Selling my LIZ LISA dress!

[SOLD]

Hello! I want to sell this beautiful LIZ LISA dress. It's really pretty, but it doesn't really suit me, so I decided to give this gorgeous piece a new home.

It's from their past Chambre à coucher collection. I got it second-handed from Yahoo Auction, still in mint condition. Size Free. If you're busty, I'm afraid the chest part would not fit.

Here are some photos with indoor lighting!

Front

 Back

 Collar part. Ugh, somehow the color got altered on this one.

The lace is my favorite part! I hope they will use this lace again in the future.

On model. Lena Fujii and Yui Kanno wear the red version. Wait, is mine the brown or red version? I think the brown one has brown laces instead of white. Oh well, I think mine is red.

Price is Rp 637.000,- or $55 (shipping fee not included). Payment can be accepted through local bank, Mandiri or BCA, and internationally through Paypal or Western Union (I think I prefer the latter, I don't have experience with receiving money on Paypal...). Domestic shipping will be done via JNE and international shipping with EMS or any cheaper international shipping service you want me to use for you. I ship from Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia.

If interested, please drop a comment below or shoot me an email at contact@cottonkuma.net!

Maru Mise Buying Service Review

It's finally holiday! Only one week or so though. I'm supposed to be doing my assignment but I'm a huge procrastinator--OH HEY let's not talk about assignment.

Are you guys into Japanese trend? I'm really into the marine theme! It's uber cute, I want to have everything marine-themed with sailor collar. Plus, they are for summer so I can wear them here! Humid Jakarta is humid.

I fell in love with this simple sailor one piece from Ank Rouge.

When I was browsing through Shoppies, I found the white version of it! Turns out I like the white version better than the navy one.

The cordiform buttons are red. To me, the white piece looks more appealing as it has three colors while the navy one only has two. Now, time to go to a buying service! I decided to try a buying service I had been eyeing for a while, Maru Mise.

(Facebook page here)

In the past, I have used Kawaiikkuma. There is a huge difference I noticed between Maru Mise and Kawaiikkuma. To make it easier to compare, I will write down the differences in bullets :

Kawaiikkuma

• When asked for price estimation, they will calculate the item's price and domestic shipping fee. International shipping fee estimation comes after they received the item in Japan. Their rate is 1 JPY = 135 IDR.
• Payment is done twice. Deposit for the item's value and domestic shipping fee, then international shipping from Japan to your place with EMS.
• Their service fee is 5% × overall transaction for every transaction you make + 1000 JPY for every different seller.
• The item will be either directly sent to you, or forwarded to them in Indonesia then sent to you. With EMS, you will get your item super fast.

Maru Mise

• When asked for price estimation, they will calculate everything up until you receive the item. Their rate is 1 JPY = 165 IDR (for beauty products and fashion items, they have different rate for different kind of items).
• Payment can be done once or twice. You can pay for all at once or deposit half of your item's value + domestic shipping fee and complete your payment later.
• Their service fee is unknown, they take profit from their high rate.
• Your item will be gathered together with other buyers' items, once they receive it in Indonesia they will notify you or send your item to you immediately if you have paid everything when you ordered it. You need to wait approximately two weeks for your item to arrive.

Huge difference! I don't even know how Maru Mise deal with the international shipping from Japan to Indonesia. My guess is they use cheaper international shipping service with money gathered from combining people's order. That is why it takes more time for you to get your item.

So, after waiting with patience and excitement, my Ank Rouge dress arrived safely!

(I actually forgot to take photos of them when they were still being wrapped, I was too excited)

Oh yeah, I also bought Ank Rouge's cherry hairpin. I asked my boyfriend if it's cute and he said that 'it is not suited to be worn here' because, uh, I know it's a bit too fancy, people will notice my hairpin (let's try beating my self-consciousness here) but its cuteness is irresistible. I love wearing hair clips!

They are my current favorite hair accessories! The gold hair clips are from daytime shooting star (Hirunaka no Ryuusei) × earth music & ecology Japan Label. I absolutely adore everything from this collaboration line.

Closer shots of the sailor one piece!

The fabric feels very soft! When I first saw it on the site I was afraid the material would be stiff, but it's not, I like it. The ribbon somehow always covers the (decorative) buttons, it's disappointing because the buttons are even cuter IRL! By the way I hate taking photos in my room, the lighting is terrible.

