ALESSI Christmas party

Just wanted to post some pics from our Retail Div Christmas Party.

Venue: ALESSI Boni High street

Food:

SNR- Pizza
* Hawaiian & Combo

Mercury- Pop
* Pepsi & Mug root beer

Conti's- Cake
*Chocolate cake and Strawberry Shortcake

RETAIL DIV.

[L-R: Cham, Alvin, Arvie, Jiggs, Gilbert, Mich]

*missing Marcus*

Games:
The guys got to show off their wrapping and product knowledge skills

Lookie..what we got...

Prizes:

3 x Adidas Hats
1 x Adidas Tote bag
1 x Adidas pouch bag
1 x Adidas basketball Jersey
8 x Toblerone Chocolate Bars

Gifts:
Bench Hair Products
Faceshop Cosmetics

Sunday Run Around

What a sunday....
Left the house around 12 pm to go to Greenhills to check out new items in the stores. I was amazed that more "collector" toy stores opened up in Vira mall, honestly I think that thier all condensed in that area..maybe someone would consider opening in the Pasay area.

Anyway I was really lucky to find a couple things I really wanted.

1. loose reg. Human Torch from the ares wave:
I'm really stoked about finding the regular versoion..The super nova variant is sweet but now I have both =)

2. complete Blackarachnia TM 2:

Now this was the second version of Black arachnia to be released in the transformers sereies. Her first incarnation was a repaint of the the original tarantuals figure.



As you can see I now have two, I wreaked the original one that I got by wiping alcohol on some of the chrome parts...which led to the paint coming off. In addition when I purchased the first one it was missing a leg and it's spider mandibles.

All I'm waiting for now is TFA:Swoop and The Human Torch and Invisible Woman two-pack:


After Greenhills, I dashed over to Shangrila Mall, I was looking for a specific gift which I thought might be available in the department store...alas I was wrong. Though I must say that mall was packed, I never see that much traffic in the Makati branch.




Anyway because I wasn't able to find the "gift" I went to the Makati branch to pick it up instead. I can't post what I bought just in the off chance that the person who is getting it might be reading my blog ( Though I doubt it...)

Then off to Serendra to pick up my sister-in-law , we headed for Rockwell. This mall I really don't understand what the fuss is about, its a small mall and there aren't really any stores there that stand out...anyway didn't pick anything up there either.

Finally we headed for High street, okay not that I needed them but I bought three pairs of Adidas soccer shoes this week end,and I don't even play soccer. I also picked up a pair of Adidas track pants and the prizes/gifts for my staff Christmas party.

We had take out dinner at Zhu, it was nothing spectacular..food was mediocre... but if your craving for Chinese food and you live in the Serendra Area...they DELIVER!!!

So over all not a bad day ( I'm just afraid to see what my credit card bill looks like for December)

Hasbro Toyfair Recap

Just a quick post...

I attended the Hasbro Toyfair event in MOA yesterday, I must say there are alot of G.I.Joe collectors out there.

L0ts of new GI Joes, Transformers, Old Marvel stuff, MLP, and Star wars...I wandered around to see if there was anything that interested me but I couldn't really find anything. Funny thing is that I had in my hands a TFA swoop...the only thing I was actually looking for, but I had to put it down because I realized I had a stupid Rustan's GC that I needed to use. I was hoping that more ML figures would be released...Oh well maybe next time...

Nemesis series:

Lots of Characters that have been released in the past...(ie. Daredevil, Punisher and Beast)

...nothing too exciting imho...Nemesis looks good I must admit..

More Stuff

All right I caved and I decided to go all out with the Pokemon Candy Playsets. I don't really have time to open them up and take pics so I'm just going to post the images from the official site:

Pokemon Domino set-

All right this set is kind of lame, but I bought it because I had gift credit from a store. Now like the other sets, these pieces can combine with each other to form a domino chain. The set is composed of Pikachu, Tutwig, Puplip and Chimchar. Each character has a specific feature which allow it knock over the dominoes, though nothing spectacular for only P96.00 it's not a bad deal.


Shinoh Region Set-








Okay so this set is interesting, its composed of Pachirisu, Buizel, Starley, Happiny and Croagunk. The concept is simple, the set with Pachirisu has a shooter which launches the pokemon figure though the rest of the set. The frustrating thing about this set is that the Croagunk and Happiny set is pretty much useless. Not only that but each piece goes for P259.00

The Only set I did not get : Pokemon Water Park Set.

