tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23429436598408604352024-02-07T19:18:42.689+13:00Apple ChimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-63534154951009018022017-08-09T00:00:00.000+12:002017-08-10T02:17:27.384+12:00Mm.. kale chips!<div>
Oh looky there, I showed up on the blog for the *<em>gasp* </em>second time this week! Honestly, its because I never write anymore and it seems like a good exercise to formulate thoughts better. I’d like to keep it up. I may have stopped because I was putting so much pressure to write decent posts, but you know what .. I’m going to throw that concept away. This is a personal blog and it can be free flowing if I choose to.<br />
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My frozen meals have been helpful so far! Easy peasy breakfast and dinners~ I’ll just have to sort out what I’d like to eat for work lunch and I’ll be covering all bases :)<br />
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Last night, I ended up preparing more dinners and finally tried making the much acclaimed kale chips. I keep seeing the recipe pop up in Pinterest whenever I search for ‘healthy snacks’. Oh boy, am I glad I made them.. they are so yummy and addictive. I’ve read about how kale is considered a ‘superfood’ and contains a high density of nutrients compared to most other foods. That sounds like a pretty good deal!<br />
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I ate them as a work snack today, and before I knew it I had eaten all of them. So I had the idea of making double of what I had yesterday. It already failed though, because I’ve already eaten half of my batch today .. <em>*smiles nervously*</em>. See what I mean!?<br />
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- Kale / Baby Kale</div>
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2) Wash your kale, and dry it out as much as possible using paper towels or a salad spinner (otherwise your chips will end up soggy). The baby kale I bought were already prewashed, so I could use it right away. The full size kale will need to be destemmed and broken into bite size pieces.</div>
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3) Put your kale in a bowl and pour in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, depending on how much you have. I pretty much filled a large bowl and drizzled 2 tablespoons in. The next step is to use your hands to massage the oil into the leaves.</div>
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Hello! It’s my rare post of the year, haha.<br />
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Winter is bit of a bummer, as I seem to always get sick! I worked at home for the majority of the week, and have gotten a little better. I’m just going to have to face the fact that I’m gonna be a bit sniffly for the rest of this season. I’ll continue to eat those vitamin c tablets, and buy mandarins. I do love myself a good sastuma mandarin. They’re so easy to peel without any unnecessary struggle. You can peel them all in one go!<br />
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I felt pretty productive this weekend. I tidied up, and got rid of two big bags of rubbish, and a big bag of clothes! It’s always tricky deciding what I should throw away .. but I remembered to keep the Konmari method in mind. Which items of clothing spark joy? Mind you, I’ve done this a couple of times .. and I couldn’t help but keep the ‘maybe’ pile (cos I’m such a closet hoarder! Pun not intended). It’s becoming smaller .. slowly but surely.<br />
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There was this episode of Aussie’s ‘The Living Room’ where Wengie was the featured guest. This was sooo refreshing compared to previous ‘hoarder' reality shows I have seen before. Usually, they show the hardout hoarders who keep years of literal trash lying around everywhere. But in this episode, it was so relatable to the everyday millenial hoarder. People who live a relatively normal life, but have a habit of buying things that can’t fit into a small apartment. It was quite informative actually. They had the guest take steps to minimise their belongings and teach them a few tips to organise their stuff bettter, and in a more presentable way.<br />
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Unfortunately, I can relate to it so much. I’m trying hard to cut down .. but I guess its tricky trying to fit a house worth of stuff into a small room. Especially when you have a few hobbies that need specific supplies. Yes, I have read Marie Kondo’s book, have listened to may podcasts about the subject but some part of me is afraid of doing the Konmari method for every category! It’s not only about the stuff .. its some psychological shit too. I’m gonna keep trying .. Maybe I just need a better storage system?<br />
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Also tried making some freezer meals. You have no idea how addictive it is looking through Pinterest for recipes! Nom noms … everything looks so delicious and I daydream about eating the meals, ohoho. Usually, the serving is quite large and it would probably feed a whole family rather as opposed to just one or two people. The idea behind freezer meals, is that you cook up a whole batch of meals on one day of the week/month and divide them into servings, chuck them in the freezer, and heat them up in the oven/microwave when you want to eat it. Easy peasy! This option is so attractive to me, because I often get frustrated about how much time it takes to cook meals after work when I’d want to just relax or focus on something else. Plus, it saves you a bit of money and forces you to think about healthy portions.<br />
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Oh, would you look at the time! I think I better go and rest~<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-20706061109893765072016-12-15T00:52:00.000+13:002016-12-15T01:55:15.345+13:00JavaScript Fun + Gilmore GirlsMy day was alright. I still can't believe its the end of the year again, and yes I think I do exclaim this same sentiment every December. Haha. TIME FLIES AND YOU GOTTA TAKE LIFE BY THE REIGNS.<br />
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I made use of my Github account, and finally made myself a basic website template that I can use as a base for every project. Let me tell you. Wes Bos' new series <a href="https://javascript30.com/" target="_blank">Javascript 30</a> is amazing. He's an engaging speaker which makes it pretty fun learning code from him. I really wanna get better at JavaScript but I guess it was pretty boring reading about data types, arrays and objects over and over again in such a bland fashion. It's more enjoyable when there's a fun little project you get to build while learning. And then you end up picking up tidbits of knowledge along the way. Since you're engrossed in a project, you don't even realise that you're expanding what you know. That's the best way to learn IMO.<br />
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I've also been watching more series on Netflix since we now have unlimited internet! Am I ever grateful that it finally got upgraded!?<br />
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I have FINALLY got into Gilmore Girls after some of my Glee friends kept bringing it up as some kinda cult series of the 90s. As a kid, I wouldn't have understood what was going on. They banter a lot, with several pop culture references in tow with almost every conversation they have (which I would<b> not</b> have gotten) and the focus of the series was a bit too mature and unrelatable to me at the time.<br />
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I am liking it a lot now though! It's very female focused. You would almost say its like the opposite of the Bechdel test. The Bechdel test indicates if there is an active presence of woman in a work of fiction. All it asks is "Are there at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man?". Well, they do talk a lot about everything! It would be very tiring to talk the way they do on the show in real life, that's for sure. How is one armed with a zillion comebacks every time? Or the perfect pop culture reference for every situation. Like damn, I wish I could roll words off the tongue like that haha.<br />
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A great companion while watching Gilmore Girls is the <a href="http://www.gilmoreguysshow.com/" target="_blank">Gilmore Guys</a> podcast. I've been listening to it while at work, but only if I've watched the episode in question!<br />
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My boyfriend introduced me to this series called "Black Mirror". Sometimes, I'm not sure about his choices because we are generally into different genres unless its those mainstream top movies/series. So I skeptically watched an episode with him. It was really good! Yes yes, you were right.<br />
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Each episode is a different story, where the antagonist is technology. I've only watched three epsiodes so far but each of them was so jarring! I was on edge for most of the episode because the subject of technology is so personal, and to think that shitty things might happen if it goes a step too far is frightening as fuck! Almost too real.<br />