Are you wondering if the ribbon is detachable? It is! Here is the secret!

Tadah! I wish they could put some more buttons higher though, the ribbon looks a bit loose and if I could 'fasten' the ribbon, it would not cover the cordiform buttons.

Back collar!

I love little details!! I'm so in love with this dress and DID I MENTION THAT IT SMELLS SO SO SO GOOD? It's a second-hand piece, so the seller probably have used and washed it. And I need to know what kind of detergent or clothes perfume that the previous owner used because IT SMELLS FREAKING NICE LIKE SWEET STRAWBERRY. The smell is so nice and lingering I could be sniffing at it all day! No kidding!

Anyway, here is more about the two buying services (I can't help but compare).

Maru Mise is very practical if you want to buy a lot of items from different shops. Feel free to buy socks from Tutuanna, clothes from LIZ LISA, toilet papers from Amazon and so on. Kawaiikkuma charge 1,000 JPY per seller so--you can imagine how your wallet's situation will be if you want to do so.

And the best thing from Maru Mise is you can first pay half of everything!! You can pay for the deposit, wait for the item to arrive as you save up some more money. Doesn't it feel better to pay $50 then another $50 after some more time than paying all $100 at once? And their price calculation is precise, with Kawaiikkuma sometimes you could have a light heart attack when they notify you about the shipping fee.

Communication with Maru Mise was smooth. I personally recommend Maru Mise if you want to buy some stuffs from multiple sellers. I recommend Kawaikkuma if you want to buy many items from one store only and you want them quick. My recommendation doesn't apply if you want to buy heavy things like bags and shoes though.

Okay, see you, guys! Have a good day, I'm going back to procrastinating (only to regret it later but still do it every so often)!

Secret Key Sweet Glam Tint Glow Review

Hi, guys! WOW I HAVEN'T POSTED FOR MONTHS. Ew, this freaking human *mumbles*. I promised myself to write at least three posts every month, now see how I'm doing. Things got real hectic, but ouch, I have no excuse, guys.

I came to this blog and some of you commented how you checked this blog to see if there's a new post, when you didn't find one you sort of protested (and 11k pageviews? Last time I checked it was still 9k or something). Thank you so much! Those comments surprised me and I can't believe myself. 'What? People actually revisit my blog and they are eager to see some updates--when I can't even write properly.' Again, thank you! It really made me super happy!! I won't abandon this blog (but oops, I did forget that I have a blog), buying the .net domain was a form of my commitment to the blog. I pay it yearly, so even if I forget that I own a blog, the bill will still come to me and be like, 'sup you still have that stupid cottonkuma thing of yours.'

Today I'm going to do a review of this one product--which, wait, looks very familiar.

IS THAT DIOR ADDICT LIP GLOW?

Nope. A dupe, obviously. A wonderful-looking dupe. Guys, guys, I don't want to spend $32 on a damn lip balm, okay? I have always been lusting on Dior Addict Lip Glow, but god knows my wallet is so thin I'm afraid it could disappear into thin air whenever it feels like going poof! Bye, loser.

First, what is this Dior Addict Lip Glow thing?

(or Dior Addict Lip Glow Color Reviver Balm, to be exact. It's this one.)

(The one I want is this one, the packaging is prettier.)

It's a lip balm with sheer, natural pink color that comes in a beautiful packaging from the high-end brand Dior (actually, who doesn't know Dior?). It has SPF 10 and is supposed to 'awaken and enhance the natural beauty of your lips'. It will look like your lip color--just much nicer! How does that sound? Not to forget that it's a lip balm, it's as moisturizing as lip balm and bonus SPF (not very helpful, minimal SPF for lips is 15, but better than nothing, no?). The color will also vary on different person. Yeah.

(In the photo above, the plastic cap appears more pinkish. The first photo of this post shows you the true color. I hate editing the photos of this one product, somehow the colors in every photo are inconsistent.)

Secret Key is a Korean brand that I have heard few times because of their snail products. This is the first Secret Key product I purchased. I was excited when I first saw this product, I didn't wait to buy one.

They do a great job in replicating the packaging. I feel good carrying this around with me, makes me feel sassy.

