Tag: alodia
Soapbox: Festival Time
by otaking on Oct.13, 2009, under Soapbox
Haruhi, you're doing it wrong. Festival time is definitely not supposed to be the same thing over and over again.
At Cosplay Mania, I wandered convention hall, no longer Cliff, lawyer, obedient son, Filipino citizen. For that moment in time, I had become Lelouch: deposed Britannian royalty, student, revolutionary, enemy of the state.
OtaGonzo: The White Hat Cosplay Charity Event
by otaking on Aug.31, 2009, under Otagonzo
The White Hat Strawberry Yogurt
I was finishing off my cup, watching the crowds at the Shangri-La Mall line up for photos and frozen yogurt, when I realized that this particular cosplay event wasn’t anything like a convention at all. It was a carefully choreographed, well-organized media event that appeared to be a cosplay competition. It was pure publicity for a charity tie-in with a consumer product.
News: White Hat Charity Event
by otaking on Aug.29, 2009, under News
The White Hat Charity Event
I’ll be attending the White Hat Charity Event tomorrow, Sunday, August 30. The main draw for me is the whole ‘yogurt for charity’ thing, really, since I’m partial to Red Mango, which is just down the street from where I live and I’m looking to compare. Oh yeah, and there’s apparently cosplay and some charity thing too.
Okay, let’s be fair. It’s for the Got Heart Foundation, a charity that focuses on empowering Filipino entrepreneurs, a cause I fully support.
OtaGonzo: Cosplay Fusion 2009 Part 2
by otaking on Jun.29, 2009, under Otagonzo
(Welcome to my first installment of OtaGonzo. What is Gonzo? Check out the following links: Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, Spider Jerusalem, Anthony Bourdain, Neil Strauss, and P.J. O’Rourke.)
The LEGEND
Interlude: Cosplay Fusion 2009 Part I
by otaking on Jun.27, 2009, under Interlude
(I apologize for the quality of the pictures in advance. Phone camera, not the ideal tool for the job.)
It was much too early to head to the Cosplay Fusion venue when me and my friends arrived at Rockwell, so we had lunch instead. The event was moved outside, in the plaza close to the Starbucks and the Mini Shabu-Shabu, and it was a swelteringly hot day, so we decided to stay inside and cool down.
We immediately noticed the toys and scupltures display by the Mango store, which we also saw at the last Toycon. There were statues from Fatboy Studios:
