One of the team members from Sinagapore last year at WCS 2006 - Ferlyn - came to Japan for a visit and we had a chance to meet and catch up. She spent about a week in total and the first few days were spent touring around Tokyo. She met up with Ai and Sakuya, both of whom were members of 2 of the Japan teams at the event last year. They visited a number of places but the highlight was their trip to Disney Land.

The night before she came out to Nagoya we all had a little scare as she had difficulty catching her bus because she couldn't get her suitcase up the stairs and somehow noone was willing to help. You could imagine how something like that can happen in a foreign country and she ended up going to the police who were about to call the Sigaporean Embassy before the Aichi TV staff intervened and sorted thinks out. Quick work there Kato-san!

Thank goodness Ferlyn got here alright. She had a busy day with a number of stops that included shopping, a top class spa facility and a visit to Meiji Mura. (picture included) It was really good seeing her and sharing stories.

One of her main reasons for coming to Japan was to finalize plans for a year of study she is starting in early summer. She checked out the school facilities, residence and got a general idea of what she could expect when she is back for her extended stay.

It is great to see participants or "alumni" of the World Cosplay Summit event taking advantage of the oppertunity to participate in the event. Ferlyn has been very active in the last few months and opened the first Maid Cafe ever in Singapore. While she is in Japan brushing up her already proficient Japanese her family will help maintain operations of the restaurant. We are all looking forward to see what the future holds for Ferlyn!

I attached 3 pictures that I took during her stay. The first was taken by her of TVA staff "Iwan" and her WCS 2006 team Singapore teammate "Julia". There is a picture of Ferlyn at Meiji Mura wearing Meiji period clothes and finally there is a shot of her at TVA headquarters as she holds her Cosmode magazine tight.