Manga & Anime Exhibition

Made a trip to Japan Creative Centre located at Nassim Road with Mr Ho today.

There's the Manga & Anime Exhibition going on so I decided to pop by. We were supposed to go there with Sano last Sunday but it was closed. bleh.

From far, the place looked really nice. It's not inaccessible but it's away from the busy Orchard shopping areas and I felt comfortable there. Mr Ho stopped several times to stare outside as the wind blew and leaves shook. In case you're wondering since when Mr Ho so emo, I think he is just bored lol.

There were several boards explaining the history of manga which I found rather interesting to read.

Amusingly, I saw the project screen showing the video compilation my production assistant and I prepared.

Our channel, Animax, is partnering this event. :)

  

Nyanko sensei!!!!!!

(character from Natsume Yūjin-Chō)

Original artworks of Takahashi Macoto being displayed.

Great stuff. Dates really far back (~1984 and prior).

Mr Ho & I like this particular illustration.

It's very detailed and meticulously drawn. The hair, the eyes.. etc

The uneven curl is very natural, especially the fringe.

Mr Ho thought the Japanese handwritings on the left resembled mine heh.

I guess it does quite a fair bit. You can really see the western influence in the drawing style.

The tag reads as:

世界の少女　/　初春のパリの少女

I'm not sure how this reads exactly in English so here's a literal translation:

Lady of the world / Lady of Paris (in the beginning of Spring)

There were several illustrations by local artists (illustrators) but these two were my favourite.

These art works will be available on Fourskin t-shirts and on sale from Nov onwards.

Illustration on the left is inspired by Ge-ge-ge no Kitaro and the illustration on the right is an obvious influence by Nodame Cantabile.

Manga Magazines displayed.

I learnt something new today (cos I seldom buy these magazines).

Different magazines caters to different readers. They have something for the office men, another for girls who are into reading about happy marriage, another targetting women or house wifes about family stuff... some focuses on featuring works of new talents... some on strong storylines... it's really a mix bag of surprise!!

There's 2 TVs in the room showing anime snippets (about 3 mins over).

Notice the 'ANIMAX' logo on the top right corner? LOL yes. another compilation my production assistant and I rushed out. At least there's people watching lol make our 'hard work' worthwhile cos we rushed like mad to get this ready.

They gave me a free Japanese manga when I left the exhibition. :)

I grabbed ep 2 of 3X3 Eyes. A series which I collected in Mandarin. heh

This is something totally unrelated but I'm posting it cos it's damn cute.

Was at Ion buying food and while I ordered drinks from this new drink stall, my queue tag came in the form of this cute lemon-ko. Felt like dumping my drinks and stealing this instead hahahahaha

No. I didn't steal the tag. I took my drink instead.

Early Christmas Shopping

bought these stuff from Lim's Place.
Cat on sofa is for YL. =)
Anything Chii like will become my gift idea for her. lol

Chii-like -cat-anything = YL

lol



oh yea and that two frogs, mine. hohoho!

recently i'm into these comfy pumps.
no frills, no design, just..something that comfortably wraps ur feet.



and then wilson n i saw this bag while we shopped in orchard.
it's a bag using the 'zao-lor' (runaway) bag as it's exterior.
the bag itself quite solid.
i'm quite amused by the design and ended up buying it. hohoho!

Surprise of the year!

my lovely colleagues crowded around my desk and gave me one of the best presents i've ever received. XD

I've been warned that something's coming my way altho i have no clue what it was and today was the day to reveal the mysterious package they've gotten for me.

wrapped inside a isetan paper bag was this queer looking pink box.
in fact, when i took it out i was still pretty clueless what it was.
i thought perhaps it was some figurine.
there was this picture on the box so i was 50% sure it's some sort of figurine UNTIL i turned it to the other side and found the word 'fragrance' lol.

so it's a perfume!

and it's the strangest looking thing ever!

