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Darth Vader : Starwars Transformers

2012-01-21T09:00:00.000-08:00

YAY finally a pic session after so long! Anyhoo here are the pics of Vader. Off the bat I gotta say I love the Jet mode more than anything else. The robot mode, while nice is not much to look at. ARTICULATION: It moves at the neck, shoulders, single jointed elbows, hip, thigh swivel and single jointed knee's. Unfortunately due tot he lack of a bicep swivel, Vaders arms are stuck in gorilla chest pounding mode. The wrist and ankles do move but this is for transformation rather than actual articulation.ACCESSORIES: Two light sabers, with nowhere to store them in jet mode :(PAINT: No splotches on mine as far as I can see.CONCLUSION: At a size that slightly larger than a legends class transformers and at slightly lower price, these things are a good buy, not amazing by any stretch but good enough especially if you love the vehicle mode. Another issue I have with this figure and from the rest of the line is that you can see the robot under the vehicle mode, it's like a robot wearing a plane. But I guess it had to be that way to keep the cost down and the toy simple. Here are the pics:

Darth Vader Sith Starfighter Transformer

2012-01-21T00:01:00.000-08:00

Happy new year 2012 (yes I know I'm late), happy chinese new year in advance and yes I am not dead! For those of you that actually come here on a regular basis, I apologize for not updating the past few weeks. Work has taken it's toll and time is a luxury I rarely have. But with the long holiday, expect to see at least a couple of updates. Now on to the subject matter, ZOMG it's Darth Vader and he can transform into a jet! Temptation got the better of me when I saw this on the shelf at my local TRU. It was the last one available and I snagged it. Truth be told, I was not a fan of these transformer star wars line, and the figures were sinfully ugly. But then Hasbro released these smaller ones and when I compared the same characters from the larger series to the smaller series, the smaller dudes had better sculpting and looks more badass. Anyhoo here are the pics of Vader in box:

Will post up the pic review these next few days. Till then, see ya!

Merry Xmas from The House of Toy Porn

2011-12-24T04:12:00.001-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS....

Latest Arrival

2011-12-19T07:28:00.000-08:00

Yeah ladies and gentlemen the Ultimate Haul for me this December has to be this guy, my fave character from Kamen Rider Ryuki. I mean Seriously this is how batman would look like if he were a rider :P Pic reviews will come when I have time.

I am seriously smiling all the way up to my ears now.

Transformers Universe 2.0 Legends Starscream

2011-12-17T04:12:00.000-08:00

Got this guy loose at a shop here. I am quite amazed at the little guy, it's not super detailed or anything but a nice little toy to have. And yes it was cheap :P Check out the pics:Jet mode:

From the looks of it it's actually a repaint of Cybertron/Galaxy Force Thunder Cracker. Not that I mind, since I never had the original release of this mold. Now on to the robot mode.Robot Mode:

In robot mode this figure looks nice but don't expect too much from articulation. It has a whopping FOUR points of articulation on the shoulders and hips.Five if you count the gun joint.ConclusionIf you can find it for RM12 or below GET it. If not give it a pass, for fleet builders you can have an army of these :D

Out with the Old in with the New

2011-12-15T09:18:00.000-08:00

As my GF was agonizing over what to give me for Xmas, it suddenly hit me.... A NEW WALLET! I mean my old one is so banged up it's barely looks like a wallet anymore. So in the end in the interest of getting a mature and practical gift for me. This is the end result:First meet old wallet:

Yes pretty sad looking. This is after almost a decade of loyal service.Now meet new wallet:

New shiny and good to go for another 10 years :PAdios, Goodbye and Be good!!!

Tweet Up Kuching 2011

2011-12-12T00:09:00.001-08:00

Hi guys time for another non toy update. Last weekend was the day for the FIRST ever TWEET UP Kuching. It's where people who have bonded together through twitter decided to have a special day for themselves to hang out and chill. All in all a pretty awesome event. And I wont mind going again for the next tweet up.

follow me on twitter if you wanna. That's my name up there :D

One of these days my kids ( if I ever have any) are going to question my sanity when they look at pics of me doing stuff like these. Me and my crazy friend whom they will call Uncle Jon. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

And here's the rest of the pics. Here's hopin' for a 2012 Tweet Up. Peace out yo!

Christmas Presents :D

2011-12-08T17:45:00.001-08:00

Yes yes I know, the blog hasn't been concentrating on the "TOY" part for quite sometime. But this is due to my obligations in real life, you know parties, concerts, trance music etc etc you know how it is. But worry not, I have new additions to my collection which actually falls under act 23 (a) of my quitting collecting actively which is, I can only buy stuff on special occasions. And when time permits I will take pics of them and do a full on review. Something which I have not done for a very long time. Well here are the new additions :

I was very happy to get these guys at a decent and non scalping price. Yes they are still a wee bit pricey compared to retail price but I have seen people charging in excess of 600 for these 2. So getting them at the price I did was a a good deal.

