This looks so precious!!!
But I’m too lazy to make macaroons!

Get the recipe from raspberri cupcakes here !

On the side note, I totally want that cute milk carton glass jar.
I think I saw it when I was in Aussie, but didn’t purchase it in the end ;A;

(Pic from here)

Official site here!

Uwaaaa ! (*___*)
I can’t wait to go back to Japan again!

To be honest, I never liked AiW as a child… the whole cartoon freaked the crap outta me!
But I really like the design of all the characters and all the goods that come out of it!
Like:

Illustrator: Imai Kira

Out of stock but from strapya!

From kaku

Buy from strapya here

From here

Tsubasa & alice in wonderland inspired nails~

Ciel in wonderland. Watch it on animecrazy.net !

This year I baked German cookies & Danish cookies~

The front 2 tubs are for Kym and her cousins.

I baked another batch of german cookies but they were so fail because I used cheaper butter ;A;
Should ALWAYS stick to SCS or Lurpak! Booo!

Thus I lost all motivation to bake dragon cookies :(

When Kym came to collect her CNY goodies, I received my belated bday pressie!:

It’s the rilakkuma I was eyeing since I first laid sight on it! WHEE!
Also she bought me zooland biscuits.
It’s so expensive in msia though! Like SGD2?
I saw it at ntuc for 75cents D8

Anyways! Had to go attend childhood friend’s dance performance at NLB~
Family (minus lil bro) and I went to Raffles Hotel for some dinner.. and there, our first yusheng:  

Wasn’t super amazing though!

My starry stockings that I love love love! :

Keke!
Went to KTV after that~
Def canceling party world out of “KTVs I’ll visit” list haha

Anyways, DAY 1 cordi! :

Though… I’ll admit my mickey top is not new haha.
Was too lazy to go out and shop for a new top :P

I didn’t do my makeup until like the afternoon, so with a fresh face, I went visiting haha.
But at a relative’s place, a really cute toddler came up to me, wished my happy cny and said I was pretty! KEKE.

On my way out of the place, I was stopped by a diff relative coz she said the little boy wanted to say goodbye to me personally haha.

Sooooo cute!

After makeup:

Nails for CNY:

It’s really messy though so I took it off later at night haha.
The dog dressed up too! His clothes had the same pattern as my lil bro!:

In fact, elder bro, lil bro and I all were wearing the same colours hehe.

Mum bought a fishing game for my nephew!
Adults were all trying to play it. But it was MADDENING!
The speed was WAYYYYY too fast!! I’m proud to say I caught the most fish though haha :P

I realise I really behave like a man with regards to the way I’m sitting D8 haha

The octopuses were really difficult to catch! But my cousins were so good at it D8:

The BBQ mood was dampened by the rain! We had to even build a tent with canvas sheet haha.
But it was great fun with the cousins!

MEGA YUSHENG:

Home-made yusheng by my Aunt IS THE BEST!!

I had a stomachache suddenly at night so I retreated to my room early (>_<);;

Cordi for day 2:

Had to go visit God-grandmother and childhood friends~
Had a good time catching up with everyone ^^

Later onwards, went home to entertain more family friends~
Was really fun and had good laughs.
Family friends encouraged me to cheer up and not overstress myself haha.

Everyone said I lost a lot of weight, the thing is, Ive been pigging out on cny goodies and kueh lapis before CNY, so I don’t get it ? Haha. I was actually worried I couldn’t fit into my clothes for day 2 haha coz the shorts fitted me just nicely when I first tried them on in Taipei~

Managed to talked to another childhood friend of mine that I haven’t talked to in ages!
She’s my junior but she is really mature !
Really cute! Remember her following me around and all and picking the same type of foods I took. Haha.
Really really cute girl~
Wish her well in her studies & her new relationship! Hope to meet up with her again soon!  =3=

Not really an eventful CNY, but I had fun catching up with everyone!
I truly love gatherings like these~ Keke!

So I threw out more junk and arranged my TV space properly. Tada:

Daiso is truly my friend. Been visiting daiso almost every week!
So glad there’s one a 15-min walk away!

I also found out I have 2 guitars in my room (>_>);;
Argh. So maddening! Taking up so much space D8

I also went to take more pictures of things I wanna sell away!
Though undecided about my sandplay luka set for now.. since I havent even worn the gown yet (@_@)
But it didnt really suit me when I tried for STGCC ;A; so I don’t know.. kinda sitting on the fence with that one!

