Checking In

It's time again to brush off some cobwebs on my blog. Work has been really crazy and hectic. Most nights, the earliest I leave office is like 8.30 or 9pm unless I have an appointment or meeting. Latest I have ever left was like close to midnight.

Don't get me wrong, I do love my job. I have so much passion for it and I love the brand that I'm representing for, it's just that I feel I need to take a breather somehow. From my last job to coming here, I had less than a week to breath and take a break. Once I came in here, it was, go, go and go. Only times I ever really took a break is when i'm on mc or really really dead tired. Most times, even on weekends, I use any free spare time to catch up on work that I did not manage to get to during the week.

Needless to say that family time, relationship time and even friendship time is slightly suffering. All I can say is that I'm lucky to have an understanding family, WH and friends. But it does get tough, I have broken down and cried before thinking did I bite off more than I could chew but I wake up and it's always a new day again.

On another hand, I have taken into writing short stories again albeit they are fan fiction but at least it's a form of writing that is not related to work so it's a bit more relaxing and its nice when people say they like the style I write. Trust me, having to rewrite your copies over and over again can be kind of demotivating at times.

I do hope to blog more soon however it is getting late and I'm really tired after a long day of work so adios until the next time :)

Those High School Years

I have been listening to the new Fall Out Boy album streaming on Youtube and it got me thinking about high school.Whenever i listen to Avril Lavigne,Skye Sweetnam,Paramore,Fall Out Boy,Good Charlotte,Blink-182,Linkin Park,Panic! At The Disco just to name a few,i think about high school.These were the bands that defined my high school years.


Took this during my high school graduation (i was so much skinnier :p)

It doesn't help that i had dreams lately of certain people significant during my high school years and i have been catching up with one of them,let's just call him KZ. Funnily enough,KZ and me actually did not meet in high school,we met when we were both in primary school but we never really got close until high school as he is three years older than me.


Yes, this was how i looked like at 17...

But one thing about KZ is that no matter how long we have not talked to each other,whenever he picks up the phone or calls me back,he just goes "hey,how's it going?" as though we just spoke yesterday or the day before.There's no such thing as awkward silences between us somehow which is ironic considering i actually had the biggest crush on him when i was 13 but he being him let me down nicely and somehow over the years,we just managed to maintain this odd yet comfortable friendship.


Yes i was the rebel,i tried burning stuff with the Bunsen burner and got my friend to take pictures of me with my cellphone and i did not tie my hair up although i had been asked to do so a lot of times by many prefects

I spoke to him couple of days back after not calling him for like almost 3 years? (yes,i know i'm not a very good friend) and i thought it would be like totally awkward however he just made it so easy to talk and spill everything to him.

I'm sure some of you do wonder if WH is comfortable with all this going on,let's just say he's not super comfortable but we kind of agreed to compromise in the sense that i will meet KZ with him and he gets to know KZ and hopefully find that KZ is a pretty ok guy.


Evidence of me sleeping in class

The thing is that i hope it won't be awkward as i have not seen KZ at all for like 8-9 years now (we just didn't seem to meet up after he left high school,we talked over the phone and stuff and kept saying we should meet up but somehow,i don't know why,we never seem to actually meet)


Yes,i did not even secretly take pictures with my cellphone,i was openly doing it :P

Anyways,let's get back to the topic at hand,high school.I was most awkward during my high school years (not to say i'm not still awkward now) I had crushes all the time and one of them was on like the most popular cute guy who had a posse of his own which i got bullied from,i even had them spitting ice at me before,teasing me from three floors above among other stuff they did...needless to say,not memories i like to remember.


Yes,i even camwhored in class

I was the rebel,i got into fights (yes,i punched some dude and i got one back on my face),i picked fights with the seniors,i slept in class and ate in class like nobody's business.I even skipped classes by hiding in my junior's class.The only skipping i never did was actually to climb the wall and jump out of school although i was tempted to do so :P

I even brought illegal items to school like mp3 player and my cell phone.I was lucky to have the thin Motorola phone that i could hide in my shoe however it got confiscated once and i had to ask my mum to lie to the school and get it back for me...those were the days in high school.

