Neko: Restart.

01:19//Home: Birthday.

2010-01-19T21:29:00.003+08:00

Thanks to all of you who wished me happy birthday!!! There were too many of you to list out here, but I really appreciate it =D

I spent my birthday with dinner at Seoul Garden with Kageshi, Luna, Karei, Aya, Frank, Wei Lee, Daniel and Windy. The girls kept feeding me with beef until my stomach was bloated! Then we had shabu-shabu on ginseng chicken soup. Coupled with eggs, they were seriously awesome. Thanks for the treat, Kage!

Today I went out with Icee. Haven't been hanging out with her for a while. She gave me a treat at Burger King, then we were walking around Orchard Road. She kept snapping pictures like a tourist, lol! Thanks for hanging out on my 21st!!! ^_^

01:09//Home: Shoot!

2010-01-10T01:20:00.004+08:00

Back from 2nd day of filming. I cosplayed Harima Kenji from School Rumble for today's shoot. My 3-year old costume and wig are still in good condition, haha.

Met up with Karei, Frank and Hirito along with new additions, Aya and Kageshi. Awesome bunch of peeps. We talked crap after the whole shoot, about the shoot itself and other random stuffs. Ate dinner in Saizeria, but I only ate the soup and foccacia because it's not halal, dots. Then Frank and Aya left and the rest of us went to drink downstairs Okinawa restaurant. I had apple juice while the rest got alcohol stuffs, all chiong only. Kageshi was upset that there was only Tiger, lol. The octopus with wasabi was nice though =D

And my sister finally got me my copy of Street Fighter IV for PC!!! Thanks a lot!!! ^_^

01:08//Home: Excessive.

2010-01-09T00:33:00.003+08:00

I enjoyed my 1st day of filming at Anglo-Chinese School. Met up with a few of the cosplayers such as Frank and Karei there. Tomorrow we'll be having another set of shoots, this time in our cosplay costumes. Looking forward to it, haha. I should be sleeping now though; the time for the next meeting is 10am, dots.

Anyways, sometimes I'd get frustrated when people tell me things about other people, and I cannot seem to forget about it and move on. It's hard for me to ignore things when people talk about someone that's close to me.

I personally also want to kick my bad habits. I sometimes have personal issues about myself, probably because I think too much about stuffs. Even though people say I'm a nice person, I still don't believe so. I really want to take some time off, meditate a bit, and come back as a better person. I want to change to a better lifestyle. I'd want to make some drastic changes, but...

I might need some guidance too.

It's time for a change. Where 1 solution can solve all problems.

01:07//Ngee Ann Poly: Recap.

2010-01-07T19:43:00.004+08:00

I'm basically rotting ard NP right now. Nothing much to do, so might as well recap about the past few days.

Last sunday, I went to a relative's wedding reception. I happened to meet my REAL dad (my dad now is actually my stepdad), and he talked to me for a little bit. I met my distant little brother and sister as well. They haven't changed much, I supppose.

There was a lucky draw going on, I managed to get this:

I broke my favourite mug the other day, so this was probably a blessing in disguise: A glass mug. =.=||

And my lucky sister managed to get this!

(This was a mini rice cooker, btw. LOL)

Hmm, then last Tuesday I met up with Icee, Ginette and Freedom for some props making. Icee gave me a nice plushie, because I'm born in the year of the dragon. Thankiessss~ =D

Other than that, nothing much interesting happened. But lately I can't seem to rest much. People have been telling me things, people don't appreciate the things that others do... and whatnot.

...

My laptop crashed again. WTF. D=

01:01//Home: Brand-New!!!

2010-01-01T17:10:00.004+08:00

Yeah, 2009's so yesterday. Let's welcome 2010!!! 8D

I'd like to thank some of the peeps whom I feel close to. You guys are damn awesome to talk cock with, and share the love with. Must always share your happiness around!

Here's 10 people that I enjoy hanging around with. 5 guys and 5 gals! (in no order of merit):

1. Jun
The big boss with a big heart, lol. I feel lucky to have met you this year. Rock on dude!

2. Diyanah
Very scary at 1st impressions, but actually very nice ler XD

3. Justice
Bodoh pantat, lol! Anyways, hope you strike gold this year (if you know what I mean, lol!).

4. Ginette
Chibi!!! One of the few Anime IG friends that I still keep in touch with. Hope to see you in more epic cosplays!!! (Kenny FTW)

5. Reinhart
Didn't see him much nowadays, but really can talk about stuffs over MSN XD

6. Calyx
Rocker girl, lol. Really close friend from poly, and can just chill or have a casual chat with easily. (Happy new year too! Sorry for not replying to your sms, I don't want to incur bills from Indonesia =P)

7. Kazuo
JEW OF THE YEAR 2009!!! Lol, really can crap around and talk about random stuffs, like a real bro~

8. Vic
Always bully me whenever she gets a chance, OTL. But we do like to share stuffs can enjoy long chats too =D

9. Windy/Wendy
Lepak king!!! Almost a Chinese version of myself in terms of personality, lol~ (And you still haven't given us Wendy's number, hehe)

10. Icee
Queen of the year, hurhur. Very nice to talk to, can make me lose sleep over MSN. You should sleep early too!!! >D

12:30//Home: High.