Next up is KAIXA from Kamen Rider Faiz. Kaixa here is my fave character from that series, being a devil may care badass and all. Compared to Kaixa, the main hero for faiz is a wuss. So I believe I will review him along with my Faiz Blaster form that I got ages ago

Last but not least, is Ultraman Gaia V2 with the bonus effect part! I may have grown up with Ultraman Jack but somehow the 3 next gen Ultramen e.g Tiga, Gaia and Dyna just had a certain je ne sais quoi to them. I finally got my hands on Gaia and who knows I might stop here or I might proceed to get the rest. So long as it doesn't clash with Act 23 (a).So there you have it, a little assurance that "HOUSE OF TOY PORN" is still doing TOY PORN along with other types of non sexual porn :P. See you guys when I see you.

Car Battery Charger

2011-12-01T07:46:00.001-08:00

Car battery died today due to my own carelessness (left the headlights on the whole day) Finally got home after a colleague helped me charge my car battery with a jumper cable. That gave me enough power to reach home. And of course when I told my friend about it, she happily lent me her car battery charger. I seriously had no idea these things existed, I thought such equipment would only exist int he realm of car repair shops, but she had one lying around the house.

So according to her, I need to charge it for 10 hours. Let's hope it works, if not I have to ask someone to send me to work tomorrow.

RESTAURANT : FULLHOUSE

2011-12-01T07:02:00.001-08:00

On the way to pay my phone bills at the Hills Mall, I saw the lot thatt used to belong to Merrybrown occupied by another eatery. Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to try out this new place that took the name of the very famous American or Korean tv series, depending on which pop culture you fancy. So here's what I think;Presentation :MIND BLASTING, TOP CLASS. The whole garden concept really impressed me and the mini that is "parked" on the lawn was the one that made me come in to try the place out. The maid waitresses would appeal to otaku's with a maid fetish and the managers are pretty cute themselves :P So in this dept they kick ass right off the bat.Their menu is a combination of a catalog, comic and the menu itself, pretty creative I must say.

Service :The service was a little slow and the crew were a bit blur when I was there. But I'll let this slide because the cafe/restaurant is only few days old and that's hardly enough time to work out the kinks in the service dept.Food Quality :The food presentation is pretty good. It's pretty much what you'd expect from a fusion style eatery. It exudes class and sophistication and all that other good stuff. BUT that's where the awesomeness ends. The way the food looks may be nice but the overall taste is quite lacking, not to say that it's horrible, far from it but the food still needs a little work. The breaded fried fish with Wasabi dip that I had was hard in some places and quite dry. The juiciness was just not there, but it was still passable and the wasabi dip made up for it somewhat but at that quality it does not warrant the RM16.90 price tag. The drinks that my friends and I ordered had this weird chemical after taste to it but it was still ok to my taste buds. My friends were not so agreeable on this matter. The mushroom soup while nice was very pricy for the fact that it was served inside what looks like a coffee cup. And for RM8.90 it was really expensive for the portion that you were getting.

ConclusionWill I come back? Maybe, but only IF they step up on their QC and knock down the price a bit. If they still insist on charging that much for the food, then the food better be a life changing experience the next time I drop by, which would probably me months later.

PC fair 2011

2011-11-27T09:32:00.001-08:00

From 25-27 November PC fair was held at a new location, namely the Borneo Convention Center Kuching (BCCK). THe new venue is vastly superior to the old venue, and you don't feel like you're in a sardine can when you're walking around looking at things. Though a few things I found lacking were...DELL was not present, selection of tablets didn't go beyond the usual suspects e.g ASUS, Samsung Apple and China brands. Also the lack of an ATM machine at the premises was a big downer, Imagine you finally found your (insert doohickey of your dreams here) and you're like short a few bucks and you don't have a credit card of the booth doesn't take credit cards. So that means you either have to bring tons of cash beforehand or drive all the way to the nearest ATM which is about 20 minutes away. OOH OOH, the food was also insanely overpriced, I mean like seriously RM6 for a hot dog and RM12 for Chicken rice!!!??? Other than that, this year's pc fair was good and the BCCK is the perfect venue for such an event. Here are some random pics:

PC Fair Loot 2011

2011-11-27T09:03:00.001-08:00

PC fair ended today and of course I just had to buy a few things and here they are. Nothing fancy just a memory card, more ram for my laptop and a new thumbdrive. Also I finally got my hands on ome of them MiLi battery packs. Very handy in emergencies. Here they are :

