Mirror Image – Hiyuki

So yeah, just this morning I realized that I have been cosplaying for 8 years! On 9-March-2002 I wore my first costume and step into my first event. I’ve never looked back from that day.

Throughout these years, there has been joys, tears, drama, friendship born and destroyed. Memories made to cherish, and things we wish to forget. I have to admit I’ve never though I will last this long. Since I am never one to keep a hobby for long, when I first started I expected myself to stop cosplaying in about 2 years? After two years I was still going strong, so I though, well, 5 then, or when I start working, because a lot of people just stop when they start working. Making a living will become more important, no? Three years into the work force, and I can say my cosplay has grown stronger since now I am stronger financially and able to support this hobby to the maximum. It was after this mark that I realized: I will never stop cosplaying. As long as I can, I will continue to cosplay.

I have always wondered what is my passion in life, for someone like me who lives by the day, and blends into everything, what is the one thing that is strongly me, truly me? Some people have their music; some have their sports, some pour themselves into their careers and studies. I guess my answer has always been in front of me. It is cosplay. The thing I had dedicated my youth to, is dedicating my working life to, the thing that keeps me moving, no matter what. Try controlling me all you want, I may give in to you, but do not touch my cosplay. This is one item I will never let anyone control. This is me.

I went through the list of stuff that I have done. Pretty sure this is not the full list, but really can’t recall anything else. Dates maybe wrong as well. haha, so here goes:

2002
Renge- Flame of Recca
Anna Kyoyama- Shaman King
Toshiya- Dir en Grey (YOKAN)
Raiha- Flame of Recca
Kazuki Fuuchouin- Getbackers
Hisashi- Glay (Expo 01 white live)

2003
Sena Robin- Witch Hunter Robin (costume borrowed. Will make this myself one day! XD)
Neon- Flame of Recca (costume borrowed XD)
Lacus Clyne- Gundam Seed (Default) – OMG First costume totally sewed by myself!
Sara Mudou- Angel Sanctuary

2004
Lacus Clyne- Gundam Seed (Mizu no Akashi)
Athrun Zala- Gundam Seed (ZAFT) (Costume borrowed XD)
Lacus Clyne- Gundam Seed (Eternal) (Costume borrowed XD)
Stella Loussier- Gundam Seed Destiny (Private dress)

2005
Yuna – Final Fantasy X (Summonner) – First prop! Never got to see the daylight! XD
Lacus Clyne- Gundam Seed (PJ version)
Uruha- Gazette (RELIA) – Last Jrock cosplay
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed Destiny (Orb Military Uniform)
Saber- Fate/ Stay Night

2006
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed (Orb Princess)
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed Destiny (Epi 14 Wedding gown)

2007
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed (Desert Gown)
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed (Default Red top)
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed (Poster Illutration)
Mirka Fortuna- Trinity Blood (Duchess) – AND MY LIFE IS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN!

2008
Seth Nightlord- Trinity Blood (Decapitated Outfit)- Skye’s XD
Sailormars- Sailormoon
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed (Wedding Illustration)- I made my Athrun’s costume! XD
Kururu Sumeragi- Air Gear – Skye’s XD
Wang Liu Mei- Gundam 00 (Cheongsam dress)
Lenne- Final Fantasy X-2
Ranshe Mei- Macross Frontier – THIS IS CRACK MANNNN

2009
Regene Regetta- Gundam 00
Cagalli Yula Atha- Gundam Seed Destiny (Akatsuki no Kuruma)
Tsumugi Kotobuki – K-on! (Don’t say Lazy)
Mirka Fortuna- Trinity Blood (Empress, manga)
Healer U- Monster Hunter
Sheryl Nome- Macross Frontier (Diamond Crevasse) BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!
Maya- Kamen Rider Kiva (1986 Queen)
Megurine Luka- Vocaloid2 (Magnet)- Hohohohohoh~ Kanameeeeee~~
Cosmos- Final Fantasy Dissidia
Sharon Rainworth- Pandora Hearts
Maeda Matsu- Sengoku BASARA

2010
Megurine Luka- Vocaloid 2 (Sandplay, Singing of the Dragon)
Selene McGriff- Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer
Priscilla- Claymore
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Cosplay had really brought me a long way, and people who are important to me are all met through this hobby. I am even traveling because of this hobby! XD Never expected cosplay to bring me this much experiences when I first started. Now, I really wonder, where will it bring me next?