The twist mechanism works well and when you close the cap it produces 'click' sound. I like how it has lip bullet shape. Because, uh, it feels cool and very womanly. I had great time laughing when my clumsy friend tried to put it on her though, 'how the heck do you apply this?!' since lipsticks feel so foreign to us. I also struggled with it at first, but *cough* none of you will get to see that.

Swatched on arm, the color is nice sheer pink. When first applied on lips, it may appear too red. After a while, it will turn to be reddish on me and on my friend, very cute milky peach color. My friend complained how it was too red after application, but we chatted for a few minutes and I noticed the change. She went to look on the mirror and surprised herself. I'm really sorry I can't show you some photos to prove, no one liked the idea of being my model! (I don't like taking photos of myself too lol) I will come back to this post with some swatches.

First few days of using the lip balm, I felt wonderful, it felt very moisturizing and--just fabulous. But after two weeks or so, I found myself stopped raving it. The lip balm lasts only for few hours and leaves my lips dry, or worse, sometimes chapped. Even with another lip balm underneath. I like the color it gives on my lips, but as a lip balm, it doesn't do its job well.

As it's drying, it's logical to reapply as often as you can. However, after reapplying every two hours, I scared my boyfriend with my extreme red lips. When the moisturizing effect runs out, the stain stays. It's fine if you're a fan of red lips, though.

At the end of the day, will I say that it's a perfect dupe of Dior Addict Lip Glow?

No. It's drying, it's a huge con. How could a product claiming as a lip balm be so drying?

It could work, but here is how to :

1. Apply.
2. After around two hours, apply lip balm. Don't reapply Secret Key Sweet Glam Tint Glow.
3. Watch out, don't wait until your lips are chapped. Always apply another lip balm beforehand.
4. Reapply Sweet Glam Tint Glow only if the color is gone.

Don't you think it would be such a hassle?

Price :
Rp 119.000,- (approximately $10)

Where to buy :
I purchased mine from Chic Princessa.

What I like :

• Elegant packaging.
• Beautiful color that varies on every person. It's just fun.
• Moisturizing--when it's still there.

What I dislike :

• YO IT'S DRYING.

Repurchase? Only if they do something with the drying part. Until then, no.

Brb, I have a lot of catching up to do!!
(Edit : OH NO my brother is downloading 10GB++ movies!!)

UPDATE : I'm truly sorry, I think I misjudged this product. I tried switching back and forth to other kinds of lip balm and I think it's MY LIPS' DRYNESS THAT CAN'T BE HELPED (I'm that type of person who doesn't drink water much). I will edit this post properly once I'm done with my work! I specifically went online to edit this post so people won't immediately list this product as a no-no. See you now, I will be back soon!

UPDATE II (whaaat) : Yeah, I think it's just me always being not hydrated enough. I'm really sorry, I can now claim that this lip balm is not drying! It's just like any other lip balm, I'm using this product again! It is moisturizing and not drying. The only con on this product is that if you often reapply it, the color will probably be too much. That is all!

Whoa this post is such a mess--finals are near, I think I'm on the verge of losing my sanity.

O.P.I Nail Lacquer in Dulce de Leche Review

I love this color, somehow I really do. It's O.P.I, so I would not be disappointed---would I?

To my surprise, it takes FOREVER to dry and IT CHIPS VERY EASILY, even after topped with the great Sally Hansen Advanced Hard as Nails Strengthening Top Coat (very recommended!). In a day or two, you should expect it to crack. I couldn't believe myself, so I gave it another few tries. And it still sucked.

My mom owns few O.P.I nail polishes, they all work great, so I kept wondering how this one failed to impress me. If you are questioning its authenticity, I will answer that I'm certain it's authentic, my mom bought it from the O.P.I counter directly for Rp 190.000,- (around $16)

This post has been sitting on my draft for months. I apologize for not showing how the color would look like when painted on nails. Every time I wanted to take a photo of it on my nails I feel highly unmotivated--then I decided I wouldn't do it. I know it's not going to be worth-it, I don't want to spend time beautifying my nails only to be disappointed the next day.

I love the shade, but the quality is poor and truly disappointing. I will not repurchase unless they make changes to the formula.

Anyway, I bought some items, I'm quite happy with my purchases and I want to review them! But I have 'use for at least three weeks before posting a review' rule I made for myself. Noooooooooo oh well can't wait to post! Have a good day!

