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

Christmas Shopping

So because it's Christmas Eve and all, I just wanted to  share a little fun thing. Ever since I got into the Sentai trend two years ago, I've always wanted to come away with something physical, and what better way to do that than by expanding my already growing collection? 

If you may remember, I managed to get the Legends Mobirates some months ago (this post). Treating myself to a Christmas present, I was lucky enough to find the original Gokaiger Mobirates on sale at Great Toys Online Annapolis Branch for P3800! :) 

Christmas has come early me thinks.

The Gokaiger Mobirates comes with a few extra goodies: Gokai Red, Shinken Red and Go-On Red Ranger Keys! :) Finally, a Gokaiger Key. TuT

So below, you can see my growing box of Gokaiger merchandise. Two Mobirates and about 33 Ranger Keys, with a few duplicates that I don't really mind anymore. Merry Christmas!! :)

Birthday Celebrations

I normally don't splurge on giving gifts to someone, but I've known for some time that Kai is always worth spending for. Perhaps it's the whole "first love" magic of sorts, but somehow turning 22 is a big deal. So for whatever reason, it's my way of saying a wide array of things at one: "Happy birthday", "I'm sorry", "You deserve it" and most importantly, "I LOVE YOU".

So let's have a breakdown of the things I got her!

Tardis Pendant (The Blue Box by Tuxessories)
As she is a big fan of Doctor Who, I thought getting this for her would be a great way to start things off. The squeal was priceless. xD

Pink Galaxy Pocket (Android Phone, split w/ her mom)
After having a trusty XpressMusic Phone from Nokia for the longest time, it was time she moved forward with the times. This was actually because of the commercial we kept seeing on TV, and it was relatively cheap compared to most phones out in the market. Sweeping SM Marikina stores, we stumbled upon a pink version of the phone. Convincing her mom to half the expense, I paid for it for the time being and the rest is history. Happy Kai, happy me.

Severus Snape Lego Keychain (Hobbes & Landes)
During one of those long nights when I had to wait for my mom before going home, I decided to do a little bit of exploring around Greenbelts 1 & 5. One of the little shops I discovered was the hobby store called Hobbes & Landes. During my sweep of the place, I wondered what would make another fantastic gift for Kai and initially I found nothing. But all that changed when I spotted small Lego figurine keychains of several key characters. Among them hung three pieces of SEVERUS SNAPE ones. Inwardly, I spazzed. He was the only remaining Harry Potter character on display and both of us are, to this day, mega fans of Snape. So I snagged it off the shelf and paid for it.

Purple Hard Storage Box (Tickles, c/o my Mom)
My mom asked me what would be a good gift for Kai as she planned to get something as well. Originally, I had suggested to get a book. Kai had been eyeing Mitch Albom's latest book, The Time Keeper for some time, and I thought that would have been the perfect gift. But it was out of stock in the bookstores I went to. I was willing to shell out the excess of my mom's ceiling price but I lucked out.

Instead, I came to browse through the Tickles stall in Greenbelt. I thought a pillow would suffice, but as I was browsing the designed that were behind the counter, my eyes found these neat boxes! I remembered how Kai always complained where to store her wires, so I though it was PERFECT. It fit the price range my mom was willing to pay so it made the choice even better.

Om Nom Doll (Clipper)
The adorable green creature in Cut the Rope named Om Nom became a fast growing fad. Clipper was one of those stores that sold odd ball merchandise that bordered on cute and squishable. This wasn't any different. This sudden purchase when Kai and I were together comes with some sort of explanation. Since Kai is allergic when in prolonged contact with anything with fur, this made the perfect bed companion (when I'm not around) for her! She immediately took to it and was lovingly scratching Om Nom, much to my amusement.

Belle de Jour Power Planner (Fully Booked, paid remaining price)
Kai has always enjoyed having the BDJ planner. One of the perks this time around was a coupon that we plan on using up for our 5th anniversary next year. I paid for the rest of the overall price for her, so she felt pretty safe and content having it on hand.

And moving beyond the physical, material gifts, there were two extra gifts I gave her: a Yakimix lunch treat and agreeing to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 with her. A buffet is a grand luxury I'd avoid except on special occasions and I've been wanting to take her there so doing so to celebrate her birthday was very much worth it. Plus since we dined there on a weekday, we managed to enjoy the Eat & Drink All You Can! :D Truly a grand experience.

I LOVE YOU KAI! NOW AND FOREVER~!

Go-Busters

Go-Busters Ranger Key Set 2 KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Wait, wrong catch phrase. xD 

Well anyway, I got these guys over at Toys R Us Greenbelt 5, so it was a good snag since that meant I now have 3 complete set of Ranger Keys. I admit I was a bit skeptical of getting them since I was pretty backlogged in watching the series as I was prioritizing finishing Fourze as it was nearing its finale at the time. But Kai and I found the time to update ourselves and watch all the episodes we missed, and that was enough to convince me that they were interesting enough to get these keys. 

