Phagocytosis going to WCS
I kinda think everyone knows already lol, but Jill and I made it past WCS Singapore round and we're going to Japan to represent Singapore
Right now, more than anything, I'm really feeling the tired-ness seeping in. I haven't had proper sleep since I came out of quarantine when I got back to SG, and no surprise, I'm sick..AGAIN lol, for the 4th consecutive week in a row.
It's been hell, or as close to it as I think I can get on earth for the past month or so, seriously, non-stop working and insufficient sleep despite the fact that Jill and I are slobs on holiday and have 24hours to work around the clock. I think we clocked in on average about 20 hrs of sleep/week for the weeks leading up to cosfest , so go figure how many hours we spent on costumes and recording and stuffs.
I think why I finally agreed to do WCS with Jill was for a very very silly superficial reason. I wanted that person to look at me, but it didn't happen. More than anything though, I wanted to start moving ahead again and in retrospect, over these past weeks of hell, it has :) And once again, I am reminded of all these beautiful beautiful people who have stood by my through it all. Because you were all by my side, I could survive. Lion is from me and Jill, to all of you <3
I have to admit I freaked out when I found out that so many of the teams were competing, when I looked back at the top 5 teams we went against, I realized that almost every team had at least one, if not both members who had been cosplaying longer than I have. The competition was very very overwhelming, and in all honesty, I had bouts of "OH GOD WE'RE SCREWED" multiple times throughout the day. But Jill and I had already agreed that as long as someone we respected and who we thought was deserving won, we didn't care if we didn't make it. The scariest part was the 2nd round selection. My heart fell when we weren't the 4th team called out because I was so sure Raydance and Ivory would get in because their skit was really different from the others. I think Jill and I were happier that we got into round 2 than WCS because we wanted to sing, for all you people who had been supporting us through. And when we won, it took about 2 hours for it to sink in. Somewhere in between my long pasir ris beach walk and the past few days, I realized that in a way, I went through all that for nothing, because nothing has changed. But at the same time, it was all worth it because Jill and I have seen that we aren't alone <3
Hiyuki, all these years you've always been there. When I was suffering, you were there to offer a helping hand, when I was sad, you were there crying with me, and when I won, you were there to tell me that you always knew I could do it :) This victory is very much yours as it is mine and Jills
Daniel, I bully you so much, and yet you've never gone "AIYAR, THAT ANDREA SO KNS LAR" and you've stood through it all with me, and even when you're so tired and sleep-deprived and dying, you've never ever once stopped especially when you knew we needed the help the most. Thank you for being my anchor in the storm :)
Kie, oh saviour of wigs, fellow singer of karaokes. Never once have you ever said no when Jill and I asked for your help, even when it was something simple like finding me safety pins admist my uber panic attack, Thank you for being strong for me when I couldn't be.
Kiki, honestly, mama has had trouble trusting you since the things that have happened, and yet you have stayed with me through it all. You survived all those late nights and us going, OMG VID VID VID and you're still here. Thank you for not abandoning me when you could have, when there were other options opened, you stayed with me.
Jing, you've been so busy with exams and school and yet you managed to take time out to do all those sweet things for us, you make my heart burst with joy, you and Kula have been so supporting towards us the entire way, and Kula meimei with her epic wig combing skeelz for saving WoTA's wig :)
Boyboy and Riri, the flowers were beautiful T.T I heard you guys ran all the way to thompson just to get them. Even though it's a very quiet sort of support that the both of you give, it means everything to Jill and I anyway
Ka-san, so I heard you screamed your head off, Jill and I were like OMG wud? KA-SAN SCREAMED? I think I would have paniced shit ass and fallen apart if you hadn't been there telling us that it would be okay. There will never be another mother as epic to us as you~~
Rika, I love you muchy, nuff said
Nunu and Kiwiwi (and hiyu) my beautiful day 1 TB team. I'm so sorry I dragged you guys into this horror and barely had time to help you. You have no idea how happy it made me when I saw you guys on day 1 and you all looked so good. It was awesome cosplaying with you, and thank you so much for the support on day 2 >//<
Justin you are saikang love k, and Sean, Ky, Keo, thank you for the support :) And to hiyu's poor saikang friend as well~~
Evy, I am forever grateful for your help in creating the galaxy on my dress
My awesome housemates back in Aussie, YiJien, Anna, Ton, without you guys putting up with the mess that was our living room, Lion costume would never have happened, and DC cloth wouldn't have made it back to sg without your epic packing skeelz XD
Togu, thank you so much for helping us last min with the video shit and for having to come down at such an ungodly hour of the morning to bring us the final cut~~
Garionnnnnnnnnnnnnn sheryl accessories wouldn't have been possibly without your e-bay account XD
Mark~~ thank you for the support and even for the help regarding the sound and video systems!!
Melly Welly, you are epic AND MUCH MUCH LOVE
K and Aly, thank you for the advice that you gave us with our skits and costumes and just WCS in general
Kazeki, for all the times when I felt like I should have just DIED and you told me not to be stupid and just do it :)
To all the Singaporeans and Australians who told me, SKYE WTF ARE YOU THINKING DOING WCS, which was followed by a BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN DO IT lol, every single time someone told me, you can do it, all the best, it really meant everything
Jill, without you, none of this would have happened. (both the bad and the good lol) More than anyone else, I want to thank you, just for being Jill :)
For that one minute on stage when I sang Diamond Crevasse, I really did feel like Sheryl Nome. "I met you, and a star was born, if we meet again, don't ever let me go" Dan, thank you for giving me a reason to sing that song. Diamond Crevasse, I sang it for you
Right now, more than anything, I'm really feeling the tired-ness seeping in. I haven't had proper sleep since I came out of quarantine when I got back to SG, and no surprise, I'm sick..AGAIN lol, for the 4th consecutive week in a row.
