tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377248079835430702024-03-13T20:06:07.833+08:00RJ(ern)Random stuffs, Science, News, Technology, Adventure, Travels, Life UnlimitedRJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-59822154682511493432014-12-12T11:46:00.000+08:002014-12-12T14:55:53.675+08:00Culture Japan Night 2014 Singapore<div style="text-align: justify;">
The annual meet-up with Culture Japan's CEO, Danny Choo, is back!. Usually held the day after the large annual event Anime Festival Asia (AFA). If you do not know who he is or what is Culture Japan, please visit his <a href="http://www.dannychoo.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</div>
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<a name='more'></a>In short, he is the creator of Mirai Suenaga and also currently producing "Smart dolls". The purpose of the meet-up is to meet new people, to update and interact with his supporters/fans as he is mostly occupied during AFA.<br />
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To me, it is always very inspiring listening to his stories in starting his company. He is not your typical entrepreneur where they create something which is eventually sold off or start an IPO etc. He plans to not do so and wants to take over the world with Mirai! (haha)</div>
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Do expect more products coming from him as his company slowly expands into other lines such as apparel for dolls and people. Most importantly from this gathering is the advice from him such as not to worry too much, failure is part of the learning process etc. (Check his <a href="http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/27241/How+I+started+my+company+in+Japan.html" target="_blank">posts</a> on his site >_<;)</div>
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Finally, a big thanks to Danny for organizing Culture Japan Night every year. Also thanks to those that brought their dolls and nendoroids.<br />
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Danny's website: <a href="http://www.dannychoo.com/">http://www.dannychoo.com/</a><br />
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RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-45050323333569410482014-11-03T12:49:00.000+08:002014-11-03T13:18:03.302+08:00Singapore Cosplay Club Show 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
Held over three days from the 12th to 14th of September at Marina Square, this event was organized by the Singapore Cosplay Club. The theme for it was based on the anime/manga/game "JoJo's Bizarre Adventures"</div>
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Guest cosplayers were Neneko from Taiwan, Sara TousaBao from Singapore and I-Ching Logan. Though it was more focused on Neneko and Sara TousaBao. I-Ching Logan creates/makes her outfits using latex and were on display.</div>
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Although it was a small event held over three days, the turnout was quite good. The stage was sort of like a fashion runway where they displayed their cosplays like they do in fashion shows.<br />
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A short video clip summarizing the event:<br />
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More pictures:<br />
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<a href="http://www.sgcosplayclub.org/" target="_blank">Singapore Cosplay Club</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/neneko.page" target="_blank">Neneko</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saratousabao" target="_blank">Sara TousaBao</a><br />
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p/s: Just clearing a huge backlog due to so many events.. >.<; Thousand apologiesRJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com06 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square, Singapore 0395941.2914422 103.857647100000011.2874737 103.8526046 1.2954107000000001 103.86268960000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-79496759698198658272014-10-23T16:56:00.000+08:002014-11-03T10:44:18.698+08:00Istana Singapore<div style="text-align: justify;">
Istana is the Malay word for Palace. It is one of the remaining buildings from the British colonial era. It occupies an area of 106 acre (0.4 <span style="font-family: inherit;">km²</span>) along Orchard Road and is opened to the public on selected public holidays (Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Hari Raya Puasa, Labour Day and National Day).</div>
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During the British colonial era, this complex is known as the 'Government House' and the official residence for the British Governor. In the present day, this complex is used by the President to receive and entertain state guests. Although it is the 'official' residence of the President, no presidents or cabinet ministers have lived there since 1959.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What's on the Istana Grounds?</b></span></div>
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It is pretty much just an open space with lots of greenery. A swan lake is located close to the entrance (I don't have a picture for it). The main building is located deep into the grounds. Approaching the main building you will see a fountain.<br />
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Victoria Pond houses the statue of Queen Victoria and is located a short walk from the main building.<br />
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The plaque at the bottom of the statue reads:</div>
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This statue of Queen Victoria was presented by the Chinese Community of Singapore in the year of Her Majesty's Jubilee. To be placed in the Government House as a memorial of the loyal affection of Her Majesty's Chinese subjects and of their gratitude for the benefit of her rule.<br />
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Also on the grounds is a cannon captured from the Japanese.<br />
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The plaque on the cannon reads:<br />
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This Japanese 105 mm gun captured in Burma 1945 is presented to the people of Singapore by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten GCVO, KCB, DSO, ADC. Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia whose headquarters were located in Singapore from November 1945 to May 1946.</blockquote>
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During the open house, a few tents were set-up for the guests. One of them was by the Singapore Zoo.</div>
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Another tent was a basically a mini playground for kids and some entertainment.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Getting There</b></span><br />
The quickest would probably be via MRT alighting at Dhoby Ghaut station.<br />
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Access to the grounds is free for Singaporeans and Permanent Residences but costs S$1 for other visitors during the open house. Also, a security check is conducted on every visitor upon entering the grounds. S$2 is required to enter the main building. All money collected is donated to charity (not sure which one though).</div>
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More info: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istana_%28Singapore%29" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="http://www.istana.gov.sg/" target="_blank">Official Website</a></div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-71010852148260059972014-10-04T18:39:00.000+08:002014-10-04T18:45:45.947+08:00STGCC 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
Almost overdue by 1 month but what the heck, better late than never.</div>
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It was held at Marina Bay Sands on the 6-7 September. You can find the guest line-up and a short description of STGCC <a href="http://rjern.blogspot.sg/2014/08/guest-line-up-for-stgcc-2014.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The turnout was very good but I couldn't figure out what was the theme this year (Iron Man last year). It was kind of a mixed bag. As usual, lots of toys on display as well as cosplays. Not forgetting the indie art scene which was present as well.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stage Events</b></span> <br />
As usual, invited guests are interviewed on the main stage or to even showcase their stuff.</div>
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Dmyo sensei showcasing her drawings while DJ INU jams away with his music mixes. The drawings were given out to some of the lucky audiences.</div>
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Lenneth XVII getting interviewed on stage while cosplaying as Makoto from Free!.<br />
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A local group with lightsabers were also invited to perform on stage.<br />
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One of the most looked forward stage event is the DJ Night. This time we have DJ INU, Sasakure.UK and D.Watt from IOSYS. Also joining them was VJ Katsumaki.<br />
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Another large stage event is the cosplay runway where cosplayers at the event were invited to show off their cosplay on stage. This time they invited about 50 cosplayers. Just to show a few:<br />
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There were so many cosplayers on stage for the final group photo that I had to take a video instead:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Off Stage</b></span><br />
Here we will see some of the toys, figurines and figures that were on display as well as cosplayers that came to the event.<br />
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Some interesting cosplays:<br />
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Overall it was definitely a worthwhile experience. Looking forward to next year's STGCC. Until then<br />
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For more pictures:<br />
Flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157647941791439/" target="_blank">Day 1</a> | <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157648298423616/" target="_blank">Day 2</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.695790470490171.1073741833.671137826288769&type=3" target="_blank">Day 1</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.695796357156249.1073741834.671137826288769&type=3" target="_blank">Day 2</a></div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-88026790804466353912014-08-27T20:11:00.000+08:002014-08-27T20:11:06.757+08:00Star Shaped Stars?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ever wondered why when we look at stars or a bright point light source it has pointy edges? Read on to find out.</div>
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Light has both a wave-like and particle-like nature. When light passes through an opening, it is diffracted and creates a diffraction pattern. This diffraction pattern can be seen when photographing a picture such as the following.</div>
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This is sometimes called a sunburst or starburst pattern which can only be observed when the lens is stopped down (shot using a small aperture). We can not only observe the effect using cameras, even the Hubble Space Telescope has this effect. </div>
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This is due to the design of the telescope itself where the secondary mirror is supported by 4 trusses perpendicular to each other. Hence we see the cross pattern as per the image above.</div>
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You may argue that our eyes do not have an "aperture" with sharp edges or trusses that may cause diffraction patterns. Well that is true but we must realize that the lens of our eyes are not perfect. There are imperfections in the lens called "suture lines" which are transparent. Suture lines are where the lens fibers join which grow from the periphery to the center.</div>
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Everyone's suture lines are unique, it is even unique between both eyes. Therefore, everyone will observe a slightly different star pattern but the same person will see the same pattern for every star.<br />
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This post is based on the following video:<br />
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Sources:<br />
<a href="http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star/pr2007010a/large_web/" target="_blank">Hubble Image</a> | <a href="http://www.journalofoptometry.org/en/the-optical-design-of-the/articulo/13188759/" target="_blank">Journal of Optometry</a> | <a href="https://blogs.stsci.edu/newsletter/2013/09/26/staying-sharp-keeping-hubble-and-webb-seeing-clearly/" target="_blank">STScI</a> </div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-50546262729912712092014-08-21T17:02:00.000+08:002014-08-21T17:08:28.954+08:003rd Singapore Harajuku Fashion Walk<div style="text-align: justify;">
Harajuku fashion is Japanese street fashion, a fashion style in which the wearer customizes outfits by adopting a mixture of current and traditional trends (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_street_fashion" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>). People (aka general public) usually confuse it with cosplay but it is not.