ZEE AVI Ghost Bird Concert

2011-11-27T08:48:00.001-08:00

Had the luck to go to the Zee Avi concert that's part of her Ghost Bird Tour. The Venue was the old DUN building. All in all it was great fun,the music was great,the opening act was by Imran who belted out a few original tunes and Zee's performace was stellar and it made me appreciate local artiste more. She sang in chinese, bahasa sarawak and also did a cover of pump up kicks by foster the people.I practically stood there and took videos and pics till my arms cramped up, and when my memory card ran out of room I had to sacrifice all the porn inside my phone memory card so that I'd be able to use that. Even a pic of IWENE doing her "ZOMG THE CLUB GOT RAIDED SQUAT" and other pics for your viewing pleasure. I'll post up the vids in another post. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger pic yo:

DJ Malika clip

2011-11-20T17:42:00.000-08:00

Here's a short clip of Malika during her set. The vid get's put of focus because I was standing on huge speakers and the vibration messed with the focus.

Xplay Party 2011 @ Paragon Travillion

2011-11-20T07:51:00.001-08:00

It was saturday night, electronica was in the air, my voice was starting to crack and people were dancing the night away like it was 1999. With DJ's from ZOUK KL and of course DJ MALIKA from Russia. The Xplay Party 2011 at Paragon, you should have been there.

True Crime

2011-11-15T09:00:00.000-08:00

The last book from the Logos Hope that I wanted to get. I didn't make it on the last day but lucky a friend of my managed to get it for me. Spank yew Auntie Irene. Here is the book :

Revoltech - Queen's Blade REINA/LEINA 2p Color

2011-11-15T08:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the in box shots of the figure. Will do a Full pic review when I have the time.

Logos Hope 2011 Round 2

2011-11-12T09:13:00.000-08:00

Went back to the Logos Hope for the 2nd time round. Not for the books but for the SALTED POPCORN which surprisingly is not available where i'm at. So my friend and I drove all the way back to the ship and immediately raided the international cafe. After our hunger was gone only then did we proceeded to look at books. Actually saw a book I wanted but since we were in a rush to bail and the line at the counters were insanely long I ended up not getting the book :( Maybe..just maybe I can go back there ONE last time before they leave to get it.

De' Garage cafe

2011-11-12T09:01:00.000-08:00

A new place near my friends house. Went there for drinks and enjoyed the performance by "UNCLE ZACK".

Breakfast ALL BY MYSELF!!! :( forever alone face

2011-11-11T18:41:00.000-08:00

Went for b'fast at my fave laksa place again with a side order of garlic toast. And a jumbo size glass of Ice Coffee, ALL BY MYSELF!!!

Friday Afternoon

2011-11-11T09:04:00.000-08:00

Went to Starbucks for a little drink. Got me the starbucks debit card thingy and my cup was named after one of my fave heroes "ULTRAMAN"

And to the party I went!!!

2011-11-09T20:01:00.000-08:00

Went to a friends Birthday party last night and it was a blast :D Birthday girl took the 3 birthday shots and her face was red the whole night. Too bad I had to work the next day or I could have stayed longer. Here are some of the pics from the party :

Ultraman Soda's

2011-11-08T07:33:00.000-08:00

Been seeing this floating around the net months ago. I finally got a chance to buy it when a local store here stocked up on them. No idea what the drinks taste like yet. But I bought 3 cans and damn they look cool. Have a looky:

Not sure if I'll turn into Ultraman if i drink them but at RM5.90 per can they better taste good. hell it better be a religious/zen like experience.

My Die Cast vehicle collections - So far

2011-11-06T02:39:00.000-08:00

Here are my die cast vehicle collections thus far. Some are very old and some a recent acquisitions.

LOGOS HOPE 2011

2011-11-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

Finally managed to pay visit to the Logos Hope, the ship that succeeded the MV Doulos as the floating bookstore. The Logos is bigger overall and much more modern than the Doulos. So here are pics of the place, including the loot that I got.

The Universe Loves Me Today

2011-11-01T11:18:00.000-07:00

While I was on air, the thirst demon crept up on me. So I decided to go to my office's vending machine to get a drink. I put in my money, pressed the button and the machine gave me my change and drink. So here's the epic part, as I took my canned drink from the outlet on the machine another can came down, so I thought hey cool!!! when I took out the 2nd can more came down after it. It was like it was raining soda's!! So overall I got 10 cans of 100 plus for RM1.40. That makes it like 14 cents per can. I guess the universe wanted to apologize for the shitty day I had yesterday :D

Halloween 2011

2011-10-30T02:10:00.001-07:00

Some pics from the halloween party at RUAI PAK PAK PAK.