Come to think of it,i have always been a rebel even in primary school.I actually went and chased after seniors who were like standard 5 or 6 when i was in standard 3 if they teased my girls and i actually threatened to beat them up.imagine a pint sized little girl threatening the seniors which are guys.If i'm not mistaken,that was actually how KZ got to know me cause i remember him coming up to me when i was waiting for my mum and asked if i was that tiny little girl who he heard about going after the seniors and threatening them.


I was the rebel to wear my checkered Vans shoes to a school outing with my school uniform and even camwhored in the bathroom and made others wait for me :P

That's a funny memory actually,i do wonder if he remembers that.Well,i guess i'm still a little like that.I can never stand it if people trash my friends and i would stand up to them no matter how small size i am compared to those people.

And here i am going off topic again but that is also like me during high school,i can never stay focused in class,i was always daydreaming or writing stories and fanfictions or better yet,i was sleeping @-@ Needless to say,i wasn't exactly the teacher's pet except the English teachers.

Once in awhile,i do miss high school.It felt complicated when i was going through it but right now compared to everything else,it was my most memorable years.Of course,it doesn't help that whenever i talk to KZ or any of the boys i knew during my high school years,i feel that age again.That innocence,that rebelling person.

KZ makes me feel like i'm 13 again and admiring him for being more mature and knowing just how to advice me and Ryo makes me feel like i'm 16-17 again and hanging out with him in his class and not getting caught for cutting class since teachers will not bother looking for me in a junior's class.Whenever i do somehow think about Shawn Yue,i feel 16 and feel that heartbreak all over again (it's a too long story that i do not wish to expand but i confessed to him,he said ok then later he took it back,well i felt like he ripped my heart out and let's just say his name filled a lot of pages in my journal back then)

I do miss high school and even though i'm going to turn 23 next month,i never feel much older actually and quoting Avril Lavigne, here's to never growing up

January 2011 Reflections

Its now 30th January 2011.On Tuesday,it will be the 2nd month into 2011.Times passes by so fast.So far in January,i've learned a few things about myself and about people.I'll probably do a monthly post about things that i've learned so far in 2011.

Things i've learned so far in January 2011

1. I can slowly but surely trust again without hesitating.
2. Rejection won't break me but i can surely learn to ignore it and move on
3. People will always talk so either give them something worthy enough to talk about or ignore them and move on because dwelling on things does not help the matter or your feelings at all
4. swings will always make me happy
5. I can smile in photographs,it just depends on who is taking the photograph
6. I'm slowly loving more colours and am leaning towards more colourful accessories and clothing
7. I'm starting to love vintage looking dresses and clothing and accessories
8. people will either sugarcoat their words or be extremely brutal so be careful and look beyond the words and between the lines
9. I've learned that it is ok to be fearful of losing someone or something important and that it is not weak to feel that way
10. Friends who really love you will be there for you if you really need them even if its 2 in the morning
11. It doesn't take much to make someone happy,just a bit of attention sometimes will actually do the trick
12. I've learned that it is ok to feel happy and love again

Comic Fiesta 2010 Review

Finally after all the lovely picture flood,here comes the crunching review.I shall list pros and cons and suggestions

Pros

Air con was not so freezing

Lighting was slightly better

booths were slightly better positioned

better more awesome cosplayers

Cons (unfortunately its quite a number)

space was too small!!! i could barely walk,i'm slightly clastophobic when there is a crowd.some guy nearly elbowed my face while shoving me.I'm not of average height so while other people might get elbowed in the arm,i can possibly get elbowed in the face.

Not enough resting place.We as in me,MG & Shawn literally sit on the sidewalks just to get a break

Not enough lifts & escalators.I heard there was a hidden escalator.why hide it,idiots.Waiting for the lift was like hell.In the end,on day 1,me and MG walked 14 floors down when my dad came to pick me up and on day 2,we plus Shawn walked down four floors for lunch and came up four floors again for CF.

