So... I decided Thursday is the best time to post new fun things!!
Happy Halloween BTW!! Hope everyone got wonderful treats and delicious foods... :3
Yesterday i was carving pumpkins with Mango and our little buddy at school, see, and of course, it was a lot of fun!
Here are our tips on how to... carve pumpkins! The creepy Mango and Rere way!
Let's get started!!
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1) find a table that's all wet. because everyone likes wet pumpkins that slide everywhere when you go after it with a knife.
2) start carving the top! But make sure the hole is too tiny so you need to hack it to pieces before you can scoop the insides out!
3) Allow Mango to scoop the insides out - but of course, you know you will be the one to finish the job!
4) Wash the pumpkin. No, seriously. Take it to the sink and wash the insides. Because that's the only way to carve pumpkins.
5) Accidently carve someone's arm instead of the pumpkin. And then laugh. >:3
6) try to carve the pumpkin but find that you can't, so hand the carver to Re-Re instead.
7) Re-re will now carve the pumpkin - like a professional.
8) Finish!
9) get plastic candles.
10) try to open plastic candles
11) Can't open plastic candles
12) ask , "can i bite it?" while staring at the switch
13) "No"
14) put pumpkin in hallway and camwhore with the little five year old child that you carved the pumpkin with
15) get blown off by said child
16) clean up pumpkin goop
17) never see pumpkin again, even though you broke your back making it. :/
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and THAT, is how you CARVE A PUMPKIN, Ladies and Gents! ^^
See you next time ! <3
~RE-Re
Thursday 31 October 2013
Monday 28 October 2013
How To : Kawaii Schoolgirl !
Okay, so it's Monday and usually on Monday i talk about... my favourite things.
Sadly, i didn't go to gymnastics today since i was feeling quite ill, so... no gymnastics post today!! AWWW!! ><
So to make up for that i will talk about something else that is quite a favourite in my life right now (and probably will be for a long time) which is... ANIME!
And from what i've seen so far, and i could be correct or incorrect, but i think that anime has a lot of tropes. There's ecchi anime, which i won't go into 'cause i don't watch (the closest i've gotten is <We, Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky>), there's shounen anime (fighting, adventure, fantasy, stuff like that) shoujo anime (falling in love, being pretty, stuff like that) and slice of life anime (comedic every day life, also falls into shoujo anime group)
One trope i've seen over and over, especially for shoujo anime or slice of life / school life anime, is the 'kawaii schoolgirl.'
(perhaps this is more predominent in ecchi anime but nonetheless, I WONT GO INTO THAT... hehe~)
Anyway, this is one of my favourite things.
Anime of course, and the classic seifuku (or serafuku) of anime!
I think it's positively adorable and i'd just LOVE to own a set and get to wear it - in fact, i'd ADORE it if schools in the Americas adopted the serafuku as standard uniform instead of those ugly ankle length kilts that they make girls wear.
So, today, on the topic of my Favourite Things, i will talk about...
How To - make your ugly uniform more like a seifuku!
**not Serafuku. Just Seifuku.
This is something i've actively tried to do in the past before, although i originally did it out of the desire to be more comfortable in school.
In school, my uniform consists of...
- school issued navy blue sweater
- school issued green plaid kilt
- school issued polo (or button up with a tie during the winter months)
- navy or black knee socks or tights (can be bought from school or our own)
- black dress shoes
so, pretty standard. Sounds like every other uniform, and not at all kawaii!
Let's begin making it cuter and more classicly seifuku-esque, then!
**Granted, all schools have different policies on uniforms and my own allows these changes**
1) buy a different sweater. because FK school issued stuff. the material they use is coarse and uncomfortable. i got a nice replicate from Ralph Lauren, which has thinner weave so it's more airy and comfortable, and a couple of sizes too big for me, as well, for extra (growing) space (because holidays are fat days)
the school crest i bought separately and sewed it on. I had to request permission from the school but it was simple enough - i needed to use my own sweater because i have sensitive skin and the coarse material makes me itch.
2) roll your kilt up. i got mine adjusted previously, taking off about an inch and a half from the bottom; a seamstress did this, and i recommend getting a seamstress, since it seems like a pretty bad idea to me if you just take some scissors and hack off a piece of your uniform...and then from the top, i fold down the band, so about an inch, but only in the front since i don't want the back to be too short. this allows your kilt to not be knee-length or shin-length or whatever. And to make it look even shorter, my oversized sweater is pulled down over the front and back to give the illusion of it being a miniskirt, which in reality, it ISN'T.
differents schools allow different things. some schools don't allow short skirts. Check the policies first! Getting into trouble is not kawaii.
3) wear thigh-high socks. These are prevalent in animes and they are also much warmer than regular knee socks. Some schools are lenient while others are not. I never saw a problem with it at my school until recently but the one teacher who refused to allow it doesn't teach me, anyway. Or, alternatively, tights can make your legs look slimmer and more refined. regular knee socks are adorable during the spring times, especially if it has a tiny embroidery at the top. generally, don't wear ankle socks or anything below the calf; it doesn't look as cute as it does in anime. trust me on this one.
if school is lenient, some leg-warmers (to imitate baggy socks) are also quite adorable, but this one's on a limb. American fashion is frankly quite different from Japanese fashion. although i assume if you go to a private school, no one really gives a damn anyway.
