#CF2013

And so #CF2013 ended last weekend. Thank you to the committee of Comic Fiesta for offering me the official blogger pass again this year. This year marks the 5th year that I have been to CF and the 4th year that I have been an official blogger.

CF as usual was filled with cosplayers and booths to the brim!!! This year, I heard that the number of visitors was over 9000!!! (lame dragonball joke) and it became over 30,000 visitors! I am surprised that the venue did not collapse from the sheer number of people going through it.

I enjoyed myself those two days however due to the fact that I wasn't feeling too well, I spent most of my time resting in the Pokemon XY tournament room while WH collected streetpass on his Nintendo 3DS.

As usual, I will list down the pros and cons of the events.

Pros

• Super love the new ticketing area this year!!! Very well organized and super duper cold and cooling.
• Love the fact that food and drinks were available in the ticketing area and in the halls so that people no need to keep going out to get hydrated or fill themselves up when they feel peckish.
• Love how the booths were organized this year. Get to explore more things and kept discovering new stuff.
• Love that MDEC sponsored some booths this year. Discovered a great game development company called Wigu Games and played their upcoming game, "Doctor Life" which was super duper fun!!!
• Super love that volunteers are always so polite and courteous at doing their job and try to help you out the best they can.
• Love how the event planning was organized so the stage always seemed busy and happening.

Cons

• I do not know if it was just me but on day 1,i felt the ventilation in the ticketing area and the halls was pretty bad that i became quite dizzy and had to rest after lunch in the pokemon room.
• Volunteers tried their best to help but it seems like there was no sync in information communication sometimes. Encountered problems trying to get my pass.
• Booths were organized nicely but a bit too close to each other that it is a little hard to walk sometimes.

Those are a few of my comments. Comment below if you have any others.

Now on to the photos!!!!

Me with my official blogger pass thanks to Comic Fiesta

The line for on the spot tickets on day 1 was crazy!

Rise of the guardians!

Awesome gender bender version of Edward Scissorhands

Batman got outnumbered at CF

Loki and Thor decided to go visit CF

I super love Phoenix Wright!!!

Disney villains!!! Can you name them???

Pokemon!

This was super awesome Gundam cosplay!

Power Rangers made an appearance

I found Waldo at CF!

This is one awesome Corpse Bride! Anybody want to marry her?

It's Adventure Time!

This Danboard lights up!

Mortal Kombat!

Official CF mascots!

My loot from CF part 1

My loot from CF part 2

Me and WH found a stray chick in the hall on day 2. If anybody knows who it belongs to, please contact me in the comments.

Well, I can't wait till #CF2014! Hope it comes soon!!!!

Comic Fiesta 2012

Comic Fiesta 2012 is back again this year!!! so some of you may ask,what in the world is even comic fiesta??? so please read the very nice information below that is from the comic fiesta website

Comic Fiesta is Malaysia’s longest-running and most epic convention that focuses on animation, comics and games (ACG).

Comic Fiesta (CF) is an event by fans for fans. This is the first and the biggest non-profit ACG convention in Malaysia.

2012 marks the tenth anniversary of CF which will happen on  22nd & 23rd of December 2012, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre!

So this time around,they will featuring creative art market which is about 100 booths that will showcase malaysia's best talents in the field of visual arts and illustrations.Go check it out :)

Of course CF will also have cosplay,games and also commercial booths so go on and check out the website for more information and also come for it :)

Here is a picture of a cosplayer that was at Comic Fiesta 2011

so come and check it out :)

#PrayForAldaEvanTan

I've known Alda since Youth 09.That was the first time i ever met him and he was playing an acoustic show with Car Crash Hearts.I've met him possibly 2-3 more times at different gigs but as i got busier with college,i didn't have the time to go to as much gigs anymore but Alda nevertheless still invites me and always says that he hopes to see me there and basically being a big bro to me whenever i asked his advice on different matters.He was the one who gave me my confidence in my photography,i don't think he knows this but he was the first ever musician who used a picture i took of him as his facebook profile picture although i had just started taking pictures with a dslr about less than 3 months before that and for that,i'll be always grateful that he thought my picture was good enough.I never knew that 3 years later that i would be writing this blog post asking you guys to please pray for him no matter what God or higher power you believe in.Yesterday morning,i woke up in shock when the first tweet i saw on twitter was JD (Pop Shuvit) tweeting that Alda was in surgery due to a burst capillary in his brain and was in a coma however today,Alda's sister has confirmed that the condition is something else,please read here.Alda is a good guy and what happened to him has not only come as a shock to me but also to all of friends and his family as well.He is currently doing better according to his sister's blog but prayers help so i urge all of you who stumble upon this post,even if you do not know him,please please please send out a prayer for him.i believe in miracles.




Me with Car Crash Hearts at Youth 09 with Alda behind me

The picture that i took of Alda


Image credited to Aliff Screwthebox

Randomness Shots

hey everyone,after i did my hair yesterday,i got WH to drive me to a location and got him to take some shots of me so here they are.These are some of my favorite pictures.
























Dress:A small shop in SS2 Mall
Handbag:Roxy
Shoes:Liz Lisa bought from Cheesie of Cheeserland.com
Hair & nails:Stylish Nails & Hair Saloon Shop
Photographer:WH

Comic Fiesta 2011 Review

Hey everyone,

As like my format last year,i shall list down the pros,the cons then the suggestions

Pros
Bigger hall space
an additional extra hall which cosplayers can go there and take a break without being too far from the main hall,allow photographers to take pictures of them without holding up the traffic in the main hall
Much nicer toilets
Really really good lighting (white light is still the best for taking pictures)
A park nearby so that photographers can take really nice pictures of cosplayers with a nice background
Awesome committee members and volunteers (shoutout to Choo & Clow)
Better crowd control (only on day 2)
Love the way the sponsors booth and doujin booths were positioned
PA system was so much better compared to 2010,I can at least hear what is going on this time even though i'm not near the stage.
The air con was just nice,neither too warm or cold
Pricing of items at booths were reasonable
Food & drinks were nearby enough without having to go out of the main hall
There were enough place to rest this time compared to 2010.At least i don't have to camp in the hallway this time.



