A long hiatus... I'm finally back!!!

I am so gonna fare terribly for this semester.  Year 3 is really a 'no joke' phase.  I am so doomed.  I expect no 'A's this semester yet... GAWD... I still can't get over the fact I'm screwing up my grades for the first time...

Anyway, that aside...

We, the animators, who locked ourselves up every single day like an otaku, doodling away on the lightbox/computer, having almost no social life, eats junk everyday for convenience, aircon supply got cut off time and again from overnights in school, backaches, buttaches, indigestions.... we finally... FINALLY!!!  OMGWTFHALLELUJAH~!!!!  WE FINALLY EXERCISED!!!  Out into the open wilderness with fellow exercise deprived animators~

SPARKLES OF JOY

Tramples in bed of daisies~!

...

WE MUST BE NUTS!

Cycling for 5 hours, 36km under the blazing hot sun!!!  Not advisable.  Not at all.

Animation must'd fried our brains.


Ah~ This is love!


All of us still so cheery-looking... but inside, our souls... *trauma*


Melting... happily...




メロンとマトです〜！

It was a fun day... though I swear I could have combusted and died under such intense heat...

I am definitely certain now that my passion still lies in Manga... it's good I guess.  Least now I'm positive what I aim for.

This abrupt blog shall thus end likewise.

Oh God!  I'm having my audition for Japanese Karaoke Contest this coming Sunday~!  I'm starting to feel a bit jittery now.  I was sent this message stating that I am to report to Classroom J tea room at 5:45pm with my name and I have to dress up for photo-taking and video-tapping... what in the world is this... when has it become Bunka Idol Contest rather than the formerly mentioned

Oh what in the world had I signed up for

Gosh.  I forgot to bid my Aunties Bon Voyage today.  I hope they receive my last minute message   Pray that they will have fun as usual in India and have a safe journey where ever they go.  Safe trip there and back!!!  

These past few weeks had been fulfilling yet stress inducing.  My motivation to strive for my manga is growing by the day but my acne, too, is growing on my face all over   I do hope this is just part of the exfoliating process where all the hidden zits are revealing themselves for the first and final time before the healing process comes into place and soon enough, a clear and supplied flawless and beautiful skin~  Yay~!!!  This must be it!

Somehow I've got to psycho myself before I leap into depression   Not something I can afford right now since it will definitely drag me down to oblivion.  My manga might cease, all other motivations too.  Tsk-tsk!  Definitely a No-no.  Cheer up~!  Whee~!!  Cheer up~!!!  Whee~!!!!

Ok, now I'm ready    

On a random note, I stumbled upon an awesome site a few days back.  'Animesuki Forum' is a great place to learn Japanese.  Though the thread to 'Learning Japanese' is not part of the many main threads there, nevertheless, there are a number of pro learners of the language and a handful of natives to ask from if you have queries regarding the language and its culture.  Best off, they are extremely nice and patient people   I got to talk to a few people like [B]mendokusa[/B] san, [B]Mystique[/B] san, [B]Nikorai[/B] san and various others.  They corrected my bad grammar and gave me explanations as to why it might be wrong.  I am in debt of them.  LOL.  They are seriously a bunch of やさしい人 (yasashii hito = kind people/person).

Once again, I can't say how blessed I am despite other inadequacies.

Wish me luck on my audition if you happen to see this, won't ya?



P.S.: From the next blog on, I will be writing in Japanese together with translation.  If time permits, I may add in romaji for the ease of those also learning this language.  Yoroshiku ne~!  Let's work hard together, shall we? 

次のブログから、Translationと日本語で書いています。時間があったら、日本語をまだ勉強している皆立ちの為に　Romajiをつけて上げる　と思います。よろしくね〜！一緒に頑張りましょうか。 

tsugi no burogu kara, Translation to nihongo de kaiteimasu.  jikan ga attara, nihongo wo mada benkyou shiteiru minna tachi no tame ni Romaji wo tsukete ageru to omoimasu.  Yoroshiku ne~!  issho ni ganbarimashou ka.

Boredom can drive people to do things they don't usually bother. 

