August 2013 Japan Trip: Lives, Shopping, Friends, Loads of Fun! Part 1

I'm back! Missed me? *lol* It's only been a few days since my last update, pff.

So yes. Finally, after days and days of procrastination...I present to you...MY TRIP TO JAPAN!

...Well Part 1 at least because I realized I have so many pictures to share I don't think I can cram it all into 1 post @_@

So yea! Are you ready to fly down a trip of memories with me? I'll share with my itinerary, pictures and some of my thoughts of each day as we progress by Day 1...Day 2...and so on~

Without further ado, let's begin~!!

DAY 1 : TAKE-OFF & ROPPONGI HILLS

I took Delta for my plane to Japan, and the flight timings are crazy early in the morning. But I guess it's good since we reach Japan earlier in the afternoon instead of evening! *lol* But yep. My flight was at 5AM, so by 3AM I had to reach the airport already for check-in. The system broke down that day so check-in was crazy slow...=A=

Changi Airport whee~! 

Outfit of the Day. Because I was on the plane for 7 hours, I went with something simple.

LOOK AT MY TIRED FACE OMG HAHAHA I drew my brow too high whoops

Bye Singapore!!!

Pretty sky before sunrise~

The Sun is rising! SO PRETTY AHHHH

After the Sun has fully risen. The sky is so blue!

I reached Japan at about 1.20PM Japan time! The...weather wasn't very much different compared to Singapore. So different from the last time when I first went there 3 years ago (in winter). I was dying of the cold :'D

Waiting for the Limousine Bus to pick me up~ heheh.

I stayed at Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo in Ikebukuro for this trip. The location is wonderful, only about a 5 minutes walk from the station's South Gate ☆ Nearby there's LUMINE and TOBU departmental store too~ As well as FamilyMart and Mos Burger, LOL (where most of my food all come from.)

A few shots of the room

Comfy bed! ♡

The view from the window! Buildings everywhere, but a small rooftop garden just outside

We rested for about an hour before we made our way down to Roppongi Hills for Bon Odori! I was super excited HAHAHA. A Natsu Matsuri out of Singapore xP But before that, my mum and I had to buy PASMO cards to use...

LOOK I EVEN HAVE MY NAME ON IT YUMI INAMURA AWW

I hope I get to use my card again sometime. Heh ☆

Waiting for the train~

Because Roppongi wasn't on the Yamanote line, Mazu was afraid we'd get lost since it's only our first day, lol. My mum was pretty overwhelmed by the number the train lines...I felt okay though! Probably since I did backpacking with my cousins 3 years ago.

These are the Japanese Police Dept's mascots can you believe it

We've arrived at Roppongi Hills!!

Really cool giant spider sculpture in Roppongi Hills

We're finally here! Bon Odori!

Bon Odori in real time Japan is a bit different from what we see in the anime, lol. Or maybe it's because this is a Bon Odori in a not really open area, that's why it feels rather odd! Oh, there were so many food stores. Every single store was selling beer too =v= 

You know about goldfish catching in Japan? I think it was prohibited for this Bon Odori, but the smart organizers replaced the goldfish with toy moving fish! Pretty cool, eh? I didn't take a picture of it though. Neither did I play because everyone who was playing was younger than 10...apparently I easily looked 20+ in Japan, imagine how embarrassing it would be.  (⌒_⌒;)

I WANT IT D8

TV Asahi's store is here too! Their mascot is so cute.

Charlie aka. Shoucolate! She's in Japan for the Alice Nine Anniversary Live as well ☆

I ate scallops from this store! Also I forgot hotate was scallops at the same moment I wanted to order.

It was embarrassing.

Super delicious *^* My mum said it was salty but it was just nice for me ♥

More of TV Asahi's mascot! So adorable!!

Merchandise...but I'm not going to spend my money on these!

As soon as I thought Bon Odori was getting a bit boring for me, I heard the taiko drums...

The performance of the night started ☆ I was really excited, haha! It was really cool because compared to in Singapore...

Special area put up for the drummers!

I like that guy's hat.

Look at the dancers! They practically dance in front of you! 

It felt really lively ☆ The dancers shouting and all, too!

That's how I spent Day 1 in Japan. It was fun going to a Bon Odori. I was really tired though, after a long flight...Day 2 was going to be really taxing on me too, shopping and live!

I also realized that this post is rather long already so I'll leave it as it is for now ☆ Part 2 will come tomorrow! I promise! I will be talking about my shopping experience in Shibuya, Speed Disk Live on DAY 2 and my Alice Nine Anniversary Live experience on DAY 3. Stay tuned okay!