4) wear Mary-Jane style shoes. these can easily be found in places like Payless, or Geox, or Tommy Hilfiger, like me, or if you want to go high-end, that's fine too, but it's not for me since i scuff up my shoes really easily. These are adorable and depending on the type (regular type, childish type, lolita type?) they can all give off different feelings. Ballet flats are okay too, if that's your thing. I'd not go with the shoes that you generally see anime schoolgirls wearing, since it doesn't seem to match so well with their Western counterpart.
alternatively, if your school does not mandate shoes, why not wear a cute pair of bright pink converse's, to add some flair and spice? any shoes can look cute with uniform, unless you're clomping around in some huge 7-inch platform knee high lace up crazy things :3
5) bags are important. sort of. Backpacks, especially those that hang low on your back, is quite adorable. Backpacks can show personality! the bag you generally see Japanese schoolgirls, or anime girls carrying, is quite dull, although it has its charms. It's not very Western though.
Personally, i alternate between an electric blue Neff backpack, a black Hello Kitty backpack, and the Japanese schoolgirl-style bag but slimmer, pale blue, and with little dolly designs. The little pockets are intricate and beautiful - they also allow me to be neater with my belongings! It comes with its own little keychains so i needn't worry about those things.
6) Behaviour? well, anime schoolgirls tend to act certain ways. most predominently you have your 'normal' character, a moe character, and a tsundere character. I don't really recommend acting like anything but yourself at school... although if you're at an anime con, let it rip! ^^
AAANNNNDDDD that's it. i think. that's really all the tips i have.
Oh! and hair. I personally change my hair a lot. when i had long hair i just left it alone or kept it in two low pigtails. When it was short i put up tiny side twintail's (like Misa Amane's hair). once that got longer i had a habit of using ribbons. Currently i like clippies since they're sooo cute!
But hair is another way to express yourself. Go all out! ^^
And i'm sorry, for not being an interesting blogger. I do have tendancies to rant and be boring, but,
Please give me a chance! Stay with me! Onegai!
So, spread word of my blog, my little cuties! I'll do my best to update. I can see i have some views! not a lot, but some! So i am very flattered to everyone who gives me the time of day! <3
Please spare a few more seconds of your life and comment on this post, tell me what you'd like me to blog about in the future! I'd really appreciate it! Arigatou, minna-san! <3 ^_^
** From now on, there will be a gymnastics entry on Monday and a random posting of something else anytime during the week but most likely on a Wednesday or Thursday~! **
~Re re! <3
EDIT - Favourite Manga of the Week - Nagareboshi Lens. check it out! The storyline isn't fabulous, but the art is exquisite! ^^
Sadly, i didn't go to gymnastics today since i was feeling quite ill, so... no gymnastics post today!! AWWW!! ><
So to make up for that i will talk about something else that is quite a favourite in my life right now (and probably will be for a long time) which is... ANIME!
And from what i've seen so far, and i could be correct or incorrect, but i think that anime has a lot of tropes. There's ecchi anime, which i won't go into 'cause i don't watch (the closest i've gotten is <We, Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky>), there's shounen anime (fighting, adventure, fantasy, stuff like that) shoujo anime (falling in love, being pretty, stuff like that) and slice of life anime (comedic every day life, also falls into shoujo anime group)
One trope i've seen over and over, especially for shoujo anime or slice of life / school life anime, is the 'kawaii schoolgirl.'
(perhaps this is more predominent in ecchi anime but nonetheless, I WONT GO INTO THAT... hehe~)
Anyway, this is one of my favourite things.
Anime of course, and the classic seifuku (or serafuku) of anime!
I think it's positively adorable and i'd just LOVE to own a set and get to wear it - in fact, i'd ADORE it if schools in the Americas adopted the serafuku as standard uniform instead of those ugly ankle length kilts that they make girls wear.
So, today, on the topic of my Favourite Things, i will talk about...
How To - make your ugly uniform more like a seifuku!
**not Serafuku. Just Seifuku.
This is something i've actively tried to do in the past before, although i originally did it out of the desire to be more comfortable in school.
In school, my uniform consists of...
- school issued navy blue sweater
- school issued green plaid kilt
- school issued polo (or button up with a tie during the winter months)
- navy or black knee socks or tights (can be bought from school or our own)
- black dress shoes
so, pretty standard. Sounds like every other uniform, and not at all kawaii!
Let's begin making it cuter and more classicly seifuku-esque, then!
**Granted, all schools have different policies on uniforms and my own allows these changes**
1) buy a different sweater. because FK school issued stuff. the material they use is coarse and uncomfortable. i got a nice replicate from Ralph Lauren, which has thinner weave so it's more airy and comfortable, and a couple of sizes too big for me, as well, for extra (growing) space (because holidays are fat days)
the school crest i bought separately and sewed it on. I had to request permission from the school but it was simple enough - i needed to use my own sweater because i have sensitive skin and the coarse material makes me itch.
