Now playing inside the bus : Kris

There are some shows that are disgusting, scary or disturbing to watch... and then there's Kris Aquino's morning show. It's just so painful to watch...so.very.painful.

They were in Baguio and there was this chef who cooked Adobo with strawberries. I thought it's just like Adobo with pineapples so the whole thing didn't appeal to me at all. (Note: I hate Adobo with pineapples.) Anyway, so while this guy was enumerating the ingredients he made a mistake in one of the vegetables' Filipino name. He obviously doesn't cook Filipino food that much... so when Kris commented about it I thought it was fine and it was her job to correct him. 

However, while the guy was cooking she became nosier and nosier. Imagine the chef cooking and she's on the side saying, "oh so you don't put that anymore... when I cook I usually do this and that". She went on and on to pointing out how different that dish is to a normal adobo. 

Well, of course it's different... it's a different recipe! Yes it's the same Adobo but if it's just "cook adobo then dump strawberries" then maybe it's not worth being shown at all since there's nothing special in it. I don't know anything about cooking so maybe the chef changed the way of cooking Adobo to accommodate the strawberry's taste. I don't know... 

but that really isn't my point. 

This is my point. The whole time I was watching that segment from her show I felt awful. I pity the chef because he's obviously being embarrassed by her, well I'm embarrassed for him so yeah... he must have felt it too. I also felt that she's being too arrogant and annoying. For a host, she's too nosy. Instead of putting the limelight on the dish or on the chef it's still on her. Adobo is her specialty so she felt that she had to butt in... so what?! If you really wanted to be the center of attention you should have cooked for yourself instead of looking for someone to bully. 

Anyway, those things might not be what they intended but as a member of the audience that's what I felt. Watching them and hearing her saying those things made me feel uncomfortable that it's almost painful to watch. I'd rather watch Saw or something gory than this. Fake blood and movie gore would have been more comfortable than this. 

If you don't like it then don't watch!

I was sitting a seat  behind the driver in the middle of two people. I can't look at the side window since it's "too near yet too far" and I don't want to stare at someone's ass in the isle. I have no choice but to watch her stupid show. 

So the questions I kept asking myself since that time:

Why are people like that famous? Why can't she do her job properly? Why do people like to watch annoying shit? Why do people let her do this in front of a TV camera? Doesn't she care about what the chef guy was feeling? Doesn't she realized what her audience was feeling?

God it was awful. I hated that whole trip. 

*sigh* Oh well. This is just me ranting... =_=

Toycon 2013

Toycon finally arrived and my Dead Master costume is still not done. Well I had other things to do and that costume slowly became lower and lower in my priorities. BUT. I swear I will get it done. I have to remove all those stuff under my brother's bed... so I must finish this costume. >_<





So instead of cosplaying this is what I looked like during the event. I had my hair cut and I now have permanent bangs. It's funny how my friends thought I was wearing a wig because at some point it did look like a wig. However, this is really permanent and I have to get used to this.

I adore this outfit... too bad you can't see my shoes. I should have taken a separate picture for that as well.







So about the event... the whole place felt like a big toy store for various fandoms. I mean, it's not just anime but also American series like Doctor Who and Game of Thrones etc. So I am not surprised of the number of participants who came today. I remember this thing when I was walking through the crowd and I passed by a group. One of them said that "Ang dami namang tao dito." (There are so many people here... lol translation XD) and it looked like they were a small family with the mother leading the way followed by her teenage daughter and other children. It's so cute and I know that it must be her first time going inside a convention like this.

My parents already know how conventions are, that's why they don't bother coming inside anymore.

Anyway, after buying stuff and looking for my lost companions. Toycon ended quite well. I didn't bother with any stage events this time because I was too occupied with buying stuff.

So although it isn't much. Here's my Toycon loot:

what's this? Uta Pri, Granrodeo, One Piece 

One Piece is the number one fandom I will gladly spend money on next is Granrodeo. I  can only pretend this is an official shirt but nooo.... someday Ren-chan, someday. *cries*

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Wearing "One Piece"

I bought these wonderful shirts at Uniqlo today. I planned to buy just one for my brother's birthday gift but of course I can't help to stop myself from buying one for me. Since the two of us had new One Piece shirts it would be unfair if my little sister won't have one as well. So I bought three shirts. GOODBYE MONEY! But I guess it was worth it. My sister freaked out when she saw her yellow Trafalgar Law shirt. She can't even begin to imagine wearing it. I fangirled my heart out while I was picking the shirts and fitting them... so I know exactly how she feels.