See you soon!

♥~Yumi.

Twilight Animation Lens Review!

Hi guys! 

Sorry about the delay, here's a new post from me~!!




...That isn't about my Japan trip. LOL! I'm sorry, that will come at a later timing! xP

I wanted to post about 2 new lens I bought recently.

They're super cool, so I thought it'll be nice to share it with all of you as well!

So here are the 2 pairs of lens I bought recently ☆

Still brand new in its bottles~!!

They are from the lens series Twilight, which I ordered from my friend's blogshop, BloodyCandy. 

A quick advertisement for my friend: BloodyCandy is a online store that does contact lens batch sprees for lens brands The DollyEye, Twilight, I.fairy and Kimchi. The owner, Naoffi Lolphes, is very nice so don't be afraid to ask her if you want to know which lens are brighter/more obvious, she'll be glad to help out~! Also, BloodyCandy's batch sprees often have promotions as well, so try not to miss out on those! ☆ Each pair of lens also come with a free lens casing ^^ I'll add the link below, please do go check it out! ↓↓

BloodyCandy Online Store 

Each lens cost $20/pair. I know to some people this might seem a bit pricey, but trust me a price has to be paid to acquire something as beautiful as these lens ♥♥

As you can see, I bought solid purple and solid white lens ☆

Aren't the colours just beautiful!?

Yeah, it's not natural looking, but it is perfect when you are cosplaying characters with extremely bright eye colours, or even flat solid coloured eyes :3

Twilight Purple

I bought this for a cosplay! Can you guess which character? *lol* That's right, Kirigiri Kyouko from Dangan Ronpa!

I love her okay ♥

Like I mentioned earlier, Dangan Ronpa characters have very flat, solid colours for their eyes, so instead of finding something natural I wanted to go for a type of lens that the colour would stick out like a sore thumb  be bright enough to bring out the same effect as in the game (or animation) !

With the lens on

As you can see, these lens are really different from your usual I.fairy/GEO/Kimchi lens whatsoever, the colour is very bright and stands out easily, even though the lighting isn't very good. (Sorry about the lighting by the way!)

Although the colour might not be exactly the same as Kirigiri's, I really think that Twilight Purple is the best buy since the design of the lens give that very flat feeling like in the game *lol* So I would really recommend these.

The curvature is also very good, feels really comfortable wearing the lens! x) The diameter is at 15mm for the lens, so they aren't overly large and buggy for some people with smaller eyes.

All in all, a good buy!

Twilight CP-F1

Do these look familiar? They are basically the remake version of GEO Animation's CP-F1, except the colours are much brighter ☆ I didn't exactly buy this for any cosplay, I just wanted something to wear for Halloween in school *lol*. It's commonly used in Visual Kei as well, for example..

Tora from Alice Nine 

Aki from SID

Just to name a few ☆

With the lens on.

Sorry my eyes are rather red due to tiredness! >__< And that eye muk eww

3 words.

They. are. GORGEOUS.

Too bad I can't wear these on a regular basis to school! x(

The colour is really solid and bright! You can hardly even tell that my real eyes are brown in colour *lol*

The curvature like the Twilight Purple lens is really good, no discomforts after putting the lens on. ☆ The diameter for these lens are 14mm, so you don't get a cute vibe when you're trying to be scary xD Superb for scaring people. If you are my friend on Facebook you can probably see the yandere picture I took with these lens on, heh~

All in all, if you want to look scary for Halloween...GET THESE! In contrast to GEO Animation Lens, Twilight Animation Lens come with DEGREE. Extremely important for nearly blind people like me x( (500 degrees sobs)

Now that you've had a look at the 2 lens I bought and reviewed, are you starting to get interested? *lol* I would really really recommend these lens to people who just simply adore Dangan Ronpa or Visual Kei subculture like me, and of course wear lens ☆ Twilight Animation Lens Series is just something you can't miss out on!

As far as I know only BloodyCandy offers these lens for sale in Singapore, so go get them. You won't regret it!

→→ BloodyCandy Online Store ←←

That's all from me for today ♥ I hope you enjoyed the review! Leave your comments below or by the chatbox about your opinions on the lens!

Till my next post, see you again soon!

♥~Yumi.

Misadventures of Mama and Erzi ♥

Hi guys!

So as I promised, I'm back! :3

Going to combine a short haul post together with my short outing with my erzi, Riyuu.