2) roll your kilt up. i got mine adjusted previously, taking off about an inch and a half from the bottom; a seamstress did this, and i recommend getting a seamstress, since it seems like a pretty bad idea to me if you just take some scissors and hack off a piece of your uniform...and then from the top, i fold down the band, so about an inch, but only in the front since i don't want the back to be too short. this allows your kilt to not be knee-length or shin-length or whatever. And to make it look even shorter, my oversized sweater is pulled down over the front and back to give the illusion of it being a miniskirt, which in reality, it ISN'T.
differents schools allow different things. some schools don't allow short skirts. Check the policies first! Getting into trouble is not kawaii.
3) wear thigh-high socks. These are prevalent in animes and they are also much warmer than regular knee socks. Some schools are lenient while others are not. I never saw a problem with it at my school until recently but the one teacher who refused to allow it doesn't teach me, anyway. Or, alternatively, tights can make your legs look slimmer and more refined. regular knee socks are adorable during the spring times, especially if it has a tiny embroidery at the top. generally, don't wear ankle socks or anything below the calf; it doesn't look as cute as it does in anime. trust me on this one.
if school is lenient, some leg-warmers (to imitate baggy socks) are also quite adorable, but this one's on a limb. American fashion is frankly quite different from Japanese fashion. although i assume if you go to a private school, no one really gives a damn anyway.
4) wear Mary-Jane style shoes. these can easily be found in places like Payless, or Geox, or Tommy Hilfiger, like me, or if you want to go high-end, that's fine too, but it's not for me since i scuff up my shoes really easily. These are adorable and depending on the type (regular type, childish type, lolita type?) they can all give off different feelings. Ballet flats are okay too, if that's your thing. I'd not go with the shoes that you generally see anime schoolgirls wearing, since it doesn't seem to match so well with their Western counterpart.
alternatively, if your school does not mandate shoes, why not wear a cute pair of bright pink converse's, to add some flair and spice? any shoes can look cute with uniform, unless you're clomping around in some huge 7-inch platform knee high lace up crazy things :3
5) bags are important. sort of. Backpacks, especially those that hang low on your back, is quite adorable. Backpacks can show personality! the bag you generally see Japanese schoolgirls, or anime girls carrying, is quite dull, although it has its charms. It's not very Western though.
Personally, i alternate between an electric blue Neff backpack, a black Hello Kitty backpack, and the Japanese schoolgirl-style bag but slimmer, pale blue, and with little dolly designs. The little pockets are intricate and beautiful - they also allow me to be neater with my belongings! It comes with its own little keychains so i needn't worry about those things.
6) Behaviour? well, anime schoolgirls tend to act certain ways. most predominently you have your 'normal' character, a moe character, and a tsundere character. I don't really recommend acting like anything but yourself at school... although if you're at an anime con, let it rip! ^^
AAANNNNDDDD that's it. i think. that's really all the tips i have.
Oh! and hair. I personally change my hair a lot. when i had long hair i just left it alone or kept it in two low pigtails. When it was short i put up tiny side twintail's (like Misa Amane's hair). once that got longer i had a habit of using ribbons. Currently i like clippies since they're sooo cute!
But hair is another way to express yourself. Go all out! ^^
And i'm sorry, for not being an interesting blogger. I do have tendancies to rant and be boring, but,
Please give me a chance! Stay with me! Onegai!
So, spread word of my blog, my little cuties! I'll do my best to update. I can see i have some views! not a lot, but some! So i am very flattered to everyone who gives me the time of day! <3
Please spare a few more seconds of your life and comment on this post, tell me what you'd like me to blog about in the future! I'd really appreciate it! Arigatou, minna-san! <3 ^_^
** From now on, there will be a gymnastics entry on Monday and a random posting of something else anytime during the week but most likely on a Wednesday or Thursday~! **
~Re re! <3
EDIT - Favourite Manga of the Week - Nagareboshi Lens. check it out! The storyline isn't fabulous, but the art is exquisite! ^^
Monday 21 October 2013
Tired bunch of Gymmies ~
Monday! Time for Favourite Things!!
But as we all know, even our top favouritest things can get awfully boring or tedious sometimes! Especially when they say that it takes 10,000 hours to become a master at something!
Today was sadly one of those days.
Class, which is usually so much fun for me, was strangely tiring for me. I felt sluggish and tired, all my muscles were protesting, and i was winded even after just a short warm up.
...Possibly because i hadn't exercised in the past week and also pigged out, eating so many junk foods! (but hey, a girl's gotta be lenient to herself every once in awhile, right?)
So, today i wore a green and black rhinestoned leo with leggings...
I won't go around describing what happened today because all i remember was that A) i talked with my classmates a bit more, B) i was so exhausted i thought that even that dirty, sweaty, chalk-caked gym floor looked like heaven, and C) it was fun nonetheless.
Though i won't go around describing what happened, i'll mention a few things.
I still cannot comprehend the idea of a front layout. I can tuck perfectly nicely, but layout's are lost in translation. How can a body flip without tucking? This i do not know.
I also can connect a back hip circle straight to a squat on (the bar) now, but due to my tired nature, i couldn't actually stay ON the bar long enough to stand up and jump to the next, so....
yah.
