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Saturday, June 10, 2017

3 Years and SINoALICE! Gretel Ch.1 P1-6

Wow, it's been 3 years since my last post. Whoops.

I decided to come back for a few different reasons. For one, I'll be moving soonish and hopefully will get back into cosplay. The last time I cosplayed was a little after I made my first post here. It will still be a while before I actually can get started on anything, but I'll try to use this blog more! Especially out of my laziness to actually make a whole new blog haha.

The other major reason has to do with a small hobby that I recently picked back up thanks to SINoALICE, which is translating.

I'm not fluent in Japanese. I took 4 years of it in school but have been out of practice and studying for 4 years now. x_x;; I'm hoping that doing some translation work will get my e to at least study more. Plus, Yoko Taro's stories are always really interesting.

Anyway, I happened to roll the violin for Minstrel Gretel right off the bat so I started with her story. Thanks to all the maintenance and bad gateways, I couldn't get very far in the story.

Some things may sound awkward or unnatural. I'm not the best with words and tried to stick close to the meaning. Please give me feedback to help me improve, if you can! I really appreciate it!

Here's Chapter 1, Parts 1-6.

Gretel

Ch.1 P1
少女は呟く。
ここにどこ?私は誰?
ああ--私は私。
愛しい兄様、御機嫌よう。
あら?なぜ武器を待たせるの?
これで殺すの?
誰を?どうして?
作者の復活に必要だからと
言われても、私に何もわかりません。
でも、兄様がそう言うのなら殺します。
絞った贄の甘い血で
とろけるお菓子を作りましょう。

The girl mutters
Where is this? Who am I?
Ah, I am me.
My beloved brother, how do you do.
Oh? Why is this weapon waiting?
Do you kill with this?
Who? Why?
Because it's necessary for the author's resurrection.
Even if I'm told, I don't know anything.
But I will kill if my brother says so.
With the sweet blood of a strangled sacrifice
Let's make an enchanting candy.

Ch.1 P2
まっくらの森。怖い森。
けれど大丈夫。
繋いだ手があたたかい。

A pitch black forest. A scary forest.
But it's alright.
The hand linked in mine is warm.

Ch.1 P3
お弁当のパンを食べましょう?
けれど兄様は、
パンをちぎって捨てていくのです。
ああ、なんてもったいない。

Shall we eat the bread in the bento?
But my brother,
Tears it up and throws it away.
Ah, what a waste!

Ch.1 P4
ちぎったパンは帰り道の目印に。
兄様は頭が良いけれど、
気待ちには驚くほどに鈍感で。
親の心子知らずとはよく言ったものでした。

The torn up pieces of bread mark the way home.
My brother is smart but,
Depending on his mood, he is surprisingly thickheaded.
"There is no love like a father's" is what he often said.

Ch.1 P5
気つぎました?
私と兄様は捨てられたのです。
でも構わないの。
私は兄様さえいれば......

The feeling that came after?
My brother and I were thrown away.
But it doesn't matter.
I only need my brother......

Ch.1 P6
ちぎったパンは小鳥に食べられて、
帰り道はわかりません。
でも、それでいい。
だって2人でいられるから。

The torn pieces of bread are eaten by small birds.
I don't know the way back.
But, that's okay.
Because there are two of us.


Sunday, June 1, 2014

Japanese TinierMe!


That's a link to join. Of course, it's all in Japanese so it might be difficult to get started but Google Translate helps a lot and I've gotten used to the site now. I want more friends and GCoins! If you need help, I'll try my best~ I just want people to play it with me. ; A;

If that doesn't work, hopefully this banner does?

Monday, February 3, 2014

twofacemall Stuff~

Hey~ I finally got a bunch of Kbeauty stuff from twofacemall. I'll be reviewing the items after some time! For now, here's a picture of everything:

I bought a whole bunch of Etude House things. xD; Including:
  • Wonder Pore Freshner
  • skin [mal:gem] emulsion
  • Mini Brow Class Cutting Scissors
  • Don't Worry Happy Change Lip Balm in Sweet Mango Floral (I'm on your side)
  • Drawing Eye Brow AD in Deep Brown
I also got an Innisfree Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask. o wo I can't wait to try that.

Three of the items are actually my sisters so I won't be reviewing them. For anyone interested, the items are all Etude House. There's Princess Eyelashes Step 3&4 in Longlash 4, Eyelashes I Series Style in 14: Natural Volume, and a Dear Darling lip tint in Vampire Red.

twofacemall sent in a bunch of freebies too. I only expected the innisfree Jeju volcanic nose pack but they also sent in:
  • banila co. it RADIANT CC cream sample
  • VOV Jean Tint in Jean Red
  • Etude House GOBACK Intensive Mask Sheet
  • a box of cotton pads
Sooo, lots of stuff. I don't really know when I'll get around to reviewing everything, unfortunately since my spring semester just started but hopefully I'll get to it soon! They'll probably be limited in pictures though.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

BuyChina and Taobao Wigs Review

I recently ordered 3 wigs through BuyChina, a taobao shopping service. Before this order, I've never used an agent or anything to buy from taobao so I can't really compare services.

