Anime Festival Asia 09 : Cosplay Pics

In my previous post, I posted many pics I took from Anime Festival Asia, but I left out something very important …. The cosplay pictures!!! Luckily, this time round, I took quite a lot of pictures of cosplayers as compared to my previous trip to License2Play (1 pic) so I decided to dedicate an entire post for these really dedicated and creative individuals. Last time, I was too shy to ask them to pose for pictures but this time I managed to "level up" my courage to ask them for permission to take pictures. I found out that as long as you ask them, they are more than willing to oblige and you will get a really nice pose from them facing you, which make your pictures better looking. I did take some photos of cosplayers without asking though, but only when they were like many others taking at the same time and they are give their best pose =P. No sneaky unglam shots from me he he =X

Cosplayers … I really admire their dedication towards their passion …. their love for Anime. To prepare those beautiful costumes they wear really requires lots of effort, creativity and money too I guess. To cosplayers around the world, especially those in my post … I salute you!!


Let’s see those I have taken and tried to photoshop to make them look nicer as I don’t have good photography skills and a pro cam ha ha.






There are lots more cosplayers that I did not manage to take pictures of, hopefully I can take even more pictures in future events I attend (if someone accompanies me he he). Sorry about the few non-cosplay pics I have included ha ha.

Hopefully I will be able to find people who can accompany me to next year’s Anime Festival Asia. =) By then I will have a DSLR cam, more experience in Maid Cafes and we can power up our food together (instead of us guys freezing due to shock) and hopefully more money to spend on the items on sale there.

For more proness pics and videos of the cosplay competition, click here.



On a side note …..

My room’s TV went ku ku yesterday and I wasn’t able to turn it on. Luckily a hero came and saved the day …. My HTC Hero!!


Because of my phone and TV on Mobile, I was able to watch the live match between Arsenal and Chelsea in my room this morning he he. Chelsea is looking unbeatable this season, too bad it’s not the team I support. All those who know me know that the team I support will forever be Newcastle United and I’m really happy that they are doing very well in the Championship this season. They are like the Chelsea or Man United in the Championship!!

I changed my MSN status to “Newcastle United is Top” some time ago and didn’t have to change the status since then lol. Hopefully they win the competition this season and lift the trophy =) Something they haven’t done since I started supporting them around 14 years ago! I thought that I wouldn’t be able to watch them play this season, but was pleasantly surprised that Starhub shows championship matches every week on Goal TV and majority of them are Newcastle matches! Woooo hoooo! Go magpies!!! Goal TV is on Starhub’s TV on Mobile too, which allows me to watch their matches live when I’m not at home he he. In case you are wondering …. Yes, you can see the ball while watching on your small mobile phone’s screen =p Those who have not tried can try watching next Sunday’s midnight match (aka Monday) for free as TV on Mobile is free every Monday! You even get $1 off Golden Village movie tickets for activating it on Mondays!

And ….

I just brought Kimi for grooming recently and she is looking cuter than ever with her t-shirt on.


I will try to finally complete my End of School Special this week and continue my 7 Days of Perth Special posts next week. See ya!

(Images Taken From: My Digital Camera)

Newcastle United has been relegated

I guess I will be drinking lots of Coca Cola next season ... Newcastle United has been relegated to the Coca Cola Championship =( After all the bo liao stuff I did, I thought we might actually pull off the great escape. Manchester United and Chelsea both did their jobs but it was not enough. We can't even get a draw, the players don't seem like they are fighting for their lives. We got relegated because of a deflected own goal. This just sums up a very unfortunate season. 4 managers in a season and tons of injuries ..... stuff like that only happens to us.

I guess Newcastle United is just not good enough this season. Maybe going down is a good thing. Since Mike Ashley took over, we were getting worse everyday. Maybe being relegated will force him to sell the club, then we can start all over again with players who are loyal to the club. I hope a good owner buys the club and bring us back to the premier league. I hope Alan Shearer will remain at the club and manage Newcastle United for a long long time.

Got to surf around for some Coca Cola Championship websites to view next season ..... I wonder if Starhub shows matches in the Championship .....

