Cosplays (2022-2024)

I’ve posted these photos on my Instagram, but finally posting here on the blog… a couple years later. At this point, my love of cosplay was dying, so that’s probably another reason for the late post.

At the same time, I was getting more into dresses and wearing lolita-style fashion. Cosplay was feeling like fast fashion to me – you wear something once, and then you don’t really wear it again. At least with dresses you can wear them whenever you want. I didn’t want to spend the money on cosplays and also didn’t have as much space to store them.

But… I recently cosplayed at Sakura Con, and it was pretty fun. I borrowed a maid outfit from my friend, and I bought a wig and hair accessories for an Anya cosplay but repurposed the rest from my closet. This doesn’t mean that I’m going to cosplay a lot in the future again, but I likely will for conventions and other events. Will be posting those photos soon. =)

Shaymin-inspired outfit (Pokémon) – October 2022

Mari (Omori) – January 2023

Hotaru (Dagashi Kashi) – January 2023

Anri (Durarara!!, Cover CD Song Version) – September 2023

School uniform-inspired outfit (March 2024)

Photo credit: @skywingphoto on Instagram

Montreal & Saint-Sauveur 2024

Thanks for the warm welcome back to blogging. I really appreciate y’all. ^_^

I went to Quebec for about a week for the first time. I spent about a day or two in Montreal, and the rest of the time was largely in Saint-Sauveur, a town in Quebec. I enjoyed my trip a lot; I love the architecture and attractions of Old Montreal (the churches, the ferris wheel, and just about all the buildings are beautiful), the food is amazing, the people are really nice and most of them speak English (so practically no language barrier), I can use my Canadian credit card and don’t have to worry about conversion rates, and I can use my phone and data without being charged extra – very practical reasons, but I’m a practical and logic-oriented person. Despite learning French throughout elementary and high school, my French is not good at all.

The ferris wheel was the attraction I wanted to see the most.

We went to a cool Japanese cocktail place and saw a rainbow the next day.

I was with a large group of people. We stayed at a chalet and ate at a French restaurant.

We went snowmobiling, and my favourite part of the trip was the Nordic spa. This is my first time at a spa. I got a massage too!

We went to a Sugar Shack! I learned that it’s only available for about a month in a year, and it’s unlimited food. The food was extremely fresh. I ate poutine and crepes too, of course, on separate days. My French teachers in school would always talk about the food in Montreal so I had to try them.

I finally got the experience swirling maple syrup on a stick after learning about it in elementary school, French class, haha. I saw the maple sap drip down into the buckets on the trees, but apparently that’s more of a touristy thing. They have more sophisticated methods of collecting sap now with wires. I hope to see ice sculptures in Quebec City one day, another thing I’ve learned about in French class. We also made dumplings together, and I’m pleased with how successful they turned out.

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Thanks for reading!

Headband Galore

In my last post, I talked about how I like to wear themed outfits with matching headbands. Here are some more moments:

Cinnamoroll

I wore a blue dress and white cardigan with my Cinnamoroll headband. My friend drew chibi Luo Binghe for me and made it into a sticker!

Kiki’s Delivery Service

For my birthday in October of last year, I dressed up as Kiki’s Delivery Service. I loved the tea cozies and bought my own for my froggy tea pot shortly after this experience!

Pompompurin

I wore a brown dress and matching Pompompurin headband at this brunch place.

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It’s also fun to dress up at concerts and match with the theme or performer. I wish I wore my Haikyuu jersey when I saw SPYAIR at Sakura Con… but I was ready for Miku! I went to the Miku Expo in Vancouver this week. Unfortunately, they used a LED screen instead of hologram despite having the technology for it. But I had fun anyway. 🙂

Pumpkin Patch (October 2023)

Just sharing some photos from October LOL. My favourite Sanrio character is Kuromi, so I wore black to match with the headband. I have a headband collection and like to wear matching outfits. It’s fun for me, haha.

These are a few of my favourite photos with my friends and with my boyfriend at the time, now fiancé.

Climbing over the blogging mountain (back log) & Engagement News!

My last post was in September 2023 and it’s April now, so this was probably my longest break from blogging. It feels a little intimidating(?) coming back because I have about 10 posts I want to publish but I don’t know if there are people who care about my content anymore, so is there even a point?

It’s been a busy time for me. My family and I moved out of my parents’ property because they were selling it, moved into their second property (temporary), and soon moving again to the new house that they bought. And in late September, I will be moving again to my future husband’s house. That’s a lot of moving! And yes, for those who don’t know yet, I am getting married!

We have been dating for two years, got engaged in December 2023, and our wedding (late September 2024) will be close to our three-year anniversary. So, I’ve been busy with wedding planning, our engagement party, our engagement photo shoot, and soon to be busy with bachelorette trip planning and honeymoon planning.

But to backtrack, my fiancé and I are co-buying my parents’ second property as an investment property. I’m going to be a homeowner this month at age 27!

