Impact

someone might impact you enough that you will remember them long after everything has passed but will you have impact that person the same way to remember you?who knows.

Wedding Dress (Dance Version) Taeyang

David Choi Rocketeer Beat Box Cover with Special Guests

Hide And Seek with Random Alphabets

I'm sure most of you had heard about the Glee flashmob done by Random Alphabets.It had such huge publicity.it even got onto Star World for goodness sake! but today i wanna talk about a flashmob that is gonna be done to bring awareness to a really good cause rather than passion for a lovely tv show.

Hide & Seek is jointly organised by UNICEF Malaysia & Random Alphabets to bring awareness to child abuse.I will admit i'm not a super patient person and when i see kids screaming in public,i feel like slapping them to keep them quiet but i am aware that its not good unlike some people or even parents who just hit their kids senselessly.I understand about discipline (i definitely went through it myself) but hitting a 3-4 year old kid with a cane so hard that it leaves marks on their buttocks or even pinching them hard enough to leave a bruise,its too much!

Unfortunately,child abuse comes in many forms.Taken from Dustyhawk's site,there are 4 types of child abuse

• Neglect: failure to provide for a child’s basic needs.
• Physical abuse: punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, stabbing, choking, or otherwise harming a child.
• Sexual abuse: fondling a child’s genitals, penetration, incest, rape, sodomy, indecent exposure, and commercial exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.
• Emotional abuse: constant criticism, threats, rejection as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.

Come on now,its 2010,the 21st century! how can this still be happening especially in Malaysia when we are trying to reach the 2020 vision?! Well,according to UNICEF (which i took from Dustyhawk's site again) there are several factors that lead to child abuse.

• Parents are not prepared or have no knowledge of critical issues surrounding parenting.
• Parents lack an understanding of their children’s developmental stages and hold unreasonable expectations for their abilities. Parent’s also may be unaware of how to discipline their children most effectively at each age.
• Parent is experiencing a lot of financial stress such as loss of job, unemployment and diminished income.
• Parent has mental health problems, is living with a chronic illness and experiencing depression.
• Parents are experiencing difficulties in their relationship, exposed to domestic violence in the household, undergoing marital problems, divorce, or feeling the stresses of single parenting, isolation and loneliness.
• Parent is dependent and addicted to drugs or alcohol.

But honestly to me,no matter what factors contributes and leads to child abuse,its not right.i'm just a girl growing into a woman but i see babies and i see children and i love them (even the spoiled brats because they are just kids) and it makes me wonder who can hurt such innocent souls and steal the smiles away from their faces and turn them into sadness and tears.

For all who are reading this,if you are against child abuse and you do witness it,please tell someone you trust about it and report it if you believe there's cause to be worried because children can't stand up for themselves,its up to us to stand up for them and protect them.Don't ever hesitate because if its too late,we might just lose another innocent child.I unfortunately will not be able to attend this flash mob as i have prior plans but for those who can and are against child abuse,please join UNICEF Malaysia & Random Alphabets this Saturday,20th November 2010,11.30 am outside Raoul/British India at the 1 Utama new wing for the Hide & Seek flashmob.Children are most welcome to come and join in this flashmob.bring blankets/big sheets/cloth if you have any.QuirkyLilPrincess supports the Hide & Seek flashmob and is against child abuse in any form or way.

Comic Fiesta 2010

hey people,Comic Fiesta is back :) i remember i had loads of fun last year except for the 'lovely' sprained ankle i got at the end of day 2 [disclaimer,Comic Fiesta had nothing to do with my sprained ankle except i had too much fun] The pictures are just some examples of what you can expect at Comic Fiesta.Anyways,Comic Fiesta is in its' eighth year now.It began so humbly in the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall back in 2002 and grown so big until it was in the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre for two years in a row in 2008 and last year.With last year's visitor count was up to about 8000 visitors!!! Well,as the saying goes,you can only go up and Comic Fiesta this year is all set to break their records yet again.

me with No Face from Spirited Away

This year,bigger venue and slightly classier too if i may say so.its in a freaking hotel ballroom,people! For me,i've only been to hotel ballrooms for like weddings and seminars before so for Comic Fiesta to be held in a hotel ballroom,that's freaking awesome! Correct me if i'm wrong but i think its the first ACG (Anime,Comics & Games) convention ever to be held in a hotel ballroom in Malaysia.

the infamous Dustyhawk

Where and when is the event you might ask? Well,cancel all your Christmas shopping plans or better yet,go to Comic Fiesta then go shopping after because the lovely hotel ballroom i'm mentioning is Berjaya Times Square Hotel Manhattan Ballroom (doesn't it sound cool & classy?) on the 18-19 December 2010.It's the weekend before Christmas after all so you can go to Comic Fiesta & do all your Christmas shopping or you can go to the many malls nearby the hotel after Comic Fiesta to shop till you drop (shh,Uniqlo is not far from there if you're not tired from walking around in the ballroom ;p)

me with the infamous Guest 18 from LYN forum (go Google him :P)

Comic Fiesta 2010 is organized by SAYS (Sequential Youth Arts Society) who aims to bring "more of everything" and also challenge the local perception of what an ACG event can give to not only its' visitors but also the Malaysian ACG community.They are a volunteer-run,non-profit organization which was established in 2009 that aims to educate the public about the ever growing ACG community in Malaysia and their ultimate goal is to create a dynamic avenue where local and international creative talents can come together and push the Malaysian creative industry forward through innovative new ideas.

