DAY 3

since the schedule was rearranged, we had a slightly longer sleep than usual and had like almost 3 hours to prepare for our cos that day.

and then we found that the japanese already had their cos ready... waoo... so we went to snap some of them!

sexy bayonetta





not sure what this cos is but pretty!





ciel-kun





and all of us waiting outside because our rooms were too small so we had to shift somewhere else.



finally... the wonder festival.

started around 1pm if i didn't remember wrongly.



and then it was drizzling... so we hurriedly took some group photos and posed for a bit before we left running for the shelters.

i really like this cos!!! she's a korean and i think it's from some manga series. can't remember the name though



i love the boots details, the hair arrangement and the costume. it reminds me of odin sphere!



PANDORA HEARTS by cubie and mitsuki!!!! simply fits into the rose garden background!!



back at the rehearsal room, i had a mini-shoot with gakupo and rin cantarella version. the room is just perfect for the 2. too bad my lighting sucks...

ooh and i tried lightrooming them for the different effects! not so bad with my digi cam eh?

aya as rin







frank as gakupo



pair shots









this photo feels like she's holding a mike.



this is my favourite from the lot. too bad there's the white curtains. zzz



a lone lacus clyne owning the stage?!



we ended off the event with some group photos!

here is team singapore with our organisers!



and here is team singapore + japan!



and here is... team sheryl nomes!!!! goshhhhh





after that we couldn't wait to quickly change out and tour everland. it was still raining but who cares...

i didn't join the rest for omu rice dinner, so here is everland scenery spams!!



there's a live band!



this is their grand stage. awesome. feeld like the olympus collosseum



the central square



nice pond



can you see the little creatures!



i think they are evolved hamsters. 8D



ginnas crowding around the butterfly evolution cages



'omonim, fishy imnida!'



huge duck in the petting zoo.



more scenery!









the rose garden we were at





love the fountain...



when evening came, it was time for rehearsal and the koreans' individual competition. if you ever wondered what one person can do... well... frankly it was an eye opener for me!!

1st contestant: sheryl nome



blur but i still like the picture.



yes, she changed costume!

2nd contestant: lacus clyne

i love how all her little flaps just fall at the right places. thank goodness, she's really a girl (who said she's a guy la!!)



3rd contestant: black rock shooter. kaito i think.



and his guitar lights up!





and the last contestant from guilty gear

she threw her mike off stage - dangerous...



here's all of them!



after the contest, it was time for rehearsal.

and.. and... and...

KARAS ARMOUR!!! full dress rehearsal for them only!!!! WOWWWW. it was raining like crazy and their armour is waterproof!!! i really thought they'd get electrocuted. look at the lights look at the lightss!!!!





did i tell you they did a back flip with that giant piece of armour?!?!??!?!?!??!??!??!?! *jaws drop* kowtows to the masters here. this is only a rehearsal video only though. koped from chonghan! yays



ooh and they won the korean wcs selection rounds. OF COURSE!!!!



i have a new idol now!! *_*

finally back from korea!
hopefully my memory is still fresh and i can blog about the past 4 days.

DAY 1

worked the whole day and had to set off in the evening. stress. bro was trying to uncode my luggage as my father fiddled with the lock and can't remember what password he put. thank goodness it was solved just before check in!



no family photo but my entire family came to see us off.



received a very cute and thoughtful keychain from sakurazaki as well. heh heh benefits of 'tompang-ing' other people who see you off.

all of us setting off!





had to sleep overnight in the plane but it's just so impossible due to all the turbulence warnings. we even had breakfast at 330am. i chose bibimbap. WRONG CHOICE.



peggy's omelette looks so much better... T.T



DAY 2

6hours later, arrived at incheon airport. everyone's groggy but we cheered up when we found a convenience store and skin food store at the airport selling cheap cheap cheap cosmetics.

historical monuments decorating the walkway







and guess what!!! KIM NAM GIL'S COFFEE BABA!!!!!



here's the CF for it.


yes!! i get to take picture with him!



val is delighted with her apple juice whilst jes gives the wth face



after our bus arrived an hour later, we set off for shopping.

first stop of the day: NAM DAE MON





temple in the middle of the shopping district!



nice canal cum park



we were brought to this shopping centre with a hell lot of fabric cloth, buckles and whatever materials necessary for clothings. there was like 6 or 7 floors of them!





