Kamen Rider Gaim

The current ongoing Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Gaim, is comprised of multiple riders, which seems to be playing out fairly well for themselves thus far. While I haven't been following the past few series faithfully (though I made sure to watch Fourze in its entirety and followed most of Wizard save for the last episodes), this is one I made sure to keep updated on, and that's not just because of familiar actors (Kubota Yuki, Aoki Tsunemori and Kobayashi Yutaka are Tenimyu actors).

Part of the reason why I decided to see this through (I even watched my backlogged episodes to catch up before I got left in the dust by the series) was primarily just because of the concept. I know this isn't the first time there were multiple riders for the series, but their play on it was interesting, and add to the fact that you have a diverse cast with different personalities and ideals make it even richer.

I look forward to how this story ends!

Wishlist

So since my birthday and Christmas are just around the corner, I wanted to make an early wishlist of what I'd like to have. 'Course, budget aside, I'll find some way to get to them. One way or another.

1. Laptop bag (something less bulky than what I have now. The ones from Halo or Targus look appealing. Jarvis (my 12" Acer Windows 8 lappy) could use the space.
2. HDMI to VGA adapter. I can't make presentations using my laptop without one! I really need to find this since I don't want to have to rely on the projector having an HDMI input (since it isn't a staple so much).
3. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 3DS game. I told myself that Pokemon X/Y is one of the last games I'd get for myself for a while since I have other priorities to save up for. This would be a great bonus to have, especially because of Stan Lee.
4. iPod 7th gen. My 4th gen iPod's screen is starting to conk out due to my careless drops, and it's been displaying the wrong cover album art for as long as I can remember. Maybe that's to be expected of an 8gb device and cram 7gb of its storage with music. The poor thing.
5. Computer Table & Chair. I don't utilize my desk in my room so much since the bed is more inviting. And since I'm at home, I do sort of want to relax a little and literally lay low with a down-to-earth coffee-table like table (and maybe copy off of my siblings). A floor chair would be neat too!
6. A Kamen Rider Belt. Either W, OOO, Fourze or Wizard would be awesomesauce. :)
7. iPad Mini. It'd be neat to have a tablet of my own. I can end up saving up for one myself, but this is just to put it up here so I have a running list of what I actually want to have.
8. Deadly Heat. The fifth installment of the Nikki Heat series based off the ABC series Castle. It was released last month, and I'm wondering when it'll be available locally so I can finally get past that cliffhanger from the previous book.
9. Nintendo Points Card. So many digital downloadable games, downloadable content requires money! And an easier way to that is by getting point cards to get them. :)

One can dream right? v(^.^)v

Breathing Life to my Work place

So since I foresee hardly any time to make entries due to my 8-5 work hours, I decided to try out doing some short entries and see how that plays out for a while. Any birthday greetings I may have missed will just be edited in when I have access to a laptop and my birthday excel master list.

Anyway, this morning I brought some things to decorate my otherwise bland workspace in the office. I must say, it's nice to see some color! Such things included my Kamen Rider finger figurines and my Go-Busters Ranger keys I bought yesterday as a gift to myself. XD To cap it off, I bought a little organizer to put all my pens - which is actually a holder for remotes. True story. I also have some scratch paper for any notes I want to take down while testing out games and such, as well as have compartment for my gadgets while I work for easier access.

Anyway, work has been never-ending!! But luckily I have a knack for it so the task becomes a bit less stressful than burdening. I'm predicting a night of overtime this week though. At least my work station will be an interesting one to come back to.

Kamen Rider Fun

After my first day at work at Anino Games, I commuted home and took a route through SM Makati to get a bus. On the way, I passed by the Toy Kingdom I frequented to check if I could still get a Kamen Rider W gashapon. To my dismay, they had taken it out, and that left me a bit saddened.

But my spirits were lifted when I saw some Japanese merchandise of Kamen Rider toys! Funnily enough, several of the toys on sale were promoting the latest one in the series: Kamen Rider Fourze. Among the merchandise that caught my interest are found below in the pictures I snapped.

First item worth mentioning is the Fourze Driver, the belt that allows Kisaragi to transform into Fourze. It comes with the first 4 Switches that usually come with the standard set, and not surprisingly should be there.

Next would be the Astroswitches! On the left, two switches were sold together, that also slot into the Fourze Driver~ On the right are more interesting switches that feature three other Kamen Riders! On the back, if you activate the OOO's switch, you get a hand similar to Ankh! xDDDDDD

Finally, you see the other ones for sale. In the top left, you have Fourze's Hee-Hackgun, Fourze's Module accessed by the Fire Switch when he enters Fire State.  Next to that is Kamen Rider Meteor's Meteor Driver, which allows Sakuta to transform into Meteor. And on the bottom left, the Powerdizer, a piece of machinery that Daimonji utilizes for the team.

And finally, I have a nice little family of Kamen Rider finger puppets growing! From left to right: Kamen Rider OOO's Ankh, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider Shin Den-O.

Work Around the Corner

So I just came from Makati about an hour and a half ago; back from a contract signing, sealing my fate with Anino Games for the next 32 months, approximately. Starting May 2! :D Here's fingers crossed that things sail smoothly in that span of time and regularization comes sooner than expected.

Anyway, I tried a new way home, as suggested by my dad just before he dropped me off at TriNoma to go to Makati. A P36 bus ride from Ayala to Fairview. The clincher was that it was just one ride compared to my usual MRT-Jeep route, plus it was air-conditioned! Who could say no to that really? xD

Of course, since I took the MRT rout going to Makati, I passed by SM Makati and more so the ever-familiar Toy Kingdom with the Gashapons. Deciding to try my luck, I ended up with a new one; Kamen Rider W's Trigger Magnum. Now it's just the Cyclone USB missing from the full set!

Hopefully next time I'll be lucky to get that one.
Fingers crossed.

Kamen Rider W

Lately Kai and I have been commuting to and from Makati to accommodate the job interviews. Along our route to the MRT station, we pass SM Makati, and a nice little Toy Kingdom.

And in Toy Kingdom there are quite a few Gashapon stations with various toys up for grabs; most for 2 tokens equivalent to P100 each time. During the frequent trips to Makati, Kai and I decided to stop by Toy Kingdom to look at these Gashapons, when we noticed one that featured some fun toys from Kamen Rider W. Not surprisingly, we went and got some of the action to get Shoutarou's StagPhone. The first of succeeding purchases. Our next trip got us our first Lost Driver and HeatMetal's rod. The three are pictured below. The second picture features the second Lost Driver we acquired, and so we have a nice little collection growing. All for that Cyclone USB. xD

Day 2: Finals Week

Now, why the sudden post? WELL.

1. Who knew Finals Week that had been lurking for so long be so stressful?
.......Oh wait, that's the point.....

2. I just need to vent out a bit. I never knew it'd be a headache to work with graduate students. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the effort they put into things but I wish they could come through even in my absence, or come to class on time when they're needed. =____= It's just... ugh.

The next few days will be full of final written and oral exams, a paper and a video so LET'S GO GO GO! 3 more days to freedom!