penang DAY3 [26/10/08]

check out time is 12pm. the hotel was overwhelmed by church retreats and holiday makers cos monday was a holiday. cody on the white sheets of the bed.

the balcony view for the hotel's great. tho it's generally a dull town, i frankly wouldnt mind lazing .... 

still with the little kancil and i finally located the hazard light button, we head beyond ferringhi further up north of the penang island. after a long drive we met the dam.

my target was the waterfall. but to my dismay, it's just a small little non attraction stopover at a bend with a little waterfall. i never knew i was heading up hill, think we travelled up 600ft.

as we backtracked we heading up a stopover called the fruit mart. a few singapore cars were up there while me and my wife are singaporeans in a penang car plate.

then the butterfly garden .... RM20 per entry.

i've never had so many butterflies flew over me .... i'll come home, to u one day ....

and a couple of my wife's fave, insects .... yuks ....

had a beer and midday lunch at olio .... then pumped the car to full and back to the hotel b4 we flew back home .... 

an adventurous trip, with my wife a great company .... many things happened in singapore while we'll away, malaysia papers reported they will not be hit by recession, it's cool .... 

it's good to get away from the busy life, the game releases, the toy and money chase .... 

no cody only oddball

managed to locate oddball at the fleamarket at csc. no sign of cody.

my heartburn returned with great discomfort. without seeing the doc, i managed to get my repeat medication off the counter at RMG T3.

Star Wars Insider and Clone Wars Trump cards

wasnt suppose to go taka but since we popped by for lunch after the chckup i went up to the toys dept while my wife headed for sanrio. bought the long awaited Trump Cards for clone wars. also something i saw 2days ago and decided to skip but bought 2day is Star Wars Insider. there is a limited cover but it's the force unleashed picture. my wife agreed it's alittle overdose so i go naturally for the preferred normal cover.

the cards are pretty cool, also featured in the SWInsider.

ahsoka

nothing found at TRU tampines / MSK / TRU harbourfront / Taka. only found ahsoka at isetan scotts. didnt buy the super battle droid. oddball and cody have been snapped since seen 2days ago by sgcollect forum SW toy alert.

clone wars movie / the force unleashed evolution pack / AT-TE loose leg remedy

just came home from watching the clone wars at Bishan GV. i give it a 4 out of 5. i heard mediocre reviews of the movie, but being there in 1977 and not liking the movie "the dark knight", i thought i should have an open view.too bad the cinema didnt have great sound system, and that "stay after the credits" didnt had much, i love the movie alot. i had read the novel, so i followed the storyline well and waited impatiently for the scenes to unfold. rotto, was one helluva cute slimeball. ahsoka and anakin had great on-screen master and padawan chemistry. and rex did kick some battle droid butts, which some unarmed combat display. and the animation was like an art, a painted art in minor 3D, a great departure from the overdone modern animation in the movies. 

i cant wait to watch it again with my wife over the weekend. yippee !!!

was desperate last night when i found out that the evolution force unleashed 3-pack, all the characters were the different forms of the apprentice himself. i had given up this set about 3weeks ago when i first saw it at toys 'R us. 2day i left home early to hunt for the set at OG orchard then to CSC which all the shops wasnt open at 1130am. walked alittle bit more to OG chinatown and the force was strong there and found 2 sets to choose from.

all these hype was raised from the "art and making of the force unleashed" book and the damaged vader i got the yesterday. this vader is so playable with the removable damaged parts. the sugical droid i got for my at-te team had a little hologram screentime .... 

and this is the hose that i stuff to the joints of my AT-TE. the left middle leg is still not as secured while the rest with this remedy info i got from the sgcollect works like a miracle. 

at-te legs getting weak

bought these 2 sets of clone troopers battle pack

my AT-TE legs are pretty weak to support the weight of the beast. it breaks off easily, think the groove has worn off .... nevertheless, it's now heavily fortified with plenty of troopers

no wonder late

was recalled for work 2days ago. i had took a mrt to raffles place station to sell my dvds at gramaphone at OUB centre. my manager called me and asked if i can come back 2day, or rather he will out, "are u interested?" .... i took a cab home and rush to work with muffins as treat from my market .... and got to work ontime, 1258pm .... cool.

and the fire buns on, the 4th day ....

and in the evening still

and on the fifth day, the fire was on and off ....

2day i managed to sell my dvds at gramaphone again, clocked $75 for quite a number of licensed dvds. 

my 2 cds would have arrive 2days ago, 8days using priority, if not for the inspection, which take a 2day delay .... damnit ....

the SW cd insert folds out to a little poster .... 

strange stickers in the NIN cd .... and the limited number ....

i hate waiting .... hence i took priority international .... it just taks singapore too long to import stuff in via the the shops themselves. it's sometimes wiser to pay alittle more and get your stuffs closer to release dates, then wait a fucking long time .... wish i had ordered "the force unleashed novel' and "the art and making of" book .... then i should be 6days from receiving them ...

clone wars hasbro AT-TE pictures

AT-TE assemble day, hoo-rah

back of the box

egg shell part 1

egg shell part 2

stickers, catalog, and instruction booklet

6 legs, one gun, a pack of bullets and leg wheels and the body of the machine

batteries are inserted at the belly of the beast. these allow plenty of play sounds at push of buttons .... like clone trooper commands and gun sounds and AT-TE mechanical movement sound

green lights on the gun panel. the button below the seat activates the gun sound and light. the gunner comes with this AT-TE package, notice the emblem on his left arm, this differentiates him from the generic clonies

a grey trooper takes on the cockpit piloting the All Terrain - Tactical Enforcer

a clone trooper + a 501st trooper at the 4seater front compartment.

couple of fellows hanging out at the rear compartment of the AT-TE. the side door and the staircase flips at a push of a button. w/o batteries it works as well, but with batts, it'll produce a hatch opening mechanical sound.

plenty of weapon storage onboard .... a cool feature

commander fox descending the stairs of the rear platform. notice the little studs protuding on the stairs, they are meant for the 3 3/4 figures to fit their feet holes to secure a standing pose.

the AT-TE exterior .... it's a huge toy .... worth a $219 price tag, maybe a $160 tag will be cool .... nevertheless, the near to correct scale is a great improvement to hasbro's line of 3 3/4 toys.

evo trooper

a trip down to csc proved fruitful. found a speeder bike with clone trooper loose at $25. the owner of the shop had wanted the other piece as it comes in a pair so he sold the other one on loose. i dont really want the bike but the trooper only so it fits my bill. also found a legacy collection of a evo trooper previously released. evo troopers are found in the upcoming "the force unleashed" series.