I have a school presentation later today sian. No mood lah! I have changed my last presentation slide to this ...I hope my tutor won't mind heh. (Toon Army Freak has been my MSN nick ever since I started using MSN around 12 years ago. Toon Army for obvious reason, but freak came out of nowhere, maybe i watched a lot of Freakazoid then)

Newcastle United till I die!!

P.S: I think I might still get a nufc tattoo

The Biggest Match of My Life part 2

Biggest Match of My Life

When Newcastle beat Middlesbrough on the 11th of May 2009, I thought that we had a high chance of survival, but I was wrong. In typical Newcastle fashion, we lost to Fulham last week and now we are back to square one. Now once again we have to try our best to win our game (away to Aston Villa) and hope that either Manchester United or Chelsea wins their matches against Hull city and Sunderland respectively. We could draw today and still survive if results go our way but a win would be a safer bet although we might still go down if both Sunderland and Hull City win their matches =( It is now the Biggest Match of My Life Part 2: The Final Battle ..... of the season.

Before Newcastle United faced Middlesbrough, I did some superstitious bo liao things to try to help Newcastle United win. It sort of worked and they won (okay their win is due more to their fighting spirit). I hope by repeating the actions, it would boost Newcastle’s chance of surviving.

Yes, my Newcastle United banner will still be there and I will be wearing my Newcastle Jersey with red underwear. I will not be drinking coca cola for a day too.

This time, I have asked not one but two friends (Man u and Bolton fan) to wear the nufc jersey for extra luck!

Kimi will be wearing her red bull doggy t-shirt so that we will have wings to fly out of the relegation zone.I will be eating the same snack but now strawberry flavour and drinking some shiokfullnezz Baileys.I have also once again used my magnets to predict the score line. This time I use it to predict 2 matches. I almost got the exact score line last time, will I be even closer this week?

Please please please, please survive. Players of Newcastle United, it’s the last match of the season, gather all your fighting spirit you have left behind in previous matches this season and go for a win! Manchester United and Chelsea, I will be supporting you today too (just this once). I know Manchester United will be putting out their reserve team but who can blame them, but I think because of the depth of their squad, their reserve team is actually better than some of the teams at the bottom! Macheda will score! Chelsea, I know you can win Sunderland easily, go out there and do your job! Drogba, I know you like to dive, please continue doing it in the penalty box later (but not against nufc in the future k) =)

If Newcastle United survives, I will get my first ever tattoo of either the Newcastle United emblem or the words “NUFC FOR LIFE” !! I swear!

(Images Taken From: My digital camera, My Newcastle United FC)

Lucky 1, 2 and 3 Newcastle, Stock, Nike Mini Contest

The past 2 days have been kind to me. 3 lucky things happened during the 2 days and I'm feeling rather happy now. I guess this kinda makes up for the mediocre past few months I have been going through.

Lucky Number 1:

Newcastle finally won a match and score some goals!

Yesterday I had this post about preparing for the biggest match of my life. I think my jersey and red underwear wearing, getting my dog kimi to wear her jersey and forcing my friend Alvin to wear a Newcastle United Jersey has played a small part in Newcastle United winning their first match in like 10 games? He he. The players really played very well yesterday, never giving up even when they were 1 goal down so early in match. Newcastle United showed great fighting spirit and eventually won 3-1 (I predicted 3-0 =D)! Kudos to all the players involved, the fans at St James' Park for their superb support (the flags waived around the whole stadium is spectacular!) and of course the one and only Alan Shearer and his management team. Its been a long time since I've seen Shearer so happy. The cheers for him during and after the match made my hair stand.

The 3 nufc scorers of the night: Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands!

Newcastle United is finally out of the bottom 3! With 2 games left, their fate is finally on their own hands. I hope they can repeat the performance and win again this Saturday at home against Fulham!

Lucky Number 2:

Finally managed to sell off my stock.

I shall not say what stock it is, but those who are familiar with this chart would know heh. I bought this particular stock on October thinking that it was cheap then, and right after I bought it, it fell like no tomorrow (together with many other counters lol). Luckily for me, it recently went back up to slightly less than the price I bought it for and being the hum ji (cowardly) guy, and constant persuasion of my father (he keep asking me to sell for the past few weeks and it kept going up he he), I decided to sell it off. The dividends earned during the period I had the stock can cover the transaction fees. Will invest wisely in the future and not have the gambling mentality when I start working after graduation. The way I played last time was something like once my friend Caleb said in the past about some "investors" ... playing Da Xiao lol.