I got these shirts because of the 200php discount that you can get if you show your "One Piece Film Z" movie ticket upon purchase. It was so great! I get to watch that awesome movie and get to buy these amazing shirts. Thank you~

But even before I get to buy that the three of us already had new One Piece shirts. We had custom-made these shirt for the three of us:



It's so cute right? This was what we wore (well at least my sister and I) when we watched the movie.


This entry isn't about the movie. I plan to make another blog entry about that... so I guess that would be all.


P.S.
I can't wait to wear these shirts again.

Oh hi, old me

Out of whim, I searched for the box where I kept my college stuff. The last thing I remember was that I kept all those things inside boxes. The “me” I know is quite organized. I must have labelled them somehow or even have an inventory of the school supplies. I can trust the old me to have kept them safe but somehow I can’t remember what happened to those things upon getting home. My mother must have stored them somewhere and I only have an idea as to where.

It’s hard to sleep when your heard is full of thoughts racing around with no direction. I think it started with the thought that I wanted to “write”… not type but write… I wanted to write a journal, a diary. From that I tried to recall when the first time I wrote on a diary. I think a project of some sort gave me the idea and from there I wanted to continue my own. So that was around grade school? I do not really remember. I remembered that I had a white notebook that I treat as my diary back when I was in college. That was my college life, or some of it, in written form and it was all inside one notebook. I sat up and decided to look for that diary. I wanted to read it and remember who I were back in my college days.

I searched my mother’s room. Under heavy plastic bags and other boxes that have contents I don’t know of, I found my boxes. Of course they looked the same as the last time I saw them. The index cards, new pencil, crayons, blue books and notebooks are still there as if waiting for me to use them for the new semester. Call me melodramatic, but seeing those things made me feel like greeting a very close old friend. It was nostalgic. I remember that I often get excited every start of the semester just by looking at school supplies. It was unfair and totally wasteful for me to leave them here when they can still be used so I salvaged some of the things that I could pass to my little sister. I know she could put them to good use.

After a while of digging around in the end, the diary was not there.

I just hope that the little memory of bringing that diary and some stuff back in the condominium is not a dream. I guess I just have to trust the previous “me” for that.

However all this searching didn’t end with nothing. I found my other diaries: grade school and high school. Somehow if this was accurate, then my official diary started when I was in Grade 4.

I tried to fall asleep by reading my Grade 4 self's handwriting and it was a very funny experience indeed. I noticed that I had a big problem with “dairy” and “diary”. I also found it cute that I used to write the time of my sleep to end the entry of the day: “I slept at 9:00” or “I slept at 8:30”. There are so many things that I don’t remember anymore while reading but it was nice to know the names of past friends or to know which toy I played for hours. I also read about the first time I got a laptop and how I thought designing cards was a game.

I decided to read this maybe until I get a new notebook I could write my life to. I know I already have a blog for that but of course there are some things that I want only the future me to read about. At some point the idea of innermost thoughts being all public scares me. 

This is halloween~

This year because of my new interests, Halloween had become my most favorite holiday. I think I like it even more than Christmas now.

The most powerful reason I have to love this holiday is that we can dress up and look ugly/weird/gory as much as we can without being judged as crazy. It is normal for people to paint blood on their faces and look fabulously ugly and I really enjoy the idea.  It is a celebration of blood and gore without having to have the intent on killing someone. And in a way, that is wonderful.

I am already set on my costume even before the date for our office Halloween party is already set. Since I’m preparing my Dead Master cosplay I might as well use it for Halloween. I don’t have the scythe, claws and horns yet but I won’t be cosplaying DM anyway so only the dress will do.

We already have cobwebs and tiny spiders all around the office. It was very nice to see that I'm not the only one who cares about Halloween. Usually people get excited about Christmas as soon as the "-ber" months arrive that they often forget that October and November still have holidays to offer. After Halloween we have All Saint's and All Soul's day and I believe those two should be remembered and considered as much as Christmas. But then again... an all out All Soul's day candle sale sounds ridiculous to me. 