I'm really on the fence about this set, each set is P259.00. Unlike the other sets, these don't necessarily work together. They can hook up to each other but beyond that..it's just plastic...

Birthday Report

Hmm another Birthday gone by and the best part is always what I got:

Well Daniel and Brenda got me an awsome shirt from Ben Sherman.

For those who don't know: Ben Sherman makes the best shirts ( IMHO) I have jeans, shoes, shirts, T-shirts and even belts...let's just say I'm a fan.

OKay that was my picture...but my pic dosen't do it justice..so I found one online

Ben Sherman is a British clothing company, producing shirts, suits, shoes, accessories and other items. The brand has been the fourth largest men's casual wear brand in the United Kingdom. Check it out when you get a chance to @ www.bensherman.com




Oh..they also bought me a yummy cake from Conti's ...this cake was massive! It was a banana torte:


It had layers of torte and banana and moose and cream. I wish i had a pic but I didn't have a camera with me. ( I'll just go to Conti's tommorow and take a pic)

..it was kinda crazy trying to get the cake..so Bren and I went to pick up the cake. When we got in there was just a mess of a line up, so we decided to go take a look at the selections..they had so many cakes to choose from ( French apple pie caught my attention...but it's called Birthday cake not birthday pie). Anyway we settled on a banana torte, so Bren went to the line while I tried to get one of the waitress' attention. Then this lady who was in front of me pointed at the same cake we had picked out...I wanted to yell out that cake was MINE! fortunately Bren was already at the cashier and paid for the cake. (Funny that when everyone is gunning for one item..it get's really exciting and the adrenalin kicks in ..and you'd be willing to smack someone..just for cake)

Next up is my Borther Harris, his wife Johanna and their new son Liam got me :Daishogun from the go-onger movie. For those who have yet seen baby Liam..here's a pic of the family and of Liam Harrison.

G0-onger movie: The film begins as Gaiark Pollution Ministers attempt to break the dimensional barriers that separate the Braneworlds, recycling 13 Barbaric Machine Beasts to help them out. The Go-ongers intercept the Barbaric Machine Beasts in their Engines, managing to scrap the 13. However, the Go-ongers get sucked into the Braneworld of Samurai World, a dimension similar to Edo Japan where power is essential. Attempting to find the missing Engine Casts of Speedor, Bus-on and Bearrv, the Go-ongers encounter a trio of mysterious warriors who are fighting Samurai World's ruler, Empress Maki.

The movie introduces the three new Wandering Engines who were robbed of hearts and Engine Casts by Maki's magic when they came to Samurai World, assuming human forms called the Flame-People. Once in their true forms, they are able to combine the Samurai World analog to the Go-ongers' Engine-Oh, Engine Dai-Shogun.

Okay this toy is just super cool...the black gold red color scheme works really well. I found this image online..since my pictures just never do the actual item justice (see left)
This robot combines with the others from the series...I'll take a pic when I get a chance to.

OKay Next up it the pokemon set Wai Wai island:

This was just a great toy. There is five pieces to the island set, when you get all the pieces you merge them together to form an island roller coaster. The island pieces include : pikachu, Manaphy, tutwig, chimchar and piplup. It's a really simple toy but its a lot of fun...I really recomend it ( if you want to see the online pic...just scroll down.) Each set is only P.219- but you got to find them fast becuase if you don't complete the island...it's kinda just lame.

Aight Finally I was able to pick up a few of the exclusive Marvel Legends figures: AOA Sunfire and Wal-mart exclusive Human Torch. Though I must admit I wanted the regular version of the Human torch.

Oh, just because I enjoyed the Wai Wai Island Pokemon set so much I decided to pick up the Pokemon Karakuri Castle. I Haven't had the time to set it up yet but here's what it looks like:











I guess thats about it for my 27th Birthday

Birthday Recap

WELL it was the 16th of November yesterday, and I celebrated my 27th Birthday.
I can't believe that I have celebrated the last 3 years here in Asia.

Anyway it was pretty much like any other normal day it fell on a Sunday this year.
Woke up at 9 ( I got to sleep in because it's my birthday)

Went to Divisoria to have "Mami" @ Masuki's. AFter a hearty bowl of noodles we wandered to Divisoria Mall.

After Divisoria, I headed for MOA...Had a waffle and a Fruitee Slush at Lifestyle cafe in Ecom.

