On that day,we woke up at 6am to prepare and all. No,we did not cosplay because Spm was quite near and we don't have the time to prepare for costumes,makeups and etc. I received a Mikasa wig from my friends as my 17th birthday gift and I wanted to cosplay her so badly because she is one of my favourite characters,apart from Levi. Well actually, I could cosplay her but I had only three weeks. At that time, I've already got the wig,scarf and the shirt. And because I don't have the money to buy online, I decided to diy the rest. But you know,pleather is hard to find here in Cheras. Every time I went to Kamdar at Mid Valley, only the red and silver pleather were sold.The staffs said that the new batch of black pleathers will be coming in soon but they never did. I totally gave up after three weeks.
Back to topic. The event started at 10am but by the time we reached there at 7.30am,the lines for early birds were already half full. Wow. It was my first time and I totally did not expected this kind crowd. And since the doors will be opening at 9.30am for us early birds, we just sat there (at the lines) and waited for the time to pass.
Once the clock struck 9.30am,we were allowed to enter and the staffs gave us goodies. By goodies I meant a plastic bag with a Comic Fiesta logo on it and with a brochure. My friend and I went straight to the booths. I'd like to warn you guys first. If your main objective of coming to Cf is to buy merchandise, you better come early. Because the picture below will show you how it will be like if you arrive after 10.30am.
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| SARDINES. |
My gosh,seriously.It was so packed with people. I was totally okay with crowds before this but after getting stuck in the sea of crowds,I almost fainted when we finally squeezed our way out to the exit. After this event, whenever I go to shopping malls where there are big crowds like Mid Valley, my mind will go blank and my lips turn pale. Sort of like I developed a phobia of crowds.
But I understand the situation though. Cf is a very successful event where many people gather together for games and cosplays. But the crowd was seriously wow. I totally did not expect that amount of people. Luckily before more people entered the hall, my friend and I had already bought things that we wanted to buy.
So, to all Cf newbies, this is my advice to you. IF YOU ARE THE TYPE THAT LOVES MERCHANDISE MORE THAN COSPLAYERS, GO TO THE BOOTHS TO BUY WHAT YOU WANT OR ELSE YOU'LL BE STUCK IN THE CROWD FOR A LONG TIME.
The owners of every booths shown in the picture above were mainly artists that drew their own fan arts and also those that sells other merchandise such as key chains,bookmarks and more drawings.
Now,about the premium booths. The stuffs that they sold were more expensive than the normal ones ( the one in the picture above) . That's because bolsters and pillows of anime characters,wallpapers and even cosplay costumes were sold there.
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| Premium booths |
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| LEVI AND MIKOTO. These two babes are expensive. My friend bought Levi T.T |
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| Phone covers |
Ah yes, as you can see from the second picture, there is a big screen,isn't it? I think it was some competition for League of Legends. It was pretty interesting to watch the gameplay. There were two stages. One for the L.O.L and the other one for performances. I was at the live drawing booth when I heard Unravel. I rushed there but sadly the song ended. The audience were all hyped up.
The food was great but it was kinda pricey. And there's not much of spaces for us to sit. Toilets were hard to find at first. I want to insert the pictures that I took with the cosplayers here but I think I won't be doing so. Because when I was 15,my selfie got 'stolen' and my dad found it at some dating website by using some kind of app that allows you to find and detect the same picture/s at other website/s.. The caption was "Call me" with a love emoji. Shit,I was scared of posting pictures online since that day. Sometimes I do post pictures to Instagram and Facebook but I make sure that I'm not the only one in the photo. Huehuehe. Luckily it was removed from the website. Fuh. So, kids. Don't post your selfie,kay. You won't know what will happen if someone upload your selfie at a different website or social media for goodness-who-knows-purposes.
I bought a Kaneki's mask but ... IT WAS TOO BIG FOR MY FACE. Damn. Luckily it was RM30. I think I'll sell it away.
So,here are some few things that I think you would like to know if you are planning to attend CF for the very first time.
1. Wear comfortable shoes. You will be walking and standing around for a very VERY long time.
2. Girls,don't wear shorts,please. There will be many people and we tend to bump into each other frequently. Hopefully you will understand what I mean.
3. Bring a bottle of water. Drinks sold during Cf are pretty expensive. I recommend you to bring one liter of water if you tend to get thirsty easily like me.
4.Arrive early. Especially to those that will be buying the tickets on that day. Y'all will be last to enter.
Well, my apologies for not inserting a lot of pictures here. There were a lot of people walking around and I do not want to risk my phone getting stolen.
This year cf will be held at PWTC on Dec 17 to Dec 18. However, I'm not sure if I would like to go. I mean, I do enjoy cf but my second semester's exams are on Dec 19. I thought of buying the early bird tickets and sell the Day 2 ticket away. Well... we'll see how. The theme for this year cf is Superheroes. Catwoman is on my list but my spare tires don't allow me to wear tight clothes * grunts* .
