Graduation! \(^o^)/

After 3 years of studying... I've finally gotten my Diploma~ And before I get my Diploma, I need to go for the Graduation Ceremony!

The whole Faculty had 500+ graduants, and as my course was alphabetically the last, I had to wait for a long time for my turn. =_=

Hence, the camwhore:

~ Graduation pamphlet~

Waited for forever for my turn!~

Some selcas after getting my cert:

 

With Jim <3

Finally, here it is, the paper I took 3 years of my life to get:

 

It has been quite an eventful 3 years. Although it's not as long as Primary school (6 years) and Secondary school (4 years), I guess there's still some lingering feelings when it comes to departures~ The things I would miss most would be CCA (Japanese tsubasa club) and my internship place at Dialogue in the Dark.

I didn't take too much pictures with my friends though, because I'll definitely see those whom I'm close with again! 

(Actually, I'm more worried about the unflattering graduation gown that makes me look like a penguin. HAHAH #__# I will take more during Graduation Prom! ^^ )

End of blogging challenge!

I hate to just give up like that, but after almost 20 days (19 days exact - nearly 3 weeks) of blogging consecutively daily...

I ran out of ideas! T___T

Also, I realised that the quality of my posts are getting increasingly narcissistic and I'm not sure if it's of standard! (is anyone even remotely interested about my life? =__=)

Hence, I'm not going to blog daily anymore. Rather, I will put in more effort and focus on writing more interesting posts, rather than rubbish posts daily.

Sorry! T__T

*hides*

My wishlist~! \o/

Rather than a wishlist... it's more like a to-buy list. I don't have much money and I keep some to save, but sometimes there are just things I need to buy!

When I get my next pay cheque, I will buy the following items:

1) Polar FT60 

I wanted a heart rate monitor for the longest time since I started running! I was debating between a few other models/brands, but after reading online reviews, I decided that this is probably the most suitable for me.

It's also like a "personal training computer" as it will assess your fitness level and "plan" a programme out for you to follow for the next week!

While to some people, this is excessive (because you don't need a watch to start exercising or training, which I've been doing for 1 year + already), I hope this can help improve my fitness and bring it up a notch. It's not very cheap at $269 (about $400 with other accessories I want to get) but I find the price justifiable!

Heck, some premium gym memberships already cost $100 a month! :(

2) Viking E10 sewing machine

This is something I've wanted even before the heart rate monitor. I don't know how to sew, but I've always wanted to try making my own costumes instead of purchasing them. Buying cloth to sew is time consuming and need not necessary be cheaper (when tailored costumes from taobao these days are way too cheaaaap), however, I have more respect for cosplayers who can make their own outfits/weapons.

I believe that as long as I try really hard, I will be able to sew a decent piece someday. Until then, I will rely on the tailor and/or taobao. This is $199, slightly cheaper than the polar watch~

3) Sony walkman NWZ-273

I had the older version of this MP3 but I lost it! :(

This is really handy when I practice my dance routines at home and I don't want to disturb my family members when I blast the music. It's also quite useful when I used it for running before I lost it.

While I really want one to replace my old one I lost, this is probably the least of my priority as I could still use my handphone to play music when I run. However, if I had extra cash, I would love to buy this!

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Are there any items in your wishlist that you would really love to have? That no matter what, you would definitely purchase them if you have the cash? 

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Working everyday!

After NEET-ing for about a month or so after my internship... I've found a part-time job as a promoter for a Japanese range~ :3

(Someone has given me an idea for future blogposts - to update my OOTD, but I'm working almost everyday and I'm wearing the same uniform! So that probably can't work out unless you want to see my work uniform. >_<)

Although it's tiring standing around for hours (because I'm not so used to it), the staff at my workplace are really friendly! They share their food with me when I tell them I'm hungry and even generously give me samples when I tell them I have certain skincare concerns. My superior is also very nice, so I feel super guilty whenever there's not much customers/sales because it feels like I'm taking my pay for nothing. T____T"""" (Although - to be honest, it really depends on extraneous factors and it's beyond control).

It's awesome because I have extra income for a while, but it's ending soon (it's a temp job for only a few weeks).

Anyway... I had dinner at MOF today!

One good thing about working is that I feel slightly less guilty whenever I want to spend money. (Y)

Sashimi-salad! *w*

Cha-soba!

Popcorn chicken (with wasabi mayonnaise). So sinful! >.<

Actually... the dinner was to celebrate a friend's birthday! I haven't met that group (poly club friends) for a very long time. The last time I saw them was a month or two ago? Which is not *that* long, but considering before that I see them almost everyday! :(

Close-up for the cake-lories.

I think I really need a run... but given my lack of time due to work, maybe I shall just play more dance-evolution at home.

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Cosplay plans! :3

To be honest, I'm not a serious cosplayer - I have neither the skills to construct/sew my own costumes - neither do I have the money to buy/tailor so many costumes. Hence, I don't cosplay much and if I do, I select my characters wisely!