Here comes the cons

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre's security personnel.Seriously enforcing a lockdown without consulting the Comic Fiesta committee?! (that is what i heard).I heard ugly stories of them insulting my cosplayer friends and they were rude to me as well.One of the security personnel purposely shouted "this is not entrance" after i left the area when i couldn't get in from that way but as far as i know,media is granted access from any way and because of them,i got caught up in the lockdown with WH and nearly miss Shimokawa Mikuni & Ceui's performance altogether.WH also nearly missed his competition if Choo & Clow hadn't helped us out to get into the main hall.

The weird entrances and exits.The entrances and exits were weird.Its like you have to walk one big round before you can get in and yet the exit is so close by the main hall entrance.

No food and drinks in the holding hall.I had some friends who were stuck in the holding hall for at least 4 hours without any food or water.In the end,they left even before they managed to get into the main hall as they couldn't stand it anymore.

Lack of crowd control on day 1.As most are aware by now,because of this issue, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre management issued a lockdown without checking with the Comic Fiesta committee and it caused quite a chaos.People were selling off their ticket bands because they couldn't even get in even if they had a band and apparently a cosplayer even fainted while waiting outside in the heat.

Lack of communication between the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Security Personnel & the Comic Fiesta Committee.I had a cosplayer friend who is apparently the judge for the cosplay competition.As there were no committee members at the entrance,he was refused entry and he got stuck in the lockdown for about an hour until he typed message on his blackberry explaining the situation and showing it to the security personnel that they only called the committee member to come to the entrance and verify the story.It seems that there is a serious lack of communication between both parties here.

Parking fees was way too expensive.Over two days,me and WH parked in Suria KLCC and it cost us about close to RM40 for both days.



Here are some of my suggestions

The venue is good enough and it's big enough however better crowd control and better security personnel is needed.

Communication is vital between both parties as this will help to facilitate crowd control better and also help in unforeseen situations such as the crowd being bigger than anticipated.

Having food and drinks in the holding hall if there is a holding hall in the future in case of an event that the crowd will have to held in the hall a little bit longer,they will not be hungry or dehydrated.

Having better exits and entrances will be good.Maybe having two entrances and two exits will help with the crowd control so that there will be easy flow of traffic.

As parking fees are really expensive these days and not everyone may be able to take public transport with some cosplayers having really big props,maybe some sort of parking verification/cheaper fees for people who go to the event would help.



That's all for my review of Comic Fiesta 2011.Hopefully Comic Fiesta 2012 will be even better and greater,after all,it will be the 10th year anniversary :D

Comic Fiesta 2011 Day 2

Hey everyone,

The first thing that greeted me when i arrived at Comic Fiesta 2011 day 2 was people carrying a huge My Little Pony which is called Fluttershy made by a member of Malaysian Bronies Society whose nickname is Mamat Terer as informed by my friend,Daniel who dressed up as Surprise who is part of the Malaysian Bronies Society later.

 


That's one huge My Little Pony

Day 2 was slightly more relaxed than day one without the tensions of the lockdown.Crowd control was so much better and to keep traffic moving in the main hall,the committee decided to utilize the extra hall by using it as a space for cosplayers to have their pictures taken there so that the main hall does not get held up in traffic by cosplayers posing for photographers.


Considerably less people lining up compared to day 1

Pictures below are some of the plushies,dollies and figurines doujin booth owners displayed at their booth






















Much later,i got a close up glimpse of Fluttershy and she really is a beauty and i just heard that the maker of her is now accepting orders to make her :D yay :D






I also got some pictures of the Bronies :D








One of the drawings made by one of the Bronies,It's so awesome :D

As usual the crowds were crazy and the pictures below are just part of the main hall crowd








What is Comic Fiesta without a little bit of cosplay competion :P








Since day 2 was more relaxed,i got to take more pictures of cosplayers :D










Hey there,lovely :D


May the force be with you








Hello there Coffy :D


Hi there Tea :D


Hi Luffy :D








Shiomaru :D






























The always lovely Hermes :)


Princess Mononoke stopped by


Pedobear came as well @-@

There was a sidequest during Comic Fiesta and the winner gets a lifetime pass to Comic Fiesta!!! Comic Fiesta 4 lyfe!!! (spoof of Wong Fu 4 lfye) and WH joined it hence he had to do some embarassing stuff to get cards.The more cards you get,the more chances you have to win.







However as they all say,there can only be one winner and the winner is the guy below


He's such a die hard fan!!! He even wore the older Comic Fiesta t-shirt


The winner with his buddies who helped him out

Have you ever wondered how the Comic Fiesta president looks like? I have wondered myself and i've covered Comic Fiesta since 2009 but have never met him.He's like a rare pokemon as WH would say but finally i met him.Here is Nerv,the president of Comic Fiesta


The ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 finals tournament happened just before i left so i stayed on and recorded it.Here for your viewing pleasure,i present to you Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 finals tournament at Comic Fiesta 2011



That's all for Comic Fiesta 2011 day 2.Next up is my review of the whole Comic Fiesta 2011.Stay tuned.