Matchbox Sky Busters : Hypersonic Jet

2011-10-27T10:02:00.000-07:00

Saw this the other day and somehow it's futuristic design just called out to me. So I decided to grab it. Eventually this'll make a great Diorama piece for my ultraman collection.

RED FM CARNIVAL 2011 Vids

2011-10-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the vids I managed to record during the redfm carnival at Boulevard Shopping mall:

S.H Figuarts Kamen Rider OOO's Putotyra Combo

2011-10-24T11:36:00.000-07:00

If you've watched the series, you'll probably know who this guy is. For those that don't, Click here: Kamen Rider OOO. Anyways I am really happy with how the pic session for this figure went. It's like everything went right from the get go. Granted I am not a professional with a fancy DSLR, but dammit I love how the pics for this picture came out. This figure comes with a ridiculous amount of hands, the OOO's scanner and 2 weapons, which is pretty much the same weapon in one of its 2 forms. Also I managed to buy an extra Medaljalibur (the sword) from a fellow collector here. Coz it seems that the sword came with every single release of this figure except for this particular version. All In all this is one badass Kamen Rider and this is also the nicest looking combo in my opinion. Here are the pics :

S.H Figuarts Shadow Moon

2011-10-24T11:23:00.000-07:00

Bought this figure as an early b'day present to myself back in September. As usual work and real life took a huge chunk of time, so didn't have the opportunity to take pics of it till now. What do I have to say about this figure? It's a very nice representation of Shadow Moon and I love it to the max. Here are pics :

Restaurant : Chef at Home

2011-10-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

Brought the parents and the Girlfriend for dinner at a place called Chef at Home. Food selection is your typical western style eatery. I love the place because of its nice ambience and affordable food. Here are the pics :

Ultra Act : Ultraman Zero

2011-10-24T05:02:00.000-07:00

Another Ultra Act that I have. Zero(Bob)here is my 1st ever ultra Act. I bought him like months ago but never could find the time to take pics of him till today that is. Now Bob here is a pretty standard Ultra Act release with the articulation that you'd come to expect from the series. The only downside to Bob is that he does not come with any effect parts. He has the huge honkin' showrd of his and also his chest blaster part but no beam effects, which makes me very sad. But don't let my sadness deter you from getting this figure. it's a solid release and since Bob is also the current/newest/latest and also the most overpowered ultra to date, he is a must in any collection. Here are pics :

Ultra Act : Evil Tiga

2011-10-24T04:49:00.000-07:00

I finally found the time to take pics of my Ultra Acts. And starting with what could possibly be my favorite ultraman. Evil Tiga (which will hence forth be known as Ted). Ted here appeared only in ONE episode of Ultraman Tiga, where he initially kicked butt then as the plot dictates it, he must lose. Though he only appeared in that one episode somehow his design just appealed to me, much more so than Good Tiga. His detail just seems to pop more, especially in the face area. The details are show accurate and the blue eyes are awesome. Articulation is pretty much as you'd expect from the Ultra act/SH Figuarts series, the only thing I was dissappointed with in this figure was the tiny amount of accessories it came with. I remember from an early prototype release picture that Ted was suppose to come with a fist with a beam effect attached to it :

Which was sadly removed from the final release for reasons unknown. So what he has with him are just the Zepplion beam effect and the charging effect part. He didn't even get the shield that came with Good Tiga :( But anyhoo apart from that this guy is an awesome release and he is definitely my favorite Ultra Act so far. So any ways here are the pics:

REDFM Carnival 2011

2011-10-22T23:15:00.000-07:00

Was working the whole day at yesterday for the REDfm Carnival 2011. It was very tiring but worth it. Hanged out with colleagues, met with famous singers (2 are very hot) and just generally chilled and helped out the chinese dept with their thing. I won't mind doing another event like this, because as a radio station we need to constantly make events to maintain our position. For now here are the pics. The Vids will come later. Just gonna post a bit of the pics. If you wanna see the rest go here REDFM CARNIVAL

Ultra act Mebius and Evil Tiga

2011-10-20T19:41:00.001-07:00

Just picket these guys up yesterday. Will do a pic review of them when I have time.

Millan's B'day Party

2011-10-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

Went to an old friends birthday party. Good food, good music and Awesome company. Hope to have more nights like this, with no drama and stupidity.

NEW TV - LG 32LK450

2011-10-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

In Line with my plan to have a mini studio in the house so that I can do recordings, I needed a monitor. So after months of agonizing over which brand to get, I finally settled on the LG tv. 32 inches of 1080p bliss. Not too big and not too small. And Adobe audition never looked so good!!!!

King center Roller Blading

2011-10-19T09:56:00.000-07:00

It has been 17 years since I last put on roller blades/skates and whizzed around at high speed. Today I got that chance to try it again. Felt a bit weird at first but after awhile it all came back to me :D Will definitely go back there again.

