OHMYFREAKINGGOD!!!!!!!!!! I had the BEST time at the 2006 Cosfest ever!!!!!!!!!! Gahhhhhhh it was SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeee! I'm still suffering from post-cosfest syndrome. LOL! And i feel really sad that it's over! Being in the moment was so surreal!!!! I took over 160 pics!!! Just snap snap left and right! Whooooaaaa!!!!
Okay okay let's start at the beginning before i go into crazy-fangirl-mode. Initally i had tot that a relatively big group of ppl will be joining me there. Xindy and cousins, Nad and Dee, and Sharon and frens. However, all of them couldn't make it. Sharon had to visit a relative in the hospital; Xindy, Nad and
tipsytoe all were feeling unwell, and i was thinking "ZOMG what is this epidemic spreading thru'out Singaporeeeee???". Hahahaha! Nahh just kidding! I'm sorry that you guys couldn't make it and i hope you get well soon! Take care alright? Dun stress too much. ^_^
Well today was pretty shitty weather to be going out anywaez cos it was raining!!! I was cursing and swearing that of all the days, it HAD to rain when i was going out! Why wasn't it raining yst when i was kicking back at home??? Sheesh!!! *waves middle finger around* XP
But i'm still sooo glad that i came. I didn't eat anything at all the whole day until i got home for dinner! LOL! I woke up late, so i didn't have time to eat if i wanted to get all my dolling up done. Yes yes i'm vain, so sue me. :P But if i'm gonna be taking pictures galore, at least i should look presentable. I even bought a new necklace and special gloves for this event! You guys will see it in my piccys. And all the works for make-up too -- SPF protection base, eyeliner, mascara, gloss, glitter etc. I even went and did my eyebrow and wax above my lips at my eyebrow lady's place a few days ago. Omg i really DO sound so damn vain. Yikes! @_@
*Ahem* Yeah enuf with the looks. I managed to 'persuade' my dad to drive me there(i had to resort to big puppy-dog eyes and whining) and we pick Bai Li up at PasSir Ris MRT. I swear that place is sooo freaking far! I will never ever go there again unless it's for special events like this. It's at the other end of the island and we're not very familiar with that place. We drove around for quite awhile before we even found the MRT! Bleh!!!!!!
So Li was the only one who went with me, but it's ok! It turns out to be much easier with fewer ppl cos there were ALOT of ppl there! Wow i didn't expect the turnout to be sooo good! Hahaha at first when we got to Downtown East, both of us didn't know where the tent was. Then we saw a group of cosplayers walking by and we just followed them! Wahhhh i tell you, i was sooo excited when i saw the cosplayers! It was like, Gahhhh my first cosplay sightings of the day!!! And they were really really good ones too! Very well done outfits. Hehehe it felt so cool to be trailing behind them because so many ppl were staring as they walk past. Lookie them crazy peeps! Attracting the attention of all those chalet ppl and tourists.
Before we go to the piccys, I must mention that these are only about 60 to 70% of the cosplayers there. There were many more that i didn't take. Some are non-anime types which i dunno who they're playing as, so i din take. Others i din really like. LOL! But i took those that i knew of or those that are really well done. Some i might've missed because, like i've said, there were ALOT of ppl there! All squish into one tent area. Oh and much thanks to Li!!!!!!!!! That girl acted as my photographer the whole day! It was sooo easy cos she took all my pics for me, and only wanted to be in one or two pics. I think she's not as into this as i am, and she probably has seen cosplayers that are WAYYYY better in Japan. But i'm happy cos i got someone to be my photographer and all i had to do was point at who i wanted and she would just run with me to that person, holding my camera. LOL!
Oh and initally, i was really shy abt approaching ppl. After all i didn't know any of them, save for
sarahcoldheart and i was soooo hesistant to ask for pics. But after awhile, it was like 'aiyah heck lah' since they are there to BE SEEN, just go up, tap and ask for a pic together. LOL! Plus it was so weird to be calling them all by their character's name but who cares. Hahahah Li was so amused when i approached the Ichimaru Gin from the anime Bleach, and called her "Gin-San, can i have a pic?". And that girl even answered to that name! Hahahahahahah!!! But ya, what else do i call them?
After awhile i was running after cosplayers going :
"Tamaki-sannnnnn"
"Uraharaaaa!!!!!!!"