I went to SM, Toy Kingdom, and SM science center to complete the missing pieces of my Wei-Wei Pokemon island set . OKay this has Got to be one of the coolest Pokemon toys out there. You buy these individual island pieces..then you connect it together to form a roller coaster toy ( well it kept me entertained).

After MOA...headed off to Greenhills...

After Greenhills I went to Greenbelt 5 to check up on the new store Conlins: ELEMENTS- Lower ground floor of GB5- Zara Drop off.

Then it was dinner time: Went to Tanabe in MOA ( it seems like I go there weekly)

Then Back home....

It seems to have been a quiet day...

Gold Grip Phone and Dx Travelion

Picked up a Gold Grip Phone =)

I'm prety happy about getting such a cool and hard to find toy.

But Travelion was disapointing...


The box was still sealed (though I think the last owner spilled windex on it because it stank, not to mention the big stain on the box. Anyway when I opened the box it noticed that there was a piece missing too =(

Going further Travelion is supposed to have a light and sound feature. His chest is supposed to light up, in my case the batteies in the toys leaked and after cleaning up the mess well..still no sound or light.

Though not a big deal because I just bought Travelion to complete the Magiranger mechas.

Boukenger

Hmm not a bad haul. I was able to get Siren Builder, Zubaan, Dai Voyager, Gougou Jet, Gougou Crane, Gogou Drill, and Gougou Mixer. I'll post pics when I get a chance to =)

NO to the Iphone

8. No Physical Keyboard. The virtual keyboard of the iPhone is so hard to use. I have been using the phone for a few months and it still a mess. Theres a "smart" memory where it helps you determine what your trying to type..but it's still inconvenient

7. No Memory Expansion. 8 gigs..my ipod is 40, my computer has 500...what an I supposed to do with 8 gigs...

6. No 3G. I have the original 1st version that was really expensive; new one is available though.

5. iPhone cannot record videos. It can take photos, crappy ones.

4. Music can’t be used as a Ringtone. you need to customize a ring tone through another program then upload it via itunes.

3. No way to cut, copy, or paste.

2. No MMS.

1. No msg Forwarding

Save your self the hasltle get a Nokia or a Samsung

( I hear the new samsung is nice )

PIcked up Snarl, Girmlock and Jazz

Had a good weekend, I was able to find a voyager Grimlock and Deluxe Snarl and Jazz in Toy Kingdom in Greenhills. I'm quite pleased with myself ..though I basically ran to Toy Kingdom when I over herd two people saying that these figures were released locally.


Snarl- I love the robot and the triceratops mode. I always wanted to get Slag of the dinobots as a kid but never got a chance to, so I'm happy that I have Snarl. My only question is why does his weapon look like a cheeto?


Jazz- I had the original Jazz figure when I was a kid. Though all I could remember about it was that it was broken in half. Truthfully I never really like the character in the original cartoon,but in the new animated series he's a cybertron ninja from the elite guard...so I guess thats kinda cool..

Furnishing My New Desk

I just got a new desk today!!! Yipppeeee!!!

Okay, so far I'm looking into buying this to make my desk look complete:


Trina Pencil Holder by Alessi

The Alessi Trina Pencil Holder designed by Hani Rashid in 2006, is an innovative multi pencil holder that puts a modern twist on the ever mundane office product. The Trina Pencil Holder is part of the Desktop Architecture Series, made of sturdy materials, these pieces have a clean and modern look that is a sophisticated addition to complete any desk.

OOOhhhh I want a DOZI too!!!! Should I get it in green or black?

Part of Alessi's comprehensive Spring/Summer 2004 Collection recently unveiled in New York, the Dozi Paperclip Holder designed by Mika Kim has a simple zoomorphic shape. Imagine a portly mouse having lost its tail, and you have Dozi. Sure to make a great desk accessory, this whimsical object will bring out your inner child. This piece features plastic construction and is available in fuchsia, green or black.

I can't wait =)

Alessi's Handheld Vacuum

Slick. If cleaning turns you on, it just got better. This is not a new jet fighter o it's basically an Italian dust-buster. Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi, the handheld rechargable vacuum is made of stainless steel and thermoplastic resin (the white underside). It comes with an integrated crevice tool and a wet nozzle for even more fun.

I got one of these at home and it works like a charm...

Gekielephant, GekiShark, and Gekibat?

Wow I wish they actually came out with these characters were in Gekirangers. I don't know if they will come out in Power rangers "Jungle Fury" but from this image they look amazing. Its a shame they were not in the original Japanese series.