It is natural that in life, you close one door to end a chapter in your life, and open another to start afresh. I've decided to be brave and leave my comfortable environment to venture into another place to start from scratch. I'm not regretting my decision, but I do feel sad when I think that I'll be leaving friends whom I spend almost everyday with for the last two years.
Today is the day that I had to break the news. The reaction from my colleagues varied. Some just took it without any reaction, some were reluctant, some were outright shocked. It was tough breaking the news to my Boss. It was pretty obvious that he didn't really like my decision to leave, but he didn't stop me and wished me all the best.
I still have close to 2 months left before I leave to experience the research and academic culture in another institute as a graduate student. I see it as a great opportunity to learn more things and explore other fields that I've always wanted to try my hand at.
It's time to open the next door, step forward and not look back.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
[Backlog] A Year in Cosplay - 2008
I had 16 new costumes and 5 photoshoots in 2008.
From top left, in chronological order:
Shimizu Keiichi (Kiniro no Corda), Liddell (Pop'n Music Best Hits!), Kinomoto Sakura (Cardcaptor Sakura), Kagamine Len (Vocaloid2), Todou Usaki (DOLLS), Mist (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance), Little Dracula (Princess Nightmare), Ookawa Utako (CLAMP School Detectives), Maka Albarn (Soul Eater), Hojo Satoko (Higurashi no naku koro ni), Kagura (Gintama), Alucard (Hellsing The Dawn), Hoshino Tetsuro (Galaxy Express 999), Takatsuki Yayoi (The Idolm@ster), Fumika (Shigofumi), Ciel Phantomhive (Kuroshitsuji)
Some were easy, some were really difficult. Some I tried my hand at prop-making, and some I just couldn't make it so I got my tailor to help me out. But all were equally memorable. I broke out my first tube of Uhu Glue for Vocaloid and haven't looked back since. I realized that I love doing characters who hold guns or sharp objects (the bigger the better!). I've also met more friends in the local and overseas cosplay circle and worked with them during photoshoots. Let's hope that there are many more to come!
From top left, in chronological order:
Shimizu Keiichi (Kiniro no Corda), Liddell (Pop'n Music Best Hits!), Kinomoto Sakura (Cardcaptor Sakura), Kagamine Len (Vocaloid2), Todou Usaki (DOLLS), Mist (Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance), Little Dracula (Princess Nightmare), Ookawa Utako (CLAMP School Detectives), Maka Albarn (Soul Eater), Hojo Satoko (Higurashi no naku koro ni), Kagura (Gintama), Alucard (Hellsing The Dawn), Hoshino Tetsuro (Galaxy Express 999), Takatsuki Yayoi (The Idolm@ster), Fumika (Shigofumi), Ciel Phantomhive (Kuroshitsuji)
Some were easy, some were really difficult. Some I tried my hand at prop-making, and some I just couldn't make it so I got my tailor to help me out. But all were equally memorable. I broke out my first tube of Uhu Glue for Vocaloid and haven't looked back since. I realized that I love doing characters who hold guns or sharp objects (the bigger the better!). I've also met more friends in the local and overseas cosplay circle and worked with them during photoshoots. Let's hope that there are many more to come!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Facelift!
First of all, a very Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!
I hope that there are still people popping by this blog despite the fact that I've last updated 6 months ago! More often than not, I find myself so busy that I can't find the time nor energy to write. Plus, this blog has been stuck with the previous layout since forever and it's getting stale...
So I did a facelift! I'm banned from sewing today since it's the first day of the new year and Mom doesn't want to have scraps of fabric and thread on the floor, so I finally have some time to do some coding and photoshop work. It took me pretty long (almost the whole day!) since it has been more than a year since I last touched html codes. I did away with the old classic template and tried the new xml ones that can support tags and widgets, and now it's much easier for me to add links and edit things. But I guess I still prefer Japaneseque layouts, hahaha...
New and updated links are up on the navigation column on the right (no, I haven't updated my Travel Diary. I should get down to it soon, once I find some time -_-"). I'm more active with cosplaying in 2008, so I've got some online accounts set up for my photos (although in various states of update! XD) and their links are included as well.
2009 is going to be a very busy year for me. If everything goes smoothly, I should be enrolling myself into graduate school real soon, and I'm going to be stuck in a lab wearing a lab coat for the next 5 years! -_-" More on that as I slowly start on my journey to graduate school. Cosplay wise I should still be active in the community, although I'm going to take it slower now. Come visit me at events if you guys are free! =D
Finally, do drop me comments as usual, and comment on this post if you happen to drop by (I wonder who would still hahahaha...) and are surprised that I actually updated and changed the look of this blog! XD
I hope that there are still people popping by this blog despite the fact that I've last updated 6 months ago! More often than not, I find myself so busy that I can't find the time nor energy to write. Plus, this blog has been stuck with the previous layout since forever and it's getting stale...
So I did a facelift! I'm banned from sewing today since it's the first day of the new year and Mom doesn't want to have scraps of fabric and thread on the floor, so I finally have some time to do some coding and photoshop work. It took me pretty long (almost the whole day!) since it has been more than a year since I last touched html codes. I did away with the old classic template and tried the new xml ones that can support tags and widgets, and now it's much easier for me to add links and edit things. But I guess I still prefer Japaneseque layouts, hahaha...
New and updated links are up on the navigation column on the right (no, I haven't updated my Travel Diary. I should get down to it soon, once I find some time -_-"). I'm more active with cosplaying in 2008, so I've got some online accounts set up for my photos (although in various states of update! XD) and their links are included as well.
2009 is going to be a very busy year for me. If everything goes smoothly, I should be enrolling myself into graduate school real soon, and I'm going to be stuck in a lab wearing a lab coat for the next 5 years! -_-" More on that as I slowly start on my journey to graduate school. Cosplay wise I should still be active in the community, although I'm going to take it slower now. Come visit me at events if you guys are free! =D
Finally, do drop me comments as usual, and comment on this post if you happen to drop by (I wonder who would still hahahaha...) and are surprised that I actually updated and changed the look of this blog! XD
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