2009-12-30T20:48:00.003+08:00

While waiting for my newly-bought camcorder to fully charge, I might as well blog about today~

I had lunch with my parents at Hougang. I want to thank my parents for buying my new camcorder also. I'll make sure I keep it safe with me~

I almost planned to go home, but I ended up taking the MRT to meet up with Icee, lol. We walked around Far East Plaza and then hanged around from Orchard to Dhoby Ghaut. Hanging out wiht her is awesome, because she has the same kind of mentality as me. I'm getting older now, so I really understand how she feels as an old teenager/young adult. That's why we can chill and talk cock easily without any stress. FTW.

On a side note, today's my 1st time trying Pokka apple tea and the blue Red Bull can. Lols.

And I'm seriously excited for this coming SOY, man. I'm looking forward to helping out with EPIC cosplays~ >D

12:29//Home: Lucky.

2009-12-29T14:29:00.006+08:00

I went to Cash Converters yesterday, and boy, I probably got the steal of the year. This was a bargain beyond a bargain (did that make sense? Oh well). Thanks to Shinji for forcing me out for dinner at Ang Mo Kio, lol~

I got this:

For this price:

And it came along with THIS:

My last week of 2009 may turn out to be my luckiest one so far. 8D

12:28//Home: Yawning.

2009-12-28T16:30:00.002+08:00

Damn, I really have nothing much to do at home. I feel like dropping by my neighbourhood mall and spam credits at the arcade. Then again, I should control my spending, lol.

3 more days to the new year, huh. So far, I've pretty much settled down with my life. My family situation is pretty much back to normal, I can survive on my own money until NS arrives, and my girlfriend... happier and cuter than usual. XDDD

I hope you guys reading this blog will have a happier time ahead as well. Those of you looking for a soulmate especially; I'll be rooting you guys on! Don't give up until the last stretch. Good things happen to those who wait =D

12:21//Home: Troubling.

2009-12-21T20:22:00.005+08:00

Wah, I really have some bad luck this week. Last week, my grandma got her arm dislocated. Now this morning, my dad got warded to the hospital. I can't imagine what's gonna happen in the next few days...

I feel extremely bored. But I can't get out of home because I have to tend to my grandma.

-stares at the laptop again-

12:16//Home: Peace.

2009-12-16T15:31:00.004+08:00

It's raining outside my house. Good time to sleep, but I feel a bit restless lately. I'm still taking care of my grandma who's probably staying over at my house for about 2 weeks. She's been recovering quite well, but I'll still look after her just in case.

I've been blogging a lot more often lately, I realised. I do have a lot to say. I keep those thoughts in my head, but sometimes I just want to say it out, so blogging is always the best choice to do so.

Hmm, I find kids nowadays are really spoiled. They don't appreciate the things they have, and tend to go overboard with it. Let's take money for instance. If I were rich, I'd save most of it for neccessary expenses, and the rest on my hobbies. But I do notice some people tend to get really carried away, flaunting their wealth and all. It becomes a problem when if happens often, and more likely than not you'll get alienated by other people.

I'll tend to speak my mind off about these kind of things. I'm not too direct to say it in front of people's faces, but it kind of bothers me. I may be open-minded, but not as much open-mouthed or direct.

Speaking of which, I might not see any of you guys until next year. I'll probably spend the new year's at home or somewhere. I somehow feel the need to reorganise my thoughts and change myself for the better.

12:15//Home: Lepak.

2009-12-15T22:43:00.003+08:00

I organised a mini-outing/dinner with Windy and Diyanah today. She had her own bad situation going on, so I asked her out as well. Windy just arrived from his photoshoot. So we sat down at MOF, and talked cock like nobody's business. We were crapping about people, talking about cosplay, and other random stuffs too. I haven't had an enjoyable dinner in a while, although we were being cheapskates with the stuffs that we all ate, lol. We updated ourselves with what's been going on lately, and pretty much laughed and bitched about... just about everything.

These are the kind of people I'd like to have as friends, really. Enjoying ourselves as life goes on.

12:14//Home: Listen.

2009-12-14T10:58:00.004+08:00

Alright guys, listen up. This post is going to be either depressing, or really infuriating, whichever way you want to see it. If you're feeling happy right now, please turn away in case this spoils your mood.

Anyways...

This whole past weekend is really a bad one for most of my close friends. It's like, nothing went right at all. I'm quite pissed with a certain few people too, and I wish I could forget about it and move on.

It's really annoying when someone keeps going up to you and tells you everything that a girl does to him, especially if it's one that he has a crush on. You keep saying, "She wants to take a photo with me," "She talked to me about so-and-so," and all that other stuff. I'm like, "Could you like keep those thoughts to yourself!?" I mean, yes you're happy and all, but is that really the only thing you can talk about? At this rate, you're already being too obsessive of your crush, whether you think alike or otherwise. FUCK THAT, get a grip of yourself already.

And I don't really like it when you guys are telling me to do this and that, because I KNOW CLEARLY WELL WHAT EXACTLY I'M DOING. This thing needs serious clarification. I do have a really nice girlfriend, but it doesn't mean I should be attending to her 24/7. She has her own clique of friends to talk to, and I have mine as well. Won't you find it stupid to cling on to your loved one all the time? It's like you only made friends with one person in your entire teenage life... Not a good thing either.

I also talked about some people about a certain topic: politics in cosplay. I think Singapore cosplay is really going down the drain. Not because of the qualities of the cosplays in here, just the ethics. Every week it's like... there's some backstabbing, bitching, flaming or something bad happening, whether it's on SGCafe or outside in the real world. Why can't we all get along together? I know there will always be a clash of personalities and all, but at least we should try to get along and support each other, not start a fight with each other. Look at the cosplayers in America for example. They may look ugly and fat when they cosplay, but they get whole-hearted support from the audience when they get on stage. That is the kind of community Singapore cosplay needs. Now I just don't see it anymore. It wasn't what it used to be...