I'm starting to think that updating 'Favourite Things' every monday is a bit mundane, since it's all about gymnastics.
Perhaps i should talk about other things, too, now!! ^^; So look forward to that!! I will write about other things, now, too!!
~Rere~
But as we all know, even our top favouritest things can get awfully boring or tedious sometimes! Especially when they say that it takes 10,000 hours to become a master at something!
Today was sadly one of those days.
Class, which is usually so much fun for me, was strangely tiring for me. I felt sluggish and tired, all my muscles were protesting, and i was winded even after just a short warm up.
...Possibly because i hadn't exercised in the past week and also pigged out, eating so many junk foods! (but hey, a girl's gotta be lenient to herself every once in awhile, right?)
So, today i wore a green and black rhinestoned leo with leggings...
I won't go around describing what happened today because all i remember was that A) i talked with my classmates a bit more, B) i was so exhausted i thought that even that dirty, sweaty, chalk-caked gym floor looked like heaven, and C) it was fun nonetheless.
Though i won't go around describing what happened, i'll mention a few things.
I still cannot comprehend the idea of a front layout. I can tuck perfectly nicely, but layout's are lost in translation. How can a body flip without tucking? This i do not know.
I also can connect a back hip circle straight to a squat on (the bar) now, but due to my tired nature, i couldn't actually stay ON the bar long enough to stand up and jump to the next, so....
yah.
I'm starting to think that updating 'Favourite Things' every monday is a bit mundane, since it's all about gymnastics.
Perhaps i should talk about other things, too, now!! ^^; So look forward to that!! I will write about other things, now, too!!
~Rere~
Saturday 19 October 2013
Fright Night Playland RECAP!!
So, my apologies because last monday there were no 'favourite things' updates, but that is understandable since Monday was Thanksgiving, so happy belated Thanksgiving, everyone!!
That week was also great in general because I went to Whistler Blackcomb on Tuesday, came back Wednesday, visited an university campus on Thursday (meaning no school) and today, Friday, (actually it's Saturday, given the time, but i just got back and wanted to recap before i forgot!!) I went to Fright Nights at PNE Playland!!
It was AMAZING!!
And please note, this is a recap of my experience, so if you plan to go, yes, there are SPOILERS!!
The atmosphere just getting there was great, it was already a naturally foggy night and the bright red signs made everything seem so surreal. I went with a friend, and while i will not disclose her name, I will call her "Mango" because I will refer to her quite a few times.
There was security checks, so our bags had to be inspected, and us as well! It actually seemed even stricter than airport security, IMO.
Anyway, this year, Fright Night 2013, there are 6 haunted houses (including Playland's original) and 12 rides (with Hellavator and Revelation at additional charge)
Mango and i didn't get to go on all the rides nor all the haunted houses, so i'll recap the ones we did end up going to (though not so much the rides since it is always there)
Anyway, going there first, i was a bit apprehensive about getting into a haunted house since i'm actually a really big scaredy cat and i can even get scared just by someone coming up behind me and tapping my shoulder.
So Mango and i went to the Atmosfear first, since it's never been running when i went previously. Also, it was very foggy and so it was freezing up there, and our hair was all wet once we got down!!
Not only was it a naturally foggy night, the smoke machines was also on, meaning that at times, i couldn't see two feet in front of me... which is a bit offputting for me, since i worry about a monster jumping out at us.
Anyway, we went to Hollywood Horrors first, and even though Mango and i were alone, we requested to go with the pair behind us since we were such huge 'fraidy cats. I only remember trailing after them shrieking and squealing, and the live actors didn't frighten me that much until we got to the car area, where someone jumped out with a chainsaw.
However, there was one funny part where one actor with a knife pointed at me, and said, "I like YOU!" in a sinister voice. I was thinking, "Uhmm, okay... No, you don't..."
I don't remember much from Hollywood Horrors in general. It was nice and full of screams and surprises when you're in it, but nothing really gives me a lasting impression.
Shortly after, we went to Fear.
I really liked how when we waited in life there were boards describing different type of phobias, and how it foreshadows what we are going to see once we are in the house itself.
I enjoyed the fact that we had to get into coffins to begin - each person in a separate coffin. Although, i was very apprehensive and i definitely did not want to go into those coffins (though mostly in fear that i will need to fight my way out) so i yelled "Mangooooo! I will never forgive you for thisssss!!" As i was ushered into my coffin and the monster attendant covered the lid over my head.
It really wasn't that bad, though. The coffin was rather spacious (enough for me to turn from lying on my back to on my side, since not only did i have a backpack on, i also feel scared and vulnerable whenever i'm on my back) and as much as it disturbs me to admit it, it was rather comfortable.
After we got in and were closed into complete darkness, they wheeled our coffins to the other side of the wall, where another monster attendant would lift the lid for us and allow us to continue our journey - and the first thing i noticed was that Mango was running off after the two men that we had come in with, since we were too scared to go alone.
I went after her - although despite everything else, i walked, since the first area was brightly lit and the monster was quite friendly.