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If anyone is still here, thank you for reading! :)<br />
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☆ Like whoa! Jennifer Hudson's voice just blew my mind away especially in "I Know Where I've Been"<br />
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☆ Garret Clayton was so unbelievably handsome as Link Larkin. He was totally made up to look like a young "Ken" doll hahaha<br />
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☆ I kept hearing out for Ariana Grande's voice (cos she's amazing!) but as P said, her soundcheck must not have been accurate since she was belting out in the rehearsals.<br />
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☆ I was late to our Rocky Horror screening so I missed out on the beanbags that time but DAYUM ARE THEY COMFORTABLE. To be truly honest, I was a bit hesitant to sit on one thinking "You mean, I CAN SIT ON ONE TOO!?" Haha, I have such a silly habit of thinking I don't deserve to do things, even with simple stuff like this. Doh. It was so relaxing~~<br />
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This weekend, our zine circle had a table at the Auckland Summer Zinefest. It was hardly summery with the rain pouring down like crazy! But once we got inside, it was real chill. Met a cool zinester (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/peels_peels/" target="_blank">@peels_peels</a>) who we were sitting next to, and ending up geeking out about Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Grimes because it was the first time we both heard of this music playing out loud anywhere! I was so happy. It's also great hearing why people got into zines in the first place and finding kindred spirits.<br />
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As I walked around the stalls, I got more and more inspired to create a personal zine. There were all these people who shared such raw feelings and visuals in their zines. I love it. There's no restrictions or rules.<br />
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I guess the scariest thing about making a perzine is how you have to make yourself vulnerable. That is one of the things that I feel is holding me back from creating even better artworks. It's still scary to bare my soul even in a creative medium. I've had bad experiences from sharing my views. Sometimes, I feel like I have the most unpopular opinions and it stresses me out both mentally and emotionally to defend them all. I'd literally be typing and crying at the same time if I have strong views about a topic. At least with a zine, its a physical product with no comments section? Haha.<br />
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Maybe after sharing the whole truth, I will feel lighter from the emotional torment I've been pretending doesn't exist.<br />
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On the contrary, the few comics I made that I was the most embarrassed about sharing were the ones that people liked the most? It's funny how that works. Little me will just have to suck it up and post more of those!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-90151796069349631802016-11-15T02:39:00.002+13:002016-11-15T02:39:57.731+13:00ComebackHow long has it been now?<br />
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I have tried using Coriyu as a personal blog but it wasn't really working for me. I realised that the brand is more like a portal for my artwork and creative endeavours rather than my personal embodiment and spur of the moment thoughts. So, I'm definitely need to sort out things on that domain to work better as an informative/portfolio website.<br />
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I like how the Blogger interface is so simple for writing down random thoughts, without all the bells and whistles. I don't have to focus on anything else.<br />
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I guess that means I'm gonna come back and write random stuff every now and then. It might be substantial writing or just random brain pickings. Whatever~ letting myself be free here :)<br />
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Bye bye.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-38730860160586163472016-01-07T03:16:00.001+13:002016-01-07T03:16:40.222+13:00Happy New Year!! ^^Hey guys!<br />
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Happy New Year :)<br />
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I've moved over to <a href="http://www.coriyu.com/">http://www.coriyu.com/</a> now ^o^ I will continue keeping this blog live for the archives.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-5169129758637235222015-11-17T21:14:00.000+13:002015-11-18T18:12:26.754+13:00Hello Netflix!<div style="text-align: center;">
Dear lonely blog, I should give you more attention so old lady me will have something to look back on. Life's been good. There was a whole stressful situation back in September but fuckin' glad that's over so I can lax again. Sometimes, things turn out better when you're pushed to make a change.</div>
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So like, I caved in and went for the free month of Netflix ... and you know that when you go for these trials, they have you in for the long haul.</div>
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Oh man, there was this one part where Moss thought he was meeting a guy to teach him how to cook, but the guy actually got his English wrong ... and actually, he was looking for someone offering to let themselves be cooked and eaten by him! They laughed off the misunderstanding, and ended up watching Ocean's Eleven on his wide screen TV. Even though he had acquired this dangerous information about the guy, he brings around Roy to meet him too .. just so they can watch movies on his awesome television. Oh dear, oh dear ...</div>
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After much binging, I think I ought to do something a bit more productive ... hey, its been a while since I drew anything huh.</div>
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Here's a few drawings I created during Inktober~</div>
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It was Auckgeddon last weekend .. wrapping up the con season for the year. This year there was a group for Popstar! League of Legends characters so I joined in. Unfortunately, I missed seeing some people T__T but there is always the next event~</div>
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(Above: Me as Popstar! Lux - Photographed by Lennon Nguyen)</div>
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In my high school years, I was extremely shy and constantly worried too much about what people thought of me. I hardly went for the things I wanted to do including simple things like dressing up in cute clothes and wearing makeup. I was self conscious about the things I liked, how I looked, what I thought and how I acted because none of it seemed to be the norm in my little world.</div>
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Cosplay taught me how to put on makeup, sew clothes, sew plushies .. and now make armour. It has taught me to feel okay about the way I look, feel okay about being a complete dork at heart, and find out that there are plenty people out there who don't think this stuff is weird!</div>
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Yet another Overload in Auckland has been done and dusted for 2015! </div>
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It was great seeing everyone's amazing work yet again, and being able to catch up with people too~</div>
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I feel like I must worry too much every year with this, when really I just gotta keep doing art consistently haha. I was surprised I was able to get as much as I did done, with career stuff taking priority lately. Everything seemed to fall into place! It's a real blessing.</div>
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I've probably been spamming all over social media, but here's what I had for sale this year, in all its pinky glory. Thank you to everyone who made the time to look at my artwork ^o^</div>
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<b>Above:</b> Art from <a href="http://jaerika.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Jaerika</a>, <a href="http://aiki-ame.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Aiki Ame</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chloeor.illustration" target="_blank">Chloe Or Illustration</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xephiadesign" target="_blank">Xephia</a>, <a href="http://cafe-delight.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Amey</a>, <a href="http://sharkees.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Sharkees</a></div>