Gokai Change!

Gokai Change!

DISCLAIMER: Do forgive me for the lack of posts for the past few weeks. After I came back from our US trip it was straight back to work so I've got a backlog of topics to talk about. But worry not, I assure you they'll be fun and varied. 

It's not a secret that I enjoy Sentai Series; heck, I watch the recent ones fervently! Gokaiger is one of those uberly awesome part of the Sentai series that is fun to watch and doubly awesome to try and collect its merchandise. One such merchandise is the Mobirates and the subsequent flurry of Ranger Keys it can accommodate.

While I would very much enjoy having the actual Gokaiger Mobirates on hand, it was a bit heavy on the wallet (priced at Php4000+), so I settled with the Legend Mobirates instead, which was at about Php1600+.

The first time I peeled it away from its packaging, I was expecting it to be big and bulky, just like the show. Sure enough, it was exactly that. Of course, it varies from the Gokaiger Mobirates by a long shot (though aesthetic-wise it was just a contrast of silver and gold features) in terms of the sounds you can come up. There are quite a few codes you can get out of this bad baby, to which I'm entertained by.

As you've probably already gathered from previous posts, I already had a pack of Ranger Keys (the first 3 of the Go-Busters) without much purpose besides playing around with it. But with this purchase, things became more interesting, and the fuel to collecting more Ranger Keys was more of a fun collecting hobby that I wanted to ignite.

   

Aside from that, I've also purchased two new sets: Gekiranger and Dekaranger. I'm aiming to get the second set of the Go-Busters Ranger keys before continuing my hunt. Oh, and with the Mobirates was a free Ranger key of AkaRed (find the lonely guy in the middle of all the sets)! You can find my current set of Ranger keys below~

The latest to the collection was something my sister's boyfriend Kiks gave me (obviously just after I took that picture)! I believe it was from a gashapon egg since it needed some assembling, but it was a new Ranger Key. Kai and i weren't sure what it was - a low moment for us Gokaiger fanatics I know - so I slotted it into the Mobirates and found out it was Sun Vulcan. Hello VulEagle!

My next intended grab of the Ranger Keys is to complete the Go-Buster set. Beet Buster, and Stag Buster/J Ranger keys are already out in the market. Fingers crossed I get them okay!

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.

Lunch Date

So today I had Saturday morning class. Sucks beans I know, but that's just how the dice rolls I guess. But since it ended early I went to pick up Kai at her place and waited out the lunch rush hour before driving off to Eastwood. And as usual, we spent some interesting time in the arcade. For one thing, Kai got me more animal keychains, hahahaha. AND, while I was playing Virtua Tennis 2, someone challenged me and I beat them twice before some other guy came and trounced me. I do not understand man pride. At all. xD

So yeah! After that the drive home was tedious since it was traffic everywhere. On the upside, I learned a new nifty shortcut. Ho-hum. ~u~

Plushies

I wanna share a picture or two of my friend Nikka's plushie of Echizen 

Ryouma in a Karupin costume. Ryoupin-kun, in short. xD

And earlier this evening my mom and I passed by Tickles in Greenbelt where I spotted the CUTEST hedgehog plushie!!!! I want it. ;A;

Yesterday's Events

昨日のイベント。（きのうのいべんと）Kinou no Ibento.  trans. Yesterday's Events.

Quite the interesting day yesterday, December 27 2010. Went out with Kai to have yet another all-you-can-eat sushi buffet at Sakae Sushi in SM North Edsa Annex and spent some time afterwards going around the mall doing some little Christmas Shopping.

Sadly we forgot to take pictures yesterday which I really regret (guh), but it's the thought that counts I would say! *nod nod*

So for a late Christmas gift Kai got me a little kitty plushie from The Gift Factory! It was a cute black kitty named Jinx. Then we each got ourselves something for our Nintendo DS Lites: An Apollo Justice Crystal Case for her and an Airsoft NDS Lite case for me. Pictures below!

Family Dinner Out

家族の夕食から。（かぞくのゆうしょくから）Kazoku no Yuushoku kara. trans. Family Dinner Out.

So today is the last day of my semester break. Tomorrow I go back to school to end my 3rd year of college life. To 'celebrate' the occasion my family and I went to a dinner out at Eastwood where we ate at Zao, a Vietnamese cuisine restaurant that had good fried chicken. (-^□^-)

Also saw some gashapon/capsule toys there since there was this Gundam Model Building event in the Eastwood Mall. What caught my interest were Shinkenger Origamis, Goseiger Headders and Goseiger phone accessories. I wanted to get one but I was short on cash. ゛(｀ヘ´#)

Last Minute Plans

土壇場には、計画。（どたんばには、けいかく）Dotanba ni wa, Keikaku. trans. Last Minute Plans.