I remember when I was younger I only saw Halloween on television. In my neighborhood no one really celebrated Halloween and we're supposed to always be gloomy and sad because of Nov1 and 2 because of all those things the holiday became even more inviting. In contrast to the sad "holiday" of remembering the dead, I see this holiday where children dress up in costume and can get candies. Of course to a little girl that holiday looks more fun... seriously.. the only fun thing about "Undas" is that we don't have classes those two days.

So I went to my dressmaker to check on my costume and to get fittings. In the beginning it was too tight then during the Halloween party it was too loose. Currently, the dress is still with her and I haven't seen what happened to it ever since. Somehow I haven't had a costume made that is perfect during the first fitting. :(

Aside from the dress I also prepared for my eyes. Of course I wouldn't want to wear my glasses in the party... unless my whole costume will go with it and I don't think it is. Unfortunately, my brown contact lenses (from my Conchita costume) are at home. I left it there accidentally. And since I'm a brat, instead of going home and just getting it, I went to the mall and bought a new pair. Sadly, the color I wanted is not available on my eyes... my eyes are around 5.00... it is really really bad. But I still found green ones that can reach my eye grade. I need green ones for DM and everything I'm doing now is really just a preparation for my Dead Master cosplay

Before the party my roommate kindly bough me this to satisfy my bloody needs. It's really fun to play with and I don't have to make my own bloody concoction which is very very nice for me and for the kitchen. But what I really enjoyed about this fake blood is the name: "Vampire Blood". What if somebody drinks it, will they turn into a vampire? LOL. Like my friend said "what will they sell next? Mermaid bones." Although secretly, I am looking forward for that time when they sell Memaid bones in Toy's r' us.

So this is my first makeup practice. I haven't acquired the fake blood here yet so I just used my red lipstick for "blood". I am not good with makeup but what the heck! This is halloween not the king's ball. I can just smudge everything and it will still look right for the occasion. I also tried my wig here already and I'm loving my fake curls. :3

I also ripped and dirtied my favorite white stockings. It's amazing how this stocking lasted longer than I expected, considering I just bought it at 711. It is quite thicker than the usual but I was thinking it would last me only a few weeks.... but as far as I can remember, this stocking had been with me for a year now take away a few months... but nearing that length of time. And today... I ruined them all for the love of Halloween. :3

In the end everything turned out fine for my costume. It was very fun to put blood on myself and to my office mates and if it's just me I would have blood all over my face and hands and stuff... but that would just be going over the top and where's the class in that?

So here are my pictures for that day: (including the one in the beginning of the post)

Here I am inside the ladies' room preparing

my original concept was to make me look like doll... well you won't always get what you want but this is good enough

I just think this picture is extra creepy :3

Of course after the party we still had to work. That's pretty much fine with me but if I could only wear my costume while working.. well I could wear it but that would be weird for the others... 

But I still continued to play with the fake blood since it's fun and even our teammates who had missed the party enjoyed the fake blood as well. Who doesn't like fake blood anyway? That is the only time you can play with blood in all its magnificent gore without thinking that someone got hurt acquiring it. 

I wish next year it could be like this again... and I hope next year my costume is bloodier and creepier!

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"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." 

Cosmania 2012

So rainy... I hate rain

I went to Cosmania.

Ok you can stop reading now since that is the only thing that this entry is about. But having no readers won’t stop me from writing this blog anyway. And who knows you might be one of the random cosplayers I took a photo of with my crappy cellphone camera.

Anyway, from what I’ve been around the internet when one blogs about Cosmania 2012, they will sure blog about Kaname or the other foreign friends they met at the event, unlucky for you, this entry isn’t that kind of blog.

 

I didn’t meet them. I didn’t even plan on meeting them, and I guess you can say that everything went according to my non-plan. 

You see, Cosmania had 3 kinds of tickets to offer: the “maykaya” ticket, the “mayaman-ako” ticket, and the “oh-I-have-money” ticket. The first ticket will get you have access to the booths, the second one will give you access to booth+stage/main events, while the most expensive one will let you meet and greet the foreign friends.