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Above: Art from <a href="http://kimchikiwi.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Kimchi Kiwi</a>, Noizi Ito, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/redtaildesign" target="_blank">Red Tail Design</a>, <a href="http://rainbowthinkerart.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Fira</a> (new fave artist omg), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/na0hdesu" target="_blank">Na0h</a>, and some artists that I forgot to collect a business card from /o\ Please tell if you know any artist's work I haven't mentioned xD</div>
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It was so freezing for a Spring day!</div>
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Quite an interesting experience, even though I have the lowest tolerance for wine. I learned that there are different wines that go with different foods - some better for savoury and some better sweet. Not that I'll be a wine connoisseur but its good to know!</div>
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When I went in August, I bought a two part snowboard lesson which was really helpful! I had absolutely no expectations of how I would be at this. I'm usually a very indoorsy type of person haha. One minute I was completely imbalanced with the snowboard, and later on I could actually control when I stopped and which direction I would go. I was so pleased with myself! Not that it means that I still don't fall down a zillion times hehe. </div>
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I got motivated to start blogging again after reading some of <a href="http://www.rainbowholic.me/" target="_blank">Rainbowholic</a>'s posts. I love her blog - its so cute and uplifting. She wrote about how keeping a blog has helped her in both creative and personal respects. It's a nice way to share ideas, connect with like-minded people and be able to share a part of yourself with others in some way.</div>
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Maybe that wine is still in my system! Until next time~</div>
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The highlight of the day was buying a chair, as lame as that sounds. I am utterly pleased with this, as I have been sitting on a foot stool for about six months since living out again. Now using the computer can provide more comfort, oh yeah!</div>
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And thanks to the nice person who helped me halfway back to my apartment.<br />
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Had so much fun last night belting out the karaoke! Definitely is more fun when you have other people in the room who are also enthusiastic. They had all the Frozen songs too! ^^ Sold.</div>
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Spending too much time with people IRL can make me feel tired, even though its fun. I haven't had a hermit moment since two weekends ago so it feels good to get that energy bar restored back to green. If only I could have potions to deal with that, but in real life that would be drugs. And drugs are bad, mkay?</div>
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Started to get into drawing again. Baby steps.</div>
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Bonfire night! It was fun roasting marshmallows in the great outdoors. After a while, we went back indoors to play board games~</div>
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Had a great time with my friends in the weekend!<br />
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Chlo-chan and I coincidentally bought the same dress without one another knowing. Great minds think alike!<br />
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On Sunday, I had a wonderful time at the beach in East Auckland.<br />
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Don't know how our plan to build Baymax .. then Olaf turned into Rin's beautiful butt haha.<br />
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What a lovely way to end the summer holidays~<br />
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Now, back to business.</div>
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So 'tomorrow' obviously means a whole week (plus) later! Ahem, excuse my haphazard blogging schedule.</div>
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What was the year of 2014? Well, the ultimate achievement was definitely getting into full time work in an industry I enjoy. I will continue to strive in this area for years to come, so it will be an ongoing course of development.</div>
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On the personal side of things, things pretty much stayed the same if not worse. Some circumstances this year have made me feel a little more fragile and I hope to rise above it again and help myself as much as I can.</div>
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I forgot that when I get into my work, I <b>really get into it</b> and have no room left for anything else ... I tend to have a one track mind once I'm set on something ... but I suppose its normal for the first year and hopefully I will have more energy to spare in 2015!</div>
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I had the opportunity to go to Japan with a group of friends and it was AMAZING, It was everything I had imagined and there's no doubt that I will go back there again!</div>
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I appreciate all the everyday things the country has. The convenience stores were ever so convenient. The items that were so expensive in New Zealand were so affordable! (Duh) The people were so polite and courteous to one another. The customer service was amazing. People took care of the way they dressed more. The packaging is so cute. They have mascots for everything. The souvenirs were too cute. The environment was so clean and curated. The night life was buzzing so things were still happening after work hours, like malls were open till 7-ish every day! Everything was presented so well. Japanese graphic design! Trains were on time, and very handy to travel from place to place. THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - I HAVE NO WORDS. I didn't save too much for spending though .. so next time I shall be fully prepared >o></div>
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People were so stealthy with their games haha ... when we were in the Tokyo trains, everyone looked so professional but I would always get a few streetpasses on my 3DS every time I passed them. Managed to collect at least one person from every region, oh yeah! This shall be the challenge now every time I go to a new country~ alas it will probably be more difficult unless I go to a convention or something.</div>
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The verdict: Best trip ever!<br />
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I was fortunate enough to attend two concerts of two amazing artists. Paramore early in the year, and Kimbra later in the year. Both performances were strong and had amazing stage presence.<br />
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I like to shop alone most times, because that way I don't have to inconvenience anybody and take up too much of their time. Cos I am so fussy, I take forever deciding if I want to buy something or not. Only recently did I discover that there was a Japanese makeup shop in the city! IPPONDO! Apparently it was already there for nine years, but somehow I must have missed it. It is a dreamland~ All the cute makeups! All the hair dye colours! Eye shadow palettes in the cute colours I actually use! Blush colour palettes that are more subtle and soft in colour! And OMG .. Dolly Wink products. Once I used the Dolly Wink eyeliner, I never want to go back. Super waterproof even for my oily as eyes. I'm gonna be a gullible consumer and say that the packaging of the products are amazing too. This is the graphic designer part of me showing ~~</div>
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It's also fun going on cosplay shopping trips with friends too. Manukau is a great location to buy fabrics. David's Emporium has quite a few affordable fabrics and haberdashery, and if items can't be found there - Spotlight is just a walk away.</div>
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I managed to complete one cosplay! I am terrible and left this till the last week before Armageddon .. when I had freelance work due that week too /o\<br />
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I am glad I managed to finish the costume. The character was Annie from League of Legends. The items I made were the pink backpack, kitty headband, dress and leg warmers~ Ended up buying a teddy bear for a makeshift Tibbers (that does the haka, LOL)<br />
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I remember how hectic that week was! But Amey was also making last minute progress with her TF2 costume too, so we had a mini sewing party which helped lift the spirits and motivation too!<br />
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Always something to look forward to every year! Overload, Armageddon and various new cosplay events that have popped up everywhere~ It is always such fun participating in events where you are allowed to embrace in your geekiness through and through ^^</div>
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Planned a fun two week getaway with my bestie, Lunatarius. The trip turned out to be an epic adventure of theme parks and being a tourist, food, shopping(!) and good ol' relaxing.<br />