So, here is hoping that I will go strong, and make nicer costumes! Thank you for reading this boring list XD You may continue with your meaningful life  now XD

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February had been a very busy month man!

The last 2 week of Feb nearly killed me! 5 shoot in a spam of 2 weeks! And of the 5, 3 were on the same day!

Many much love to Nevar, for she is involved in all 5 of my shoots, and she has so many more others to do! Thank you Kaasan for coming for all of them! <3

So yar, besides Magnet selfcest that was Luki x Luka (Posting on sgcafe now, go see XD), there was a Kamen Rider Kiva shoot with KY, Elmo, Sean, Kie and Ariki, and the 3 horrible shoots in one day!

It was like, Morning: Shoot Pricilla (Claymore), then change to Selena (Gundam Starglazer), then change to Wang Liu Mei (the super delayed Gundam 00 shoot with Ariki, Zeph, Jing, Skye, and Inu. Love to the photographers who came along too! Like Nevar, Garion, Zera, Blur, Ashteyz, Windy, etc.. DID I MISS OUT ANY?!) And we went to celebrate Skye’s birthday in advance too! *dies* I couldn’t feel my leg after that day! Need to slack at home on Sunday to fully recover.

And now, after the first week of March has passed us by, I am STILL working on cosplay stuff! Spent my whole week drafting my Bad Girl costume! Only break was on Saturday, when I need to go BUY materials to make the cos, and enjoy delicious chocolate from Maz Brenners! I love the chocolate there! I think it’s REALLY good! I have no idea how the Australia one is gonna top this! If it does, I will never look at chocolate the same ever again! It was soooo good! Had a Eighties Shake in the Alice cup (I want to buy one home!) and a Chocolate fudge cake (OMG THE LITTLE FLASK THAT CAME WITH IT <3) Went drinking too that night, and had my White Russian. Love that drink. Was one of my first cocktails and till now nothing makes me happier than having a glass of White Russian in my hands!

And Sunday was sewing day. From the moment I woke up till late at night, I was sewing! The only break I had was dinner + bath and a short period in between to post the Magnet shoot on sgcafe, and random one-liner chit chats here and thereon msn (I FINALLY FIXED MY MSN LIVE! Feels connected to the world again!) Skye was smart enough to skype me so she got most of my attention, haha.

Oh, and yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST EMPRESS! <3 Decoy will be coming to you soon!

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I think I have just seen what is possibiliy my best shoot of the year.

Its only Feb, but the shoot is soo good I can’t stop fangirling Nevar for it.

My fav photo from it is a little OOC tho, but stilllllllllllll

Have a look:  Megurine Luka- Magnet Version

Will post more of the shoot as we move on!

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Belated CNY, and Vday wishes to every one! *Sends love*

Oh my God! My 4 days long weekend is gone just like that! I woke up this morning feeling shitty, tired, and not well rested at all! Gaarrrhh! Been spending the holidays wrongly!

I came to a conclusion that to enjoy a 4 days holiday, you should do this

Slack –> Go out and have fun x2 days –> Slack

Instead what I did was

Clean the house *aka ½ work ½ slack* –> Visiting *as good as work >.< –> Slack –> Shoot*aka have fun*

SEE THE IMBALANCE?! GARRRHH~

So yeah, I shot Luka x Luki with Empress Skye yesterday and the shoot was like epic awesome! Its also the first time Skye and me are cosing couple. We normally do Empress/Decoy/friends/twin characters.

And I am glad to say that under Nevar’s guidance, we have upgraded from Ikan Billis to Prawn. Yeah! Way to go us!