Discover New Blogs

Hello! What have you guys been up to? These days I'm--still busy--playing--with my cuties. Yeah, I'm still playing Fire Emblem: Awakening. I'm a bit disappointed that my husband prince doesn't call me with pet names. In Harvest Moon, you can choose how you want your partner calls you; Darling, Honey, or Dear.

'The people need to be saved! Wifey, let's go!' Probably like that. I want Chrom to sound badass and still dorky at the same time.

Guys, are you still there? Okay, I don't want to tire you out with my unnecessary gaming comments either.

Kind Melanie nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award! Thank you, Melanie! Please do check out her blog! The Cherry Blossom World.

The Versatile Blogger Award rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award. That’s common courtesy.
2. Include a link to their blog. That’s also common courtesy
3. Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly and then nominate these blogs.
4. Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.

Can you guys tell that I'm excited with this opportunity to introduce you some amazing blogs?!

Here you go, the blogs I'm nominating/tagging!

♡ kitten cuddler ♡ 
** J U N N I K U ** ★★★★ A fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog! ♡
Amour  de ma vie
Biffsquiggled
Emily Marisia
MangoRabbitRabbit - Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle Blog
moeri's story
My Glossy Affair
Naomi Aria's Blog
Oh Dear Bumblebees

And seven things about myself :

1. I'm indecisive and--slow-paced. I take minutes to decide if I want to buy something. I panic when someone tells me to 'just decide quickly'.
2. I have social anxiety. I like the advantages blogging gives me, I like sounding like I'm a bright and cheerful person. I don't feel guilty after blogging either.
3. I can sleep for ten hours (or more) straight. But I definitely don't enjoy being called kebo (or water buffalo).
4. I have obsession with neat handwriting and perfectly-made paper. My favorite stationary brand is Kokuyo! I'm proud of my handwriting and it's probably the only thing I'm proud of.
5. I haven't been studying French again, it's getting rusty--and I don't know if I'm going to do something with it (like majoring on it or something) in the near future.
6. Oh by the way my skin type is combination, leaning more to oily, and is acne-prone.
7. I'm now sick because three days ago I drank three glasses of instant ice lemon tea in one go. I'm an idiot. Don't you ever do this.

My head is throbbing, brb resting. Have a good day, guys.

My Makeup Essentials

Most of the time, I get too lazy to go for 'full makeup'. I proceed without this and that. However, I'm certain we all have those products we can't skip before going out! Here are mines!

1) Sephora Mineral Foundation Compact
I got this from my aunty as a gift. It has a mirror and a puff, but after experiencing a breakout the puff gives, the puff sits there simply as a decoration (I was in France and I left the brush at home, wow stupidity). This foundation powder greatly gives my skin smoother look, I love this!! Lasting power and oil control are an okay but I love the result it gives! Normally, I carry it with me but I never actually retouch, I leave the house as I wish it would stand my oily face.

2) MAJOLICA MAJORCA Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On
Another gift, this time from a friend. My first mascara ever and I'm never going to switch brand. Majolica Majorca's mascaras are no joke, they are the real deal. Even if you sweat a lot, cry a pool, or run through the rain, it will stay still awesomely. This mascara is the queen! And just look at the gorgeous packaging! I actually did a comparison with my ex-housemate's Benefit They're Real! and Benefit was such a pain to remove, Majolica Majorca's could easily be removed with hot water. This one is supposed to give you more volume, but my friend said that my eyelashes are thick (not full, just--thick, every lash is just thick), so this mascara doesn't work so well on me. I tried it on my brother (yes, brother, because eh no sister) and it worked--wonderfully. Wow.

3) Whatever brow pencil *cough* Etude House Drawing Eyebrow AD
Full review here. I included it in this post because doing my brows is an essential routine of mine. This one pencil is dead though, the job's done, time to look for a new brow kit.

4) Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
One of the best eyelash curlers out there, but it just doesn't really fit my eyelid shape. I tried an eyelash curler my friend bought from Daiso and it worked better on me. Even so, I still need this, Queen Majolica Majorca can't go without her throne curled.

5) Yves Rocher Stop Correcteur Malin
Full review here. A bit hard to blend, but works great on my dark circles.

