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On our way to Comic-Con at 5 a.m.! Wheee~!

Doing *
zvko's make-up in the badge pick-up line. The sun finally came out.. I was doing his make-up in the dark!

This Aang got everyone's attention!

This is the best picture I can get without him looking like he's about to cry.. or me. =[
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I don't have any, so I'm stealing from the
AvatarSprit.Net site. Credit goes to allllll them!

This is our group chillin until the Avatar photoshoot.

Awesome Toph. Thought I was gonna lose to her, too!

SONG and CHONG! Of course, my Katara XD

I don't have the best photos, but I was almost too late to take this one!

You see Mommy? XD She's beautiful! and that mysterious man next to her =3

BEST MOMO.

Don't remind me.. my paws are on backwards.. slkjdfghsdghao;

Zusong. Love this picture! He likes it too~

I was LAFFINGMYASSOFF - you guys NEED to be there to get what's goin' on!

Gosh.. I am a genius for asking Jun to use her whip on me XD

Another one of my ideas

Iroh = THE BEST!

Gowa is sooooo cool! I loved her Dai Li Costume AND HER EARTHBENDING HANDS!

Fire Nation.

The ONLY solo pic I managed to get in my camera.. must go steal pics from everyone!!!

I love these two!
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zvko and I woke up around 4 a.m. from the hotel, got ready and arrived at the San Diego Convention Center by 5:30 a.m. I did *
zvko's scar make-up [for Zuko] while waiting first in line. As soon as I was done with him, *
zvko left to get into the other line [since he already picked up his 4-day badge from yesterday].
Around 8 a.m., the Fox 6 reporter came up to me and asked if he could broadcast me live on tv! IWASFRIKKINHONORED!!! I got out of the line, had him and his cameraman help me put on my costume, although the worst part was making him run to fetch me my paws in my bag! XD The greatest feeling was when he told me,
"You are so beautiful! Is it OK if, after we shoot you in your costume, I can take off your head towards the end to show everyone what a gorgeous girl you are?"
... I know you guys are laughing but I don't care!! XDDDD THIS definitely made my year
I went back in line, although I was no longer first since it had been moving while I was being recorded. I picked up all the badges [for my friends as well] and headed straight to the line for the Avatar Panel with *
zvko. There, while waiting for the doors to open, I finally met *
Isaia, *
Booter-Freak, ~
KimchiCrusader and *
Ethereal-Glutton. I reunited with *
zimmay and ~
shiroi-tsubasa89. Once we got into the room, I FINALLY met ~
sockaichan, *
yaytime and Dee Baker!!! I sawwww Bryan, although didn't get to greet him =[ Gosh, everyone is AMAZING! OH! and they gave me a finalist ribbon thingy for the cosplay competition!! XD
Everything took my breath away once the Avatar Panel started. They showed us a preview of Season 3 [which totally sent millions of chills up and down my spine, TWICE], Dee Baker showed us a demonstration of his talent in voiceacting, questions&answers and introduction of the Avatar staff.
Finally, they called up the finalists and announced the winner! I swear, I thought I was gonna lose to the baby Aang or the Toph.. but in the end, I won!
The next best feeling!!! The prize included two Avatar t-shirts, three dvds, an Appa plushie, and the complete set of the exclusive, handpainted Avatar bobbleheads!!! Besides winning a ribbon for best actress at camp when I was in middle school, this was my first time winning something that mattered to me! So happy.
After the competition, a few more questions were answered, and the panel ended. I met ~
silver-ruby, Kristen and Misty. We went to go drop off the prize at the Nickelodeon booth since it was TOO MUCH to carry and headed for the Avatar photoshoot. Everyone was sooo busy posing, running around and taking pictures.
There was an autograph signing after the photoshoot, so we rushed down to the exhibit hall. ~
silver-ruby and I were exhausted and went out of the room to chill and wait for the rest to get their posters signed.
After about an hour of resting, I get a message from *zvko about being interviewed for the upcoming Avatar DVD. I returned to the exhibition hall and bumped into interviewers coincidentally. I was NOT expecting what they were about to ask and totally messed up the WHOLE interview..
"So, why is Appa your favorite character?"
"Uhh... because... there's something... special about him...? He... is awesome?" I don't have any brackets for liking something XD
I DON'T EVEN WANNA FINISH OR TELL YOU THE OTHER 9/10 OF THE STORY... SO EMBARRASSING. I TOTALLY MADE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF. GODDESS, I AM STUPID.
Once that was over with, our group [*
zvko, *
zimmay, ~
shiroi-tsubasa89, ~
silver-ruby, Misty and Kristen] just hung out at a nearby park for Zusong pictures~ We ended up going back for a mini Avatar photoshoot with few other cosplayers before we head to dinner with *
Ethereal-Glutton and her family. Giancarlo couldnt make it because his love was really ill. =[ I hope she gets better!
Dinner at Royal India wasn't so relaxing because everyone [13 people altogether] was just busy talking and getting to know each other. Malachi and I got to discuss a couple of topics, although most of the times I couldnt follow hes just too intelligent! [he is absolutely adorable and clever kid!!!] *Ethereal-Glutton is just... AMAZING. I love her to death and is the best and ONLY Avatar Mom!!! To me, she was the headline at the dinner. Unfortunately, she had to see a bad side of myself at the table. Although I was being a TOTAL hypocrite to a certain someone, everything I said to her was from the bottom of my heart. I didn't mean to, I HAD TO. If I didn't, shit would have started - trust me. GAHHH.. but forget that for now. I just need to properly thank *Ethereal-Glutton, her husband and Malachi for just lifting my spirits by just being there.
I'm overjoyed from meeting so many awesome people from the con. Just seeing how my costume [that my family, friends and I worked so hard on] can put smiles on people, especially kids, make my heart totally flutter out of my chest - that is already the greatest gift I can ever ask for! XD
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Here, I'd like to thank those you took part [even the slightest] in making my Appa [no particular order - except for the first three XD]:
Kevin
Jesse
Gabriel
Thim Thu
Chu Thinh
Ba Co
Bac Hai
Anthony
Jeffrey
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And here, I need to thank all those who made my day at Comic-Con the best day of my life! [in order by meeting]:
Anthony
Victor
Jeffrey
Fox 6 reporter and his cameraman
Allison
Missy
Star
Malachi
Melissa
Dave Roman
Dee Baker
baby Aang
Yvonne
Kristen
Misty
All those who loved, cheered and even gave a smile for my costume
All those who interviewed, recorded and shot my costume::club::
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