"Gaara-sannnnnnn"
"Byakuya-samaaaaaaaaaa"
Wahahaha i must've sounded like some weird fangirl, calling them all the anime names. I mean really screaming their names. Plus there's alot of BLEACHHHHHH this time round!!! It started so excitingly when i stepped into the tent! Just as i was nearing the stage area, they announced that the Bleach cosplayers were going up for a performance and i was jumping!!!!!! Then they played 'Ichirin no Hana' which is like MY FAV BLEACH SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GYAHHHHHHHHHH! I was singing and dancing along like i was at some freaking concert!!! SO funn!! And all of us were screaming and cheering at the cosplayers on stage like they were rock stars. Muahahahahaaa behold the unity of Bleach lovers!!!!!!!!!! ^_^
So many different ppl playing similar characters that i keep forgetting which ones i have took pic with. Hahahaha! So happy, i love bleach(omg KON was played by a little boy in a full-Kon suit! Sooo cute!). Plus the whole of Ouran Host Club! Wooot!!! Wah i tell you at their section, i didn't know there were sooo many BL lovers around! And all sooo young somemore!!! Aiyoooooo BL lovers are getting smaller and smaller! Hahaha! Goodie! Cos when the Ouran cosplayers were doing all those BL poses(i swear this anime is sooo good for BL shipping), the girls around me started screaming like mad. I was like:
"Hey, when the hell did so many ppl came around me?"
"OMG I'm surrounded!"
"WTH How do i get out!"
"Why is everyone so much smaller(and younger) than me??!!"
"Dammit i feel like a freaking pole! I must be blocking alot of ppl!"
I was taking pics of the Ouran antics cos i tot they were super sporting and funny(plus i ship some of them as well...keke), but when the girls started screaming like some love-sick fans as the Ouran cosplayers took off their jackets, in my mind i went:
"Erm....you guys know they're girls right? Don't scream so loud, there are actually still boobs under there."
Muahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! But seriously, i think they did a very good job. The best i tot was the one playing Tamaki-Senpai because she was outgoing enuf to pull off this character. The twins were really good too, so sporting and friendly! Plus i got a rose from them. Awwwww.... ♥
Hey
sarahcoldheart, i think you know some of them right? Pls let them know that i think they did a really good job. I would love to thank some of them them, they were so fun to watch. LOL!
There are also quite a few different Advent Children too(Kadajjjjjjj sann!!! Oka-sannn is here!!!!!!! XD). Not alot of Prince of Tennis unfortunately. The 2 that i saw were only half-cosplaying, as in they only wore the Seigaiku shirt/jacket, but the bottoms were normal clothes. Ughhh so sad!
And i am smart to come prepared!!!!!!!!! Firstly, my memory card went full.
Li: Then how?
Me: Nvm, gimme my camera pouch. I got extra memory card! *pulls out backup card!*
Later...
Me: Why isn't my camera working? *checks* Ohhh my battery's dead.
Li: Huh? Then how now?
Me: Dun worry, i got ANOTHER BACKUP BATTERY!!!! Muahahahaha!!! All fully charged!
Li looks at me incredulously. "You win. So many backups"
Me: Of cos!! One must come prepared for such events! Buahahaha!
Please excuse my lame, unoriginal poses in these piccys. When i'm highly excited and nervous(mainly because there were so many ppl pushing around), i tend to stick to my silly over-used 'PEACE' pose. Yeah boring i know. I could kick myself for not doing cooler poses, but it might look lame beside the cosplayers. Some are really good, and even got into the character of posing. So ignore the cheesy poses from me, and enjoy their costumes instead.
See, even painted my nails just for today. ^_^ I did this while watching the WC 3rd/4th place match yesterday. Germany won third, which i predicted they will so as to give face as they are the host country. I also gotta give props to them cos they scored some really terrific goals.
Here i am infront of the tent, D'Marquee. Eeeks! Lilac bra strap sighted! *Covers!!!*
Hahahaa! Ignore me. That's my new necklace and gloves! This is what this non-cosplayer looks like at a Cosfest. See...'Peace' pose starting already.
The Bleach performance which i was dancing and cheering to. Hahahaa that's Byakuya on the right, Don Konanji in the middle, and Ichigo on the left. Yes Ichigo isn't complete right? Where's the orange hair? ~sigh~ But the funny thing is everytime Byakuya fights, someone on stage will throw flower petals out. Hahahahaha so funny! In the anime, Byakuya's flower is the Sakura petals, and when he fights, it will swirl around him in magnificent galore. But on stage, seeing them dump petals in heaps to represent that effect was hilarious! LOL!