6) The Body Shop All-in-One BB Cream
This and the Sephora Mineral Compact Foundation are a match. I can't achieve the 'smoother skin' look without the powder, and my face will be all shiny with oil without the BB cream. This BB cream has grains with color-changing feature, when applying you could feel the--grains--on your face--feels weird, but that's how it works. When my skin tanned greatly, I didn't need to replace my BB cream because it could adapt itself with my skin tone. Light coverage, okay oil control, but still feels great.

7) 3 Concept Eyes Pink Kabuki Brush
Affordable, about $9. Comes with an expensive-looking pouch. Washed few times already. Really soft, doesn't shed, doesn't irritate my skin. *dances*

8) Too Cool For School Milk Tint
Full review here. Lovely peach color and doesn't leave my lips dry. It's my favorite lip tint so far!

9) The Body Shop Born Lippy Stick Lip Balm
Well. Lip balm. You just don't skip it. Full review here.

Okay now have a good day, guys!!

Of Video Games

I have been longing to post this! I looove video games, especially Japanese RPGs (and I'm posting this in hope of finding people with same interest). I grew up watching my brothers playing games, it looked so fun and there was no way for me not to want to try out playing them myself. Video games have always been a huge part of my childhood! I often had dreams where I turned to be the protagonist of my favorite game titles from my childhood (spoiler : one of them is me as Suikoden IV's Prince, being chased around by a dog ghost), this usually made me pick up the game again and have another playthrough.

Now we have next-gen consoles, I sacrificed my pocket money to obtain some new titles that keep coming out. These are some of my favorite titles!

Left to right : Final Fantasy XIII, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, Tales of Xillia, Tales of Graces F, Eternal Sonata, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Devil Survivor 2, Nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever & Friends.

The winner, Star Ocean 4!! I purchased it as soon as it was released, even when my PS3 was still on its way to my house. My all-time favorite game is still Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time though.

Notice anything saddening (at least to me)? Well, my SO4 box is clearly ruined there! You can see the corner of the cover art ripped and it looks like it's soaked. Normally I store my games in my room, but one day I forgot, I left it in the living room and the next day I found it it was soaked and sticky like someone spilled tea on it. It made me really upset, I couldn't find the culprit to put the blame on either.

I still prefer SO3 to this game, but SO4 is such an eye-candy, the graphic is awesome, Katsumi Enami made lovely character designs, the dungeons and the bosses are crazy as always, but the poor character development and the stupid AIs disappoint me.

Noooow, this game.

Tales of Xillia Japanese version which I treasure, this game is a present from my friend. There is only one thing that I regret, I beat the game yet I didn't understand the whole story. I'm only capable of reading hiragana, katakana, and few basic kanji. They only let you read item names, shops, characters' name and stuff. I enjoyed playing but heck, I didn't even know what was going on all along.

I bought Theatrhythm Final Fantasy when I was at Montpellier. I was looking for it everywhere. When I found it, there was only one available and it was a great deal, second-handed in perfect condition! It had warranty for six months too! I love game stores in France.

Actually I'm not going to talk about the Nintendogs, I don't even know why I included it in the photo. Yeah.

Nintendogs has--adorable fluffy dogs! Overall, it's a boring game. Well, at least it was entertaining for my mom and my brother to see me yelling out commands at my virtual dog.

And the game I have been playing recently is----

Fire Emblem: Awakening!

I never picked the Fire Emblem series before Awakening, I have heard them but never actually played one. Not to mention that tactical thing is definitely not my forte. Awakening got me.

This guy got me too.

It's a must-play. I struggled to choose between this game and Animal Crossing when browsing in the shop at Montpellier, in the end I went with Animal Crossing because it was the hype at that time.

My kind friend is lending her FE:A copy to me and I'm borrowing my boyfriend's console (because mine is Europe region, curse stupid region lock). These past days I can be found snuggling in my bed, making gross expressions and fangirling noises before a 3DS screen, trying to marry off the cute boys.

Without doubt, this game goes to my list of favorite games. It's been a long time since last time I really got into a game.

After finishing FE:A, my next target is----

Bravely Default! Another must-play game. I'm saving up for this game, I know it's going to be worth-it.

Lastly, Danbo says have a good day! (Another present from my friend--God, they shower me with presents!)

Brb getting married.