me with the lovely Crimotaku

With such a huge event,there comes a price and for that,we have tickets for the public.For a one day ticket,it would be RM15 which you can purchase at the event itself but you can choose to pre-order two day tickets for the sweet price of RM25 using the order form from the official website.The application forms for the cosplay & karaoke competitions are also available on the website.

me with the lovely Beatbox as Mario

Comic Fiesta 2010 will of course have Artist Booths as usual (formerly known as the Doujin Market) awesome cosplayers,awesome cosplay & karaoke competition and i hear there will be new attractions as well.i so can't wait for it!what are you waiting for? go order your tickets now!All contact information is at the bottom & the website will be updated constantly so bookmark it and check it out often! See ya there!

website:www.comicfiesta.org

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/ComicFiesta

Twitter:http://twitter.com/comicfiesta

forum:http://forums.comicfiesta.org/

The Azusagawa sisters from Yakitate Japan

part of the Yakitate Japan team

Me with some of the Disney Princesses

pictures are credited to QLP Photography & Benjamin Ooi

i know i have blogged about this video before but please help get it to 1 million views! its so good.spread it on your blogs,your facebook,your myspace,your friendster or your twitter and to your friends.viral it!

Need You

Lyrics

I know its not your fault, but I’m a locked door
Anytime I’m a mess by someone before
And I wish that I, I could find a key
To unlock all the things that you want us to be
Let me open up and start again,
But there’s a safe around my heart
I don’t know how to let you in,
And that’s what keeps us apart
And that’s why I need time.
I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you

Call up the locksmith,
Tell him we need him quick
We’ve got a million keys,?
None of them seem to fit
While your on the phone,
Call up the clocksmith,
Cuz I could use some time,
Even the slightest bit
Let me open up and start again,
And break this safe around my heart
I don’t know how to let you in,
And that’s what keeps us apart
And that’s why I need time
I said I need you
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you

I’m thinking now’s the time,
Maybe its time to go, if I gave you my heart, be gentle,
I’m tired of laying low, lets give the world a show
And when you know, you know,
And when you know, you know, you know
And when you know, you know, you know, you know
And that’s why I need time

I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you (x2)
I need you to understand (x4)
I need you (x3)
I need you, you, you

Name by afterschoolspecial & Wong Fu Productions

this is such an awesome video done by Wong Fu Productions and afterschoolspecial.please viral this.this is dedicated to all the strong sexy ladies out there.

Phil from Wong Fu Productions behind the scenes commentaries below (copy pasted from their blog)

Concept: The first decision we made with the band was that the video would not be a performance video. While we did want to show off the band, they wanted a video that had more of a story, rather than shots of them playing and singing. This is why the video has no band set up. This is also why we created the “office supply instruments”. We wanted to show what each member played, without cutting to a performance shot.

Female heroes and secret identities
The song’s topic is very clear. Dan raps about this mysterious, special girl who he knows so much about, yet strangely doesn’t even know her name. We knew that we wanted to make the video revolve around a very strong female lead, thinking that the song and video could be inspiring to young ladies who might watch it. In a broader sense, the song is also showing that someone could know a lot about a girl on the surface, and still not know anything about who she really is. Often, girls have many layers of emotions and personalities, putting forth a strong face, when really, they are troubled inside. As a guy, I really respect many girls who have been through a lot personally, yet still hold it together on the outside. This is where the idea for a “secret identity” and “super heroine” came about, because we felt many girls have secret identities.

Why an office?
We wanted to bring the idea of a female superhero into everyday life. The initial idea had the video take place at a school, with Dan and the band members caught in detention. They would’ve be playing instruments made of school supplies, and Angela would’ve been saving them from an evil teacher. This would also relate to their name “afterschoolspecial”. But ultimately we decided that we wanted to make the video more “grown up”, so we thought, for someone older, what’s the equivalent of being stuck at school? Being stuck at work.

And so the story of Dan and his bandmate coworkers in the office was finalized. Angela is the mysterious girl that Dan knows little about, and just as they finally get to meet, the evil boss catches them and makes him and his friends all stay after. Just before they get separated, Dan gives Angela the drawing on the paper, which she later reveals as her symbol (like the bat signal for Batman). This is her cue to “transform” and go back to save the band. After an epic stapler war, and a helpful distraction from Paul Dateh, everyone escapes!

Production: The entire video was shot in one day at an office in San Diego. All the actors and extras were friends of the band. The great thing about the video was that it was all in one location, an indoor location. Everything was contained and we literally had this “set” to ourselves. This made shooting go much smoother and more comfortable (no need to worry about external interference)

The fight scene was done with Philip (the boss) and Angela pretending everything. At first we tried to see what it would look like if they really shot the staples. Sadly, the staples only went a few feet, and couldn’t even be seen on camera. So we removed all the staples from the staplers and decided that adding special effects later would look better anyway. The “enhanced” staple guns were done by our friend Eugene Gauran, the same friend who did the photo tornado in the “That Girl” music video. All the paper “explosions” were done just by throwing the paper on top of the actors, but props to Philip for having to really take a hit from the clip board and falling to the ground many takes!

p/s Wong Fu Productions' youtube channel and afterschoolspecial's youtube channel here.click on them and support :)