I found these while cleaning up last month. I’d forgotten that I’d bought them at a toy store.
These are four different sets of toys that I put together on a whim. The dinning set was supposed to be used as staging for my nendroids, the same way I added the musical instruments set to my UtaPri Petit figures, but seeing as how these Disney food items look great on the table, I might just leave them there.
I think Donald Duck might be slightly off scale, but he’ll be a great model for Cal Duck.
I think I remember why I don’t post these photos anymore… Most of them are pretty blurry! But it would be a shame not to post them here. I’ll try to adjust them to the best of my abilities! Huff huff!
I saw these adorable Precious Moments figures while walking around Disneyland in California. Belle from Beauty and the Beast costs $65, while Ariel from The Little Mermaid is $60. It made me pout to know Ariel is cheaper than Belle, but at the same time, it would be much easier to save for, I suppose?
Dichie (my second older sister) is the one who actually collects Precious Moments stuff, but I might make an exception for this. I think Dichie did buy an Ariel already… I’ll have to remember to ask her about it.
I’ve been seeing a lot of movies lately, including the much loved or hated Twilight Saga “Eclipse”. There hasn’t been a lot of good movies to write about lately, but this was really enjoyable! Possibly because it’s a Disney film, so you know it’s a feel-good movie.
However, there are many instances in the movie that really reminded me about my childhood. Balthazar Blake is a thousand-year-old wizard played by Nicolas Cage. This character is actually based on the magician Yen Sid in Fantasia’s the Sorcerer’s Apprentice! Mickey Mouse got in a lot of trouble for his mischief, which is pretty much the same as Dave Stutler who pulls almost the exact same stunt as Mickey did.
I won’t spoil the movie any more than that because you really have to watch this for yourself! Oh, and Jay Baruchel who played Dave Stutler, is also the voice of Hiccup in “How to Train Your Dragon”. :3
One of the better movies I’ve seen in a while…
Toy Story 3. It made me think, how could Disney and Pixar pull-off a third successful movie seeing the first and second ones were absolutely fantastic?
I was blown. Away.
Andy, now a 17-year-old kid getting ready for college, no longer has time to play with his toys like he used to. After countless garage sales and spring cleanings, Woody’s family becomes smaller and smaller, even losing Little Bo Peep and her sheep.
Left with only Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Slinky Dog, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Rex, Hamm, Toy Aliens, and a few Toy Soldiers, Andy’s mother begins to pester him to clean up his room and gave him two choices: to throw out or to donate the stuff he can’t bring to college with him. Otherwise, anything left in his room will be thrown out. What will he do to his beloved toys?
I’m 26, but I still have a lot of my childhood toys hidden in my room and around the house. The ending made me tear up a bit because I began to feel guilty about not playing with my old toys. And well, are PVCs even considered toys? I’ve never played with them the way Andy did, haha~
I highly recommend watching this in the theater. Don’t miss it, guys! And oh yeah, Totoro from Studio Ghibli’s “My Neighbor Totoro” is in this movie!!! I want a plush of him too! :(
Alice is troubled and unsure about Hamish's proposal and is troubled by her "visions" of the white rabbit running around in the engagement party. She decides to follow the rabbit, leaving Hamish without an answer.
The white rabbit leads Alice to an all-too-familiar rabbit hole. Peering closely from the edge, Alice falls into the hole and enters Underland, the real name of the world "Wonderland" that she stumbled upon when she was much younger.
I was able to watch this film with my siblings last Sunday. I must admit that I enjoyed seeing Wonderland as if it were depicted in the real world, but my siblings were confused with the details since they couldn't remember what happened in the animated film. I've been reading mixed reviews about the film too, but I think Tim Burton did a fantastic job. I don't recall seeing the White Queen in the animated film, but Anne Hathaway just blew me away... Even if the ending of the film made me think the White Queen is practically a damsel in distress sort of ruler. -_-;;; I kinda wish the White Rabbit was a lot cuter, but Johnny Depp being the Mad Hatter made up for that very nicely. I mean, how could you possibly go wrong with Johnny Depp? Really?
Anyway, people, go watch the film! I'm sure you wouldn't regret it~ ♥
Oh, and in case you're wondering, yes, that is Rei Ayanami on my banner. Apparently, almost everyone in the family thinks she is "my most favorite character ever!" What's a gal gotta do aside from cower and cave in?
Today is my uncle's birthday, and we had dinner at his house... KFC be yummy, seriously. :D And Queso Real (Cheese) ice cream for dessert was absolutely heavenly.
But the most interesting part of the night was when we had a tour of his house. My uncle is a very serious toy collector, and when I say toys, I mean every kind you can imagine.
From Disney...
...to anime (omg I know Aiee would love these!)
...to the evil cat Hello Kitty
...among other things.
Yes, all those bobble heads were moving when we went around. :D
Uncle actually has plans of opening a museum for all of his toys. What you see here in these pictures are about... 1/20 of his entire collection. I didn't get pictures of the different cars and RC's he had on display, because my phone ran out of memory, heh. -_-;;;
Nice one, Rei, you are so smart like usual. *kicks self*
Of course, there was one part of his collection I took a keen interest in:
ZOMG HAROS!!! Look at them all. ;.; My collection of haros is nothing compared to his, waaah~! T^T I so want a pink haro! And I will find the chance to buy an orange one that Lockon is carrying with him!
..anyway.
Do you think you would be interested in going to a museum / private collection of toys? My uncle is thinking of holding a per invitiation only viewing. There'll be an entrance fee, but I'm not sure if he has a price for them yet.
To be honest, I think the collection needs to be categorized properly. Maybe seperate the Disney from the anime and stuff like that. Right now, it's all jumbled together, so it's hard to view which is what.
But even still, it's an impressive collection. I'd want to visit his house again soon! :D
Disneyland and Disney California Adventure was probably some of the highlights in my trip back in September. Yes, I know I should have blogged about it at the time I was actually going through with my vacation, but it was hard to even find the time to be online at the time.
At least I have time to blog about it now right?
I actually have several pictures I want to share, but I don't want to spam my newly created blog, heh~ For now, let's start with this:
Looks normal? But it's not... See the railing on the street? Part of this image is actually only a painting. Can you tell where the buildings end and where the painting begins?
We were right there and it was nearly impossible to tell from a distance what ends where... It didn't help that the actual painting had some 3D elements in it too.
Maybe one day I will paint something similar in my room. ^_^
Back in September, I hardly had the time to draw while visiting Canada and the USA... Especially the USA, since we were on the road most of the time.
I remember it was just after we had gone to Disney in Anaheim... We were all pretty tired, and my sister suggested to eat in Macaroni Grill since we were going to be having a late dinner, and Macaroni Grill was open 'til late.
What I didn't know at the time was that Macaroni Grill had a similar set up to Burgoo... Where they had paper as table cloth and crayons to play with.
I was in heaven on the trip from hell. I will explain that another time...
I didn't care much about the conversation that night... I just started sketching to my heart's content. At first, I only had purple and blue crayons, but my brother-in-law seems to have read my mind when he went over to the other tables and grabbed several other colors.
Sadly, the colors didn't come out so well in the picture. But I'm still proud of this since my brother commented that I was truly an artist. I think it's the first time he saw me draw from start to finish, and I think he was honestly impressed by my work.
Getting compliments from my brother can be incredibly hard you know..? ^_^