Anyways find all my sales items here:

Cosplay & gyaru stuff: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.117462625041411.17872.100003330226925&type=1

Ball jointed dolls:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150516691585630.423206.507560629&type=3

J-rock:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150210898445630.345408.507560629&type=1

Today’s also my dad’s bday wheee!!
Though we were gonna celebrate but we didn’t really haha.
I went to get him a cake and help him around the house though :3

Forgot to take a pic of the cake though |||ORZ

Anyways met up with Rhoda for korean nomnom yesterday~~

Ahhh so much food!
Recently I have a very very small appetite, it’s not even funny (@_@)
So couldnt finish everything.. and look at the kimchi fried rice, SO MUCH RICE OMG.
But the soup is really yummilicious!

That’s all ~ keke.

Can’t wait to:
1. Get new TV cupboard so I can re-organise my bags
2. Go for Qi Gong classes
3. Eat CNY cookies
4. Do a photoshoot

I am determined to bake cookies on Monday .. which means GOOD BYE rilakkuma nails! ;A;
Good bye long nails ;A;

“See when I was God’s enemy and certainly not a fan,
He looked down and said I want that man.”

It was a bit difficult because I had only one hand to click shift and the mousepad on photobooth haha.
Plus I only had one eye!! Haha. This is my set of 25 Inga expressions. If it was just myself, this would be a whole diff set of photos. I think being in character is something important when it comes to cosplaying. It’s not only just about the costume you don on ://

See bigger version here: http://parfaitouji-nariko.deviantart.com/#/d4lkpcz 

Going to change some things with the makeup.. mainly the lower lashes !
And also the wig needs to be styled even more.

Hope to do a shoot for this soon!

Also I finally styled my Konan wig. HIPHIPHURRAH.
Just need to fix on the flower, get me some scandals and I’m done babeh.
Oh wait, and organise a shoot haha.

I feel so super fail because I havent been working for 2 months but I havent done ANY shoots at all ORZ
Blame my epic laziness haha.

Actually it annoys me coz since I stopped work, I’ve already packed my room twice!
And thew out so much junk!
It’s like I have never ending junk seriously.

Anyways!
I’ve watched the interior DIY episode on Tokyo Kawaii TV at tokoyokawaiietc a long time ago!
And was fascinated by this interior design guru who uses cheap items and transforms it to great storage ideas!

The one that stuck me was the wooden rack suddenly used to be a hanger for accessories!
I decided to try it too!
Because what I use to keep my necklaces is this really useless thing:

My mum bought it for me in Japan at a zakka store because it has an “Anna Sui” vibe haha.
As you can see, I removed a lot of my necklaces already coz all they do is tangle up like nobody’s business =A=||

So I went to daiso and gotten a wooden rack ($2) and also to a stationery store to get mounting tape (less than $2):

So cheap!

And now tada!!!:

Love it! What a neat idea! I also placed some badges and trinkets on the “beam” as you can see~
I actually have a whole lot more necklaces, but I am prone to breaking them haha .__.;;

My mum was really impressed and FINALLY is letting me get a new cupboard after pestering her for TWO YEARS!
haha. It’s a long story… (>_>);; but my current cupboard is useless as it can’t store ANYTHING (>_>):; due to measurement errors when my mum bought me a bed years back.

ANYWAYS!!
Today I decided that I would also do the wire-net display. I saw it in my old edition of cutie interior book that I bought in HK in Jan~ Although truth to be told, when I first saw it, I never thought I would actually want to put it up. To me the wire makes it look tacky and like those push-cart stores haha.
But I did it anyway! Even though daiso didn’t have a smaller sized wire net, I went ahead and bought the huge 62cm(??) one.

Didn’t take a picture of the net.. (>_<);;
Anyways my plan was to hammer a nail in and hook the net over.
So I hammered away but my mum came in and gave me a better idea haha.
She gave me hooks to just stick on.

No more nails!
Just this:

Looking at the logo, apparently this is also from daiso!