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As the title of the post suggest, this is the third walk that has been organized by Tsuchiya-san. The walk starts from Merlion park to the National Museum of Singapore and ends at ION Orchard. I did not follow the walk through the end because I had to attend Animenz Live. Will probably stick to the end for the next walk which will be on October (I think).</div>
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In my opinion, Harajuku fashion is interesting and unique. They can be separated into various types/styles such as Lolita, Visual Kei, etc., which can be read from Wikipedia. It can be colourful or just black and white depending on the preference of the person.</div>
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Of course, with photographers following them around there is bound to be a stop over for photoshoots. One of the locations was near Armenian street where there are colourful wall art.</div>
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Some other shots:<br />
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A short video clip of the walk.<br />
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More photos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.676065072462711.1073741830.671137826288769&type=1" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157646276564139/" target="_blank">Flickr</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HarajukuFW.SG?ref=br_tf" target="_blank">Harajuku Fashion Walk Facebook Page</a>RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-67410481457078293092014-08-13T22:02:00.000+08:002014-08-13T22:02:11.500+08:00ComiFest 2014 (Singapore)<div style="text-align: justify;">
ComiFest is another annual event which focuses on animation, comics and games (ACG). This is a small event which coincided with the the 49th national day of Singapore.</div>
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<a name='more'></a>This event was really small. There were only about 10 exhibitors/booths. The stage events were vaguely interesting or entertaining. Even the performers got bored during the breaks that they just danced/sang to the music that was played. The setup of the sound system was terrible. The turnout was probably acceptable given its size. Went there just to photograph the cosplays.<br />
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I thought the movie screening was free but turns out that a ticket was required. Movies that were screened:</div>
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<li>Detective Conan - Dimensional Sniper</li>
<li>Detective Conan - Quarter of Silence</li>
<li>Detective Conan - Lupin vs Conan </li>
<li>K: Missing Kings</li>
<li>Fairy Tail: Priestess of the Phoenix</li>
<li>Hunter X Hunter: The Last Mission</li>
<li>Kara no Kyokai</li>
<li>Magical Sister Yoyo and Nene</li>
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Guest cosplayers were <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Clivecosplay" target="_blank">Clive</a> (Singapore) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Onniesm" target="_blank">Onnies</a> (Thailand).<br />
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Well, enough of the boring stuff lets look at some photos..</div>
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The event is incomplete without performances by the meidos</div>
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Perhaps the most messiest group shots I've ever taken..<br />
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There was a booth displaying drawing tablets and tablet monitors, so various visitors showed off some of their amazing drawing skills.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guest Cosplayers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Onnies</b> </span><br />
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The various expressions of Onnies
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<b>Clive</b><br />
Strangely I did not catch him on the first day..<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/APCvalerie" target="_blank">Valerie</a> from APC makes an appearance!<br />
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<b>Some highlights of other cosplays</b><br />
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Other common things during these kinds of events...<br />
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More photos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.672423159493569.1073741829.671137826288769&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157646428075255/" target="_blank">Flickr</a><br />
ComiFest: <a href="http://www.sgcomifest.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SGComiFest/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-59419682364671833742014-08-09T09:00:00.000+08:002014-08-09T22:48:04.498+08:00EOY 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
EOY is an annual non-profit event run by local volunteers who love and are passionate about Japanese pop culture. This is my first time attending it which was held at the Marina Barrage. This event is very much focused and supported by local performers and artists.</div>
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<a name='more'></a>The main attraction to these events are usually the stage events, merchandises and cosplays. The stars of the stage event were Nico Nico dancers Marisu and Penta. A well written write-up of them can be found <a href="http://theeoy.com/2013/eoy-2014-guest-artiste-nico-nico-dancer-%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9-marisu/" target="_blank">here (Marisu)</a> and <a href="http://theeoy.com/2013/eoy-2014-guest-artiste-nico-nico-dancer-%E8%B6%B3%E5%A4%AA%E3%81%BA%E3%82%93%E3%81%9F-penta/" target="_blank">here (Penta)</a>.<br />
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<b>Itasha Display</b><br />
Itasha is a vehicle that is decorated with anime characters.<br />
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<b>Doll Display/Shrine</b><br />
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<b>Merchandises</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stage Performers</span><br />
<b>Usagi (Anthea)</b><br />
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<b>Hoshi IX</b><br />
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<b>Illusive Hoodies</b><br />
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<b>Vanessa</b><br />
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<b>Ryuto, Shera & Chizuru</b><br />
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<b>Suzume & Natsumi</b><br />
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<b>Eve</b><br />
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<b>Miu</b><br />
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<b>Mitsuki</b><br />
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<b>Tsubasa</b><br />
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<b>Rae</b><br />
Very nice voice!<b> </b><br />
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<b>Naru</b><br />
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<b>Yuu</b><br />
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<b>Kuiin</b><br />
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<b>Nagi & Shichiyo</b><br />
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<b>Reina</b><br />
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<b>Pika Pika Group</b><br />
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<b>MariAnne</b><br />
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<b>Team Jaeger</b><br />
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<b>VKanon</b><br />
I think I missed this group because I thought the stage events were all over and went off to shoot some cosplays... :(<br />
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<b>Sabrina</b><br />
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<b>Jessica</b><br />
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<b>Usagi (Chang Wen)</b><br />
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<b>J.U.N.E</b> <br />
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<b>M-irai</b><br />
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<b>Lunaria</b><br />
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<b>Gabriel</b><br />
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<b>Auro</b><br />
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<b>Jasmine</b><br />
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<b>Kitska</b><br />
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<b>Suzume</b><br />
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<b>Megaki</b><br />
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<b>Clover Ang</b><br />
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<b>Renyue</b><br />
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<b>Special Guests: Marisu & Penta</b><br />
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<b>Other random stuff at EOY</b><br />
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Ribbons are fun!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Take</b></span><br />
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Very good turnout. It seemed kind of disappointing at first when I arrived but eventually it was fun and successful. Lots of space for cosplayers, interesting stage performances. One thing that was lacking on the stage is an emcee. How could you not have an emcee???!</div>
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Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203267789189066.1073741844.1039573182&type=3" target="_blank">Day 1</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203267952313144.1073741845.1039573182&type=1" target="_blank">Day 2</a></div>
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Flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157645875206510/" target="_blank">Day 1</a> | <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157645874917108/" target="_blank">Day 2</a></div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-1143787568922377272014-08-04T15:10:00.000+08:002014-08-04T15:10:27.466+08:00NDP 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's the time of the year again where Singapore celebrates it's national day which falls on the 9th of August. This year would be the final time where it will be held at The Float @ Marina Bay as the following year will be at the Padang and the next will be at the new Singapore National Stadium.</div>
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This year's theme is "Our People, Our Home". As usual, I look forward to the final part of the event which is the fireworks display. All the photos were taken during the final preview.</div>
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<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/years-ndp-will-be-the-last-one-marina-bay-least-few-year" target="_blank">This year's NDP will be the last one at Marina Bay for at least a few years</a> </div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-79689663078980411452014-08-01T18:56:00.000+08:002014-08-15T00:03:36.990+08:00Guest Line-up for STGCC 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1537724807983543070" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1537724807983543070" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1537724807983543070" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC)" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC)" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="62308683415">Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC)</span><span data-si="true"> is like Southeast Asia's Comic-con. It is also where Western and Eastern pop cultures meet. Expect lots of cosplays, toy exhibitions, comics and more. This year it will be on the 6-7 September at Marina Bay Convention Center.</span></div>
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The guest line-up here are exactly what is on the STGCC's website minus the clicking on each of their profiles.</div>
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Chicago, IL, working at Threadless, married to an awesome wife Cathy, has two
kids: Alexis and Levi, and a huge pit-bull named Chato. Whenever he's not
working on his illustration work and spending time with the family, he still
finds time to participate in shows and competitions around the world as a
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pencil/ink artist for the incredibly successful and record breaking MY LITTLE
PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC comic book from IDW Publishing. MLP broke the 100,000
presale mark, the first independent book to beat out DC or Marvel in 9 years!
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and has also done work for BOOM!Studios, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Rittenhouse
Archives, Breygent, Innovation, and Slave Labor Graphics, among others. He
lives in Georgia, USA where he is completely swamped with Batman collectibles
and makes steak & guiness pie for his wife Alice. He also celebrates
Batman's and James T. Kirk's birthdays.</span></div>
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writer/artist best known for his original webcomic-turned-graphic novel Sin
Titulo, which won Eisner and Shuster Awards and was nominated for Harvey, Eagle
and Stoker Awards. He has written and/or drawn Batman and Robin, Seaguy,
Assassin's Creed, BPRD, Catwoman, and many more. Originally from Canada, he now
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Sapporo's music production circle IOSYS, is composer, producer and DJ D.watt.
He is most submerged in the Akihabara subculture, producing Game, Anime, Doujin
music and handling announcements on NicoNico Douga.</span></div>
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Techno and House music, and was later influenced by Electronic music which he
expresses through his DJ style of heavy “club music”. D.watt is similarly
active as a lyricist under the moniker, Shichijou Lettuce.</span></div>
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musical spectrum, spinning club music, JPOP, Anisong and mixing Akihabara style
with Touhou music on the dance floors in both Sapporo and Tokyo. Also produced
by D.watt, is “IOSYS TRAX”, a label focusing on Denpa songs arranged for use in
clubs. Check out I/O/P, a flagship event exhibiting said works.</span></div>
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Sapporo, IOSYS, was founded on 10 October 1998. They have released more than
250 CDs, and are known for their Doujin releases for Touhou Project music and
the Denpa genre. Some of their brilliant works include “Marisa Stole a Precious
Thing” and “Cirno’s Perfect Match Class”.</span></div>
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participates in writing opening and closing themes for animations, “Acchi
Kocchi”, “Yumekui Merry” and character image song for “Yuruyuri”. IOSYS is also
involved in high profile projects like Ryohouji, Kaitou Angel Twin Angels 3 and
ANIME HOUSE PROJECT. In addition to their busy schedule, IOSYS regularly
contributes tunes for popular arcade games beatmaniaIIDX (KONAMI), SOUND VOLTEX
BOOTH (KONAMI) maimai (SEGA) and GROOVE COASTER (TAITO).</span></div>
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Doujin-oriented shops, Dwango, mobile download sites, iTunes and IOSYS SHOP.
You could also belt out your favourite IOSYS tunes as they have 199 songs
registered in the JOYSOUND machine – living up to their “household name” status
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locally, scoring the prestigious ANIMELO SUMMERLIVE in 2008. In 2010 and 2012,
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HAITENAI.COM which has featured more than 2500 programs to date. Don’t forget
to check out their popular NicoNico channel too!</span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="view-source:http://www.iosysos.com/" target="_blank">IOSYS Website</a> | <a href="view-source:https://www.facebook.com/IOSYSOS" target="_blank">IOSYS Facebook</a> | <a href="view-source:https://twitter.com/IOSYS_OS" target="_blank">IOSYS Twitter</a> | <a href="view-source:http://ch.nicovideo.jp/ch170/live" target="_blank">Nico Nico</a> <a href="view-source:http://www.youtube.com/user/iosyshaitenai" target="_blank">| Youtube</a> | <a href="view-source:https://soundcloud.com/iosysos" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> |<a href="view-source:https://twitter.com/wattchan" target="_blank"> D.Watt Twitter</a></span></span></pre>
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author and artist of the KABUKI Graphic Novels, the writer and artist of
Daredevil from Marvel Comics, and the author and artist of his children’s book
THE SHY CREATURES from MacMillan.<br />
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Mack's work has garnered nominations for seven Eisner Awards, four
International Eagle Awards, and both the Harvey and Kirby Awards in the
category of Best New Talent, as well as many other national and international
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David Mack is one of the only creators to be listed in both the Top Ten Writers
List, and the Top Ten Artists List in Wizard Magazine. Mack’s writing and art
work on KABUKI, have earned him international acclaim for his innovative
storytelling, sophisticated content, mixed media painting techniques, and page
design. He was the first American to be nominated for Germany's most
prestigious Max-Und-Moritz award in the category of Best Imported Comic.<br />
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Mack has illustrated and designed jazz and rock albums for both American and
Japanese Labels (including work for Paul McCartney), Amanda Palmer, painted
Tori Amos for her RAINN benefit calendars, acted as storyboard artist &
asst. Director for Dead Can Dance music video, designed toys and packaging for
companies in Hong Kong, animation art for MTV, ad campaigns for SAKURA art materials,
written and designed video games for film director John Woo and Electronic
Arts, wrote the interactive animated viral promo for Mission Impossible four,
and contributed the artwork for Dr. Arun Ghandi’s essay on the “Culture of
Non-Violence”.<br />
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Besides working for Twentieth Century Fox as a writer of the treatment to the
Kabuki motion picture, Mack’s film credits also include, Visual Designer,
Creative Consultant, and Co-Producer.<br /><br />
Mack has illustrated poetry collaborations with Neil Gaiman and U.S. Poet
Laureate Billy Collins, wrote the adaptation of Science Fiction Master Philip
K. Dick's Electric Ant as a graphic novel at Marvel Comics, and is currently
Co-writing the critically acclaimed Daredevil: End of Days story with Brian
Michael Bendis, and writing his new children's books.</span></div>
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Japan. He started the “XL Project” music label during his university days in
Tokyo. Soon after, estha relocated to Nagoya, and is now based in China. His music style majorly encompasses house
music, while also releasing numerous Touhou and Game music (ex. Key Sounds
Label). estha’s latest contribution to the scene is “Music for Globetrotters.”</span></div>
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Curious”, GEOGRAPHIC chooses not to set limitations to their works. Consisting of experienced talents from Music,
Design, Programming and Storytelling, GEOGRAPHIC's aim is to release works that
would be able to reach people who live apart each other both culturally and
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Frank Kozik was born in 1962 in Madrid, Spain. <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";"> </span>His
father was an American serviceman and his mother a young Spanish woman. He
spent his childhood in Spain. This experience of growing up under the fascist
dictator Franco would later serve as a major influence throughout his work.When he was 15 he moved to Sacramento, CA to live with his father. At the
age of 18 he joined the Air Force and was stationed in Austin, Texas where he
remained after his honorable discharge.</div>
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Often credited with single handedly reviving the lost art of the concert
poster, his creative career rose largely out of his enthusiasm for Austin’s
growing underground punk rock scene in the early eighties. In 1981, he began
designing and posting black and white flyers for friends’ bands on telephone
poles. His reputation quickly grew as an artist whose work was graphically
compelling and culturally gripping. An entirely self-taught artist, Kozik eventually transitioned into producing
large, colorful silkscreen concert posters, which found international success.
He has created artwork for a wide range of musicians such as Pearl Jam, The
White Stripes, The Beastie Boys, Green Day, Neil Young and Nirvana. In the
mid-nineties he directed several music videos, including Soundgarden’s “Pretty
Noose”.</div>
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In 1993, he moved to San Francisco, California. Two years later, he started
his own record label, Man’s Ruin Records. The majority of his posters and album
art during this era were hand silkscreened and numbered at his studio. During
this time he designed and released over 200 singles and full-length albums
including a record by the Sex Pistols and the first Queens of the Stone Age
single.</div>
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In 2001, Kozik closed Man’s Ruin to devote himself full time to fine art,
design and the newly emerging art toy movement. Presently he works closely with
Kidrobot and many other boutique toy companies to produce his toys including
many versions of his iconic Labbit character. To date he has designed over 500
different limited edition figures. He also creates hand painted toy editions
and still designs posters.</div>
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Kozik also designs products and campaigns for a spectrum of major media and
lifestyle brands including a pair of NikeSB Dunk Quickstrike sneakers, a
special edition Swatch watch, the 2007 Spike TV Video Games Award trophy, and
an “Absolut Kozik” print ad. In addition to his outside clients, 2007 saw him launch his own brand,
Ultraviolence. Under this imprint, Kozik produces limited edition art objects
in vinyl, fiberglass, bronze and Limoges porcelain that are often more complex
in content and larger in scale than his other vinyl toys. Kozik’s work has been
exhibited in over 40 group shows and 35 one-man gallery exhibits worldwide.</div>
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He currently lives and works in San Francisco with his wife, Sharon, and
their four cats.</div>
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exploring New Age surround sound & DSD and dropping daily beats on the
dance floor in his busy schedule. A prominent independent engineer for SOUND
VOLTEX BOOTH in the Doujin and Indies scene, haLRu is the sound engineer for
the recording of “Himawari Remix”, “RayRain” and handles the mastering for
albums like “Anime House Project” and “enigmatic L1A4”.</span></div>
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Japan Pop Culture outside Akiba”, haLRu made appearances at Taiwan in 2009 and
2010, and STGCC in 2012. He is known for his self-organised popular music event
“Onban Yakoh” which ended in the Spring of 2013, marking its 4th year.</span></div>
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25, 1981 and raised in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. Prior to breaking
into comics, Harvey Montecillo Tolibao was a furniture designer, cartoonist,
graphic artist, illustrator, web designer, tattoo artist and messenger. During
these careers, Harvey dreamed of being a comic book artist. Initially inspired
by the art of both Jim Lee and local Filipino comics, Harvey finally received
his big break in 2007 from Marvel comics with an Iron Man Annual.</span></div>
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Heroes for Hire, Silver Surfer, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Avengers
The Initiative, War of Kings, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time and many others.