And many many love and thanks to Ash for helping us transform my messy, OMFG room into a lovely shoot location! Epic Black cloth + bling bling costume as bedspread makes epic sexy bed! Gaaahh~ Still can’t believe that we were shooting in my messy room, on my bed! It DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT AT ALL!!!

I seriously can’t wait for Kaasan to finish processing the photos and passing it to us! So high! So excited!

Well, another 2 more shoot this weekend. OMG I don’t think I can rest at all till March.. Wait… oh shit, need to make Brisnova costume.. Shit! I am gonna end up rushing it out within a month again! Ahhh!!

*go OTL* WHAT FREAKING TIME MANAGEMENT SKILL DO I HAVE SIAAA

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And SOYB had came and gone! WHOA! First event of the year! Such a blast!!

I love SOY! Its always so crack and unpredictable! It really does have a ‘for the fans, by the fans’ feeling, which most commercial events now lack. I was a little worry at first cos the SOY comm. Manage to get big names like Shiseido to come in, but feel so much at ease once the event started.

Was rushing costume all the way until the start of the event! I finish all my sewing on Friday (had to appear offline on both MSN and SKYPE so I will work on costume and not talk to anyone. AH MY LIFE!) Had to complete the costume at the event itself as the head piece and waist chain can only be measured when I am wearing the wig/ costume. Much much love to Jing Jing for saikanging for me the whole day! *Hugs*I will never made it to the stage on time without you! Thank you soo much for being there and I LOVE YOUUUU!

Was so nervous at the competition that I was so sure I screwed up and will walk away empty handed (MY KINO VOUCHER!!!!!! AHHHH!!) So I was a little shocked that I did get 2nd at the end (CONGRATS TO DREFAN FOR GETTING FIRST!) Dusty and Lenne are soo cute as Tamaki and Haruhi! I love the chemistry they have! Its just fun to be on stage with both of them <3

After which went to meet up with Inu + gang for our Sandplay of the Dragon shoot! Sorry team I wasn’t around most of the time >.< I really had fun cosplaying with you guys! XD Looking forward to the shoot!

Random shout out to some awesome people:

EMPRESS SKYE YOU ARE SOOO BLING I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT IN A WEEK! What a beautiful Bride! The seahorse God, I mean, Water God is xin fu de ^_^

Ash Xiao Mao Mao Why you so shuai?! Cannot be moe and shuai! Its breaking some law of the universe or something! Ahhhh!! *tickle mao mao*

Daniel, what will I ever do without you? You seriously know me well. Thank you for pushing me to go change when you can tell I wasn’t going to make it. Thank you for always looking out for me.

KY! EMPEROR KIVAAAAA!! Its been hard on you man, such hot weather and you had to wear that suit! Thank you for the violin, makes my Luka special! Haha~ XD

Jilly! Thank you for your sms! >//< I LUV UUU

Terenece Ho> Hey dude, dunnoe if you will read this, but many thanks to you for always being such a great photographer! Thank you for your wonderful pictures! Lets go shoot sometime XD

Dandan, Ariki, Kie> I miss all of you! T_T Didn’t see you girls at all until the end! I saw the photos, looks good! XD

Okay, I guess that is it XD February is going to be busy for me too, I got 3 shoots going on during the CNY week! OMFG! GONNA DIE! And I have to start work on my Brisnova costume… Sheryl is like done, but need to work on day 1. May not be doing Momohime… because I am now in love with No more heroes XD OMG! ITS SOO EPIC COOL I WANT A WII TO PLAY IT NOW! I may end up cosing Bad Girl (#2 Assasin is a pyscho batting loli! HOW TO NOT LOVE?)

I seriously think I have no cosplay break this year. OTL!

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It seems like just yesterday when I went into idle mode cos EOY was over… and now, SOYB is knocking at the doorstep.

Time really flies! Are you ready for the Tofuuuuuuuu?

I know I am NOT! whahaha, I actually screwed up on my costume! My skirt is suppose to be a 5 layer full circle skirt, fully lined with Tulle netting, but I accidentally used one of the panels to make my gloves! TOTALLY WIN RIGHT?! 0.0 Must be half asleep when I did that( or, I suspect, cos I was talking on the phone, GG!)