So as you guys all know, right now I'm having my semester holidays...and I was getting really really bored staying at home all day :(

Okay I could have been more entertained with games but the problem is I already finished playing Dangan Ronpa (I regret playing before my holidays D8)

My favourite characters are Naegi and Kirigiri :) How about you?




So anyways, I managed to get my butt out of the house and went out skate-scootering around my neighbourhood :D Riyuu came along because she was bored at home too. HAHAHAHA.

Erzi and I :D Heee~

My scooters :3 I made erzi carry that flower bag over there.

She hates me for it.

Around the playground area! Nice isn't it? I love Pasir Ris.

Yep, as you can see...I dolled up for the occasion! Haha why's that? Because I want to show you a few things I purchased over the months that I didn't update my blog xP 

So here's a few photos I took from my mini photoshoot. :)

Interested to know where I got my clothings? Look below!

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Top: 

BOY Oversized Sweater from Dip Drops

Bought this during the 2 stamp offer season at Dip Drops Tampines 1! Although people think it may be a bit too hot to wear sweaters in Singapore, this sweater is quite thin so it fits the all-year summer Singapore season perfectly. (although it may also be due to the fact that I'm used to wearing many layers out, HAHA!) For all you girls who love girly, flowing looking clothes, Dip Drops is the shop for you! One down side is that it can get a bit too expensive.

Accessories:

Chunky Cross Necklace from Forever 21

Solid Black x White Wellington Sunglasses from UNIQLO

The necklace was bought last year in December? I can't even remember anymore... I went out shopping with Kirsten at Forever 21 and H&M  over at Somerset and that's when I got that. Quite sure the last time I checked it was already out of stock though...what a pity! It's a really nice candy pink colour and that's what made me so attracted to it. I even got a matching stud bracelet! (not shown in this picture)

The UNIQLO Sunglasses belong to my eldest brother /shot I took it from his room. He bought it because it really reminded him of PSY. I think so too! ♥ 

Skirt:

Leather Skater Skirt from Taobao

Oh. My. Goodness. You don't know how long I took to convince myself to buy this. I've been eyeing leather skater skirts ever since their debut in the Japan 2012 Autumn Fashion Trends. *^* After much persuasion from my friend Dokuro (you should check out her blog by the way, I'll put the link below.) I finally got it! Only $7 on Taobao, LOL (what took me so long to buy it seriously.) This skater skirt goes well with almost anything. You should get one too!

Legwear:

Black Knee-High Socks from Taiwan

Black Lace-up Boots from China

I don't really have much to say about these... I mean, they were bought 3 years ago!? They're still my top favourites in my closet though. They go well with anything! 

Accessories:

Chunky Leopard Print Wristlet from My Cousin

Cross Wristlet from *SCAPE BAZAAR

Leopard Print Heart Ring from Bugis Junction

Yep... I don't have much to say about the leopard wristlet. After all, it's a hand-me-down! x'D The Cross Wristlet was bought for my Hiroto (Alice Nine) cosplay for my friend's birthday. And subsequently it became a closet staple whenever I went with a more edgy fashion style. The heart ring was a TOTALLY IMPULSIVE BUY that thank goodness came to use now and then! :D Isn't it cute~?

So yeah, that was my take on hmm...Shibuya style fashion? Haha! To me it seemed like it :) Tell me your opinions on my outfit! :D 

Next part is a spam of photos taken during the course of the mini photoshoot, as usual~ Hope you like them :P 

Selfie taken that day!

LOOK AT THIS PIGEON STALKING US

THIS BOTTLE TOO

Unglam photo much? Pose for the camera~

I've got swag

Scooter's got more swag B(

Also, if you're interested in my eyemake, I used I.fairy Nova Blue for my contacts and Dollywink No. 2 for my upper false eyelashes. No lower false eyelashes used here ^u^

Well that's about it for now :D Hope to see you guys again soon! :) I'll post more often these few days because I'm having quite an eventful week. :D 8 more days till Japan! /o/

♥~ Yumi.

Dokuro's Blog: minahime-blog.blogspot.com

School's out, Posting's in!

Hey guys!

So sorry for neglecting my blog for so long. Gahhh. D: Studies got the better of me haha. orz

Anyways now that school's out I'll try to make the best of my holidays to blog whatever backlog I have plus new stuff that's coming up during my holidays :D (Like my Japan Trip!)

So yeah! Hope to see you guys again soon!

BYEEE~ <3




♥~Yumi.