Two days after an intensive week that saw me scrambling to do some rescue touch-ups on my model kit en-route to the competition finals site, helping with the packing and unpacking of stores, waking up in the early mornings throughout the weekend.... you get the picture.
So there I was, scheduled to pick up my model kit from the display cabinet of Takashimaya shopping centre and transport it to the site of the finals. Horror of horrors when I inspected the piece and found some cracks in the base! So quietly, I packed it up and good thing the workshop is along the way so I stopped by and some frantic work ensued before I walked over to the convention centre and then spent another 10 to 20 minutes figuring out the best placement with respect to the lighting in the display cabinet. After that, I spent almost the rest of my evening helping out to unpack at a friend's booth nearby.
Day 1 of the Anime Festival Asia 2009. I met up with an old acquaintance of almost a decade now. Kaika would be one of the cosers under my charge that day and of all the characters, had to be one that many of people are familiar with (and young boys drooling after... kekeke) - Souryu Asuka Langley. Kinda big turn off for the day was the crowd and the noise, not to mention the swarm of "flies" that were following Danny around.
Then there was star attraction Shoko-tan (Shoko Nakagawa) walking around in the hall while all the attraction was on the cosers at our booth! I didn't know who she was until I asked someone about the Japanese girl walking around with a few people and a cameraman in tow. Still clueless as to my role? I'm in charge of guarding the cosers at our booth and also limit access through the designated exit. Which worked pretty well when Danny went in to discuss some things with the boss and I take pleasure in shutting out those flies. Ended the day with an aching back and sore feet from standing the whole day!
Day 2 and it was a bad start. Just as I was about to park the car in the lot, my car died and I can't get it to start due to a dead battery. Had to push the car into a parking lot and call up for reinforcements. The crowd wasn't that bad for the day since most of them already snatched most of the hotter shirt designs anyway. Danny's wandering around out of his armour today and surprise surprise, not many flies in sight. A good thing I brought my camera today so before the flies appear, I managed to exchange name cards with him and had a mug shot with him. Then its a group shot of the gang that I never had a chance to capture the day before.
Pretty much more to do today with the car and all. First, had to linger around to wait for the Bandai Action Kit Universal Competition prize presentation and photo taking before rushing back to the parking lot with a friend to jump start the car and pass the keys to my dad. Then back to work. In the midst of everything, along came Mizuki Ichirou aka Aniki. Another famous anime singer doing a walkabout. The thing about Aniki-san is he's super friendly and obliges everyone who asks to be photographed with him. I got my chance and together we struck up his favourite pose for the camera.
Towards the end, with camera in hand, I prowled around the area taking shots of various cosers and even had the opportunity to take a group shot with some maids from the Moe moe Kyun Maid Cafe who were wandering around. It's all good folks. Last shot was of a neko-chan before its back to frantic packing up for the end of the event, collect my model and prize before heading back for dinner with the group.
Then along came Monday.... and a bout of common cold.... tchoo!
The writer was tire out from the 2 days and had a good time with his group of friends. Monday was a drag and Tuesday was a bore because of the illness. Thank goodness its a 4 day week....
So there I was, scheduled to pick up my model kit from the display cabinet of Takashimaya shopping centre and transport it to the site of the finals. Horror of horrors when I inspected the piece and found some cracks in the base! So quietly, I packed it up and good thing the workshop is along the way so I stopped by and some frantic work ensued before I walked over to the convention centre and then spent another 10 to 20 minutes figuring out the best placement with respect to the lighting in the display cabinet. After that, I spent almost the rest of my evening helping out to unpack at a friend's booth nearby.
Day 1 of the Anime Festival Asia 2009. I met up with an old acquaintance of almost a decade now. Kaika would be one of the cosers under my charge that day and of all the characters, had to be one that many of people are familiar with (and young boys drooling after... kekeke) - Souryu Asuka Langley. Kinda big turn off for the day was the crowd and the noise, not to mention the swarm of "flies" that were following Danny around.
Then there was star attraction Shoko-tan (Shoko Nakagawa) walking around in the hall while all the attraction was on the cosers at our booth! I didn't know who she was until I asked someone about the Japanese girl walking around with a few people and a cameraman in tow. Still clueless as to my role? I'm in charge of guarding the cosers at our booth and also limit access through the designated exit. Which worked pretty well when Danny went in to discuss some things with the boss and I take pleasure in shutting out those flies. Ended the day with an aching back and sore feet from standing the whole day!
Day 2 and it was a bad start. Just as I was about to park the car in the lot, my car died and I can't get it to start due to a dead battery. Had to push the car into a parking lot and call up for reinforcements. The crowd wasn't that bad for the day since most of them already snatched most of the hotter shirt designs anyway. Danny's wandering around out of his armour today and surprise surprise, not many flies in sight. A good thing I brought my camera today so before the flies appear, I managed to exchange name cards with him and had a mug shot with him. Then its a group shot of the gang that I never had a chance to capture the day before.
Pretty much more to do today with the car and all. First, had to linger around to wait for the Bandai Action Kit Universal Competition prize presentation and photo taking before rushing back to the parking lot with a friend to jump start the car and pass the keys to my dad. Then back to work. In the midst of everything, along came Mizuki Ichirou aka Aniki. Another famous anime singer doing a walkabout. The thing about Aniki-san is he's super friendly and obliges everyone who asks to be photographed with him. I got my chance and together we struck up his favourite pose for the camera.
Towards the end, with camera in hand, I prowled around the area taking shots of various cosers and even had the opportunity to take a group shot with some maids from the Moe moe Kyun Maid Cafe who were wandering around. It's all good folks. Last shot was of a neko-chan before its back to frantic packing up for the end of the event, collect my model and prize before heading back for dinner with the group.
Then along came Monday.... and a bout of common cold.... tchoo!
The writer was tire out from the 2 days and had a good time with his group of friends. Monday was a drag and Tuesday was a bore because of the illness. Thank goodness its a 4 day week....
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