It's been hell, or as close to it as I think I can get on earth for the past month or so, seriously, non-stop working and insufficient sleep despite the fact that Jill and I are slobs on holiday and have 24hours to work around the clock. I think we clocked in on average about 20 hrs of sleep/week for the weeks leading up to cosfest , so go figure how many hours we spent on costumes and recording and stuffs.
I think why I finally agreed to do WCS with Jill was for a very very silly superficial reason. I wanted that person to look at me, but it didn't happen. More than anything though, I wanted to start moving ahead again and in retrospect, over these past weeks of hell, it has :) And once again, I am reminded of all these beautiful beautiful people who have stood by my through it all. Because you were all by my side, I could survive. Lion is from me and Jill, to all of you <3
I have to admit I freaked out when I found out that so many of the teams were competing, when I looked back at the top 5 teams we went against, I realized that almost every team had at least one, if not both members who had been cosplaying longer than I have. The competition was very very overwhelming, and in all honesty, I had bouts of "OH GOD WE'RE SCREWED" multiple times throughout the day. But Jill and I had already agreed that as long as someone we respected and who we thought was deserving won, we didn't care if we didn't make it. The scariest part was the 2nd round selection. My heart fell when we weren't the 4th team called out because I was so sure Raydance and Ivory would get in because their skit was really different from the others. I think Jill and I were happier that we got into round 2 than WCS because we wanted to sing, for all you people who had been supporting us through. And when we won, it took about 2 hours for it to sink in. Somewhere in between my long pasir ris beach walk and the past few days, I realized that in a way, I went through all that for nothing, because nothing has changed. But at the same time, it was all worth it because Jill and I have seen that we aren't alone <3
Hiyuki, all these years you've always been there. When I was suffering, you were there to offer a helping hand, when I was sad, you were there crying with me, and when I won, you were there to tell me that you always knew I could do it :) This victory is very much yours as it is mine and Jills
Daniel, I bully you so much, and yet you've never gone "AIYAR, THAT ANDREA SO KNS LAR" and you've stood through it all with me, and even when you're so tired and sleep-deprived and dying, you've never ever once stopped especially when you knew we needed the help the most. Thank you for being my anchor in the storm :)
Kie, oh saviour of wigs, fellow singer of karaokes. Never once have you ever said no when Jill and I asked for your help, even when it was something simple like finding me safety pins admist my uber panic attack, Thank you for being strong for me when I couldn't be.
Kiki, honestly, mama has had trouble trusting you since the things that have happened, and yet you have stayed with me through it all. You survived all those late nights and us going, OMG VID VID VID and you're still here. Thank you for not abandoning me when you could have, when there were other options opened, you stayed with me.
Jing, you've been so busy with exams and school and yet you managed to take time out to do all those sweet things for us, you make my heart burst with joy, you and Kula have been so supporting towards us the entire way, and Kula meimei with her epic wig combing skeelz for saving WoTA's wig :)
Boyboy and Riri, the flowers were beautiful T.T I heard you guys ran all the way to thompson just to get them. Even though it's a very quiet sort of support that the both of you give, it means everything to Jill and I anyway
Ka-san, so I heard you screamed your head off, Jill and I were like OMG wud? KA-SAN SCREAMED? I think I would have paniced shit ass and fallen apart if you hadn't been there telling us that it would be okay. There will never be another mother as epic to us as you~~
Rika, I love you muchy, nuff said
Nunu and Kiwiwi (and hiyu) my beautiful day 1 TB team. I'm so sorry I dragged you guys into this horror and barely had time to help you. You have no idea how happy it made me when I saw you guys on day 1 and you all looked so good. It was awesome cosplaying with you, and thank you so much for the support on day 2 >//<
Justin you are saikang love k, and Sean, Ky, Keo, thank you for the support :) And to hiyu's poor saikang friend as well~~
Evy, I am forever grateful for your help in creating the galaxy on my dress
My awesome housemates back in Aussie, YiJien, Anna, Ton, without you guys putting up with the mess that was our living room, Lion costume would never have happened, and DC cloth wouldn't have made it back to sg without your epic packing skeelz XD
Togu, thank you so much for helping us last min with the video shit and for having to come down at such an ungodly hour of the morning to bring us the final cut~~
Garionnnnnnnnnnnnnn sheryl accessories wouldn't have been possibly without your e-bay account XD
Mark~~ thank you for the support and even for the help regarding the sound and video systems!!
Melly Welly, you are epic AND MUCH MUCH LOVE
K and Aly, thank you for the advice that you gave us with our skits and costumes and just WCS in general
Kazeki, for all the times when I felt like I should have just DIED and you told me not to be stupid and just do it :)
To all the Singaporeans and Australians who told me, SKYE WTF ARE YOU THINKING DOING WCS, which was followed by a BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN DO IT lol, every single time someone told me, you can do it, all the best, it really meant everything
Jill, without you, none of this would have happened. (both the bad and the good lol) More than anyone else, I want to thank you, just for being Jill :)
For that one minute on stage when I sang Diamond Crevasse, I really did feel like Sheryl Nome. "I met you, and a star was born, if we meet again, don't ever let me go" Dan, thank you for giving me a reason to sing that song. Diamond Crevasse, I sang it for you