But anyway, manage to save it somewhat. Cos my skirt isn’t suppose to be a round skirt anyway, so used a new method to redesign it! The new method is actually easier, and the effect came out better and more accurate to the reference. This skirt is either gonna be OMG epic or OMFG BBQ YOU COSFUUUU. Pray mannn

Need to finish the last layer of the skirt, and make the blings on my costume! Also need to grab my wig to style and bling as well.

I notice I tend to overbling my gowns.. good or bad? whahaha~ I can’t help it! Its a post- TB symptom. Everything that CAN be bling WILL be bling. If it can’t, well, we’ll make it bling XD

Also need to be editing photos to post on dA. I got my Magnet shoot with Jing in CF, and the Pandora Heart Shoot with the great Aussie to edit! And also the ToshiieXMatsu one I had with Minh before he went home. GAAAHHH

Also have Diamond Crevasse shoot coming up (Like, finalllyyyy)

Maybe reshooting Magnet Luka too with Inuran, my original Miku. Inu you want to shoot? ^_^

Also need to start work on my April costume right after SOYB! Doing Momohime from Oboro Murasame at Brisnova. (HIYU MAKE SURE YOU DUN RUSH THIS ONE OUT LAST MINUTE AGAIN! WORK ON IT RIGHT AFTER SOYB! YOU GOT NO DANIEL TO HELP YOU WITH ARMOR THIS TIME! GAHH)

Also, gonna cos Sheryl again at Brisnova~ <3 I love Sheryl!

Really looking forward to the Australia trip this April, I can’t wait! 2010 is such an exciting year!

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EOY IS OVER!

*Jumps around in happiness*

OMG! 2 MONTHS OF COSTUME RUSHING IS OVER! I CAN RELAX*abit* NOW!

We left for Comic Fiesta on 18 December this year, took the 6.30pm Aeroline bus from Habourfront to Sunway. Much crap ensured, when you lock us up in the same bus! lolOnly got to Summit hotel around 1am ish? But then we still had tons to do! Kie and Ariki still have stuff to work on for CFDay1, and Minh came over to work in his costume/ help Kie.  Jing and I didn’t have much to do, but don’t think any of us got to bed till 3am?

Early Saturday morning, got up early to meet Tim, my useless RO Guild leader of 8 years, who will be traveling to Singapore at 11am. Had a good time catching up him, and we ended our once a year meeting when he board the bus to go meet the rest of the guild in Singapore.

Then, it was a wait for my roommates,  to get over to Sunway so we can change in our new *and sooo much betttteerrrr* hotel room! Got ready and changed into Cosmos! Whahahah! Mummy of everything good! So together with Kie as Butz, Minh as Emperor, K as Kuja and Aly as Squall, we were the Dissidia team! Whahaha! GREAT TEAM I LOVE COSING WITH THE AUSSIES COS THEY ARE SOO EPICLY FUN!!

And we had A&W for dinner! Hhohohohoho

On Sunday, K did Raven, Aly did Break, Jill did Oz and Star did Vincent from Pandora Hearts! GAHHHHH OMG : K makes such a uke Raven that I cant help but stare!!! *falls in love* and Aly IS SUCH A COOL BREAK I DROOLED ON THE FLOOR! *hugs Jill for being the sweetest little Oz* I am also glad to meet Star too! Its great speaking to you that night! Unfortunately I wasn’t feeling well halfway through the event, so I went back to the room to rest T_T Missed out on a lot, but Jing’s call, Daniel ‘s smses, and Minh taking care of me made me good enough for Nandos that night! OMG CAN WE HAVE NANDOS IN SINGAPORE PLEASE I LOVE NANDOS I WANT NANDOS AGAIN NOWWWWWW

We slack most of Monday morning in the room, everyone was too tired (and drunk,cough) to do anything. Shopped around Sunway with Jing  in the afternoon, and man that mall is too huge! Its like Vivo or something! Never realize this last year as we were shopping in sungei wang. Then dearest Masako sempai brought us out for bak kut teh dinner! OMG ITS SOO YUMMY!