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The Gold Coast had very nice warm weather! It was quite dry compared to the more humid warm weather we get in Auckland. It was a nice time of year to travel because it wasn't too packed in this tourist area. We went to a few of the theme parks - Dreamworld, Movie World, and Sea World.<br />
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Attended a gaming convention called PAX. First overseas convention! Mostly hung around the board games area and showed up for the cosplay talks that were held that day. Much insight, and glad to get some useful tips for future cosplays - especially with my future endeavour into creating armour!<br />
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Managed to buy Cards Against Humanity! It was a very good idea. Been having the best time playing and giggling along to this game with my friends since xD The only downside was that it was a pretty heavy item to take home OTL<br />
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Made a little mouse out of paper~<br />
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Randomly bumped into the talented Ry! xD<br />
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Had just encountered him tabling at Auckland Armageddon just week earlier~ I remember being so excited to see him at the event the first time last year because it was the first time an international artist I admired online had come to little ol' New Zealand! <a href="http://ry-spirit.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">[Artwork]</a><br />
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(Excuse my derp face roflmao)<br />
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Was fortunate to meet an online buddy in Melbourne - the awesome, talented Chan! It was also the first time meeting someone I talked to online~ She showed me around the city and nice places to eat.<br />
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Helped influence my decision to buy cute items of clothing faster too >o> Darn it - feeding my shopping addiction~ Now, I wear that pink usamimi almost every day haha - thank you.<br />
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Hope to visit again!<br />
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These past two weeks have been a blast! We had free drinks at work on that last Friday haha, and launched right into holiday mode.<br />
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Travelled a little during the break. Spending time with family. Went to Paintball for the first time. Caught up with friends with watching The Hobbit and dinner at Doolan Brothers. Played lots of board games which was a lot of fun! Cards Against Humanity seemed to be a best buy of the year as it seems to be a hit when lots of people are gathered together. Always a game that has you rolling on the floor with laughter. Made paper children, and geocaching with Amey. Saw Big Hero 6 with Lunatarius.</div>
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Watched The Hobbit -> Dinner at Doolan Brothers -> Dessert and Cards Against Humanity at Goode Brothers! So much fun >u<</div>
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She made creepy paper heads of Janelle and I /o\ <b>Totally accurate</b> of course.</div>
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Played some board games with Lunatarius n his crew, including this one called 'Hot Tin Roof'. Cute game where your little board markers are cats, and the aim of the game was to collect the most fish.</div>
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Managed to get myself into playing some handheld games too - especially Tomodachi Life of which I am so addicted to at the moment! It's nice being god for once ROFLMAO. And its funny seeing real life people and fictional characters interact ... let the shipping begin.<br />
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I just travelled back to Auckland on New Year's Eve and felt a bit dizzy. Guess why?<br />
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Cute new character - Rei-chan~<br />
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Had the best ever Skype session with some friends counting down the last minutes of 2014 while geeking out and playing Cards Against Humanity online.<br />
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And then, today - had an impromptu photoshoot with some other friends. This was my look today. Am so tempted to go blonde for real, so had bought two boxes for that moment when I will take that leap! We'll see if that happens ...</div>
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So much fun during this break, when I thought I was just gonna draw my life away haha.</div>
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And now its almost come to an end!</div>
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Maybe I'll take it easy these last few days~</div>
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I'll keep it simple this year.</div>
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<b>In 2015, I want to be happy.</b></div>
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Can't believe it is already the last quarter of the year! Time always goes so fast.</div>
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At the beginning of the year, I decided to be super ambitious and make a whole list of resolutions to aim for this 2014. Definitely overshot the margin, but I am happy with the few things I have accomplished. Since we have nearly come to an end, I'll narrow it down.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Acquire job</span></b></div>
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I am grateful that I managed to get a sweet full time job that I'm decent at! (If I say so myself) </div>
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I have to say I enjoy my time at work more than I ever imagined I would. Co-workers are friendly and are dedicated to doing an awesome job for their clients, so we all work together to create the best work for them. </div>
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I'm putting my skills into good use, though I always aim to improve even more! Learned a lot this year and becoming faster at front-end development which is pretty cool. I feel a sense of accomplishment when completing more difficult projects - its like a game, where I can pass all the checkpoints to reach the next objective! #gamifylife</div>
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I would still like to learn more code when I have the time. Everything is always changing in the dev world. This month I unpaused my Team Treehouse membership, so will be learning/revising some concepts.</div>
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This goal hasn't been that successful to be completely honest! In the beginning of the year, I was super pumped to keep it up but as things go - the passion died out really quickly! Coincidentally, it died out around the daylight savings in March. I started making excuses that I didn't want to walk to the gym at night time. </div>
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I have since started this goal again! It's still bright after work, so there is more daylight to kill. Aiming for at least three times a week. Started to play some casual badminton with workmates recently - and hell, its much more fun than going to the gym! Yay~ let's do this. Time to invest in a cheap badminton bat? Yep.</div>
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Honestly, there are higher priorities for me right now. I would love to have some time to make a costume though. If I had three wishes, one of them would be to have more hours in a day to do hobbies! Let's see if I can make that costume by Armageddon time /o\ Maybe its a good idea to post progress here to keep up the motivations haha. </div>
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C'mon Nico, you are a speedy sewer when you put your mind to it! #selfmotivation</div>
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Maybe I have become too busy to care and think about this.</div>
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Let me come back to this sometime. But yes, people's opinions still affect me. </div>
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Not too much at work, while I'm in the code zone though haha :) Or around my close friends, and like-minded people.</div>
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More at family gatherings and group events I think /o\ I'm still the awkward turtle.</div>
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If there's a specific goal, I can talk fine. If its small talk, save me please!</div>
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This year has been very much a work-oriented year. And from a month ago, independence!</div>
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But, its great! Even though I made that scary, long list at the beginning of the year ... I'm happy with the few things I accomplished thus far. I am glad I took the web development course. I am happy with that one thing - getting a job that I love and being good at it. If a shy girl like me can do it, I think anyone can as long as you are passionate about it! </div>
