Parkamaya Brand Ambassador Audition

Reposted from BatsuとMaru, 21 October 2012:

Parkamaya, a new Asian fashion retail concept store managed by Parco Japan, will open in December 2012 at Fahrenheit88, Kuala Lumpur. If you have not heard about them, it is time to go to their Facebook page! They are looking for a brand ambassador through a 3-day audition and your votes are counted until 28 October 2012.

Akiko (yours truly) was at Fahrenheit88 to attempt the audition and here is the report! I was first approached by one of the staff to participate in Parkamaya’s audition by having my photo taken at the little studio booth. Despite my repeated refusal (because I wanted to go to the toilet first) she insisted, so it was amusing to see her eagerness to invite me.

Waku Waku Japanese Restaurant @ Mid Valley Megamall

Reposted from BatsuとMaru, 21 September 2012:

If you happen to be looking for Sushi King (opposite MVEV) at the usual spot in Mid Valley, you might be disheartened to find out that it no longer looks like the same place, for it has been replaced by a new contemporary Japanese dining place called Waku Waku. (Fear not, it belongs to the same company as is Goku Raku Ramen and Miraku, but does not serve pork.)

BatsuとMaru

who are BatsuとMaru? akiko (that's me!) and gixxer are the two members who founded the team. ba-tsu-to-ma-ru is a direct translation from japanese meaning X-and-O, as in tic-tac-toe or could also interpreted as hugs-and-kisses. the name represents the two of us who work together.

we make videos where we interview people in Malaysia who share the same Japanese interests, whether fashion, dolls, cosplay, etc. i do most of the appearance, while gixxer does most of the editing. you can  support us by subscribing to our Youtube channel or Like our Facebook page (or click on Donate button).

so far, we have covered only a few personalities in our videos, namely Herman/Misao (cosplay photographer), half a dozen cosplayers (about how they started and a little on local cosplay future), and two PMCG founders (military cosplayers).

there are several upcoming events the BatsuとMaru team planned to capture in our next videos, but Comic Fiesta is our top priority now. we suspect some chaos will happen somewhere, and we hope we will be well prepared for the estimated 25,000 visitors on 22-23 december 2012!

our purpose of creating these videos is simply defined in BatsuとMaru channel/page description:

"A couple cosplayers from Malaysia, sharing our passion for cosplay, dolls and other Japanese interests with the world." - BatsuとMaru