But at the same time, we shouldn't take cosplay too seriously. It's just a hobby for us to have fun. I've met a LOT of good friends through cosplay, and we still do share our experiences outside of cosplay as well. It's like having a close bond. That's what hobbies do to people with similar passions. We all can't cosplay forever, there's always other commitments outside of it. We'll get bored of our current hobbies and move on to another. It's inevitable.

I hope you guys understand where I'm coming from, because I'm already worn out from hearing too many things from people. I myself had my own bad weekend, and I'm more or less stuck at home as I'm going to take care of my grandma who had dislocated her arm. I love her a lot, and it's not much, so this is as much as I can do for her...

And this last part is meant to a certain person. If you're really feeling down and need someone to talk to, I'm always around. I may not be able to help much or anything, but the least I could do is listen and comfort you. It's nothing much, really. I hope you'll cheer up soon.

12:03//Home: .....

2009-12-03T22:25:00.000+08:00

...feels lonely lately.

11:27//Home: Chill.

2009-11-27T23:05:00.003+08:00

First things first. I want to apologise to you guys who went to the outing I organised. Part of it was because I wasn't really in my normal mood, maybe thinking too much. But thanks a lot for being able to make it and really chilled out and talked cock. It made my mood a little better now.

I walked back with Windy and talked about a lot of crap too. Been a while since I talked for so long with somebody in person. I realised I haven't caught up with the cosplay news lately, a lot of stuff sure has happened during the days after AFA.

Tomorrow I have to go to some school for an acting audition. I hope it's not anything difficult, and I can get a portfolio material for myself too, even though it's not a paid job. At least I get free transport and food, hehe.

And I freaking want to go to Sitex!!! Where's my Sony Handycam!??? D<

11:26//Home: Fizzled.

2009-11-26T22:02:00.005+08:00

I can't tell how tired I am today, after 2 days of filming and post-production. The effort was really worth losing some sleep though. But back to the main topic: I want to rant a little.

The past few days, I keep thinking to myself that I feel alright, but deep down I know something's bothering me. I don't really know what it is though, but I try to figure out what has happened so far.

I feel really mentally worn out, as in... REALLY. I can still talk cock and joke around, but not as much as before. Quite a few people told me about their personal problems too. Okay, I'm fine with that because I can afford to offer help, but at least listen and try to follow it, not go against it! You should know who you are; you have to change yourself, or society's gonna bite you the hard way. I'm not kidding, life's tough, deal with it.

And sometimes I worry about others too much that I totally neglect my own problems. Not that I have any per se, but sometimes I want to just chill and have a peace of mind too. I'd wish somebody would calm me down for a bit, even if it's just for a little while.

I personally never indulge my own problems to anybody; it's just hard for me to do so. I find that I can handle my own things, but I sometimes do it the wrong way. Worst part is, I am aware of what I'm doing. Not really a good thing, huh. But thankfully everything's back to normal for me.

Nothing much has changed. Just more angry, emo, or sad teenagers around. Not that I'm pissed that any of you always come to me to say out you problems; I'm actually okay with that! But when I'm really tired, it's hard for me to even worry about my own self.

Seriously speaking, JUST LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT IT, LIFE'S SHORT ANYWAYS.

11:23//Home: AFA

2009-11-23T00:29:00.004+08:00

Just came back from Suntec. Man was it an epic event. Main highlights (because I'm freakin' lazy =3):

1. Took a picture with Danny Choo. Awesome~

2. Met up with some old friends. Ginette cosplaying Kenny from South Park is WIN. Nice to see OxiOmicron back ^_^. And gawddamn it's been so long since I saw you (yes, YOU, Shengtat XD)

3. Windy/Wendy in Miku is awesome. But hilarious at the same time >D. I was upskirting him (her?) with my staff, and Ritsu did also with her drumsticks. And Sean had to put makeup on his back because he got too many pimples, dots. The boobs were a bit sagging too. D=

4. Posing for 10 minutes straight again is not fun!

5. I got my Ebay games from Spidey and Uguu. Thanks guys! Woohoo, I can go spam Eternal Fighter Zero again >D

6. Those who want Wendy's number, must ask Windy.

7. Justice was so upset when I called him Lelouch. He was cosplaying Suzaku (Knights of the Round version) in Day 1. LOL

8. Saku is NOT going to clean her hands after touching Kaname. I'll bet my commision pay on this, hurhur.

9. Some girl on Day 1 went up to me twice while I was cosplaying Don Kanonji and went, "You're my hero!!!" I couldn't stop laughing for the next few minutes!

10. Jun said that he'd meet up witht he group at 8am on Day 2. In the end he came at 11am, basket! And I thought I would be late. Turns out I got an sms from Sean saying he'll be reaching later. Sweats...

11. I went for the voice dubbing audition with Justice at the Animax booth. Justice was so confident outside the booth while I was a little panicky. Then when we went in, I was pretty much okay while he got scared, lol. Have to get used to it a little~

12. 3 guys asked if they could take a picture of Taokaka on Day 2. And referred to me as a "she". Imagine their faces of horror when Freedom spoiled their day, lol.

13. Speaking of which, Lauren had the most violent reaction when she found out Windy was crossdressing on Day 1. She fell flat on her back!