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I am human, and there have been some downsides but that is okay. Better to focus on the positive things in life. Especially with the little time there is to chill! </div>
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Since I did not have a cosplay prepared I was contemplating either wearing my Norway cosplay again, or wearing my go-to schoolgirl lolita outfit. I decided the latter, since I imagined the weather would be quite warm.<br />
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Here's Amey and I~</div>
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There was a long line at the Takoyaki stand, but it was so worth it. Nom.</div>
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There was also this special samurai ramen for only $4! Also very yummy.</div>
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Navigating through the various stands~</div>
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Traditional Japanese Dolls.</div>
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Professional ice sculpting!</div>
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Mostly children's books. Didn't realise that I bought a book about toilet training hippo until I tried to read it. Oh well, now I will never forget the word for poop in Japanese (うんち).</div>
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I bought some Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyoujin) cellphone straps from Angie's group buy! Thanks to Angie for organising it <3</div>
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On the 19th January 2014, I went to the Paramore concert in Auckland! I wasn't sure I was going because I didn't know anybody who wanted to come with me, but at Christmas I discovered that my cousin was a big fan as well so we decided to go together. We actually still do have a lot of the same music tastes, even from when we were younger. It was an amazing experience, and I was honoured to be in the presence of the band, and Hayley Williams' amazing voice! Her voice really is powerful and resonant live! She is such an inspiration to me! Not just her voice, but her style and fashion is really unique and adventurous, and she doesn't care what people think. The only thing I regret is not buying a General Admission. It looked like a lot of fun to be in the whole concert vibe.</div>
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Now present self is wishing past self wrote this all down the moment after arriving back home from the concert. Because I was so buzzing with energy and excitement that night. Haha, well there's the videos to help me reminisce the feeling.</div>
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The Opening Act, Twenty One Pilots was also very good! Their music style is quite unique from what is on the charts. I really like the mix of genres they have there, and the pumping beat. The duo did an amazing drum performance at the end as well.<br />
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Ended up watching Frozen twice! Once for regular viewing with Lunatarius and the second time on Waitangi Day again with Rinelle and Rolly as well >u<)b. The first time I watched it, I did not know what to expect. I just hoped it wouldn't be so 'kiddy' because the poster and trailer made it seem that way. When I watched it, I was mind-blown, and throughout the whole movie experience I was riveted with emotion. I was glad I brought tissues .. ALL MY FEELS! And who knew Kristen Bell could sing so well!? I was filled with awe. It turned out she was classically trained in musical theatre before becoming an actress. Frozen was a very heart-warming story, fueled with girl power and celebrates the bond between sisters. It isn't the first Disney animated movie where the girl rebels against order though. I feel Brave exerts this message more.<br />
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I liked how Anna was clumsy, and not typically princess-like. It kind of made her more relatable in a way. You always get a clumsy male character, but for girl they are usually meant to be composed and everything. She is a bit naive, yes but that's all part of the character development. She's been stuck in the castle all her life, and hasn't experienced what it is like to be in the outside world. The combination of her carefree spirit and her excitement about finally seeing the other side of the fence might have muddled with her mind. I guess she does take things a bit far though haha.<br />
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As for Elsa, it must have been very traumatising for her with the events in the beginning. I could feel how much pain she was feeling - about both having to hide her true 'self' and how she felt she had to keep a fair distance from Anna to protect her. When Elsa escaped and was able to truly let go, and be who she really was - she finally felt free. After all those years of hiding, it must have been a good release! There was a fair bit of character development for both of the sisters. Of course, the timing wasn't very realistic because in real life these things take a larger amount of time to shape up.<br />
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( "Hoo! Hoo! Big Summer Blowout!" - Oaken *shot* )<br />
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I can't get over how great the songs are~ I feel like doing some covers just for fun haha. Found a few easy chords for guitar that work for "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" and for the pop version of "Let it Go".<br />
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Last night I ended up playing for three hours. I'm surprised I still remember the chords since I haven't played properly in a month. Hurrah for muscle memory! Bb and Bm are still a bit hard to reach at the moment .. so gotta stretch those fingers~ I am not very good at guitar yet since I pretty much only use two basic strumming patterns for most songs, but it is fun to be able to play and sing at the same time.<br />
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Dear self, please update more often and then in thirty years you'll have a nice time capsule to look back to!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-82489204935521156482014-02-04T19:14:00.000+13:002014-02-05T10:00:07.915+13:00Super Cute Android Themes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it was Boxing Day sales, I decided to finally buy that Micro SD card, and my phone has been happier ever since. Thus began my little adventure of customising it again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This app has hundreds of different wallpapers and icons that you can choose from to make your phone cute. You sign up for an account, can follow artists and even share your own wallpapers and icons that you have made. If you are looking for more premium content, you can also purchase branded icons from this place too. It was originally made for iPhone but I am so glad they ported it over to Android too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This app has a similar concept to CocoPPa, but only for icons. It might take some sifting, but you can find some pretty cool stuff here too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">> Modify so much more! Even the battery icons at the top of your screen, its insane!</span></div>
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That time again to document the books of the year~</div>
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I never actually finished 50 books, but it sure motivated me to read!</div>
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<strike>Oh those pre-teen years where I didn't even need a challenge to read books /o\</strike></div>
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01) Looking for Alaska, by John Green</div>
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02) Paper Towns, by John Green</div>
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03) An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green</div>
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04) Bet Me, by Jennifer Crusie</div>
05) The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green<br />
06) Bridget Jones' Diary, by Helen Fielding<br />
07) Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason, by Helen Fielding<br />
08) Getting to know SEO, by Andre Kibbe<br />
09) Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd, by Holly Black (currently reading)<br />
10) Divergent, by Veronica Roth<br />
11) Insurgent, by Veronica Roth<br />
12) Allegiant, by Veronica Roth<br />
13) City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare (currently reading)<br />
14) Drop the Pink Elephant, by Bill McFarlanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-20984427911330204892014-01-18T00:20:00.000+13:002014-05-22T23:07:19.038+12:00Those Pesky Resolutions!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Wow, we're already well into 2014! It's that time again to make those yearly resolutions. I have been thinking about these since the end of last year, and honestly this post has been sitting in my drafts for a week .. but here we go~<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Acquire a full time job and/or freelance jobs</span></b><br />
