AT-TE / commander fox / SDCC clone trooper acquisition

got news from sgcollect.com forum that commander fox is available at TRU forum galleria. i was right there at 10am at store opening time. commander fox was hidden at one corner inside the glass case. took 2 coupons and went for my payment.

metro paragon has only 1 last piece of AT-TE left. TRU forum had plenty with a free holo grevious if u sped $150 and above. i hd wnated to accumulate the metro purchase amount to get the VIP card but to my dismay it was an accumultaion of $500 in 3months instead of $300. till i bought AT-TE from metro paragon and they gave me the carton box, which wasnt that bad. i'll be opening the AT-TE on monday evening after work with my wife .... this "vehicle" comes with 1 clone trooper in white and the great thing is he has emblem on his shoulders, so it's pretty exclusive.

and finally 1 SDCC clone trooper in red from simply toys. collected my simply toys card but i only have $34 in accumulation, will need $300 spending to remain member.

both figure has the plastic protective case. commander fox at $24, SDCC clone at $39.

the back of the card.

i missed out on a pair of clone troopers on bike which has grey team paint on them. hope i can still find them on monday.

501st clone wars trooper

a rare find of a 501st clone trooper at taka 2day. they have plenty to go around but they cost more than the regular figures. bought another spare white clonie to build up a little squad for my upcoming AT-TE. me and wife went a little hunting at MSK then Tampines TRU but there were no AT-TE for sale. i've still seen stock at taka and TRU vivo tho .... a whopping $219 w/o discount ....

the 501st figure comes with a card for fun to ID yourself as a 501st squadron. here's how they look like .... front and back. the empty space is for u to paste a picture.

hot toys joker 12inch figure

well, with so many cancellation of my pre-orders of toys with TFH due to the "big upcoming" .... this will prob be my last 12inch figure for the year. i've got 1 more pc coming thru TFH but i thot i grab a piece first and the other pc when arrived for investment or keepsake. 

this figure really didnt let us down. heath ledger was a instant legend in "the dark knight", completely in my opinion outshined the batman himself in the movie, and as well re-lived as the best hot toys "movie masterpiece series" product. 

the other box is again a slip case, with a much like oil on canvas feel, a rough surface on the slip cover.

and the back of the slip cover and the head

the inner front is a left flip cover with a picture stretching to the left shoulder.

the back of the inner box ....

the figure in the bubble .... well secured.

the little extractable knife spells trouble. it has a clip at the back that i think might break anytime.

the stand is a newer concept, holds the legs apart ....

back as the great hot toys sculptor, yulli, did an amazing work on the joker's head sculpt. 

the costume is equally amazing, the big purple suit and other amazing details [which u can see from the website] with his inner clothing. 

if u gonna just buy 1 12inch this year, this is the one ....

the force unleashed?

tho i should really stop as much shopping as possible .... all the goodness of upcoming SW movie .... 

10 more items in my upcoming list .... haruki murakami novel, clone wars OST, Siren OST, Soul Calibur 4 OST, NIN's Let's Slip cd and Hot Toys Joker, Force Unleashed Novel, Force Unleashed Artbook, Force Unleashed PS3 game, Force Unleashed GameGuide.

Ga-Ko clock

my metal gear solid Ga-Ko clock arrived 2day. dont have batts for it, gotta go get .... remove duck tail to adjust the clock and alarm.

soul calibur 4 limited guide book

the limited edition soul calibur 4 guide arrives at doorstep via playasia which took 7days this time due to the weekend. if all goes well, the MGS4  ga-ko clock should arrive 2mrw.

this book is in hardcover and comes with a soundtrack. i've sold my SC4 R3 version. hope fuzcentre calls me 2day to tell my R1 premium version comes in 2day.

ultimately the pre-ordered Soul Calibur 4 Premium Edition didnt arrive 2day. so i end up buying the R1 normal version. but with my loyalty card + selling many of my old stuffs, i end up collecting $26 for buying Soul Calibur 4. not a bad deal.

more clone wars goodies

bought 2 more clone wars hasbro 3 3/4 figures at toys 'r us this evening

this will be all i'll buy for wave 1, the good fellows ....

more hasbro clone troopers + clones wars novel

apparently there are plenty of clone troopers and rex at other toy depts at other shopping centres. managed to locate a foil 1st day issue sticker clone trooper so i'll be ripping my R2 out to play. bought obiwan after much persuasion from my wife. also found the clone wars novel at kino.

star wars movies dont just happen. it's brewed and it's an excuse to get the merchandise.

