Conventions held in malls and the guards

(NOTE THIS IS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE ONLY :))) )

I don't think that I'm the only one that thinks of this.. but don't you think guards in malls are already over reacting? And also aren't malls being so unreasonable lately too? Like they do everything to make conventions sooo inconvenient for cosplayers. I do not disturb the peace in malls or anything. I am also disciplined and I know etiquettes during cons lol. I've been cosplaying for 6 years hahaha I think I already know what I'm doing. And my point in this is I want to share my experience in the changes of the cons before and now.


I know that I am not the only one getting these lines:


"Cosplayers are not allowed in the CR, get out"
- I don't understand why guards do not allow the cosplayers in the cr even when doing their make-up. Sure they gave an area for cosplayers to change but how about the make-up? we need mirrors. Please it is not like we were blocking the way and not letting the other customers move.



"Cosplayers are not allowed here, they disturb the mall's customers"
This is the rudest thing that I heard and not only once but many times already. Cosplayers are also customers in the malls! So if you encounter this tell the guard "FYI we are TOO customers of this mall so you have no right to tell that to me."
If you're an owner of a mall and you tell your staff/guards to tell this to a cosplayer who buys from the mall, do not hold a con there. A lot of cosplayers eat there for sure then you treat them as nobodies. tsk tsk.


"Do not sit on the floor"
For me this can be tolerated, but I just hope that guards would be considerate to understand that we've been
walking or standing for hours and a little rest wouldn't hurt. Plus there are a lot who wear shoes, which after a few hours would definitely hurt. I don't understand why guards wouldn't allow it for even 15 minutes.


I hope they change their rules because it is not that good at all..
I was starting to hate SMX Mall of Asia but now Im starting to hate SM megamall too.

Cosplay Life

I guess people are wondering who I am... I'm Kei, just an ordinary cosplayer who simply just wants to have many friends within the cosplay community.

I started cosplaying year 2006 but i never exposed myself because I'm not aiming for fame in cosplay.

I just really want to have fun with my hobby. 

here are some of my past cosplays and curecards too

Cosplay list: (not in order of the curecards though ^_^)

1. Lightning Farron

2. Erza Scarlet

3. Kamui Gakupo

-Sandplay

4. Kaito Shion

-World is mine

-Sandplay

-Cantarella

5.Nurarihyon

6. Giotto

7 Mukuro Rokudo

8. Kyoya Hibari

9. Mio Akiyama

10. Lacus Clyne

11. Luka Megurine

Stay tuned for more of my cosplays here at blogspot or at my FB Cosplay Page

Cosplay is ART

Someone actually sent me a private message in Facebook about this.

"Kei-san for you what is cosplay? Is it art?"


My Answer:
Well for me it's an art. An art wherein you can express yourself. Sure you might say that cosplay is cosplay... it's just wearing costumes and acting out. but for me there is something more in it than what spectators see.
For me Cosplay is indeed an art... but it's an art where in people, despite doing similar characters can still be different. Because of course, we have our own style make-up, own style of designing our costumes, our own way of acting out the character and many more.
For me Cosplayers are like painters and their costumes, make-up wig and props are the paint that give the canvass life, color and style. But of course they are not the same... same as paintings there are differences. Like one can be realism, one can be abstract etc. 
It all depends on the cosplayer's style and what he/she would want to express.


Well this is based on my opinion only. And this is actually what I think of cosplay.

Thank you for viewing.