~Happy Halloween~

31st October, the day where creepy decorations will be set up, and kids wearing costumes, going from door to door for the Trick or Treat! Personally, I have never celebrated Halloween when I lived in Mauritius, nor in Taiwan. But this year, at POWERLIFE Pilates, where I currently work, we have decided to have fun by transforming the studio…into a haunted one!

Together with the teachers, we have decorated the studio with bats, spiders, spider webs, some other shapes cut from non woven fabrics, and some creepy items and photos~It was really fun to do so, even if it was time taking to set everything up. But I feel really satisfied every time when a student comes in and gets scared by the decor and the creepy atmosphere we have created using lights covered with green or red colored cellophane paper, and halloween themed music continously haunting their heads. Niahahaha~

So, let’s see how the studio appears in the daylight:

And…at night…(O vwv O)

The teachers even asked my sister (Miki's Café) to prepare some cookies for the event! She spent a lot of time designing the biscuits and mixing up to get the right colors.

 Personally I have tasted them, to my surprise, the level of sweetness is adequate and goes well with the cookie itself. From the feedback of the teachers and students who ate them, they were GOOD! I am so proud of my sister! (> w <)

Happy Halloween People!

~Fall of Wall Taiwan~

I attended the Fan event of Shingeki no Kyojin, Free! and Kuroko no Basket today (All three at the same time)! More precisely, I went there for Fall of Wall, i.e., the Shingekii no Kyojin one, as I have not watched the two other animes yet.

The venue was at San Chong Sports Center, Taiwan

The event starts at 11 a.m. but people can start queuing up at 8 a.m. Me being naive that maybe not many people would go and the one who could not wake up early in the morning, I reached at around 10:45 a.m. and was surprised with the number of people there, and the majority, Girls, of course! The queue was like a snake in kilometers, going round the center. I bought my ticket at 150TWD, got a brochure about the layout of the venue, fan groups attending and their respective stalls. Rules and regulations are also clearly listed.

I waited an hour before making it into the venue itself, standing outside in the strong gusts, now imagine the number of people already present at the venue in that one hour!! On entering, I had to present my NIC to prove that I am actually more than 18 years old, as there were fanfictions or fan drawn mangas which were 18+. The staff also stamped each attendee’s hand so that the attendees are free to go outside and return when they want to. People intending to take photos at the Photoshooting zone have to pay an extra 50TWD to get a sticker Pass, and can only take photos of the cosplayers present at the zone, photos cannot be taken outside that zone, not even in the seller’s zone. This is the reason for the lack of photos about the stalls, as it was prohibited and staff were there to make sure that the rules are respected~

Once entered, I moved quickly towards Reika’s stand, she was present with Hiiro, and was selling her cosplay album and postcards. But…queues again~! I was worried that the album got sold out, and…it was! (T_T) Was kind of disappointed, yet luckily, some postcards remained, and I got myself one! Yay~! Actually, it was for my sister, who is really a big fan of Reika! I was also lucky enough to get her signature on the postcard later the same day. Reika is such a nice and polite person, with a cute voice too! I only managed to speak a little bit of simple Japanese with her as I was both excited and shy to do so!

Then I headed to the photoshooting zone to take photos of the cosplayers~! I was shy at first, unable to make the first move to ask for the cosplayer’s permission, but it seemed that they were shy too. So I took courage and asked two cosplayers who were near me, took some photos and thanked them. I find it really nice to see photographers thanking the cosplayers after each end of shooting, it shows the photographer’s appreciation and gratitude towards the efforts and coorperation of the cosplayer.

After that, I walked around the venue, visiting the stalls, but did not buy any thing more as I am not a big fan of BL/GL stuff. There were cute items too! But I had to hold on to my wallet to make sure I have enough money to buy food for the rest of this month, haha~!

See more photos on InfinityTingTing (Tinguri)'s Corner

~Shitsuji & Maid Cafe experience part I~

Shitsuji, also known as Butler, as the word says, is someone in charge of domestic works in a large household. In recent past, cafes in the theme of Shitsuji have grown in numbers in Taiwan, not as much as the maid cafes though. During my stay in Taiwan, I grabbed my courage and visited some Shitsuji cafes that I have been able to locate!

Chitty Mood Facebook Fanpage: http://on.fb.me/1bFkhUp

I have visited Chitty Mood at least thrice, always accompanied by either sisters or friends. There is a doorbell (electric) on the outside which you should press to “summon” a shitsuji. He will open the door to greet you, ask you how many persons are “going home”, then request to take the bags/handbags of the ladies.

Once seated, the shitsuji will hand you the menu, explain the rules of the cafe while kneeling! (depends, it did not happen every time I visited).

During the waiting period for the meal or dessert to be prepared, you can sit and read the mangas provided there, or write in the shitsuji’s exchange diaries. From time to time, the shitsujis will even come to have a light conversation with you, which in my case, is very short, as we were shy and did not share common topic of conversation, wahahaha~Finally our meal came! The shitsuji asked if we need their service…that is…to cut the waffle! Once two shitsujis even proposed to have a competition between themselves to see who can complete the task faster, and in the end, when it is finally done, we were commentless…(see lower left photo below)

I did enjoy at Chitty Mood, and am sure to revisit it once again when I will go back to Taiwan later~! Still, not alone though~! (> w <)

Wisteria Shitsuji Cafe Facebook Fanpage:http://on.fb.me/1fnf84f

Wisteria, the second Shitsuji cafe that I have visited later in 2013. It is quite a difficult place to find though. By the time I visited, it was already in the afternoon…and…no waffle…TwT! The shitsujis weren’t dressed like one and I think it’s due to their shift was ending very soon (and I was right about that). I was disappointed with the microwave taste of the food, also the atmosphere of the day when I visited. There were two girls sitting next to our table, and one of them was holding a big teddy bear and kept on sobbing for I don’t know what reason. We finished the food rapidly and left. I might give Wisteria another try next time…’might’~ehe~