Harvey has been involved in DC’s New 52 relaunch, working initially on Green
Lantern New Guardians and more recently on Green Arrow.</span></div>
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Illustrator in 1991 and start collecting local comics and inspired by foreign
comic artist Jim Lee. He studied Information Technology and held down with
various job including furniture designer, cartoonist, graphic artist,
illustrator, web designer, tattoo artist and messenger, but he was determine to
pursue his dream of becoming a comic book artist. </span></div>
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Iron Man Annual. Since then he has been working as a freelance artist for Marvel
Comics. He has worked on What If?: Civil War; Young Avengers: Hulking; Ultimate
X-Men with Robert Kirkman; Secret Invasion Avengers: The Initiative Tie Up;
Darkhawk; Snowbird; Nation X; he was popularly known for his mini-series,
Psylocke (written by Chris Yost); X-Men: Hellbound (written by Christopher
Yost); Uncanny X-Men and Variant Covers for Heroes For Hire. </span></div>
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with Greg Pak and Stephen Segovia on the Silver Surfer Series. By the end of
the year, DC gave him a shot for “Green Project,” it starts with “Sinestro
Corps war,” then collaboration of the writer Tony Bedard on “New Guardians”
Green Lantern series. Year 2012, DC had a deck shuffling and creates a new team
Harvey and (written by Ann Nocenti) for Green Arrow series. </span></div>
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along with his team started to run HMT Studios and works on various Game Design
for Japanese Game Companies. He was working on Zenescope and Valiant Covers and
the new adventure along with homages Bond Girls known as Danger Girl of IDW. By
the end of the year 2013, Harvey repossess in Marvel Company doing Uncanny
X-force. At the same year, he then released his New Sketchbook 1888 where a
collective of ballpoint artworks was published and launched in PopCon Asia
2013, Jakarta, Indonesia.</span></div>
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do the most anticipated book X-Men V4 run beginning issue 18 and coming back to
Darkhorse to draw “The Ghost” Comic Book Series.</span></div>
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professionally since 1993, when he began at Milestone Media, before working on
Impulse for DC Comic’s. </span></div>
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Wildstorm Productions, where in 1998, co-founded the imprint Cliffhanger with
artists Joe Madureira and J. Scott Campbell, and released creator owned Crimson
& Out There. In 2003, Humberto worked on both, Peter Parker and Spectacular
Spiderman for Marvel. In 2005, released creator owned Revelations through Dark
Horse. In 2006, worked on Wolverine, New X-Men & X-Men, and Runaways
v3. </span></div>
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Fairy Quest Book 1, and since then, has been drawing everyone’s favorite
web-head, Amazing Spiderman. Working on great stories “BIG TIME”,
Spider-Island, Ends of the Earth, Alpha, Dying Wish, and worked on the Superior
Spider-Man series contributing 11 issues of work to that series. </span></div>
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re-launched Amazing Spider-Man series, drawing some of the best characters to
date featuring Electro, Black Cat and Silk.</span></div>
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Hokkaido native DJ inu’s dwell into the music industry eventually threw him
into the DJ scene in the mid 80s, resulting in the formation of popular remix
unit THE JG’s alongside TRF DJ KOO/DJ Honda. DJ inu has also joined forces with
famous acts including Kubota Toshinomu, Hayami Yuu, Wink, Iwasaki Yoshimi,
Yamase Mami and The Peanuts for collaborative pieces.</span></div>
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Tamura Masaaki from M.I.D and got introduced to the Anisong dimension while
chancing upon TV program, Sailor Moon. He has since been heavily involved in
producing soundtracks for TV animation, as well as worked on music composition
for orchestras and musicals.</span></div>
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nuance music to original melodies, DJ inu gave life to “crabMixx”, which has
been widely played and favored in clubs.</span></div>
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radio dedicated to the moe genre<br />
2009: Steadily gain recognition in the Japanese club scene with “dameMixx”<br />
2012: Won the Nirgilis remix competition as nonSectRadicals<br />
2012: Revised Sengoku Collection’s main theme song</span></div>
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writer for popular horror series “CORPSE PARTY”. The popularity of CORPSE PARTY
has spawned the titles in many games, manga and OVA.</span></div>
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Makoto is also the director of Team GrisGris and is currently writing for 2
serialized works, the “DOLLS FALL” and “Limit Holy Shorts MAGICAL PANZER”.</span></div>
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Current works:<br />
CORPSE PARTY Series </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">(コープスパーティーシリーズ)</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><br />
(<a href="http://corpse.jp/">http://corpse.jp/</a> )<br />
(C) Team GrisGris / MAGES. / 5pb.<br />
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DOLLS FALL </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">ドールズ・フォール)</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><br />
(<a href="http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/201401dragoncomic/#dollsfall">http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/201401dragoncomic/#dollsfall</a>)<br />
(C) 2014 SANSHOKUAMIDO / MAKOTO KEDOUIN<br />
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Limit Holy Shorts MAGICAL
PANZER </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">(限界聖布★マジカルパンツァー!)</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><br />
(<a href="http://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_EB00000003010000_68/">http://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_EB00000003010000_68/</a>)<br />
(C) 2014 Coral / MAKOTO KEDOUIN</span></div>
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started on Legion of Super Heroes at DC comics. He then moved on to
Marvel and has been producing work for Marvel comics since then. He has
worked on books such as the Avengers, with Geoff Johns, a New Avengers/X-Men
crossover limited series. House of M, teaming up with writer J. Michael
Straczynski on the the critically acclaimed book Thor, where Coipel created and
designed the the new look of the God of Thunder. He then left the
series to work with Bendis on the Marvel Comics event series Siege and even
came back to relaunch The Mighty Thor with Matt Fraction. Coipel keeps on
getting more and more popular, especially after completing his 3 issues on the
mega popular AvX (Avengers vs X-Men) book ! He finished his last
project working with Brian Wood on the new series :X-MEN. His next
project is the much anticipated released of The Amazing Spider-Man - Spider-Verse.
Where EVERY Spider-Man in history make an appearance. Yes,
Spider-Ham is there :)</span></div>
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UK</b></span></div>
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conditions like, "don't play video games for more than an hour a
day!" sasakure. UK was greatly inspired by the sounds of 8 bit and 16 bit
consoles.</span></div>
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and grew familiar with the works of composers Makiko Kinoshita and Akira
Miyoshi, as well as poets and authors Shinpei Kusano and Nankichi Niimi. Being
in the choir sparked a swelling interest for composition, leading sasakure. UK
to produce music without prior training.</span></div>
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timelessness and heavy accents of Fables of Yore and children's picture books,
giving his works a distinctive pop but deep atmosphere. This amalgamation of
diverse styles gave birth to music unique to sasakure. UK.</span></div>
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chiptune sounds and a style of changing key and rhythm that most closely
resembles elements of fusion and progressive rock. His songs have become a
minor phenomenon on video sharing sites like NICO NICO Douga sporting very
impressive view counts, becoming the talk of town. A true multi-talent,
sasakure.UK does not merely focus on the musical side of things, he also
creates pixel animations and hand-drawn artwork for his music videos.</span></div>
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debut with "Do Vocaloids Dream of Doomsday Bird?" It received
positive critique for minutely constructed songs completed with hot favourite
VOCALOID synthesized voice software, featuring among others, the voice of
current worldwide musical phenomenon - Hatsune Miku.</span></div>
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Nao</b></span></div>
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who is currently residing in Japan. She is known for drawing for the online game
Trickster, and illustrations for the game DJMAX. Shirahana Nao is famous for
her character design and contributions to various works namely: –</span></div>
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shicau kamo shirenai” by D3PUBLISHER INC</span></li>
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manga published by Kadokawa and Koudansha.</span></li>
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“Snow Ring” and “Sleepless child”, her project as an illustrator with Taiwanese
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Simone Legno</span></b>
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Simone Legno is a classically trained illustrator and the inventor of
the popular tokidoki brand. Legno is from Rome, Italy where he worked on design
projects for clients such as Volkswagen, MTD, and Microsoft. He also cofounded
a new media company called Vianet (<a href="http://www.vianet.com/">www.vianet.com</a>).
His love for Japanese culture inspired him to create the world of tokidoki (<a href="http://www.tokidoki.it/">www.tokidoki.it</a>). In 2004, Legno moved to Los
Angeles to develop tokidoki as an apparel, art, and lifestyle brand. Tokidoki,
which means "sometimes" in Japanese, has become a marketing
phenomenon that includes vinyl toys, art-skateboards, iSkins, jewelry, watches,
sportswear, accessories, shoes, and stationery.</div>
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amidst her fanatic schedule of Anime, Manga and Gaming. She appreciates cosplay
with a sense of realness, and hand makes all her costumes. Cosplaying at her
own pace and a hopeless Otaku, Stayxxxx hopes to live life to the fullest with
her 5 cats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tomokazu
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Japanese voice actor who has lent his voice to popular video games and numerous
well-loved lead roles in Anime like “Gintama”, “Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu” and
“Chobits”. Sugita is a regular figure at radio talk
shows and is also heavily involved with the PSVITA game “Getsuei Gakuen –kou-“,
an original work.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Aaron E. Kim Jacinto</span></b><br />
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Born
Aug 4, 1988 in San Juan City, Manila, is a Filipino comic book artist
and considered as one of the youngest artists at Marvel Comics. Jacinto, at a very young age, already showed creativity and
enthusiasm for drawing. Needless to say, he was determined to take up
(BFA) Bachelor of Fine Arts in college. He needed to juggle studies and
work, as a Service Crew at a famous fast food chain. Barely a year away
from finishing the course, He had to stop due to financial instability
his family was experiencing.</div>
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He persevered in honing his craft despite all discouragements from
people who were close to him. He pursued his passion and landed a job as
Graphic Designer in an advertising company.</div>
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Jacinto was discovered by C. B. Cebulski. He was commisioned to do
Wolverine Max (6). Jacinto continued to work on other Marvel titles such
as Venom (37, 38, 39), Indestructible Hulk (13, 14, 15), Carnage
(Annual Superior 1), Thunderbolts (23). Jacinto is currently working on
some Marvel projects.</div>
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Aliga
is well known for her kawaii cosplays and natural cuteness. She has
been the VIP guest cosplayer and judge for many cosplay events across
Asia. There will always be a powerful moe moe aura surrounding Aliga whenever she’s in her cosplay costumes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Angry Woebots</b></span><br />
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Aaron “Woes” Martin was born on Oʼahu, but spent most of his
childhood between Southern California and Nevada, returning to Hawaii
for high school. In 1998 a devastating, near death, car accident
inspired him to leave the islands once again, this time to Seattle,
Washington. Invigorated by the change and the new environment, the city,
and being indoors, he started experimenting with various art media and
discovered a new and flourishing art movement in the U.S. mainland art
world. Refueled and inspired, he returned to Hawaii.</div>
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“Being close to death, being trapped in metal changed everything in
my life. It has been 15 years since the accident, but itʼs like it
happened yesterday. Life has been unbelievable. I have been blessed with
the best family and friends. On top of that I have been working full
time doing what I love: just painting and meeting other artist, it went
from an Island to having the planet as my neighborhood.”</div>
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In 2011, Aaron started Army of Snipers, an international collective
of artist, styles range from Street artist, videographers,
photographers, painters, sculptors, musicians, and graphic designers.
