Midorima Takao shoot

My first shoot for the year and probably the last shoot until I graduate sniff sniff.. Takao Kazunari and Midorima Shintarou from Kuroko no Basket

Almost couldn't wake up this morning and for the first time, I concealed my brows totally and drew on completely new ones, not following my natural brow shape at all. Took me 3 tries to get them symmetrical and slanted at a good angle. Rest of the make up went on as usual, I was trying to elongate my eyes through the eye-lining but they still looked pretty generic to me. Oh wells. Try harder next time :) I also wore a pair of thin lashes bought from daiso (lololol yes i'm using daiso lashes again) because I wanted a bit of eyelash, but the good ones I have are all too dramatic so I picked out a simple pair last saturday when I was playing running man with CI. They work well for guys \^_^/

I left the house wearing my wig because it was black and wouldn't attract much attention. Of all days. Seriously of all days I had to meet my neighbour who was also leaving his house with his family at the same time. I WAS SO AWKWARD HELP T______T I exchanged a hi, smiled at the new born baby girl in the mum's arms and retreated straight back into my house, exclaiming rather loudly that I had forgotten to bring my keys. I hope my neighbours heard my excuse for running away so suddenly. I really couldn't bear entering the same lift and making small talk. Any other time I would have loved to ask about the baby and maybe even poke her a little but NOT TODAY PLEASE. Not with my wig, crazy lined blue eyes, super thin+low eyebrows and my bound chest.

The dad had already seen my machine gun for Laguna when it was in the early stages of spray painting, I left it outside to dry and through my peephole I saw him staring at it.... Now without doubt he knows that it belongs to me. I'm not ashamed of my hobby, I just wish I had a better way of breaking the news to my neighbours..... I should have handled the situation better although it totally caught me by surprise. What would you guys have done D:  

Anyways Nic, our photog was late so Kiyo and I were at macs and I was helping her draw her eyebrows while Oli helped with the contouring. They both gasped after knowing that I was wearing the lens inside out. LOL before that they were complimenting my contacts and asking where I bought them.

It's a dangerous move I know, but I didn't want the black rim which would enlarge my eyes too much so I flipped and wore them the other way round. I won't do it again, sorry :( and to anyone reading this, please don't try it. Especially for colored lens because the printing will be in direct contact with your eyes and that's very very risky. So much for being resourceful...

First shot of the day taken in the toilet. In my hurry to leave the house I forgot my entire bag of make up and brushes. Used some of Kiyo's stuff to touch up. I also forgot my bra so I had my chest bound for the whole time even after the shoot when we went to eat OTL never again am I wrapping the bandage so tightly. I used a photo editing app recommended by Kiyo and the face slimming function is awesome. Haha I admit I slimmed my face here, my chubby cheeks were borderline unbearable in the original photo. The app even has a smile function where you can adjust the curve of the mouths they detect. I tried tweaking it but there was no difference so yea guys these are our real smiles :)

Btw it might not be obvious in photos but while snipping off some loose hair in the toilet, I actually snipped off by mistake, almost half of my right antenna. OMG I wanted to lie down on the cold toilet floor when the scissors went snip and I saw what had been cut. My first thought was that I had ruined the wig (which I probably have) but the only saving part was that I had already gel-ed them together so they didn't fall out immediately. One side is like thinner than the other and I probably have to grab new hair from the side and merge the strands in the future if I cos Takao again.

             

Nic got me this from Japan!!!!!!!!! The Hunter X Hunter Last Mission movie tumbler from J World!! I don't know whether he originally intended to give it to me but I'm really ecstatic and grateful to have received it :'D It's actually my 3rd time shooting with Nic, he was the very first photog I've worked with properly, during the nus cosplayers photoshoot which was also my first photoshoot. He also took shots of my diabolik team during an event at scape. My photos during the reshoot for final fantasy was also taken by him. Hahaha I just find that Nic is a really nice person to work with, time and again I have felt this way. Really really thankful that he was free and willing to come take photos of us today :))

All the indoor courts were full but we chose to go to the badminton court instead of the basketball court because the atmosphere was really heavy in the basketball court @___@ would have felt really uncomfortable taking photos there. Unfortunately the chairs in the badminton courts are orange, matched our uniform so perfectly machiam camouflage sia. The photos looked ok though we re-took some of them after moving to the basketball court later in the afternoon when it was less crowded. Still felt very self conscious with all the other real basketball players squeaking with their shoes while running around and handling the ball like a pro. I was there struggling to make my pose look authentic and do a low dribble without bursting out into laughter.

