Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hello. The topic for today is:
Yeah, I am kinda doing this topic because I don't know what else to write about. But anyways, I'll try my best to make it as interesting as possible. Every since my primary school days, I always had an interest in collecting stuff.
Be it stamps or cards, I have tried collecting them all. I have a massive Pokemon card collection consisting of more than a thousand cards, but they are all collecting dust right now. I also have three stamp albums some where in my parents' room.
Today, I still collect things, but there are 5 collections that I am happier with than the others, so I just wanted to mention them. Here they are, in no particular order.
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GAME COLLECTION
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Yeah, everyone already predicted that I would have included this one. All of them are original, first hand copies. I paid for about 75% of them, my dad and brother paid for the rest, and two games were donated to me by my cousins.
These are my babies and I am never going to sell them away until they are worth like 3x their original price. Yeah, I know that I'm not supposed to sell things that are precious to me, but I would even sell my wife if some one offered a price 3x the amount she is worth to me.
I'm just joking. *long pause* Or am I? *play sinister music*
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ZOIDS COLLECTION
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Ok, I don't know how many of you actually know about Zoids, but they were the shit back when I was younger. Seriously, everyone was Zoids crazy. Toy stores dedicated several shelves just for Zoids.
Of course, when the dumbass Gundam model kits became more popular, the Zoids craze died out. They are still sold in several hobby stores, but Zoids have gotten pretty rare here in Singapore.
I bought my first Zoid when I was in primary two, and I have been buying them all the way to the end of secondary three. Right now, I've lost interest in them, because I would rather use the money to buy games, but I'm still proud of my collection.
Most of my Zoids are in crappy condition right now, and I've throw away a few because they were damaged beyond repair. It was these things that thought me how to do model kits like a pro. Back then, I wasn't too good at assembling them, but nowadays I do all model kits without referring to the instruction sheet because it is more fun that way.
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ANIMORPHS BOOK COLLECTION
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I'm sure everyone remembers the Animorphs series. The books used to be sold everywhere not more than five years ago, but they are very rare now since they stopped being published in 2003. The only way to get them first hand is on the Internet, but you can also get second hand copies at book fairs.
I first started buying the books when I was in primary school. Back then, the books cost about $8 each. Nowadays, I still buy them whenever I see them. They are usually second hand copies, and they are sold for a dollar each.
The main series has 54 books, and while I have read every single one of them, I don't own every book. Out of 54 books, I have 48 of them. From books 1-50, I'm missing three books, 43, 44 and 45, and from book 50 onwards, I don't have 51, 53 and 54.
There are also many Animorphs books with side stories, and I have about half of those. Eventually, I'll probably buy all of the missing books online, but for now, I have to search for them. The remaining books are hard to find, especially the books above 50. I have only seen those books in libraries.
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EGM MAGAZINE COLLECTION
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Yeah, I have a whole lot of EGM magazines, and I collected them all the way until the magazine died of a month ago. I'm not going to talk much about this one in case I get emo again. I already ranted about it once.
Anyways, these magazines are going to become highly valuable items in a decade or so, so I'll be holding on to them until then.
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SIGN COLLECTION
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What the hell is this supposed to be? Well, it's a collection consisting of a bunch of warning signs I salvaged from my dad's warehouse. So I took them home, and I stuck them on my room door. Yeah, that's all there is to explain.
I just like the way my door looks right now. Also, there is a waned poster of Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV stuck to the back of my door. Most of the signs are made of plastic, but there are several signs that are actually stickers, and there is one metal glow in the dark one.
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I went to watch Pink Panther 2 today. Supposed to watch it at Great World City, but the movie got replaced by Watchmen, so we had to go to Vivocity instead. At least we got 2 free movie passes as a form of compensation.
Before the movie started, I was considering Watchmen instead of Pink Panther 2, but only I would understand the story, and I was the only one interested too, so we didn't watch it. We got popcorn and nachos.
The movie was an average movie. It isn't snore inducing, like Twilight, but that isn't saying much. The jokes in the movie are alright, I guess, but you are more likely to laugh at them because they are so lame, rather than funny.
I would rate the movie 2.5/5 by itself, but it's a 7/5 because I had nice company during the movie :D
After the movie, we went to eat at Haagen Daze. We ate two scoops each. One bowl of strawberry cheesecake and cookies n cream, and one bowl of vanilla and cookies and cream. Of course I bought the strawberry cheesecake one for myself, but I somehow managed to eat a bit of vanilla too. Cost $18 altogether.
After that I was too lazy to take a train home, so we took a cab. Then I walked to Zhangde Primary School to pick up my cousin, then I went home. I started reading Watchmen for the fourth time. Can't wait to watch the movie.
I got a packet of candy floss today. While I don't really like sweet stuff like chocolates and sweets, candy floss is a whole different story. I like the way it feels. If you want to seduce me, buy me candy floss :D
I find this hilarious:
Ok, I'm done for today. Thanks for reading. [KOAS KW!!] Ok, ending off, see you tomorrow.
posted @ 11:18 PM
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