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There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to purchasing a new or used vehicle. Potential car buyers just need to evaluate their options, as well as their current lifestyle and needs, before deciding which route to take. Regardless of whether you purchase a used car or a new one, it is still a major purchase and a very exciting time. So choose wisely, and enjoy the road once you have your new or new-to-you vehicle.

back from a hiatus to post this short video clip on Spiderman making an appearance over at the Central Library study area on the 23rd April at 0130am in the morning!

kudos to the guy for breaking what would otherwise be a stressful routine ^^

for the uninitated, nus is conducting its biannual “killing spree” exams and i am currently buried under piles of notes and rubbish as i type this sighhhh

3 interchangeable faces. 2 different arms for each side, and 6 different hands. 2 arm bands complete the list of parts. Skirt is detachable and optional

She’s supposed to come in 3 standard poses. One normal, one as the Boss of S.O.S., and one as Film Director. But as you can see, you can mix it anyway you want. (actually, I was just lazy when taking the photos)

A closer look at the 2 different arm bands. ( director and boss)

 

My only grouse is the stand used to make Haruhi stand. It might look okay here. But the height is ridiculously hard to adjust. Mine didn’t fit very well, and it was hard to have Haruhi pose with different leg actions. It’s also quite fragile. Mine has cracks starting to appear. For most of my photos I actually used a stand provided from later generations of nendoroid.

Well…. we can’t end the review without a comparison with the 1/8 version from maxfactory. Personal preference? The 1/8 max factory version was very well done. But it’s not so easy to find 1/8 figurines that look nice. Some look terrible, even though I might have loved the character in the anime. Nendoroids will always have this cute factor to them

Here’s a look at the back of the box. Complete guide to the poses you can make. But like I said, it’s up to your imagination. Guess which nendoroid I will take photos of next.

That’s the LT 26 where the competition was held.

Group 1 of the Group cosplay. Haruhi.

Random Shots of winners of the various competitions. Not a lot of competitors. Solo had like 5 participants, group had 2 groups.

Impromptu Skits of zombie attack. With very sporting participants from the audience. Would have been a lot funnier if it didn’t drag so long.

How the place looked. This was at closing time. So don’t mind how empty it was.

Very familar….

Thoughts

The crowd seemed very young. Or was it me getting old. I thought the quality of cosplay seemed very high. Yes I know, it doesn’t look like it from the photos, but that’s just cause I didn’t take any. Quantity wasn’t high, but at least you don’t see floods of common anime characters. 

I thought the emcees were fairly innovative, and did the best they could given circumstances. There were parts that were too draggy… and way too many inside jokes. But okie. Good job compared to others I’ve been to.

Anyway, like I said, I should be back next year. Seemed like fun. Had this friendly and interactive aura in the air.

I forgot to wipe my lenses ’nuff said

The first thing a regular to EOY or any cosplay event for that matter would notice is the lack of bleach- or d-grayman-tards, with the exception of naruto, which was represented by a HORDE of 70 ninjas from konoha, akatsuki and god knows what. With their huge numbers, they vastly outnumbered every team in the team cosplay category. That’s not to say that was a bad thing. Their performance to the tune of Closer by Inoue Joe was synced and riddled with fanservice, ranging from team poses and fight sequences, much to the joy of narutards. Kudos to the team leader (who was cosplaying as Sasuke) for amassing such a huge group and bringing a breathe of fresh air to an otherwise boring anime series to cosplay as.

Throngs of Naruto Ninjas!

As much as Team BakaNinjas did a great job, i was equally impressed with the Team Kuroshitsuji, consisting of three cosplayers dancing to the tune of various jpop songs, the only one of which i recognised was Truth by Arashi ( name courtesy from one of the Japanese Studies sempai i happened to chance upon). Seldom do you find cosplayers who can dance as good as that.

The giant mecha role was undertaken by Lancelot from Code Geass.  As with every giant mecha, it attracted quite a bit of attention, and rightfully so.  Giant mechas are ostensibly difficult to construct, and even more tiresome to don for long periods of time.  In my opinion, the organisers should seriously consider consider a giant mecha award. DO THAT you hear me!

