As you can see, it’s been a long time since I blogged here. The past weeks have been hectic and, for some odd reason, I’m having a hard time organizing stuff. I’m usually an organized person, thus the reason why I have an organizer. But for the month of May, everything is like a whirlwind and I don’t know how to organize things.
Aside from work, my bf and I have been busy with cosplay. Ever since we started cosplay last year, we met great people that became our friends because of our common interest in anime, manga, games and cosplay. When we did our Bleach cosplay last year---with me as Toushiro Hitsugaya and Marc as Kenpachi Zaraki---one cosplayer approached and invited us to be part of a Bleach photoshoot. I will not get into detail with that, but in short, we were able to form a big group and did a Bleach photoshoot November last year---with almost all the main characters present. But that isn’t the last of our get-together because just last Sunday, we did another Bleach photoshoot: the Turn Back The Pendulum Arc.
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| Bleach: Turn Back the Pendulum Arc |
For most of us, the Turn Back The Pendulum was one of the best arcs in the Bleach series because it’s really connected to the whole series and tells about the past of Soul Society, mainly the Vizards. After having a great time with our last photoshoot, we decided do this arc and set it on April 29, 2012.
While we were very excited for this shoot, we never expected the smoldering heat that came with it. Philippines is experiencing a very, very hot weather these past months---with most of the time going up to 40 degrees. And that heat was evident on our shoot last Sunday as it left us always dehydrated and had a hard time moving around. But that didn’t stop us from having a great time with each other and doing the shots we want in order to bring the TBTP arc to life.
I cosplayed one of the Vizards, Mashiro Kuna, former lieutenant of Squad 9. I have always wanted to cosplay a Vizard because they’re my favorite group in the Bleach series---and also because I want to wear a Hollow mask XD And that came true, thanks to this photoshoot. Cosplaying Mashiro was fun as she was sort of a fashionista among the Vizards (green hair, sunglasses, pink scarf), which was a bit opposite of me. So despite the heat and some conflicts, I enjoyed the whole shoot. :)
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| Mashiro Kuna |
So without further ado, I present to you some of the pictures from the shoot, courtesy of my fellow Shinigamis and photographers.
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Hi guys!
I would like to take this few minutes to help in voting for my cosplay friends in our local cosplay contest called Cosplay Costume of the Year 2011. I am not one of the contestants but I have friends who joined and need your votes. So without further ado, here is how you can vote for the entries.
1. Log in your Facebook.
2. Like the Cosplay Costume of the Year 2011 page here.
3. Click at the "Photos" tab at the left side of the page.
This blog has been up for two and half years. As I look back at my first few entries, I found out that this started as just a personal blog to let out my rants and frustrations from my previous work. I never imagined it to grow up and be a venue in discovering various things. Named as “Scrutiny of the Mind”, this blog was a way for me to write my thoughts and opinions on current issues and other serious matters. But after I left my media job and was less exposed to the happenings of our country, it was hard to stay true with the “Scrutiny of the Mind” concept. Despite that, I tried my best to do that and created blog posts that voiced out my thoughts on Philippine issues and events.
But as time passed, it was really hard to stay true to the concept. Ever since I left GMA 7, I never read or watched news that much because it left me depressed and frustrated. I just read and watch once in awhile, but not as religiously as when I was still in the media. So as much as I have some thoughts on things, they were not at par with this blog’s original concept.
Another one of my resolutions that I plan to do for 2012 is joining online contests from different fields such as writing, reading, beauty, health and more. It never hurts to join these contests and winning some things that you don't have to pay for is something that every person wants---including me. I already joined a travel contest last week but, unfortunately, I didn't win. And because of this, I decided to join more contests in the future.
One of the first contests I am joining now is the Celeteque DermoScience Giveaway from the beauty and lifestyle blog, Everyday Doll. Here, she is giving away different Celeteque DermoScience Skin Care Lines and anybody can join as long as you do most of her requirements. The instructions are on her blog, Everyday Doll and they are very easy that even a child can do it. Here is one of the product lines that she will be giving away:
So if you love Celeteque and want a smooth and fair skin that is well-taken care of, join Everyday Doll's contest now. :)