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Self explanatory really. And if the former cannot be done right away, then work on the contract and freelance gigs, portfolio, CV, and personal projects on the side so that I'll never be halting my productivity in this career path and never stop learning.<br />
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At least 40 hours of productivity a week. Time-track it!<br />
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(As much as I can, provided the circumstances)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. Get fit</span></b><br />
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I just joined the gym at the end of last year! (<strike>Before my Studentcard discount expired, oh boy am I cheap</strike>) Honestly, it was the discount that pushed me to finally join and heed way for fitness. I mean, I have no need to lose weight or anything but I am incredibly unfit, and since I am getting older I am starting to notice some flab appear <strike>since I sit on my ass all day</strike>. And, every time I walk up stairs or ramps, I'm always huffing and puffing.<br />
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Let's try at least 3 times a week, to be realistic.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Create costumes for cosplay</b></span><br />
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There are some plans I have. Let's just see if I can complete them ^p^<br />
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Asuna and Kirito (with Lunatarius) from Sword Art Online which would require me to make two costumes /o\ I think it would be really fun to do a joint cosplay, and Lunatarius loves this series too so I guess this is more for him than me. But it would be awesome to try creating something more ambitious, because I tend to stick to the easier costumes.<br />
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Annie from League of Legends. I thought I might give it a go. She's awesome and her outfit is quite cute. Being short, I guess I can suit these youthful characters, and I better do it before I get too old! Haha.<br />
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Trucy Wright from the Ace Attorney Series. I cosplayed Trucy before in 2009, but the costume got misplaced when we were packing stuff to go to our new house. I was devastated at the time and got really emotional because it was the first costume I ever made. But alas, I'm going to make it again!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Care less about what people think</span></b><br />
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I have been getting better in the past few years, which I am really happy about. I have learned that the only person who can make your life awesome is 'you'. It's the actions you take, the decisions you make, the thoughts you have. You decide how your life is, not other people. Sometimes other people think that they can control how you feel through their anger or their negative opinions, but if you decide to be happy then you can be happy.<br />
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In the past, I let myself become affected by negative views and yes from time to time I still do. But I want to make the decision to be positive.<br />
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For example self, don't stop doing something because it might be considered 'silly', 'pointless' or 'childish' by other people. I feel like in this world when you're an adult, suddenly its almost socially unacceptable to do things other than adult things because it will seem like you 'have a lot of time on your hands' or 'immature'. I think as long as you are realistic, are mature in those important issues, and aim for or have a job that will generate income, then you can do whatever the f*ck you want in your spare time.<br />
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Maybe I'm feeling like a Nerdfighter haha. Well, I don't know if I am one but they say if you are <i>wondering</i> if you are one, then you probably are one. I have started to watch John and Hank Green's video blogs and they're pretty awesome. I love their presumed philosophy in life - to increase the amount of awesome and decrease the amount of worldsuck! All the while doing what you love, whatever that may be.<br />
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Edit: Whoa this video is SO relevant to what I just wrote about, starting from about 1:18<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">5. Speak more clearly</span></b><br />
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But yeah, make a conscious effort to speak better in general. As much effort as I put into singing words clearly <strike>in my room</strike>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">6. Become more organised</span></b><br />
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This year, I have a lot of time tracking items that I will try to keep active. With a calendar, diary and use of the Google calendar as well. I want to make sure that I am aware of how I use my time and try not to procrastinate <strike>too much</strike>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">7. Read books</span></b><br />
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I did this for the past two years, and then end up reading a bunch of graphic novels instead. Well let's get this going again~ Aim for 50 books!<br />
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Keep in touch with friends, through communication devices as well as meeting up from time to time. I am really bad at texting, so I think I should reply promptly more often as well.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">9. Learn to drive</span></b><br />
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I am not getting any younger, and I need to get off my butt and drive properly. And not a half-assed attempt either. Like really drive, and get my effin' restricted already. Public transport used to be all I really needed, but I feel that its not going to cut it anymore. My main motivation here is to have more freedom, and to transport myself to work and faraway lands without having to rely on others~ I have a slight anxiety about this, but its got to be done.<br />
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This goal should actually be near the top : /<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">10. Save money, and spend it more wisely</span></b><br />
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Basically, try not to give into the temptations of the bright yellow sale sign.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">11. Minor Resolutions</span></b><br />
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The goals that aren't really <i>that</i> important, but would be nice to do in 2014 and beyond.<br />
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<li>Sew some clothing and make accessories</li>
<li>Keep up with digital drawing to maintain the skills</li>
<li>Practice drawing backgrounds</li>
<li>Catch up with television series that have been long overdue</li>
<li>Take more videos/photographs for memories</li>
<li>Guerilla art</li>
<li>Improve guitar playing skills</li>
<li>Improve singing skills</li>
<li>Create cover songs</li>
<li>Create an application</li>
<li>Illustrated website? *gasp*</li>
<li>Keep learning about new technologies (This is actually quite important!)</li>
<li>Blog more often</li>
<li>Try to keep my room tidy</li>
<li>Custom theme for this blog /o\ otherwise move to Wordpress</li>
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I feel like I am a bit ambitious with this list. It's like I want to be good at everything but its probably not possible, meh. It sounds like it will take some time. But I rather shoot for the moon and land among the stars, rather to just stand around in the dirt. Once upon a time, I stood around in the dirt being all afraid to do anything due to fear of scrutiny and I don't want to be like that anymore.<br />
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I apologise for the terrible analogy in reference to the dirt <strike>not really</strike> but it makes some sense <strike>to me</strike>~</div>
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What have I been up to art and craft-wise?</div>
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Drawing collars that I want to try and make. I also made a new pattern for the second collar style on this page. </div>
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The carpet cleaners were coming in to everyone's apartments to do a professional cleaning so we had to get everything off the ground. Bad time to tidy up cos it feels like everything stressful is happening all at the same time. Assignment, job applications, living situations, course ending and uh .. urges to be creative. I did discover that I have a shit load of fabric I need to use, tons of snap fasteners, zips, waist elastic and the whole shebang. I need to use it up sometime ;;</div>
