TEAM HENSHIN @ COSPLAY MANIA 2014

I am doing some recap before the year ends...

here's another recap of my 2014 experience...

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Last Cosplay Mania 2013 my group won 1st runner up for the group cosplay competition...

 (we cosplayed Sailor Moon S btw)

since that day on, we decided to give our best to get a shot for the Champion award~

we then practiced and conducted group meetings every weekend from September-October 

~and I am glad that everything went well...

we did great on stage (according to the community)

even though we didn't won the champion award we still won 1st runner up (again)

and it was still worth celebrating~

actually, the smiles and cheers of the audience were more than enough for me..

I would like to thank all the people who cheered, rooted and supported us

specially to me ever supportive team mates: loki, star, sheryl, mitch, iban, sky, dasku, otep and the rest of TEAM HNSHIN~

 we would like tot hank the organizers for giving us a chance to compete again this year~

 (during the awarding)

(group shot together with the DBZgroup)

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we're planning of a different skit for next year~

we wanted to come back with a BANG!

we'll definitely be back~

for now...here are some photos right after the event c/o our good friend volt/ollie

TEAM HENSHIN'S SAILOR MOON SHOOT

yey! 2014 is almost reaching its end!

as for my recap of my 2014 experience...

I'll be writing about our last shoot for this year~ Sailor Moon Group Cosplay Shoot

by TEAM HENSHIN

~here are the cosplayers together with their character;

nikki as sailor moon

star as sailor chibi moon

ollie as sailor mercury

loki as sailor venus

gaby as sailor jupiter

mitch as sailor neptune

sheryl as sailor uranus

izabela s sailor pluto

otep as tuxedo mask

thank you very much to our photogs namely: volt, chops, agito and jhe

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It was actually a dream come true for all of us since we grew up watching the series...

i can still remember collecting sailor moon merchandises,playing with sailor moon dolls,

wearing sailor moon clothes, etc.

I've been a sailor moon fan since I was a kid 

and I tend to root for usagi and mamoru during that time~

the series taught me to fight for what is right (or so i thought) :P

I remember imitating their moves and trasformations and even their spiels LOL 

here are some photos during the shoot~

yaaaay!

(me and otep)

(me and otep part2)

(solo shot)~up close

(solo whole body shot)

(solo bird's eye view shot or chibi shot)

this is our year-ender shoot...

next year's shoot's line up are: Magi;The Labyrinth of Magic, 

Pretty Cure, Magic:The Gathering and Fairy tale

NIKKI in FOLK DANCE COMPETITION (AREUANA)

It has been a while since I posted something (told a story)

and as for a recap of my 2014...

I joined the folkdance competition for teachers here in my division...

There we're fresh faces~teachers whom I am not familiar with...

though I was glad  to meet them since they're all very kind and friendly!

It was indeed an experience worth remembering~

I would like to thank our principals for supporting us and specially our trainer for

teaching us and motivating us to do our best...

here are some pictures:

 (excuse my derp face)

 (derp face part2)

(girls/boys)

(group picture)

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~but despite the fact that we did our best...

...it was still unfortunate because we didn't won :[

it was very heartbreaking and frustrating on our part 

specially for me and my partner since this is the second time that we're defeated...

I always told myself that it's NOT all about winning~

but some times, you just can't help but feel miserable after giving your best and not getting any...

I want to win!

I don't want to lose!

Let's do better next year!!!

*fighting!*

Nikki for an online job?

Since I want to utilize my free time, I tried applying for a job online...and here I am ... I landed on rarejob.com.ph

I passed the test, scheduled myself for a demo lesson, assessment and interview, (luckily i passed it as well), uploaded my info and updated my tutor profile, took and passed another test, applied for a payroll account at some bank,and I'm all set to teach tomorrow!

That was sure fast and easy :)

The only problem is that, since I think the ratio of tutor to tutee is 3:1 there is a big chance that i won't be able to book as many slots even though I wanted to.

I already opened some slots for me to teach but yeah I'm still waiting in vain here, Iand it won't be pleasing if this would continue. I am actually thinking of finding a new online job (any legal online job that I am capable of).

But I will still give it a try to get a hang of it, hopefully I'll have my first couple of students by tomorrow (crosses fingers).

*updating

It has been ages since my last post

it only proves how busy I am with my life today

but I still, wish to tell stories...

thus, I'll be updating soon ;3

NIKKI in CHEER DANCE COMPETITION

~memories will always stay...

the best memory of my teaching career so far~

was being able to join the cheering competition 

for DepEd teachers here in my city :3

the expectation, the tension, the butterflies, the crowd, 

the stares, the smiles, the everything during that very moment

i can still feel everything

and winning was actually a lovely feeling <3

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~well, my partner and I were the last recruits

(actually they just recruited us so that they wont be disqualified...

