2011.
haha.
i suppose i only do these things when i'm bored. would have been working on my costumes if the textiles were here, but i'm actually blogging about 2011.

hmmm. 2011 was a lot of stress, a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of disappointment.
i worked really hard for many things, but i've yet to reap what i sowed.

and then i watched a really awesome drama, where i fell in love with jung il woo *_* and now i'm watching another 3 dramas of his. i feel really bad for lee jun ki now, because jung il woo is such a spin-off of jun ki. korean army, why don't you release jun ki nowwwwwwwwww and let him star in more dramas so i can stop looking at his lookalike...!!!

and this was the part that got me so head over heels for jung il woo. this must be the best best kiss i've ever seen...!!! *press replay x100 times*



watching it somehow lifts my mood a little.

2012... i'm bringing you over!

즐거운 크리쓰마쓰

"May your Christmas sparkle in the moonlight
Bathed in warmth of friends in sight
Love, peace and joy to give
on this wonderful day to believe."

did a cosplay for taiwan trip...



simple simple. my laogong did hongkong.



super cheap cosplay, and would have been cheaper if i didn't get the wig, which i didn't use in the end!!!!

i bought a cheongsam that was just around my office for $6.90 and modified it to a top.



then added the lace on the sleeves area



made the larger sleeves using materials i already have...



and here it is!



then i plucked some flowers from my mom's vase and colored it red (was purple initially)...



made some tassles out of the golden thread i have



and put them together!



wala! the skirt is from athena's. heh. photoshoot carried out in taiwan itself. epic!

taiwan (hetalia)shopping list

cheongsam: $6.90
wig: $35
gold lining 4 years: $1.80 x 4 = $7.20

total: $49.10

len (setsugetsuka)shopping list

len costume (tb): 438rmb = $105.44
red and brown fabric paint: $10.30
umbrella: $4

total: $119.74

didn't do much for this costume! just added lots of decor. was pretty much a costume i taobaoed. yes, this is my first bought costume! figured it saved more time and money to buy it straight than to search around for the textiles and make it.

so here's the reference picture and pv.









and then there's this really awesome group who cosplayed them before that was pretty inspiring to us. so we kinda followed their style



added the tassles (gold and red)



added the gold lace trims



styled the wig!



basically shuffed a chopstick+backcomb to make it stand then spam the hairspray. tied it together so it would come together as a clump. here's from the side



oh, i drew on those flowers too.

decided to repair a bit of synchronicity with the new acrylic cutter from zerar.







and also cut a new mask that better fits the face... if not it will look so flat! and spammed more jewels...

Copied the post from here!

“정”이란 대체 뭐 아시냐?
세상을 향이 묻습니다
나는 대답 할 것입니다
우리를 하야금 아무런 망설임 도 없이
삼과 죽음을 서로 허락하는거
그것이 바로 “정” 이라고

Romanization :
“Jeong”-iran daeche mwo asinya?
Sesangeul hyang-i mudseumnida
Naneun daedabhalgeosimnida
Urireul hayageum amureon mangseorim do eobsi
Samgwa jugeumeul seoro heorakhaneungeo
Geugeosi baro “Jeong”-irago.

Translation :
What on earth is “Love”?
I ask the World.
And I will answer…
That which make us unhesitatingly
Grant life and death to each other
That is what “Love” is.

~Quotes : 공주의 남자 Ep. 07 (00:20:25 Hanrel)~
Note: “Jeong” can be Affection / Love
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김승유 : 어디로 가는지 묻지 도 안했어?
이세령 : 어디든 상관 없습니다.

Romanization :
Kim Seung Yoo : eodiro ganeunji mudji do anhaesseo?
Lee Se Ryung : eodideun sanggwan eobseumnida.

Translation :
Kim Seung Yoo : Why are you not even asking where we are going?
Lee Se Ryung : I will follow you, wherever you may go.

~Quotes : 공주의 남자 Ep. 21 (00:34:33 Hanrel)~
========================================================

김승요 : 날 따라 면, 더 어문 고생 길이요…
이세령 : 저승 길이어도… 좋습니다.

Romanization :
Kim Seung Yoo : nal ttara myeon, deo eomun gosaeng giriyo…
Lee Se Ryung : jeoseung girieodo… Johseumnida.

Translation :
Kim Seung Yoo : If you follow me, there will be an endless road of hardship…
Lee Se Ryung : Even if it’s a road to death… I will still follow you.