I DO have arachnophobia so the spider room wasn't that good for me, but the spiders were obviously plastic and fake so even though i dont want it touching me or anything, everything was a-okay there.
the other rooms don't give me a lasting impression... There was a room with lighting that gave the impression of crawling ants.
We also came to a tunnel, and i think it was for the claustraphobia fear, since it was a squeeze to get in (actually quite okay since it was loosely inflated)
Mango was screaming at that point, saying she had no idea where to go ("Forward! Forward!" I had yelled) and she backed into me, bumping me backwards and knocking me into the monster who was waiting, so i demanded she move forward some more.
Eventually that house was done, too. :)
I went on my very first time on Hells Gate!! It was actually... not as scary as i thought it would be :P
Next, we went to Darkness.
It was a very long line but it was interesting how they made the beginning of the line a walk through a graveyard with little storyboards - however, i looked at that "Angel of Death" and my inital thought was, "Well, that isn't cute at all!" since... aren't angels of death (shinigami's) always so adorable in anime?
Anyway, it was an incredibly long line and i had to like, pee, the entire time, so it was a bit of a torture. And since we had gone to different things before then, it was like, late at night, and i was sleepy, so me and Mango sort of wilted to the ground as we followed the line.
Eventually we were fed up and frustrated with the line, and whenever that deep and sinister voice started talking and doings its "Mwahahaha" we were like, "SHUT UP!" and "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!"
However we did eventually get our turn - this time, we had to go in alone. We walked into a brightly lit room with zombies and gates, and even though it wasn't scary, Mango and i clung to each other, shrieking, saying to wait until the next group came in - and they did, they were a father and four little girls and a little boy.
The little boy walked past us with a 'che!' and we followed him, with the little girls following us.
The boy scared us once, by jumping out and yelling 'boo!'!
Although i do not remember much about this one at all, indeedit was scary!! There are live actors popping out of coffins and everything.
Although sadly, my biggest memory of this place is that we waited an incredibly long time in line but halfway through our turn, the lights came on and we had to walk out with the lights on, meaning that things were definitely not scary anymore -
however, one prop moved, Mango screamed, i screamed, she pulled backwards (with her arms around my neck) and i stumbled, and went sprawling onto my bottom in front of everyone - including the father and his little girls, and two or three security guards that were dispatched to bring everyone outside.
We were rounded up and the security zoomed in on one boy and dismissed the rest of us - and i suppose we will never find out about why the lights came on.............
Our last stop of the day was Asylum, meaning that we missed Car N Evil and the Haunted Mansion. Whilst the haunted mansion doesn't matter as much, since we had gone before during regular season, what is in the Car N Evil will forever be my curiosity. (So if you know, why not comment and tell me? :P)
Anyway, in my opinion, Asylum is probably the scariest one all night. I'm not sure if its because of the heightened senses and frazzled nerves from the evening, but it did seem to be the most horror inducing of all.
i remember being in front of two cute boys, so i wanted to go with them, but eventually they swapped with some girls and those girls were behind us instead.
But, Mango and i went into the house and then we clung to each other till the girls came in and told them to ahead of us.
Then, we followed them.
I can't recall what we saw off the top of my head, but there were plenty of gory props, live actors, flashing lights, moving props, bloody hospital rooms, and so on so forth.
I screamed the most in this one, and one time, we entered a room that contained not one, but two live actors, as well as props hanging from the ceiling, Mango screamed at the top of her lungs, ran into me, so i screamed at the top of my lungs, and went running back, bowling into the two cute boys, who, surprisingly enough, were incredibly calm, hands in pockets type of calm.
Eventually we continued on, Mango shrinking against the wall whimpering, "Please don't hurt me! What did i do? What did i do???"
I remember the rest very vaguely but i remember that we still ran out of Asylum's exit while screaming our heads off, laughing at the same time... a very breathless experience.
Ultiamately, i think this is what i have to say.
The haunted houses all take a long time to get into unless you have a Fast Pass, and if you don't, either you get there early (so maybe one house) or you'll wait in line for 45min plus!!
The houses itself are short and none seemed as good as Playland's original, however, it was full of thrills and scares when you are inside - however for me, while i screamed, jumped, and wailed with the best of them, the fear wore off quickly once we got outside, since while it was scary, it was nothing spectacular nor memorable.
However, i do highly recommend Fright Nights!! It is a truly amazing experience! Mango and i had so much fun!! Yes, the lines are long, and yes, sometimes the houses seem a bit cheesy (Although your nerves will always be on edge before you actualy go in!) but overrall, it truly is worthwhile and a really good investment!!
However i do have a slight wish that Fright Night, in its future years, could adopt a more 'Japanese-style' horror element, maybe a house or two. Because yes, props are wonderful and so are live actors, but sometimes, just being able to explore a dark and creepy place is suspenseful and terrifying enough, without needing to have flashing strobe lights or torn props everywhere.
