Featured Cosplayer: ジェイコブ ビンセント サビオ

1) How long have you been cosplaying? I started April last year, one year already
2) What kind of cosplayer do you consider yourself? I consider myself as a cosplayer that is simple yet creative and resourceful one
3) Cosplay or Crossplay? Both? Both. I've tried crossplay before and would love to do more.
4) Why do you cosplay? To give life to those characters I love and idolize. Then to lessen my stress and anxieties
5) Is cosplay a hobby you could see yourself doing in 10 years? I'm not sure, maybe I'll continue doing it.
6) If someone told you they hated your cosplay, what would you do? Just ignore them, I would put up on my mind that I need to improve more.
7) If someone told you they loved your cosplay, what would you do? I would be flattered and happy ?? as well improve more next time
8) Homemade Cosplay or Bought/Commissioned Cosplay? Bought and commissioned cosplay as of now, but will try to do it on my own.
9) There is a lot of debate if Western/Asians should cosplay. Your thoughts? Anyone can cosplay, we do have our freedom, so let's respect and support each other rather than bashing and ranting one another
10) Do you prefer to work alone or with others? Both, you need solo time as well group with others
11) Do you have a current cosplay fav? Spider-Man
12) What is your most expensive cosplay project? Tanjiro Kamado it is
13) What is your least expensive cosplay project? Dipper Pines from Gravity Falls
14) What is your favorite cosplay project? Spider-Man as well
15) What is a cosplay pet peeve of yours? Those creeps, weirdos and creeps on cons and social media
16) If you could cosplay anywhere in the world, where would it be? It would be on Japan and Philippines
17) What was your first convention? Cosplay Matsuri 2018
18) What was your last convention? Otaku Expo 2020
19) What is your next convention? Cosplay Carnival 2020
20) What is your favorite part of putting on your cosplay? It would be the outfit or the clothing itself
21) What is your least favorite part? Make up, because I have skin allergies
22)  Videos or photography? Both

23)  Photoshopped or Unshopped images? Both
24) How do you view yourself as a cosplayer? I view myself as a cosplayer as simple, friendly and approachable. And would be successful someday
25) What is cosplay to you? Cosplay is giving life to characters you love, expressing what you feel, doing your passion and hobby, lastly a stress reliever
26) For costuming, there is also a huge debate about who and what can cosplay. Your thoughts? We do have our freedom who to cosplay but please don't be sensitive and post rant about those people who criticized and bashes you, you want it to cosplay that character be prepared on criticisms and bashing, it would serve as your motivation and to improve more.
27) Do you have cosplays that are sometimes painful or uncomfortable? Are you willing to bleed for your art? If so, how much? Don't have yet. Nope
28) Yaoi or Yuri in cosplay?  Both
29) How far into the character are you willing to go while in cosplay? At the end of the day, are you "YOU" or are you your "CHARACTER"? At the end of the day it is me again. But sometimes I'm daydreaming and imagining that I'm that character
30) Wigs or no wigs? Do you prefer to style your wigs, commission a style or buy them prestyled? Wigs. Yes I do. Commissioned and bought pre-styled
31) Contacts or no contacts? No contacts
32) How do you save money for your cosplay hobby? Left unanswered
33) When do you find yourself cosplaying? Is it something you stick with for conventions and events only? Yes exclusively for conventions and events only, as well anime and cartoon cosplay photo shoots
34) Where do you go most often for photoshoots? Do you do photoshoots? Malls, parks. Yes I started it recently
35) What got you into cosplaying? Inspired and motivated by my idols (Liui Aquino, Jayem Sison, and Alodia Gosiengfiao) and to other cosplayers who I have seen on cons before.

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Featured Cosplayer: Arcel Cosplays

1) How long have you been cosplaying? I've been cosplaying for about 3 years now.

2) What kind of cosplayer do you consider yourself?  I consider myself as a beginner in cosplaying. Because I have a lot more way to go to improve my cosplays.

3) Cosplay or Crossplay? Both? Hmmm I haven't try crossplaying yet but I think that would be fun so I would answer both.

4) Why do you cosplay?  Because I wanted to feel that I'm that character, besides from that I wanted to enhance my confidence as well.

5) Is cosplay a hobby you could see yourself doing in 10 years?  Yes I can say that its a hobby but also a way of earning money. ( I don't know if someone will still buy cosplays after 10 years ).

6) If someone told you they hated your cosplay, what would you do? I will improve my cosplay if someone hated it.

7) If someone told you they loved your cosplay, what would you do? I would totally appreciate  their heart warming comment.

8) Homemade Cosplay or Bought/Commissioned Cosplay? Mostly my costumes are made by a costume maker and sometimes it was bought online.

9) There is a lot of debate if Western/Asians should cosplay. Your thoughts?  I think they shouldn't debate on it because cosplaying is for everyone.

10) Do you prefer to work alone or with others?  I'd rather work with others cuz I can't make my cosplay all by myself so I need someone to help me make it.

11) Do you have a current cosplay fav? Miku Hatsune is my current cosplay fav.

