2011 has been a surprisingly amazing year for me in terms of print media, and to be honest, ask me this a year ago and I would have never ever dreamed that anyone would ever want me to appear in any print media. I’m nobody! The experience has really been a dream come true, and with all the recently media publications, I couldn’t feel more blessed and honoured.
After my appearance in The Age, I was contacted by RMIT to do some promotional shots for their Japanese Exhibition to appear on their website and on Melbourne Metro’s MX newspaper (which finishes up on the 17th of March, entry is free so be sure to check it out if you have the time!!).
Check out the title placement, my friends had a good laugh over that!
They specifically requested for my Hikaru costume, and of course I couldn’t say no! It makes me insanely happy to know that the hours of intense labour and pain that went into creating my Hikaru costume is in a way really paying off! (Even though just the creation of the costume and shooting with my friends alone is payment enough and always has been~ This extra stuff is just cake.)
The MX newspaper is distributed within the Melbourne CBD only, which is where my day job (for the most part) is, and whilst I’ve never sought for approval from my co-workers, it was amazing to learn that the great majority of them are so supportive of my crazy costuming life~ (there are always bad eggs in every basket). I feel so blessed for the incredibly opportunities I’ve been given, I am truly a very lucky person <3 Thank you so much to RMIT and MX for the opportunity!
Congrats Celina – what an amazing month it’s been for you!
I don’t usually pick up Mx so I missed this copy. I think I may have to try and hunt one down as I know the guys at work usually gets them.
Thanks so much Amy <3 It has been an amazing month in terms of print publication 🙂 I've been extremely lucky thank you 😀
I really loving your cos-play and I applaud that you even make your own costume. A lot of effort you put in and you much deserve to be published in Newspaper and as well in Magazine. May your hobby take you far in doing what you like with make ups as well. Congrats Celina!
Aww Cynthia, your comments are too kind, thank you so much <3 <3 As much as I love working in IT, it would be a dream beyond a dream to somehow make a living off costuming / makeup / fashion~ Oh knows what the future holds 🙂 Thanks so much <3
Waaah, so cool! You always look amazing in print, Flipper! And that Hikaru costume has always been one of my favorites! Congrats! <3
Yay! Thank you so much! *____* Costume was total labour of love~~~
That’s awesome, congrats!
Thanks so much <3
Congratssss hehe.
I feel honoured to know someone who has been on the newspaper ;P!
Haha, pfft~ I feel honoured to know such a great blogger like you 😛
congrats! it must be fun! i was such a noob when i heard that you were in MX and went to grab a copy. ha! forgot we’re in different cities.
it’s amazing how similar we are, working in IT, love makeup, play wow, except that i’m not into cosplay, but it looks like fun and it could be one of my hobbies if i have more time.
I know right? I knew I’d only ever be able to meet someone who shares so many of my interests on the internet 😉 Too bad I’m not in Sydney or you aren’t in Melbourne 🙁 I’m sure we’d get along so well, we’d have so much to talk about!
Cosplay is indeed very time consuming, honestly you as a mother I have no idea how you manage such an active blog! You are super woman with epic multi-tasking skillz <3
Congrats Celina! 🙂
Thanks so much Nadia 😀
Congrats Celina! I wish I had a copy of that MX. I can then say “I KNOW HER AND SHE’S AWESOME!” 😛
Awwwww <3 <3 YOU are awesome!!