AOS uses its network to connect on an international level helping each
other to expand its fan base, connect with other artists and foremost to
experience art life on a broader spectrum.</div>
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The end of 2012 into 2013. Aaron and two other members took their
famed experience by going to Maesot, Thailand on a humanitarian project,
helping "The Little Lotus Project" who aid Burmese refugee children who
were survivors of human trafficking. It was Aaron's best experience in
his career to date.</div>
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Aaron had his first exhibitions in Hawaii from 2002-2003 with Hesham
Photo, Kicks Hawaii, and In4mation. It has been a continued success
since then, showing his work in galleries along the West and East Coasts
as well as many traveling exhibits in the United States, London,
Berlin, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand,
Australia and New Zealand.</div>
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Aaron is also well known in the designer toy world for his iconic
characters done in 3D form, from resin collectible figures to vinyl
toys, a regular posted up at comic conventions, San Diego and New York
he continues to produce works for fans across the globe. His work
collaborations include Fitted Hawaii/ New Era, Kicks Hawaii, Converse
Red, Bic Plastics, Kidrobot, Mindstyle, Disney, Silent Stage Gallery to
name a few.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.woesmartin.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.armyofsnipers.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AngryWoebots" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/Woes" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Evacomics</b></span><br />
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Evangeline Neo is a lucky Singaporean, who has attained scholarships
to pursue her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in San Francisco in
2004 and her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Tokyo in 2010.
Apart from having studied overseas, she has worked for five years as a
full-time staff in a local education institute, working on 3D game
prototypes and teaching life drawing. She has been drawing webcomics
actively for seven years and started drawing cultural differences
between US, Japan and Singapore in 2012. The series became popular and
grew to 52,000 likes on Facebook without paying for any FB advertising.
She is now working full-time in her own company, Evaworks Pte Ltd (<a href="http://www.eva.sg/" target="_blank">http://www.eva.sg</a>),
that does custom comics and illustration. Her first book, “Eva, Kopi
and Matcha” became #1 Weekly Bestseller (non-fiction) at Books
Kinokuniya on 14th July.</div>
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Who would have thought that Eva’s crossover from one red dot to
another could be peppered with so many good laughs? Eva, Kopi and Matcha
is a light-hearted and witty narration of cultural differences in
Singapore and Japan, matter-of-factly spewed out by Eva, a typical
Singaporean with an “auntie” mindset.</div>
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In this humorous trajectory of everyday musings, Eva takes a funny,
and often self-deprecating look at random and awkward mismatches between
the two red dots, revealing much exasperation and delight along the
way. Together with Kopi and Matcha, her imaginary pets, Eva tries to
suss out a life in Japan and find a place in her home away from home.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lenneth XVII</b></span><br />
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Lenneth XVII, a local cosplayer from Singapore, is a self-paced cosplayer whose only drive is her passion
for the characters she cosplays. She’s not picky about who she cosplays,
but rather why she cosplays them. The learning process in cosplay is
endless so despite being in the circle for close to 14years now, meeting
new people and handling new projects always teaches her new things
every time!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Philip Tan</b></span></div>
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Philip
started his career with Wildstorm's Taleweaver and Marvel's Uncanny
Xmen. He went on to draw a wide variety of books across publishers.
Among the few better known works are Todd McFarlane's Spawn and his DC
projects like Green Lantern, Barman and Robin, and Savage Hawkman. In recent times, Philip spends most of his days working on his
creator owned book, while occasionally contributing to misc covers and
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Scott
has been interested in toys and art since he was a child growing up in
Atlanta, GA. At 16, he moved to Southern California, where he eventually
attended Cal State Fullerton and earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in
Illustration. Since 1998, Scott has worked for the Walt Disney Company
in Entertainment Productions where he has designed pieces for various
parades, venues and merchandise.</div>
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Scott has also been busy outside of Disney. He is happiest when he is
working on multiple projects. Past productions include the Tricycle
Terror, Big Rollin' Rascal, Deadbeet, Kookie No Good, Otis & Otto
and his recent line of original characters featuring Malicus &
Trayjus. Scott also created the Nosellots plush line in 2011 which
features 5 original characters. He has collaborated with a variety of
companies including: Kidrobot, Google, Skybound, October Toys, Freak
Store, Toy2R, 3dRetro, Topps, Clutter, Mighty Jaxx & Pobber.
Currently, Scott is designing Walking Dead & Invincible blind box
series for Skybound.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sekure D</b></span> </span><br />
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Matt “Sekure D” Fabris is an Australian based artist dedicated to
creating distinctive artwork over a number of mediums as well as
uniquely handcrafting customized sneakers and vinyl toys. Since its
inception in 2006 Sekure D has been meticulously creating one of a kind
sneakers that have been sold and exhibited all over the world including
the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia and the Victoria and
Albert Museum in London. Each item is created with the utmost attention
to detail and pride ensuring an excellence in execution in each and
every product.</div>
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In conjunction with this Sekure D has built up a great relationship
with a number of brands including collaborative projects with Kidrobot,
Nike, Jordan Brand and Globe. Matt’s ever evolving aesthetic is based in
his love for all things Graffiti, Comic and Cinematic.</div>
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<a href="http://www.sekured.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSekureD" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/SekureD" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br />
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Last year they had Iron Man all over the place including a life size armour gallery. I wonder what will they have this time round. Looking forward to it.</div>
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Clouds. Those white fluffy things floating in the sky. Most of the time we only get to see it from the bottom or at best a side view of them. Ever wondered what does it look like if we viewed them from the top?</div>
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Well, the only time we get to view them from a top-down perspective is when we are flying in a plane. The various shapes and forms of the clouds are certainly amusing (to me).</div>
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Next is an alien mothership? A battleship? A whale? <span class="st">¯\(°_o)/¯</span></div>
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A mixture of different cloud 'textures'<br />
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The pictures earlier, I believe, are when we are flying over the sea. The following ones are when we are flying over land.<br />
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Rice fields underneath the clouds. Some with the crop while some don't.<br />
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Finally, the setting sun. Technically it is not from a top-down perspective but I'm still flying.<br />
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Cloud shapes are never the same, so the next time I fly what I see may be different from this time.<br />
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Insects have been known to be more nutritious than any livestock that is being produced and consumed. In addition, insects are much more efficient to be produced and consume less resources. Besides, they are consumed in various countries in Southeast Asia. If so, why is it that it is not widely consumed?</div>
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Blog post in Scitable (Nature): <a href="http://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/labcoat-life/why_should_we_eat_insects" target="_blank">Why Should We Eat Insects? It’s the Future of Food</a>.<br />
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RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-62353752452069624512014-06-18T01:01:00.001+08:002014-06-18T11:40:34.031+08:00Funan Anime Matsuri 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
Funan Anime Matsuri (祭り <i>matsuri</i> means festival) is one of the annual Japanese Pop culture events organized by Anime Festival Asia (AFA). This time, it features guest cosplayers from Taiwan, Malaysia, China, South Korea and Japan. It features the usual things such as the Maid n Butler Cafe, a Creator's Hub for local artists, an area for merchandises such as figurines and titbits from Japan and an area for card games.<br />
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Our emcee for the event is none other than Kai whom has emceed various events by AFA. He also acts as a Mandarin and Japanese translator especially for the guest that are from Japan, Taiwan and China.</div>
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<b>Ying Tze (Malaysia)</b><br />
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Her short workshops were on sewing or costume making with focus on pattern making as it is the most important step. According to her, once pattern making is mastered, any costume can be easily made/created.</div>
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<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jj0kSmEASmA/U6BCuL2kCJI/AAAAAAAABM0/_BlXZQdhtcg/s1600/_MG_0338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jj0kSmEASmA/U6BCuL2kCJI/AAAAAAAABM0/_BlXZQdhtcg/s1600/_MG_0338.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40MPR-coK0Q/U6BCxte2ohI/AAAAAAAABM8/I99Occ7z7bA/s1600/_MG_0560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40MPR-coK0Q/U6BCxte2ohI/AAAAAAAABM8/I99Occ7z7bA/s1600/_MG_0560.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBlCfgQQlEw/U6BCy4M-JNI/AAAAAAAABNE/ZuODRbHkQMI/s1600/_MG_0566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBlCfgQQlEw/U6BCy4M-JNI/AAAAAAAABNE/ZuODRbHkQMI/s1600/_MG_0566.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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A special surprise for her:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1medrEb490/U6BDyJxlu4I/AAAAAAAABNQ/klpIIpDDVsQ/s1600/_MG_0574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1medrEb490/U6BDyJxlu4I/AAAAAAAABNQ/klpIIpDDVsQ/s1600/_MG_0574.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday!</td></tr>
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<b>Lita (South Korea)</b><br />
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<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zcsUc9zXH3s/U6BENnNua2I/AAAAAAAABNY/clXY1CiIdKs/s1600/_MG_0392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zcsUc9zXH3s/U6BENnNua2I/AAAAAAAABNY/clXY1CiIdKs/s1600/_MG_0392.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yN2YL9xvg_c/U6BFOxrXhKI/AAAAAAAABOM/XPCpZHzYEzw/s1600/_MG_0477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yN2YL9xvg_c/U6BFOxrXhKI/AAAAAAAABOM/XPCpZHzYEzw/s1600/_MG_0477.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvI5K9XRFAo/U6BEQOoMsBI/AAAAAAAABNg/rfOAPfmfRWo/s1600/_MG_0622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvI5K9XRFAo/U6BEQOoMsBI/AAAAAAAABNg/rfOAPfmfRWo/s1600/_MG_0622.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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Her short workshops were on costume making and make-up. Costume making was focused on modifying a pair of heels into boots.</div>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k0e4e_LgMgo/U6BFISPdcHI/AAAAAAAABNs/FCQ9HtXsIdw/s1600/_MG_0433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k0e4e_LgMgo/U6BFISPdcHI/AAAAAAAABNs/FCQ9HtXsIdw/s1600/_MG_0433.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot gluing</td></tr>
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</td>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8CBHPwGYorI/U6BFJ37C_5I/AAAAAAAABN0/y8lV8TjiOrg/s1600/_MG_0436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8CBHPwGYorI/U6BFJ37C_5I/AAAAAAAABN0/y8lV8TjiOrg/s1600/_MG_0436.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished product</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-SxJ9G0-i0/U6BFM3CmlqI/AAAAAAAABOE/FlRlhv7NSfg/s1600/_MG_0446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-SxJ9G0-i0/U6BFM3CmlqI/AAAAAAAABOE/FlRlhv7NSfg/s1600/_MG_0446.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing it!</td></tr>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sb7zHTa6n8k/U6BFUmNjuUI/AAAAAAAABOc/abruUaFKcto/s1600/_MG_0608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sb7zHTa6n8k/U6BFUmNjuUI/AAAAAAAABOc/abruUaFKcto/s1600/_MG_0608.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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</td>
<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PZZmzUOCQqg/U6BFTqphf4I/AAAAAAAABOU/ddkYCnKcBsQ/s1600/_MG_0617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PZZmzUOCQqg/U6BFTqphf4I/AAAAAAAABOU/ddkYCnKcBsQ/s1600/_MG_0617.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After. Much proud.</td></tr>
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<b>Sakuya (Japan)</b><br />
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kOd8iniSb00/U6BIFzlpYXI/AAAAAAAABOo/NAGH17csu6M/s1600/_MG_0588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kOd8iniSb00/U6BIFzlpYXI/AAAAAAAABOo/NAGH17csu6M/s1600/_MG_0588.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5vTmEsuQJBk/U6BIKwWnWxI/AAAAAAAABOw/nfQgP87uJzc/s1600/_MG_0872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5vTmEsuQJBk/U6BIKwWnWxI/AAAAAAAABOw/nfQgP87uJzc/s1600/_MG_0872.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sakuya gave tips on how to she styles wigs using Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji as an example and how she did her make-up for her Undertaker cosplay. Tools for wig styling, wig, scissors, wax, super hard hair spray and a hair iron.</div>
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<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BT3RiDd28us/U6BJQEleGdI/AAAAAAAABO8/U2kDIPfJeLs/s1600/_MG_0603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BT3RiDd28us/U6BJQEleGdI/AAAAAAAABO8/U2kDIPfJeLs/s1600/_MG_0603.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PWqTFdKU-bE/U6BJSi-E91I/AAAAAAAABPE/YCXn7KLHyYo/s1600/_MG_0605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PWqTFdKU-bE/U6BJSi-E91I/AAAAAAAABPE/YCXn7KLHyYo/s1600/_MG_0605.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Job completed!</td></tr>
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Kakashi sensei giving a make-up course?? Sign me up!