what i was later informed, was that this is a line of perfume launched by Gwen Stefani with her Harajuku back up dancers and my figurine was one of the back up dancers with hair like grapes and i thought it looked like 'da chang jing' (jewel in the palace). lolx

but the cuteness of it all grows on me and the more i look at it the more i like it.
the perfume smells like baby powder. i like. haha better than flower scent.



here's a peek at how the whole set would look. =D


Image Source: Layers of Meaning

it fits nicely with my collection. lol
but i placed it there for the photo shoot only.
not as if i'll really leave it there!!!
later give ppl use until no more!

nendooOOoo

It has come..to the time..for me..to de-box..my lovely nendroids!!!!!




this is the cutest thing ever!

i've spent a good few hours assembling my konata.
too damn cute but the nendriod falls into pieces very easily. *cry* T_T

i had a hard time making it stand but no worries. with patience.... i can do it!
even had an 'ideal' black setting for it muahahaha

the =3 faces are a bit..pale. the colouring a bit salah but nvm la. as long as the >_< face is ok ahahahahaha

the photos can be clicked to enlarge.





AKIRA-SAMA!!! *bows*



i haven't got the time to de-box Kagami yet...

AFA 2008

the place was damn crowded la.
but i saw some really cute stuff going on and the nendos in the display shelves!!!!
crazy amt of ppl armed with SLRs taking photos lol.



this lil figurines in the bottles actually moves!!! there's some sort of mechanism going on in the cap and so it'll jerk the strings that's attached to the limbs of the figurine inside and it moves!! very cute and very tempted to randomly get it but i think i rather save the $. ^ ^;



this one got me pretty wild. i can make my own MINI FOOD! omg. the very thing that can drive me insane. any handicraft-DIY thingy drives me wild actually. imagine making mini takopachi or mini donuts and puddings myself. actually... now that i think about it... i kinda regret not buying one to try. but then again.. it's expensive....



ah this stupid mame commercial LOL i actually helped MH translate the japanese script cos they wanted to air it in TW!!! omg la damn stupid lol can't imagine they brought this here. it's some peapod keychain thingy where you can compulsively press on it to have a mini pea pop its head out from the peapod.



these dolls are all quite fascinating...to look at...from the shelves that is.
i have this innate phobia for dolls with human faces (ever since Chucky, DAMN U!) and so yea. i don't keep dolls with human faces @ home. nendroids doesn't count tho. XD



rozen maiden series. lolz
quite cool ah.

oh yes. nothing beat what i'm gonna share with u next.
i actually splurged hundred over dollars for this.
i'm a bit nuts i know.

LUCKY STAR NENDROIDS!! KONATA + KAGAMI!!

*drools*




wah lau u have no clue but i went wild once i saw this. someone was commenting 'aye isn't that lucky star' and i just reached out my hands and grabbed it off the shelve. I DON'T CARE IT'S MINE AH!!!

isn't konata cute???? huh...huh...HUH!?

i wanted to get just konata actually but they told me it's a set. had to go aaaaaaaall the way to the basement to draw cash cos i didn't have enough with me. i asked the shopkeeper at least 3 times if she'll remember my face when i return and she MUST KEEP IT FOR ME!! and swear deep in my heart that i'll burn her booth if she doesn't. she say i have to get back within the hour. i practically chiong-ed to the nearest ATM.

FWAH!!!!!! KONATAAAAA..!!
i like!


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YY WANNA TORTURE ME!!
gonna get off work already suddenly email me this link with a konata figurine.
basket!

MOTTE KAERIIIIIII~!

