An AFA '09 Post.... Or Something Like It

Prologue:
Okay, so I changed my mind about a "proper" AFA '09 post, due to the LARGE amount of photos and the inability to arrange photos chronologically thanks to Blogger's sucky photo management system. So I'll just post up the photos I like. The photos from the entire trip are already in my Facebook photo album anyway.

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Friday, 20 November 2009

Rhea, Yih Chien and I departed for Singapore in the FirstCoach bus from Bandar Utama at 8 a.m. We got through Singapore customs around 1 p.m. and the bus dropped us all off at Novena Square. Me and Rhea were feeling pretty hungry, so we bought a curry puff each, then we took the MRT to Bugis, where our accommodation for the trip was located. It's a backpacker guesthouse called Superb Hub @ Bugis and it was a nice little place. The owner was very friendly, the place was clean and it was situated near to the MRT station as well as Bugis Junction. Probably the only thing we could complain about was that the toilet was kinda small.

After unpacking our stuff and resting for a while, we took the MRT and went to Singapore Plaza for some shopping with Yvonne. ^^ YC could probably write a story about our "destined" meeting with her at the Dhoby Gaut MRT elevators, lol

First things first, LUNCH! What better than fast food that you can't get in KL, right? So we went right to MOS Burger to eat.

Me with my yakiniku rice burger and Rhea with her chicken teriyaki burger.The Christmas decorations are all up in Singapore! Wheee~ We've reached Orchard Road! Pretty, aye?

Our last stop before going back to the guesthouse was Kinokuniya, where Rhea managed to find her Axis Powers Hetalia manga. Yay~~ ^^

Yummy Food: Fried mars, sausage & potato, takoyaki

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Saturday, 21 November 2009

It's THE BIG DAY!! The day we'd been dreaming for, rushed assignments for and acquired money for.
Tickets started selling at 9 a.m., so we were up by 7 a.m. We took the MRT to City Hall, where YC stayed back to wait for Yvonne, while me and Rhea went ahead to Suntec Convention Centre to queue up for tickets. 8.30 a.m. and there was already a sizable crowd there. 9 a.m. and the place was PACKED with people. O_O

Waiting in line to buy tickets. Yatta! We finally got our tickets! (S$15 for one-day entry)
A guy with a reporter-type video camera even took a video of us with the tickets, probably because we were squealing like rabid fangirls in our excitement. -___-"
Tamagotchi! Hahaha, so cute right?
Domo-kun plushies! Rawr!
The Moe Moe Kyun maid cafe, just opening for business.
Looks like the maids are getting a pep talk before starting their jobs for the day.

The insanely huge and awesome Bandai booth.

And here are just some of the figurines on display, courtesy of various figurine companies and Danny Choo.

See who I spotted!
↓The Tokyo Dance Trooper himself!

This is what Danny Choo looks like without the Storm Trooper helmet. Tee hee!

Okay, now for the cosplayers. ^^
Zero from Vampire Knight aiming for, yup, the eneloop doggie's butt. LOL


2 very good-looking cosplayers. I think they're in D.Gray-man uniforms, but I'm not really sure. AND I forgot to ask them. *facepalms*


Rhea's favourite: America-san from APH.

We even managed to get Jason from Friday the 13th to pose for us.

A very amazing Ichigo Kurosaki cosplayer.

There were many other fantastic cosplayers walking around on that day, but I'm too lazy to post all their photos. Sorry!!

Now it's time for the AFA '09 Regional Cosplay Competition!!
We managed to snag places in the last row of seats. Bwahahahaha!

The 3 judges and the 2 pretty hosts. Yes, that is Kaname☆ on the left. ^o^

One of the finalists of the cosplay competition and my favourite!

Kaname giving one of the super cute Thai contestants a hug. Awww...

All the contestants up on stage, waiting for the final results...