awesome patterns.... wanted to buy but they had to order from the stock house which will come 2 hours later... darn!!



walked around for a bit and tried to meet up with daeyoung, mk, byeolyi and junho. FINALLY SAW THEM!

hi my friends!! I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS!!! too bad we had to stick to our stupid schedule and stick with the group.



so we had to meet and part while we have our spicy-licious lunch.

ughhh i really don't like kimchi na...





after lunch, we took a little trip to the temple for a group photo.







then it was shopping!!!! shopping with minkyung and byeolyi and daeyoung!!! we chionged bb cream right away, followed by the cosmetics. then the clothes. too bad you can't try the clothes because they want you to confirm you want to buy before they allow trying, which kinda sucked. so since there wasn't much else to do... we ate waffles!!



*_* i had a kiwi drink treat from daeyoung and waffles from minkyung and byeolyi. DELICIOUS. UMAI. MASSHISEOYO!

then we spent the last 15mins of our time chionging face shop and etude house. yay-hay~

when it was time to leave to pick up the next batch of people... *plays 'time to say goodbye'*
it was a short meet but i'm still glad i got to see all my korean friends and junho still came down despite having to go to some festival in the morning. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! we will see each other again, definitely. (to mk: please buy 'hello korean' for me when you come in july! thanks hurhur. to daeyoung: i love the lee junki socks!!! wahahahhah. to byeolyi: must bring your itoko next time when we meet! lee junki, fighting!)

thanks for sending us off till the last minute even though we had to wait like an hour for the bus to come (more shopping time lost...)



second stop: E-MART

ooh, colorful changi post



e-mart is basically just another shopping centre with supermarket and lots of cosmetics again! so we bought all our food souvenirs there and whatnots. here's all of us with our spoils 8D



had a quick dinner at the food court there. not bad!

this set has like cold noodles, bibimbap, sushi and whatever you see there. and i ate it all. (i mean i ate a bit of each - we had 4 person sharing!) then we had baskin robbins for dessert. my weight is going POOOOOF...



last stop: EVERLAND

home sweet home! we unpacked at the cabin and tried to get our wcs stuff ready.



cubie and mitsuki cutting their namecards. aww i wished i've printed some as well! T.T



and then we had to gather in the hall for some rearrangement of the schedule. turns out WCS will be on sunday instead of saturday, so i guess i have to iron my iljimae then! i went to the public bath to shower quickly... didn't know we have to self-introduce after that. me in my flowery pantsu!! goshh!! and we were video recorded!! sorry, no photos to show you my embarrassment. hope it's not posted anywhere... -.-

i know i know... it's only a day away and i haven't packed.
why?
because i was trying to finish my jumong, and i finally finished my last episode yesterday at 1230am.
*faints*

81 episodes, everyday from 7-1130pm for 2 weeks. lots of fast forwarding and skipping!!! ahhaha especially when i watched it during lunch on mysoju, i was practically moving the slider to skip everything.

let me say that i am glad i managed to pull through (i sound like i went through difficult times...) because the show is really very inspiring.

it talks about this prince who manages to conquer and form gogeuryeo, one of the biggest country in i-don't-know-what-year-but-does-it-matter? by the way you should watch this, THEN seon duk. cos seon duk conquered gogeuryeo AND baekje.

it's amazing because the show talks about how jumong is the chosen person to carry out this great deed of unifying all the lands where it was occupied by the hans (think chinese), and saving the migrants from the hans oppression. even though i don't like having to hear that your destiny is decided, the gods control this and that, it's heaven's will that so-and-so, i felt like for once, it seems that god really has a predestined roles for the people on earth. it's how great history can be carved and new stories are made, isn't it? and it seems that every action that the people take in the show, has an indirect impact to the outcome. and all the actions helped jumong in one way or another, and how all the people also play a part (even the traitors) as they build up jumong's characters and events he must overcome.

another nice thing is the trust and loyalty of his followers, no matter what he did. even at the extreme conditions when they were at the most pessimistic situation they still believed in him. when he risked his life to enter buyeo palace despite many objections - and eventually came out alright - it was just a huge relief and it boosted everyone's confidence on how jumong can really accomplish great things, and that all the people needed to do was to just believe in him and support him.

trust. loyalty. your companions. they really do make a great difference... (",)