Lucky Number 3:

I received a sms today informing me that I won the Nike Mini contest I participated on February!

This was my entry to the competition. To view the post click here.

I joined Nuffnang a few months ago and have yet to receive my first cheque. However, joining Nuffnang and being a Glitterati member, gave me opportunities to participate in their contests too. This is first and only competition I have joined so far and I'm so happy that I have won it. The prize is $300 worth of Nike products! I will treat it as actually earning some money (he he) and will use it as a motivation to join future competitions and work towards getting that first cheque =). I will be patient and will continue blogging no matter what happens. Thank you Nuffnang and Nike! For those who have not visited Nike Women's website, go check it out (nikewomen.com.sg)! Its very cool!

(Okay I will try not to be too happy now cause I know that whenever I'm too happy something bad will happen. I guess its karma, you win some you lose some.)

P.S: Unfortunately I missed last week's episode of Fighting Spiders (anyone knows what happened?). This week's episode is funny lah. Soon Lee and Charlie are both chee ko peks, starring at Sam's neh neh. Peter is in love with Sam (who i think looks pretty even in tomboy wear) and shows his brave ang moh confidence and Soon Lee is as hum ji as me! Next week we get to see Tony's second love interest Susie Woon!

(Images Taken From: Nike Women, Teamtalk.com, Titan 24, Singapore Exchange)

The Biggest Match of My Life

Today I prepare for the biggest match of my life. If we don't win today, I think we are more or less relegated. This is our last chance to survive ....

Newcastle Banner - Check

Jerseys - Check (Which should I wear)

Red Underwear for Good Luck - Check

Kimi wearing her jersey - Check

Asahi, Jim Bean and snack for happy or sad outcome and during the match- Check

Forcing friend (Alvin) to wear Newcastle United's Jersey - Check

Using Magnets found on fridge to predict score line - Check

Lucky for us, Hull City lost on Saturday. Newcastle United will now take on Middlesbrough in around 4 hours time. The winner of this match will have a high chance of surviving this season and not be relegate into the Coca Cola Championship. I will be watching it live with Alvin and will not miss a second of the action even if I have to pee or something. Please Newcastle! Please win today!

I have been supporting Newcastle for the past 15 years and this is by far the most important match of my life. We used to be challenging for the top spot and playing in the Champion's League but now we have to fight for our lives.

I really hope Owen Matins and Viduka are on form today and the midfielders will supply them with tons of chances. The defence has no hope so attack is the best form of defence! Alan Shearer has to give them the motivational speech of their lives. Go Newcastle! Show your fighting spirit. Let's thrash boro (okay a 1-0 will be fine too)!!

Howay The Lads!!

P.S: I have not drunk Coca Cola for the past few days to bring good luck to Newcastle United.

(Images Taken From: My digital camera, My Newcastle United FC)

OMG! Alan Shearer is back at Newcastle!! (Not April Fool's joke)

Premier League strugglers Newcastle United haved appointed Alan Shearer in a managerial capacity for the remainder of the season.

Shearer takes boss reins for Toon

More links

Shearer to make shock return to Newcastle

Shear Sensation

Alan Shearer Confirmed As Newcastle United Manager Until The End Of The Season

(I checked, double checked and triple checked to make sure it's true. With so many websites reporting the same thing, surely it won't be a coordinated April Fool's joke??)

Yahoo!! Alan shearer is back!! I hope he can save Newcastle United from the drop this season and continue managing us the next season. Really miss my hero Alan Shearer, the greatest striker in the EPL!! Heyyyyyy Alan Shearer hoooo haaaaa, I want to knowwwwwwwww how you score that goal!!!! (You always here this when he scores a goal for Newcatle last time ha ha).

Since he is not under contract as a player maybe he can play for us again he he. Maybe a super sub, player manager? Oh my god, I'm so happy now. My morale is very high now, will study extra hard now!!

(Image Taken From: EPL Talk)

Newcastle United for the win??

To show support for my favourite club who has been crap recently, I have placed a bet on them to win Sunderland today. Hope this can change their luck. Will I win?