Lookie it's Hitsugaya!!!!!!!! Ahhh Shirou-chan!!! This guy is so cute, he admitted that his mother made the outfit for him. That earned him a loud "Awwwwwwwwwww" from the audience. :P
Guess who? It's
sarahcoldheart the Pink Power Ranger! Okay i look like total crap here, but that's not the point! Look at her outfit, it turn out sooo well! Plus she stood out so much in total hot pink! Hey, i'm wearing pink too! Yeahhhh pink power! LOL! Kudos on your outfit! It's really good! And she kept the helmet on the whole time! Omg how did you stand it? Even I was feeling hot from all the body heat.
That's Okita Souji!!!!!!! From the anime Peacemaker Kurogane! Actually this is based on a real person, and Okita Souji is a real historical figure. He was a brilliant samurai(tensai) and died really young too. I luv him so much! So couldn't pass up a pic op with the only Okita Souji cosplayer there!
Omg this is one of the cosplayer that Li and i were following to find the tent! Isn't she coooolll??? Gahhh this pic isn't very clear! But her outfit was sooo damn chio!! That's pretty fyi. Her hair, lots of makeup on her face, look at her pose! Even had a freakish-martial pose. Gyahhhh now why couldn't i pose like that?!!!
Oh it's because i wasn't cosplaying. LOL! Dun wanna look like an idiot in jeans.
Look it's AIZEN from Bleach!!!! Hahahaha yes Lian i know you're gonna say he doesn't look like it. He has too much of a good-boy studious face, but according to Li's theory, Aizen the character isn't supposed to look evil anyway. He's the devious one. So this guy suits him. But he's one of the better ones cos he's actually TALL enuf! You wouldn't believe how many short cosplayers there were! Hehehe! Aizen doing the 'Peace pose'. But that's not all man, i saw Gin holding a BK drink, and Byakuya running around like a frantic schoolboy taking pics. Talk about destroying a character's image. Hahahaha! No ill intention meant, just that it's super funny!
Ahhh this is Tamaki-Senpai from Ouran High School Host Club, giving me a rose! That's my supposedly love-struck look. Erm...i think i look constipated instead. Buahahahaha! But i love the rosies!!!! Oooohhhh for me??? ♥ ~muacks~
And these are the twins, Hikaru and Kaoru. I actually forgot who had the right and left parting. Arghhhh! I can never tell, i only live for their BL antics in the anime. Hahaha! Not to mention their devlish games. See i tuck their rose behind my ear. I'm supposed to be the O-Hime(princess) here. *Ahem*
Li and Tamaki! Hahaha one of her fav character, next to Mori-Senpai. She's small enuf to sit on her lap, so smile!!!!
This is Cloud! This guy is actually pretty good looking in RL. There were other Cloud cosplayers around, i think, but he had the best sword of all! I like the design! Ya i'm pretending that the rose was from him. Kekekeke (as if). @_@
The entire Bleach cosplay group up on stage. So freaking cool!
ZOmg the FF:Advent Children cosplayers!!! Kadajjjjj(extreme right), why are you not beside Oka-sannnn? Hahahaha! Look at their contacts! Whooaaaaa!!!! So chio mannn! Really following the movie! I'm glad they got a guy to play Loz(guy beside me) cos i would hate to see a skinny petite Loz. He's supposed to be the beefy strong one of the group anywaez. I did see ANOTHER Yazoo or Sephy cosplayer around and she was really really slim and pretty but i didn't have the chance to ask for a pic. *sad*
Yahhhhhhh Sesshomaru from Inuyasha is killing me!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahaha! I REQUESTED for that pose! Sesshomaru likes to kill his enemy by striking at the throat and emiting poison from his nails, and i told him to KILL ME THAT WAY! Buahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Dammit there wasn't a Inuyahsa! That would've been cool!
Gaara-sannnn from Naruto!!!! Whooooaaa would you Look. At. His. PROP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's sooo huge!!! Just like the one in the anime!!!!!! His sand gourd(is that what you call it?). I so dig his outfit!
OMG guess who i met at the Cosfest too??? Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean!!!!! And there were more than one!!!!!!! He wasn't the only one but i tot he was the best of all! Look at all the colorful beads!!!!!!!!!!!! My god, i really wanted him to look at me and go "I'm Jack Sparrow, savvy?" LOL!