HORI fighting stick 3 + clone wars toys

had reserved the soul calibur 4 fighting stick yesterday from funzcentre. i went there but they had sold out of the normal fighting stick 3 and chris says he's bringing in the SC4 version arrving on monday. i popped in again 2day, picking up my wife at amk hub, and his normal stick had arrived. $15 more for the SC4 version so i tot just the normal and i can play immediately instead of waiting til monday.

had skipped the launch of clone wars andlegacy series for 3 3/4inch Star wars toys at TRU forum. to my surprise i manage to find last pieces of these at 3pm from taka toys dept. nice clonie helm backing board.

these skinny animated fellows are sure fun to play with .... 

Liverpool FC training jersey

saw the pictures of the Liverpool FC training jersey just a couple of days back while flipping thru the LFC zine. i've skipped the main red jersey cos it kinda look like some bad quality jersey. our local batch jersey is made in thailand. the stitching, it somehow makes it look bad over say a real replica from UK [which i dunno where is it made from]. 2day i found the whie version at the adidas shop at $69. it'll prob cost alot cheaper at other sports shops. there is also the black version and the away gray checkered jersey for sale for the 08/09 season.

more purchases the next day, not a good sign ....

not a good sign to blog about new things i bought. collected 2 SW kubricks series 9 from TFH 2day. had a few chores off town, decided to save on petrol so i took a bus down/mrt down to several palaces. 

and sim lim sqaure crowd never felt more digusted then b4. i cant believe i used to go there to collect some price list for pc parts. 

had pepper lunch at funan so it was good excuse to get Soul Calibur 4 from gamesore 2day. my wife bugged me to get sigur ros cos i said they were good. but this album was alittle off from their usual works. but the last few tracks does make me feel depress when driving in the rain home, alone. and then thee was the other boleyn girl blu-ray tht i had avoided .... but bought it still.

god put a smile on my face / SIREN: new translation

got this a couple of weeks back. they have a can coffee hat tasted awful. wil prob try it later, hope it doesnt give me too much energy that i cant sleep at night.

30mins later .... this is how it looks like inside. a shortbread with some fruit embedded. taste ok. there's a coffee flavor, i choose the normal. think there's a cheese version. this is what a man needs when he's saving the world.

2 zines, PS official magazine and GameInformer. siren: new translation R3 for ps3 .... eh got it 1day b4 official release date. nice. source unknown.

over the weekend .... cats, starhub HD, iPoT update

Tuesday:- have i gone weak as i got older, always. i just woke up from an hour of nap. been nausea after a couple rounds of beer and head straight to go pick my wife up. guess my driving out-beat me and i was made giddy by my own driving. 

my starhub cable settop box had been giving me problems for a while. the last it took up to 10mins to power up. i popped over the starhub vivo city branch for a 1to1 exchange. behind was a queue of retired man. but after the swift exchange i got a hint i could get the HD settop box at 0 dollar. all i did was renew my contract for 2 years and then use my stahub loyalty points to claim for the remaining $48 for a free box. they provided me only with component cables which are good enuff.

but i encounter problems when i set up the box and my subscribed channels were good. i made a little fuss over the phone with the tech person when they started to direct the unknown fault to other methods of solvent. 30mins later after i cancelled my drinking b4 the meeting and had to rush down to vivo again, the programs popped out. now i can watch all channels, a complimentry for 1day as usual, but hope my subscribed channels stay when the free ones expires.

Sunday:- went to the feline competition over the weekend and i must say this one wasnt as good as the previous ones i've been to. pretty small scale this round, and less exotics. this fellow won a second price for some event. 

this flat face got first in another event. gotta get myself one of this falt face ones someday, their pitiful face makes them so adorable.

Friday + Sturday:- gotten some link for a free download to iPhone 2.0 and it failed miserably. the overnight download effort was wasted as there were errors. the update was tied in for the global launch of iPhone 3G + App Store and the update can only be updated via iTunes [where iTunes are officially setiup, hence singapore =0]. this update are applicable to iPhone 2G and iPod Touch. headed to work with puffy eyes and weighted heart. but when i came home i simply click on the iTunes update button i was directed to update + restore my iPoT and i got my update for free. amazing!

installed a couple of free apps. also bought iTune credits thru a local fellow at this blog at SGD51 for USD40. with this redeem code i can now sign up for a US iTunes without needing a US billing address credit card. gotten 4 songs .... Simple man by Graham Nash [song from Reign over Me movie], Live Forever by Oasis [one of fave track in Rock Band DLC], the drugs dont work by The Verve [yes drugs never did helped me much for my sanity] and Do you believe in Shame by Duran Duran [poly days had better music].

