The 6th instalment of HobbyCon - The Youth, Hobby and Lifestyle Convention which will be held on Dec 8-9 at the CityMall here is expected to draw more than 3,000 visitors, said the HobbyCon 2012 President Julian Lee.
The event which combines the best of pop culture from East and West has become the platform for many young and talented youths to showcase their talents and passion in many fields, be it in the world of comics, collectibles, games and many more.
This year's event will offer more activities, hobby related booths, celebrities and professionals of many related fields, both from local and international.
It is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Ministry of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Youths and Sports and City Hall.
Lee said he is looking forward to broadening the perspectives of table top game hobbies while at the same time gaining a better understanding and reintroducing some of the top classic and traditional games to young people.
The convention will also be introducing a theme called 'Save the World, Save the Environment' in its Cosplay Competition where participants will perform a skit related to the character and series they are cosplaying as while at the same time carrying the message of the theme in their own creative way.
This, Lee said, will create awareness as well as promote a positive message among the youths.
Another attraction would be a youth entrepreneur marketplace where youths age between 13 and 25 could sell their own creative products related to hobby, arts, toys and games.
Other new activities include the Win, Lose or Draw in 'Draw Something' competition, Kids Colouring Competition, Random Anime Quiz, Console games competition, Wasabi Sushi Eating competition and the new Amazing HobbyCon Race.
For more information, the organising committee can be contacted at contact@hobbycon.my or through their website at www.hobbycon.my.
Article taken from Daily Express
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ok... I think that kinda settle up the introduction to HobbyCon... and this year mark the first time I went to HobbyCon... initially, i wanted to attend in 2011, unfortunately, due to work commitment, i couldn't get a leave and go there... so this year, I made early planning to fit HobbyCon into my leave schedule...
On day 1, I decided to wear my Nurse Joker outfit and we went to the venue at 11 plus... and upon entering the venue, I already got photo taking request... lol, suddenly i feel like a celebrity again... lolol... but other than that, my initial reaction upon entering was a bit down, coz I was like asking to myself where are the cosplayers??? yeah, at that time, I couldn't see a lot of cosplayers... but finally, more did showed up after 12 and in the end, I end up missing quite a lot of cosplayers as they were kinda too many and also it was kinda crowded there, so it's kinda hard for me to take a nice photos of them... and on Day 2, I didn't cosplay coz I wanted to take as many photos as possible... but I still end up missing lots of cosplayers... orz
But anyway, I won't be posting photos of the cosplayers here... I'll post it up on a different post after I finish cleaning up the photos (well, mostly Nio will do most of the cleaning up... lol)...
As for the booths, it wasn't that bad, but my only gripe was I wish they got more HobbyCon related merchandise selling other than just the T-Shirt and badge... So in the end, I didn't get much stuffs there except for the t-shirt...
And for the stage performance, I didn't manage to watch all the performance as I was busy loitering around the venue and taking photos, but on some of the performance that I did manage to watch was quite good, especially the dance performance which was soooooo energetic! Here, have a look...
Then there are also Cosplay competition which was divided into Solo, which was held on Day 1, and Group which was held on Day 2... I was kinda disappointed with the Group category coz only 3 groups sign-up to compete, I kinda expected more to join, and truthfully, I kinda enjoy the Solo category more than the Group Category...
anyway... enough with me blabbering... here, enjoy some photos... XD
the mascot of HobbyCon
Gunpla... not as many as the con in Miri, but at least it is more presentable...
Slenderman... he was almost everywhere...
Overall, it was a satisfying experience, manage to add more friends, manage to cosplay oversea for the first time, experiencing a different kind of con... so yeah, for next edition of HobbyCon, I will certainly love to come again... if you want to view more pics of HobbyCon, here are some of the list...
And finally here is the video montage of HobbyCon 2012... cheers!!! ^^v
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