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k7D2wmoL19E/U6BJYRyH8dI/AAAAAAAABPQ/izQxM1UJsF0/s1600/_MG_0770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k7D2wmoL19E/U6BJYRyH8dI/AAAAAAAABPQ/izQxM1UJsF0/s1600/_MG_0770.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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</td>
<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7EoWGtyZiaQ/U6BJXyzP04I/AAAAAAAABPM/KVwYTLkkLC8/s1600/_MG_0776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7EoWGtyZiaQ/U6BJXyzP04I/AAAAAAAABPM/KVwYTLkkLC8/s1600/_MG_0776.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After</td></tr>
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<b>Akatsuki Tsukasa and H (Taiwan)</b><br />
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<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0rVJpqPIItM/U6BLEM48OQI/AAAAAAAABPg/ljyIoKyJ1Kw/s1600/_MG_0521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0rVJpqPIItM/U6BLEM48OQI/AAAAAAAABPg/ljyIoKyJ1Kw/s1600/_MG_0521.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jBCCUeqHBYA/U6BLJnWNEkI/AAAAAAAABP4/mf34mi6XZHw/s1600/_MG_0728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span id="goog_449744132"></span><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jBCCUeqHBYA/U6BLJnWNEkI/AAAAAAAABP4/mf34mi6XZHw/s1600/_MG_0728.jpg" height="320" width="213" /><span id="goog_449744133"></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>Akatsuki Tsukasa</td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkU7RVjoHh0/U6BLEyvxkLI/AAAAAAAABPk/2r3a5HYsEiM/s1600/_MG_0631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PkU7RVjoHh0/U6BLEyvxkLI/AAAAAAAABPk/2r3a5HYsEiM/s1600/_MG_0631.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dnn4Wc0kQGw/U6BLIAJNIzI/AAAAAAAABPw/cTsP79ylYEI/s1600/_MG_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dnn4Wc0kQGw/U6BLIAJNIzI/AAAAAAAABPw/cTsP79ylYEI/s1600/_MG_0683.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td>H</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
Akatsuki Tsukasa gave two workshops which were on costume making and make-up. Costume making was on making a common female head-dress in anime. Her make-up was based on her cosplay of Elsa from Frozen.</div>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyvS7yqO9tY/U6BPW9FLoMI/AAAAAAAABQk/nKc6SnUia-4/s1600/_MG_0539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyvS7yqO9tY/U6BPW9FLoMI/AAAAAAAABQk/nKc6SnUia-4/s1600/_MG_0539.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Kai...</td></tr>
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</td>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2gOdsonjM7A/U6BPV87r3pI/AAAAAAAABQc/AGerhg2hal8/s1600/_MG_0549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2gOdsonjM7A/U6BPV87r3pI/AAAAAAAABQc/AGerhg2hal8/s1600/_MG_0549.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throw ala bridal bouquet throw</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXbUn3kFKZs/U6BPNtaSEaI/AAAAAAAABQE/E_ldEhuqNHk/s1600/_MG_0712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iXbUn3kFKZs/U6BPNtaSEaI/AAAAAAAABQE/E_ldEhuqNHk/s1600/_MG_0712.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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</td>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLp0paaQYug/U6BPOSvt7bI/AAAAAAAABQI/fJS5y5VokIs/s1600/_MG_0718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLp0paaQYug/U6BPOSvt7bI/AAAAAAAABQI/fJS5y5VokIs/s1600/_MG_0718.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After</td></tr>
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H's workshop was on wig styling using Akashi from Kuroko no Basuke as an example.<br />
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<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JtDHXUO0iM/U6BRFimhBUI/AAAAAAAABQw/kI6IcIUgmZQ/s1600/_MG_0693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JtDHXUO0iM/U6BRFimhBUI/AAAAAAAABQw/kI6IcIUgmZQ/s1600/_MG_0693.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJSSlM5KW2w/U6BRHq1WsZI/AAAAAAAABQ4/TUcYKDrLhDI/s1600/_MG_0700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zJSSlM5KW2w/U6BRHq1WsZI/AAAAAAAABQ4/TUcYKDrLhDI/s1600/_MG_0700.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<b>Hana and BaoZi (China)</b><br />
The cosplay duo from China with Hana being the make-up wizard and BaoZi the prop maker.<br />
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vdItIreA_ho/U6BSkymB1wI/AAAAAAAABRE/kton7Z72eXo/s1600/_MG_0491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vdItIreA_ho/U6BSkymB1wI/AAAAAAAABRE/kton7Z72eXo/s1600/_MG_0491.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BaoZi</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fxpTxRxQqqo/U6BSmOiXc2I/AAAAAAAABRQ/N25RDHiRyFY/s1600/_MG_0493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fxpTxRxQqqo/U6BSmOiXc2I/AAAAAAAABRQ/N25RDHiRyFY/s1600/_MG_0493.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAFsP5SVds4/U6BSmCTK-KI/AAAAAAAABRM/dPaCwsziuLU/s1600/_MG_0495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAFsP5SVds4/U6BSmCTK-KI/AAAAAAAABRM/dPaCwsziuLU/s1600/_MG_0495.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hana</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JLrvk1PThjU/U6BSxumGl0I/AAAAAAAABRk/saxncpym5oU/s1600/_MG_0907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JLrvk1PThjU/U6BSxumGl0I/AAAAAAAABRk/saxncpym5oU/s1600/_MG_0907.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hana</td></tr>
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</td>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-U7N9vzhrE/U6BSuoIka3I/AAAAAAAABRc/WlKI9vtuPHk/s1600/_MG_0862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X-U7N9vzhrE/U6BSuoIka3I/AAAAAAAABRc/WlKI9vtuPHk/s1600/_MG_0862.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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</td>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rjvs4K9xF1M/U6BSxhEQx7I/AAAAAAAABRo/_B3z_tun2-I/s1600/_MG_0896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rjvs4K9xF1M/U6BSxhEQx7I/AAAAAAAABRo/_B3z_tun2-I/s1600/_MG_0896.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BaoZi</td></tr>
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Hana conducted a short make-up workshop and BaoZi did a prop making workshop to make the goldfish plant from Hoozuki no Reitetsu.<br />
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<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4RX_32qqcgg/U6BU0-vWOKI/AAAAAAAABSM/uM8ohZOnpcs/s1600/_MG_0503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4RX_32qqcgg/U6BU0-vWOKI/AAAAAAAABSM/uM8ohZOnpcs/s1600/_MG_0503.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3lQD5JPpuTo/U6BU0Fq-wTI/AAAAAAAABSI/GFLiMNsvzDs/s1600/_MG_0509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3lQD5JPpuTo/U6BU0Fq-wTI/AAAAAAAABSI/GFLiMNsvzDs/s1600/_MG_0509.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xV0QXBUsMw/U6BUrVX3EqI/AAAAAAAABR4/zfqLM0gTfdg/s1600/_MG_0925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9xV0QXBUsMw/U6BUrVX3EqI/AAAAAAAABR4/zfqLM0gTfdg/s1600/_MG_0925.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oucBterm1I/U6BUr1KDXbI/AAAAAAAABR8/D2jOpiYJ190/s1600/_MG_0955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oucBterm1I/U6BUr1KDXbI/AAAAAAAABR8/D2jOpiYJ190/s1600/_MG_0955.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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All guest cosplayers:<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUQYza-OKCw/U6BdNOboaTI/AAAAAAAABTM/_B3_Ujgy2IU/s1600/_MG_0635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUQYza-OKCw/U6BdNOboaTI/AAAAAAAABTM/_B3_Ujgy2IU/s1600/_MG_0635.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Other Stage Events</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Illustration Workshop</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two workshops were conducted by illustrators from <a href="http://www.collateralds.com/" target="_blank">Collateral Damage Studios</a>. They are the creators of </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the mascot for Internet Explorer 8, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inori_Aizawa" target="_blank">Aizawa Inori</a>. Too bad this portion was plagued by technical difficulties.</span></span><br />
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<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ruxk53JKutY/U6BW36OLfFI/AAAAAAAABSg/shhT73EQO9U/s1600/_MG_0389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ruxk53JKutY/U6BW36OLfFI/AAAAAAAABSg/shhT73EQO9U/s1600/_MG_0389.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qt_taOeJfqY/U6BW3iBJXWI/AAAAAAAABSc/FoxC_uISxmo/s1600/_MG_0390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qt_taOeJfqY/U6BW3iBJXWI/AAAAAAAABSc/FoxC_uISxmo/s1600/_MG_0390.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Performance by Itowokashi (イトヲカシ)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">No photography, video and audio recording was allowed during their appearance. So, no pictures for this except their fans. Their official website in Japanese <a href="http://s.maho.jp/homepage/c317afg9e42d5eaf/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Performance by Valerie</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">She is part of the Asian Pop Collective (APC) and the emcee for AFA's Youtube channel program, "WOW Japan". Same for Itowokashi, no photography, video and audio recording was allowed during her performance.</span><br />
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAvW9PMGcD0/U6BY8mqVh1I/AAAAAAAABS4/u7HN4tLOCFU/s1600/_MG_0352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kAvW9PMGcD0/U6BY8mqVh1I/AAAAAAAABS4/u7HN4tLOCFU/s1600/_MG_0352.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jlqWtmIGfN0/U6BY9riDIbI/AAAAAAAABTA/msj2UJHbK6s/s1600/_MG_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jlqWtmIGfN0/U6BY9riDIbI/AAAAAAAABTA/msj2UJHbK6s/s1600/_MG_0368.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Anisong Performance by PianoMinion</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">12 year old Youtuber performing various popular anime songs. Visit his Youtube page <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PianoMinion" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><br />
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Video by me:<br />
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Video from his channel:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Press Conference on Gundam: Duel Company</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A new online/offline trading card game based on the popular anime series, Gundam. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Official release date will be on 4 July 2014. More information in Japanese <a href="http://www.gundam-dc.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gameplay video:</span><br />
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<b>Cosplay Singles Competition</b><br />
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Participants for the competition were selected by the guest cosplayers (Ying Tze and Lita left on Saturday).</div>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyHKALZZEEY/U6BeYRApGxI/AAAAAAAABTg/hZ-oHtQczqg/s1600/_MG_0788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyHKALZZEEY/U6BeYRApGxI/AAAAAAAABTg/hZ-oHtQczqg/s1600/_MG_0788.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdT__Qqv6yM/U6BeXFZ1IEI/AAAAAAAABTY/9VN41myJG4s/s1600/_MG_0791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdT__Qqv6yM/U6BeXFZ1IEI/AAAAAAAABTY/9VN41myJG4s/s1600/_MG_0791.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgKNU3Sz5ck/U6BeZEJuM-I/AAAAAAAABTk/u2lxNmqfiOc/s1600/_MG_0796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgKNU3Sz5ck/U6BeZEJuM-I/AAAAAAAABTk/u2lxNmqfiOc/s1600/_MG_0796.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cfLmWNrNQt8/U6Bec1NVVII/AAAAAAAABTw/EzR26wXHgrc/s1600/_MG_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cfLmWNrNQt8/U6Bec1NVVII/AAAAAAAABTw/EzR26wXHgrc/s1600/_MG_0801.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHj2jDVafZA/U6Bed_zLgfI/AAAAAAAABT4/XuYaEkP8Sjg/s1600/_MG_0806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHj2jDVafZA/U6Bed_zLgfI/AAAAAAAABT4/XuYaEkP8Sjg/s1600/_MG_0806.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5vmOLIjvi04/U6Bee1uq0NI/AAAAAAAABUA/yoiLLD1FBHw/s1600/_MG_0811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5vmOLIjvi04/U6Bee1uq0NI/AAAAAAAABUA/yoiLLD1FBHw/s1600/_MG_0811.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winner</td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7ycm2QHCvc/U6BejOH7G3I/AAAAAAAABUM/mI87cNvxzNY/s1600/_MG_0820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7ycm2QHCvc/U6BejOH7G3I/AAAAAAAABUM/mI87cNvxzNY/s1600/_MG_0820.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHFVEDOC2Z4/U6BekfCoaTI/AAAAAAAABUY/_PqKY8Sph8U/s1600/_MG_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHFVEDOC2Z4/U6BekfCoaTI/AAAAAAAABUY/_PqKY8Sph8U/s1600/_MG_0822.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kxUQDyMV8sU/U6Bem7h-ETI/AAAAAAAABUg/QFXL1eHD5O4/s1600/_MG_0825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kxUQDyMV8sU/U6Bem7h-ETI/AAAAAAAABUg/QFXL1eHD5O4/s1600/_MG_0825.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st Runners Up</td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SJ1aup_l8t0/U6BencAJCrI/AAAAAAAABUk/3Uoz6FRKAfA/s1600/_MG_0830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SJ1aup_l8t0/U6BencAJCrI/AAAAAAAABUk/3Uoz6FRKAfA/s1600/_MG_0830.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0R8CYLiNTzY/U6BeqNDZrzI/AAAAAAAABUw/WufgEu9KfaQ/s1600/_MG_0831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0R8CYLiNTzY/U6BeqNDZrzI/AAAAAAAABUw/WufgEu9KfaQ/s1600/_MG_0831.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOehmiLQaso/U6BerWpFKwI/AAAAAAAABU4/P3-tr7_ec-U/s1600/_MG_0834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eOehmiLQaso/U6BerWpFKwI/AAAAAAAABU4/P3-tr7_ec-U/s1600/_MG_0834.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8Xe-lomIUI/U6BesonH3KI/AAAAAAAABVA/6jLSfNQ5OB4/s1600/_MG_0837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8Xe-lomIUI/U6BesonH3KI/AAAAAAAABVA/6jLSfNQ5OB4/s1600/_MG_0837.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jQSsmlyJAXw/U6BeuaSLZ9I/AAAAAAAABVI/cGDClpXAfwY/s1600/_MG_0843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jQSsmlyJAXw/U6BeuaSLZ9I/AAAAAAAABVI/cGDClpXAfwY/s1600/_MG_0843.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tUooK2s7lQs/U6Beypdi3gI/AAAAAAAABVQ/7yWeGCflnTs/s1600/_MG_0851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tUooK2s7lQs/U6Beypdi3gI/AAAAAAAABVQ/7yWeGCflnTs/s1600/_MG_0851.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Runners Up</td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EVGc_5L_ltg/U6BezRTHlYI/AAAAAAAABVU/C6ydU5QX-As/s1600/_MG_0855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EVGc_5L_ltg/U6BezRTHlYI/AAAAAAAABVU/C6ydU5QX-As/s1600/_MG_0855.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<b> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_jfC3lJZFU/U6BgmXRymTI/AAAAAAAABVk/50pD4MfB3TU/s1600/_MG_0885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_jfC3lJZFU/U6BgmXRymTI/AAAAAAAABVk/50pD4MfB3TU/s1600/_MG_0885.jpg" height="146" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants with guest cosplayers<b><br /></b></td></tr>