Ball Game Tickets - 1998

2011-10-09T04:54:00.000-07:00

Ok here's another find from the box. Tickets for a ball game back in 1998, I vaguely remember going to ball games back in Shah Alam. No idea why I have stacks of them..but here they are:

The One Ring

2011-10-09T04:44:00.000-07:00

Also from the box where I found my trading cards, it's the "ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL". I have no idea where I got this from and when I got it. But damn I am happy to find it :p

Really Old Trading Cards

2011-10-09T04:37:00.000-07:00

Was digging through some old boxes and like HOLY SHIT DUDE. I found old trading cards that I got from the 90's. It's like total nostalgic breakdown of sobness yo!! Here are the pics:

Ultraman Tiga Spark Lens - KO

2011-10-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

Well whadday know....its been a mere 4 days since I bought the Ultraman Dyna Reflasher-KO and look what I found?? You guessed it ( I mean it's there on the title for pete's sake) The Spark Lens!!!!! The transformation Thingamabob that is used by Daigo to transform into the Giant of Light Know as TIGA. Again this is a Knock off But it is of very high quality and the only thing missing is the original sound. The sound here is the same Jet engine sound that the Dyna Reflasher makes. There were only 2 left in the shop and I went ahead and bought both and got me a second Dyna Reflasher :D Woohooo for Cheapness!!! And just incase you were wondering, yes I did run around the House yelling "TIGA" and "DYNA"!!!! when I was playing with them. Here are pics and a pic of the 2 items side by side:

Rumah Hijau Food

2011-10-05T23:38:00.000-07:00

This place came highly recommended by a lot of friends. So a couple of said friends met me for lunch just so that I could try out the place. And Let's Just say I was not dissapointed. I didn't take pics of the Cafe itself coz I was using my crap Phone camera. But That's an excuse to go back and try the place out again..and this time armed with a better camera :P. Anyhoo here are the pics of The Nasi Ayam Penyet, French Canai and Roti Boom:

Whittaker's Raisin and Nut Chocolate SLAB!!

2011-10-04T08:24:00.000-07:00

Got this from my GF when she came back from her New Zealand trip. Since she was aware of my little tiff with Cadbury over the raisin content of its Ginormous empty Fruit and Nut bar. Let's just say that I was very happy when I got this, the SLAB is basically raisin's and nut's Lots of them with a little bit of chocolate. If only they sold it here..sigh. Anyhoo here are pics:

Ultraman Dyna Reflasher - KO

2011-10-04T08:05:00.000-07:00

Since my recent nostaligic dive into anything and everything Ultraman. I decided to get one of them HENSHIN thingamajiggies that most Ultra dudes use to transform. And I happen to remember a shop selling ultraman stuff for cheap. The one I have here is the Ultraman Dyna Reflasher, bear in mind that the one I have is a Knock Off (the box will give that away in the pics). But as for the reflasher itself, it's very solid and quite weighty and it looks just like the original. Quite surprising for a KO toy. And of course since this is a KO, don't expect the original sound effects to be in there when you turn it on. Mine actually makes the sound of a jet engine.....(O_O). But if you use your imagination really really hard you can think of that sound as ultraman powering up :P. But I digress, for RM7.90 this is really a good buy especially if you're into cosplay and you want a prop to use and don't give a flying hoot about the sound since your friends will most definitely take pics of you with the damn thing and add the special effects with photoshop later on. Here are pics :

Random outings of awesome

2011-10-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

After filling my tummy with theyummy Oak Barrel steak at Pullman Hotel. I went CLUBBING!!!! Yeah haven't done that in a while and it was fun to actually hang out with level headed people instead of the regular drama prone bratz. So we basically chilled at the Junk Bar the whole night enjoying the drinks and company of old and new friends. There are the pics from that night and also a different clubbing session on a different night at Terminal one right after my cousin's wedding.

OAK BARREL @ Pullman

2011-10-02T00:36:00.003-07:00

It was one of those nights where I had a craving. So I decided to check out the Oak Barrel steak that came highly recommended by a few friends. So I dragged them out and gave it a try. How was the taste you ask? I was great at medium rare and if you like it bloody the Oak Barrel won't dissapoint :P

Office Hari Raya Party 2011

2011-10-01T23:45:00.001-07:00

The Office had a little Hari Raya party on 26th September. Each dept had their own stall and there were award ceremonies and tons of food. Here are the pics all the way up to the aftermath of the party :P

BMW X1

2011-09-19T20:16:00.000-07:00

Had the opportunity to ride in a BMW X1. I love the car to bits, it's spacious, fast and it has 4 strategically placed CUP HOLDERS. 2 in front and 2 in the back seat. LONG LIVE CUP HOLDERS!! Ooh also it has that Voltron-esque type key that you slide into a slot. I literally jizzed when I was in it :P

Someday..perhaps ....