BuyChina is pretty much like a cart for international shoppers. If you find something you like on taobao, you can put the link in the search bar and it'll give you a translated listing page for the item. The price that BuyChina shows you is the converted dollar amount plus the service fee, which is 10%. They give you a converted domestic shipping fee on the same page as well as an estimated shipping cost.

Shipping cost is weight based like pretty much all other services. BuyChina, however, makes you pay shipping when you pay for your items. They'll refund money if shipping was less than expected and they'll have you pay more if it's the other way around. In their Help category, there's a nice chart for estimated weights based on the item. Before you pay for your order, you can alter the weights of your items if you have an idea. This will change your shipping cost so you can go back and forth between your items and the weight alteration page to figure out the total you pay.

You can search through BuyChina to find items but I find it much easier to look on taobao then put in the link to get the listing. BuyChina honestly has some poorly translated categories and not everything gets filtered into the right one. Going through the pages will eventually give you exact repeats as well. I don't mean look-alikes, but the same item from the same seller in the same part of the page. Because of this, I like to look at BuyChina as more of a convenient cart than an online store.

Once you've bought your items, BuyChina will take pictures of each one once they receive them. The pictures will be in your Order Status and I find it really nice to see the progress. They also give you a tracking number. I ordered on January 8th and my items were all in stock. I don't remember when BuyChina received them but they shipped out on the 12th. They arrived on the 22nd.

Packaging was very secure. My wigs were fit snuggly inside a cardboard box but BuyChina added a bit of bubble wrap anyway. I didn't take pictures because the box was so completely taped up with yellow packaging tape that I sort of destroyed the box. xD;; No worries about packaging at all.

Overall, I think BuyChina is really convenient and quick. I definitely will use it again but I hope they update their categories to make browsing easier. I can't compare price with other taobao agents but it's not bad as long as you buy at least a few items. I think the more you buy, the cheaper shipping gets which lowers the total price per item.

On to the wigs!
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The three shops I bought from were CC Kids, Ghost Cos, and lingyisun.

Packaged wigs:

Please excuse the blurred wig head. I need to get a new one since the one I have is unsuitable for pictures. xD;; It's quite hideous and frankly kind of scary. Oh and please note that the wig head is small so the length of the wigs' bangs won't actually be that long when worn.

The first wig I got was an 80cm green wig listed as one for CC from Code Geass. I bought it for my upcoming cosplay of Nah from Fire Emblem Awakening.

Front:

Back:
The wig is very soft and shiny. It's not Halloween wig shiny though which is nice. The fibers are nice and a simple comb though fixes any messy look. The wig has a good level of thickness to it. It's not too thick and not too thin. The wig net that it's sewn to is beige and you can't see it through the fibers. The wig net that came with it doesn't fully contain the wig though.

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From lingyisun, I bought an ash purple wig meant for Rem from Final Fantasy Type-0. I plan on cosplaying her eventually because all the Type-0 feels. ; A;

Front:
Back:
 Top:
By the head, the wig is extremely thick. Too much, in my opinion. If you have long, thick hair and a round face like I do, wearing this wig will make you look big headed. It's unfortunate but I think I'll keep this wig around to see how it'll be once I cut my hair shorter. Hopefully it'll look better. The wig itself is great quality though. The fibers are nice and definitely seem fit for styling. However, I don't really like how messy the parting looks up close. It has a bunch of short fibers sticking up and I tried to capture it in the picture above but I don't think it took very well. The wig cap that it's sewn to is beige and you can't see through the fibers.

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The last wig I bought was also for an upcoming cosplay as Shindou Ai from Kyoukai no Kanata. It's brown and curly and from Ghost Cos.

Front:
Back:
 
The wig is heavy with the curls so the picture from the back is with the wig head all the way against the wall and the curls spilling over the box instead of how I had it with the green wig. This wig is incredibly pretty. It's a nice shade of brown, has a natural shine, and is a good balance of thickness all while being soft. The wig cap is black for this wig but you don't notice it with the thickness of the wig. he wig net it came with is a bit difficult to get on, but it manages to fit the wig.

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No doubt I will buy from the same wig shops again. Especially Ghost Cos because their wigs just seem perfect. If you have any questions about the wigs or BuyChina, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer them as best as I can. o wo