Life's goals

I haven't written in this blog for a long time. Why? Well I have been trying to sort my life out. Have I achieved those goals? XD not exactly but hey I have had some life changing experiences that have milder me into a better person...or some shit like that. Working towards a career backfired, I have been jumping from place to place but either people or circumstances have been against me. From beautician at Nenigeit at Covent Garden where I witnessed r ism ride in the heart of London from my manager, you may have heard of her Lisa potter Dixon. She pretty much bullied people, removed their commission and put on her target sheet, she could never hit her targets as she was busy skiving off work getting massages and getting her minions to cover her to head office. Now she stands a name people may know but surrounded by lemmings who do her budding and conform to her view of beauty. Apart from lamenting becoming a freelancer, I was pretty darn good at selling because I believed in the brand, the products I thought had great standing in the market but with family problems and targeted harassment from Lisa, I fell into a pit of negativity and decided to leave when a college got sacked for theft. Now this was interesting, she pretended to be my friend but used me as cannon fodder I was her escape goat. When it came down to the last few accusations I was abroad and finally staff searched her bag at a party and all was revealed. This led me to working at Ethnic multicultural media awards aka Emma Awards - I started interning for the website and was hoping to see the workings of the award ceremonies. Celebrating the elite in diversity which people such as Nelson Mandala, Mohammad Ali, Amir Khan and more - I was proud to be part of s publication honouring lesser known people due to their race. Unknown to me that the office held home to the biggest racist, narcissist, monster who I dealt with for the next three and a half years... To be continued

I couldn't sleep so I decided to write all my bother out and this is what I ended up with:


Corked In

Time passes you by,
Life engulfs you with decisions and wants,
but whilst pleasing yourself and the many you can't help but try,
Things don't necessarilly go the way we hope,
Persistance is key but mayb e we need to listen to those annoying cries.

The cries start as nags more approipraitely instructions,
Some find it difficult to follow but is it always the best to lead?
To show the way can attract the air of solemnity or sorrow,
Why choose responsibility when you can follow?
To prove yourself make a mark in the time,
Leave the past behind.

Those nags gradually turn to pleading cries,
"Don't go..." why listen it's not my problem it dosen't fit in my life,
Does it ever occur to you that your life conflicts with others?
The strings of fate can altered by a whim but the bonds of family cannot,
Maybe it is time for you to open the curtain and see the big picture.

I am waiting for you, for an interval, at some point,
But it must have came and went,
Laughing now at the little jokes from before I didn't get,
but time has evaporated and now the moment is spent,
Let it be spoken with real effect of my feelings of melancholy and regret.

By Aisha Ahmed

Hyper Japan Feb 24-26th

Yes it's that time of year where we go Hyper, hyper for Japan ^^

One of my favourite movie distributers will there again for the third year running Third window and as they like to put it: Third Window Films works hard to bring you the wonderful world beyond long-haired ghost films and mindless Hollywood action copies, sourcing the finest works in new Far Eastern cinema. We strive to represent a rich variety of film genres, be they dramas, comedies, political satires, action or anything else in between. Expect everything from the unknown and cult to the off-beat and even the occasional mainstream masterpiece... or expect nothing but quality Asian cinema!

^--- and the above is true, they have even arranged some top class events and brought down directors and actresses for the audiences disposal - for q and a not torture silly!

Sake Awards 2012 - i nearly got a bit sqiffy after a few, so they know their stuff so get to the right place at the right time for some free tasty sake.

Natsuko Aso is our live entertainment she has released two original albums and eight singles in Japan. She’s also been announced as the artist who will be recording the ending theme song for the second series of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, which will be broadcast from January 2012 onwards.

No Japanese event is complete without the Cosplay Awards <3 Maybe I should compete this year ? What about you guys?

Roxie Sweetheart will be selling her super kawaii jewelry, from the moment I saw her stuff a year ago, i knew plastic was fantastic - lol too cliche? XD Go check her stuff out!

Camden's hottest rave gear makes an appearance this year, bring it on Cyber dog! Who said Cosplay had to just be cute?

Nintendisco down to Camden Town Now!

Facebook can really annoy me sometimes, my friend shared this flyer but for some reason my notifications didn't reach my BB today so i missed out going to this uber cool 16bit musical bonanza!

Have a read of the bitty-ness:

Take a BIT.TRIP down the Nintendisco at the barfly on Tuesday 7 February

Rising Star Games invites you to the best club night this year, in association with BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA

Rising Star Games is pleased to announce that BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA will sponsor Nintendisco on 7 February at Camden’s Barfly. The UK’s number one retro gaming club night, Nintendisco mixes the retro-inspired BIT-TRIP series, among the best loved games of the last three decades, with one of the coolest venues in London.

Members of the public are invited to attend from 7pm to 1am, where they will be the first in the UK to play BIT.TRIP COMPLETE for Nintendo Wii and BIT.TRIP SAGA for Nintendo 3DS - over a month before general release. Nintendisco and Rising Star Games will run competitions throughout the evening along with BIT.TRIP inspired drinks and offers.