The Spring Art Exhibition

2011-09-10T00:59:00.000-07:00

The exhibition has been on for a while, but it was just today that I happen to have my camera with me. So I snapped away and here are some of the exhibits :

Genting Ride up the Cable car and the rides

2011-09-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

From the nerve wracking Cable car rides to some of the more nerve wracking park rides at genting. It's all here.

KL Trip day 1

2011-09-09T20:02:00.000-07:00

Here's the V-log thingy that I did for day 1 of my KL trip. Just the begining of my trip, bintang walk performers and the end of day 1.

A cosplay shoot from the eyes of a casual observer

2011-09-09T05:05:00.000-07:00

I have dabbled in cosplay before, but this does not mean that I am hardcore in any way. Come to think of it, the finer points and nuances of cosplay still elude me till today. I have seen dedicated cosplayers spend weeks, maybe even months to prepare a costume. And to the even more hardcore, they even get into character, a form of method acting so to speak. So when I was given a chance to witness a photoshoot with a couple of my cosplay friends, I decided to tag along and see the whole process and understand this whole phenomenon a bit better.

Cosplaying like any other hobby requires passion. And although I admit I will never really get into cosplay super seriously, it's fun to see your friends do it and just enjoy the moment. Thanks to Zimah, Sanda, Nuwa and Gary for letting me tag along.

Gokai Pink Ranger Key

2011-09-09T04:41:00.000-07:00

Got this as a gift from Zimah when she got back from KL. I guess you can call it a belated birthday gift. My 1st ever ranger key...Now all I need is a pink dress and ribbons for my hair. Which is kinda hard to put on coz I am bald HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

If this makes me break my retirement provosions. I will blame Zimah!! Anyways take a look see :D

SIC Kiwami Tamashii Kiba

2011-09-08T01:15:00.000-07:00

One of my vacation/birthday hauls during my KL trip. I got him at Time machine for RM60. All I can say is the details on this guy is insane, he looks better than Garo in every way and just has this aura about him that just says he will kick your ass just because he can. As usual will all my toy postings, I'll let the picture do the talking. So here he is KIBA:

DC Universe Hawk man and Hawk Woman 6 Inch Figures

2011-09-07T13:19:00.000-07:00

I got these guys loose from a shop at Berjaya Times Square in KL. It's definitely a lucky find as these 2 are pretty rare. Articulation is typical of DCU figures these days. As for the details, accessories and paint job, I'll let the pics do the talking :

Bintang Walk Entertainment

2011-09-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

And here are the pics of the performers at Bintang walk from the Famous Street performer in the wheelchair to that Statue Dude in blue. It was a fun night, just walking around and looking at all this happen around you. So here are the pics :

Clubbing 2011

2011-09-06T23:46:00.000-07:00

Finally met up with Randy David in KL after years of knowing each other through transformers collecting. The dude brought me out to this awesome bar. I'll just let the pics do the talking :

Genting Trip 2011

2011-09-06T23:02:00.000-07:00

Ok I am just gonna Update my Blog on my KL trip according to the batches of pics that are done. And this is my Day 2 Genting Highlands trip. The pictures here feature everything from The ride in the cable car (very scary but awesome) to other random sights in The Genting outdoor theme park. For more pics go here Genting Trip. But here are some of them:

Petronas Towers and Other Buildings at Night

2011-09-06T09:52:00.001-07:00

Walk walking around with my cousin and mom one night and I decided to take pics of of the surrounding buildings at night. Looks very pretty with all the lights..Drooooool :P

New Shelf 2011

2011-09-06T09:24:00.000-07:00

In a bid to make my room look more orderly I went out to the New Giant Hypermarket that just opened up near my place to purchase new shelves. And find them I did,bought them and took me around 20 mins each to put them together. Still need to figure out how to organize my stuff and put them in there properly but as it is this is how they look like in my room.

Alpha Quintesson

2011-09-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

Found this dude while I was packing up and moving my robots from the store room to my room. Bought him back in 2004/2005, took him out of the box once and paid him no mind since. And franky I forgot I had him. But now years later as I gaze upon him once more I see that this is actually a very cool figure. Plus he'll make a very awesome monster for my Figuarts to fight in pics. I present to you ALPHA Quntesson from Transformers Energon:

Pavillion DC SHOP

2011-09-06T08:20:00.000-07:00

During one of my Solo wanderings in KL during my vacation, I decided to check out this Mall called PAVILLION. Been hearing so much about it but I have never been there before. So I finally managed to get my ass to check the place out. It's pretty much your run of the mill High End Shopping Mall, but as I was wandering around I stumbled upon a shop selling DC comics T-shirts and merchandise. I walked in and stayed for almost and hour taking pics. Wanted to buy some Merch, but damn they were expensive (RM798 for a superman Ring SERIOUSLY??) Well here are pics and plz click for pics there are tons :

Vacation & Birthday Hauls and Gifts 2011

2011-09-06T07:06:00.001-07:00

Got back from my vacation in KL with the express intent of looking for a pair of good headphones and other audio equipment. And find them I did.....on top of other stuff which I thought I was never gonna get :P

I will do a more detailed pictorial of the toys when I have the chance. But for now here they are :

Book Fair Last Day Major Haul!!

