iron man ps3 game guide

i know i will travel to this familiar territory of buying the game guide. one thing spur the other. my wife had ordered a movie shirt for me via ebay. nice.

iron man ps3 game

bought a 2nd hand copy of iron man game for ps3 via gax forum. finally my wife watched iron man movie on blu-ray and she liked it. this has derived my inspiration to buy the game but only on 2nd hand as it's rumored to be really bad. got it at a nice price of $35. and the other derivation was from my recent hot toys figure of cos.

RE3: extinction blu-ray

needed a quick movie so had to buy Resident Evil3 : extinction from the market instead of forumers that sells them cheaper.

a upcoming medicom star wars figure. yummy.

guitar hero: metallica has released their tracklist for the upcoming game. 

Metallica Tracks

• All Nightmare Long
  
• Battery
• Creeping Death
• Disposable Heroes
• Dyers Eve
• Enter Sandman
• Fade To Black
• Fight Fire With Fire
• For Whom The Bell Tolls
• Frantic
• Fuel
• Hit The Lights
• King Nothing
• Master of Puppets
• Mercyful Fate (Medley)
• No Leaf Clover
• Nothing Else Matters
• One
• Orion
• Sad But True
• Seek And Destroy
• The Memory Remains
• The Shortest Straw
• The Thing That Should Not Be
• The Unforgiven
• Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
• Wherever I May Roam
• Whiplash
  

iron man hot toys 12inch + hostel 2 blu-ray

found hot toys iron man 12inch at china square from andrew's toyzcrazi shop. i had came to this toy haven to check it out and glad only his shop has it. i've shop with him a couple of times and am directed to his blog 2day. also got hostel2 blu-ray from a gax forum seller at a stealing price of $34.

this is the front of the box.

this is a gatefold not a slip case.

interesting enuff the bubble opening is at the bottom.

my iron man was inspected thru here .... no hip problem but thecalf problem cant be inspected.

the back cover .... will soon open out to play ....

toy shelf and cd shelf relocation

i've relocated my cd and toy shelf to my dad's room to makes space for more cupboards amongst many news .... here's the new breakdown ....

level 4 (top) consist now of miscellaneous toys ....

level 3 are the 12inch all stars

level 2 generally are sideshow star wars 12inch figures .... but extra space occupied by 2 jokers, no pun intended.

level 1 (bottom) are medicom star wars 12inch figures .... many of these are disintegration stage.

and on my desk is sideshow luke and hot toys duenan over a nice hefty toy stand. at the back the bruce brothers.

new blu-ray and wrestling VCD

iron-man 1/6th figure by hot toys is supposedly out in the local market. have called action city but they have not received their stocks yet. in he meantime i spotted atmosphere blu-ray at laser flair bishan and grabbed it together with planet of the apes blu-ray. at the counter was the ammagedon WWE vcd.

the complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

coming in 3 volumes this new complete star wars encyclopedia is a huge set

resident evil 5 collectors edition

just saw this picture. nice CE to look forward to in march 2009

a gift from my wife

i slept like the longest time this morning. 9hours. been having plenty of shoulder aches lately and that leads up to tension headaches. annoying.

got a little gift from my wife. a c3p0 be@rbrick by medicom. lovely shinny.

bape catalogs + star wars encyclopedia

havent buy so much things at one go for awhile. all the items were at the counter. i saw the bape catalog and i asked the counter girl if she can read japanese, but she knew the clock is free. and after affirming the 2 items, i saw the star wars encyclopedia sitting at the corner beckoning. just 10% off using the kino card, too bad it isnt the 20% discount season, plus i had a 20dollars capital land voucher from caas as birthday gift, so everything clocked below $170.

bape kid comes with a milo digital watch.

bape catalog comes with a minature bape clock. been wanting to get the real one for the longest time but they dont come cheap. nice to have this replica.

leslie's cremation

leslie's cremation was at 12pm mandai crematorium hall2. siong's one was at hall4 on wednesday. 

hope donald and girlfriend will recover soon and return to singapore. they're still nursing their wounds in bangkok hospital.

and i turned 39 yesterday, inbetween days of their cremation.

siong + leslie

after my nite duty at the tower i went to mandai crematorium direct with the crew. i've been to the one at lim chu kang and this one is equally serene. siong's brother thanked the colleagues' support and would like us to remember him in a great fashion but not let it affect our work.

siong left in a glorious way. a good man. and the world knows it, even if u dont know him in person. and, he climbed the charts, nice one brother!

leslie yeo was id-ed and his wake is up til friday. he's cremation will also be at mandai 11am on 9/1/09. leslie knows places, he's that cool. a quiet reserve but very knowledgeable fellow. both him and siong are prolific workers for CAAS. i remember one evening in my drinking years, just me vincent and leslie. we hopped pubs that night. 

muji + adventure

got myself a muji organizer. the 2009 diary is goners. muji items are limited items. have became a muji member for spending an accumulated sum. my wife's card is still pending.

bought also adventure by davidoff 100ml at $48. mine's a tester model. the retail 50ml is $48 and 100ml is $58. where at? dollars and scent at lucky plaza. they have offers on certain occasion and the normal price is still cheaper than official boutique of parfum counters.

lost of a friend 1/1/2009

i remember the days i'll meet him at paulaner brauhaus at just after 5pm. i wanted to beat the clock to enter suntec city's carpark after 5pm so i'll pay $1 per entry. he knew i'll be slightly late and he's always earlier. we'll have just 1 in-house brewed beer and chat of nothingness til about 6pm b4 i went over to meet my wife.

he's always been respected as a prolific footballer, a man of integrity and a brother.

i've seen his ups and some downs, still i see a smile on he's face everytime. we often compare tummy sizes.

a fire took him away at bangkok. 

rest my friend, siong.