Still, wonderful, wonderful time, great experience, hightly recommend!! :D
Till next time, then!! <3
~ Re
EDIT - random thought - is it just me or is the voice acting in Fire Emblem Awakening a LOT cuter in the Japanese version... AND sound a lot more natural? >< I can't stop fangirling!! XD (and yup, not related to Fright Night at all... just a thought i wanted to get down without posting a new entry~)
That week was also great in general because I went to Whistler Blackcomb on Tuesday, came back Wednesday, visited an university campus on Thursday (meaning no school) and today, Friday, (actually it's Saturday, given the time, but i just got back and wanted to recap before i forgot!!) I went to Fright Nights at PNE Playland!!
It was AMAZING!!
And please note, this is a recap of my experience, so if you plan to go, yes, there are SPOILERS!!
The atmosphere just getting there was great, it was already a naturally foggy night and the bright red signs made everything seem so surreal. I went with a friend, and while i will not disclose her name, I will call her "Mango" because I will refer to her quite a few times.
There was security checks, so our bags had to be inspected, and us as well! It actually seemed even stricter than airport security, IMO.
Anyway, this year, Fright Night 2013, there are 6 haunted houses (including Playland's original) and 12 rides (with Hellavator and Revelation at additional charge)
Mango and i didn't get to go on all the rides nor all the haunted houses, so i'll recap the ones we did end up going to (though not so much the rides since it is always there)
Anyway, going there first, i was a bit apprehensive about getting into a haunted house since i'm actually a really big scaredy cat and i can even get scared just by someone coming up behind me and tapping my shoulder.
So Mango and i went to the Atmosfear first, since it's never been running when i went previously. Also, it was very foggy and so it was freezing up there, and our hair was all wet once we got down!!
Not only was it a naturally foggy night, the smoke machines was also on, meaning that at times, i couldn't see two feet in front of me... which is a bit offputting for me, since i worry about a monster jumping out at us.
Anyway, we went to Hollywood Horrors first, and even though Mango and i were alone, we requested to go with the pair behind us since we were such huge 'fraidy cats. I only remember trailing after them shrieking and squealing, and the live actors didn't frighten me that much until we got to the car area, where someone jumped out with a chainsaw.
However, there was one funny part where one actor with a knife pointed at me, and said, "I like YOU!" in a sinister voice. I was thinking, "Uhmm, okay... No, you don't..."
I don't remember much from Hollywood Horrors in general. It was nice and full of screams and surprises when you're in it, but nothing really gives me a lasting impression.
Shortly after, we went to Fear.
I really liked how when we waited in life there were boards describing different type of phobias, and how it foreshadows what we are going to see once we are in the house itself.
I enjoyed the fact that we had to get into coffins to begin - each person in a separate coffin. Although, i was very apprehensive and i definitely did not want to go into those coffins (though mostly in fear that i will need to fight my way out) so i yelled "Mangooooo! I will never forgive you for thisssss!!" As i was ushered into my coffin and the monster attendant covered the lid over my head.
It really wasn't that bad, though. The coffin was rather spacious (enough for me to turn from lying on my back to on my side, since not only did i have a backpack on, i also feel scared and vulnerable whenever i'm on my back) and as much as it disturbs me to admit it, it was rather comfortable.
After we got in and were closed into complete darkness, they wheeled our coffins to the other side of the wall, where another monster attendant would lift the lid for us and allow us to continue our journey - and the first thing i noticed was that Mango was running off after the two men that we had come in with, since we were too scared to go alone.
I went after her - although despite everything else, i walked, since the first area was brightly lit and the monster was quite friendly.
I DO have arachnophobia so the spider room wasn't that good for me, but the spiders were obviously plastic and fake so even though i dont want it touching me or anything, everything was a-okay there.
the other rooms don't give me a lasting impression... There was a room with lighting that gave the impression of crawling ants.
We also came to a tunnel, and i think it was for the claustraphobia fear, since it was a squeeze to get in (actually quite okay since it was loosely inflated)
Mango was screaming at that point, saying she had no idea where to go ("Forward! Forward!" I had yelled) and she backed into me, bumping me backwards and knocking me into the monster who was waiting, so i demanded she move forward some more.
Eventually that house was done, too. :)
I went on my very first time on Hells Gate!! It was actually... not as scary as i thought it would be :P
Next, we went to Darkness.
It was a very long line but it was interesting how they made the beginning of the line a walk through a graveyard with little storyboards - however, i looked at that "Angel of Death" and my inital thought was, "Well, that isn't cute at all!" since... aren't angels of death (shinigami's) always so adorable in anime?
Anyway, it was an incredibly long line and i had to like, pee, the entire time, so it was a bit of a torture. And since we had gone to different things before then, it was like, late at night, and i was sleepy, so me and Mango sort of wilted to the ground as we followed the line.
Eventually we were fed up and frustrated with the line, and whenever that deep and sinister voice started talking and doings its "Mwahahaha" we were like, "SHUT UP!" and "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!"
However we did eventually get our turn - this time, we had to go in alone. We walked into a brightly lit room with zombies and gates, and even though it wasn't scary, Mango and i clung to each other, shrieking, saying to wait until the next group came in - and they did, they were a father and four little girls and a little boy.
The little boy walked past us with a 'che!' and we followed him, with the little girls following us.
The boy scared us once, by jumping out and yelling 'boo!'!