14. The Hatsune Miku part of the concert was... hilarious. The video lagged.

15. Uguu's K-on team on Day 1 was cool. But when I saw Negi as Yui on Day 2, I got mentally confused. =3

16. Also, Kei cosplaying Sheryl Nome is hawt. The boy became a GIRL. I had to triple-check myself if it was really her. OTL

17. My staff cannot beat Ashley's Lelouch staff. Saddening...

18. Denise ah, do another cosplay! Must do something other than Nell! >.< Thanks for taking pics with me though, haha.

19. I cannot believe I was in the toilet next to Kaname... and did not even notice it. He was cosplaying Kamina in Day 1, and I thought to myself, "that's a nice Kamina". Then Zee and Freedom told me about his cosplay and I was stunned. Awesome fail, lol.

20. FANGIRLS ARE A SCARY SPECIES.

Maybe more updates soon, I'm a bit blur now from all the high partying~

18:10//Home: Action!

2009-10-18T21:54:00.003+08:00

Today I had a Blazblue shoot. About 6 cosplayers were present, including myself. Shinji was Ragna, Ash was Noel (hawt), Saku-chan was Carl (cute!), Jun was Tager (power nia), Sean was Taokaka (TRAP) and I was Arakune. Very intense shoot, I was sweating buckets at the shoot site, around Kranji. I had so much problems even walking around, geh. But all in all quite enjoyable. I managed to talk to some old friends like Spidey and Acktoshtoo, whom I haven't seenin a while.

Well, AFA might be a different plan for me during Day 2, prepare to be mind-f*****. LOL

14:10//Home: Shocking.

2009-10-14T22:09:00.002+08:00

This post is to remind myself that this day is important, haha.

Btw, thanks Zee for the treat at Long John Silver. =D

06:10//Home: Soul-Searching

2009-10-06T00:06:00.006+08:00

Sometimes I wonder...

I do things for others, and I don't expect much or anything in return. By right, I'm not a saint at all, yet people think I'm a nice guy. I can't seem to understand myself at all. Why I do want people to feel happy? And not make myself happy? Weird right.

I don't really care about myself sometimes, to the point where I might do anything stupid(?) just to see someone else smile. It's crazy, but strangely enough I have no complains with it.

I don't even know what I really want. Do I want to aim higher? Do I really need a girlfriend? Am I better off settling down and just finishing school and just head to NS? Or just meditate and hang out alone, so I'm stress-free?

Too many things. Just too lazy to think about all of them.

19:09//Home: Distraught

2009-09-19T22:31:00.002+08:00

Yea, since I feel so shitty today (and of all days, it's Hari Raya Eve), I decided to write to my heart's content (or in this case, sorrow).

Well, it's good to be young and enjoy yourselves, but it's another thing to be a nuisance to public. If anything happens, it may bring a bad reputation to yourself and others. And seriously, if the security guard catches you, prepare to get owned.

Today must be the shittiest day in a long while. I nearly wanted to throw up early in the morning. Then I had to wake up at 5amjust to get my props from Shinji, at his house. I got nearly ignored by... never mind. I was the last to change, and some were already complaining to hurry up. I'm like "JUST GO 1ST LAH WTH."

Then some of the cosplayers were making a nuisance on the 6th floor. I already had enough of it and changed back out of my costume after 1+ hours only. Then I decided to try to cheer myself up by going to the GCA convention hall. I did entertain myself, and talked to other cossers and arcade friends there. Even Kazuo and Jun were there to support me when I had my competition. But it was only short-lived happiness, probably.

Then the gang had dinner. The rest were talking to me about the usual mind-messing stuffs. Then suddenly I opened my Coke Zero bottle, and it spilled o my t-shirt. Even my egg prata had some Coke taste. I was pretty livid by then and wanted to snap already. I decided to change into another t-shirt, then went back home alone. But not before I left a photo with Sean to keep. I wonder what kind of message that's gonna send to everyone else.

I don't really know how I feel too. Maybe I'm stressed out, maybe I don't feel that I can give the best for the person I like. I might already have given up before the show even started.

28:08//Home: Festival

2009-08-28T22:58:00.002+08:00

Last Saturday I broke my fast outside at a Japanese school. And also viewing the festival known as Natsu Matsuri. I ate with a few other Muslim friends like Knife, Alucard, Saku, Kazuo and a few others. We didn't really eat much, mainly had corn and sandwiches. And some rice offered by Kazuo. Damn nice though, haha.

I had met Sephora earlier to go there, then we headed down to the location. Along the way, we attended the Library Sale at Expo. I got myself some cool books for only 2 bucks each, woohoo.

Later that night, we were dancing to the festival music there. It was quite cool, as I was wearing a yukata for the 1st time ever. My obi kept falling though, and I had to keep holding it until somebody fixed it back for me. Geh.

17:08//Home: Toycon

2009-08-19T00:35:00.001+08:00

3 days of chaos, and not much of order, haha.

Friday: I was only there for a while. Met up with Zee and played a bit of Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Gawd, it was so awesome. I can't stress how awesome the songlist is.

Saturday: I went to try out the Animax hosting thing with Knife. I also joined the Movie cosplay competition as the Pac-Man ghost. And I freaking won. WON. I even beat Master Chief from Halo. What the hell man, lol. Well, that's 300 bucks waiting to be collected soon~

Sunday: The Anime cosplay competition was CRAZY. About 40 cosplayers competing, wow. I was happy enough I got into the top 10, with Viewtiful Joe. I think I'm gonna redo my helmet, it still hurts my head. Saku's wings were really nice; it gave me an idea of how to do Tyki's back tentacles. And the Red team still rocks! Shinji's Ragna, Negi's Yuki Jaden and me are unbeatable, hehe. Reinhart was wearing my Pac-Man ghost costume. He sure had a lot of fun with it!

