSE INSTRUMENTS LA I BRING....LOL
It was as little bit of a confusion at first (for me) because i've never really done any shoots with other photogs that much before. I have no idea how they work, so i just went with the flow.

Himawari - Reiji Kotobuki
Kas (my distant-senior from college) - Ai Mikaze.
We were all cosplaying characters from the game

Uta no Prince Sama : Debut. 

We were supposed to cosplay Ren, Masato and Shou...but somehow, it switched to the seniors because we were brainwashed by their songs as well as their appearance in the game. haha...
I originally wanted to take Camus's slot, but seeing that i'm not familiar with the cello (and i do not have one), i eyed on Ranmaru. Ranmaru is a little bit like Adam Lambert IMHO.
He is punkish, his make up and everything....and his songs...it's so rockish! (so totally my type!)
Well, he IS a little grumpier, but he is SOOOOOO CUTE in the game. (especially when he is with Masato.....LOL)

As for the event itself, i only bought Day 01 tickets.
This was the first time, i have NEVER spent any $$$ on doujins during an event. Most of the stuffs on sale were button badges and bookmarks.
Also, there weren't any fandom of mine which was on sale. Though, i almost spent on a Nyanko jacket, but seeing that it wasn't my size (XL..T^T WHY YOU SO BIG?!?!) i had to put it back.....
Also, i apologise if i couldn't recognise anyone during the event. Whenever i wear contact lenses, my vision tend to be reduced by 30%....

1st day cosplay really gave me arm training from all those instrument lugging. But it was really fun! It was in fact my first time posing with an electric guitar.
Many thanks to my Crimson Cross-mates for being there the entire time. Love you guys lots!
and also to my UtaPri Quartet (minus Camus T^T), YOU GUYS WERE AWESOME!!!!
Kas's Ai Mikaze is so CUUUUTEE!!!!! (And then damn yeng also lor!!)
Himawari's Reiji is so Kira kira!!! her chachacha (maracas) was so fun to play with, and i shall forever salute you for being able to complete your costume in less than a day.......*kaotaos*

Here are some pics of our UtaPri ★ Debut group.

 Photo Credits : Razrig

 Photo Credits : Xanthe

Utapri ★ Debut

More photos will be posted up on my DA, FB or Cure account. I haven't had much time to edit it because of my current work, photoshoot preparations and also my freelancing wedding animation.


Day 02 - Cosplay Izaya Orihara of Durarara!
THE EMB IS BACK!!! I couldn't express how much love i have for this character.
It just comes so natural and i totally enjoyed it.
Also, to add sweet and sugar to everything, Xanthe WAS MY SHIZUO!!!
I forever happy...my OTP is fulfilled. But she was a less angry/grumpy Shizuo..haha..
It was much fun cosplaying with her, and it was  MY VERY FIRST TIME AFTER ALL THESE WHILE TO BE ABLE TO PAIR UP WITH HER.....FIRST TIME AFTER ALL THESE TIME!!!
Tsu was Kida Masaomi. I totally enjoyed looking at the photos from those 'running-you-chase-me-then-i-chase-you' comic strip. I had no idea what they were doing, so when i was told to run, i just...er..ran..LOL..
then after i saw the preview shots in the camera, ONLY i knew what these people were doing..hahahaha...

OH and one memorable thing that happened during the shoot was being locked in the emergency exit stairway...
Somehow, Jia found a stairway, which was quite suitable for our theme shot.
 We didn't full shut the door tight, first was to let the aircond in, 2ndly so that we could exit from there.

So halfway shooting, Usagi(Hexlord) opened the door and we were all like 'HEEYYY!!! FINALLY I SEE YOU!!!! HELLO!!!! *waves*'..then badum...the door shut tight.
We were all clawing the door because there WERE NO DOOR KNOBS for the emergency exit door.

We sort of...panicked a little (i think), and then we started to hunt for a way out...
GOOD THING there's the basement exit....after that we were like...NO MORE...LEt'S GO ROOFTOP AND SHOOT.
so yeah, basically that was one of the most 'memorable' incident that happened..hahha...

Here are some preview shots of our...running around....^^;;;

I~~Za~~~YA~~~KUN~~~~~

By the way, here's a trivia, at the below pic, what resemblance do you guys see?? hehe....

Photo Credit : Jia

Had totally awesome fun during Animangaki 2012. We shall wait for our Shinra to come down from Penang, and well...maybe after that we'll plan a shoot for our Durarara!! Team.
I'm still trying to get Michiru to cosplay Anri or Celty though...but..she doesn't seem to show any interest in this series...T^T

Oh well.....^^;;

Listening to : Monochrome Factor - Awake ~Boku no Subete~

Mood : ^_^

who said it doesn't hurt?!?!!?

