My 19th on the 20th

Sorry sorry for the ultimately late update aiks, I've been learning the art of 6 colours lol and been really tired lately. Getting old.

Post rolled back to 20th December 2009, since it was my birthday =D

Back to the topic in hand, I am now 19! The joy ~~
...actually it's just the same, no difference one. Except feeling older.

I kena pwn-ed on my birthday. Details are foggy to me, but somehow I woke up a little early and went back to sleep, and half a dreamtime later mom came upstairs to wake me up, so I dragged myself downstairs to see.... 8 people (actually I only saw 7 at first, sorry! haha) waiting for me with a cake.

... and that was at 9am o.o

Thanks Ann June, Bee Theng, Chee Yung, Chu Ian, En Shyang, Mei Xian, Pei Chern, and Vincent, and technically Lisa as well, for the surprise. It's very nice of you peeps, thanks =D

On to some picturesss. No pictures of the day though, somehow I totally forgot about baby camera that time +_+ Which also means no picture of the cake, my beloved candle shots T_T But still, thanks everyone (edited, sorry for the mix-up) for the cake! =D

This is a... cat-in-a-wintermelon thingy from Mei Xian's cousin and niece, given a month early when I went to Singapore for AFA o.o the miao's mounted on a spring of some sort, so it can bounce a little within its home the wintermelon, haha.


It's nice, I liketh. Thanks! ^w^


Ahem *cough cough* Technically it's a necessity, but a gift is a gift. Nothing too fancy, but it's good enough for me. Thanks to my parents for this =D


My brother gave me a mechanical pencil, woot!


It's nice to hold and has some carbon-ish feel to it (pardon my poor vocabulary). I've wanted to buy this quite some time ago, I didn't expect you'd remembered. Thanks bro =D


A bear cat dog bear cat pencil case by Lisa. I think I see where the miao idea came from but it still looks more like a bear to me. Anyway, since the giver insisted that it's a cat, then a cat it shall be la lol.


I can use it to store pencils and... catch cannons xD Thanks =P


A hugeee blue (blue is love =D) clip thingy from Jo Wee. It's some memo and photo holder actually, haha. And yes I can see three cat heads, the number of miaos are overwhelming -_-


I don't have any memo or photo in particular for it yet, and clipping fingers sounds (and felt) dangerous, so for the time being I shall let bear cat catch the butterfly first xD Thanks Jo Wee =D


And a Steelseries Siberia Full-size Headset from Andrew, Ann June, Bee Theng, Carolyn, Chee Yung, Chu Ian, Mei Xian, Pei Chern, and Vincent.

Short review since I'm a person of few words, haha.

Build: Wires are thick, feels like they can take quite a bit of yanking before coming off, haven't tried and not planning to try, please don't help me try either thank you. The headphones feel solid enough to hold and wear but I shouldn't try dropping them, plastic remains plastic after all.

Comfort: Very comfortable, can be worn for hours without any pain or discomfort to the ears, and with the retractable adjustable headband I hardly even feel anything on top of my head despite its size (talking about size, it's not very portable but it's okay, I don't need portability haha). Open air design allows the ears to breathe and at the same time makes it possible to hear my parents calling from the other far end of the universe downstairs. Then again, when you can listen to sounds from such a distance you'd practically hear everything else along the way = lots of noise. Will get to the squeaking part later.

Sound: Sounds great, they're a joy to listen to. Not too bassy which is good, since I don't really like a lot of bass since they're bad for the heart. And you can hear sounds from different directions clearly, even in songs yay. I heard it's useful if you play first-person shooter games; I don't play them, but anyway, I don't think it's a waste =D I have some problem with the squeaking, the phones actually squeak since they're plastic, nothing major there though.

Design looks abit.... quirky, but I like it all the same =D


The inline volume control (hope I got it right)


...and a microphone made of win.


I should have come up with a more lengthy review, but since I'm bad at writing...


here's a picture. I really like them headphones, thank you peeps =D

Also to everyone who wished me before during and after 20th, thanks alot =D

Chu Ian's 19th on the 18th

Quote kinda stolen from his own post title HAHA.

Mr Phua's birthday lunch "surprise" at Italiannies Curve on the 18th DECEMBER 2009. Ahem very late I know, sorry sorry xD Anyway for some reason I'll be rolling back the post date to 18/12 =P

Pardon the unrelated photo, I really like lights =D








Credits to Chu Ian for photo


Credits to Chu Ian for photo


Credits to Chu Ian for photo


And the very loving couple =D






there was a mirror in his card o.o

...and I forgot to take a picture of his gifts. Aiks nvm la xD


Happy (Very Belated) Birthday Mr Phua! =P

(Mer)Lions' Den

Hahaha Singaporeans please don't kill me xD but seriously, people there live in nice looking buildings o.o

This was the.... Novena Suntec (thanks Mei Xian for correcting me xD) Convention Centre. I don't think people live here, pardon the unrelated photo lol


Another picture =D

I didn't get to go visit the landmarks due to time constraints, so these are the very few buildings/apartments you most prolly have never seen before lol. Generally meaningless photos, but oh well, please do your best to enjoy them =D

Technically people do live here, it's a hospital.

That's allllll, I is lazy. Haha.

AFA Oh Nine - of Humans and the Like

Haiii. As you may or may not know, I went to Singapore 2 weeks ago last month (damn overdue) for Anime Festival Asia 2009. It was quite a fun experience (minus the zomgcrowdedcrowdeddamncrowded crowd), thank you Mei Xian for being a great guide and for giving me a place to stay and also for buying the bus tickets *bows* =D

Not many photos of cosplayers. In fact, very few. For some reason I couldn't find most of them. Want their pics, go googleth =D

Less than half of the people queuing up for tickets

Ah by the way, this one is... not a figurine post, hahaha. They come later >D

(The back of) Danny Choo. He was there as one of the event highlights methinks.

What greets you at the entrance. The exhibition hall was heaven for Gundam lovers (or so I think). Then again, for the many Gundam fig photos I took, I am not a fan xD

Add some wings and tadahh, a new character is born

I dunno who what where how and why was it there but it was.

some peculiar booth selling tools to "turn toys into food" or something like that. The outcome didn't look appetizing at all -__-"




Swords on sale; kill more for less.


Trigger happy anyone?


Tofuman! =D


PROFESSOR LAYTON! omgmustwatch. damn cool right =D


Hmm, can I has a Perfect Grade kit too?


So many Domo-kuns =D




The very enthusiastic Cloud crosses swords with a civilian






I believe they're from Chobits =D

Halfway through the day my battery ran low because I kept taking pictures of figurines and so I hijacked Sook Jean's camera, thanks alot Sook Jean =P and also her parents for treating us to lunch *bows* o.o

ahem, apparently fashion.

Left the place around... 6? It was overcrowded and people were pushing around it was annoying. So much for being civil -__-"

Ah and after that Mei Xian's very cool cousin and niece took us around and belanja-ed dinner (for 2 days how to repay omg o.o). Very nice people, thanks for the hospitality (I hope I used it right) =D

Mei Xian commented that the picture looked like... Petaling Street


You have to wonder about the teddies at the bottom of the circle -_-


They have nice buildings there, nearly all I went to were nice o.o


Interior of a hospital, think it's Tan Tock Sing Hospital. Like shopping mall can.


I managed to get a picture! woooot xD

Hmm I think that's about it. I took many pictures but few are viewable so yeah =X

Next: I have no idea.