I also spent about a week in Montreal and Saint-Sauveur, Quebec last month and then recently came back from a long weekend trip in Seattle, Washington. The Montreal trip was a vacation for me, and I went to Seattle for Sakura Convention. Both trips were amazing, and I will blog about them separately. 😀

So… you can see why I’ve been so busy. It feels therapeutic to write this all out… Again, I don’t know if anyone cares LOL but for anyone who has made it this far, thank you for reading!!

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Sharing some photos from my engagement/engagement shoot. 🙂

Afternoon tea (July 2023)

In July, I went to Nanaimo, BC for a weekend trip and had afternoon tea there.

It was a last-minute plan, so I didn’t dress for afternoon tea. >< No matter, I plan to go to another tea house for my birthday next month, so I’ll dress up then. ^^

Wait for my post lool.  🫖

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By the way, if you have any Asian drama recommendations, please send them my way! I’m currently in an Asian drama mood and have been watching them non-stop. If you ever wonder what I’m doing, there’s a high chance I’m just watching TV. Hahaha.

Strawberry picking (July 2023)

Hey~ How are y’all? I don’t know who still reads my blog, but I went strawberry picking for the first time in July. As usual, I am late with the blog posts. >.<

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I want to own a strawberry tea cup collection. I think it’d be so cute!

I always have a slight dilemma when I buy things. I love cute things, but where will I put all my stuff?? Maybe the solution is to donate or discard as much as you bring in. That way, the place won’t be cluttered, and each thing will be something you love.

Two costs of things

I read an article that talked about the two costs of things. There’s the cost of the thing you paid for, and the second cost which is using the thing you bought. I really like this line from the article: “Paying only the first price is about the same as throwing money in the garbage.”

See article: https://www.raptitude.com/2022/01/everything-must-be-paid-for-twice/

I hate it when you have to spend a lot of money to try something that you might enjoy. For example, I wanted to play Animal Crossing on the Switch but there was one major problem: I didn’t have a Switch. Buying a Switch just to play Animal Crossing was a pretty significant financial risk because what if I didn’t like Animal Crossing? That held me back from playing Animal Crossing when everyone else was playing it. Yes, I could use the Switch to play other games if I didn’t like Animal Crossing. That made me feel slightly better, but I wasn’t interested in the other games as much.

When the hype around the game cooled, I bit the bullet and bought a Switch. And I poured hundreds of hours into that game. My regret is not buying a Switch sooner, but how would I have known? Maybe you have to take risks sometimes. Perhaps I could have played around with someone else’s Switch but it was also during quarantine time so everyone was at home, not seeing people.

Anyway, I am faced with this problem again. I want to buy an iPad and an Apple Pencil to draw digital art. I have a Huion tablet, but I like the touch screen and other features of the iPad. I want to be able to see what I’m drawing on the same screen. I’ve been watching videos of people draw on iPads, and I like what I am seeing. It is a hefty price, however. The total cost is looking to be around $1000 for the iPad Air 5 and the Apple Pencil 2. I don’t know anyone who uses an Apple Pencil. So my concern is: What if I buy them and don’t end up drawing?

The good thing about the iPad is that I can use it as an ereader for fanfiction, webtoons, and ebooks. My new-ish PC is good for everything else, so I don’t think I would use the iPad for purposes besides drawing and reading.

I’ve thought about making pins and keychains of my art, and opening an online shop down the line. I don’t see a lot of fan-made merchandise of the series and games I like, so I want to create art of those series. When you go to conventions and artist markets, it’s always art from the most popular anime. I guess that’s what sells, but I am never fully satisfied with my art hauls.

But first I need this iPad.

Just chilling

I remember feeling the need to write a review about a series or movie immediately after watching it. It was fresh on my mind, and I needed to write down my thoughts. I had the desire to share my thoughts with the world, and I had a lot of fun doing it.

I’m not motivated to write a review or even a reflection post about a show or game anymore. I just want to clear my backlog and move on to the next thing already. I don’t feel like sharing my thoughts or creating content in general. I don’t know if it’s laziness, or perhaps it could be that I’m in a different stage of my life. I’m just chilling.

Now, this doesn’t mean it’s the end of my blog. If you read my blog, you probably already know that I haven’t written a review in ages. That’s probably no surprise to anyone.

Don’t get me wrong – I am happy. It’s not that I feel depressed and thus lost motivation to write. That’s probably not the case. Maybe I have moved on from cosplaying and blogging. I’m enjoying my games and shows without writing about them, and like I said, I’m chilling. :p

I Won Another Giveaway!

My luck is good sometimes. I recently won a giveaway hosted by Hilary over at her blog, Sereneluna. I got an adult colouring kit, which consisted of a large pad of colouring sheets, pens, and markers.

I really appreciate that Hilary wrote me a card. So sweet!

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Previous giveaways I’ve won:

I Won a Giveaway!

I Won a Book Giveaway!

Gumi Matryoshka Wig