found out 2day from my colleague that iTunes APP store had open a new store for Singapore. so now i can sign up for a Singapore iTunes account using a local credit card, that's great joy for many singaporeans whom owned iPhone and iPoT. no songs or moives to buy atm tho. my colleague got his iPoT update thru the local site but he paid for it, wonder why my didnt have to. 

same ol song and dance / guitar hero aerosmith bundle

sold my PS3 GH3 R4 bundle + GH aerosmith R1 disc last night. apparently the local distributor has not receive their GH aerosmith bundle. i had called S Power last night but visiting their shop 2day to realized i was mislead, it was a GH les paul black gu

itar + GH aerosmith R1 disc. glad reliable gamescore has the GH Aerosmith R1 bundle at hand (prob sell imported). if not, it'll be a total screwup with me having nothing at all ....

why sell and buy again. i had previously owned a xbox360 GH2 and sold and bought a xbox360 GH3 and buy again a xbox360 GH2 and then sold both again. so last week due to my options and impatience (for the lateness of the R1 GH Aerosmith bundle arriving locally) i took another path of a PS3 R4 GH3 bundle + R1 GH Aerosmith disc and then sold them. now i only have a R1 GH Aerosmith with guitar bundle. hope this buy sell will not be a common habit, a lost in cash but experience gained for playing them.

this is the back cover.

couple of features for this new guitar, or it's the same featres as the black les paul? frankly i pretty much like the black les paul, u can buy it in GH Aerosmith at $100 for your guitar hero avatar, and this is not featured in GH3.

the intestines ....

aerosmith stickers instead of skulls and devils. wonder if gamers do really stick the stickers on the guitars ??? there's a NOT FOR RESALE logo on the back of the disc box. 

ok the setup guitar .... the faceplate is matt so it's not so much of a finger print magnet for this guitar.

cheats for GH Aerosmith is similar to GH3. i had installed the cheats after finishing the medium career. oe cheat i didnt apply is unlock everything .... maybe i should, if not i'll have to work hard to buy joe perry and DMC and some nice looking guitars ....

GUITAR HERO AEROSMITH CHEATS:-

APPLY THESE CHEATS TO UNLOCK THE GOODIES 

(R = RED / G = GREEN / Y = YELLOW / B = BLUE / O = ORANGE)

STRUM EACH TIME YOU DEPSPESS THE CORRESPONDING COLOR TO THE CHART BELOW

RY, GR, RY, RY, RB, RB, RB, RB, RB, YB, YB, YO  ----  UNLOCKS AIR GUITAR  [YOUR AVATAR PLAYS WITH THE AIR GUITAR ]

YO, YO, YO, YO, YO, RY, RY, RY, RY, RB, RB, RB, RB, RB, YB, YO, YO ----  HYPERSPEED  [CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE BUTTON TREADMILL ONSCREEN ]

GR, B, GR, GY, B, GY, RY, O, RY, GY, Y, GY, GR  -----  NO FAIL [NO FAILURE AT MODES OTHER THAN CAREER MODE]

GR, GR, RO, RB, GR, GR, RO, RB  ----  PERFORMANCE MODE  [ WATCH THE SONG YOU SELECTED IN ACTION ]

RY, RB, RB, RY, RY, YB, YB, YB, RB, RY, RB, RB, RY, RY, YB, YB, RB  ----  PRECISION MODE  [ ADDS DIFFICULTY IN GAME, EACH STRUM HAS TO BE A PRECISE HIT ]

RY, GR, GR, RY, RY GR, RY, RY, GR, GR, RY, RY, GR, RY, RB  ----  UNLOCKS ALL SONGS  [ NO NEED TO SPEND MONEY TO BUY BONUS SONGS ]

XXXX ---- UNLOCKS ALL ITEMS [ I'LL NO PUBLISH THIS CHEAT SO WE'LL PLAY AND PAY FOR AVATARS AND GUITARS OF CHOICE / THIS CHEAT IS A 4-BUTTON DEPRESS + STRUM AND AND IT WONT PLAY A SOUND ]

inherited my wife's iPod touch and her mighty mouse as she got a new pink nano + hello kitty light up mouse. i bought a new cover for the iPod touch, had the staff help me apply the front film but he didnt apply the back film and the silver beautiful back had a bad deep cut amongst other hairline scratches. i let my wife down .... damnit!!!