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Started to journal again. It kinda makes me feel more serene writing down all the mumbo jumbo in my head. Helps to organise thoughts, and to understand me vs the world a little more. And uh, remember what things I need to buy cos I'm hella forgetful.</div>
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Made a fox brooch! It's the pattern from the Mollie Makes magazine.</div>
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And I also made some envelopes out of old magazines while taking a break from the computer. They're great for storing handmade patterns in.</div>
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And I just realised something, craft makes me feel more cheerful in general.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm also looking forward to Christmas. This jolly season! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">When young, Christmas is such a magical time ~ the movies, the music, the food, the atmosphere =u= Oh, I love Christmas"</span></span></div>
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I thought I deserved it because I stayed at campus till late~ haha.<br />
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I'm really starting to like the girly style with incorporations of peter pan collars, bows, high waist skirts, and frills for that doll like look. I guess in the mainstream, its the super down-toned version of lolita fashion. It's good to wear for everyday clothes.<br />
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When I saw the detachable collar in fashion magazines, I fell in love! They add a little extra to a regular casual outfit, and they are quite easy to make too.<br />
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I just wanted to make the basic one for practise tonight. But now I have a better idea of how it works, so next time I shall make the detachable <b>peter pan</b> collar. With dun dun dun, LACE!? Ooh, I can't wait!<br />
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I also took some <strike>bad quality</strike> photos of my process, so I thought I would do a little tutorial.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What you need</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">♥ </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">Sewing Machine</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">♥ Paper and writing utensils</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">♥ Collared Shirt</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">♥ Needle and Thread</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">♥ Snap Fasteners</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 16px;">002. Lay your paper out and fold your shirt collar in half. Lay the shirt collar flat on the paper so that the bottom of the collar base touches the bottom of the paper, and the middle fold of the shirt touches the side.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">005. We now use the base template to create the pattern for this detachable collar. Lay down the pattern pieces on new paper, making sure there is space around to draw the seam allowance. The centre part (left side of my pattern) can touch the side of the paper, because this will be where we fold the fabric.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Cut these pieces out, and mark them as "Collar Base" and "Collar Main". It's a good to also note down that the side edge is a centre fold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">For this collar, I didn't use interfacing but if you want to make the collar more stiff and durable, its probably a good idea to use this too. You will use the same pattern to cut out the interfacing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">You can now zig-zag stitch or overlock the sides of each pattern piece (if you have a fraying fabric). </span></span><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">I didn't do this because I was a bit lazy this time ;; But, I suggest you do it if you want it to last longer though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Here I am showing an example of the top part being folded back inside.</span></span><br />
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016. Pretty much done now ^^ You can now customise this however you want.</div>
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017. And now we have a new fashion accessory~ hell yeah!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">♥ This was a pretty basic pattern, so next time I would to make something more ambitious</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">♥ Could try different coloured fabrics for variation</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">♥ Could try making a range of them with different embellishments on the front</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">♥ Could try a bigger collar, by extending the original pattern</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 15.989583969116211px;">♥ PETER PAN COLLAR NEXT TIME FOR SURE!</span></div>
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It's a nice relief when I've written down thoughts or something about my day. I'm sure my future self will appreciate it even though my present self is constantly putting it off.<br />
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It's like when I thought it was a great idea to cut up photos for school projects and friendship books when I was young. Now I am horrified and wish that I had kept my scissors away to preserve those memories! Well, it was a different time back then. You didn't have a photo that last forever in digital form. You had the physical copy and if you were lucky enough to have the film too, then bravo. I think ours got thrown away ;;<br />
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I suppose in that situation, it was switched around ;;<br />
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Sometimes its nice just walking around the city, soaking in the atmosphere and enjoying my own company. Well, I did that in the weekend before I headed into the campus building to continue working on my assignment.<br />
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On my tiny adventure through the Auckland CBD, I stumbled across a quaint magazine at Whitcoulls that I had never seen before. It's called Mollie Makes.<br />
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Looks like fun. It covers topics about crafting with different materials, people in the craft business, thrifting and all sorts of handmade goodness!<br />
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If this was Asia, I would not be so surprised to see something like this. Many magazines for the sewing genre, but sadly I cannot read them. I do sometimes buy them because they have lots of pretty pictures, and in hope that one day I'll be able to understand them too.<br />
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Usually I see craft magazines that are aimed towards people in their middle ages so this is refreshing. This one seems to be aimed towards people in their 20s and 30s. It's great! And it includes a free project to make fox brooches >3< This is motivation!<br />
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<i>What does the fox say!?</i><br />
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Sorry I couldn't resist, haha.<br />
If you happen to be confused right now, please watch this video.<br />
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I would like to get back into crafts after I complete my course.<br />
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There's also the Auckland Christmas Cosplay Picnic on the 14th December. I am hoping to dress up as Christmas!Rin from Vocaloid since I have a random Rin wig lying around. We will see if I can conjure that piece of handiwork in that small amount of time ;; It's the character on the far left. Otherwise I'll go lolita.<br />
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This design also looks quite nice. Hm, decisions!</div>
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If you are also interested in attending, feel free to see more information on the event page! My friend Rinelle and a few others have been working very hard to organise this ^^ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/367788690023397/">[ Click here for more details ]</a><br />
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Oh man, I'm thinking too much about the things that I want to do AFTER the work is done. And its getting too exciting. WORK FIRST! WORK FIRST! ASSIGNMENT => GOOD! CRAFT => BAD! (Right now, anyway...)<br />
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AND, HAPPY DECEMBER! <3Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-30389256654744510572013-09-15T01:08:00.000+12:002013-09-15T01:27:06.656+12:00Alternative Uses for Mundane ObjectsJust a little creative tinkering with the brain to see what I can come up with.<br />
I remember that this was one of the questions we were asked at the interview for my degree haha.<br />
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Note: A few of these suggestions may be a bit morbid. Just beware if you're quite sensitive.<br />