Currently, here are my plans for this year:

1. Kagura (2 yrs later ver. - Gintama)

I was supposed to cosplay this last year, however, my costume did not arrive in time! Now I'm just left with the goggles and umbrella - then I'm set to go!

oh... maybe to tone up my abs too... =____=

I'll most likely cosplay this in late June or July.

2. Aries (Fairytail)

My favourite celestial spirit from fairytail... Aries is just so fluffy and huggable. I have a soft spot for fur... probably one of the reasons why I chose this. I might need to construct this particular costume myself, since it's probably quite simple (I don't have time to order it online and wait for it).

Probably late June or July as well.

3. Asuna (ALO - SAO) 

Asuna is probably a very mainstream character to cosplay. However, I love this particular costume so much! She has a certain kind of beauty in this particular version... I just don't know how to describe this feeling. =w=

Probably in Late June/early July as well.

4. Virgo (Fairytail)

2nd favourite character in Fairytail~ (I just like celestial spirits more than Mages?! O.O) I have a soft spot for maids as well! >__<

I personally like her character a lot. Might be doing it for photoshoot only~

5. Acchan 13th gen. (AKB0048)

I'm not sure when I'll be cosplaying Acchan (<3) but probably not anytime soon... I still prefer her over Nagisa as Acchan! >___<

I just like Acchan (the actual one - I've cosplayed Beginner's PV ver. before) - I don't dislike Nagisa, but I don't feel anything for her as Acchan either. Maybe I'm just too old to cosplay her.

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Every year, I give myself cosplans, but in the end I only managed to do one or two out of the list. I'm slightly more conservative this year... let's see what I manage to do by the end of this year! :)

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Recent Addiction: Dance Evolution Arcade! *o*

Recently there's a new arcade game in Singapore! It's not new in Japan, but it arrived on our shores about a month (or two) back. It's an "actual" dancing game where you have to follow a choreography (not a pseudo dance game like DDR where you just jump about on arrows).

 

(Image from Wikipedia - because no photography is allowed in local arcades =w=)

To be honest - I haven't tried it at the arcade yet! So far I've only seen my friends trying it~

If you ask me... $2 is very pricy for a round of game which consists of 2 songs, of which both are shortened! However, what I've been addicted to doing is following the dances on youtube.

Call me a cheapskate or whatever... but I think dancing should be free for anyone to enjoy. Maybe playing it with your friends (and showing off your skills) at the arcade is fun - but I don't have tens of dollars to spend and I doubt spending $2 to dance for just 5 minutes is enjoyable for me.

Here are some of my favourite routines on youtube - have fun dancing!

FLOWERS (song I liked since DDR times!)
 

Heavy Rotation (AKB song! Not my favourite akb song though, but the only AKB song in the whole list T_T)


Luka Luka Night Fever (Choreographed by Kozue <3 Honestly I haven't learnt the full song yet... but I'm planning to in the future!)

Follow Tomorrow (Never heard of this song before, but my friend said it was good - started watching it and I like it's choreography!~)



(The machine at arcade says that you burn about 17.1 calories for each song, I'm not too sure about that because it seems a little too optimistic. ^^"")

If it's 17.1 calories... I would have burnt about 140 calories from this today!

2 years ago VS now! (Comparison between past style and present)

Having started watch one-piece (anime) recently, I've looked up the characters on the one-piece wikia and I'm very impressed with the character redesign/growth during the 2-year time skip.

It seemed that all the characters have grown and improved their skills or appearance, and it made me think what a 2 year difference could do! Someone I know (Tim - owner of Black Alice, a lolita shop I used to frequent about 4-5 years back) commented how different I actually looked compared to my past - and it set me thinking!

Recently, I had the opportunity to wear something similar (schoolgirl outfit) I had worn 2-3 years ago, so I decided to do a comparison to see what have actually changed during my very own "2 year timeskip".

(All the old pictures are taken from this blog!)

(Extra) 3 years ago/2010:

As you can see, I had no idea how to properly utilize circle lenses and false lashes. I also have no idea what contouring really is. (Actually, I cringe looking at this derpy picture. LOL)


2 years ago/2011:

My makeup has slightly improved - I know how to wear false lashes and utilize circle lenses. Also had slightly longer dyed hair and used hair extensions!

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Now/2013:

Shirt is unbuttoned more.

Hair is a lot shorter, pink highlights present. Slightly better with makeup (but still has a hugeass nose that needs contouring) Also better with self-portraits and angling. Wears fake glasses/frames, but I'm not sure if that was an intentional character-redesign.

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Actually... if you would ask me - I still prefer myself with longer hair which is why I'm trying to grow it. However, I love my pink highlights so perhaps I wouldn't trade that for my old hair if I had the chance to.

Skills and personality wise... I'm still the same. Except maybe I'm slightly physically fitter now (although not much thinner T__T) - having completed a marathon last year by limping the last 20km as opposed to dying out after a 3km jog. Maybe I am also slightly better with phrasing my words now - having written tons of essay the past 2 years, rephrasing the same point countless times to meet the word limit.

Hopefully, in 2 years time - I'll look back and do another comparison again. I hope the next time - my "character redesign" during the next "timeskip" would have a more drastic improvement! ^__^

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