I was very happy with the shots and can't wait to see them! Nic only does basic editing I think so I'll be expecting to get the photos from him for more processing.

I'm gomen for looking so fierce with my new brows. It's not such a good idea to draw them so low I realised.. I looked kinda squinty in some of the photos taken. Next time will draw them higher up but still slanted. Oli is so pretty!! I've always her found her a beauty ahaha and today we both discovered that she's 2 years younger than I am??! I've always thought I was younger hahaha 

Oh yea final semester starts tomorrow. Makes no difference since I never took much of a break from school after lab started :/

Updates

My dad's eyesight is much better after the operation and is recovering well.. The medical fees cost a bomb though X__X

Had a rather relaxing week at lab because my cells weren't ready for transfection when I went back on tuesday and so I couldn't start my 4 day long experiment. Prof wasn't around either and I could leave when I was done with the things I needed to do for that day. All these plus holiday mood :X

Met up with cos friends twice this week and oho I finally thickened my skin and added T on fb after an afternoon of running man on saturday. When are the YYYYYs going out again?? 

Was supposed to have a kuroko no basket shoot today morning but my partner felt really unwell so we had to postpone it.. Date still unconfirmed.. A little disappointed because it's a cosplay I'm looking forward to. Also because I cut my eyebrows for nothing LOL yes I'm eyebrowless now

The new cosplays I've scheduled for this year (after FYP) are mostly characters that I chose for myself right from the start and are genuinely interested in taking on XD I love some of the characters so much I'm willing to do a solo cosplay without a partner, something I've never attempted.

           

Trimmed the wig from scratch and this is the ungel-ed version. I honestly tried to spike it afterwards but the spikes won't hold.. Need to see some pro in action and learn.. Carrot jacket with matching pants. The pants when worn alone makes me look like a member of a lion dance troop lololol jacket is comfortable but it's such a striking orange and screams Shutoku XD need to be really bo chap to wear it out on normal days. This has the potential to qualify as my most comfortable costume in 2014, if the photoshoot takes place ;__;

I'm also looking really forward to my Kaito cos and Subaru (tokyo babylon) cos. When my hxh Kaito stuff arrives I predict I will probably be fangirling so much over myself that I can't take a proper selfie 8) His insane weapon-- Crazy Slots will have to wait till after fyp X__X choosing to do the rifle version, might do the scythe and maze version eventually but we'll see. I love Kaito so much :))) Not more than Shalnark though :))))

End of year post

Probably the last post of 2013 and I'm starting off with bad news.. My dad might have developed glaucoma in his left eye.. That baka.. he already felt the symptoms before we went malaysia but kept quiet about it and endured the occasional distortion and loss of vision in one eye throughout the trip????!! We could tell his eye was causing him discomfort while in malaysia but never dreamt that it was so serious.

Today when we touched down and reached home he suddenly announced that he's going take the mrt and go Novena to see some eye specialist, from an article he saw in a magazine. Without making any appointment or even telling us beforehand. Without a handphone, not knowing exactly where the place is. I mean I know he has had little education and but I'm so angry and upset I almost burst into tears and seriously wanted to punch him for not taking better care of himself. Loss of vision is no joke, how dare he do this to himself and best of all not let my mum and I know.

Just looking at how he made a mark and folded the page of that article in the stupid chinese health magazine is so heart wrenching. He must have been so worried and scared all by himself while I was happily enjoying myself in malaysia. Urgh seriously :((((((((((((((

I bought some presents for you guys, very sweet smelling and moisturizing lip balm in adorable cupcake containers

Finally chanced upon and bought david's new album, the songs are wonderful~

I saw this tree from the car while stopping at a red light and thought the orange on the tree looked autumn-ish. It was too bright to judge if I managed to captured the colour and when I looked at it properly afterwards I realised the tree forms a heart :)

1/3 of what I bought in total I think. Mainly tee shirts to wear to school and 2 pair of bottoms for cosplay. I'm also really excited to try my first pair of dollywink lashes. They're too exp usually in singapore so I could only allow myself to spend ringit on them haha, there was some discount too.

This is lessie (lassie??) and she's so chubby she looks more like a bear. Really cute still :)

Long long post about photoshoot and EOY

After last weekend , a few things I realised.. I miss cosplaying female characters so much, so so much :'D and also, the difference between daiso lashes and the japan brand lashes is thhiiiiiiissssssssssss much

I didn't go all out for Princess Leia and did only the bare minimal make up with eyeliner because I thought adding fake lashes was overkill and would scare my band mates lol.