...which went to team 00 Evolution from Singapore! Congratulations, Gundam-san! ♥

After the competition ended, we left to go for lunch. There were many other cosplayers outside the exhibition hall, getting their stuff ready and posing for cameras.

K-On! cosplay group.

Weird but hot combination: Yuuki Cross from Vampire Knight (left) and black and white Chii from Chobits (right).

I'm starving! It's time for lunch~
My yummy curry chicken chop rice and iced lemon tea. ^^

This was YC's idea! Our loot from AFA '09 (well, most of it anyway). XD

Four very happy people!

Today was a very memorable day too, because I finally got to meet my "jie" - Yvonne!
Thank you so much for dinner and bringing us around Clarke Quay and Esplanade. I'll treat you to yummy food when you come to KL next time, kays?

This photo is kinda dark, but I like it. ✿

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Sunday, 22 November 2009

Our last day in Singapore. It was a wonderful 3 days with wonderful people. In the morning, we went to nearby Bugis Junction and Bugis Village to shop for souvenirs and stuff before going back to the guesthouse to pack and leave. We actually managed to find The Plaza where we were due to depart, with the help of one very friendly citizen. (I guess we were looking kinda lost on that overhead bridge, lol) Also, thank you to Uncle Andrew and Aunty Melissa for their efforts to help me locate The Plaza. It turned out to be The Plaza @ Parkroyal along Beach Road. Haha~

The bus left The Plaza sharp at 5 p.m. and we arrived safely back in Bandar Utama around 10 p.m. My parents and bro picked me up and then we went for "tong shui" at SS2 before going home. ^^

So... Before I end this post, let me show you my favourite 'loot' from AFA '09 - a Code Geass R2 Suzaku/Lelouch pillow!

That's all for today! A big thank you to all the people who made this trip possible and enjoyable; I hope that we can go again next year for AFA 2010!

✿ -Laura

The Vampire Diaries

Okay, so in the spirit of Friday the 13th, I decided to watch all of The Vampire Diaries episodes that I'd downloaded so far. (And also as part of my evil plan to PROCRASTINATE! Muahahaha!)


And I must say, Damon Salvatore [left] (played by Ian Somerhalder) is too gorgeously hot that I just had to post something about him. ♥

Before I go into all out fangirl mode, you must know that I would have totally ignored and dismissed this series as just another trap for young people, especially with all the vampire craze going on, except for the fact that I'd actually read L.J. Smith's series with the same name last year, so I got curious and downloaded it. According to one of the websites, they tweaked the storyline a bit and added some characters, but to me, they essentially changed the entire thing! >_<

First off, Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) is supposed to be BLONDE. As in, smart-bossy-teenage-head-cheerleader-goes-through-parents'-death BLONDE. And don't even get me started on Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), who looks pretty much like the guy on the book cover but totally unlike how I imagined him in my head when reading the book. (I think I see a pattern here. Hot vampire guys in Laura's head =/= Hot vampire guys in other people's heads. O_o Hint: Edward Cullen) As for Damon... Well, let's just say the series has me more fascinated with the bad guy than the good guy.


I don't think I'm supposed to reveal any spoilers here or anything, but with the way the series is going, I doubt that it'll be anything like the book. I can only say that, after I read them over the second time around, I noticed that Stefan and Elena's story is pretty much happy ever after over, but there's still so much more to be discovered about Damon.

I KNOW! I have this fixation about the guy! Stop rolling your eyes. -_-"

Damon: I'm Damon, Stefan's brother.
Elena: He didn' tell me he had a brother.
Damon: Well, Stefan isn't one to brag.

Hah! Typical. I guess I have a thing for hot + sexy + sarcastic vampi- I mean, guys.

The Salvatore brothers. ♥

The 3 main characters of the series.

Promotional poster.

Damon Salvatore ♥

Damon with his typical smug enigmatic expression. ♥

Okay, Stefan looks pretty good here too. ♥

Well, I'm off to continue watching episode 5 to 8 now. Enjoy the pics! ^^