here's my take on ICHIbanzai '09 day one:-

left home around 10.30am and arrived at campus after speeding through the bridge around 11am 8D booths were still being set up when i got there so nothing much was going on. walked around a bit to check out what they've set up so far...

after the event was officially opened by Miss Chan Nee Nee (or CNN, as we call her XD), registration for the competitions were opened to the public like the wasabi eating competition, karaoke competition, PS3 games competition, yukata-dressing competition, cosplay competition and the ICHIbanzai Escapade game.

as the PS3 games competition started at the 2nd floor, we had to cancel the yukata-dressing competition due to insufficient amount of participants Dx

had McD for lunch 8D hung around the canteen with Quist, Kevyn, Harry and June Shen then i went back to the foyer. Tara was hanging out with the Cosgami Club from Equator Academy of Art. as it turned out, there were a group of people setting up their booth next the Cosgami Club's booth. they turned out to be from Exotic: a shop that sells Harajuku fashions; gothic, lolita and punk costumes; kimono; cosplay costumes; wigs; shoes & boots; etc, etc... they were all dressed in visual kei style and/or gothic lolita style :D then Tara pointed out one of the guys there...who was so PRETTY 8D he was pretty...and HOT 8D he was pretty hot *gets shot* 8D we bugged one of Tara's friends, who happened to be a photographer, to get some shots of him XD there was also another guy there who was cosplaying Cloud Strife (of Final Fantasy VII) and his cosplay was pretty good :D in fact, he used his own hair (which was already dyed blond) for the character, how cool is that? 8D

anyway, after fangirling the pretty boy i went to the stage area and sat down for a bit my feet were killing me..

then, the ICHIbanzai Escapade game started.. it's actually a parody of The Amazing Race coz they had to do stuff to get to the next station 8D even Justin and Quist joined the game xD it was really amusing watching them run around looking for the person who holds the next task/clue 8D

the game ended just in time for the band performances :D
the first band was called 'Session 120'. apparently all the members of the band are actually from different bands who come together to perform. they called themselves that coz their practice sessions only lasts for 120 minutes (aka 2 hours) xD couldn't catch the names of the band members but the vocalist was Yuki. the songs they performed were really upbeat and kept the crowd entertained :D
the second band was called 'Kawaii Sakura' from Melaka. this band definitely rocked the stage (quite literally too 8D) since they performed mostly j-rock songs and the crowd was at its feet when they performed 'Haruka Kanata' (from anime, Naruto). not to mention, the vocalist's guitar skills were SUPER!! you can also read more about them at Spirits of Music.

after the band performances was the cosplay competition. unfortunately, i was roped in to be one of the judges coz Duncan (of ACGC) couldn't make it Dx
there were only 7 participants for today...

~ Suzumiya Haruhi [Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]
~ gothic lolita
~ Haseo [.hack//GU]
~ Cloud Strife [Final Fantasy VII]
~ Hei [Darker Than Black]
~ Uchiha Sasuke [Naruto Shippuden]
~ Clark Still [King of Fighters]

the -Best Cosplayer Award- winner was Clark Still and the -Best Dressed Award- winner was Haseo :D

the -Best Cosplayer Award- winner would've been Haruhi but she was a bit over the top with her portrayal of the character Dx or it could've been Cloud but he wasn't knowledgeable in his character and he seemed 'lost'... oTZ

anyway, that was the last event of the day. overall, i enjoyed myself...partly coz of the band performances :D

the karaoke competition is tomorrow and i'm one of the judges oTZ maybe i should bring ear plugs along >_>"

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