All Hail Lancelot!

I Look Cool I Know

HoHoi-San!

Yea I am a Code Geass Fan all rite

Other notable cosplayers include Yuko from XXXHolic (had to wiki that!),  some bald guy from FFIV and Yuki Cross from Vampire Knight ,this creepy Nurse from Silent Hill….(gave me quite a shock!) and Road Kamelot and Jasdevi from D.Gray-man. Do note this is only what i can recall from memory though…

Yuko Won the Best Female Cosplayer

Baldy guy

Thank you for looking at my camera!

I am gonna have nightmares for days

Awesome Dgrayman Cosplay

Well, i am grateful for the retro theme. It’s extremely nostalgic to watch retro characters the likes of Rama, Akazukin cha cha,Kenshin and Card Captor Sakura come to life. Having music from retro anime blaring over the speakers further adds on to that sensation of deja vu, especially when you come to realise how long anime has come!  It also comes as a relief that for once, a cosplay event was not dominated by the likes of Haruhi, Shinigamis and whatnot.  The cosplay was also a step-up over the various years. The one qualm i have is that EOY has outgrew its audience base. If today was any indication, Hall 1 can no longer hold the ever-increasingly patrons that come to EOY. Heck the stage could barely hold Team BakaNinja. Eitherway, i look forward to next year’s EOY. You can check out my album here and here. More photos below!

Awww Kawaii!

Too cute to resist!

Cockroach Killer!

Gai-sensei approves!

Took her only two days to make this!

Burst Angels

It’s dan… i mean Gordonator or ID Holder!

Cute and lethal I like!

Objection!

Gundam girl!

Shigofumi

Spot Tedfox!

There isn’t much to talk about, other than the fact that the number of yukata wearing patrons were vastly outnumbered by “civilians”. The event itself was held over a few areas. The left and right wings were where the stalls and game booths were held, while the performances, originally supposed to be held over in the field was moved over to the hall due to the rain.

Only two girls wearing yukatas? I rest my case

I didn’t pay too much attention to the merchandise stalls, since they weren’t selling otaku related stuff. Instead, me and my compatriots made a beeline for the food stalls. I had a curry Benton and takoyaki, which in my opinion should be given a Nobel Prize as the greatest delicacy mankind has ever witnessed. Just look at that photo, doesn’t that make you drool? I know I did ^^

Gotta love the hat

Yum

Yum Yum (i lied)

Tedfox sama was there as well and we indulged in a long conversation like war buddies who have never been to a summer festival while commenting on how un-otakuish this was and we are better off confined in our rooms watching anime instead.  OH wait we knew each other through NS… well he could do with a better wardrobe in my opinion hurhur.  Didn’t hang around too long though, for any longer and we would have been deemed homo.

The main highlight has to be the performances event over at the hall, where they did the “dance around the drum” event for lack of a better term. I was tasked the unlucky job of photo-taking, which involves bumping into people and trampling on their toes just to ass insult to injury.  Curses!

Fighting through this crowd was no joke

Did I mention those kids were cute? Awwww (for the last time, I am not a pedophile!)
Whether I would make this event an annual affair is debatable for me since, there was hardly any otaku related stuff.  It was admittedly an eye-opener for someone like me who’s sans  for anime-related stuff, has never been exposed to Japanese culture, much less a Japanese festival!  Oh heck, you can count me in next year too.

Don’t forget! Summer Festival will be on this saturday!

Date: 23rd August (Saturday) (The event will NOT be cancelled even in wet weather)
Time: 18:00~
Venue: Japanese Primary School (Changi)

This year, only admission tickets ($2) are available for sales. (Free for pre-school age children). Available for purchase on the day of the event.
Payment for food, drinks, games and yukata rental etc are in cash.

Free shuttle bus from Singapore Expo!!

http://www.jas.org.sg/

See you there!!