Cosplay: Mangaholics 2009

Last November 21, Saturday, was the first time that my son Marc attended a cosplay event that he donned a costume.  Venue was the East Pavilion of World Trade Center.

It was actually a two-day activity but we opted to just attend the first day.  This time around, some of his classmates did joined, thus making it a more exciting and memorable one. 

This is my son Marc as Gilbert Nitrate of Pandora Hearts…

and classmates Kelly as Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy Advent…

John C Flores as soldier Cloud Strife of Final Fantasy too…

and schoolmate Nico as Vincent Valentine of Final Fantasy.

This is how the place looks like once inside the venue…

there’s a band that continuously played all throughout that day…

some exhibits of anime drawings…

booths selling various anime products and stuffs…

a booth selling camera buddy, a hand-held minipod which can extend up to 27 inches costing P500.00.  I bought one for myself… I don’t know if that was a smart buy :-)…

and here is our picture while my son was holding the minipod…

and booths where you can also showcase your talent in drawing, just like what John C did and here is his drawing of his anime character done in minutes…

They also did some role-playing for photo shoots…

   and of course, the endless picture-takings with the other cosplayers as well as with the mangaholics and anime lovers…

     

Here is a picture slide that I did to summarize the kid’s activities that day…

 

It was a tiring day for me… I was the kid’s photographer, keeper of things and attending to my son’s needs.  But it was all worth it.  I can see the happiness in their faces, never-ending smiles while they do their posing for the cameras…they never even thought of taking a rest even for a second huh!!!

And if you think you’ve seen the last of it, well you are mistaken!!!  Next stop of the kids… Hero Nation on November 30 at A. Venue Events Hall at Makati City.  See you there ha ha!!!

Still on my Pet Society…

It’s almost a month now since my last blog huh!!!!  It’s that long to do some postings, I just can’t believed it really.  I still had not find the time to go back to my scrapbooking affairs… quite busy doing application games on my facebook account and attending to my son’s activities too.

After that Halloween theme last November 1, it’s thanksgiving this time at Pet Society.  Before that, they had also these fairy elements.  My Hannah already had undergone several transformations… and here are some of them..

And for the thanksgiving theme, this is how it looks like in Hannah’s place now..

and she’s got several rooms now and much-improved too since the time that I posted them here!!! Take a look…

I am looking forward to an additional room and I want a kitchen perhaps for Hannah this time around!!!

I did also try my hand at Farmville and I’m quite addicted to it also with it now.  Since I had decorated most of Hannah’s rooms, my time now is focused with my Farmville.  It’s still a long way to go with my farm though… take a peek …

It’s thanksgiving atmosphere too at Farmville and so turkeys abound… aren’t they cute feasting on that table ha ha!!!!

and flowers are bountiful too at this time around … and so garden shed is available now as well as flowers that stay in bloom for two weeks…that really is beautiful huh… I really loved that thing now!!!

I am into Restaurant City too as I had mentioned in my last post.  But I got tired of it by now (as well as My Cafe World).  It’s quite boring for me now…

Well, that’s just for now… hope I can do some postings more !!!

Halloween Fever is on at Pet Society

Yes!!!  That’s right…the halloween fever is on at Facebook’s Pet Society!!! And here is how my Hannah looks like now…isn’t she “spooky” cutie???

And so, Hannah’s living room just underwent a slight renovation to keep up with the current theme…and here it is!!!

Hannah also did visit a friend’s house, Winny Minny, for that spooky party…

and went to an ice-cream party too, hosted by JilyMily (the one w/ cucumber eyes ha ha!!!)…

And aside from Pet Society, I am engrossed now too with Restaurant City.  It is called “Heaven Sent Cafe” and my pet society friends did attend its opening night!!!   One of these days, I will show how the interior looks like!!!  Till my next update :-)

My “Pet Society” Update

Three days ago, I introduced to all of you my pet “Hannah”.  She’s got a new look now…take a peek!!!

And her house also took some renovations… adding a front garden to her abode now!!!

This is Hannah’s front garden…still waiting for the trees to bear fruits.  Quite a long time to harvest really ha ha!!!

and her living room…as you can see, so many things have been added to make it a very cozy one!!!

and the bedroom.. she’s got a wardrobe collection now and some knick-knacks too!!!

and her aquarium.  She stopped fishing for now since its quite loaded now already!!!

Well, that’s it for now from Hannah!!!  We’ll keep you posted in a few days perhaps???

My Pet Society

A few days ago, I tried my hand in playing the game of Facebook’s Pet Society.  And I became quite addicted to it.  Somehow I felt I was also doing some scrapbooking of sorts because I create things again…

I just want to introduce to you my pet… and her name is Hannah.  It is the name that I gave to my puppy before. 

It was quite hard to accumulate things but after a few days, I must say my pet now lives in a modest house of her own, thanks to friends like Mokmok, Jilymily, Keichi and Hedger.  They all send gifts,  for Hannah to start building her home!!!