...'coz they still need 2 members~LOL)

actually, the practice was a disaster, there's no one there to teach us~

we're teachers, we're not cheer dancers LOL!!!

but everything went fine, thanks to UNITY

yes! we wouldn't win if it weren't for our trust for each other...

we practiced for 3 days straight...and finally for the big day~

we did our own makeup btw :3

thanks to paolo for this photo ... we used that gold thinggy for our hair :P

all smiles

more photos in action

random pose~

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group picture

wacky~

NIKKI as CURE BLOSSOM (year-ender shoot)

goodbye 2013 and hello 2014

this was my best year-ender photo shoot evaaaaaah!!!

thank you kuya jo for the osm photos

it wouldn't be this lovely if it weren't for you :]

this was my last cosplay shoot for the year 2013

and i know that i'll be able to make more beautiful memories

with this costume~

(my shupink lashes were osm and definitely a must for this cosplay)

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the pretty cure franchise as always been a part of my heart

i fell in love from the very first time i saw them transform into magical girls

that i always dream of~

tsubomi/cure actually is like the other side of me...

 and i am more of a cure marine character

though i cannot helpmyself not wantingto cosplay her..

since she's cureblossomafter all.. that pretty face,  lonely, shy,weak yet courageous girl...

yes that's what i love about her!

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coser: nikki

character; cure blossom

series: heart catch pretty cure

(c) mapi photography

"watashi, kanninbukuro no o ga kiremashita!"

NIKKI in FOLK DANCING ("Sayaw sa Salakot")

I did a lot of crazy things last year :3

and I'm actually glad that I tried those things

and one of which was

*drum rolls*

yep! DANCING 

i joined the central district dance group for the folk dance competition

it was an experience of a lifetime lol (so dramu)

well i remember dancing folk dances during my elementary days

but that was x-years ago~ hello modern era!!!

so yeah~it was really fun, i had a great time practicing with my colleagues

it was also a chance for me to get to know other

teachers from other schools :]

but unfortunately we didn't win...

that was also a heartbreaking experience for me as a first timer

 lesson learned: don't join any folk dancing competitions anymore ~LOL

just kidding, well...if ever i'll be given a chance to join again,
then why not?! i mean #YOLO hahaha
then again, it's not all about winning...

Team Henshin for HOTD (Highschool Of The Dead

here's our take: HOTD team henshin style :3

thank you alain for your osm work...

view his portfolio here----> https://www.facebook.com/ritrato.alainrafer

and thank you to my team mates and photog-friends for making this happen :]

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Cast:

marky as random zombie

ollie as rei

sky as takahashi

loki as saeko

nikki as saya

dasku as kohta

shinji as nure shizuka

star as alice

JL as mrs.takagi

Photogs:

alain

vince

ron

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the shoot was held at a college campus thank you very much to shun for accommodating us :]

everyone did well and the aftermath was a picnic style pot-luck-ish meal for everyone!

side note; it would've been better if there were a huge pack of zombies

blood spills and jam packed zombie beating everywhere

yeah! the blood was osm ... it added a lot of drama

surely it was a blast!

but we'll re-shoot this for shoot

this time...more zombies, more blood 

and more HOTD signature fan service LOL

Nikki for Cherry&Bubblegum's Bunny Hoodie

December of last year (2013) before our dear friend Engle leaves the country...  

~we decided to have a souvenir-ish fun shoot for Cherry&Bubblegum

check the page here ----> https://www.facebook.com/cherryandbubblegum

we did 34 sets for the shoot, the first shoot was for the bunny hoodies,

next was a k-on! shoot and lastly was our vocaloid cosplay tandem :3

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Thank you Engle for the lovely photos :]

this was a heartwarming farewell from you, thank you very much

for all the fun and laughter you shared with us ... we'll surely miss u bro :]

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As for the product review :3

yay!!! such soft! much cute! wow!

I tell you...it's a good and a smart buy for 1,000php

the hoodies are very cute did I already mention that? LOL

it's very fluffy too, it's perfect for cutesy photoshoots or costrips

it's also great for the cold weather for its texture :3

a quality product from Cherry&Bubblegum indeed!

p.s. it has ears!!! yes bunny ears for the record of cuteness~it's over 9,000!!! 

hahahaha!!! inquire now and grab yours!

my sister from another mother :3

     

 me being all cutesy with the hoodie

           

loki and nikki in baby blue and baby pink bunny hoodies