Before:

After:

To be honest, it looks more cluttered haha! But now my accessories are all within reach! I don’t have to mess up my room searching for them!
I bought a second wire basket to hook onto the wire net!
Then I just placed my hairbands there and any other smaller hair ties.
It’s really useful! I will probably buy another one because I have too many hair ties @_@

I was really lucky coz I have a smaller storage box flushed to the end, and this wire neck fitted just nicely in between the wooden rack and the storage box :3

I also went to buy a curtain rod and some curtains to fix up (to hide my mess haha):

But it didn’t turn out good because I didn’t do any measuring before… It was an impulse buy haha!:

As you can see, it’s wayyy too long.
I’m going to cut it and sew it soon ~~

I also plan to decorate my storage box cause it’s really ugly now haha.
Actually, I plan to decorate a lot of things in my room haha.
Will keep everyone posted :P

Happy new year everyone!
Here’s hoping to a better year ahead!

I, myself, will be wishing for a healthier and prosperous year ahead.

Been sick non-stop since I had my allergy attack.
If it’s not allergies, it’s anxiety attacks or too much wind in my stomach.
And now I’m down with an infection that makes me shiver cause it’s too cold and break out in cool sweats coz it’s suddenly too hot.

But I ushered the new year in with great company last night!
We played mahjong and had cake :3

I totally want to play more mahjong but I think my luck is really bad recently haha.
Awaiting Chinese New Year instead! :P

I chose to be a Wood Elf, seeing as:
1. Why yes, I like archery
2. I wanted to be an elf / some other race but a human
3. They were the nicest looking elves
4. The Khajits all have weird spanish/mexican/what-have-you accents that reminded me of puss in boots
5. They didn’t seem like they were snobs or are racists (HAHA?)

I began on a wonderful journey!
Socializing, and getting 202422094 different quests.

After prancing around, avoiding the “main” quests, I decided, that, I, the Dragon-born, should go forth and meet with these Greybeards people.

The journey was treacherous… But I had with me, a fellow Wood Elf brother, Faendal, who was also an archery trainer!
Bless his soul, for he gave me free lessons in the art of archery. I could not have been happier.

(When I say “free” I meant, giving him money and then taking it back later. If Faendal is your companion, ask him to “trade some things” with you and you get back your coins)

On my way to the greybeards, we were attacked by all sorts of monstrosities !! Trolls, 209340294 bandits, wolves, EVEN MUDCRABS and the like! But Faendal and I persisted on, crossing land and rivers until we met up with a Redguard Mage who seem unstoppable. (Bitch killed us 3 times in a row)

After getting sick of loading, I decided that I should part ways with Faendal. And I would then dash past this nuisance, and get to Ivarstead on my own. Seeing as Faendal, a NPC, should make it back to his own home on his own. Experience with RPGs tells me that the only way he will die, is by my own hands. So we parted ways…

Faendal continued walking the same route as I.
Confused but trusting him to take care of himself, I sprinted past the mage and onwards to Ivarstead.

Upon reaching the cursed place, I realised my journey was not yet finish, I had to climb up a mountain to speak with the Greybeards. That journey was littered with sabertooth cats, dragons and trolls. Perhaps I needed Faendal after all.

As such I completed other quests before returning to Riverwood to seek his aid.
Days become weeks, weeks felt like months.

MY ELF BROTHER, WHERE ARE YOU!

I half expected him to have died by the hands of the Redguard, but upon scouring the interweb, companions died only if we kill them by accident, so where was my elf brother?

I came across this article, that completely expressed my sorrow at losing such a friend.

After a day of mourning in the human world, I went back on to find out how I could find his body… If he were dead.
And alas, he was.

To be honest, Faendal is not the greatest companion, he is not even listed in the best Skyrim companions to have.
And I have surpassed him in archery (Faendal only teaches you up to level 50) so there was no need for me to have him around.
But he is my elf brother.
Though we share different parents, we shared the same Brosmer blood.
I HAD TO SAVE HIM!

A quick console command did the trick to confirm his untimely death.
By opening the console menu, for me it’s the “ ` ” key, type in:
player.moveto 0001348C

and press enter then close the console menu by pressing ` again.
(if you use a different companion, just replace the numbers to their IDs you can use UESP to search for their IDs
e.g player.moveto xxxxxxxx )

I was suddenly teleported to his corpse and had to face the truth.

BROTHER!!
(I use the Windows OS on a MacBook Pro… so there was no screencap key and Shift + Apple + 3 did not work.. so bear with me)

I had to fight off trolls and hide from a dragon while trying to save his ass.
No matter what I clicked or type, I could not resurrect him at all.
I even dragged his body to a path… only to be killed by a dragon.