After months and months of procrastination, i finally swallowed my guts and went to the dentist.
Of course, i still went with my dad. haha...

I keep hearing from people
'oh, it doenst hurt'.....'it's ok, just an ant bite'...

well, it's either your ant is a puny sized ant, or you pain receptors are all dead, coz i can ensure you..

IT HURTS A WHOLE DAMN LOT!!!!!

okay, back to how i got myself into this shit..

At the age of 4, being the mischeivious kid that i was, i was running up and down the stairs...
of course, a kid's balance isn't THAT well, so i slipped, fell, and bumped my tooth on the side of the stairs.

That particular tooth chipped off, and it never bothered me eversince.

AFTER 20 years, it's like....oh, why not i give the owner some pain...
*initiates pain button*

so yeah, it started giving me slight problems...and started to turn black....
THEN, it chipped off even further......leaving only the root and exposed nerves.

I had no choice but to extract it as the first dentist i went to said that there were no other choices except to extract it.
That time, i had wanted to extract the tooth, but then the dentist advised that it's better to only do 1 thing at the time (i did fillings and washed my teeth that time)

omg, good thing i listened to her, otherwise i wouldn't have any sides of the mouth to eat at all..!

AND SO, now ......it's lunch time...my tummy is grumbling, but my tooth hurts. (post extraction syndrome)...

i dun dare to put anything into my mouth..heck , i dun even dare to drink water...

HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW?!?!?!!?

this is how my misearable face looks like after extraction......

Listening to : Big Bang- Haru Haru 하루하루 (Acoustic Version)

Mood : =____________=

Workout and Motivation

Workout and Motivation

How often do you workout?
- Almost everyday (except 'that' particular time of the month)

How long do you workout?
- hmm..depends....if i have a run or marathon coming up, i would run more in the gym. Most probably 1 hour or so to build stamina.
- Also, if there's a cosplay event or photoshoot, will most probably put in an extra 30 mins.

Where do you workout?
- Usually i'll hit Fitness First after work during the weekdays. (except wednesday, that's the time i play badminton with my colleagues)

What do you do when you workout? (run, cycle, resistance, etc)
- I run most of the time. Occasionally i row the boat (there's this boat rowing machine in the gym) and i cycle (my very own RPM with my anime songs.... :D)

What is your motivation?
- Cosplay.......that's the one and sole purpose i'm putting in so much during gym. Works wonders!

What is the hardest part of working out?
- hmmm....getting started? the first 3 minutes into the run, you'll feel like....meh, can i stop now? Maybe coz the muscles are just being lazy? but then when i hit the 6th or 7th minute, i start to hasten up my pace......sometimes completing 10km in a run without even knowing it...haha...

Are you the talkative type?
- errr....not exactly. I usually shun myself out of the environment during my workout period. 2 earphones stuffed into my ears. That's all i can hear. Which is why, i prefer to hit the gym alone. I do go with friends, but then they know my routine. ^^

Any favourite quote for working out?
- Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what gets you going. You've gotta turn working out into a habit. Just having motivation is not enough.

Well, i guess that's that for my workout Q and A.
I saw this from myfitnesspal, and thought it's a good way to make myself realize certain goals when i workout.
Hope this helps you guys out there....XD

Listening to : Nana - A little Pain
Mood : XD

Whoever wins, we lose.....

" Whoever wins, we lose "
...i wonder if anyone remembers this tagline?

it may not sound EXACTLY 100% correct, but if memory serves me right, it's taken from the ever famous movie 'Alien vs Predator '  a few years back...

ANNNNNNNNNNND, that's exactly what's happening in my life now.
My brothers...elder and younger ones are at war for the internet connection now.
Malaysia doesn't really have a very stable, or rather......GOOD internet connection to begin with....
(oh HK how i miss you so.....your internet connection is oh-so-awesome!)

SO here's what happened....
My younger bro downloaded DOTA 2 a few months back, and that's when the internet wars began.
All these while, my sister-in-law and my brother usually streams on youtube for songs...(as to why they don't wanna download them and play them in itunes, i couldn't understand why....)

and with the recent DOTA downloaded, we're all forbidden to do what we usually do...all for his highness..
ME, being the innocent one caught in between, have to listen to both side rant about how unfair life is, how mom dots the younger one, how the older one only listens to his wife, blablabla...you get the drill...