So knowing me, I bought the first ticket. I was hesitating at first since I really want to see the bands play and the cosplay catwalk and the main stage but I just have to admit I’m not that wealthy. So we have a one-room-only access where we have access to the merch booths and the side-stage sponsored by TV5.

Actually, it was really ok even if we just bought that ticket. The merch booths always kept me entertained in a convention since I love looking around and buying some things. I also got the wig I bought online, which is one of my goals for that day. Even if I didn’t see the catwalk, I already had my fill of cosplayers. I don’t really know if this has become a standard for every convention, but if you want to take pictures of cosplayers you would rather stay outside. Most of them are outside.   

Anyway, my companion for that convention enjoyed it. If it wasn’t for him not seeing the bands perform would make me sad.

the only thing he ate in the event

Because we didn’t stayed and watch the stage we manage to leave early. We had sushi for dinner and we went home. Even if we went home early we got very tired.

My Moral lesson: I can enjoy going to a convention even without watching the stage… oh wait… scratch that… I can enjoy anything as long as I’m with him. ^_^

Oh before I forget! The cosplayer pic strip:

Sadistic Vampire (Filipino version)

Audio : http://soundcloud.com/micelle/sadistic-vampire-filipino
Lyrics:

Halika dito sa aking tabi

Pangako, wala akong gagawing masama.

Gusto ko lamang na magkakilala pa tayo

Alam mo bang isa akong bampira

At ikaw ang aking bagong biktima

Dali at ibigay mo na ang munti mong leeg

can't stop loving you

Pinuntahan mo pa ako sa liblib na gubat na to

ganun mo ba talaga ako kagustong makita

Hangal ka man at nakakaawa, hinihirang pa rin kita

Hahayaan mo bang kainin ko na ang lahat?

Plaplanuhin ko ito

kung kakagatin lang kita ay boring naman

Lalapitan kita nang hindi ka matatakot

Kunwari proprotektahan mula sa mga hyena.

magpapanggap akong isang mabuting tao.

Kay dali lang na kainin ko ang mga loko-lokong iyon.

Ngunit kung masarap siya baka bagalan ko pa

Kahit ako man ay may panlasa rin naman

Halika dito sa aking bisig

Ang mahaba't malambot na buhok,

mga mata na humahalina sa kin

kay puting kinis, maliit na braso

Lika, mabait na bata,

pumunta sa aking tabi

bilisan mo! dalian!

Minamahal kita

katawan mo'y akin

kaya hindi ko hahayaan na may ibang

umangkin pa sa iyo

kaya tahimik ka lang

manalig ka sa akin

dahil hindi magandang pumiglas pa,

ano sa tingin mo, magandang binibini?

Kung may hangin mang lilipad sa

mga nakakayamot kong araw-araw

ang dugo ay unti-unting mabubuhayan

"hindi ito ang tipo ng lugar

na dapat puntahan ng batang tulad mo"

maginoo pa rin ako sa pag-alalay sa iyo.

Sumusunod ka nang hindi mo man lang alam na niloloko ka

Isa kang busilak at walang kamuang-muang na babae.

Natapos ang araw, ang buwan ay ngumiti nang kahinahinala

Maligayang pagdating sa entablado ko

sa loob ng madilim na gubat

nakayakap ka sa aking braso,

nakakainis na nga nang onti

"ayos lang yan,

wag kang mabahala,

proprotektahan kita

kung ibubulong nang dahan-dahan

mahuhulog ka lalo sa kin

ang mahikang itim

ay matutunaw na animo'y gatas

Habang paralisado ang iyong utak

ito'y magandang pagkakataon

dahan-dahan

kakagatin ko ang iyong leeg..

sa pagpawi mo ng gutom ko

tayo ay naging isa ngayon

ang sayang hapunan matapos ang mahabang panahon

ang babaeng nahihimbig

nang may masayang ngiti sa mukha

 ang humawak sa kanyang kamay ay si...

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Sadistic vampire

Original on Nico

Music/Lyrics: オーP 

Translation:

-vocalochu.blogspot.com

-Google translate

-own interpretation

Images and clip

Artists:

しうか

鈴ノ助

Image 1

Image 2

PV clip