I just collapse on bed after the end of both weekends. I sent Saku back home before heading off. The wings are cumbersome stuff, really. And I bought her a Zodiac badge, but she's a Gemini, not a Cancer. Alamak...

p.s. I was stupid enough to post this on the Zoo blog. Major props to Reinhart for telling me, haha.

26:06//Home: Concoction

2009-07-26T13:36:00.003+08:00

Yesterday must be one of the craziest days for this year.

I met up with Saku at the Yishun MRT station before heading over to Redhill for the Angel Sanctuary photoshoot with the group that cosplayed at Cosfest. We took 3 cabs to the exact location (which I happened to forget already) and we really wanted to say "Follow the taxi in front!" The drivers would probably go "WTF...", haha.

The shoot itself had crazy things going on. We all were talking about Ashley shooting for FHM and we almost got killed for that. Shinji smashed his wings after the photoshoot, Mao grew hair, Daniel nearly killed himself taking a good photoshot, and that girl photog (I forgot your name too, geh) called me "Abang". I'm like "O.O", and she's Chinese, by the way.

Then we went over to Just Acia for dinner. After eating, we were making weird mixes of drinks and getting the others to try it. Daniel is one guy with weird taste buds, everything was okay for him. Neng made toothpaste, Rein made some strawberry coffee, and Spidey made a really weird drink which I couldn't stand. Well, I made him and Neng throw up with my drink though, haha.

Then we walked around Plaza Singapura for some window shopping. The guys were playing BlazBlue, and looking at Saint Seiya figurines, and Saku was getting "drunk", and having weird thoughts~

Now I'm slacking at home, thinking of what other stuffs I need to get before I chiong my costume. I need some serious help for the GCA competition. I got two months to prepare...

13:07//Starbucks: Epilogue.

2009-07-13T23:00:00.000+08:00

Man, I'm really dead beat now. Just came back from the Cosfest event at Downtown East D'Marquee. To me, it was anything but a VERY HAPPY EVENT though. I spent 3 days at the Aloha Changi chalet with a few peeps there, and that was the actual interesting part in my whole past 3 days. And yes, I didn't bring my laptop there, so I couldn't blog at all until now. Geh.

Day 0 - Friday:
I went to class 1st with my luggage bag. It was hilarious because only my friend and the facilitator notice it, haha. After that, I rushed to return my library books and buy materials for my Kamina's glasses. Then I met up with Kelvin and was supposed to go to Tampines straight. But we detoured to Spidey's house in Bedok because he needed help to carry all the junk to the chalet.

After we made it there, we went out to grab foodstuffs and other things from Tampines 1's Cold Storage. Imagine the bill going upwards of 300 dollars. Amazing, really. When we got back, everyone was rushing their stuffs for Cosfest Day 1. Ashley was working on her sword, Saku was sewing, Shinji was doing his wing, and Neng was... playing Guitar Hero. He wasn't cosplaying though, lol.

Day 1 - Saturday:
By the time it was nearing 6am in the morning, everyone was nearly knocked out. The saikangs were already asleep by that time, and the chiongsters had just slept. I just knocked myself out on the matress, but I only got 20 minutes of sleep because I had to prepare breakfast with Spidey and Zero. We made Roti Jala and Chicken Stew, but we didn't buy a lot of essential cooking utensils. So I was "happily" stirring the Roti Jala mix with a spoon, and the bread looked more like a crepe. Thankfully they tasted nice.

I cosplayed as True Assassin from the Fate/Stay Night game, and it was quite an okay cosplay for me, in my opinion. But I loved the part when I got to intentionally cosf*ck and do a Cardboard Gundam character. Props to Julia for the idea! I also got to take a photo with a Fate/Stay Night team. After 4pm though, I sat at the Cardboard Gundam booth area and slept there for the rest of the time there. I was really knocked out. Luckily I was doing a masked character, my eyes were totally red that day.

Day 2 - Sunday:
I was playing Rock Band in the morning to clear my head a bit. I woke up twice in the morning from 7 to 8am, and I was greeted "Good Morning" twice, haha. I had to shave my body and and facial hair to prepare for my Kamina cosplay. The tattoo took the longest to do; I had help from Shinji and Kelvin. Julia had styled my wig the day before too. And my back fire tattoo was done with spray paint, crazy stuff. Overall, my Kamina was okay, except my wig looks funny and my glasses kept falling off, sian. Fake eyelash glue wasn't that strong after all. I need to get spirit gum for this.

The only interesting things happening in Day 2 were the "Y.A.O.I" song from that Fullmetal Alchemist cosplayer which was damn epic, and Krauser smashing an acoustic guitar. Knife looked sad seeing his guitar in pieces, lol. When we got back to the chalet, I had to bath to wash away all my tattoos. It washed off really easily, probably because of the foundation I put on beforehand. Heng ah~

08:07//Home: Fury.

2009-07-08T22:37:00.002+08:00

It's 2 days left to finish all the stuffs before Cosfest.

Everybody's feeling the heat.

People get pissed, people get depressed.

People want to whack other people because said people got the wrong stuffs for them.

...

Man, chill out a bit, people.

06:07//Home: Confused.

2009-07-06T15:21:00.004+08:00

I keep thinking to myself, "I really suck at my love life."

I mean, I'm very good at mingling with friends, but I'm really too afraid to go beyond that sometimes. And it's strange, because I wasn't like this in the past. I used to go after girls quite a lot.