12) What is your most expensive cosplay project?  Its my Magical Mirai Miku 2019 cosplay ( I don't have pics nor trial pics but that cosplay was expensive since it has a lot to progress.

13) What is your least expensive cosplay project? I haven't currently cosplayed any characters that is expensive.

14) What is your favorite cosplay project? My Miku Hatsune Magical Mirai 2019 ver! since I love that Module of Miku.

15) What is a cosplay pet peeve of yours? My Asuna Yuuki default cosplay.

16) If you could cosplay anywhere in the world, where would it be? Japan since it was my dream to go there.

17)  What was your first convention? My first convention is Cosplay Carnival 2018 I attended day 1.

18) What was your last convention?  My last convention is Cosplay Carnival 2019 ( Day 1 ).

19) What is your next convention?  My next convention would be Cosplay Carnival 2020.

20) What is your favorite part of putting on your cosplay? The costume since I like the details.

21) What is your least favorite part? My least favorite part was putting on the wig since its so difficult.

22) Videos or photography? Both

23) Photoshopped or Unshopped images? Photo shopped.

24) How do you view yourself as a cosplayer? I view myself as a cosplayer whom always doesn't wear contact lense.

25) What is cosplay to you? For me cosplay is to enhance your creativity, socializing towards others and also enhancing your confidence.

26) For costuming, there is also a huge debate about who and what can cosplay. Your thoughts? I think they shouldn't debate on it since it's their decision what character they should cos.

27) Do you have cosplays that are sometimes painful or uncomfortable? Are you willing to bleed for your art? If so, how much? I feel uncomfortable with my Magical Mirai Miku 2019 cos cuz her petticoat is so itchy.

28) Yaoi or Yuri in cosplay? None cuz I don't wanna see it WAHAHAH.

29) How far into the character are you willing to go while in cosplay? At the end of the day, are you "YOU" or are you your "CHARACTER"? I think I should just cosplay a simple jap student girl.

30) Wigs or no wigs? Do you prefer to style your wigs, commission a style or buy them prestyled? With wig and I prefer styling it on my own.

31) Contacts or no contacts? No contacts.

32) How do you save money for your cosplay hobby? Unanswered.

33) When do you find yourself cosplaying? Is it something you stick with for conventions and events only? I find myself cosplaying only in conventions.

34) Where do you go most often for photoshoots? Do you do photoshoots? I only do photoshoots on Conventions.

35) What got you into cosplaying? I got involved in cosplaying when I saw some people wearing anime clothes, rather than that I saw some cosplayer posting their cosplay on facebook.

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Featured Cosplayer: Ellune Cosplay

1) How long have you been cosplaying? Generally 7 years in total, I stopped for 3 years when I was busy with work.

2) What kind of cosplayer do you consider yourself?  I used to be a closet cosplayer, meaning I only cosplay at home and in front of close friends. Recently years I have been attending cons.

3) Cosplay or Crossplay? Both? I crossplay recently too. So far I have 2 crossplays (Shuu and Kaneki)

4) Why do you cosplay?  Cosplay is a means for me to let go. I love anime so much and whenever I can relate to a character, I feel like I wanna cosplay them. By being them it is like an escape from the mundane and stress.

5) Is cosplay a hobby you could see yourself doing in 10 years?  Yes, cosplay for me is really not about age. You can be 50 and still cosplay. It’s all about the fun and feeling.

6) If someone told you they hated your cosplay, what would you do? Tbh, it would hurt, but I’d ignore them. You can’t please everyone all the time. But my goal in cosplaying is for myself and the characters I am portraying.

7) If someone told you they loved your cosplay, what would you do? When someone appreciates the cosplay I’ve done, I would thank them immediately! I always think what I can do for them. And the best answer I can come up with is to give them my best all the time.

8) Homemade Cosplay or Bought/Commissioned Cosplay? Homemade except for the wigs. I sew and make my own props now (exception when I was younger and didn’t have my own sewing machine i.e. my old asuna cosplay)

9) There is a lot of debate if Western/Asians should cosplay. Your thoughts? I think we shouldn’t discriminate. Cosplay is for everyone. Why don’t we just support them.

10) Do you prefer to work alone or with others? I am an introvert, so I usually work alone.. but I don’t mind working with others if needed.

11) Do you have a current cosplay fav? Current fave is my Shuu Tsukiyama because I was able to pass as a dude/guy in people’s eyes.

12) What is your most expensive cosplay project?  Most expensive is Touka Kirishima of Tokyo Ghoul when I joined a contest. I made her wings from a metal net, equipped with LED lights and a motorcycle battery (because there weren’t battery powered lights a few years ago).

13) What is your least expensive cosplay project? Least expensive is Eto Yoshimura. I sew the costume myself and re used my sclera lens from Touka/Kaneki.

14) What is your favorite cosplay project? Favorite cosplay project is Mikasa Ackerman because I had to make the complicated omni-directional mobility gear. Had to use a lot of my imagination and creativity in order to achieve it!

15) What is a cosplay pet peeve of yours? Pet peeve? How should I say... Wigs. I am very particular when getting the perfect hair color of a character.