FAENDAL, YOU BASTARD, WHY DID YOU DIE AT SUCH A WEIRD PLACE.

Where Faendal died :(

My attempts at resurrecting him gave me a headache. And it took me hours to save him.
And I kept having to fight off enemies while at it and I kept screwing up.

The best way to resurrect your companion when surrounded by enemies, is to change your game settings to Novice.

I took out the troll easy now and moved Faendal.
As soon as I resurrected him, I accidentally pick-pocketed him and he attacked me..WHY BROTHER WHY! It was an honest mistake!
I loaded and started over.

Then as soon as Faendal resurrected, HE HAD NOTHING ON HIM.
All the gear that I bestowed on him VANISHED!
I loaded and started over again…

Other screw ups include:
1. Dragon killing us both
2. Troll falling on top of Faendal, unable to drag Faendal’s body or Troll’s body
etc.

It was a headache when Faendal’s ID did not show on my console menu.
I realised how to get past that easy, you don’t need to move your companion’s body. Alot of people have problem targeting the body proper, DO NOT GIVE UP AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS!  Just click everywhere on the body / around the body with the console menu open. 

Before that, please take EVERYTHING from your companion’s body.

Steps: 
1. Open your console menu. ” ` ” key
2. Using your mouse, click on every part of the body and around the body until their ID pops up. Faendal’s ID is 0001348C. It should show “0001348C” somewhere on the top of the console menu. I clicked madly till I saw the numbers.
3. Type : resurrect and press enter 
4. Close the console menu “ ` ” key

If you are using Lydia, and still have trouble, check this video:

(This DID NOT work for Faendal though :/ May just be a Lydia thing )

My brother lives!!

Quickly, while avoiding the dragon, I fast-travelled us both back to somewhere safe.

Oh my elf brother!
It’s great to see you again ;A; *tears of joy*

Taking no chances, after selling off all the gear I gave him, I fast-travelled him back to Riverwood while we finally parted ways.
Live on elf brother…. Live on.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Hope that helped everyone!

Also I have to report that after getting Faendal back, HE WAS GLITCHY AS HELL!
He would not stay put at ANY place I wanted him to, and kept following me around or popping up in cottages I want to steal from…. :/ But it makes me happy to know that at least he’s alive and safe now :)

Anyways!!
Always remember to, keep calm and… FAUS RO DAH!

Cheers,
Riko

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Been craving some Korean chicken lately, even though I’ve been sick.. like for 2 weeks..

I cannot go out of the house, not feeling nauseous and I have difficulties breathing like a normal person (=_=)
It’s been on and off for 2 weeks!
Madness!

So anyway decided to see if I could survive a trip out with my elder bro!
(And also our friends who came later)
Went to my favourite korean chicken restaurant, woorinara.

It’s THE BOOM! And recently their servers are doing a MUCH better job.

Ordered a whole soy garlic chicken:

Man.. looking at this pic makes me hungry for it again!

Jared was being all, “I need rice! Don’t underestimate my eating ability!”
But in the end, he didnt’ ask for rice and he was full t(=_=t)

I didn’t eat much cause I wasn’t feeling super okay.
Just that it wasn’t as bad as previous times 8(

So distract self.. camwhore time 8D

These days I feel my makeup is incomplete without lower lashes D8
Going to stock up some at Taipei !

After Korean chicken, the guys still wanted some ice-cream so we went to Udders.
Nigel came over and it was just fucking hilarious!
You can’t have Nigel there and NOT have funny conversations. It’s IMPOSIBIRUUUU!

Anyways!
I hope I won’t be sick in Taipei or anymore .. (=_=)
The other day I was supposed to meet my cousin, kazesuki-nii but I fell super ill.
Threw up as soon as I got out of the cab and went home straight (T__T) then to the doc’s…
Gommenn!!!

But nii-san is the best seriously!
Look at all the goodies :

Yum yum!
Will make it up to him and treat him belated bday lunch/dinner!

Going to be really inactive these days due to Skyrim!
Been playing as a Wood Elf haha.
UTTER REGRET. I should have been a Dark Elf. NABEIII.
And if I’m bored of Skyrim, Im going back to Harvest Moon and Pokemon.
I havent gotten any alpacas and I finally found a buddy who is playing Pokemon Black so we can trade pokemon!
YAY!

/childish