I remember Jeremy pointing out to me that I wasn't the same as last time, which is very true. The thing is, I do have other priorities. My cosplaying hobby is going to reach its peak, and I want to make an impression. Meaning, I want to be famous for doing something that will be remembered for a long time. My Patapon was one of those, but I don't wish to stop there, cos' I want to do one better.

Okay, back to topic. I kanda have problems when talking to someone that I have a crush on. Not obvious to the whole lot of you, but it happens. So I'm still unsure how to go about settling down. I'm okay with not having a girlfriend currently, but...

AH, WHAT THE HECK. I'm thinking too much.

05:07//Home: TGX.

2009-07-05T23:39:00.004+08:00

I just came back from The Games Xpo held at Suntec. Seems like so many events are happening at Suntec lately.

Anyways, the 2 days I went there were really fun. Here's a rundown of what happened~

Day 1:
I was supposed to cosplay Pac-Man ghost, but I couldn't finish it in time. Then somebody told me that using an umbrella would be a good idea. I was like, "Oh god, you just reminded me about that!" I totally forgot about using an umbrella, so I'll get one soon and start finishing the ghost already.

H1 took a photo of me with weird looking glasses. I love that pic, haha.

Went for dinner at KFC with Ash, Kei, Saku, Eriol, Freedom and Zee. Melo came in later. After that, we had a Pocky party, yays. Then it was a bitchfest for the next 1 and a half hours. The girls were complaining mostly about other cosplayers and photogs, while the guys were giving fanservice, literally.

Day 2:
I saw Knife playing a new music game. He managed to win a Wii, that lucky guy! I got to saw the FIFA 2009 finals as well. The players kept scoring every 30 seconds, crazy stuff. The Tekken 6 competition was quite amazing too.

Then had dinner with Spidey, Rina, Mel and Ashley. Oh, and I saw a Chibi Lelouch during the day. I became Lelouch's clothes hangar too, hurhur~

One more thing. I also love kittens... A LOT. Forgot to put that in my last post, geh.

28:06//Home: Loves

2009-06-28T13:19:00.004+08:00

I quarantined myself at home until school on Friday. I love you guys too much, so I don't wanna kill you all, haha. But I love H1N1 more. No, not the virus, but my tag-team with Horse. Those at the Mascot Parade will get the joke~

Speaking of love, I'll make a lost of the 10 things Neko loves. Just cos' I'm bored. So in no particular order:

1. My grandma
She's been taking good care of me since young; I couldn't ask for a better grandma than her.

2. Chicken rice
A staple food for this cat. Any modifications to the chicken would be nice too, like honey-roasted, or black pepper. I just don't like steamed chicken though.

3. Drummania
The game that got me into playing real drums. If not for this, I wouldn't be good enough to play for a live audience for the 1st time. I still can remember the awesome feeling of playing at Suntec.

4. Cosplay
Hey, it's cool to dress up and be like a character. And even cooler to meet up with like-minded people. You get to act out like your character for once.

5. Arcades
Probably the 1st place that got me into gaming, and game design. I love watching pros beating their top scores in fighting games, or racers duking it out in driving games. I still remember the time I was feeding tokens to the WWF Wrestlefest machine at a makeshift arcade at a pasar malam, haha.

6. Going out
I love going out a lot, with or without friends. I don't really like getting cooped up at home too much.

7. Anime
This is what got me into cosplaying. Some of the characters have costumes that look cool to dress up in. And some stories are really nice, you gotta keep watching it over and over again.

8. My laptop
Without this baby, I can't do much else. I need the MSN, forums, and games. And not forgetting Youtube, lols.

9. Doubutsuen
My 1st official cosplay group. Wait, are there any official cosplay groups to begin with? Anyways, without these guys, I wouldn't progress as far in cosplay as I have now. You guys still rock.

10. Hurhur~
Those who are close to me should know this one by now. If not, Hurhur~

27:06//Home: Mascots.

2009-06-27T22:58:00.005+08:00

I met up with Eriol and his gang at around noon. Then we went to find Rina and Sakurazaki at the main area, in front of Ngee Ann City. I wasn't cosplaying, so I became a sai-kang warrior for the day.

I found famliar faces along the way. I saw Knife as Mario, Alucard at Terry Bogard and Mao doing Lich King. I took the free lunch at some booth before the cosplay competition started.

"Otaku Unlimited" happened at about 3pm. I found it quite bad for 3 reasons:

1. It's technically a cosplay competition because of the word "OTAKU", yet I see people dressed-up half-heartedly (for the lack of a better term). They look nothing like the characters, save for the cos-sers doing the game and anime characters.

2. What's with the all-team format? I thought there was an individual competition too. Some of the cos-sers were damn pissed about the news too. They can't perform in a group because their characters are too different from each other.

3. The organisers did mention a prize cash of up to $1000 for the winners, yet on the day itself, it became $100. Hooray.

Anyways, the group doing the anime and games cosplay won, much to nobody's surprise. I mean, Sheryl Nome did a stripshow! Plus points from the judges for that, haha.

Then while the rest were all taking photos, I sat down near the water booth, while I talked to some of the people there. Oxi was doing Francis again, I met up with Tsuki and Tohru (with her dollfie too), and I managed to talk to the genderbend Archer for the 1st time. Her costume and weapons look damn cool.

Then came my H1N1 partner, Horse. Simple calculation here: 1 Horse and 1 Neko make up H1N1. Best tag-team ever~

Later on, Spidey, Ash and Kei came along. The latter 2 were cosplaying from Lamento; they came from their morning photoshoot which I didn't go since it was too far off from my area.