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It was a suggested creative challenge from this site:<br />
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<b>What are the uses for a brick?</b><br />
1) Karate kicks<br />
2) Footstool<br />
3) Foot Rest<br />
4) Paperweight<br />
5) Weapon<br />
6) Suicide Device<br />
7) Anchor<br />
8) Cook food when heated up by the sun?<br />
9) Release anger by smashing it<br />
10) Destroy stuff<br />
11) A plate<br />
12) Decoration<br />
13) Weights for exercise<br />
14) See-saw buddy<br />
15) Draw eyes on it and make it a pet<br />
16) To weigh down the other side of a jump rope if there's only two people<br />
17) To weigh down the end of the strings if you're making friendship bracelets<br />
18) To elevate a laptop or monitor<br />
19) To help crumble food up for cooking/baking if need be<br />
20) Keep a crocodile's mouth open<br />
21) To flatten flowers that need to be pressed<br />
22) To flatten paper that has been laminated<br />
23) To flatten some bent paper or sheets of a substance<br />
24) Weigh down an edge of paper so it won't move move when you're doing artwork<br />
25) Keep a helium balloon from flying away<br />
26) Use it as your art canvas<br />
27) Building block for a sculpture by carving it<br />
28) Wrap in giftwrap, and make decorative presents to put under a Christmas tree. (For movie set?)<br />
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<b>What are the uses for a mug?</b><br />
1) Holds your drink<br />
2) Paperweight<br />
3) Weapon<br />
4) Pencil Holder<br />
5) Use as a vase<br />
6) Hold water while painting<br />
7) Mixing Dish<br />
8) Unique Storage with little bits and pieces<br />
9) Anchor<br />
10) Release anger by smashing it<br />
11) Toy Walkie Talkie<br />
12) Trap a bug<br />
13) Kill a bug<br />
14) Hide stains by placing in a certain position<br />
15) To poison somebody<br />
16) Magic Tricks<br />
17) Substitute for a judge's mallet in the courtroom ( "Order! Order!" )<br />
18) Keep a helium balloon from flying away<br />
19) Musical Instrument<br />
20) Musical mugs, by filling each up with different levels of water. Use a stick/pencil/etc to hit notes.<br />
21) Decorate and give as a gift<br />
22) Make an outdoor trap of some kind<br />
23) A hammer<br />
24) A stencil for making a pattern for a plushie<br />
25) Flatten clay/dough<br />
26) Rolling clay/dough<br />
27) Use to hold dirty chopsticks/forks/spoons/etc before you get to washing them while doing dishes<br />
28) Makeshift maracas? By filling with rice and sealing it well with cardboard and tape or something<br />
29) Microwave/Bake one serve dishes if you're feeling lazy <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/arielknutson/delicious-snacks-in-a-mug">[LINK]</a> <a href="http://mugfull.tumblr.com/">[LINK]</a><br />
30) Use it to crumble food up for baking/cooking<br />
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<b>What are the uses for a chair?</b><br />
1) Place to sit on<br />
2) One side of a makeshift fort<br />
3) A makeshift easel<br />
4) A table for when you are sitting on the ground<br />
5) Reaching up high places to stick posters on the wall<br />
6) Reaching up high places in general<br />
7) For a child, lie it in a different position and you have a pretend car ( did this when young )<br />
8) Or get a bunch of chairs and pretend you're on a train<br />
9) Pretend land for your lego people's house<br />
10) Cover with a cloth, and you have a makeshift doll house (underneath)<br />
11) Use it to guard a door shut<br />
12) When using two chairs, you can put a stick on top and play limbo<br />
13) When using two chairs, you can use it to weave some ribbons/string/whatever together<br />
14) Short tripod<br />
15) Customise it<br />
16) Transform it into a throne<br />
17) Musical chairs<br />
18) Something that is probably too rude to say haha<br />
19) Break the legs off and make a shelf by nailing it to the wall<br />
20) A device to help you balance while ice skating<br />
21) Break the legs off to make a sled for sand/snow/etc<br />
22) Weapon<br />
23) Use it to jump off if you're going to hang yourself<br />
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<b>What are the uses for a spoon?</b><br />
1) Measuring stuff for baking<br />
2) Dining Utensil<br />
3) Mixing paint<br />
4) Mixing ingredients<br />
5) Eating peanut butter/nutella/etc by itself<br />
6) Nose trick<br />
7) Musical instrument by clanging on a glass<br />
8) Bend, and make a hook by sticking it to the wall<br />
9) Fling stuff at people<br />
10) A tiny spade for digging<br />
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( to be continued cos I'm tired and I wasted creative energy thinking about the other ones )<br />
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Disclaimer: I do not take any responsibility if you take any of these uses seriously! This was purely used an an exercise to stretch creativity. The mug food sure sounds good though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-54203537073259367352013-09-14T01:55:00.000+12:002013-09-14T02:00:35.961+12:00Super Cute Fonts<div style="text-align: center;">
Because I always forget what that are when I need them hehe.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">mini-wakuwaku</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leckerli One</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Chiahuahua</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Other Good Resources</span></b><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://ddeokbokkey.tumblr.com/">http://ddeokbokkey.tumblr.com/</a> (beware of autoplay music)<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://sparkleapple.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Fonts">http://sparkleapple.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/Fonts</a><br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://kpop-fonts.tumblr.com/">http://kpop-fonts.tumblr.com/</a><br />
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I'm glad I went on this cute font hunt.<br />
Now I'm never going to be at loss when I need a cute font muahaha<br />
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I hope someone else will find this useful as well ^-^<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342943659840860435.post-53999959908393550382013-05-26T15:48:00.000+12:002013-05-26T15:48:00.478+12:00Work, Study, OVERLOADHello blog, it has been a while hasn't it?<br />
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So, I just dug myself into a deeper hole two weeks ago when I signed up for another year of Overload amongst all this PHP. Hahaha. This just means I got to be more organised!<br />
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<a href="http://www.overload.co.nz/">Overload</a> is an art event held at the ASB Stadium on 28th September 2013. It's an event where many artists (mainly of the anime/manga style) showcase and sell their artwork to the public. And this year, I'm going with my Amei-oneechan ohoho <3 Plus Range Murata is going to be a special guest, whoaaaaaa.<br />
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I feel there are many things to organise before this event, with only four months to go. If you're interested in a series and wanna request fanart, go ahead and I will think about it. I am not very sure what is popular at the moment since I haven't been catching up, so I might just go with what I like ... ie. cute japanese fashion or bunnies *shotshot*. Or go with Lunatarius' suggestions on the matter.<br />
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Lately, I haven't been up to too much. It's mostly just working, attending class, and studying. Rinse and repeat. It's great to hang out with friends once in a while to chill though ^^<br />
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*cough* I did end up <strike>wasting time one evening</strike> catching up with Once Upon a Time though. I think my feelings get out of hand when watching the series, as I involve myself too much in the story. Well, according to a friend of mine =.=. At one point, I had a raging anger towards Regina. Maybe cos she's like a symbol for the barrier that is so hard to break, no matter how much you try. Or a symbol that sometimes no matter what you do, you can't succeed. I'm totally against this matter... cos even if you can't get to the ultimate goal in a swift action, you can always get a step closer.<br />
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I totally ship Snow White and Prince Charming though. They struggle so much to fight for their love~ *cheesy* It's quite interesting how the different characters develop in accordance from their Storybrooke self vs their Fairytale self. Yes, yes spoiler free ^-^<br />
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Tonight I plan to get a stronger grasp of the combination of PHP and MySQL before class tomorrow *dies* It's quite exciting at the same time of it being intense and difficult. Having the ability to make own web systems uwahh, its magical. Thanks Codeacademy, Net Tuts and Team Treehouse for existing at this day and age =u=)/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0