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Hello, 2008

又迈入了新的一年。
感触应该很多吧？
只觉得近年来，时间都过得非常快。
2007...我都干了些什么？
回顾一下吧？

注：以下《回顾篇》是不照顺序的。原谅我吧？我记忆不好啦！

想法/感情/友谊

性格上，算得上是有变得比较积极，“友善”，也因此结交到了些新的朋友。
虽然说友谊上，有得也有失，“失”是什么，我不想多说。不过“得”到的，
一辈子难忘。可以说是和好几位朋友塑造了个更坚固的感情。
在这一年里，我陪伴了些朋友度过一些感情上比较艰难的日子。
不过好在不开心的日子也过了。看到朋友的坚强，我不禁替她们感到骄傲。

终于有了住在我家附近的朋友，能偶尔串串门子，喝杯奶茶什么的。
看似简单却可欲不可求。

IMAN去了英国就读。

兴趣/嗜好

找到了好几个让我日子过得很愉快的网页。
Sana 的漫画网志
湾湾's 漫画网志
四小折's 绘本日志
Cute Overload

2007里，我大概把前半辈子没看过的动画都看完了吧?
好！我会多多加油的！

定了很多套漫画！超感动的！
《四叶妹妹》
《白鬼夜行抄》
《玻璃假面》

我终于收集完了Terry Goodkind 的 小说！

做了很多手工艺品。
技术上有进步。会再接再厉。

买了井上雄彦的《流浪汉》绘画册，超兴奋的！！！

我终于买了支 graphic pen！

买了RYUK 和 L 的 模型！

成就/新体验

成功的报读大学。

我终于...踏出了新加坡国际！到了吉隆坡！
活到24岁才第一次出国，有够可怜的。
不过是跟我家阿牛和好友一起出国，所以很好玩的说。

亲自体验到跟PRODUCER等级的工作人员在当地拍摄的感觉。
感触很多。算是初体验所以很多事情，还反应不过来。
不过能够去也是件好事。能学到新事物。

换了新发型。

终于，事隔8年后，我鼓起了勇气自己去了牙医洗牙。
我看我因该是疯了。

成功的举办了BBQ 2007！！
虽然当中出了点小篓子，
有些人也没能来到，
不过大致上还是很顺利。

食物

2007我开始吃韩国餐也迷上了他们料理。
我的最爱是 yuh gae jang 和 年糕!!!!!
说到韩国，今年也眯上了很多韩剧。
李准基！！哦，超爱他的。

迷上了BOTAK JONES 的西餐！

吃了生平最好吃的CHAWANMUSHI （KELVIN哥做的！）和 COROQUETTE (北海道食展）。

动物/宠物

认识了我家楼下的肥猫和它的同等猫类。
可惜仁慈的那两只小猫被抓走了。

黑仔和白仔都过世了。

无意间捡到了MUSHROOM。
可惜我妈妈怕猫，所以自己不能领养。
不过后来还是替它找了了位好饲主。
现在它可是位妈咪了。

额外

第一次抽奖有我的份！中了部数码相机！

参加了两位堂姐/哥的婚礼。

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总的来说，
我觉得我度过了个很丰富的一年。
希望2008也能够多姿多彩。
朋友和家人都能够身体健康。

最后当然不忘祝福一下，
大家新年快乐！

was given this cute pencil sharpener by MH when she returned from her trip to Taiwan.

apart from the fact that it looks really lame and cute, what really cracked me up was when i took a more detailed readin of the "instructions" or whatever nonsense that's written.



using the below table allocation as reference, i'll use the numbers to explain the text.



Area (1)

- 看好要設計的小人與你的相對位子
Locate the position of the backstabber.
- 緊握產品默唸"他的名字 + 是小人"三遍
Hold the product tightly while chanting "his name + is a backstabber" three times
- 小心翼翼的將產品鎮壓在小人出現的方向
Carefully place the product towards the direction where the "target" will appear.

Area (2)

- 報復指數 : 4 顆星
Revenge Lvl: 4 Stars
- 專治手段毒辣之小人,就得用非常手段. 沒事捅他數秒,保證以尖治奸.
Against the most despicable people, extreme measures are required. When you have nothing better to do just stab him a few times, satisfaction guranteed! (some meaning lost in translation)

Area (4)

- 不能給小孩子抓周
Keep out of reach from children
- 不能削蘋果
Do not use it to pare apples
- 不能插手指
Do not insert your fingers

KONATAAAAAAA!!!
KAGAMIIIIIIIIIIII!!

