DaiCon Preparation Guide!

*SCREAMS* i bet you must have heard about DaiCon left and right; north, south, east, west. if not, then you may return under the stone where you came from.

it is official - there are THREE (3) days before the much awaited event. and who cares if i am not an associated blogger featured on the front homepage for DaiCon? i still have loyal readers and random visitors - thank you so much for your support!

only today, DaiCon website has been fully updated about many vital information. but what if you get information overload? no problem - allow me to guide you! XD


DaiCon Preparation Guide!

1. bookmark DaiCon's website - because it looks pwetty. oh and, do some clicking exercise (there are SO many pages to flip click). plus, after the event, i am sure you want to read the front page message "THANK YOU FOR COMING TO DAICON!" (even AFA08 did that.)

2. check event schedule - find out when are which activities you want to participate, and clear your planner for the day! if you are driving there, you may need to know how to get there and what is the visitor's pass for.

if you are going by public transport, you may catch the charter bus service (from Trader's Hotel to MMU Cyberjaya) or by rapidKL bus/train.

3. bring some lots of cash - because they won't use credit card. jeez. of course, you might want to do some shopping at the doujin booths and KKnM! this is the floor plan:

stairs to 1st floor(left) and wall of gashapon(right). (entrance #1 far right, but out of frame.)

daicon booth(left), entrance #2 (centre), info counter(right).

HALF of an undecorated Grand Hall of MMU! far left: maid cafe!

4. pack your bags+1 - casual visitors, cosplayers, and contestants alike: do remember to bring all your necessities (as cyberjaya is a tad far from your friendly neighbourhood anything), forms, CDs, art supply, modelling kit, and AWSM/ELITE tickets for Minorin! oh and, cameras, batteries, phones (to call for help when in case you get lost in Cyberjaya).

remember to bring a spare shirt (as the food stalls are outdoors, so you may get sweaty) and at least one extra bag (for chucking in everything in - you may be tired out by 6pm to arrange things neatly).

5. have fun at DaiCon - and meet me there! XD

although i am not an official member of EMiNA (DaiCon's organizer), you may leave me a comment and i will try to answer or redirect you to the contact us page. otherwise, you better go back to your bookmarked webpage at #1.

DaiCon @ EMiNA Roadshow

i went to 1Utama for daicon/emina roadshow on day2 (saturday), and guess what? i spent a lot of money. (so im broke again.) ;_;

for those who did not know, here are more details:
date: 1-3 may 2009
time: 12noon onwards
venue: 1Utama highstreet
activities:

• mini photoshoot with cosplayers
  
• manga, anime, magazine, figurine display
• merchandise giveaways from Animax
• Minorin appearance *early bird* ticket sales:
  

Tickets to be sold:

AWSM Tickets = RM250

• Specially numbered AWSM seats for Miss Chihara Minori's Q&A Panel on Day 1 and Mini-Concert on Day 2
• ONE Autograph Pass for Miss Chihara Minori's Autograph Session.

ELITE Tickets = RM150

• Specially numbered ELITE seats for Miss Chihara Minori's Q&A Panel on Day 1 and Mini-Concert on Day 2.
• Lucky Draw chance to be upgraded in to AWSM tickets. (limited to 15 people only).
  

as far as i know, there are 100 seats allocated for AWSM tickets, and 400 for ELITE tickets. so, minorin fans, you know what to do. XD see you at DaiCon, with or without awsm/elite tickets.





anyway, after meeting fellow cosplayers (potter, wedraven, yuan, cheryl, yumi, sakurai, dxhikaru, beatbox, azreal, sweepingbutler, shawnkazu, andrew, wen) and EMiNA crew (fazri, ganesh, kurogane, pauline, and a few more) and picked up a free Fruits Basket poster (YAY!) and RM5 voucher from animetech, clow and i stopped at comic paradise (OMG they still sell Death Note BM manga!), animetech (but did not spend the RM5 voucher), action city (their outlet that sells outdated re-ment, which is a good thing!), pasta zanmai (expensive desserts), and pay less books (50% discount on top of already cheap books!) before heading home.

[ insert photos after i get home from exam ]

crab shell gratin with cheese (potato!)

mushroom spagetti with egg (honestly, i couldnt be bothered with its fancy pansy name.)

same thing as above, but with grated cheese! served with miso soup and fresh salad.

macha pudding (green tea pudding is not my thing.)

chocolate fondant (nomnomnom yum! chocolate cake with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream.)

aisare choko (love chocolate?) series: Truffle bears & Nostalgia Chocolate!

well, see you at the actual event of Daicon ne~

Chihara Minori LIVE @ DaiCon! (updated)

news direct from the website of DaiCon as of today:

Chihara Minori LIVE @ DaiCon!
We are proud to announce that Miss Chihara Minori, a prominent voice actress and singer in Japan will be making an appearance in DaiCon!

Be part of her historic, first-ever tour of South East Asia!

She even sent a message all the way from Japan to say hi! Check out the video!

On her tour to South East Asia for the first time, Miss Chihara Minori will be holding a Q&A panel with the fans on Saturday, 11th July 2009 and a special performance on Sunday, 12th July. Be sure to witness this historic event at DaiCon!

here is a part of her welcome video transcript:

I'm Chihara Minori
On the 11th and 12th July, 2009
I'll be performing live as well as having an autograph session at DaiCon

so there you have it, the latest news from Daicon - presenting Minorin for the first time in malaysia! in case havent you heard, she was the seiyuu (voice actor) in the anime series:

• Tenjo Tenge - natsume aya (debut)
• Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu - nagato yuki
  
• Ikki Tousen - ekitoku chouhi
  
• Minami-ke - chiaki minami
  
• D.C.II - nanaka shirakawa
• Lemon Angel Project - erika campbell
  
• Venus Versus Virus - sumire takahana
  
• Lucky Star - minami iwasaki
  
• Tower of Druaga - coopa
  

and, she is a singer too (with two albums and five singles so far)! so if you are interested to see her in person to watch her live performance or join her Q&A session or get her autograph, check out these details for DaiCon (latest until press time):

event: DaiCon
date: 11-12 july 2009
time: 11am - 6pm
venue: grand hall, multimedia university, cyberjaya
organizer: EMINA cyber

activities include:

• cosplay competition
• karaoke competition
• figurine exhibition
• macross compendium
• go adventure
• *new* j-pop exhibition
  
• more yet to be updated!