HELLO!?? i haven't voiced out about FAIR here ok...
who's the one being the slave of the house all these while?
WHERE WERE YOU GUYS WHEN THE FAMILY NEEDED MANLY DUTIES?!?!
WHERE WERE YOU GUYS WHEN THERE WERE WATER ISSUES WITH THE TANK ON THE ROOF?!?!
WHERE WERE YOU GUYS WHEN THERE WERE ELECTRICITY WOES?!?!
WHERE WERE YOU GUYS WHEN THERE WERE VEHICLE PROBLEMS!?!?

nope...all those were all me...
and when i was at my most lethargic moments, i have to do all these....
(period, tired, sprained ankle, muscle cramp....nah, all non valid excuses)

SO, my brothers have the nerve to rant about how my parents were being unfair to them..
the next time they say that, i'm going to just say

HELLO PAMPERED BRATS!!!! YOU HAVE GRANDMA AND PARENTS' PAMPER...
THE MIDDLE ONE GETS SHIT..!!! WHAT I HAVE NOW, IS WHAT I WORKED FOR..!!!

One couldn't stay out of the house during tertiery education for more than 2 weeks, one couldn't even stay out AT ALL......both are spoonfed since young....
i stayed out and finished my tertiery education.......it was all myself...i washed my own clothes, cleaned my own room, tidied my own bed..

SO, you both wanna fight...GO AHEAD.....but don't drag me into your nonsensical mess....

GOsh...and i thought men were more open minded..turns out they react worse than girls..!!

Listening to : Granrodeo - Rose Hip - Bullet
Mood : VERY CRANKY!

The Millenium Shoot

Last weekend was an exhausting, but a totally enjoyable one.
You see, me and tsu joined a team of awesome people for a shoot cosplaying from a classic series that is, i would say, kinda well known but underloved...
We all donned our costumes and cosplayed characters from..

'Yu Gi Oh! - Dominoe Battle City Version'

Classic eh? yup....i've always wanted to have a shoot on this series since 2009, when i first got my costume. But i believe not many people were willing to cosplay that series...mainly because of the difficulties of getting the duel disk and also the gravity-defying hairstyles.

I myself went through some headache getting that duel disk.

OH, if you're wondering what's a duel disk....here's how it looks like...

*credits to Fahimi Sparda for pic*

So yeah, 2 years later, i got a message from the organizer of the group asking if i was interested to join their shoot as Kaiba Seto.
I had some troubles during the first shoot, and something popped up last minute which made me have to pull out of the team.

And then once again they decided to have the shoot again, this time with an even more near-complete group, i told myself to clear whatever i have on that day and go for the shoot. It's not everytime you get near-complete group for classic series like this.

So yeah, it was a little bit stressful at first..i didn't really know everyone in the shoot, it was a good thing Tsu joined the shoot as well. At first Riko had wanted to come along too, but the 'royal pain-in-the-ass majesty' colleague of hers had to go and spoil everything by taking leave and blablabla......AND also last minute i believe Riko had some Kursus to attend.

ANYWAY~
Prior to the shoot, i was sooooooooooo worried about the condition of my face. Acne, pimple and all those...ugly spots began to pop out 1 month before the photoshoot date, which really turned me off....I totally had no mood to go into the shoot with that kinda of face condition. So i had to spend money on facial products...from RM15 product, i went all the way to DR.G's facial wash (costed me a hefty RM60) and also some exfoliating mask thingy...i have no idea what those are..
So yeah, condition improved and with proper diet, the marks on the face began to subside ENOUGH for make up to cover.

OKAY~~enough digressing....ON TO THE MILLENIUM SHOOT!

Cast
Yami Yugi - Fahimi Sparda (Organizer)
Jyounochi Katsuya - TsubasaFan aka Reddo Gurin
Kaiba Seto - hitokiri_sien (ME! XD)
Mai Valentine - Hammi Lye
Ryo Bakura - Zheok Kite
Malik Ishtar - Nero Vi Kazama
Dark Magician Girl - Shine Ng
Dark Magician - Prince Siao Wen

Photogs & Helpers (these awesome people behind the lense *salutes*)
Xanthe Yeoh
Elle Yeoh
Shun aka Fritz
Usagi aka Hexlord
Teh Chia Yi
Kazami Shintaro
Gems
Chris
*please forgive me if your name isn't here...do let me know ya? forgive this obasan's memory*

And the end result of the shoot?

