I better post this before it gets old! Comikaze Expo is another one of those comicbook/videogame/sci-fi conventions but it is partnered with Stan Lee and his crew. I decided to check out the convention for the first time with my boyfriend last weekend. Assuming it was going to be a small and intimate convention, we decided to take our time by having Shabu Shabu in LA for lunch before going.
My boyfriend no longer lives in Hollywood, and so far, the best Shabu Shabu we had was only around his old turf so it’s been a very long time since I had Shabu Shabu. I LOVE Shabu Shabu. It’s one of my favorite things to eat. And besides the delicious beef and fresh vegetables, one of the things I always look forward to in the end is scooping up the leftover broth to make an awesome noodle ponzu soup.
After we became full of Shabu Shabu, we went over to the LA convention center. Again, I thought this place was going to be a small convention…WELL…it was much bigger than I had expected…which resulted in an extremely long line to get parking. Some lady cut in front of us, and ugh, explaining the details would only raise my stress my level so I’ll just say, some lady fucking cut in front of us. After wasting a lot of time to find alternative parking, we had to wait in another excruciating long line to pick up our passes.
After that was done and over with, the experience started to become much better. I managed to meet and take pictures of some really awesome cosplayers who are pretty well-known in the cosplay world. I didn’t dress up because I didn’t finish my costume. I never finish in time. Ah well, we’ll try again for Long Beach Comic-Con! For now, let’s focus on the lovely ones who did:
uhh so hungry now
btw your bf kind of looks like adam scott and andrew (@howlameisthat) !?
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looks like fun! I have yet to go to an anime/comic book convention… :T I hear about them too late!
show us your costume when you are done
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:05 am
Haha oh I will, it’s just a matter of finishing it! I’m so slow…
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Lol is that a Hipster Robin? And do I see two Black Cats? <3
And oh, that is one adorable Rogue.
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:06 am
Yes, it is Hipster Robin and two Black Cats.
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Do you happen to have any photos of the costumes you’ve made? I’d love to see them! ..what are you working on now?
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:07 am
Sure! http://www.cosplay.com/member/249407/costumes/
I’m working on Lady Deathstrike now, progress shots can be found here: http://huong.co
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Latrina Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Awesome! I love them.
Definitely eager to see how the Lady Deathstrike turns out!… Looking really great.
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Also!… you played (or play) WoW? I started back a month or so ago.
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:09 am
Haha yes, I do play WoW. MOP expansion is going to be released tonight at midnight! You excited?
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Latrina Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Very! Although I work at freaking 4am in the morning… so no late-night playing for me.
Gotta wait ’til tomorrow night! Boo.
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Rogue and Gambit!! YAY ^^ I would have loved to see your costume, I bet you would have looked amazing!
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Yums, that food looks good! I’ve only tried Shabu Shabu once. I didn’t think there was a place in my city that had it, but I recently learned there is, so that’s exciting
Yay, I love looking at cosplay photos
That Samara cosplayer looks awesome!
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Food looks so good!! Cute boyfriend…!
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The food looks really good! Is that basically Japanese hot pot? Anyways it looks like you had a lot of fun.
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:10 am
Yes, I believe so. They call it Shabu Shabu so I guess they’re the same thing as Japanese hot pot.
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Hipster Robin has such an apathetic look – too funny!!!
Mmm, Shabu Shabu. I have yet to try that. I’ve had both Korean BBQ and Japanese BBQ but not hot pot yet. I used to wonder what the big hype about it was, since it seems just like boiled food…but I realized that the sauces probably make the dish. Maybe I’ll try it this winter!
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Tiff Reply:
September 24th, 2012 at 7:12 am
You MUST try Shabu Shabu! The first I tried it, I didn’t understand it (after eat Korean BBQ so many times), but the second time, I was completely hooked. It’s one of my all time favorite things to eat now.
I think what makes Shabu Shabu special is that I would FIGURE the meat would be more healthy since you’re boiling it instead of grilling (my guess). And yes, the sauce really makes the dish.
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Kim Reply:
October 1st, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Definitely will give it a try!
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I love shabu shabu!! Delicious! The pictures you took look so yummy. Maybe I’ll have to ask boyfriendn to go for some tonight. haha. As for WoW – I must get back on since the new expansion. How do you like it so far?!
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oh my god so much Batman related costumes wah. I want that entire second outfit.
and I’ve never had shabu shabu but those noodles look adorable.
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That’s awesome! I wished we have events like that here.
Your bf is cute!
Now you make me miss shabu-shabu since we don’t have it here.
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