Although i do not remember much about this one at all, indeedit was scary!! There are live actors popping out of coffins and everything.
Although sadly, my biggest memory of this place is that we waited an incredibly long time in line but halfway through our turn, the lights came on and we had to walk out with the lights on, meaning that things were definitely not scary anymore -
however, one prop moved, Mango screamed, i screamed, she pulled backwards (with her arms around my neck) and i stumbled, and went sprawling onto my bottom in front of everyone - including the father and his little girls, and two or three security guards that were dispatched to bring everyone outside.
We were rounded up and the security zoomed in on one boy and dismissed the rest of us - and i suppose we will never find out about why the lights came on.............
Our last stop of the day was Asylum, meaning that we missed Car N Evil and the Haunted Mansion. Whilst the haunted mansion doesn't matter as much, since we had gone before during regular season, what is in the Car N Evil will forever be my curiosity. (So if you know, why not comment and tell me? :P)
Anyway, in my opinion, Asylum is probably the scariest one all night. I'm not sure if its because of the heightened senses and frazzled nerves from the evening, but it did seem to be the most horror inducing of all.
i remember being in front of two cute boys, so i wanted to go with them, but eventually they swapped with some girls and those girls were behind us instead.
But, Mango and i went into the house and then we clung to each other till the girls came in and told them to ahead of us.
Then, we followed them.
I can't recall what we saw off the top of my head, but there were plenty of gory props, live actors, flashing lights, moving props, bloody hospital rooms, and so on so forth.
I screamed the most in this one, and one time, we entered a room that contained not one, but two live actors, as well as props hanging from the ceiling, Mango screamed at the top of her lungs, ran into me, so i screamed at the top of my lungs, and went running back, bowling into the two cute boys, who, surprisingly enough, were incredibly calm, hands in pockets type of calm.
Eventually we continued on, Mango shrinking against the wall whimpering, "Please don't hurt me! What did i do? What did i do???"
I remember the rest very vaguely but i remember that we still ran out of Asylum's exit while screaming our heads off, laughing at the same time... a very breathless experience.
Ultiamately, i think this is what i have to say.
The haunted houses all take a long time to get into unless you have a Fast Pass, and if you don't, either you get there early (so maybe one house) or you'll wait in line for 45min plus!!
The houses itself are short and none seemed as good as Playland's original, however, it was full of thrills and scares when you are inside - however for me, while i screamed, jumped, and wailed with the best of them, the fear wore off quickly once we got outside, since while it was scary, it was nothing spectacular nor memorable.
However, i do highly recommend Fright Nights!! It is a truly amazing experience! Mango and i had so much fun!! Yes, the lines are long, and yes, sometimes the houses seem a bit cheesy (Although your nerves will always be on edge before you actualy go in!) but overrall, it truly is worthwhile and a really good investment!!
However i do have a slight wish that Fright Night, in its future years, could adopt a more 'Japanese-style' horror element, maybe a house or two. Because yes, props are wonderful and so are live actors, but sometimes, just being able to explore a dark and creepy place is suspenseful and terrifying enough, without needing to have flashing strobe lights or torn props everywhere.
Still, wonderful, wonderful time, great experience, hightly recommend!! :D
Till next time, then!! <3
~ Re
EDIT - random thought - is it just me or is the voice acting in Fire Emblem Awakening a LOT cuter in the Japanese version... AND sound a lot more natural? >< I can't stop fangirling!! XD (and yup, not related to Fright Night at all... just a thought i wanted to get down without posting a new entry~)
Monday 7 October 2013
1-2-3-TESTING TESTING TESTING
I might wanna note that my hair, which was in a neat, high, nicely kept ponytail before class, is now this scraggly mess at the nape of my neck.............
For today, i wore the same glitter crush velvet leo from last week but this time with full length leggings that were... a LITTLE bit too butt-hugging... >_<;
Today's class was a bit different than usual, but before i get into that...
I was running around before class today, freaking out, all "WHAT DO I WEAR???" because i do dislike wearing the same leotards at times, since it's interesting to wear new ones, and i had only three more that's useable - a pink and purple swirl one that's a bit too cool for the winter, a dark blue one with light blue star highlights, and a black one that i can't find. And someone, who overheard me, said, "well... clothes. you should wear clothes."
Touché, darlin'. ^_^
Today we didn't warm up on floor as usual, since the boys were using it, and we didn't want to disrupt them, since i'm talking tumbling lines with like, doubles, triples, and i even saw a front layout to double front... so, WOW. *envy!!*
We went to the tumble trak to warm up instead, so we did all those jumps... i don't feel compelled to list them all since they're always the same, ANYWAY.
although at one point, my foot got caught on the end, so i tripped, then i tripped again, and then i faceplanted, so YEAH.
After warm ups, we went to floor to start testing, because it's a testing week, i suppose.
And asking us to do tuck jumps on the floor after we just finished doing it on the Tumble Trak? WEEELL i guess i could say it went less than pretty.
We went through all the basic level 1 - 8 / 9 skills. The only one i am missing is my back extention roll (backwards roll to handstand) but i'm sure i'll get that with time... as all things come with time.
