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SM Cyberzone Cosplay Tour 2
November 29, 2009 | SM Cubao

Thank you to Ms. Charm of SM for having us over at the Cyberzone Cosplay Tour 2 events! This is actually the 2nd installment out of 5 cosplay competitions among the different SM malls.

It is really an honor to be able to judge such great cosplayers. And a lot of whom are much more skilled than me. And yes, those cosplayers whom I really admire (both in craftsmanship and personality) also joined the competition. *hides* I wasn't able to join the first competition date because we were at AFA (Day1; Day2). But nontheless, we'll be joining the Cyberzone Cosplay Tour 2 team for the remaining dates of the competition and awarding.

The competition is still on-going and you can check out the details here! The prizes are also awesome! (P10,000 for the 1st placer; P5,000 2nd; P1000 for the other 8 finalists)! Wish I could join so that I have more Christmas shopping money for gifts but my chances are very slim (just scroll down to take a peek on how amazing the cosplayers are!)


Richie / Fat Boy Studios taking photos of Ashley *orangeish


Richie and JM. Thank you guys for visiting the event!^_^


Cute little cosplayer Jungle Fury. S/he's one of the finalists


Our very good friend Faus and Ashley :devorangeishL. Faus and I were invited to judge the cosplay competiitons for the whole tour!


Lil sis Ashley *orangeish
and Me. Just to those who are curious, we got our outfits from our trip to Singapore~ XD


Opted for more comfortable clothes for the tour because moving around with large stuff on us would take its toll eventually. Faus and I might cosplay during the awarding though.


Resh *Reskiy brought one of his figmas. Danny inspired him so much that everywhere he goes, he has little figures to pose for him too!


The lovely stage. I actually like the interiors of the Cyberzone area of SM Cubao. The lighting does its job well too!


Judges table. Faus, Ms. Cha Ubarra from SM, and me!


The scoring sheet! Thanks again to Resh *Reskiy for lending me his Persona figma! Ms. Cha told us that the pencils we were using were the ones from last year's competition! Hahaha!


Hello there, Fausy!!! Love your stockings!!!


There were 10 finalists out of 40 contestants.


But since all the finalists had really great costumes, a question and answer portion regarding different topics about cosplay was done just like last year's competition. (eg: "Why did you pick this character?" "What makes a cosplayer unique"? [if I remember correctly])


Other finalists. Optimus Prime, Sentinel and Crab Nejular.

Finally after a short dance performance, the results came in...


Congratulations to the winners! Abraham Cruz ~thebrambear for winning 1st place as Mechagodzilla (center right)) and Cykah Malagad for winning 2nd place as Skurai(center left)!

As mentioned here, the judging criteria is a bit different than those I've worked with in the past.

<sub>Preliminary

a.) Costume Difficulty - 50%

b.) Stage Presence - 30%

c.) Audience Impact - 20%

Finals (10 Participants)

a.) Question and Answer - 40%

b.) Costume Difficulty - 30%

c.) Stage Presence - 20%

d.) Audience Impact - 10%</sub>

But this type of system encourages the contestants not only to prepare such elaborate costumes but also to be well-versed (is that the right term?) in the cosplay community and everything about it!


Congratulations also to Sir Guy Singson for being one of the Finalist for his "Elite Bodyguard" costume! The little star on his weapon actually lights up!


Also, congratz, to Mary Grace Roldan ~kawaimace for her lovely WitchBlade cosplay! ^__^


Other Finalists: Lubu and Saber Lily (Tsa gomez). I found the Saber Lily costume quite well-done especially the metal part. It was very convincing! And Lubu's weapons (not seen here) was also very nice!


Another finalist, Optimus Prime by Pablo! The lights located on different parts of his costume were the same lights I used on the side of our tank in AFA!

Normally, these lights are used here at home to light up my figures in the display area. LOL


Hi Reshhhhh *Reskiy! What's up with that red thing?


The person behind Mechagodzilla, cosplayer Abraham Cruz ~thebrambear, and my dad!


Here is his Mechagodzilla costume all chopped up ready to be taken home. It actually fits just in one car...I think? o.o


This is my family at Cosplay Tour 2. Lil sis Ashley *orangeish, Mommy Jing, Daddy Ed, and me (Alodia or Edjie, my nickname *looks at parents names*). We have always been together during conventions for the past 6 years.


It was nice seeing Willie again! Interesting shirt!


Kenkoy had a special performance with his group, World Wrestling Championships! It was hilarious!


Anyway, that's all for now. The next Cyberzone Cosplay Tour would be on December 6 at SM Southmall. Hope to see more cosplayers, photographers and cosplay enthusiasts!
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A few days ago, I paid radio station Jam 88.3 a visit. This was my first time to actually step in their office, though I've been in their building some time ago also for another radio interview over at Wave 89.1.


Lambert, me, Tracy and Mike!

As you can see, we look fresh out of bed because their show "Fratpack" starts at 7:45am all the way 'til 9am. Just kidding! I just found it really early!

Thank you to Pef Decena for recording our segment/interview on Jam 88.3's "Fratpack" with Lambert, Mike and Tracy!
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

A lucky caller won prizes, giftpacks and Outback GCs for playing a game with us!


Huge posters I want to take home! LOL


Wow! So many trophies and certificates!


The room!


Thank you so much to Tracy Abad for inviting me over (thru Frances~ ^.^

Anyway, soon after the interview, I headed back home and went back to sleep! LOL Nocturnal! Are you one? Most of my artist friends seem nocturnal...