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<b>Non-stage Cosplays</b><br />
Just picking and choosing some nice ones here.<br />
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<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qxweJHAsheY/U6Bhh_INJPI/AAAAAAAABVs/ieyHR3-DMV0/s1600/_MG_0733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qxweJHAsheY/U6Bhh_INJPI/AAAAAAAABVs/ieyHR3-DMV0/s1600/_MG_0733.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXNBpvzPzYo/U6BhiQTr1kI/AAAAAAAABVw/ls-DGhN82AA/s1600/_MG_0745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXNBpvzPzYo/U6BhiQTr1kI/AAAAAAAABVw/ls-DGhN82AA/s1600/_MG_0745.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWbbccnHfKI/U6Bhlh8i_BI/AAAAAAAABV8/Vj_yPx_axoc/s1600/_MG_0749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWbbccnHfKI/U6Bhlh8i_BI/AAAAAAAABV8/Vj_yPx_axoc/s1600/_MG_0749.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Fr4CuE1pPQ/U6BhoNtFICI/AAAAAAAABWE/hFYeIZ18fiw/s1600/_MG_0757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Fr4CuE1pPQ/U6BhoNtFICI/AAAAAAAABWE/hFYeIZ18fiw/s1600/_MG_0757.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DNtPztHCGY/U6BhpuL_suI/AAAAAAAABWM/1SJYIaRC8E8/s1600/_MG_0758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DNtPztHCGY/U6BhpuL_suI/AAAAAAAABWM/1SJYIaRC8E8/s1600/_MG_0758.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_dRsjvU8G4E/U6Bhs94XN3I/AAAAAAAABWU/e1HstEuTvsI/s1600/_MG_0920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_dRsjvU8G4E/U6Bhs94XN3I/AAAAAAAABWU/e1HstEuTvsI/s1600/_MG_0920.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
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<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uAClj0hrNWw/U6BhxrR-ORI/AAAAAAAABWk/SR5Lz-u3WgA/s1600/_MG_0536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uAClj0hrNWw/U6BhxrR-ORI/AAAAAAAABWk/SR5Lz-u3WgA/s1600/_MG_0536.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqDg83jHtgE/U6BhzVJY8pI/AAAAAAAABWs/xYbQIIhdftM/s1600/_MG_0655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqDg83jHtgE/U6BhzVJY8pI/AAAAAAAABWs/xYbQIIhdftM/s1600/_MG_0655.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TBFtaINfHPM/U6Bh07qr4MI/AAAAAAAABW0/TwcfsWdBO3M/s1600/_MG_0888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TBFtaINfHPM/U6Bh07qr4MI/AAAAAAAABW0/TwcfsWdBO3M/s1600/_MG_0888.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
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Thanks AFA for having this event. Hope that it will continue!<br />
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More pictures here: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjlim/sets/72157645221440275/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10202921060721071.1073741841.1039573182&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
Cosplayer's Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YingTze1206" target="_blank">Ying Tze</a>, <a href="http://lolypiny.ivyro.net/" target="_blank">Lita</a>, <a href="http://worldcosplay.net/en/member/sakuya09005" target="_blank">Sakuya</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akatsukitsukasa" target="_blank">Akatsuki Tsukasa</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hotau000" target="_blank">H</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hanaandbaozi" target="_blank">Hana and Baozi</a> <br />
Anime Festival Asia (<a href="http://www.afachan.asia/" target="_blank">AFA</a>)RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-58891307262148791672014-06-12T01:04:00.000+08:002014-06-12T01:04:22.417+08:00Sound at Work<div style="text-align: justify;">
Presented at TEDxCannes around the theme of "Happiness and Business", an interesting talk by Julian Treasure regarding sound at work and how it affects the people within the workspace. Design is heavily biased towards appearances but not much towards what we hear. He used various sounds during his talk to demonstrate the effect that we usually just brush off, suppress, ignore or get as far away possible from the sound that we do not like.</div>
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Sound affects us in 4 ways:</div>
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DO spend some time watching the video:</div>
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<li>Cost saving by cramming a lot of people in one space (open plan offices) does not increase and not equal to productivity but misery as it will create a lot of unpleasant sound.</li>
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"Go forth and listen", design with sound and complain if the space is not working.</div>
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Good sound is not just important for productivity but also for our well-being.</div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-15374391044609198882014-06-05T15:36:00.001+08:002014-06-05T15:36:27.144+08:00Women/Females are Stripey!<div style="text-align: justify;">
No, I am not being sexist here. This is a fact. This short video by Veritasium explains it.</div>
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This is the result of epigenetics. As we know, humans have 46 chromosomes including a pair of sex chromosomes. XX for females and XY for males.<b> </b>In the reproduction process, the female ovum (egg) and the male sperm contributes an equal amount of chromosomes (23 each). From the moment of fertilization until the embryo is ~100 cells in size, both X chromosomes from mom and dad are active.</div>
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In order for development to proceed, one of the X chromosomes have to be deactivated. This process occurs during the 100 cell size period where one of the X chromosomes randomly gets deactivated in the cell through a "molecular battle". The losing X chromosome gets packed into a smaller size and marker groups are added to signal the cell that that X chromosome should not be used.</div>
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Since females have two X chromosomes, they are technically stripey as the amount of X chromosomes from mom and dad during the 100 cell size is random and continues to develop into an adult. We cannot actually see them in humans but we can see them in kitties.</div>
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<br />RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-80050524814651380102014-06-02T17:41:00.000+08:002014-06-02T17:43:34.371+08:00Alan Lim on Street & Travel Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a follow up to the previous <a href="http://rjern.blogspot.com/2014/05/first-info-connect-session-on.html" target="_blank">post</a> on copyright but nothing to do with copyright. Alan Lim is one of Singapore's well known photographers especially for his work in street and travel photography. He is also the founder of the <a href="http://www.sops.sg/" target="_blank">School of Photography Singapore</a> and <a href="http://www.eleven.sg/" target="_blank">Eleven Photography</a>. Check out his works <a href="http://alanlimstudio.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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This was the first item presented by Alan. There are many ways to define it. Generally 'agreed' definition is an unposed picture. One of the definitions by Alan was "How do you present the society based on your perspective". The photos are free to be interpreted but whether your photo is able to make person looking at your photo interpret the way you interpret it, is another story.</div>
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What is the tool? What is the best camera? It is the one that you currently have (compact camera, phone camera, film camera etc.). There is no need for super expensive equipment. Basically a 'good enough' camera to create the photo. One important thing to go with is master your tool.</div>
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Composition. Composition is important as it helps in directing attention. The rules of composition is not absolute but as a guide. Some examples of types of composition is the rule of thirds, leading lines, triangles, colour etc.</div>
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Timing. Timing is especially important in street as the 'moment' most of the time last for an instant. This also includes patience in waiting for the right moment to occur. This requires you to have an idea of what you want then wait for it to occur.</div>
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Photo elements. It is the 'things' of the photo that is telling the story. Generally at least 3 but not too many as it will be distracting.</div>
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Light. Perhaps the most important thing in photography. It creates and/or sets the emotion and mood of the photo.</div>
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Some quotes that were presented (I was not able to get all that was given):</div>
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"To see different, is to think differently"</div>
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"Street photography; Science, Art & Psychology"</div>
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Some of my street photos or examples of street photo:</div>
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RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-68274266749918490422014-05-24T00:49:00.001+08:002014-05-24T00:50:15.366+08:00First Info-Connect Session on Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">
Organized by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), it is an initiative by the Singapore Government to educate the public on intellectual property. In this case, copyright for images and photographs. Before saying that it is going to be boring, have you ever thought what
are your rights or what rights do you have on your photos?</div>
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The short discussion session was conducted by the legal counsel for the IP Academy, Ms Trina Ha. I thought the turnout for this event is quite satisfactory with people from various age groups from students to the elderly. I believe some were here for the talk on street photography but nonetheless quite a good turnout.</div>
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Most people do not know under what circumstances that they may retain their copyright. For instance; working as a photographer for a company, the company gains the copyright to publish the work but the photographer retains full copyrights to the image. By uploading photos to social media sites (i.e. Facebook, Instagram), you grant those site permission to use the image in any manner as per their 'terms of use' which many people, including me, do not read.</div>
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If your copyright is infringed, you may choose to sue for damages <i>or</i> losses. The infringer may be jailed or fined up to $10,000. According to Trina, most infringers willingly infringe the copyright and most likely willing to settle off-court.</div>
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What was not covered in this short session was the Creative Commons (CC) licenses. I am not going into it but you can read it up more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Summary of what I learnt from this event:</div>
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1) Any image/photo in the internet is subject to copyright. (Right click & save image is considered infringing copyright!)</div>
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2) Permissions should be obtained/granted in written form.</div>
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3) Crediting the creator alone is insufficient (unless it is under CC).</div>
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4) Copyrights on photos lasts 70 years after the creator's death.</div>
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5) It is up to the creator to exercise his/her rights.</div>
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6) Photos captured/created in the public domain belongs to the creator. (MRT stations are private areas accessible to the public as it is owned by a private entity)</div>
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7) There are no privacy laws in Singapore. (Other than the Personal Data Protection Act)</div>
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8) Organizers of any event have full authority/right to not allow photography and can even demand the photos to be deleted.</div>
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9) Taking photos of slides in presentations is considered infringing copyright (subject to author's discretion whether to stop it or not). </div>
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Read more on <a href="http://www.ipos.gov.sg/AboutIP/TypesofIPWhatisIntellectualProperty/Whatiscopyright.aspx" target="_blank"><i>Copyright</i></a>, <a href="http://www.ipacademy.com.sg/" target="_blank"><i>IP Academy</i></a></div>
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RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-24126729530270128502014-05-23T01:05:00.002+08:002014-05-23T01:05:40.161+08:00Gigapixel Macro<div style="text-align: justify;">
Up until now, I have only heard of and seen Gigapixel panoramas. Gigapixel panoramas are basically a stitch and combination of multiple individual photographs. Gigapixel panoramas allows you to zoom in to very detailed areas of a scene.</div>
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According to Wikipedia, current methods are to use mosaics of high resolution digital images or by using very large films and then scanned with a very high resolution scanner. If you have not seen one before here are a few links to some examples. One good example is <a href="http://earth.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Earth</a>. </div>
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Macro photography is a genre of photography of photographing <b> </b>things extremely close-up. Popular items for macro photography are insects, plants/flowers, water droplets etc. In macro photography, the depth-of-field (area in focus) becomes very shallow/thin hence. Take a look at the following picture as an example.</div>
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From the picture, you should be able to tell where the focus plane is which is close to the '50'. Areas beyond the '50' is basically out of focus.</div>
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In order to achieve everything in focus I could have increase the depth-of-field by using a very small aperture or use a method called focus stacking. I will not be going into details of the methods especially focus stacking as I have no experiencing in doing it. Focus stacking involves taking multiple photos with different areas in focus and then blending/merging all of the photos together.</div>
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Back to gigapixel macro, this company <a href="http://www.gigamacro.com/" target="_blank">Gigamacro</a> makes rigs for creating the gigapixel macro photo.</div>
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The rig is automated, fitted with a DSLR and a macro lens. Not sure why in the video/exhibition he stated that it is a macro lens, but in fact it is actually not a macro lens (it should be on the actual rig). That picture of the cicada is made up of 6500 shots! I really wonder how long and what kind of computing power is required to stitch and merge all of the photos together. The company also provides a web-app to explore the photographs in tiles as used in Google Earth/Maps.</div>
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It is a really interesting thing though especially when there is only so much we can see with our eyes.</div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-74598722236490295992014-05-20T18:45:00.000+08:002014-05-20T23:17:56.426+08:00Asia Cosplay Meet 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
This event was held in conjunction with the DBS Marina Regatta 2014 dubbed 'Singapore's biggest water sports festival' over two days. I was only able to attend for the final day because of other things that I had to attend to. You can find out more about the main event <a href="http://www.dbsmarinaregatta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The Asia Cosplay Meet (ACM) is basically a competition between cosplayers from various Asian countries. For this meet, the participants were from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. Their cosplays were judged based on their costume design and performance with equal weighting for both (i.e 50% each). Long story short, the the Philippines went back as the champions. Enough of words, let the pictures do the talking.</div>
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<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aZhpifHq-To/U3si7qqPTZI/AAAAAAAABDQ/Ihf3j1bQ8Ik/s1600/_MG_Tw2332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aZhpifHq-To/U3si7qqPTZI/AAAAAAAABDQ/Ihf3j1bQ8Ik/s1600/_MG_Tw2332.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td></td><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f85J_nJ1MtM/U3si8vjlUSI/AAAAAAAABDY/8Yjv7q4fY4M/s1600/_MG_Tw2333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f85J_nJ1MtM/U3si8vjlUSI/AAAAAAAABDY/8Yjv7q4fY4M/s1600/_MG_Tw2333.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-COXGRxY0Cxk/U3si-oIsMXI/AAAAAAAABDg/AQqoP0nIbk4/s1600/_MG_Tw2334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-COXGRxY0Cxk/U3si-oIsMXI/AAAAAAAABDg/AQqoP0nIbk4/s1600/_MG_Tw2334.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NK0RmYf2shM/U3sjAymKRNI/AAAAAAAABDo/SB-S5ggYgWc/s1600/_MG_Tw2376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NK0RmYf2shM/U3sjAymKRNI/AAAAAAAABDo/SB-S5ggYgWc/s1600/_MG_Tw2376.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Singapore</b><br />
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sVBR2FTUhz0/U3sls16MqjI/AAAAAAAABEA/_CKWzhNsHR4/s1600/_MG_Sg2336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sVBR2FTUhz0/U3sls16MqjI/AAAAAAAABEA/_CKWzhNsHR4/s1600/_MG_Sg2336.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fSvAaaVeBMc/U3slsodkOzI/AAAAAAAABD4/zGlQrenJkI4/s1600/_MG_Sg2379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fSvAaaVeBMc/U3slsodkOzI/AAAAAAAABD4/zGlQrenJkI4/s1600/_MG_Sg2379.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT1fNTrxWuw/U3slwJdqOXI/AAAAAAAABEU/oApMQZ69G0U/s1600/_MG_Sg2382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PT1fNTrxWuw/U3slwJdqOXI/AAAAAAAABEU/oApMQZ69G0U/s1600/_MG_Sg2382.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SgW5iktYyiA/U3slwgimoZI/AAAAAAAABEY/OMcuXMyggZY/s1600/_MG_Sg2386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SgW5iktYyiA/U3slwgimoZI/AAAAAAAABEY/OMcuXMyggZY/s1600/_MG_Sg2386.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Indonesia (Runners-up)</b><br />
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XOoV-oxuG-k/U3snSyQlPJI/AAAAAAAABEo/2Mpsv6pAOpI/s1600/_MG_Ind2337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XOoV-oxuG-k/U3snSyQlPJI/AAAAAAAABEo/2Mpsv6pAOpI/s1600/_MG_Ind2337.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ozKdXu4OBo/U3snWvw4dPI/AAAAAAAABE4/oXr2keuNRbo/s1600/_MG_Ind2338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ozKdXu4OBo/U3snWvw4dPI/AAAAAAAABE4/oXr2keuNRbo/s1600/_MG_Ind2338.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kT9_eG05TJI/U3snU8f7rYI/AAAAAAAABEw/T5ymr11fSyg/s1600/_MG_Ind2340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kT9_eG05TJI/U3snU8f7rYI/AAAAAAAABEw/T5ymr11fSyg/s1600/_MG_Ind2340.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team South Korea</b><br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bFxMCjIIYVc/U3soXO81xKI/AAAAAAAABFM/NdnF7EnacGU/s1600/_MG_Skr2341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bFxMCjIIYVc/U3soXO81xKI/AAAAAAAABFM/NdnF7EnacGU/s1600/_MG_Skr2341.jpg" height="320" width="228" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kdk6Q-A5aUU/U3soWAad32I/AAAAAAAABFE/bdPEiorIaio/s1600/_MG_Skr2342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kdk6Q-A5aUU/U3soWAad32I/AAAAAAAABFE/bdPEiorIaio/s1600/_MG_Skr2342.jpg" height="320" width="228" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLIorlOWHQM/U3soWdwH3pI/AAAAAAAABFI/6cfgNVIKmhg/s1600/_MG_Skr2344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLIorlOWHQM/U3soWdwH3pI/AAAAAAAABFI/6cfgNVIKmhg/s1600/_MG_Skr2344.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Japan</b><br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2i_Fo9joD50/U3so-mjkZWI/AAAAAAAABFc/1oOUEAU9tjM/s1600/_MG_Jp2346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2i_Fo9joD50/U3so-mjkZWI/AAAAAAAABFc/1oOUEAU9tjM/s1600/_MG_Jp2346.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_-U73DP1qE/U3spAp6Az8I/AAAAAAAABFk/txy5s0zy8o4/s1600/_MG_Jp2392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_-U73DP1qE/U3spAp6Az8I/AAAAAAAABFk/txy5s0zy8o4/s1600/_MG_Jp2392.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Malaysia (2nd Runners-up)</b><br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCEiulfdFl0/U3spsfuaLuI/AAAAAAAABFs/xTXLHNI80Ic/s1600/_MG_My2349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCEiulfdFl0/U3spsfuaLuI/AAAAAAAABFs/xTXLHNI80Ic/s1600/_MG_My2349.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wV7k77Z_Ecs/U3sptnuLujI/AAAAAAAABF4/yx6rULbbMOc/s1600/_MG_My2350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wV7k77Z_Ecs/U3sptnuLujI/AAAAAAAABF4/yx6rULbbMOc/s1600/_MG_My2350.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0DKG86Y7QzM/U3sptQVSJ0I/AAAAAAAABFw/lrDhQSX_7oA/s1600/_MG_My2352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0DKG86Y7QzM/U3sptQVSJ0I/AAAAAAAABFw/lrDhQSX_7oA/s1600/_MG_My2352.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LTmLhBJrtSs/U3spve_Ur6I/AAAAAAAABGE/8umwJJiAzHI/s1600/_MG_My2397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LTmLhBJrtSs/U3spve_Ur6I/AAAAAAAABGE/8umwJJiAzHI/s1600/_MG_My2397.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNfpGRKaQp4/U3spwdGGlhI/AAAAAAAABGI/k0hFeOc_8Cc/s1600/_MG_My2399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNfpGRKaQp4/U3spwdGGlhI/AAAAAAAABGI/k0hFeOc_8Cc/s1600/_MG_My2399.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Thailand</b><br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zo-d9EnXwr8/U3sq91ffU5I/AAAAAAAABGY/6Dj8RxRcNlg/s1600/_MG_Th2357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zo-d9EnXwr8/U3sq91ffU5I/AAAAAAAABGY/6Dj8RxRcNlg/s1600/_MG_Th2357.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--dCsX1Io6Fo/U3sq_HbGuBI/AAAAAAAABGg/0sjP0WWxZX4/s1600/_MG_Th2405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--dCsX1Io6Fo/U3sq_HbGuBI/AAAAAAAABGg/0sjP0WWxZX4/s1600/_MG_Th2405.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9L9eVU_3cmI/U3sq_1iZ6RI/AAAAAAAABGk/sCY7fxeBRIc/s1600/_MG_Th2406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9L9eVU_3cmI/U3sq_1iZ6RI/AAAAAAAABGk/sCY7fxeBRIc/s1600/_MG_Th2406.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Team Philippines (Champions)</b><br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yX2huoxRctU/U3sro8MeKCI/AAAAAAAABGw/BphNlYCws2w/s1600/_MG_Ph2355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yX2huoxRctU/U3sro8MeKCI/AAAAAAAABGw/BphNlYCws2w/s1600/_MG_Ph2355.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3f4LU7yBEQE/U3srp45rfnI/AAAAAAAABG0/4yfpy5r4ZU8/s1600/_MG_Ph2401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3f4LU7yBEQE/U3srp45rfnI/AAAAAAAABG0/4yfpy5r4ZU8/s1600/_MG_Ph2401.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Guest Cosplayer</b><br />
No cosplay event is complete without the appearance of KANAME☆.<br />
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_9tbmEKLsU/U3ssfqLObxI/AAAAAAAABHE/8-1JI404Dvc/s1600/Knm_MG_2359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_9tbmEKLsU/U3ssfqLObxI/AAAAAAAABHE/8-1JI404Dvc/s1600/Knm_MG_2359.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2aNDT_txXRg/U3sshJ4-8gI/AAAAAAAABHQ/SxZcvnHVlyY/s1600/Knm_MG_2360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2aNDT_txXRg/U3sshJ4-8gI/AAAAAAAABHQ/SxZcvnHVlyY/s1600/Knm_MG_2360.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JAuM4K4H5sA/U3ssgiOZngI/AAAAAAAABHM/6f-HQ6UnrOY/s1600/Knm_MG_2428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JAuM4K4H5sA/U3ssgiOZngI/AAAAAAAABHM/6f-HQ6UnrOY/s1600/Knm_MG_2428.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0SF3IamG-o/U3ssitsx_CI/AAAAAAAABHc/fIZCnQZJPCw/s1600/Knm_MG_2431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0SF3IamG-o/U3ssitsx_CI/AAAAAAAABHc/fIZCnQZJPCw/s1600/Knm_MG_2431.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<b>Public Cosplayers</b><br />
Some other interesting cosplays from the public that attended the event.<br />
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<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1XJhTfQCKiw/U3suc5V4rgI/AAAAAAAABIo/8Cd136zKkg4/s1600/_MG_2422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1XJhTfQCKiw/U3suc5V4rgI/AAAAAAAABIo/8Cd136zKkg4/s1600/_MG_2422.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aGl2VxH5EzM/U3suDVZypKI/AAAAAAAABHw/c86Ydbwh6Ho/s1600/_MG_2324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aGl2VxH5EzM/U3suDVZypKI/AAAAAAAABHw/c86Ydbwh6Ho/s1600/_MG_2324.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FbQ3L4vAIhU/U3suEqwJ2rI/AAAAAAAABH8/_Uw-6pFrP7I/s1600/_MG_2364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FbQ3L4vAIhU/U3suEqwJ2rI/AAAAAAAABH8/_Uw-6pFrP7I/s1600/_MG_2364.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lE63wmfLKoI/U3suEOGEHUI/AAAAAAAABH4/c3o51VJHbio/s1600/_MG_2365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lE63wmfLKoI/U3suEOGEHUI/AAAAAAAABH4/c3o51VJHbio/s1600/_MG_2365.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tAPhOPsWfvQ/U3suFjRNKhI/AAAAAAAABIY/0R3y2ykEawY/s1600/_MG_2369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tAPhOPsWfvQ/U3suFjRNKhI/AAAAAAAABIY/0R3y2ykEawY/s1600/_MG_2369.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BfY74XUZdto/U3suHJ4Fq1I/AAAAAAAABII/cmsc9wNF84w/s1600/_MG_2416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BfY74XUZdto/U3suHJ4Fq1I/AAAAAAAABII/cmsc9wNF84w/s1600/_MG_2416.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table><tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IS9dko80Cgo/U3suH2Ld1TI/AAAAAAAABIM/NBiBmVAL0pM/s1600/_MG_2417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IS9dko80Cgo/U3suH2Ld1TI/AAAAAAAABIM/NBiBmVAL0pM/s1600/_MG_2417.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYyt9mMbW4U/U3suJkeFA3I/AAAAAAAABIc/OhWJTgsMJm4/s1600/_MG_2418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYyt9mMbW4U/U3suJkeFA3I/AAAAAAAABIc/OhWJTgsMJm4/s1600/_MG_2418.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td>
<td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lw_Zt4aEuUM/U3suK6uWL6I/AAAAAAAABIk/jwVgp7ytMJY/s1600/_MG_2419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lw_Zt4aEuUM/U3suK6uWL6I/AAAAAAAABIk/jwVgp7ytMJY/s1600/_MG_2419.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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The main event closed with a bang!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BZXvuMLAD-8/U3swNHx05OI/AAAAAAAABI0/mlJsJbMhArw/s1600/_MG_2441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BZXvuMLAD-8/U3swNHx05OI/AAAAAAAABI0/mlJsJbMhArw/s1600/_MG_2441.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the only best shot of the fireworks.</td></tr>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx9jfHD0ioA/U3swO7OfzlI/AAAAAAAABI8/Hto3j1YoMdE/s1600/_MG_2455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx9jfHD0ioA/U3swO7OfzlI/AAAAAAAABI8/Hto3j1YoMdE/s1600/_MG_2455.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too much smoke!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-31342921746571763402014-05-15T02:14:00.000+08:002014-05-15T13:17:04.272+08:00Timelapse at the Grand Canyon by Gavin HaffernanThis timelapse video by Gavin Heffernan from <a href="http://www.sunchaserpictures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SunchaserPictures</a> is just amazing. Shot at Grand Canyon National Park with stunning Milky Way shots together with star trails.<br />
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Directly quoting from the description in Vimeo:<br />
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Most night shots were captured at 25 second exposures on our Canon
EOS 6D's and Canon 5D mk3's with a variety of wide, fast lenses. Because
the nights we picked had almost zero moon, the stars and Milky Way were
exceptionally clear (once the storm clouds parted), which also made a
perfect galactic palette for some star trails experiments, including a
new mirroring/distortion effect at 2:56
that revealed a cool native pattern. For those not familiar with past
vids, the star trails effect is created by tracing the rotation of the
Earth's axis, using a long exposure timelapse pictures and an awesome
rendering program called STARSTAX.</div>
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Keep an eye out at 2:10
(top center) as a meteor seems to BURST through the atmosphere and
leave a smoke trail in its wake. Maybe you scientists or astronomers out
there can help explain in better language :) **UPDATE** The great PHIL
PLAIT at Slate explains in his BAD ASTRONOMY blog: "At 2:10
in, a meteor flashes, and leaves behind a curling wisp of what looks
like smoke. This is called a persistent train, the vaporized remains of
the meteoroid itself, and can glow for several minutes. The upper level
winds from 60 – 100 km above Earth’s surface are what blow it into those
curlicues." Thanks Phil! Check out the article here: <a href="http://slate.me/RLWBoG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slate.me/RLWBoG</a> </div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/94966580" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/94966580">YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user821379">Sunchaser Pictures</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.