Etude House Drawing Eyebrow AD

Why is there no 'review' in the post title? Because I planned to review it but before I could, it broke. Again.

Before I continue with my review, I would like to say HI HELLO HI HI how did your Valentine's Day go? I hope you all had a good time! I spent mine at my friend's place, we wanted to bake chocolate cheesecake but we were running out of milk. Eventually, we just looked for cute gift box printables and ta-dah!

Looks very nice, right? I was kind of disappointed that we couldn't make the chocolate cheesecake (I really wanted some for myself too! Well, it's cheesecake), but that's fine!

Now, about the product on the title!

The first time I purchased it, it broke because of my own fault, I twisted it the wrong way, so I made another purchase. And this time, I didn't even do anything but when I wanted to use it it just wouldn't budge as if I twisted it wrong again. But noooo, I haven't even done anything, I just removed the cap and twisted it--correctly (I have learned my lesson). No one borrowed my makeup so did it just--break on his own?

That's it, Etude House, I'm never going to buy any of your product again. Sure, Etude House's products are cute, adorable, affordable and all but I have always thought that the quality is so-so.

NOW I DON'T HAVE EYEBROWS.

I mean they are visible but not thick enough.

It's broken and I can't do swatch or anything but I'm going to do a short review anyway.

Etude House Drawing Eyebrow AD comes in six shades; #1 Dark Brown, #2 Grey Brown, 3# Brown, #4 Dark Grey, 5# Grey, and #6 Black. Mine is #5 Gray, because my hair color is black. Pick one shade lighter than your hair color for your eyebrows so it will not appear too harsh on you.

The pencil is replaceable, when you are running out of it you can buy a box of the refill. I can't find any seller that sells the refill box in my area though. The color itself is sheer and buildable, which is good because I don't want to overdo it. I just need my eyebrows to appear thick enough but not really obvious that I draw my eyebrows.

I hate sharpening and this one is an automatic pencil with triangle shape, also comes with a spoolie brush to comb the hair and soften your strokes. The spoolie is a huge help, I can just draw it messily and it will still turn out nice after being combed with the spoolie (I comb my eyebrows before and after), perfect for *cough* us students who often wake up late and do a little bit of makeup in a rush.

Unfortunately, it doesn't last long. Just few hours and it will disappear. This made me consider whether I should switch for other eyebrow pencil (it didn't wait long though, it broke on me).

Price :
Rp 36.000,- (around $3)

Where to buy :
I bought mine from Chic Princessa.

What I dislike :

• Doesn't last long.
• Breaks easily.

 What I like :

• Cheap.
• Automatic triangle-shaped pencil.
• Comes with a useful spoolie.

Repurchase? No.

I'm thinking of getting NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder, tell me if you have any (inexpensive) brow kit or bow pencil recommendation!

Comic Frontier 3

December 28-29 2013, I came to Comic Frontier (commonly abbreviated to Comifuro) at Pusat Studi Jepang Universitas Indonesia as a circle!

What is Comifuro? 'Based on Comiket Japan, we are trying to establish the Indonesian Comic Market called Comic Frontier,' according to Comifuro's official Twitter account. It's basically a convention where you can buy anime-manga merch that other fans make and sell on their own, go cosplaying or participate in the karaoke. Sounds awesome, no?! It's exciting to see my artist friends printing their own drawings, promoting and selling them. They are all great artist, if I buy from them I get to support them. Plus, what I will get is a legit merch, not some stuff people take by googling without actually getting the permission for commercial use (yes, this is serious, guys!).

I don't go to this kind of event very often, but last year I decided I wanted to open a booth there with my two friends for the first time! Wtf I was super nervous.

....And we did not get a good spot.

Super Kumatcha at F1. It was a bit hard selling stuffs there. Not many people passed by.

Anyway, here are some stuffs from our circle!

Suikoden IV and Suikoden V's hero phone straps by me! I spent days working on this chibi crap--wtf I work veeeery slowly and I'm not very satisfied with the result. I wanted to draw more stuffs but we were short on time (I wish I could work faster...). Might be because I always use Photoshop too, my friends have been telling me to switch to SAI but I have gotten too used to Photoshop it's a pain to switch to other software.

Gatchaman phone straps by my friend! Don't tell me they are not cute.

Her Mondaiji buttons! And many Kagepro buttons. And prints. Wow she made so many, I adore her productivity.