Photo credits to Shun


Photo credits to Elle/Xanthe


Photo credits to Elle

So yeah, basically we had massive fun during the shoot, and the weather was kinda merciful on us. (i think most probably because we were shooting at the shaded areas.)
Also, the classrooms were opened with AIRCOND!! so everytime we felt as if we were baking (especially me..=_=) we ran into the room for some cool air.

OHh....did i mention that the wind trolled me? when i was ready for a shot, the wind will be as dead as a leaf....but when i wasn't ready, the wind will be blowing so strong it could bring a tree down. I wanted to get the whoosh whoosh effect, but then we weren't THAT successful in getting it. We had to resort to HUMAN FACTOR, which is, throwing my cape, and then the person had to summersault or backflip so that the camera could get a snapshot of me with my whoosh whoosh cape.

all in all, it was a fun experience shooting with these people. Usagi's lense were AWESOMELY AMAZING!!!! it made me, elle and xanthe felt like WTF WE NEED TO GET THIS LENSE IT'S SO NICE......LOL...

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN PEOPLE FOR THE WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. It was a fun and awesome shoot. you guys are all amazing, you guys are superstars...!!!!
oh..btw...before i end, here's troll kaiba...XD

Looking forward to my May shoot now. XD

Listening to : Masato Hijirikawa (Kenichi Suzumura) , Ren Junguji (Junichi Suwabe) - Blue X Prism Heart
Mood : ^^

Be proud of your every being....

Had a nice long chat with See Wah today about what we've been through all these years to get till how we are today..

Since i've changed my working timeslot to 8.30am, i decided to ask See Wah out for a yum cha session at around 6pm @ Upstairs Cafe.
Yeah, i get off work at 5.30pm now, and i realize with that 30 minutes of difference, i manage to do A WHOLE LOTTA STUFFS.....
(saved a lot of time from being stuck in a jam)

ANYWAY~
we basically talked nonsense, ranting on people and lol..a lot of reminiscing.
It's amazing that 2 person, who have nothing in common back in school and college, ended up sharing the same smiles and laughter because of one common thing.....Cosplay.

I've always remembered See Wah as 'The Girl Who Sat In Front'...or 'The Girl Who Is So Ever Studious'....
Now that i think back, yeah...she was really the studious type.
and she has always known me as 'The Girl Who Makes Lots Of Noise' or 'The Girl Who Always Dissapears After Rehat Time' (yeah, coz i was part of the olahraga team..training starts after rehat LOL)

So yeah, there were a lot of laughters....there was this one particular incident regarding our Sejarah teacher.
I was called to answer something written on the board. The thing was, i was sitting at the back end of the class, and the sentence that was written on the board was SOOOOOOOOOO TINY that even she had trouble reading it even sitting in front.

But i managed to read the thing and gave a correct answer for that question.
she then said everyone clapped because i managed to read that tiny writting..
What puzzled me wasn't my eyesight......it was....
WTF I MANAGED TO ANSWER A QUESTION THROWN AT ME?!?!?!?!? HALLELUYAH~~!!!!!! *throws confetti* what acheivement i have made..!!!!!!

Then, on the way driving back, i began to think back on my schooling days.
i was never the studious type, books weren't my ally (except Comics and Manga - used to smuggle them to class to read..LOL!)
I was the average student in class with some Cs and Ds and occasionally Fs..LOL!!
BUT HECK, i don't care...because i'm proud of what i've become now.

It's the time in life that couldn't be retrieved back no matter what you do. I enjoyed my schooling days, my college days. Skipping classes was a norm to me, it's the little rebelliousness that makes everything enjoyable in college, no?

It's not all about the As and A1s or all that that matters to me.
I'm a designer now, and i'm proud of it.
I am what i am now BECAUSE i was what i was last time.
It's the road that i've travelled last time that lead me to who i am now.

I was a fat girl...like DAMN FREAKING FAT girl last time. I still remembered when i went to Sunway Lagoon, on that slide, the float had difficulties moving forward, and the staff there mentioned

'Ah Moi, you terlalu berat la!'.....(translation : Girl, You are too heavy!)

yeah, that hurt my feelings a lot. To a thin person, maybe that is just a plain sentence with no malice...but to me that time, it hurt me....a lot...like thousands and thousands of needles piercing through me, and the ashamed look i have when he mentioned that. But, of course, i laughed it off and took it as a joke. But in actual, it was painful.
Then there were those that laughed at me when i ran slow, when i clumsily fell down during PE classes and what nots.
Yeah well...look at me now..

I'm a designer, I'm a cosplayer, I'm a runner, I play badminton and I am a frequent gym go-er.