1. Laguna didnt need any blush, lashes or lip gloss. 

2. I got my hands on a few more cosmetics and helped out with Kai's shoot where I went ooh and ahh at her huge collection of make up.

Was itching so badly to try out my make up and doll myself up *__* the last time i cosed a girl was in july for CCS Bubbles

No time to try until last Saturday for bisca. When the fake lashes went on omg I was shocked once again at the difference lashes make. Was using the jewelove lashes mentioned in the previous make up post. I don't know whether it was a level up from the usual daiso lashes I've been using or if my technique has improved (lol) or if I was in particularly good condition that day but I was just blinking and laughing to myself in the mirror ahahaha. 

Anyways husbando was for the shoot on sat because of some wig and belt mishaps. At the actual venue, wig went on well and I only encountered a little problem with sticking the white ribbon at the top and bottom of the tube dress. Had fun in the toilet wahaha

Premise of the shoot was a shy first date where bisca and alzark met up and had a sweet romantic time feeding each other yum yums. Then some weapon action shots after that :) it actually started raining after we got our first few shots and completed the first scenario. Prompt indoor cafe shot wheeeee managed to get a nice table at TCC and spent a happy hour there having high tea and shooting. Might have been the best shoot of my life, got to sit comfortably in aircon and eat delicacies 8D more please.

It was still drizzling after we were done but we went on ahead to the next location at merchant road or something like that. Very nice place I never knew existed! Finished up the shoot there and I can't wait to see the photos! Zee was our photographer and despite not having a helper I think we survived well :)b

Shoot ended later than I expected and I had to quickly rush to my prof's house for a Xmas lab dinner.. Wanted to cab there but it was still raining and being the cab noob I am, I couldn't flag down any and took mrt in the end, having wasted 30 minutes already. Finally reached prof's house at 8-ish.. I think I surprised the lab people because I'm relatively quiet compared to the other 2 fyp mates and seeing me dressed up with such heavy make up must have changed tier impression a little... For better or worse I have no idea o_O ah wells prof's daughter is so cute!! And he dotes on her so adorable hahaha

EOY was the immediate next day and I changed a pair of lashes from the same jewelove lash to get a less sultry and more spunky look: 

Didn't look like Cater much and thankfully I got a huge help from the photog/helper Wei who was really good at styling wigs OTL wigs are one thing I need so much improvement on.. It's one thing to look pretty, but if the resemblance is missing then a bit no point ah.

For a group with members who seldom meet and are cosing together for the 1st time, I believe we did quite well and managed to make our way to the barrage by 2pm (i think) Yifen really did a good job coordinating and I'd like to think that the individual cosers were responsible for themselves as well :)

Sun was scorching and I could feel my legs burn even with the socks on, could barely open my eyes properly at the first location on the bridge I wonder how the photos will turn out there. One thing though, Cater has pretty and striking colours -- blue eyes and orange hair, and my overkill lashes LOL so shouldn't be too bad. 

I had quite a few photos taken and managed to walk around quite a bit. Sadly...... I didn't see any hxh cosers or any cosplays which caught my attention. Just Debito and Virus. Didn't buy anything too.. But it was fun because I was so happy with my wig and could walk around properly and my contact lenses weren't being a pain in the eye. I've confirmed that the green lenses for Laguna are defective since I wore the purple lens for Bisca on saturday from the same brand and they felt so comfy ;_; oh wells

Not the full team here but it was as many members as we could gather and squeeze into a front camera shot hahaha

My feet were hurting like crap at the end of the event because I was wearing ill fitting shoes the whole day whoops, had dinner at just asia and took the bus back to clementi with Yanx where we talked about HxH the entire bus ride XDXD so fulfilling to talk for almost an hour with a fellow HxH fan!!

Had solo shots taken by Sam whose fb photograhy page is here. Our group's shots are nicely compiled in this album. Do check out the album! I'm so proud of the team :') it has brought us closer and it's a lovely wrap up for my 2013 events.

Many things about my make up I can point out based on this photo... but i'll just leave it here without commenting hehe :D

My western blots turned out nicely today I'm happy and looking forward to getting my assay readings tomorrow!! Hopeful!

Double cos weekend

I know I said I wouldn't cosplay over 2 consecutive days of the weekend as much as possible but here I am again...

Feeling very jumpy now as I always do when cosing Bisca because she wears a tube dress and I don't like showing my chest much :( last shoot with liz hubby before she goes overseas for a few years.. 

