Dear Diary 2: Half way through the Hoildays

Hi everyone! I hope you're having an awesome school/ university holiday, or summer break.

Here is a couple of up-dates of what I've been up to on my blogs and in life.

Firstly, I JUST posted a huge update post on my Press ► blog about music. The post is about my two favorite Asian music groups Perfume from Japan and F(x) from Korea. I made two post prior about how both groups are realizing new content/ CDs, and just posted an update since both groups have had new activities happen. Perfume has more promotional activities and F(x) released their new album. I was very excited about both, so I made a post about it. ^^

However, I also took the time to discuss some issues about both groups that worried/ bothered me. I had my say on the update post. If you are interested in reading, here is the link http://presstriangletoplay.blogspot.co.nz/.

So apart from the music post, I stayed over 2 nights at my best friend's house. Her and I are very close, that her family is like a second family to me! ^^ It was good to spend some time with them, and her little sister and I got to nerd out about make-up, haha.

My friend also got a new puppy so I REALLY wanted to meet it and I finally got to.

Castiel, he is a pure breed shih tzu! :3

He's name is Castiel (Cas for short) and he is a Shih Tzu! He is super cute but he is at the biting stage. =_=;; Say goodbye to your fingers.

Lizabelle, she is a shih tzu x something else lol.

And this lovely face is Lizabelle (Liza for short), she is about 3 years old and is a lovely dog. She sometimes gets annoyed at the little ankle biter, but who wouldn't from time to time. :P

Along with playing with dogs at my friends house, we also played games and ate yummy food. =w= I like staying at my friends house, they make me feel really part of the family and somewhat spoiled hehe. 

So I stayed at my friends on Tuesday till Thursday. On Thursday night I made a Reese's 'dessert bar', which I brought in a pack from the supermarket. It was super easy, with only having to heat things in the microwave and everything (apart from butter and water) was provided, then a cardboard tray to pull the filling in! In the fridge for 30 mins and TADA, tasty, sweet and rich Reese's 'dessert bar'. :P

I also started watching a couple of anime. One is a new one called Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly girl's manga Nozaki-kun).

I don't always like shoujo (girly) anime, but some time to time it can be safitfying, and this some seems like a nice mixture of sweet and funny, so I want to see what will happen in the end. :P

Another anime that I watched start to finish, in a day (because it had already finished) was Mangakan to Assisatant to (The Manga artist and Assistants). I watched it because it was a simliar theme to the one above, but it was harem(Lots of girls, one guy) style, which I believe Gekkan is revers harem (lots of guys, one girl). I did find Mangakan funny, but sometimes off putting. =3=;;

Oh well is was a nice way to kill time.

Another anime that is new is season two of the Free! series. I like the characters and the art style is nice. It can seem slightly dramatized for the subject matter (swimming...), but it fits well within the anime realm. Also the boys are cute teehee!

Then today (11th of July), I had a photo shoot with fellow cosplayers as part of our cosplay club's holiday activities. The photo-shoots are good because they give new cosplayers a chance to get some posing practice for conventions, also some nice photo's of themselves. Also it's a good chance for budding photographers to get a chance to photography something a little different. 

It was fun, just a pity the weather wasn't so good, so we didn't get to take many pictures outside. But it was fun to hang out and laugh with friends and club members. :3

Lastly, tomorrow I'll be going down to Hamilton for a cosplay picnic! I'll be cosplaying as a character called Suiseiseki from an anime/manga called Rozen Maiden. You may also know her from 4Chan as the girl that always says 'desu' lol.

Suiseiseki form Rozen Maiden desu.

I'll do my make-up as best I can to look doll like and I have color contacts that really stand out! I got my costume from TaoBao (Asian ebay), because I wasn't sure if I could make it. It's pretty well made but just the type of costume it is limits arm movement.

I will also take my camera and tripod that I am borrowing and hopefully be able to get some shots or make a short film of the cosplayers.

While Hamilton is about a 2 hour drive away from where I am (at least), I'm getting a ride with another cosplay friend who will be cosplaying as Suiseiseki's twin sister Souseiseki.

Souseiseki's boyish charm.

Also Hamilton has the most amazing botanical garden with themed gardens! Such as a Japanese Garden, a Chinese Garden, an Indian Garden and more! This makes Hamilton garden's ideal for cosplay photos, but since it is winter time, the weather may play up (considering it is raining right now).

Rome/ Greek themed garden at Hamilton gardens.

Regardless of the weather, I'm excited for the trip. It's been awhile since I was last at the gardens.
After this post I'll try to make some chocolate sugar cookies for tomorrow. It is a picnic after all, can't show up empty handed hehe.

So that's my activities so far, I plan to start doing product reviews on メーク-UP! since i won't be as busy (at least I hope not), I also plan to START the Stanley Kubrick month I promised to do, after I do some reading up on him and A Clockwork Orange. I guess I'm slightly nervous because it is such a popular movie, and it's many people's favorite, or top 10, that it's kinda hard to talk about. But it is interesting, so I would like to see what others have said about it and add my 10cents. :3

Anyway as also ways thanks for reading, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments. 

What do you prefer? Short or longer posts? Also is there anything you would like added to the blogs? Any features? One thing I need to work on is a subscription button that DOESN'T just used yahoo, I also want to link my other social media account, so it is something I've got in mind and am working on a suitable solution~

Till then, see ya next time!

