Hi Tonet! :-)

ToyCon 2010 images

some photos I took while roaming around ToyCon 2010 last June 19 at Megamall..
Batman statue

starting them young... kid cosplaying as Detective Conan (?)

Star Wars scene

Toy Story bed

Cosplay Queen Alodia and someone cosplaying as Bayonetta (from the video game)

Wolverine bust

Zombie from Plants versus Zombies

Zatanna cosplayer being interviewed

Kratos from God of War videogame series

Catwoman cosplayer

life-sized Thor statue

Ford Fiesta booth ladies

Black Canary, Green Arrow and little Captain America cosplayers

Supermen statues

Hulk

Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil and Kate Beckinsale in Undeworld busts


Had fun... but wasn't able to wait for the individual cosplay competition which started late in the afternoon. I was able to but some back-issue comics.

Sasha Grey for PETA

Golden Bay Restaurant

May meeting ako kanina at idinaos ito sa Golden Bay Restaurant. Ito ay nasa Macapagal Avenue at malapit-lapit na sa Mall of Asia. Medyo malaki/mataas ang building at maluwag ang parking nito. Hindi pa ako nakapunta dito dati at medyo bagu-bago pa ang kainang ito, kung kaya't kumuha ako ng mga litrato (ngunit sa pamamagitan lamang ng aking cellphone kung kaya't pasensiya na sa di-magandang kalidad ng mga ito).

Ang Golden Bay ay isang Chinese restaurant sa disenyo at mga putahe rito. Maluwag sa loob at maraming mga mesa at upuan. Kadalasan ay puno raw ito pag gabi at lalo na pag weekend.





Marami itong iba't-ibang laki ng mesa at mga function room sa dalawang palapag. Sa katunayan nga ay nung patapos na kami kumain ay naghahanda na sila para sa dalawang magkaibang wedding reception at pinapalitan na nila ang mga takip ng mesa ng pula.

Ang mga sumusunod ay kuha nga mga kinain namin doon. Hindi ko alam ang mga eksaktong pangalan ng iba dahil hindi ako ang umorder.
Soup

Beef Balls

Hakaw

Chicken/Pork

Rice

Lapu-lapu

Spare Ribs

Vegeatables/Mushroom

Suahe


Marami rin silang iba't-ibang uri ng maiinom. Meron nga silang Shing Tao beer ngunit hindi ako umorder nito. Masarap at nakakabusog ang mga nakain namin. Ang naging dessert namin ay isang fruit platter. Sulit din naman at hindi kamahalan, sa 10 na kumain ay umabot ng P5000 ang aming bill.

Malinis din ang kanilang CR (ng mga lalaki).



Kung may pagkakataong muli ay gusto kong makabalik doon at tikman ang iba pa nilang makakain. Hindi ko rin kasi masyadong nakita ang menu, naging abala rin kahit papaano sa meeting, at hindi rin nagtagal sa lugar mismo.

...Pauwi ay may nakita akong jeep na ang sabi ay: PRAY HARD. IT'S WORK! :-)

tedbits...

...Remember the post I had before of Powerbooks losing my P700+ e-purse? Well, I just found out that it was all back when I purchased a book there recently. So when they had their post-holiday sale last week, I immediately used it to buy a graphic novel that i've been wanting for the longest time. I'd better make the most of it all as soon as possible just in case their system fails again. Props to Powerbooks though, for bringing it all back even if it took them quite a while to do so...

...Weird thing happened to me recently. I usually sleep near the edge of my bed and not on the middle of it. I specifically remember that I was dreaming I was playing basketball. In my dream, I was kneeling on the court after a rough tumble. I saw that there was a loose ball and that the ball was going to pass near me as it was going out of bounds. In order to save it, I lunged for the ball. My sleeping body suddenly moved and rolled out of bed and I awoke and found myself kneeling on my bedroom floor. I had a scrape on my knee and a part of my foot and ankle also ached probably because of impact. It was the first time that happend to me and it was a Good thing my head did not hit the side table near my bed...

...Some of my posts are still drafts because I haven't had time to edit them recently. Most of them are records/reviews of what I have read/watched/played. I need to finish them soon because I plan to tally the year that was (like I used to do before)...

Starbucks planner

Isang sticker na lang ang kulang ko kanina para makuha ko ang Starbucks 2010 Planner...

Pumunta muna ako sa PGH at pagkatapos ay sa Manila City Hall dahil may mga kailangang kunin/asikasuhin. Buti na lang at maayos ang daloy ng transaksiyon ko sa City Hall at natapos din ako kaagad. (Sa aking palagay ay parang mas organisado doon kumpara halimbawa sa QC o sa Makati City Hall).

Balak ko sana pumunta sa Starbucks sa 6750 para dun kumpletuhin at makuha ang planner ko. Naalala ko na mayroon ding Starbucks sa SM malapit sa City Hall. Kaunting lakad lang ay nandoon na ako. May tatlong disenyong pagpipilian sa planner. Ang napili ko ay ang:

Simple lang at malinis ang pagkakagawa ng planner pero mukha itong matibay. May nakaipit na ilang coupon sa loob. Meron ding taling bookmark na may maliit na metal na coffee bean sa dulo.

12 taon na pala ang Starbucks sa Pilipinas at ang nasa 6750 sa Makati ang kanilang kauna-unahang tindahan. Kung dati ay hanggang bukas na lang ang takdang panahon para makuha ang planner ay nalaman kong nai-extend ito hanggang sa ika-15 ng Enero. Doon sa mga hindi pa nakakakumpleto/nakakakuha ay may panahon pa kayo. Sinimulan ko na kanina lang na sulatan at gamitin ang bago kong planner.

Bago umuwi ay nakapaglibot pa ako ng sandali sa SM. Nagbayad ako ng bill ng Globe sa Payment Center. Bumili rin ako ng isang magasin sa Book Sale at nakabili din ako ng maiuuwing hopia at sampaloc sa Salazar Bakery. (Masarap naman ang sampaloc nila ngunit medyo maliit at mas gusto ko iyong nabibili sa Panaderia Pantoja.)

2010!

Was on BLOG LEAVE... am now back! :-)

Happy New Year to EVERYONE! Hope we all have a PROSPEROUS and PEACEFUL 2010!

Powerbooks Book Fiesta

(I'm just reposting this from Powerbooks):
Mechanics for book fiesta:

1. All books from these participating publishers are discounted accordingly:

PUBLISHER/ DISCOUNT
Anvil Publishing/ 10%
Visprint/ 10%
Milflores/ 10%
OMF Literature/ 10%
Lampara Books/ 10%
Precious Pages/ 10%
UST Pub. House/ 10%
Adarna House/ 5%
CSM Publishing/ 5%
UP Press/ 5%

2. Participating Powerbooks branches are Greenbelt, Megamall, Alabang Town Center, Glorietta, Shangri-la, Mall of Asia, Festival, Robinson’s Ermita, Trinoma & Powerbooks Website.

3. Promo period is from June 1 to 30, 2009.