TWG and 2 blu-rays

my wife booked a table for tea at TWG republic plaza for our little new year's eve eat out. tho small but posh, what's cool to me wasnt the great aroma of tea but the food. i tasted the best salmon smoked on chessy frenchie toast. 

we had some tarts to accompany my hot smoking russian while my wife had some cold earl grey. we were offered a variety of jam and pastries to try as well. there's a branch at T3 airport but it's just a tea and oil outlet. my wife took away some tea leave and i got her a little tea spoon with a TWG print.

2 blu-rays for my new year? tho the offer was over for the 50% off a 2nd disc, i was given a 30% off.

foo fighters at wembley bluray

i won the consolation price from gamescore's annual xmas draw, a $100 store voucher. had intended to get aquanaut's holiday R3 english version  at about $62 but i couldnt find anything to fill up the $100 so i put it on hold.

this concert was rated pretty high. i've no foo fighters cd anymore, let's see what will come out from here. the songs are pretty nice to play in rock band and guitar hero series.

upgrading HDD for PS3

it's a sunny sunday after the xmas. maybe it's time to put some plans to task, like upgrading the PS3 HDD (instead of the easy way out, buying another 160G PS3). 

the thought of buying a Hagane PS3 did come to mind. my old 60G PS3 for solely rockband + guitarhero + singstar (cos the DLC takes up too much HDD space) and a new PS3 for other games + demos + videos. the 160G PS3 was a tempting offer. 

the chinese saying "xin chin lai chao", the feeling came, and with some research i went to buy a 250G hard disk for my PS3 HDD upgrade.

criteria for the hard disk replacement is a notebook hard disk of 2.5inch size. SATA version, can be either running on 5400RPM or 7200RPM and some size substantial from your previous PS3 HDD capacity, like 150G or 250G. any brand is fine, i chose a 2.5inch SATA hitachi at 5200RPM, price is $95. i did see a 350G but i'm not sure if there's a limit to the PS3.

it doesnt really take too long for the whole process. i backed up my PS3 data when i was out and time it took was 1hr 15mins. yes u need a external HDD plugged into the PS3 via usb and must be FAT32 config to be recognized by the PS3. u can backup your HDD from system info/backup utility/backup.

unplugged the PS3's video and power cable + power off the back switch. the HDD is located at the left of the PS3. pop open the cover from the little fingernailsize opening catch. it's a good time to dust and clean up your PS3 too.

remove the infamous bluscrew with a philips screwdriver. that unlocks the frame of the HDD. next yank the level to the right to detach the HDD to the connectors internally.

there are 4 screws with tiny philips thread that is screwed so tight that u need to unscrew to remove the old HDD. i did not have the right size of screwdriver so i damaged the thread. i went to the DIY shop and the handyman had difficulty too. he suggested to clamp the screw with a pliers and rotate it.

i have a paul london tool in the car so i successfully undo the screw with much effort. tho my poor leatherman was waiting at home, the paul london did his job. thumbs up.

i did not buy new replacement screws. i read that u need the correct size screwdriver but that didnt come to mind but i'm glad i got it sorted out. i bought a better philips screw driver set to screw it back tho. with the damaged thread it's still ok to screw it back snugly but not tightly.

pop in the HDD in the tray, put in the screws, push the new HDD into the PS3 and slide it to the left til you hear a click, screw the bluscrew, cover the cover, and plug in your power and video cables again. turn on the power and you'll be prompted to format your HDD.

all my log in accounts (6 of them) are there. everything seems like a new PS3 except for the accounts. i did a check and i only yield that much of HDD space. damn.

next plug in the external drive to restore the data from your previous PS3 HDD. from system info/backup utility/restore. everything is pretty on screen instructions now.

it's now 41% and i need to go out for dinner. damn .... 

what i need to verify are the game saves, the DLCs, the sccount credit info. hope all is still intact.

have fun upgrading your PS3 HDD, it's worth the risk.

last blu-ray for 2008?

i've fought not to go hmv. my intention was to check out the natgeo series + the nasa blu-rays. first caught my eye was tropic thunder, a movie i missed in the cinema.

will ferrell and reily c scott didnt do good enuff comedies of late. neither did adam sandler nor ben stiller. they had their fair share of peak movies.

fighting the traffic where orchard is filled with fun poses and photo light flashing. cars with heads engulfed into the window watching the xmas lights. it was a mistake to go into town at 930pm.

and i fought buying blu-rays. but i succumbed to just 1 title. hope it's a right choice.

NatGeo and new zines

15mins into my shift i felt the world spinning. lying back the neck doesnt help. looking down makes it worst. i had a good 6hrs sleep last nite. but i complained i work up super tired.

at 430pm i told CHT [tower manager] i like to go visit the doc. they had the T3 controller so i could be relieved.

doc diagnosed me suffering from vertigo. vertigo a cause that could derived from plenty of reasons, i was granted 3days MC.

i could save $8 bucks if i get these zines + my wife's at kino. but it's cool to have em during the hols, + my space NatGeo magazine to read. some nice articles i like to read from the above magazines. i dont online read, it's tedious. a paper in hand with adverts always my choice.

the NatGeo shop is awesomely huge. had only 10mins to walk around b4 picking up my wife. my head still spins when i look down. walk straight bugger.

the NatGeo shop has a special sony alpha DSLR section. nice.

my wife topped up my barkua this time from the super unhealthy oily BeeKhimHiong [do not mis-relate with Bee Khim], also found a big packet PoPo from HoePing, my neighbourhood provision kiosk. the Popo baby is freakish.