バイバイ!

1st Dear Diary: July

Hello everyone and welcome to P's and Q's. Today I'm going to give an update on what I've been up to today and what I'm planning to do for the rest of the week with my blogs.

So now that my exams have finished, I am able to put more time into making content for my blogs.

This makes me happy because I gives me a chance be be creative and share my thoughts. ^^ Plus with it being Winter time at the moment, what could be better then being wrapped up at home blogging, Muahaha~!

Anyway, starting with yesterday the 1st of July, I took photos of the make-up products I will be reviewing over the course of the month on my blog メーク-UP!. It was pretty fun considering I have no prier experience with a camera, and it really helped me learn about cameras and taking pictures by just giving it a shot.

That home made studio xD

I'll touch up the photos if necessary but I tried to shoot them in a way where I didn't have to, to let the product stand out on it's own.

Apart from playing some Steam games, that was pretty much all I did that day.

Today, 2nd of July, I posted my first proper post on  メーク-UP! about my make-up haul. I hope it's okay :B only time will tell haha. On another hand I spent the evening with some friends. We had dinner today (korean foooood) and then we went ice skating to K-pop music! :3 It was fun, I hadn't been staking in a long time so it took abit of time to get used to it. Fall count: 1! So not too bad >:D.

The ice rank located in Aotea Square, Auckland city.

They played some songs from EXO, Girls Generation, Apink and Big Bang. :3 And some k-pop fans dances the dance to the songs in the middle! (well as well as you can on skates x3)

Tomorrow I plan to make my first post for both Press ► and  Real Reel. For Press ► I plan to talk about Perfume's up-coming new single in detail with pictures and videos. I also want to talk about F(x)'s up-come album as well since they are expected to preform their new song on Korean music shows this week( Music Core and Inkigayo).

For Real Reel, I will introduce the director of the month, Stanley Kubrick. I really have enjoyed the movies of his I saw last month and want to dedicate this month to him and his art. The films I will discuss are A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Also tomorrow I'm going to have lunch with my grandma (Yay!) and also watch How to Train your Dragon 2 with my friends ^^ , should be a good time.

Ah so much to talk about! Hopefully all of you will be on the journey with me ^^
Thank you for reading, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments and I'll see ya next time!

バイバイ!

Introduction: Dear Diary

Hello! And welcome to my blog, 私のライフ.

My name is Paige, and I come from New Zealand. I am currently in my second year of studying Film and Japanese at university.

Hi! ^^ I'm Paige 

So what is私のライフ? It is stylized Japanese for ‘My Life’. 私 (watashi) is the character which means me, I or myself. の is to show possession andライフ is using a Japanese accent for the word life. I like the way it sounds, and also though it looked cool too. ^^

I started 私のライフ (watashi no raifu), because I wanted to express my likes, dislikes, share my opinions and hear what others have to say too.

I have blogs over a range of topics with a total of 4 active blogs (this one included). So hopefully there is a little bit of something for everyone. : 3

The blogs are:

メーク-UP!: メーク-UP! is a make-up blog, sparked by my recent fascination with make-up with a focus on Korean cosmetics. Cosplay has also contributed to the fascination of make-up. I have jumped onto the Korean cosmetic bandwagon, thanks to the spread of K-pop (which personally I enjoy). Also I find Korean cosmetics have more products towards a more natural look that I’m looking for. I choose the name メーク(me-ku)-UP! For this blog to reflect my Japanese studies, but also I find that looks and sounds cool, ha-ha. メーク also sounds like make, but with a Japanese accent. Hopefully this can give the blog a bit more ‘flavour’. ^^ So please check out this blog for make-up reviews and different make-up looks.

http://meiku-up.blogspot.co.nz/

Real Reel: In light of studying film, Real Reel is a film blog where I will review, discuss and attempt to unlock the meanings behind certain films. I aim to discuss film in depth on this blog, so posts may take a while to come out due to research. I will also discuss directors or other key people in the film industry over a range of genres. I may also discuss DvD’s and Blu rays of films. Discussing how they have packaged the film and special features. Hopefully by reading this blog you will find new movies to watch or learn more about your favourite movie.

http://playthatrealreel.blogspot.co.nz/

Press ►: Press ► is a music blog where I will discuss songs, albums and artists that I enjoy or interest me. I will also review C-D and do unboxing on this blog. While my technical knowledge on music is limited, I hope that by sharing the music that interests me, many others will grow to like it too. There will be a focus on J-pop and K-pop and may include music from games, movies or anime.

http://presstriangletoplay.blogspot.co.nz/

Last of all

P’s and Q’s: This blog is just a personal blog where I’ll keep you up to date with what I’m doing. I will also post frequently asked questions or interesting questions with answer on this blog. So if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments and I will either reply to your comment or post them on this blog. :3

If I find time I would like to do a gaming blog, but we’ll see how we go for now. Also these blogs are not at their final stage, I’m sure they will evolve as I find and improve my style.

So thank you for stopping by, and reading this introduction to 私のライフ. Feel free to head over to any of the other blogs, for a run down on the first topics I plan to discuss on them as well. Until then, see ya next time!

~バイバイ!