If you are wondering about my other friend's work (there was supposed to be three of us at the event), she couldn't make it on time. She actually finished it, but she couldn't come to the event. It was very unfortunate of her. She made JKT48 trading cards, she showed me some of the finished pictures, they are pretty!

Aaaaand our first day! Please don't expect photos from other booths--I really looked for the chance to be able to take some but I didn't want to leave my booth often and I didn't want to be seen busy with my phone when there were potential customers--oh well, I'm sad too, they all were selling really cute merch!

My friend cosplaying as Momo from Kagerou Project!

We had to bring our own tablecloth because they did not provide you any, so I brought my mom's brand new waterproof tablecloth (yes, important, my friend spilled water on it and no mess was made!) with cute fruit pattern! At first, I thought it was normal that they did not provide you tablecloth, but apparently my friend said all events she had attended in Malaysia provided every booth with tablecloth. Comifuro staffs definitely need to keep this in mind for the next event (I forgot to write it down on the survey paper they gave out though HAHAHA).

My dad made this acrylic display for us.

Our buttons and prints.

Our name cards. I used different email there!

Neighbor booth, selling Vocaloid stuffs, free music all day during the event! If only I had Vocaloid merch, I would have given them some to thank them!

Our side view. We got our booth outdoor, our spot was not really great, but at least we got wind breezing so it was not too hot, although sometimes the wind blew too strong we had to tape the tablecloth and the prints.

If you could see the pink-haired girl, she was cosplaying Kurousagi from Mondaiji (from what my friend told me), there was a photo shoot going on.

Second day!

We didn't look very energetic--the day before was tiring enough, we took a shower and went to sleep as soon as we got home. I didn't know coming to an event as a circle like this could be that exhausting, I knew from the start that it would be very tiring but not to that extent! NEVER underestimate those circles who often appear at events, guys!

Uttatemita Stage! The only air-conditioned room. Not a karaoke competition, so feel free to sing your heart out on the karaoke stage!

Neighbor booth doing some cool DJ stuff with Vocaloid songs.

Now, of all buyers, there were two memorable person who bought my Suikoden straps. The first day, when I was keeping the booth alone, bored, spacing out. Until I heard a loud gasp, I turned and found a short-haired girl standing before our display, looking so surprised with her hand covering her mouth. She shouted 'aaaahhhh! Suikoden!' as she grabbed my Suikoden V strap excitedly. 'I want! Oh my, it's so cute! Aaaahhh I love the prince (the protagonist of Suikoden V is a prince) so much!'

We talked for a while, I found out that she had been looking for my Suikoden V strap for a while. She came to the front booth who was selling Suikoden fanbooks, people at the booth mentioned about 'other booth who sells Suikoden merch too'. She went to my friend Riisu's booth (who also had Suikoden merch). Kind Riisu and her kind friends told her about our (remoted) booth. Finally, she found our booth and she was very happy! The pleasure was mine, I was surprised that my drawing could actually make someone's day like that.

The nice girl then excused herself and told me that she was going to tell her fellow Suikoden fan friend and that she was going to come again the next day.

The other memorable person is a guy who walked in a rush with his wallet ready and eyes fixed to something---from afar. He stopped at our booth, with his eyes turned out to be fixed to my Suikoden straps.

'How much?' he asked. He did not even glance to me, the seller. Before I could answer, he answered it on his own. 'Two for 25.000, right? I'll take two.'
'Okay! The Suikoden V one is the last stock, but we still have a lot of---'
He took down the straps from the display on his own. He handed out the money to me and left me speechless.

Then the girl from the day before really came again, she pointed at our display, saying 'ah, it's sold out already! I'm glad I had bought one!' She also showed me her phone with my strap on it proudly, 'look! I love it so much that I didn't wait to attach it on my phone!'

Oh. My. God.

I thank you those who visited our booth, you don't know how much happiness it gave me.

It was hot and tiring, but we sold our merch unexpectedly pretty well, I got to greet my artist friends and buy their stuffs, and I bought beautiful merch from other circles too.

I tried my best to restrain myself from crazy shopping--but I still had only Rp 11.000,- (less than a dollar) left in my wallet in the end, wow. I got some freebies as well, thank you!

I enjoyed the event!!