* Below sentences are directed to those that have laughed at this fat girl, or labelled me weird *
Tell me now, how many of you manage to run 12.3km without stopping and finishing that distance in a little bit more than 1 hour?
How many of you have the guts to wear unique and special looking outfits (back then, Cosplay was deemed as WEIRD PEOPLE WEARING FUNNY LOOKING COSTUMES aka CRAZY PEOPLE)
How many of you know how to play badminton, and have the stamina to play 2 hours straight?
How many of you go to gym and spend at least 2 hours there?

Most people often thought that
'Oh, that fat girl...she can't do nuts. She can't run more than 30mins straight.'
'Oh that fat girl, nah...she looks like a walking burger'
'Oh, that fat girl...well, she'll forever stay like that'
'Oi you so fat, move aside!'

Well, all i can say is..Thank you very much.
I can't do nuts? well...Watch Me.

I've done more things in life than you have ever done. I may not be the smartest in class, I may not have straight A's, I may not know that many scientific terms like others..but all those aren't important.
A's are just alphabets on papers. Smart or not, depends on how to look at it.
I'm happy being me, with family who cares for me, with friends who laughs with me, with colleagues who share with me.

This fat girl has lived her life happy and there will be more happy days for her to come.
Tell me now, how did you live your life so far?

Listening to : Starish - Maji Love 1000%
Mood : ^^

Lost Lamb...

How much you've changed, how you've strayed from the path.
i know not, who you are anymore...

Is it that important to chase after what you're not?
Is it that important to forsake what you've earned?
Where were the days where we experienced what we loved most?
Where was that person what i once knew....

I hate to let it go, i really hate it....
I'm trying to save it, i really am...
Fate brought us together,
Let's not defy what fate has installed for us....

The smiles, no longer genuine..
The laughters, no longer echoes..
What remains, I don't think i wanna know....

Meetings and partings are just moments apart,
but even so,
I wanna treasure them all...

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Suddenly feeling a little.....how to say...
'Artistic'....started writing lyrics.....
Gonna find a tune for this..LOL

Listening to : Olivia - Winter Sleep
Mood : hmmm......

I don't care.....

Be warned that this is another work rant....
about that same colleague.....ok, lets just call him 'James' now...(coz i could forsee that there would be more to rant about him in the near future)

OK, James here......i can't bring myself to understand what is wrong with him. Yesterday, he disrupted my sleep, texting me at 7.30am, telling me he couldn't get up from bed, blablabla....
no seriously...HECK CARES YOU CAN GET OUT OF BED OR NOT....you're supposed to inform YOUR BOSS...not YOUR SENIOR....
and disrupting me at 7.30am? oh....boy...you're lucky that you're on MC...i'm like...Rukawa...DO NOT DISTURB ME FROM MY SLEEP...i'd beat you up if i have to...=_=

THEN, i told him to inform my boss that he is on MC...as a form of respect, you CALL your boss...not TEXT her....i don't care if you can't get up from bed, or your car exploded, or a meteorite landed in your room.....JUST CALL HER....
but NOOOOOOOOooo......you texted her....
so naturally, when you text someone regarding this...you'd expect a reply from the other side to confirm that he or she received the message...as a form of acknowledgement...

NOOOooo.......little 'James' here just left it at that, and didn't care about any replies from my boss..
How come such simple common sense could not be drilled into his mind?????

NEXT, today...he came to office...fair enough....1 day MC and you're back to work...i suppose you should at least do something before you show your 'sickness' rite?
NOOoo......little 'James' came to office, and SPLAT...lay his head on the table and continued sleeping...
JUST WHEN I TOLD HIM TO HAND ME A COUPLE OF THINGS....
and he told me..'OK..I CUBA'....(trans note : it means 'OK, i'll try)

ahem....seriously, i hate it when people tell me ' I'll TRY'.......it means that you're not giving it your all, and that 'I'll TRY' is a form of notification that ' OH, heck cares..i give you i give you la...if i don't, then deal with it...'

NOW, little 'James' is sleeping there like a log....and he has a couple of deadlines today...
i wonder how he is gonna 'vomit' out those deadline...

YES, i may sound mean saying all these....coz i mean, he IS sick..but you don't SHOW that you're sick at 9am in the morning......
His KPI is gonna be so screwed...and he is STILL on probation....

good thing he is not my subordinate.....i'm just helping my senior, who's on maternity leave..and by golly thank god she'll be back next week...
i can't take little 'James' anymore...

Listening to : Gravitation - In The Moonlight
Mood : Cranky =_=