Alodia Event Confirmed

Alodia at ToyCon 2008

When Filipina gamer-blogger-cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao was mobbed by fans at ToyCon 2008, vastly overshadowing Filipina TV actress Marian Rivera at the event, I speculated that an AlodiaCon was not far off. It’s not impossible for bloggers to get whole conventions centered around themselves and their interests. Geek blogger Chris “Lockergnome” Pirillo, for instance, has produced the Gnomedex tech conference annually since 2001. Click here to continue reading “Alodia Event Confirmed”…

January 31, 2009 · 31 Comments (with 7 Conversations)

Alodia Judges Anime Makeup Contest

Alodia for PICA

Anime and cosplay have hit the mainstream so hard in the Philippines that even local makeup artists are getting in on the act. The Philippine International Cosmetologists Association (PICA) is holding a hair and makeup competition today, and one of their categories involves composing an “anime look”.

PICA President Fanny Serrano taps a real anime fan to judge for that category: Filipina cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao. He even asked her to blog about it. Smart move on both counts.

January 26, 2009 · 11 Comments (with 2 Conversations)