So today was weird. Went to SMX with Kai and a few of her friends to try going to UP AME but lost the hype seeing the long line just to get in/buy tickets. So instead, Kai and I decided to head to the mall to spend the afternoon. This was her first time there so it was a real adventure.

(*￣Oﾉ￣*)

Had a very late lunch at old reliable Teriyaki Boy before taking a little stroll down to see the bay. On the way we spotted a Timezone and the Prize Cube game. What was new was a swaying owl that Kai managed to get for me! 8D (I only got to take the picture when I got home >< ) I named him Allen.

After that, we went to see the bay and saw some concession stands and entertainment stuff. But I just got some cotton candy while we spent some time taking pictures by the bay. o(TωT ) A dream date come true!

FINALLY, FINALLY, today marks a few J-actors' birthdays (at least those I bother remembering)! Tenimyu Seigaku 4th Cast's Tezuka Kunimitsu, Watanabe Daisuke and Team Batista no Eiko's Kiryuu Kyoichi, Ihara Tsuyoshi!! A happy birthday to the two of you!! ヽ(*・ω・)人(・ω・*)ノ

Prize Cube Booty

賞金キューブ戦利品。（しょうきんきゅうぶせんりひん）Shoukin Kyuubu Senri-hin. trans. Prize Cube Booty.

Went to Eastwood for a little bit with Kai after attending Lev's birthday dinner at Gloria Maris Dimsum Express in Greenhills and lookie what we got for ourselves!

(>u<)b Double yayness for matching Solar Pigs! We named them Apollo and Klavier because it's just fun that way. Apollo's the boy and Klavier's the girl pig. xD Don't even ask why.

Sushi and Grell

寿司とグレル。（すしとぐれる）Sushi to Gureru. trans. Sushi and Grell.

So yesterday was an especially tiring day. I was out the whole day driving since Kai and I went to several places: Sakae Sushi in the Annex of SM North Edsa for lunch. Sushi conveyer belts from this time, we meet again! 8D There wasn't enough salmon sushi, boo hoo. ToT

After that, we went off to Medical City in Ortigas to visit her aunt who just gave birth. Traffic everywhere! @.@ Happily the right decision to pass C-5 rather than EDSA made things a bit easier and got us home much earlier than anticipated. So Kai slept the night and we finally took Grell out of his box and I took some pictures! 8D I took a lot more but I wanna share the ones that came out clear despite the close-up. Wheee~

First Figurine!

弟一の置物！（だいいちのおきもの！）Dai ichi no Okimono! trans. First Figurine!

SEMBREAK WE FINALLY MEET!!!!!

Just came back from Philo group orals~ AND! from WakuWaku!!

Kai and I went there last Tuesday and she was immediately smitten by the sight of a Grell Sutcliff figurine from, you guessed it, Kuroshitsuji. So we decided to shell out some cash to buy it, and I picked it up today! Heeee~

I FEEL SO GIDDY LIKE A LITTLE SCHOOL KID WHO JUST GOT A NEW TOY WTH. xDD

The Shinigami shall stay in his box for a while but lemme share some pictures anyway! Sadly my digicam ran out of battery before I realized it so I had to make do with using my webcam for the pictures.>

Shashin to Tanoshii

写真と楽しい。（しゃしんとたのしい）Shashin to Tanoshii. trans. Photography and Fun.

Kai and I went to Eastwood since she needed to take some shots with her camera. I decided that we go to eat at Jack's Loft for dinner before having to go out and point and click. It wasn't drizzling so we managed to go out and walk around, giving Kai an opportunity to take the shots she needed. And of course I decided to take some pictures as well with Ree my digicam~

After that was said and done we headed off to the arcade for some night time fun! Sung some fun karaoke, went racing and air hockey and some Tekken 6 button-mashing goodness. But what took the cake was that I was lucky enough to get Kai at Flip Flop solar-powered swaying pig from that game contraption whose name I forgot.

Gashapon

ガシャポン。（がしゃぽん）Gashapon. trans. Capsule Toy.

Today the family went out for dinner to celebrate mom's birthday, so we went to TriNoma. Stopping by Toy Kingdom to buy little Tristan a gift, I was browsing about until I passed by the Gashapon area and spotted a familiar set of characters on display: SHINKENGER!!! Without much thought I dashed to the counter and purchased two tokens to grab myself one and out came a green one.

Tani Chiaki a.k.a. Shinken Green! I told Kai about it and she wanted one too so I went and got another one. Only to get YET ANOTHER Shinken Green! xDDD I assembled it when I got home and had some trouble attaching the left leg (stubborn Chiaki! D<) but it's done! Sadly the Shinkenmaru is so tiny and plain. xDD I predict Kai and I will start collecting this until we finish the five. xD

Why oh why was there no Shinken Gold?! ;A; /end of rant