Hmm, the mascot parade wasn't really too good, but there were some nice, accurate mascots there. I saw Iron Man, Kamen Rider, even a Barney dinosaur, and a Sakae Sushi mascot. More power to that. And not forgetting the countless Stormtroopers.

At night, there were the band performances. I caught a glimpse of Miavi's band playing. Nice~

And Freedom took a video of Sheryl's Henshin performance. Took 2 NGs before she got it almost perfect. The yellow wig keep falling off with the blue wig, lol.

But in all, not too bad for an event. It's just too bad the organisers have no damn clue what "Cosplay" really means. Speaking of which, I wonder if anybody spotted Raymond Yee anywhere. Was he even on-site? Hmm...

25:06//Home: Parade.

2009-06-25T20:26:00.003+08:00

Well, I'm probably going to the Mascot Parade this coming Saturday as a reporter/blogger. I'm not gonna cosplay for ther event anyways, just providing play-by-play coverage~

If you don't know about the event, here's the link to the official site:

Mascot Parade official site

I'm looking forward to this big event, and hopefully more Western-related cosplayers. Star Wars cosplayers still rocks, haha.

20:06//Gloria Jeans: Patapon.

2009-06-20T15:08:00.003+08:00

I'm now slacking at a cafe with Spidey, Melo and Ashley. The girls are doing their work now while I'm blogging.

Yeasterday I went to the Video Games Live concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. I went there for the finals of the cosplay competition. It was really the best one I've ever joined. The crowd went nuts over Patapon even before the host introduced my character. I loved the crowd reaction a lot, it makes cosplaying really worth it. In the end, I won some stuff from Costasia, a VGL cap, and a DVD of tunes from Overclocked Remix. The last prize was awesome for me, haha.

Then came the actual concert. I loved the Guitar Hero part of the song. 2 guys were competing while the orchestrs provded the background. Then Martin Leung's blindfold play of Super Mario on piano was surreal. And the Castlevania medley was the best part of the show. I didn't regret coming to the concert. It was the best one I've ever enjoyed so far.

Before I went back, I left my Patapon somewhere around the North Side of the stadium. Me and some others signed on it before leaving it safe somewhere, hehe.

18:06//Home: Sick.

2009-06-18T22:27:00.002+08:00

And no, you don't read it as homesick.

I just fell sick, just before the VGL day. Nice going, man. I had to visit the doctor and get an MC in case I don't turn up for class tomorrow as well. I don't think I'll survive through the whole day at the Indoor Stadium; I'm expecting crazy cold temperatures in there.

Ah wells, I'm gonna get an early rest so I'm well prepared for the big day.

17:06//Home: Abandoned.

2009-06-17T21:42:00.005+08:00

Yeah, you read the title right. I've pretty much been abandoned by my family. Well, it's only my mum, stepdad and sister.

Well, it's a messsed up story. And I'm seriously at a loss for words. It started when my stepdad talked to me (well, more like scolded) about the job I wanted to get. It costs a lot to make the portfolio and it includes photoshoot and make-up. I told my grandma that I'll return it once I borrowed from her a bit (which is possible since I'm selling my damn PSP that I haven't used in ages). Then something kinda ticked me off when he said my grandma is outside of the family. Which is true, but is wrong because she used to be a family member, until my mum got her out of the household after she married my stepdad. So I kinda spurted out that incident... and it sure is too quiet now in my house.

I borrowed from my grandma because I am very sure I can return back all the money in the future. This is for my future. But my parents think that, they're in the spotlight, and everything is about them only. Heck, my stepdad said if there's anything, I should ask my mum. Which is impossible to get anything from her, 'cos she can be VERY stingy at times. And best of all, my stepdad thinks the place I'm working in is a type of scam. Come on, I already went to the place and saw for myself. If you can't believe me, then my future in the household is in ruins. I'm already 20 years old; I can jolly well take good care of myself. I want my independence.

Off-topic a bit; my mum keeps telling me not to take drugs, smoke, drink beer etc. Man, she doesn't know that I absolutely HATE all those things. I'd rather burn my money than buy those... things. I get stressed out very often, and what does she do? Keep forcing me to say out my problems. At least let me sort out my thoughts first before I say anything. I always feel suffocated in my house; this is one reason why I always go out and hang around places almost everyday.

Anyways, I really don't know what to do now. I feel lost...

16:06//Home: Durians.

2009-06-16T23:12:00.003+08:00

Oh man, durians during their season really taste heavenly. I really feel on Cloud 9, although I feel like throwing up from too much sweetness too, meh.

I managed to get an offer while going to Carrefour. 4 packs for 10 bucks, sweet. And I'm supposed to treat my grandma to durians, so there goes my money for a good cause, haha. My uncle and aunt got one packet each also. The least packet went to me, and boy, I really enjoyed the "snacks".

Okay, I'm supposed to organise a durian outing. Anyone reading this who wants to join in, please find me on MSN or PM me in SGCafe, ya?

Oh yeah, I need to add my SGCafe address in my blog too. Gah.

16:06//Home: Dancing.

2009-06-16T14:16:00.004+08:00

I don't know why, but I just felt like dancing all of a sudden. Gotta thank Turbo's Black Cat for this, haha.

Anyways, I'm going to chill out for today at town again. It's really strenuous for me to stay in my house for 2 days in a row. I'm too outgoing I guess. And I gotta spend my money wisely too. Now I have to try not too spend too much on arcade games, which is hard since I love arcade games too much too, meh.