LUCKY STARRRRRRRRR!!


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muahahahahaha

i've gotten my hands on this poster.
pasted it behind my seat.
helen say i wanna rebel cos i pasted it on our company logo.

OPPS!

OMG LA.

Japanese ppl gets more and more creative each time!!
Now....they brought my miniature food display to another level!!!
now..now... you can even 'create' the food display yourself and indulge in the joy of playing with fake food ingredient and utensils. WAH LAU I WANT!


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If you wanna read more, here's the article I scanned from Ani-Wave mag.
It's in chinese. Can't read then just look at photos also fun. heh.


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And they have.... tze char stalls with pretty girls!!! hahahahaha
But I think this is not a japanese creation.
Probably by a local (HK) toy maker or something.


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If you wanna read more, here's the article I scanned from Ani-Wave mag.
It's in chinese. Can't read then just look at photos also fun. heh.


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JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF L!


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got into a L frenzy, busied myself with taking photos of L in his various 'heads+expressions', and of course, the couch (my fav!).
there isn't 6 figurines yea. i merely took L's pics in 6 different poses and combined them with photoscape. i used a black bg and took the pictures with flash.

..but of course, my fav pose is still this. (below)


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i liked the 45 degree upward look of his eyes. this angle is very good. make it seems like L is thinking up a plan or something.

While I was parading around my L figurine and brought it to her desk,
Pam tried to use her Honda robot man to sexually assault L.

to no avail of course.

so in the end, Honda robot man stole L's seat and L had to sulk one corner.
BAH!


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*BEAMS! with a wide grin with newly polished teeth*

yes! I've done it! I've finally collected my Nendroid L! muahahahahahaha... *trails off*


Nendroid L figurine (Click pic to enlarge)

ain't it cute!? the sofa!! I've waited for months for this and it's finally here.
now I have L and Ryuk. regret a lil for not buying Kira though.. hm.. and as I was checking out the back of the box to see how I can assemble L, I came to realise that if I've bought Kira in the first place, there would've been a set of handcuffs that links them both together!! Damn!

My fav expression is still the NIYARI! one.

I found the detachable hair and head concept abit eerie especially when you stare down into the box and see the faces lol. eurgh.. nanka kimochi warui. *shivers*

I'll work on this when I get back to office and parade my new L around.

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Neighbourhood Cat - Toa Payoh Cat


aint this little fella adorable? (Click to enlarge)

one of the sweetest lil thing i've ever seen.

cooler still is the colour of its eyes.
initially, my attention was caught but a cat lying/sleeping on the side wall surrounding a condo. it's kinda hilarious but i didn't take a pic of it (why didnt i!? geez). then i spotted this cutie somewhere further below. then it started meowing in a rather cute way. at us. so... i decided to lure it nearer. while both yeelin and i meowed back in response, it responded somemore and soon, it got off and slowly walked toward us. a lil wary at first but soon i was jiggling my bracelet to catch it's attention. but i was half hiding my hands behind me while i squat to almost it's level. i've come to realise this is a neat trick to use if you want to get a cat's attention esp teenager cats / kittens that's extremely curious at that given point in time. as it approaches, i took a pretty shoot shot of it. am quite happy with the result.

the older cat soon woke and got off. the funniest moment was when it also started meowing. it wasn't the typical 'meow'. it was like a series of meow and god-knows-what sounds. it's damn hilarious. almost like it was talking!

but I digress lol

the reason why we were in toa payoh in the first place.. was to taste Kelv kor's cooking!!
the day has finally arrived!!!! (after postphoning it xxx times due to various reasons).
and..and.. i've brought yee lin along! YAY!

starting off with a scenic view from the 16th floor...


