Fly me to the Moon

Rudy cosplayed as Captain Black Skull, a character from my collab fic with ecthelian 

FYI, It's not a sequal to Pirate of the Carribean. lol
He was wearing Tohya's outfit. My SD13 boy is not home right now. So Rudy stole borrowed his wardrobe. lol

New faceup of Oliver. I've retrieved him for some time but just had a chance to take his piccu.

Oliver was an accursed child. His previous faceups were damaged from accidents many MANY times. (Everytime my good faceup artist Raykit would scream NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I felt so guilty Oliver caused her such a big problem. ^^;) However, we managed to lift the curse. lol

Bertram is an amazing head mold. I first characterized him as an innocent-looking child. This is what he used to be. But all Bertrams in DOA database are dark, cool, mature-looking boy. Probably my boy wanna say he also wants to be more mature and those series of mishaps were his way of manifestation??? Possible, ehh?? This time when I told the extremely weary Ray (after the 6th wipe-off) to change his look into something more mature-looking, the God of BJD just answered our prayer. lol  And voila! Oliver's new look is done!!! XDD




My friend said he looks like an indy rock star. XDD

Thank you Raykit for the wonderful faceup. Thank you Hippori and Rinchan for the gorgeous props. >w<
Now that he has new look, his profile and background needs to be rewrite. He is no more a crybaby. lol

Delayed Songkran art. lol

I didn't plan to draw anything to celebrate the now over water festival. But having seen pics of Western ladies enjoying the splashing in the papers this morning reminded me of Ruinchan. What if she and the gang were here in Khaosan road and enjoyed themselves in Songkran festival like other tourists... That must be fun. lol




Notice something weird?
It's a water gun Ruinchan is holding. I'm LAME at drawing stuff.... orz

This is a PR thread for my friend Hippori. She makes headphones for BJD. I've played with one and it was FANTASTIC!!! The most detailed SD-sized headphone I've ever seen!!!

Two types of headphone offered. Both types can suit both SD and MSD.

TYPE A - Hardy headphone
price $25 each (shipping fee included)
This type the earpieces can be flipped around. So real!!

Modeled on DOC U

TYPE B - Gentle headphone
price $15 each (shipping fee included)



Modeled on AiL Bertram on SD13 body





Hippori also offers discount for bulk order. Check her thread in DOA Commission for more detail.
 

Finally Thailand riot is resolved. Things are getting back to where it used to be. But one thing that has been changed forever is the people's heart. From now on we'll label those who have different mind as "another color". I'm not a supporter of any color. Every party is equally corrupted. The claimed anarchy and double standard does EXIST in this society no matter how they put it in any fancy terms. It's true that a Mercedes can pass any patrol check while a truck gets stuck and fleeced at every stop. Or people will bow low before you if you have big family name. That's the way life is in this society. Don't lie about it.

( Rant on and on... )

Volks never stops to amaze me and cruelly torture my poor little wallet. OTL
The new released body type SD Graffiti is said to be a combination of SD13 that can pose like SD17. = I'm doomed!!

Everytime I re-string Oliver (he is on SD13 body), I was frustrated with his unmobility. The worst case is he couldn't stand properly, no matter how I tried to string him. dr_seiji suggested me to hot glue sueding him to fix the problem. But still the unmobility is the limitation.  I'm thinking of upgrading SD13 body to SDGr. Gotto keep my eyes glued to DOA for more info of this new body type.

But man, his price is really something..... *sigh*




I've bought a lotto. Hopefully I might have some luck. lol

Test photo shooting of my new Nikon. Yep! I bought it! >w<

Today Mr. and Mrs. Heinkel were so generous to model for my new camera. Ruinchan asked me to take her out to Songkran festival but looks like Rudy didn't want to comply. lol


Mrs. Heinkel : "Nee... take me out to join the water festival, okay?"



( What is the looming figure behind her? )

April 13-15 is Thai New Year or Songkran festival. Also known as Water festival. We splash water on everyone on the street.

My boys wouldn't miss a chance to celebrate such joyous fest.... in a very traditional way lol

More photos at bbdoll's blog

WARNING:  FULL OF CRACKS. I WARN YOU.

Thanks Hippori and Raykit for the incredibly creative and evil photostory! XDDD
Crew: DOC U "Noel" belongs to Raykit, MSD F-09 "Ruth" and SD AiL Bertram "Oliver" belong to me, DZ Petdoll Fox "Janus" belongs to Hippori.
Photo by Hippori.