                                       

The wig is so smooth and tangle free even after a photoshoot and 1 year of storage, with careful maintenance on my part of course XD Janice it'll be yours soon! Touched up the gun a little but did not modify it in any way.. My first ever prop whoo~ and it looks amateur ahaha

EOY is tomorrow and I've managed to complete the gun on time, though it isn't very well made, considering I modified it from a daiso toy gun. Thought it was a gone case at one point when it looked hideous even after the main components were assembled and I made the decision to slice off the base of the brown part to make a proper slant edge. Could have danced in relief when the gun started to look better LOL really really relieved. 

While doing a costest after styling the wig, I was hit by a sudden bout of utapri feels. Not bad sia hahaha and nope i'm not doing that character.. I'm a proper girl this time!

The costume has so many accessories and layers to it, I hope I don't forget anything tomorrow or bake to death at the barrage.. 

First week of december

I bought nail polish again... Was just looking for a top coat but got convinced to buy this pretty set for a bundle price ehehehe

3 nail polishes and a remover for $11.90. The remover actually reads "nail remover" I'm worried now lololol chose the top and base coats and the only shimmer colour they had. Now my nails match my psp wow!! Was that why I unconsciously chose the shimmery pink? XD

Never mentioned this before but the psp is not a solid pink but actually has millions of small shimmery particles~~ so pretty

Went with lab mates to vivo for dinner last week and we were greeted by this :))

Bad idea to go out at night after lab especially if there's also lab the next day.. I was so tired I could hardly move after getting home. Dinner was nice though, we had pastamania and went to daiso for a short walk after that.

I mentioned I had no time for PC games but I went back and finished up mink's reconnect route :') it definitely gave more feels than clear's. The nostalgic music, mink's expressions, voice and actions were all so touching.. And when the ending song started playing with the credits rolling in, I almost flopped back onto my bed because I was so happy and full of feels.. Then the screen stopped at this and..... photo chance!!

Will probably be super duper busy next week because I have 2 lab presentations due and 2 characters to prepare for next weekend's shoot and event. And I need to do as much as possible in lab since I'll be escaping to m'sia from the 19th till 30th..... haven't tell prof yet HELP

Post exam shopping

Finished my last paper of the sem this afternoon at 3pm :) shared a cosmetic sales post on fb asking if anyone was interested to go with me and Kai was also interested wheeee she contacted me through various channels, worried that I had left without her when I was only not replying because I was having my exam hahaha~~ so off we went to the ulu office at red hill ahaha it's really hard to locate the office, fortunately I've been there once so it wasn't as confusing this time.

This post is going to be me fangirling over my purchase okies hahaha now u all will see how crazy I am :( my other passion after anime manga cosplay and seiyuu

So I got another blush... Help.. That makes 3 of them now. But I love them all!!! I really love my blushes. The first one is from étude house which is shimmery, then I bought the non shimmer eyemazing one last year from the same office sale and finally I picked up this cream mousse formula today because I've been interested in mousse texture cosmetic after buying the maybelline mousse foundation recently. Anyways the colour looks nice on my hand and it blends easily.

Slightly shimmery and has a faint fragrance. I have doubts about how long it will last without rubbing off but we'll see this December after I use it during eoy :Db the packaging is really cute and compact, I'm happy with it!

Next I bought the jewelove lashes no.1 while kai bought no.7. We exchanged a pair afterwards ^_^ can't wait to try them during eoy along with my new eyelash glue! Finally spent the money and bought a respectable tube of glue which I hope will last me long long and work well.

Spent $25 in all~ This also reminds me that I have yet to try on the eyemazing lashes I won last time X____X really paiseh cos I chose to use another pair for Bubbles. I've only been doing male characters after that and they had no need for such pretty long eyelashes.. Will see how and definitely use them soon.

Kinda stopped talking about anime and my games but rest assured (lol) I'm still watching hxh, uchuu kyoudai every week. For this season I'm watching nagi no asakura which has a lovely ending song, ace of diamond which is my baseball fix, samurai flamenco which also has a lovely ending song and kuroko no basket 2. Ohh ya diabolik lovers too!! I may want to take up log horizon and Kyoukai no kanata but no time sia.

Games wise.. I'm currently playing the wand of fortune on my beloved psp and on my third route featuring noel. The first 2 routes were sweet but the plot was considerably weaker out of the games I've played-- nothing touching or extremely romantic to make me fangirly. Halted my PC games because I have too much to do on my laptop, no time for games there lololol

This wraps up my end of exam post! I'm starting all my serious experiments at lab tomorrow..... A little sian but no choice lah. Hope I'll get good results and that nothing goes wrong :))) meet up soon yyyyys!!