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underneath the stars

"Before you, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars-points of light and reason... And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore, and there was no more reason for anything."
~Edward Cullen ~

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Thursday, February 26, 2009
taiwan trip tell-tales [part I]
2/26/2009 03:01:00 am

okay,so part 1 is gonna be crappeh. because i'm gonna just say that i had fun and that the weather is making my hair oily, my skin peel (yes,i did forget my moisturiser), and that i am now having dandruff because my scalp is not used to the weather.

and of course my decision now is that i want to type the whole post in chinese (possibly in old chinese text) and its translations (if i can) in english below. maybe i'll get too lazy along the way and spare you the horrors (?) or reading the tiny chinese words. hahaha. gosh. i'm getting so many typos from not using my computer for a week! lol!

i'm just crapping along for now.. lack of sleep... buh-bye.


Tuesday, February 17, 2009
gonna go to taiwan!!
2/17/2009 09:03:00 pm

oh gosh,i cant wait! and they said we may be going to an onsen too!!! mom and i went out to buy swimsuits just now because they dont allow people to enter the onsen with just a towel on/naked like they do in japan. its not like i'd dare to go in naked anyways. swimsuits are expensive!!!!

the weather in taiwan now.... they said its about 18degrees Celcius,which is very cold in my opinion. no matter. i had borrowed a jacket from XiMei,who says it can be worn in 3degrees. the jacket is very thick. :D thanks,XiMei~

now i'm only worried about entertainment. i'd probably cry if my iPod goes out of batt. Esther suggested that i bring a sketchpad (which i will! many thanks to Esther too!)

my only regret now is that the next chapter of VK will be out on 24th Feb but i will only be back on the 25th!!!!!!! TT^TT

i should be packing my stuff now,because i have to go for an interview with Esther tomorrow.. i hope i'll have fun there! i wont be updating till i get back though,which means i'll probably update next thursday..

these 2 days,i've been facinated with the paint bucket tool of photoshop! i colored 2 pictured using it. hahaha.

early HAPPY BIRTHDAY to patsy!


Saturday, February 14, 2009
valentines day xD
2/14/2009 05:54:00 pm

actually,i'm not doing anything this year other than rotting at home. i had wanted to go out with my friends (meaning Esther and the group of ppl i always go out with) but it seems i didnt have the time.and neither do they.
JiaHao came over to use my lappie though,and she gave me Valentine's present! i didnt prepare any for her.. i feel horrid.
but to think i had been stressing about presents last year!! i had made some chocolate stuff which tasted okay-ish to me. i wonder if i will have to make some similar stuff again next year... i think i'll go with cookies and cupcakes if i have time to make any.

i had also wanted to update my blog but i hadnt. i had been busy for a few days but i had been more free the past few days. at any rate,i have finally caught up to the latest episode of KHR,but i am very remiss to have not caught up on Kuroshitsuji, Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae and Casshern Sins. maybe i'd get to watch them sometime....

yesterday,i had gone out with XinLi and JinXian to celebrate mine and JX's birthdays. he brought us to this vegetarian restaurant. i ordered potato baked rice. it was a dinner set and so i got soup and green tea as well. we went shopping afterward. XinLi bought mango shower gel from The Body Shop while i got animepedia from Kinokuniya. it cost me $19 and is in japanese! (on the cover it says 550yen,which amounts to about $9.0124SGD so i had wondered if i were scammed of $10,but inside the book were some good stuffs,like postcards and a kuroshitsuji placemat so i figured it is possibly okay. it was hard to part with the cash tho.)
i had fun reading the doujins inside though,and there are some marvellous doujins in the book! i'd love to scan them and post it here but i think they are copyrighted to their artists...

oh well,enough ranting for now...


Tuesday, February 03, 2009
new phone?
2/03/2009 03:50:00 pm

having to choose a new phone with the features you desire? no problem! try to find a phone which will suit your need on this site!

you can look for features such as:
....and much more~
(basically you answer questions on the site and they will guide you to getting a phone you want)
okay,so i was bored,i signed up for some About.com thing and they send you an email each day with different themes and blah. i actually delete my mails from them at first,but the site is rather useful.
at any rate,after trying the site,here are my results.