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I have always wanted to shoot the Milky Way but conditions here is not optimal with lots of cloud cover every night in addition to the severe light pollution. Although recently it was reported that someone actually managed to <a href="http://www.slrlounge.com/never-seen-impossible-images-milky-way-captured-singapore" target="_blank">shoot</a> the Milky Way, I remain skeptical on whether it is possible.</div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-88425804776957194522014-05-13T13:05:00.000+08:002014-05-13T18:36:59.035+08:00New Wide Angle Lenses from Canon<div style="text-align: justify;">
Canon has just announced two new wide angle lenses: EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM.
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A quick comparison of the EF lens:<br />
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<td style="background-color: #507642; height: 23px; text-align: center; width: 180px;"><b>EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens</b></td>
<td style="background-color: #507642; height: 23px; text-align: center; width: 180px;"><b>EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens</b></td>
<td style="background-color: #507642; height: 23px; text-align: center; width: 180px;"><b>EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens</b></td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Lens Mount</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">EF</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">EF</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">EF</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Focal Length</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">16-35mm (1.6x APS-C Equivalent: 25.6-56mm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">16-35mm (1.6x APS-C Equivalent: 25.6-56mm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">17-40mm (1.6x APS-C Equivalent: 27.2-64mm)</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Maximum Aperture</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">f/4</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">f/2.8</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">f/4</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Minimum Aperture</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Not specified by manufacturer</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">f/22</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">f/22</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Angle of View</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">108°10' to 63°</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">108°10' to 63°</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">104° to 57°30'</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Minimum Focusing Distance</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">11" (28 cm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">11" (28 cm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">11" (28 cm)</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Autofocus Motor</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Ultrasonic (USM)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Ultrasonic (USM)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Ultrasonic (USM)</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Image Stabilization</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Yes</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">No</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">No</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Weather Resistant</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Yes</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Yes</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">Yes</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Lens Construction</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">16 elements / 12 groups</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">16 elements / 12 groups</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">12 elements / 9 groups</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Diaphragm Blades</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">9</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">7</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">7</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Filter Ring Diameter</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">77mm</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">82mm</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">77mm</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Dimensions</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">3.3 x 4.4" (82.6 x 112.8mm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">3.5 x 4.4" (88.5 x 111.6mm)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">3.3 x 3.8" (83.5 x 96.8mm)</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Weight</b></td>
<td style="width: 240px;">21.7 oz (615 g)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">22.6 oz (640 g)</td>
<td style="width: 240px;">17.6 oz (500 g)</td>
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<tr height="17"><td height="17" style="height: 23px; width: 180px;"><b>Compatibility</b></td>
<td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; width: 720px;">All Canon EOS film and digital SLR and Cinema cameras with EF mount</td></tr>
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The new lens is slightly lighter than its f/2.8 equivalent, comes with a 4-stop Image Stabilization (IS), 9 aperture blades and uses a 77mm filter size. This new lens is priced at ~US$ 1200. <br />
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A quick comparison for the EF-S lens:<br />
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<td style="background-color: #507642; height: 19px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 180px;"><b>EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens</b></td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">EF-S</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">EF-S</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">10-18mm (35mm Equivalent: 16-28.8mm)</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">10-22mm (35mm Equivalent: 16-35.2mm)</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">f/4.5-5.6</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">f/3.5-4.5</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">Not specified by manufacturer</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">f/22-29</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Angle of View</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">107°30' to 74°20'</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">107°30' to 63°30'</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">8.6" (22 cm)</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">9.5" (24 cm)</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">Stepping motor (STM)</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">Ultrasonic (USM)</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">Yes</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">No</td>
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<td style="width: 227px;">No</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">No</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Lens Construction</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">14 elements / 11 groups</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">13 elements / 10 groups</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Diaphragm Blades</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">7</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">6</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Filter Ring Diameter</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">67mm</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">77mm</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Dimensions</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">2.9 x 2.8" (74.6 x 72.0mm)</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">3.3 x 3.5" (83.5 x 89.8mm)</td>
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<tr height="14"><td height="14" style="height: 19px; width: 180px;"><b>Weight</b></td>
<td style="width: 227px;">8.5 oz (240 g)</td>
<td style="width: 227px;">13.6 oz (385 g)</td>
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<tr height="77"><td height="77" style="height: 103px;"><b>Compatibility</b></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 453px;">Select Canon
EOS APS-C DSLRs: 7D, 20D, 20Da, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 60Da, 70D, SL1,
Digital Rebel, Digital Rebel XT, Digital Rebel XTi, Rebel XS, Rebel XSi,
Rebel T1i, Rebel T2i, Rebel T3i, Rebel T4i, Rebel T5i, Rebel T3, and
Rebel T5<br />
Select Canon EOS Cinema digital cameras: C100, C300, and C500</td></tr>
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This new wide angle lens for the APS-C bodies seems to be aimed for video as it has Canon's STM motor and includes a 4-stop IS which is absent in the older lens (EF-S 10-22mm). It also boasts a smaller size and lighter weight than its older counterpart. This new lens is priced at ~US$300. It looks like Canon has a good focal range (from 10-250mm) for their STM lens as this new addition fills the wide end of the range. Other STM lenses includes EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM and EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM.</div>
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How will it perform? Well, we will have to wait for the reviews. Is it worth getting? Probably especially if your are shooting a lot of video. It should be quite awesome when paired with the Canon EOS 70D.</div>
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<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/news/unveiled-two-new-canon-wide-angle-zoom-lenses?BI=4906" target="_blank"><i>Source 1</i></a>
<a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/05/canon-announces-two-new-ef-ultra-wide-angle-zoom-lenses-and-white-eos-rebel-sl1-digital-slr-camera/" target="_blank"><i>Source 2</i></a>RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-56913869296848991032014-05-12T20:36:00.000+08:002014-05-12T20:36:38.663+08:00So, now you can kiss Miku...<div style="text-align: justify;">
If you do not know who Hatsune Miku is, you can read it up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku" target="_blank">here</a>. In short, Miku is a humanoid persona voiced by a synthesizer or also known as a vocaloid. She is just one of the MANY vocaloids that are available (Full list <a href="http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Vocaloid_Wiki" target="_blank">here</a>). I believe she is the most popular of them all. In addition, Lady Gaga is currently on her Artpop Ball tour together with Miku!</div>
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Back to the topic, some one (which I think is a huge fan of her) made a rig with the Oculus Rift where you can kiss her! I am totally speechless about this but do watch the following video on it. It is in Japanese but it does not matter.</div>
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The 'lips' are just gummies.<br />
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I wonder what's next?RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-59257014893517806142014-05-11T00:27:00.000+08:002014-05-11T00:27:37.587+08:00Song About RamenI am sure there are quite a number of songs about food, but this one by Otsuka Ai is quite catchy and funny at the same time. Yes it's an old song and don't ask me how I some how stumbled across it.<br />
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Enjoy the miso, shoyu, ramen & to-to-tonkatsu...ssllluuurrrrpps!<br />
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<br />RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-68316531337748706042014-05-10T02:56:00.001+08:002014-05-10T03:17:58.589+08:00Astronomers Discovers Sun's 'Sibling'<div style="text-align: justify;">
Astronomers from the University of Texas announced that they have discovered the 'sibling' of our star. The team lead by Ivan Ramirez has identified the 'sibling' star is most likely formed from the same gas and dust cloud as our sun from 30 candidate stars. The identified star is HD162826, located in the constellation of Hercules at a distance of ~34 parsec (~110 light years) from us. It is an F-type dwarf star about 15% more massive than our sun and it can be observed using small/medium sized telescopes. They have also ruled out any possibility of hot-Jupiter planets, a high chance (2/3) that there are no Jupiter sized planets but could not rule out any smaller size planets.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elemental abundance analysis is crucial in the identification of the 'sibling' star. The astronomers stressed that the number of elements used in the analysis should be 'as many as possible' ideally, but not all elements are equally important and only a few elements can be focused on in practice. The elements Ba and Fe were suggested by the authors as they showed a large star-to-star dispersion. In order for a star to be a 'sibling' of our sun, one would expect that it will have a similar elemental abundance as our sun.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Orbital information used is the relative distance and radial velocity between the candidate stars and our sun. In order to qualify as a 'sibling' star, it has to have an almost constant relative distance and a stable radial velocities. The astronomers modeled these dynamical properties using a suitable model.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is insufficient to just use only one of the techniques. The shortcomings of using just one technique is presented in the paper. The elemental abundance analysis gave two candidate 'siblings': HD154747 and HD162826. On the other hand, the orbital analysis also produced two candidate 'siblings': HD83432 and HD162826. Combining both techniques allowed the astronomers to conclude that HD162826 is more likely to be a 'sibling' to our sun.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">According to Ramirez, this is only the beginning as more data is expected from other surveys such as Gaia (</span></span>the European Space Agency mission to create the largest and most precise 3-D map of the Milky Way).<br />
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Source and more information:<br />
<a href="http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/08/sun-sibling-astronomy/">http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/08/sun-sibling-astronomy/</a><br />
<a href="http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/2014/05/08">http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/2014/05/08</a><br />
<a href="http://www.as.utexas.edu/~ivan/sun_siblings.pdf">http://www.as.utexas.edu/~ivan/sun_siblings.pdf</a></div>
RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537724807983543070.post-79273325043010807452014-05-09T15:33:00.000+08:002014-05-10T03:18:23.777+08:00Violin String in Slow-moThis is my first time watching a violin string in action in slow motion. The vibrating string looks like it is going to snap at the bridge just from bowing! It was really unexpected.
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And you just 'wasted' 3 minutes of your life.<br />
Seen on <a href="http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-strings-of-a-violin-deform-wildly-when-you-play-it-1573718566">Gizmag</a>RJ(ern)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02073013417021360979noreply@blogger.com0