New York Holiday

What better way to celebrate Christmas and New Year than in New York? It was the best experience ever. I had a great time shopping but the exchange rate was stronger than before. So I felt the pinch of shopping. 

 Since all shops were closed on Christmas day, we ventured out to Woodbury Common Premium Outlet on the day after. I had the best time shopping around

Kenneth Cole Jeans at SGD 60

Burberry Brit Polo at SGD 150

A replacement for my current luggage, Samsonite at SGD 260

Impulse buy of this figures which are not found locally. I'll be selling them off on eBay.

 Following on, the more we spent walking around the more things we found. I got myself some additional clothes from H&M which made the trip more bearable in the winter.

 

Stumbled upon a sample sale for John Varvatos and I got the following bermudas and shoes for a steal.

Hakimbo kept going to different Urban Outfitters and somehow I managed to find something decent that I would enjoy.

Had a bit more fun looking for my toys and gotten the following at Barnes and Noble, and Midtown Comics.

My very last objective is to find a new school back for the new school year. I was lucky to find something from this trip as I gotten all my school bags from a local brand of my winter holidays.

I am loving the 3-way bag from Brooklyn Industries

Star Wars Frenzy

December 18th is the day almost everyone would be hyped up about the Star Wars latest movie, The Force Awakens. I wasn't all that hyped up to queue nor watched in on the official launch day so I went on a different route of Star Wars Fandom.

I wanted get the Star Wars plushes that were sold at $6 for every $60 spent at Changi Airport. My agenda was to find a perfume so the cost can cover the plush. However, while venturing around the X-Wing lifesize display, there was a pop-up store that sold the Star Wars figures that I've been hoping for.

 

 

This were my initial purchase and I went on to the other terminals in search of other items for my upcoming travel. I do not know what compelled me to returned to the store and scored me a rare find.

I was hysteric to find the ever rare Captain Phasma figure on retail. I had to get a secondary item to make up the $60 total so I can get hold of another plush. I had to force myself out of the airport once I've redeemed the plushes to prevent further damages.

Still in the Star Wars frenzy, I've was drawn to get the Japanese edition of the Movie Realization Star Wars. Isn't it a beauty.

August to November Follow-Up

Ever since I returned from Shanghai, I have been swamped with tons of school and social life that I was not able to update my blogs. Now that I finally have the time, I will list out the SINS over the three months:

I bought tons of Disney Infinity figures including the 2.0 base only to realise that it's the wrong region. I told myself that I'll get the latest 3.0 version. True to my words, I found the set before it's official release and the game store staffs were kind enough to sell it prematurely. The main intention was to get Until Dawn but I ended with 2 games instead.

Went to Singapore Toy Comic Convention in hopes to find some good deals but ended empty handed. I scouted around and found an anime T-shirt store that had a sick Deadpool tee but ended with a Phoenix tee instead. At least I didn't exit the convention empty handed. It was considerably cheap too.

I missed Force Friday as I was hospitalised. I yearned to be discharged in hopes to grab the latest First Order Stormtrooper. It took me quite a while to locate it, even failing to find it during SGTCC. I finally found it at my usual haul China Square where it cost $45, roughly $6 more than retail. Well, it it a hard figure to come by.

 

I really don't know why I'm effectuated by Star Wars and really can't wait for the latest Force Awaken to be featured in December. I know I halted my Black Series Collection but I do find the Force Awaken figures great, especially Kylo Ren and the Storm Trooper. Knowing that it'll be tedious to hunt in down physically, I managed to order it online via AmiAmi and scored a Han Solo in Storm Trooper disguise and the latest Star Wars Boba Fett model Kit. That was a huge parcel of Star Wars goodies.

I know I need to slow down on my collections as I'm running out of space. I did clear majority of my past collections so I guess it is still acceptable to refurnished some new ones. Ever since I've gotten my bootlegged Transformers Masterpiece, I've been hooked in continuing the line. They have great collectability and the demand for resale is still high no matter if it's not MISB. The latest is Tracks and it is an awesome figure.

Well, it really shows that I've invested a lot in my past time. Mostly toys and games and I've not gotten any clothes or footwear. Oh wait!!

I'll be heading for a winter holiday for Christmas and New Year and I've been over-using some of my winter jackets. Time to get some new ones. Gotten a combo of sweater and padded vest for a great deal of $50 total at H&M. I'll be looking K-Pop style there.

Shanghai Spoils

SG50 was too much for me and it is best to beat the crowd by getting out of the country. I managed to travel to Shanghai to check off the To-Go list. I didn't really expect to shop knowing that the prices there are expensive as informed by my local friend.

I still managed to shop still after knowing some of the items are exclusive and not easily found in Singapore (I hoped because I paid a hefty price for it).

The greatest purchase:
Adidas Stan Smith Vulcan Striped

Other than that, I would end up buying socks overseas either it's cheap or its toe socks. It's not easy finding toe socks of different length and purposed. I found this pairs at Uniqlo and I don't recall seeing them locally.

I told myself that I shouldn't get more clothes since I've bought quite a handful and I don't wear them frequently. I was stoked when I was encountered SPAO in Shanghai. How could I not?  They are a Korean brand and their fitting are excellent even for my figure. This was the pivotal point of me starting to shop.

I can't say no to this Star Wars T-shirt

I didn't leave Shanghai broke. I actually had extra RMB to spare so I splurged on meals in a fancy restaurant. My single 3-course meal would only cost my SG$35. How could I not? Since I saw great finds especially at Adidas Originals, I hope that I could find them locally at a cheaper price. Oh no, I still want to shop.

New School Semester

It's that time again, school semester will start soon. To start off the new school year, I would normally get myself a new back but since this is just semester 2, I just need a fresh new clothes.

Loving checks and Timberland was having sale

Judging by the number of classes I have in school, my travelling time is more than the previous semester. I know I had books I have to clear but I knew that having more would be convenient once I completed a book. Anyway Kinokuniya was having a a sale and I was there for a friend to utilise my members privilege, so I got me some too.

Transformers Masterpiece - Optimus Prime

I've always wanted to get the classic version of Optimus Prime, especially from the Masterpiece line. There were multiple version in just 1 line and the price was exuberant now. MP01 can cost up to $300+, MP04 would cost up to $500+ and MP10 was close to $500 as well. Both MP04 and MP10 comes with the trailer, only difference is that MP10 is more size accurate with the other Masterpiece series.

I was stoked that Takara-Tomy was re-releasing MP10 and pre-order would cost me less than $250 inclusive of shipping, however getting from Japan directly would not entitle me to the collector coins.

Comic Block - June

My June ComicBlock arrived damaged but I won't bother sending it back. The comics were bent but the other merchandise were still intact. Somehow, I've always loved their exclusive t-shirts. The merchandise was mediocre.

Groot 01 (ComicBlock Variant)
Ghostbusters Get Real 01 (Comic Block Variant)
Another comic which back was facing forward.
An Avengers stationary
Batman Vs Superman T-Shirt.