And after that we had 3-layered tea at Asia Café, which is really Diabetes in a Cup! Its 1/3 GULA MELAKA, 1/3 EVAPORATED MILK AND 1/3 TEA! HOW COOOL IS THAT?! <3 must make in Singapore! Then we went to an internet café where Twinnie Rikachu, Masako, Daniel and Minh played L4D2 while Jing and I get connected to the internet and the rest of the world *INTERNET I LOVE YOOUUU*  Then Jing and I left earlier as we need to go back and prepare for our Magnet shoot, with Kaasan Nevar as our photographers *OMG SHE IS QUEEN OF PRON SHOOT MANNN* Didn’t turn out very pornly as Jing and I can’t pull it off >.< We are only Ikan bilis level sooo sorry!! Daniel came back to shoot for us too, and we crashed the guy’s room to use the bed to shoot, LOL~

Shot and editing by Nevar

Tuesday is shopping at sungei wang and time square! Went crazy at isocks for a while, and was shopping like crazy in the first hour before my shopping level die down and I became more normal Hiyu. Lol! Went to Sungei wang next and we broke into smaller groups to shop, then meet up again for dinner at Secret Recipe. Then some people went to play L4D2 again and I went to prepare for Pandora Hearts shoot with K, Aly and Jill, and have Nevar, Daniel as our photographers again. Great photos followed by crack ensures XD

Wednesday, we took the 11am bus back to Singapore, had dinner at pasta mania and went home~

And yesterday was EOY, where Minh , Rirowa and me formed the MAEDA FAMILY+ 1 (with boyboy as Date, ahhahahaha!!) BASARAAAA!!!!!!!!RIRI IS SUCH A GOOOD LOOKING KENJI I FANGIRL MY NEWPHEWWW!! Boyboy’s Date is hot! I LOVE THE KATANAS!  Minh ‘s Toshiie broke my mind *needs to uhu glue back brain*. Had V8 for dinner and went to Rikachu’s house to slack a bit before cabbing back with Nevar

And now, I can ressstttt!!! *falls onto bed* Shoot on Saturday, SOYB to prepare, but that can all wait

*Hiyu enters idle mode*

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I can’t believe it! Malaysia tomorrow!!! OMG!!

Finish most of my costume already! Just waiting for Xiaocat darling to pass me my Cosmos accessories and need to go Chinatown later in the day to grab extra material for Matsu, and I am done! Yes! Sharon is 100% done!

Went to the airport yesterday to pick up Minh, and finally get to meet Aly and K! The Aussie cosers are all sooo hyper and fun! They totally bring the energy level of the group up! *jumps ard* Must be genki to catch up with their extremeeeeee genkinessssss!!

After pulling like 4 nights of SUPER EARLY LIKE 3AM ISH nights, I am happy to say it was all worth it. I had to work on Monday and Tuesday, but wasn’t so bad, is not THAT zombified when I went in. And now, I am on leave alllllll the way till Jan 4! <3 So I went to bed at 4ish and 5 ish on the first 2 nights of my leave.

Need to go get more material. Feeling lazy but must doooo!!!

So, anyway, will be in Malaysia from 18th-23rd. Hope I can bring lots of CF pics back!

Jaaaaaa!!! CF HERE I COMEEEE

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Yes, I am a happy girl, as oOgA mention on TBE

Let the happy girl show you what really made her AFA09 worth it

I TOOK A PHOTO WITH KANAMEE!

Oki, I am going to bed, sweet sweet dreamss~~~

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http://www.thebanzaieffect.com/articles/ooga/press-preview-for-afa-09-celebrities-up-close/

I just HAD to post this here!

KANAMEEEEEEE!!!!

OMG PEOPLE! Less than 10 hours to AFA! Are you ready to party?! I KNOW I AM! <3

*seriously shld not be typing cos i am doing my nails now, but I am so HIGHHHH!!*

See you all tomorrow!

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