I had a lot of fun with headstands today, actually! those are actually veeeeery awesome!!
We did lines that were basically testing, and then we got to stretch, and while stretching we would be tested a tiny bit more. we had to do a carthweel, to a handstand, and then roll out, and also handstand to bridge, and also headstand straddle press roll out, and splits, and stuff like that.
once that was finished we went back to floor, mostly to do things like handstands, rolls, cartwheels, round offs, power hurdle roundoffs with rebounds, et al.
Eventually we went to beam...
And there was this one where we had to lie on the beam, so i did. the Coach asked me to shift back a little, and whilst doing that, i lost my balance and basically tumbled onto the floor in a tangle of limbs. It was NOT pretty.
I could easily say that my favourites are floor and bars, beam and vault are my least favourites, and now you see why.
We also had to do mounts and dismounts, bunny hops on beam, long jumps, tuck jumps, pivot turns, and all that jazz. Seems easy at glance, but you try doing those gracefully on a 4inch piece of wood, and you tell me what you think.
We also worked on the low beam, so handstands, roundoffs, and then to the high beam to do a roundoff off of. (off off of? YEEAAAHHHH)
and needless to say, it was a high beam... and even in competition you are supposed to land on a crash mat... we don't get crash mats....
So it's like, yeah, my shins kinda felt jarred afterwards, and my ankles were a bit sore...
Eventually, we just went to play Bum Drop Wars again, and then off we went to go home, ne!
This time it wasn't as structured or as intensive as usual, but it's a nice change of pace, to be testing instead of just working hard, hard, hard!!
For awhile i honestly thought i could not go to next week's class due to a conflict, but then i realized i COULD, so i was ecstatic! it was like every cell in my body was alive and buzzing as though i had drank a pint of mead. :D
It was... a moment of pure glory ^^
Anyway, that's about it for this time :)
Till next time, then! :D
~
For today, i wore the same glitter crush velvet leo from last week but this time with full length leggings that were... a LITTLE bit too butt-hugging... >_<;
Today's class was a bit different than usual, but before i get into that...
I was running around before class today, freaking out, all "WHAT DO I WEAR???" because i do dislike wearing the same leotards at times, since it's interesting to wear new ones, and i had only three more that's useable - a pink and purple swirl one that's a bit too cool for the winter, a dark blue one with light blue star highlights, and a black one that i can't find. And someone, who overheard me, said, "well... clothes. you should wear clothes."
Touché, darlin'. ^_^
Today we didn't warm up on floor as usual, since the boys were using it, and we didn't want to disrupt them, since i'm talking tumbling lines with like, doubles, triples, and i even saw a front layout to double front... so, WOW. *envy!!*
We went to the tumble trak to warm up instead, so we did all those jumps... i don't feel compelled to list them all since they're always the same, ANYWAY.
although at one point, my foot got caught on the end, so i tripped, then i tripped again, and then i faceplanted, so YEAH.
After warm ups, we went to floor to start testing, because it's a testing week, i suppose.
And asking us to do tuck jumps on the floor after we just finished doing it on the Tumble Trak? WEEELL i guess i could say it went less than pretty.
We went through all the basic level 1 - 8 / 9 skills. The only one i am missing is my back extention roll (backwards roll to handstand) but i'm sure i'll get that with time... as all things come with time.
I had a lot of fun with headstands today, actually! those are actually veeeeery awesome!!
We did lines that were basically testing, and then we got to stretch, and while stretching we would be tested a tiny bit more. we had to do a carthweel, to a handstand, and then roll out, and also handstand to bridge, and also headstand straddle press roll out, and splits, and stuff like that.
once that was finished we went back to floor, mostly to do things like handstands, rolls, cartwheels, round offs, power hurdle roundoffs with rebounds, et al.
Eventually we went to beam...
And there was this one where we had to lie on the beam, so i did. the Coach asked me to shift back a little, and whilst doing that, i lost my balance and basically tumbled onto the floor in a tangle of limbs. It was NOT pretty.
I could easily say that my favourites are floor and bars, beam and vault are my least favourites, and now you see why.
We also had to do mounts and dismounts, bunny hops on beam, long jumps, tuck jumps, pivot turns, and all that jazz. Seems easy at glance, but you try doing those gracefully on a 4inch piece of wood, and you tell me what you think.
We also worked on the low beam, so handstands, roundoffs, and then to the high beam to do a roundoff off of. (off off of? YEEAAAHHHH)
and needless to say, it was a high beam... and even in competition you are supposed to land on a crash mat... we don't get crash mats....
So it's like, yeah, my shins kinda felt jarred afterwards, and my ankles were a bit sore...
Eventually, we just went to play Bum Drop Wars again, and then off we went to go home, ne!
This time it wasn't as structured or as intensive as usual, but it's a nice change of pace, to be testing instead of just working hard, hard, hard!!
For awhile i honestly thought i could not go to next week's class due to a conflict, but then i realized i COULD, so i was ecstatic! it was like every cell in my body was alive and buzzing as though i had drank a pint of mead. :D
It was... a moment of pure glory ^^
Anyway, that's about it for this time :)
Till next time, then! :D
~
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