1. LG Chocolate 3 VX8560 (Verizon Wireless, Bell Mobility(Canada))

Among the features that you requested, this phone has:
A small size and weight (Weighs 3.36 ounces and measures: 3.87 x 1.94 x 0.64 inches)
USB charging
The right form factor
Enough memory and/or memory expansion (140MB & MicroSD expansion slot)
Bluetooth
The right price
Suitable camera options (2-Megapixel)
A superior battery life (270 minutes of talk time)
USB connectivity
But it doesn't appear to have:
A full QWERTY keyboard for texting

2. UTStarcom Blitz (Verizon Wireless)

Among the features that you requested, this phone has:
The right form factor
Enough memory and/or memory expansion (MicroSD expansion slot)
A full QWERTY keyboard for texting
Bluetooth
The right price
Suitable camera options (1.3-megapixel)
A superior battery life (280 minutes of talk time)
USB connectivity (USB cable included)

But it doesn't appear to have:
A small size and weight
USB charging

3. Samsung Sway (Verizon Wireless)

Among the features that you requested, this phone has:
USB charging
The right form factor
Enough memory and/or memory expansion (64MB & MicroSD expansion slot)
Bluetooth
The right price
Suitable camera options (2.0-megapixel)
A superior battery life (270 minutes of talk time)
USB connectivity
But it doesn't appear to have:
A small size and weight
A full QWERTY keyboard for texting



4. LG cu515 (AT&T)

Among the features that you requested, this phone has:
A small size and weight (Weighs 3.36 ounces and measures: 3.78&)
USB charging
The right form factor
Enough memory and/or memory expansion (55MB & MicroSD expansion slot)
Bluetooth
The right price
Suitable camera options (1.3-megapixel)
USB connectivity

But it doesn't appear to have:
A full QWERTY keyboard for texting
A superior battery life



5. Motorola Adventure V750 (Verizon Wireless)

Among the features that you requested, this phone has:
A small size and weight (Weighs 3.9 ounces and measures: 2.0 x 4.0 x .65)
The right form factor
Enough memory and/or memory expansion (128 MB & MicroSD expansion slot)
Bluetooth
The right price
Suitable camera options (2-megapixel)
A superior battery life (330 minutes of talk time)

But it doesn't appear to have:
USB charging
A full QWERTY keyboard for texting
USB connectivity
personally, i like the first 3 they are recommending me. my whims are just the USB connection, camera,file space and most importantly the PRICE. and of course i need a long battery life because i can chat for 2 hours straight on the phone. hahaha.
back to playing Pet Society! Ciao~


Monday, February 02, 2009
AFA'08 and EOY'08
2/02/2009 10:35:00 am

long post again... readers beware.

AFA'08
pictures are copyright of their photographers. view AFA pics here and here.

AFA = Anime Festival Asia. it was held this year in Singapore,on the 22nd-23rd November'08. tickets for both days cost $8. (while for 1day it will cost $5)

i went with Eileen on the first day. we saw this girl with a real good J-Rock hair! we wanted to know if she was going for the AFA and it turned out she was. (we also wanted to stalk follow her to get a photograph of her but we didnt)

the queue was LONG. and long barely covers the extend of it. luckily,the cashiers worked real fast and we were able to get tickets quickly. Eileen was already gone taking photos of cosplayers. she got back in line on time to get her ticket though :D

there were many stalls/booths at the AFA. the 1st one we went to was booth that specifically puts up dolls for everyone to look and and photograph. there was another one called Manga Kissa, after its original stoe name. Manga Kissa is a manga cafe in Singapore. they went there to AFA to promote their services.
i loved this one which sells those mini items which look damn real. there were mini ice-cream stalls, mini kitchen, and mini food! it was so amazing i was gushing over it the whle time. but i only went to see most of the stalls with Esther on the 2nd day.

on the first day i was just walking about with Eileen,taking photos of cosplayers and all.. we found hikari (LiangYi) and miharu (HuiYing) and their friend QianYing at the Graffitti Wall. they (well at least hikari and qianying) were sort-of spamming the wall with their drawings.. qianying had her FMA gender bended Edward (Edwina) and Winry (Winter) in the drawings! there was 2 Gundam drawings on the wall and it looked very real! there was also a real spammer who drew longcat on all the pieces of paper at the graffitti wall.
there were also many drawings of artists above the graffitti walls for all to enjoy. (they are splendid pictures!!!)

there were glass shelves close to the graffitti walls,and on those were hundreds of figurines from anime and cartoons. there was Batman, Mickey, and Nanoha (and of course lots more!) [there was a girl figurine with a good (?) upskirt shot we could take pictures of.]