Quotes : 공주의 남자 Ep. 21 (00:37:29 Hanrel)~
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i'm feeling extremely sleepy having woken up with a shock at 830 to realise i was running late for my meeting. in the end though, our key character was even later. mad rush for the morning.

now i'm settled in office again, waiting for the 3pm judgement. meanwhile i'm still repairing some slides but figure i should finish in an hour or so.

sighs. whatever have i gotten myself into.

and elixir replied so shortly and lately, that i don't think it warrants any response on my end. it was still a nice alert, albeit irritating. grah. i wish tuesday could come soon. perhaps i'll get to rest a little tomorrow, since the electricity in the office would be down. huh. let's just hope we won't be summoned into our ex-teeny office.

athena (saint seiya)shopping list

Hologram gold x3m $9.80
Gold reflective x4m $28.30
Foam 0.5mm 5m and 0.3mm 3m $81
gold cloth 3m $11.40
Gold reflective 2m x2 $13.1
Gold hologram 3m $10.50
Acrylic gold $9.60
Kangaroo glue $8
PVC 7m $15.72
Boob cup $1.73 2pcs
Blue foam $8.96
Red gem $0.50
PVC 24inch 0.2mm $2.12
Purple mesh 54cm 3yards $3.48
Mahjong paper $2.70
Chains $7 2 pcs thin chain $2 + 2 thick $2.50
$5 9 door magnet
$15.80 7pcs red translucent part roll ($1.80 per roll) + 2 packs of 8pcs magnet ($1.60 per pack)
$1.60 clear tape
$3 2 pcs thick chain
Purple wig $22
Purple wig tb $15.37
LED $20.21 + $20
Metal wire $19.60
Wood $2
Sandpaper $0.50
Flour $3.30 3 packets
Mahjong paper 5pcs $1.50
Gold embellishments $22
2x corrugated board $6.30
1x cardboard $4.80
Screws and bolts $1.80
black cloth $10

total: $388.72

tamazuki (nurarihyon no mago)shopping list

Gold rope 10m 40 rmb
Tassels $7 (12pcs)
Furballs $1.20x4=$4.80
Red acrylic paint $8.95
White acrylic paint $3.15
Brushes $2
White felt $2

total: $27.90

muahahah
just came back (ok, just is an understatement, this trip happened first week of october!) from taiwan and i'm so busy and lazy to write about. thank goodness someone else did 8D. so the 6 of us - vin/nik/vio/judas/mel/me planned and went over to taiwan for 9days of FUN and SHOPPINNNNNNNG :D:D:D:D:D:D:D hmmm i do so wanna go back now (especially since i'm typing from my office on a saturday T___T).

so since i'm so lazy to type and post the trip so i shall kope the entries from my darling here. she has a very good coverage and lots of useful tips! will update the links as she posts them up. i gather she's feeling pretty lazy too heh:


Welcome 吐 Taiwan
Day 1
Day 2

it's 12.37pm now and i'm in my office bracing myself to slog over the long weekends.
sighs.

and only me and another colleague is present - where's the rest!!!!
gawwwd, i totally don't wanna stay past midnight again.

my weekend feels so sad now T____T

Tamazuki (youkai version) from Nurarihyon no Mago


i think this must be the most recycled cosplay ever. and by that i mean using all kinds of recycled items i can find. for e.g. the hakama was from my kendo, the purple top modified from kimimaro's top, the wig from my shio+gwen cosplay... and of course the cloths - i have so many leftover colored cloths i didn't really need to buy any ><

so who is this demon fox...?





his broken mask



his bbq sword







and his eye..!



also compared it to the manga version, and i decided to make the manga hair on the anime body. haha.





youkai battle!



this is his human form, just for the heck of it. this was after he got slashed by rikuo and his mask broke, hence the scar.





so what exactly did i make then??

started with the cloak first. actually made an inner layer as well (since i have so many leftover white cloth... why not).



put on the star painting and accessories...



then the collar



the inner top was modified - i cut short my kimimaro top and added the sleeves and collar. easy.



but the patterns were a killer. i bought the white felt to cut all the patterns, because the acrylic white paint i had just didn't look sharp enough. think i spent the whole day cutting, pasting and watching secret garden at the same time. not bad. (and then i cut the wrong shape on the cloak, and had to redo =.=)





then i worked on the grotesque bbq char siew sword. was done with bunches of newspaper masking taped to the shape, then painted with red shades. mom was wondering what the ugly thing was for several days, and i really want to throw it away soon. ughh





with some shading



the hilt thingy was made out of acrylic, which i sun bian cut since i was using the machine anyway. the holding part was wrapped with bandages i used for kimimaro.



then the mask. cut it from foam (shouldn't have, but it looked pretty flat...) and acrylic painted + white spray paint it. cracks when you fold it, and the painted features weren't bright enough... but oh well!





then is the wig. modifying shio's wig is hell... i really dislike that exploding bombastic wig. it didn't look good in photos either. thank goodness he has long hair so i could just put another wig below. needed special angles so the hair don't look so bombastic. pfffft.





last is the belt. i got about 10m of gold cords, twined them around each other, then twined the double rope around metal wire to get that shape. just barely able to put them on myself when i wore the costume, securing them using safety pins. really not a good method.



fox ears very easy, just a triangle pouch, and i pasted on the pink triangles. secured with hair pins. didn't even bother taking pictures. oops.