HAPPY SONGKRAN DAY!!!! *splash*

It started from my conversation with KumaWind (ecthelian @ dA) on msn weeks ago.
"I wanna see our OCs in fantasy story..."
And Kuma was so co-operative that she energetically RPed with me for weeks. (Thanks, hunnie)
So here comes the idea of Rudy and Ruinchan in pirate theme!!! XDD

Costume mostly based on Pirate of the Caribbeans. (Okay, I'm lame when came to outfit design.)
Rudy was Captain of the notorious black ship. Ruinchan was a newly promoted knight, the first female knight of the kingdom. She was frustrated from gender discrimination in career and came up with an idea that if she brought the big bad pirate to jail, she would gain respect from the authorities. But looks like it's not an easy task...

Oh I love the story. lol
I'm seriously thinking of sewing them this costume. I even bought the fabrics! XDD





ETC.

Panda called me that she has received KakaIru Anthology English version from the printing house. Everything went smooth. We'll ship the books to pre-order lists after the long holidays (April 20). Next week is Thai New Year and long public holidays. I'll take a week off.

Thailand is in big protest atm. Wish everything dissolved very soon with the resignation of govt. I'm so sick of politics. *sigh*
 

Finished the editing of KakaIru Anthology English version. I'm sorry we suddenly had to delay the process due to hectic schedule in RL of both me and walking_in_dark (Pandabaka @ dA). Now everything is back to its normal pace.

I've fixed some errors in the first version. Still not 100% perfect but I hope you guys might enjoy it. ^___^
We'll email our pre-order list by this week. Will update in next journal once emails are sent.
Pandabaka will provide special gift to pre-orders. You still have some time to send us a note. lol

How to pre-order


This BW art is added to the English version.
My idea is to depict the slice of life of the sensei-tachi.
Kakashi is being himself, a serious Icha Icha fan. Iruka, also being himself as a good teacher, is nagging at him for his bad manner.
"Kakashi-sensei, please don't read a book while walking in the street. You can be a bad influence on the kids. (Not to mention reading an erotic book!!"

New theme applied. I like the soft color scheme. ^__^

I'm getting better from the flu. The coughing is subsiding now. Looks like the pills I'm taking are good enough. Thank God I'm no longer coughing like I have pneumonia!

Next week April 1-5 there'll be Camera Fair. I'm thinking of looking for a new DSLR. Still deciding between Nikon and Canon. I personally like the vivid color of Nikon but the functions of Canon are more famiiar to me. (used to play with my friend's Nikon and was totally dumbfounded with the buttons and menu) I wish to have a new DSLR for a long time. But always got distracted and had my fund channelled to other BJD supplies. lol My good ol'Fuji S5500 fellah is still good and handy but I think it's time to move on to a better and more professional model if I want a superior quality photo. Hope I can find good deals at Camera Fair this year.

After the DSLR, I aim to get a new Wacom. I've been neglecting to practice on CG for months after the old one went broken. God, I wish I could grow money at my wasteland backyard. *sigh*

Tomorrow I'll attend Capsule comic event. My passion for Con and cosplay has been dying down. If it weren't for picking up items from friends I'd rather stay home and clear my work list.

Btw, Oliver's faceup is done. This poor boy has been away for a complete 1 year! Ray called him 'Oliver the accused child' because there's always a series of mishaps happened to his faceup. That's why he's been haunting sitting around at Ray's desk for a year. Poor boy ^^; I'll pick him up this Sunday. Can't wait to welcome him home. >____<

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Dorian Gray traded his soul to the devil for perpetual youth. His portrait was aging instead of him as a sign of his committed 'sins'. Dorian locked up the portrait from everyone's sight fearing anyone would learn of his foulness and lived a sinful life for 18 years. He hoped if he could change his conduct and did good deed, the portrait might resume to its original beauty. But it did not. Dorian raged and stabbed the portrait with the knife he used to kill his best friend. But it's his blood that oozed from his chest at the very spot he hit the canvas. When his servant found him afterward, the portrait became young and beautiful as it once was while the hideous, deformed corpse on the floor was almost unidentified if its finger hadn't wear Dorian's ring....

Scary, isn't it? :P

I just got new outfit from Mosica (from DoA and Taobao). The cutting is so detailed and neat and is in reasonable price. Highly recommended. ^^
The outfit looks good on my Phelan (So-Nyeon-Gi Uhui headmold on Volks SD13 body) who took the role of Dorain Gray.