I have decided in all my sanity to show you how I put on my usual makeup.  Asking why this is called 'Eye Make'?  Simply because I only put on eye makeup and none other.  No fancy stuff from me here.  I do non of foundation, concealer, blush, bronzer and the likes.  For a start, there are no foundation nor concealer appropriate sold off the shelf that suits my skin tone.  Secondly, I detest having the powdery/sticky feel on my face.  Last but not least, it saves me money and keeps my skin healthy and natural.  Ok, enough of my nonsense.  Here's what happens.

First off, I equip myself with the necessary tools for my daily makeup routine.  The following items I use are:
1.    Biore Perfect Milk UV Lotion SPF 50 (for body and face)
2.    KOJI Spring Heart Eyebrow Pencil (in dark brown)
3.    KOJI Spring Heart Eyeliner Pencil (in black)
4.    Eyebrow Brush (think mascara brush without the mascara)
5.    Q-tips (or what Singaporeans call cotton buds) 

Common sense says that you start off with a clean face.  So here you have it.


Ugh!  It's ugly, I know.  But FUCK U for thinking that too

To kick start my makeup, I apply sunblock as a base for my face.  Of course, this is done after you complete your proper regime, for example, facial wash, toner and moisturizer, if you follow any.  Then I do my eyebrows.  Using the eyebrow pencil, I draw out the ends of my eyebrows first.  Make sure they taper at the ends.  This is not uniform line drawing.  


Yup, the ends.  See how they taper at the ends?

For me, there is no hard and fast rule as to how arch or long I should draw my brows.  I draw them base on how my brow bones guide my pencil when I run it across my face.  In any case you are interested in learning how to draw the generic brows, drop me a comment  

Following which, I add more 'hair' to the front of my brows.  As you can see, I have really short brows that start too late and end too early.


Now this is how eyebrows should start!  Curses

Sometimes, on the road, you may see people walking around with seriously drawn drawn eyebrows.  That's not typo error.  I'm emphasizing on it.  People who have eyebrows that are really drawn on.  The 'drawn on' look.  The 'tattoo-ed' look.  That's more like it.  Yes, the kinds you see on aunties and people who don't know what's good for them.  Don't be a victim.  It's disgustingly vulgar!!! 

Use a eyebrow brush to soften your line.  The brush not only helps to create a more natural look, it tidies your brow at the same time.


Stroke it gently from front to end.  Don't be an idiot


Isn't it better?  Now it looks like my brows grew gently and uniformly from start to end. 

For those who have 'holes' in their not-so-perfectly trimmed brows, fill in the gaps only after you complete this step.  Common sense says too, that you don't color the gaps like you are coloring a picture, you gently stroke your pencil along the direction of growth of your hair along the gaps.  After which, you can do a second combing to evenly distribute the color.

Now that my eyebrows are done, I proceed on to my eyes.  For me, I like putting on eyeliner because it accentuates my small eyes and makes me visually interesting

Up till this stage, if you hate what you see, then fuck off.  I don't give a damn to people who can't appreciate my effort.


Drawing a guideline on each lid first helps me in filling up the rest of the area later on.


Well, it also helps to let you see whether they are balanced on each side.

I don't usually bother to check at this stage because I can easily do the addition/subtraction method if I find either side is too much or little for my liking.


Tada!  The top lids are done.  This requires practice for people who are, well, basically not good.

You can end your eye makeup here but for me, I like to go a tad bit visual kei.  It's personal preference. 


This is half of what I usually put on my upper lids.  It really depends on my mood.  For now, I'm lazy, so it's not really prominent when I open my eyes.


Ah~!  The visual nuances.

I like my lower lids drawn too.  I don't suggest drawing the lower lids all the way to the ducts because it will block out your entire eye and makes it look 'stick-on' and very uncool... especially if you have small eyes like me.  Likewise, for people with huge eyes, don't do that either cos it'll destroy the beauty of your eyes.  That tiny mistake will make your eyes look very overdone and dead.

You can choose to add in mascara after this step but I think it is not necessary because chances are, with such thick eyelines, people won't see your mascara cladded lashes.  Thus, I'm not bothered.  

Yes, yes, this is it.  I am so damn unglowing right here...

if time permits, I may try out other ways of putting on my makeup.  Till then, don't expect any of such things again.

Cheers.