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wah lau! kor ur view damn shiok!!!

i was in the living room and while i looked to my left, the entire sky is in view. OMG LAH!

actually kor's home interior is pretty cosy and i like the small window near his kitchen where you can peek in from the living room. it gave off a very cottage feel.

okok, once we got into Kelv's home, busy chef started working fairly quickly.
soon, yee lin and I invaded the kitchen to kaypoh.

laying around was the ingredients and our shy chef who refused to let me take his picture.
(OAO) why like that!

can see that he really spent ALOT of effort preparing the meals (and $$$!!) cos all is made with LURVE AND EFFORT n he is very generous with his ingredients!!!

yeelin is almost squealing at everything she tasted hahaha and gu was totally stuffed cos kor gave him too much pasta. tsk. my gu quite pointless. his appetite very small now. we two are very useless ppl to bring to buffets. shad.

as for me, as long i have my meat, i'm a happy girl.

what we had that day:

1. Tofu, with roe and scallop wing
2. Corn soup
3. Chawanmushi (DAMN NICE!)
4. Seafood pasta
5. Pomela sorbet
6. Codfish with miso sauce
7. Beef steak, potato and mushrooms with red wine sauce
8. Molten lava choc cake with raspberry ice cream

notable experiences:

it's my first time daring to try scallop wing cos it looks weird. i'm not very adventurous with food but i ended up liking it after i tried though. it's like how i ended up liking jellyfish as well. they look yucky but the chewiness won me over. only sad thing was i had some of the scallop wing stuck in my back molar for the longest time and that irritated the heck out of me.

the chawanmushi was probably the best i've ever tasted so far. the chicken pieces were so damn nice and the egg custard uber smooth! wo xi huan (i like) !!!

at first kor say 'yu zu' for the pomelo sorbet, i didn't really register wad a yuzu is until much later. so when i first tasted it, i thought the taste was rather unique. like flower. lavender or something. hah!

hehehehe

throughout our entire dinner, i was busy taking photos of the food.
ok lah enough of describing. i'm not gonna post the pics up individually cos there's too many,
so here's a collage to round it up.


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bet u're like starin at the screen now thinking of food right! muahahahaha (am evil for posting foodies photos)

we stayed behind till 10+ while sitting on the couch watching taiwanese variety shows before finally heading back home. gu's so stuffed his stomach was super bloated like he was three mths pregnant or something.

RUNNING OUT OF SPACE

OMG. my bookshelves are facing this super huge crisis.

i was packing my comics the other day, trying to organize them properly (after every XXX months)... i came to realise i'm running out of space!!!??? omg how!?

i've two bookshelves but it's still not enough to keep call my comics books (it's a growing collection that'll continue till i'm in my grave. till then, i'll try to brainwash my kids and grandkids to continue my hobby...)



let me briefly explain the HOW of my insufficient space.
see the pic on the right?
ok, that's ONE level of the shelf. (for reference, in pic on left there's a total of 4 levels x 2 bkshelves)

get it now?

so now on this ONE level (back to pic on right), not only did i stack my comics in one level, i doubled it but adding more books ON TOP of the existing set. to save more space, i added another set INFRONT of the comic and another set ON TOP of the ones INFRONT.

confusing? well in simple words, each level i can sometime stack up to four set of comics.

sometimes 2 sets sometimes 4 sets. depends on space.

omg lah.

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pam came over my work desk and randomly sticked a sticker/talismen (anime ones) on my cubicle wall and walked off.



it says something abt good harvesting.

O_o"???

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borrowed some knitting/crochet books from the library and has been experimenting eversince.
crochet this flower pin ups and gave them to my colleagues.



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once again, having walked past my colleague's work desk, i saw these files that immediately grabbed my attention.

PANDAS!!!!!!!!!



OMG la too cool can? it's made by our Hong Kong office for the summer film fest. i asked whether i'm able to get the file as well and was told that my hong kong colleague has more hehehe so i immediately barged into his room and extorted for more panda files.

YAY NOW I'VE MY OWN PANDA FILES TOO!!