2011-08-14T06:18:00.000-07:00

Went for the last day of the book fair. I used the vouchers that I had accumulated and bought the rest of the books I wanted. And the rest of my haul today was from the FREE section. So I are a very happy camper today. The books I got varies from the usual must have's of Star trek and Star wars, some really serious books like Media law and other stuff. The greatest find today was surprisingly an old Commodore 64 cartridge, ahh brings back memories it does. Now all I need to do is find a commodore 64 to run it :P

Anyways, that's it for the book fair coverage and hauls. Enjoy the pics :

Latest Bookfair Haul

2011-08-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

In a perfect demonstration of my weakness to cheap books..I have once again ventured to that dreaded venue and ended up spending almost RM100 on books. So overall I believe I have spent over RM300 at the book fair alone. Book fairs are evil seriously, at this point in time I have no idea if quitting plastic crack was a good idea or not. Because I seem to be spending about the same amount of cash that I would be spending on a robot or action figure. Am I just compensating the fact that I quit plastic crack with Book crack now?? Regardless, I now have enough books to fill my time for about 6 months of non stop reading or a couple of years of casual reading. Here they are my latest acquisitions:

Star trek Novels

Star Wars Novels

Dune, Robotech, Battlestar Galactica and Misc

COMICS!! The Spiderman was an especially lucky find :P

Tomorrow is the last day of the book fair. God help me I feel the urge to go there and buy more stuff.

Azadistan really is burning now.....

Mugger Identified

2011-08-11T08:52:00.000-07:00

A little update from the previous post.

I guess this is as good an outcome as any, considering the circumstances. No one is gonna get flayed or nuked but hey at least they're gonna get one of them.

Riots, Battered students and then some

2011-08-11T04:59:00.000-07:00

This is a video of a Malaysian student that was attacked while out looking for food to break fast In London. He got his jaw broken when he was attacked by a mob. Then he was helped up by people that helped themselves to the content of his back pack. Take a look :

Now if this were to happen in Malaysia and we had an expat kid getting smacked and robbed in a riot here, the international media,the whole world and a majority of the "educated elite" of Malaysia would criticize the bejesus out of Malaysia in every aspect. But since it's on the flip side all we had are just some minor press coverage and and the perpetrators so far had gotten away scott free. Worse yet no one from the international scene nor the "educated elite" of Malaysia seems to make much noise over the matter.

Oh I mean yes, we get reports every now and then but it seems that when it comes to their own stomping grounds the media there doesn't seem to cover everything with the near fanatical zeal and fervor that they normally do when they want to criticize and degrade Malaysia or any other country.

Hopefully this will also show to the locals that instability of any kind can and will happen in any country, and that this will finally make the Locals that are prone to idolize other countries to open their eyes. You have no idea how many times I've come across people that say "Like OMFG Malaysia is such a drag. Everything here is so wrong. back in (insert name of glorious ideal nation here) things are so much better in every sense. People there piss champagne, fart perfume and crap out rainbows. Nothing can go wrong there". So yeah after hearing that for the millionth time I got really sick of it.

So all I can say is wake up world. Time for us to be on our toes and try to make this world work. And hopefully someday things will get better.

My Star Wars and Star Trek Novel Collection so far

2011-08-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

I have a strange feeling that the numbers will increase....sooon!

Goldran High Quality Bootleg

2011-08-06T11:02:00.000-07:00

A downsized version of Goldran from the brave series. It really is a solid piece and for what it is and the price is totally worth it. But remember it is still a bootleg so some concessions were taken when they made it. The forearm missile launchers are gone the chest piece can no longer be detached from the robot body. And the mode that suffers the most, the Mecha Godzilla mode is missing its lower jaw. But like I said in my Vehicle Voltron review, the mode that matters the most is mostly intact. Now if they actually released Sorakage and Leon Kaiser, I could actually make a mini Great Goldran, provided that none of the parts were modified too much to prevent this combination. But for a more detailed look on what they took out from this mini bootleg, take a look at this video of the original:

For what it's worth,Goldran here is a really good robot toy. The price I got it for reminded me of the price of ORIGINAL robot toys of similar size back in the 80's. Cheap now, but back then RM16.90 was a week's worth of lunch. Anyways here are the pics:

Vehicle Voltron High Quality Bootleg

2011-08-06T10:49:00.000-07:00

A High quality, all plastic, downsized version of vehicle voltron. Unfortunaly is does not separate into all 15 vehicles but the mode that matters..the robot mode is Intact. It stands just shy of 8 inches and is pretty cool if you're on a tight budget but want to have a vehicle voltron.Take a look:

Just a little something for the upcoming Independence Day :D

2011-08-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

Merdeka Ramadan Convoy 2011

2011-07-31T23:52:00.000-07:00

I just got back from the flagging off, of the Merdeka Ramadan Convoy at the Information Dept. Office. It's an annual thing with the objective to showing solidarity and unity among the denizens of Malaysia while ushering in the month of Ramadan. Here are pics:

Temples In Kuching City and a bit of Bishop Gate

2011-07-31T22:10:00.003-07:00

Classic Camera's

2011-07-31T20:25:00.000-07:00

A collection of classic camera's that Vinnie brought during our sunday city photoshoot. They use films of course and using them takes a considerable amount of skill and finese which I lack hence why I stayed with Digital. Here they are:

Sights at Kuching Waterfront

2011-07-31T07:43:00.000-07:00

Went for a little picture taking day today. Weena wanted to test out the full capabilities of her Nikkormat and I just tagged along and took pics wit my Lumix. From old forts to bronze canon's, to the canoe's on the Sarawak river. Take a look:

2nd Hand Bookfair Hauls

2011-07-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

I found out about a bookfair that's selling 2nd hand books from a friends FB post. So I decided to go check it out. I love books and I love Sci-fi novels and I specifically love Star trek and Star Wars novels. And I found them In abundance at the bookfair. Alas I had to cut down on my selection as I did not want to blow my entire paycheck on 2nd hand books and eat grass for the rest of the month. But here they are:

Movie King Kong

2011-07-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

King Kong action figure from the Alan Jackson movie. Not a bad figure and I got it on clearance so it was all good. Comes with a vine thing which he can hold on to, a mini figure of Naomi Watts and a giant ant (not pictured). A perfect substitute for a DCU Gorilla Grodd should you ever need one.

Chinese Deity Birthday Procession

2011-07-26T00:53:00.000-07:00

Had the fortune of being in the middle of a procession celebrating the birthday of some deity. Some guy had his face poked with metal bars. Lion and dragon dances as well. Take a looky:

Kaiyodo Great Mazinger Jumbo

2011-07-24T01:17:00.000-07:00

My 1st ever vinyl figure..I think. Was in the midst of cleaning up my figures from tons of accumulated dust, so I decided to do a size comparison while I was at it. It's around 18-19 inches tall and about the only thing taller than it in my collection is Fort Max. I think even Galactus is shorter. But here are pics Enjoy!!

Malaysia Craft Promotion at Sarawak Tourism Complex

2011-07-23T18:35:00.003-07:00

The event is on from 22 - 31 july 2011. I was there to cover the opening ceremony.

Nikkormat FT2

2011-07-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

An old school SLR from the 70's. Fully Functional, stupidly durable and truly a sight to behold.

Sadong Jaya and everywhere else in between

2011-07-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

Went for a drive to Sadong Jaya because Weena wanted to test out a 30 year old Nikkormat camera that her dad gave her. So we went and took pictures of the sights on our way there. Weena with her antique SLR and me with my Lumix FP-8. I was also exploring the features of my camera and played with settings and color. These are the results:

Cyclops and Godzilla

2011-07-14T01:57:00.000-07:00

Just a little pictorial I did while I was bored in the conty. Marvel legends Cyclops chillin' with Godzilla.

Exploring Old Kuching

2011-07-12T21:30:00.000-07:00

Was walking around during the weekend and we decided to explore the old part of my town. The journey became a very nostalgic one as I explored the old Cathay theater/cinema. Back in those days tickets were like 50 cents, then it went up to RM1 then RM2. Then came the era of multi screened Cineplexes and ticket prices shot up to RM11 - RM20. Right now the Old Cathay has been converted to a ware house wholesale budget shop thing (yes I really don't know what to call it) Times Like these I miss the good old days, also I went to visit the old BROOKE DOCKYARD's and visited the new section of the waterfront. Anyhoo here are the pics:

Rainforest World Music Festival 2011 Videos

2011-07-10T20:05:00.001-07:00

These are the videos I managed to take during day 2. I apologize if the vids go blurry, My arms were getting tired while recording and I don't have a tripod. Click on to watch more videos :D