“We’re incredibly excited to link up with Nintendisco on 7 February, as this represents a great opportunity to show the series to fans and newcomers alike”, said Martin Defries, Managing Director, Rising Star Games. “It will be a fantastic evening of music, games and good natured competition. If you don’t enjoy yourself, we’ll happily give back your entry fee!*”

For more information about Nintendisco, please visit: www.nintendisco.com

*Entry to the venue and Nintendisco is free.

Too bad I'm missing this right now I would of liked to get my Ryu on the SF dancefloor

FF creators @ MCM Midlands Expo

Just found this article on animepicks.co.uk

The MCM Expo may be a huge event in London but the event in the Midlands is really catching up. It has just been announced that the creator of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Chrono Trigger, Hironobu Sakaguchi, will be attending the event on the 18th February.

This famous developer will be in the UK to talk about the widely anticipated release of The Last Story for Wii, ahead of its UK release next month. Fans will get the chance to see what the game is all about while seeing the man himself. MCM Expo have also put out the call for questions to ask Hironobu Sakaguchi prior to the event, if you have any questions then please send them to david@mcmexpo.net and the top three will be put to Mr. Sakaguchi at the show.

For more information on the Midlands MCM Expo, click here: http://www.midlandsmcmexpo.com/

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I go to MCM twice a year at the Excel docklands and I'm royally gutted i won't be able to attend the Midlands one seeing the FF creators...simply to tell them their title song in the ads sucks. Stick to Nobuo Uematsu please. Ps. Moogle lead about time :D

Hyper Japan 2011 - hyped up?

Well Hyper Japan this July was certainly up tot he 'hype'!

Having been to the previous modest Hyper Japan in 2010 where even Jonathan Ross came to see what all the comotion was about, this year Hyper Japan showed it's popularity had grown 5 fold.

From approaching the queue on saturaday which almost reached the station from Olympia 2. After all the excitment of seeing lavish lolitas adorned in their colourful wigs and matching parasols I knew I was in for a treat. Upon entering and receiving a program I started marking my map for everything I wanted to see and in the ocean of people that wasn't easy. This venue was double the size of the previous Hyper Japan and now with two floors, come armed with cash and spare carrier bags people, I wasn't going to leave empty handed.

Following the loud shouts I could tell a lot was oging on by the main stage with live sushi sessions, sake tasting and my personal favourite Kanon Wakeshima was performing too! This is one funky J-pop lolita cellist playing from the age of 3,eventually got a deal with Sony label DefSTAR Records; all by the time she was 18! She even stayed to do autoographs, check her out! Her and other entertainers came in adi for the Tsunami appeal for Japan where a raffle was being held daily and cherry blossam badges were being sold to help raise money for the cause.

Amongst the stalls of pretty prints from Deviant art and youtube sensations busking were some unusal sights like the ITK robots with moving hands and event he electronic toilet display! Occasionally I stopped for a rest and a quick sugar fix from Cyber Candy and was bombared with free samples of Sushi from Yo sushi and Yakult! I managed to find rrom rare art books to colourful cosplay outfits and kitch t shirts from Genki Gear too. My only regret was not being able to get a Japanese style photo in Yukata and wig posing with a samurai sword. Next time you better belive it I'll be armed with a samurai sword umbrella too ! Fun for all, I even saw an Official Toei Animation Lufi (from One Piece) hi fiving an elderly gentleman, all around people were pleased, two floors of Japanese culture to the max. I was even invited to watch Japan Crafts make origami animals and craft beutiful cards.

The atmosphere was electric and friendly, people mingling in the bustling Maid Cafe and swapping DS friend codes at Nintendo Unleashed - who also launched a competition for answering a Zelda question to attain a limited edition Ocarina, needless to say i won one with my vast years of gaming :p

This is one my favourite events of the year so far educational and entertaining, I will be sure to follow up in 2012.

2. Season's Greetings from the Streets red DIY

Here we go again with my next diy project.

Thesaurus:

Freddie - Freddie Krugar, I'll use this in context to me hacking clothes to pieces.

I ordered some cool retro tee''s from 80stees.com and if you spend over $50 (inevitable) they reward you with a free Sesame Street t, please see Mr hip modeling the shirt below:



As you can see this is a male t-shirt and well I ain't :p

Sooo what does one do with a free t-shirt? I didn't pay for it so let's shred this baby down to size. *puts on shades*

1. Turn the top inside first. Slim down the sleeves about 3inches so as to have space to wear a long sleeved top under (yes I like layer)

2. Let's make it figure hugging, I pinned with safety pins then I made a rought stitching at all the vital points, at the arm pit, next to the bust then at the waist and lastly at the stomach area, this should work out to an hour glass figure but ha we're all different shapes.

4. get big scissors and chop that tight neck piece off. (for this piece, I wanted the off the shoulder look) Then folded the rough edges in and stitched over.

Check out the shirt after I hacked it, I bet you thought I did a Freddie.


Now here's an artistic shot of the finished top:


Ok come on me or the oh so fake happy dude above? :)