And I welcome all of you in Hannah’s World…

This is Hannah’s bedroom…

  while this is where Hannah entertains her pet society friends…

and Hannah just acquired her aquarium today!!!  She has to spend a lot of food for baits before she got the hang of how to get those fishes.  And lots of trash too out there in the fishpond ha ha..like boots, bottles, broken boxes etc…

and I want you to meet Hannah’s Pet Society Friends…

and today, Hannah also won the Track and Field Race.  At last, after so many tries ha ha…

It’s really quite addicting…it has taken so much of my time that I forgot my scrapbooking activities for a while :-)…

Celine Dion’s Just Walk Away

My featured video for now is Celine Dion’s Just Walk Away…lyrics below…

I know I never loved this way before
And no one else has loved me more
With you I've laughed and cried
I have lived and died
What I wouldn't do just to be with you
I know I must forget you to go on
I can't hold back my tears too long
Though life won't be the same
I've got to take the blame
And find the strength I need to let you go

Just walk away
Just say goodbye
Don't turn around now you may see me cry
I mustn't fall apart
Or show my broken heart
Or the love I feel for you
So walk away
And close the door
And let my life be as it was before
And I'll never never know
Just how I let you go
But there's nothing left to say
Just walk away

There'll never be a moment I'll regret
I've loved you since the day we met
For all the love you gave
And all the love we made
I know I've got to find the strength to say
Just walk away
Just say goodbye
Don't turn around now you may see me cry
I mustn't fall apart
Or show my broken heart
Or the love I feel for you
So walk away
And close the door
And let my life be as it was before
And I'll never never know
Just how I let you go
But there's nothing left to say
Just walk away.

 

Joni Gray’s Felty Fall

Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, usually in March (southern hemisphere) or September (northern hemisphere) when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier.

I got this wonderful kit of Joni Gray of Digiscrap Freebies called Felty Fall in time for the Autumn season together with a beautiful art from Linda of Random Thoughts at Linda’s Place.  You can find wonderful creations and freebies at these blog sites so do check them out.

And from these freebies,  I made a cluster and a quick page for all of you to enjoy :-) ….

 

 

and here is my inspirational layout using the cluster…

Retreat 2009

My son just came back from his retreat held at BLD Covenant House in Dasmarinas Cavite from September 23 up to 25.  This spiritual exercise is traditionally given by their school to graduating high school students.  It is meant to prepare them to courageously cope with the challenges and trials as young adults by strengthening their understanding of God and deepening their relationship with Him.

This is the Retreat House…

and the graduating high school students of OPLMC…

and this is the sleeping quarters of the “young boys”…

and one of the activity of the retreat…putting in writing some thoughts on each of their classmates…

Our participation was also thru this manner… we were tasked to prepare a letter and hand it secretly to the class adviser.  These letters were then given to each one of them in one of their retreat activities.  And I would like to share with all of you what I had written for my only son, Marc…

First of all, I would like to thank the Almighty God for giving you the opportunity to embark on a very meaningful and fruitful "SPIRITUAL JOURNEY."

Mac, I've known you to be such a very simple person.  And at your age now, you are still a very innocent young boy...so trusting and always ready to give a hand.  I've never seen you to be a selfish person... and most especially, you never became a brat, never took advantage of being an only child.  And for that, I want you to know that we are so PROUD OF YOU!!!

Much as I wanted you to remain as "my innocent young boy", I know that wouldn't be for long...

A few months from now, you will start "living" as a YOUNG ADULT!!!

Independence, maturity and sense of responsibility will be your new-found friends... and I hope and pray that they will become your constant companions in life...

Slowly, you will also learn that life will not always be a bed of roses.  I can see by your actions that you want to have a simple and quite life.  But I want you to understand that in this world, you can not be simple and quite all the time.   Along the way, you will experience pain, trials, hurt, failures and/or disappointments.  This is the stage of your life that you will have your ups and downs.   There would be times that you don't have any idea where life is leading you, that you don't still see the road ahead of you.  You can not know for certain when and where it will all end.  But you should not let these negative things overrule you.  Learn how to pick-up the pieces and stand up from every fall because life is also a "matter of choice", just like happiness...

There's just one thing that I would like you to always remember - - -

Hand-in-hand, we will both welcome and face your life's new dimension, the adult world!!!

Just as the Lord will always be here for you, so shall we.  In your every endeavor,  challenges and trials, we will be behind you; in every road you are going to, we're here supporting you all the way, come what may!!!

I want you to be strong always and hold on to God, always pray the Holy Rosary because it is the way of meditating Jesus' life, death and resurrection.

Lastly, I pray that this annual retreat will open new doors for you in understanding the Lord, strengthening your faith and in deepening your relationship with Him.  This, in essence, will be your "most important journey in life!"

In closing, I thank the retreat master and all the teachers and staff of OPLMC for this spiritual exercise given to the graduating students.  May God bless you all.

I know it will be quite a long journey…and it has only just began.  I just pray, hope and wish that I will be here in his every step of the way…

October Elements 11-21

Special thanks to Just a Dream,  ScrapBookFlair,  Digiscrap Freebies, NiceCrane Designs,  and Gunhild Storeide for the elements used in making this kit.

October Elements 1-10

I might be quite busy next week and the following days to come, and so I decided this early to make my October elements.  I was able to come up with ten and will continue to do so, if and when I find more interesting ones to work with :-)  …

Special thanks to ScrapBookFlair and Just a Dream for the elements…

Love WordArt 11

Thanks to Joni Gray’s Digiscrap Freebies and Jaelop Designs for the elements…

Love Button Elements 12-15

Thanks to Jaelop Designs and Digiscrap Freebies for the elements and Gunhild Storeide for the button template…