ChuangYi Publications also set up a booth to sell off manga (and now,i still have a lot to buy... Tsubasa 22-24, xxxHOLiC 12 & 13, Special A 11, Marchen Prince 4 & 5, Kuroshitsuji 3-5 so that is 11 books in all.)

there were a few people cosplaying as C.C. from Code Geass! and there was this guy who cosplayed as a character called Shiki from this yaoi game.. (or so Eileen says,and i believe her.)

on the stage were some performances by the cosplay groups.. the Code Geass one was of Lelouch trying to hide C.C.'s existance,with C.C. in an almost encounter with Suzaku. it was a hilarious skit. but skits were only performed on the first day as a small part of the events. the rest of the time was spent on screening several anime for the crowd to enjoy.

there was a domo-kun stall near the stage,selling various domo-kun items such as t-shirts. there were also some televisions near the stage,showing off and introducing various anime. there was: Casshern Sins, Skip Beat!, Code Geass, Toradora, Shakugan no Shana and D.Gray-man screened on the televisions.

Animax was also running about with cameras to take videos of cosplayers and parts of the event.
i think the most amazing thing at the event would be my witnessing of this wonderous item known as a tablet. one can draw and color on the tablet and it will show on the computer. oh,no,wait. the most amazing thing at the event is witnessing artists at work on the tablet. the draw and color so well!!! *envious*

and speaking of tablets, i believe i should buy one. just so i can practice drawing while waiting for anime to load and whatnot. and i think it will be a useful tool since i'm going to be studying animation soon. hopefully i will have mastered photoshop by then. (as of now, i can only crop some stuff, put in some effects and color a little on photoshop... i suck. i need to go look for tutorials.)

i cannot believe they actually put arcade stuff in the event,but they did. in the middle of the whole place were some arcade racing machines and people crowded around watching others race.

there were 2 evening performances,one on each day. the first night was by a man named Ichirou Mizuki, nicknamed Aniki by fans. apparently,he sang more than 1200 in his (roughly) 40 years of singing career!
i only recognized some of the songs he sang because they were from the Ultraman drama.. hahaha. Mizuki-san had this famous hand sign that was made up of his 2 thumbs and forefingers held above his head in a "v" sign. fans were singing along with him,and i joined in the fun. its almost too bad i had to leave early.

on the 2nd night was a performance by May'N. her costume was more flashy than Mizuki-san,who wore black suit-like clothes with a red coat.

EOY'08
pictures are copyright of their photographers. view EOY pics here and here.

EOY was fun ^^ we took a break from work just to go there.
the theme for EOY'08 was Retro Anime Fever,but not all cosplayers cosplayed in old anime. actually,Eileen and i were hoping (?!?!?!?) for someone to cosplay Astro Boy. we imagined an old-ish uncle dressed up in a red underwear there. (lol whut?!)
there was Super Mario though! so cute!

Don Kanonji was there too,and his infamous Bwuohaha pose. i admire the cosplayer for holding that pose for more than 5 minutes straight! (okay,so photographers kept rushing forward to take photos.
there was also a super cute pair of children who cosplayed as Kon and Neilel! <3 them so much~

i actually prefer the cosplay the EOY to AFA,because the AFA was less for cosplay.
plus,the box-head people are back again! (i just loove them~ xD)

performances on stage were cool! i liked the one the Kuroshitsuji cosplayers did ^^ it was a skit,and dance was involved. who knew Sebastian and Ciel could dance in hip-hop style lols!

looking at the pictures...... i realised i actually had missed many cosplayers! Dx
but there were many cool weapons at EOY.
i salute you,cosplayers and weapon-makers!
and also those people who had spent like $1500 on this doll outfit with the weapon. (we asked them the price. they had the costume imported from overseas!)

again with the overwhelming number of Code Geass cosplayers,but they look great! someone cosplayed as Suzaku's Lancelot,which i thought was real cool! but that person couldnt see very well,and thus had the Anya cosplayer help him/her around.

another cosplayer sewed her own Yuuko's costume using some expensive-looking patterened cloth. my respects to her as well!

there was a group of people who cosplayed Vampire Knight, and i liked this girl who cosplayed Kurenai Maria. she's s really beautiful person! (i meant the cosplayer)

ack... so many cosplayers i want to commend~ i think you can decide for yourself who looks best xD


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