16) If you could cosplay anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would LOVE to cosplay in Japan!!

17) What was your first convention? Tanabata Festival (Baguio)

18) What was your last convention?  Pangasinan Cyber Expo

19) What is your next convention?  Cosplay Conquest (Iloilo)

20) What is your favorite part of putting on your cosplay?  Wigs

21) What is your least favorite part?  Contact lenses

22) Videos or photography?  Photography

23) Photoshopped or Unshopped images?  Depends, I like photoshopped backgrounds. But if we can find a great spot, no need. One of the hardest parts of cosplay photography is the location.

24) How do you view yourself as a cosplayer? same as Q2

25) What is cosplay to you? same as Q4

26) For costuming, there is also a huge debate about who and what can cosplay. Your thoughts? I feel we should be free in what we want to cosplay. Remember it’s all about the “play” as Stan Lee had said.

27) Do you have cosplays that are sometimes painful or uncomfortable? Are you willing to bleed for your art? If so,  how much? Yes! It is always tiring to wear contact lenses the entire day (I have astigmatism), but I believe in hard work and sacrifice to achieve perfection! I’m willing to do anything if I can perfect my cosplay.

28) Yaoi or Yuri in cosplay?  Both but I wanna try Yaoi since I crossplay.

29) How far into the character are you willing to go while in cosplay? At the end of the day, are you "YOU" or are you your "CHARACTER"? That is a good question. Whenever I cosplay a character, I rehearse them like an actor would. I believe one of the ways to achieve a good cosplay is to learn and act to be like them. I used to cosplay characters whom I can relate to, but recently I am challenging myself to try different personalities.

30) Wigs or no wigs? Do you prefer to style your wigs, commission a style or buy them prestyled? Yes to wigs! I buy my wigs, new or second hand, and style them if needed. In the old days though, wigs are hard to come by and we used our real hair to cosplay.

31) Contacts or no contacts? CONTACTS - yes. Even if it hurts I’ll still wear them.

32) How do you save money for your cosplay hobby? I buy second hand wigs. And shop in ukay-ukay (thrift shops) for clothes and remodel / remake them. Same goes with shoes. I only spend if I have extra money. So I set aside a little of my salary a month to pay for my hobby.

33) When do you find yourself cosplaying? Is it something you stick with for conventions and events only? I usually just cosplay at home, but sometimes when I feel like it I attend cons, especially if I have friends going.

34) Where do you go most often for photoshoots? Do you do photoshoots?  I take my own photos most of the time. Or have my bf take them for me. I only tried a photoshoot once.

35) What got you into cosplaying? It all started with Akazukin Chacha when I was a kid. I wanted so much to be liked her, I asked my grandma to make her costume

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down with a sickness

It's 10:43 AM, my body still feels the aches and pains of the last 3 days of graveyard, and I am officially sick. I had myself checked yesterday in Tokyo Healthlink Inc., and Dr. John Tapac, gave me the two days off, to recover from Upper Respiratory Tract Infection or known as URTI. 

Dr. Tapac's Orders from Tokyo Healthlink Inc.

I was thinking I had the Dengue fever just basing it on how humid it was for the past few days, and the mosquitoes and bugs in my room are very much alive - plus I had the chills, and felt so weak - but alas with blood test which the intern made me a human dartboard, came out negative and all it was just a bacterial infection that lead me to bad coughs, colds and spewing out phlegm that looks like The Hulk's saliva.

I was given several medicines to take, more of which just to help me get though the day and make me really feel better -  and I do hope it does. I have so many obligations to attend to, over the weekend before another march for reality which I shudder much when I think of it. 

Thank you Chronos  for winding my watch

I am ever thankful to Chronos, at the Alabang Town Center for helping winding my watch yesterday while waiting for my blood results, all I can be is grateful and finally the date is all correct, and I have a new battery to keep my time piece going and going - all I have to do is get my watch cleaned and I look like a rich dude that's ready to get his hand cut off by snatchers, *knock on wood*, hope and dear not.

Today I shall really need the rest, and I shouldn't stay up late too much or even stress myself, come to think of it, I should be pampered much. Maybe I should download some movies over some torrent site, just to chill - for now I have been craving burgers, and missing out on the In-N-Out one time affair. Sigh! Why am I even tuned into the Food Network? TV you are not helping.

I should start working on the details of my shoot this coming May - and thankfully I have two of which my inked friends agreed to be my models and waiting for my make-up artist that's in 50-50 still deciding to help me out. May Inked - it's project name. I really should put an end on doing X-deals but then I am doing this for the love of doing photos, it's what keeps me sane, as much of my writing.

Tomorrow I am invited by Kathy Kenny Ngo of Life is Kulayful to Pott's Point Cafe Grand Opening and Food Tasting Event, at the 2nd Floor, South Veranda, Entertainment Mall, at SM Mall of Asia, - I am doing this to exercise my taste buds, my palette and passion for good food - and simply doing a food review, looking forward to it as much attending the Ozine Fest, which is to be held on April 24-26 at the Megatrade hall at SM Megamall.

It's going to be a busy April for me, but foremost I need to get well.