More photo at my flickr

Btw, I'm having a bad bad cold. And is now in low-spirited. May be away from LJ for a while... at least until I'm getting better. ;__;

Meet my new girl, Reia. ^___^
Isn't she lovely?











USO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



It's none other than my F-09 boy, Ruth, disguised as a girl. I was in desperate need of another MSD girl but my fund has gone with Soom's little twin demons. T[]T I couldn't adopt another BJD until June (unless I won lotto, lol). Meanwhile, I'll try those dresses and wigs I prepared for Reia on Ruth (since they're sibling. They look familiar.) I hope he won't mind. lol

More photos of RuthReia, Ryu, and Ruri at my flickr.

A quick update on the current status of KakaIru anthology English version.
Now we got the script beta-ed and in the process of text inputting. We're a bit behind schedule. Please bear with us. ;___;

I'm working on a new B&W art to be added in the book as well. walking_in_dark (aka Pandabaka on dA) told me to draw something equally gorgeous as our guest, KumaWind, did. Are you kidding me, panda? That was totally IMPOSSIBLE since her art is super gorgeous, not to mention her KakaIru are nakid!! (Oops!! I shouldn't spoil the show, should I? XDD) Just thinking of my humble art lying next to hers made me nervous already. T[]T

Okie. Back to the point. The anthology is in the final process. We'll update another journal when it's all done and will contact those who are on our pre-orde list. Please wait a couple more days. We promise we'll do our best. *bow*

EDIT: link fixed

Ruri just got her new outfit from Rosen Lied. She is very happy. lol
The tiny violin is a gift from my friend. Ruri-chan is a lucky girl. XDD





The weather is burning hot. I wonder what hell it'll be like in April where it's the hottest month. I need a pool in my office.


EDIT:

Just as I decided to limit the population of my resin family, Soom has made me swallowed my word. The latest MD mini Beryl and Sard are so adorable!!!! Those little ram horns are killing meh!! I'm doomed. Oh my! DOOMED!!!!




I've always avoided Soom's gorgeous hunks and chicks. But now the kids got me? XDD
One thing I'm glad about Soom LE dolls is they accept layaway. lol

Went to a Valentine's meeting on Sunday. Iceyuki, the party hostess was SUPER awesome. She brought 4 SDs and a huge huge prop for Valentine's theme photoshooting. I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic like her before. Ice-san, you are the great!!!!

Like father like son, Ruth is approaching a girl?!? You're only 6 years old, boy!!! XDDD
The lovely Unoa is Seah-chan. She is very popular among MSD boys here. lol

Auntie Ann "What are you talking to Seah-chan, Ruth?"
Ruth "Secret." >///<

The meeting was very fun. Many handsome BJDs and the owners were very nice. Too bad my ol'camera ran out of battery in the middle of the party. You treacherous cam!

I've set up a little corner of my room into a doll studio. (okay, I'm exaggerating. It's just a jumble up of props. lol)
Still trying to get a good grip on lighting technique. Anyway, I enjoyed working on those beads and fabrics a lot. lol

It's Valentine's Day. Let's spread our love to everyone. :D

More photos from this Valentine's set in my flickr

Doodle art on KumaWind (Ecthelian on dA) 's original fic featuring our OCs Louise and Ren. I've once made a 18-pages doujinshi dedicated to them in Mirage Yaoi Anthology last year.

Warning: YAOI alert

( Are you sure we'll do it on the table? )

I've restraint myself but failed miserably. Lately I've been addicted to Tiny dolls, in those little angel YoSDs, to be specific. I've been to BJD gatherings over the past 2-3 months and 70% of the photos I took at the meetings were Tinies. That's when I realized I'm doomed. OTL

( So here she is my little princess )

This journal served my wrath rant on Thailand's Customs.

Thai Customs has become my archenemy since I adopted Ruin-chan (Volks Olivia Morgan) last May. I won her on Dolpa 19 After Event. She costs me some $980. But since Volks generously declared full price on the package, I had to pay an extra $160 for import tax. (The Thai Customs charges import tax 20% of declared or assessed price) I didn't blame Volks as I understand it's their policy to make everything crystal clear (Japanese morale?) Since then any EMS came to me are my financial nightmares!!

( My financial nightmares )