Not enough walking space between doujins.I could be looking at something and next minute get shoved because people want to get through me.not cool at all.

Phil Ortiz & Phil Yeh had their booth near the exit?! that is not cool at all.why are their booths placed near the exit anyways?

Pricing for doujin items.I get that they have to make money for rent and etc but rm50 for a domokun hat when i can pay rm35 for a domokun shirt is just not cool especially when the doujin booth that sells the domokun hat sells a totoro one at like rm30?

Crew who were blur.Yes,i get the crew are volunteers but still i guess they need full information.I came to Comic Fiesta day 1 which was like chaos with all the people waiting for their tickets.I tried asking where to get my media pass which they could barely tell me and later Dustyhawk told me that can only get through him.confusing betul.

Food was really far.Nearest was the food court on the 10th floor @-@

Suggestions

straightforwardly a better venue is needed.I'm not saying go back to Sunway but still its one of the best places.More resting places,please?Of course a better way to get to ground floor if the event is held at upper levels.Food booths and also a booth for water please?That's just my suggestions.

I really hope Comic Fiesta 2011 will be bigger and better :)

Comic Fiesta 2010 Day 2

I got to Comic Fiesta day 2 late because i went to see The Guy's graduation exhibition at Central Market Annexe first.

First thing that greeted me when i got onto the fourteen floor of Berjaya Times Square hotel was DMC (detroit metal city)

MG was late and i didn't have shawn's contact number so i walked around and snapped pictures while i waited for him

This guy is awesomely cool.I think i saw him at other ACG events before.

The infamous Guest 18

He so the feeling the song

Met Chin Yew again after so long :) He still recognizes me :)

me with Crimotaku

Me with Gixxer

Me with Evangel

Day 2 for me was more of running around taking pictures,walking around with MG & Shawn and just relaxing basically.Next up is my review.Mind you,it could be long @-@

Comic Fiesta 2010 Day 1

There are only two words to truly describe Comic Fiesta 2010.EXTREMELY CROWDED!!!

I got there about 10am so that i could collect my pass.I never anticipated the crowd!!!

And those are just a portion of the people still waiting for tickets.Those who got it earlier were sitting around.I went and met up with MG and his friend Shawn.Pretty much,i was with them the whole day.One little known fact about me,i get claustrophobic if there are too many people.It does not help that i'm small size that people can easily elbow my face without intending to while they are shoving me out of the way (that actually nearly happened)

Nips had a pretty nice booth once you go into the ballroom.They had really pretty maids giving out Nips and also a lifesize box that you could take pictures in.Danbo nearly got stuck in the box @-@ Nips was just one of the many booths there.There was a Hoyu booth,Lim Kok Wing University College booth,NekoTales :),The Figure Mall and many many others.The doujin booths were awesome too unfortunately i was a little too broke :(

And of course,no ACG is complete without Guest 18's beloved shiryuu :P

There was also a Danny Choo booth

Next up is long because cosplayers pictures.Of course no Comic Fiesta is complete without the cosplayers so let the pictures flood begin!

My Friend Jean with Shawn

Gixxer with Crimotaku

my beloved Chibi Pammy :)

Gixxer with Domokun 6 & Yui

Crimotaku with Domokun 6

My onee-chan Cappy :)

I sort of met Phil Ortiz too!!! Okies,i did not exactly met him but i got a picture of him.He's nice :)

Of course the maids from Nips were popular too :) they had a regular stream of guys and girls as well asking to pose with them for pictures for like the whole day.

This was the most awesome cosplay of all time!!! but i did not manage to get a good shot :( space and lens constrain.

Pedobear decide to make an appearance too.I hope he got no lolis.

This is the only shot of the stage i got thanks to MG who is much taller than me and because of the crowd,i barely got to see anything that was going on the stage.

Last but not least,domokun!!! :P

Next up,day 2 of Comic Fiesta 2010