Hmm, yesterday I was talking to another cosplayer. Forgot his nick, but he did Iori from the King of Fighters before. He did mention something about the cosplaying in general here compared to Japan. If you mess up there but try to cosplay as accurate as possible, you won't be screamed at much over there. But over here, you'll get flamed all over SGCafe if you so as much get you wig colour slightly off. Yeah, SGCafers are generally unforgiving, lol. That's why I have to cosplay as accurate as humanly possible, so nobody can say anything.

For one thing, just about all my cosplays cover my eyes or my whole face altogether. I can't wear contacts for nuts, so I'm very restricted. But I had to get around it and cosplay characters who wear shades. And I usually want to stand out a bit from the majority, so I'll most always do funny characters like Don Kanonji or Patapon. If others like or are entertained by my cosplays, it makes me happy too. And that's the only thing that keeps me cosplaying. I would like everyone to enjoy every cosplay event there is (well, maybe except the really, REALLY minor ones, haha).

4 more cosplays to go for this year, I'm definitely ending the year with a BANG.

15:06//Home: Blur.

2009-06-15T14:25:00.003+08:00

It's 2.30pm and I'm still sleepy. I still have to fix my Patapon's feathers later on, but until now, I got nothing else to do. Maybe I'll watch the Gurren Lagann OVA that I haven't watched since I got it a few weeks ago. I want to enter WCS as Kamina, and hopefully Ice would be doing Yoko and Spidey can finish his Gurren on time.

I don't see my future in cosplay though. It's just a hobby for me to enjoy myself and to meet more new friends. But really, cosplay in Singapore has been getting bad attention, especially with recent events like the "Cosplay with No. 3 SAF uniform" and the "Cosplay SailorIdol", among others. It's okay if you want to have fun, but there's also limits too. Don't do it at the expense and inconvienience of others.

In other news, I'm supposed to treat my grandma to durians soon. Maybe tomorrow's a good day, if it doesn't rain. And I hope I'll be able to work at Cos'tasia soon. At least I have a source of income to fall back on, and I don't have to be spoonfed anymore. I've taken a lot, and I really want to give back to those who have helped me and pushed me further.

And my photoshoot CD still hasn't arrived yet, meh.

14:06//Starbucks: Coffee.

2009-06-14T13:26:00.004+08:00

Hmm, later I'll be playing that Harley-Davidson motorbike game with Spidey before going to Costasia to disturb Yuki, haha. I pity him for not being able to go to Streetfest yesterday; he had to run the Costasia store alone, that poor thing.

I should cut some slack and enjoy myself today. No use sulking over past events~

14:06//Home: Thoughts.

2009-06-14T12:55:00.004+08:00

Man, I feel miserable today. I probably woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

I'm still feeling the effects from yesterday. Even playing Drummania didn't really cheer me up. More like woke me up, 'cos I was nearly asleep, meh. I didn't really stayed around to watch the Guitar Hero competition. What a waste.

Speaking of which, I really have the urge to play real drums again. I currently don't have a band to play with right now, but I'm sure willing to play just to get the kicks out of jamming to anime songs, haha. Maybe I should look for members in SGCafe. Then again, it might not be too reliable.

Anyways, for the past few days, I didn't really feel like myself lately. Is it because I'm being lovesick? It's been a long time since I ever had this feeling, since I had my 1st girlfriend. Come to think of it, my 1st relationship didn't really ended too well...

I kinda lost my confidence in going after a girl now. Last time I wasn't like this; I would pay 100% full attention to the girl that I liked. Maybe now is because my prorities are different. I have different needs this year. The hunger for success is probably what keeps me more motivated than anything. Wanting a girlfriend is somewhere behind, lols.

I find it funny when my long-time good friend Jeremy told me how much I had changed since he left for studies in Australia. He said I went from "Helping people in a relationship" to "Really going after girls" to "Really don't care now". Which is kinda true to an extent, but it's just funny when he said it. I never expected to turn out like this now.

But I sure want to settle down with a girlfriend before NS. I gotta do some soul-searching and regain that confidence and cockiness that made Neko what he was.

13:06//Streetfest: Unlucky.

2009-06-14T00:47:00.001+08:00

Man, was Youth Park bloody hot. Then there was rain about 3 hours later. WTH...

I went to Streetfest with Spidey, Kei and Ashley. They were helping out Mel and Rina with their costumes. I went elsewhere and met the usual Batsu Game suspects and we had a lot of fun playing the games, especially "Minorika Rhythm 4" and "Number Game". Tohru got problems playing the latter; she keep putting out the correct number, haha.

Other than that, I met other of my old friends, like Leo (my Anime Club senior), Xin's friend (keep forgetting his name), Oxi, Miavi, Virusz and a couple others. They were having fun until the rain arrived. Then half the cosplayers were rushing to Cineleisure, hurhur.

Too bad I didn't manage to talk to that cosplayer much. Kinda regretted it. But lucky I brought an umbrella, AND I didn't cosplay Patapon. Kind of a foresight I guess. Gotta thank my grandma for lending me her umbrella~

Neko: Restart

2009-06-14T00:44:00.002+08:00

Yeah, basically a new blog. I'm only posting my thoughts and events around me.

Hmm, right now I got a lot of hobbies. Videogaming, jamming and cosplay. And I got my other "work" too, that I'll hopefully enjoy.

'kays, now I'm gonna write my blog about Streetfest later. Ja ne.