Puberty Organism Vega by Hayashiya Shizuru Giveaway!

[Posted @ 2:40 AM]

So uh, after that sad post, I decided to post something happy!

Firstly, sorry to those who voted in the contest poll and that I never followed up. But I has something better!

A tankoubon of Puberty Organism Vega (思春期生命体ベガ)  by Hayashiya Shizuru’s (林家志弦) also the mangaka of Hayate x Blade will be released on 29th June 2013. 

So what? You say.

Well, if you pre-order before 8th April, you GETS A LIMITED EDITION DRAMA CD along with the tankoubon on 31st May instead of June! I have pre-ordered two extra copies to give out to you guys YAY. I’m not sure how it will be packaged but I intend to give out both the manga and drama cd as a set. Splitting them defeats the purpose pfft, you should be able to listen and look at the images at the same time!

So may I see fanarts and fanfics of any of Hayashiya Shizuru’s works?! There will be a winner for each category. 1 from fanarts and another from fanfics, so choose each side wisely lol.

Uh a few rules:

1. SHOUJO-AI/YURI only! No H/futa/tentacles or whatever. 

2. No pornography/explicit fanarts/fic, maybe tastefully artistic ones lol (itz a grey line)

3. Pairings and stories can be whoever/wherever/whenever/AU, even crossovers (Hayate from HayatexBlade with Ran from Strawberry Sweet Shake!? Although Julia might have a say in it lol) as long they are created by Hayashiya Shizuru. 

4. Please state disclaimers in any of your fanarts and fanfics. Give credits =)

5. Please don’t steal fanarts/fanfics from others, it must be your work of art!

6. Winners will be decided by me. (I has the last say)

7. Submit your entries to my email address at stefanie_yz@hotmail dot com but if you want to upload them somewhere (deviantART/fanfiction) and then copy/paste the url on the comments section is fine too. Readers will be able to appreciate your works and I MIGHT be swayed by their reactions xD

8. Deadline will be on 31st May 2013, 11:59PM, Singapore Time.

9. Winners will be announced on 2nd June 2013 and after I get the shipment confirmation from amazon, it’ll probably be 2-3 weeks before I can repackage it and send it to the winners. Depending on where the winners live =o 

Guess that’s all. I can’t think of anything else.


Also, I managed to finish Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o 12 – Atelier no Koibito-tachi (その花びらにくちづけを アトリエの恋人たち) after getting a halfway-end LOL.

愛でたし. 愛でたし. =D

My Mummy

[Posted @ 1:32 AM]
So. Hi. I’M BACK LOL kinda. Wow. I can’t remember exactly what happened for the past two years that made me stop blogging but partly due to family-related reasons.

Eh sad rants in this post. I just want to get this off my chest, it has been staying inside for almost half a year.

As you know my mum had cancer and she wasn’t doing so well in the late 2011, we almost lost her that December (our oncologist told us to be prepared for the worst) however the last chemotherapy worked and the tumor shrank. But we know her quality of life is not as good as before and it wasn’t long that she had to move around in a wheelchair. We didn’t lose hope and my strong mother continued her chemos despite the agony she suffered in each session. She had to be hospitalized a day or two for her chemo drips every month and she never complained (although we know she hated staying in the hospital and always had a great smile whenever we leave the place).

The end of last year was especially hard because she don’t even have the energy to get out of bed and move around our own home. It took a toll on her pride. My proud mother’s will broke. She wanted to stop chemotherapy but we encouraged her not to give up since the blood test results were always good whenever we went to the oncologist. But then even if the spirit is willing, the body is not. Her liver failed and she was in great pain. Sometimes I will blame myself for not being considerate of her pain and feelings during her last moments. Till now I still ask myself, how can I treat her that way?

The days she spent in the hospital, her eyes were wide and glazed, she wasn’t lucid. I was so scared to see her like that and we had to stay overnight to make sure she doesn’t pluck the breathing tube off. When arrangements were made to bring my mother back home, I can’t bring myself to go see her. I’m so afraid that I will break down and cry in front of her and then make her even sadder or weaken her resolve to survive. After the morphine wore off (a lesser dosage), it was agonizing to see her mind and spirit strong but body weak. At least she wasn’t in pain anymore. The night before, she was happily chit chatting with my uncle and the next she never opened her eyes again.

She suffered for 9 months to bring us to this world (my birth wasn’t an easy one) and for the next 26 years I have made her sad and cry with my stupid actions and ways. She loved (and worried about) us the most nevertheless and always remind me to take care of dad once she’s gone. She often joked that we loved her more than dad. I just felt it is so unfair that she wasn’t able to enjoy the fruits she had reaped with dad. Parents are supposed to stay together until they’re in their 80s or something but fate had something else for mum. It was not to be.

I love you, mummy. I wish you’re in a better place now and you will always be in our hearts as the strongest woman we have ever known. And yes, I will go find a job lol.

Amazon Japan Purchases May 2011

[Posted @ 1:23 AM]
A late night post because I was busy gaming xD Borderlands is addictiveeee!!! Now I have a Lvl 30 Soldier and a Lvl 18 Berserker [Named ilovepain and coincidentally he also loves pain lol] \O/ Also I got my parcel last Sunday =o= didn’t know Singpost delivered stuff on Sundays … GOOD FOR THEM AND ME!! *happy*

A contest in IchigoYuri!?Market Research

Anyways, I’m interested in how many people will be willing to join a contest in my blog and if the response is overwhelming, I’ll consider purchasing 2 more Girl Friends Drama CDs and giving them out as prizes =D. Post your suggestions in the comment section for the nature [Fanart, fanfic, trivial etc] of the contest as well. This poll ends on May 31 2011.

And uuhh, I opened my GF Drama CD so I won’t be giving that as a prize lol no worries. Will order 2 more if there’s a good response =3
Nobara no Mori no Otometachi turned out to be an interesting read, good character twist [kinda] for the supposedly boring, goody-two-shoes Ojou-sama type and I lol-ed at the cute side story in V2 xD Won’t wanna spoil you much heh. All I can say ‘Poor Izumi’ haha. Priced at ￥420, the manga is kinda small compared to Ichijinsha’s ￥900 manga, barely 3/4 of the latter’s size. Oh, I also got an oldie for ￥1 haha not including shipping charges but it’s still okay.

‘Himitsu no Hanazono’ is probably one of my first few gender bender/cross dressing shoujo-ai manga with a happy [kinda] ending whereas gender doesn’t really matter between the two characters and even if Sakuya’s a guy, he(she) is a hot one xD. MMmmm reminds me of another Sakuya from Kaikan Phrase. Oh, this is a true gem so I’m happy to own it.

Here’s a little incentive.

And another more.
And I’m tired. Nights all! Looking forward to your suggestions and comments!