Bonboya-zyu Mug

It would seem I forgot to mention the mug in the loot of my previous post. So its getting a special post. :P
It's actually a Bonboya-zyu mug, featuring some peeking monkeys. I got it from Daily Yamazaki, a conbini near our office. Last week, they were offering it for free if you buy a box of Meiji Choco Almond and a big pack of Choco pie. Pricey for a total of 500+ yen (conbini price, of course). Well, I like the cute characters so I guess it was worth it. I didn't buy on the first day, so I missed the mug design I liked. But this is still Ok, since the monkeys have some special meaning for me. ;P

The text on the mug says:

Saru mitemasuyo. Gambatteru anata no koto chanto mitemasuyo.

The monkeys are watching. Properly watching you, who is giving your best.

Break from Work

It's Monday, but I'm glad to be getting some rest today instead of being at work. Will be in vacation mode until Wednesday since it's officially the Silver Week holidays (a name I think they only recently came up with to match the other week long holiday here in Japan, Golden Week).

It's been a hectic two weeks of debugging with late nights. As such, I've been indulging myself with some stress buying over the past two weekends. I did however limit myself to low cost purchases.  ^_^ So budget is still intact... more or less.

Total damage of recent loots pictured above is just a bit over 4000yen. These include:

• Revoltech Frauline Rin Tousaka,
• Revoltech Frauline Nagato Yuki (to match my Frauline Haruhi),
  
• A basic di:stage set (which I am now using with Haruhi, since I broke her stand)
• Books 5 to 8 plus a Special of Ga-Rei manga (been waiting for this to turn-up in Book-Off, so I'm glad they finally did. Although I still don't have book 9)
• Book 2 of The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi... although I don't have book 1. Lol!

Other than that, I've also been posting figurine pictures over at Figure.fm, a site for figurine lovers and collectors. It's a popular community for posting high resolution figurine pictures. ^^

Feel free to visit my recent posts and comment on them:

• Fairy of the Galaxy, Sheryl Nome
  
• More Sheryl Nome Weekend
• Futami Mami Pics
• Weekend Pics: Natsuki Kuga

The first two posts are actually similar to the pics here in my blog. Although you might be interested to view them in higher resolution. v(^^

Ah, times like these, I wish I could buy a professional camera. I just use my 3-year old Canon IXY to snap those pics. It takes quite some time to get a decent shot.

In any case, I will most probably be posting all my figurine pics over at that site from now on. Will just place links here to them. Enjoy! :)

「銀河の妖精」シェリル・ノーム

Unpacked my Sheryl Nome figure yesterday, and was she worth it! The figure is simply lovely..! The sculptor and painters over at MegaHouse did a magnificent work with her face and hair. I really love the hair; and the resemblance to the anime is perfect. :)

For those who don't know, the Fairy of the Galaxy ("Ginga no Yousei"), Sheryl Nome, is one of the lead songstress from the Macross Frontier anime. The figure shows her wearing the costume from her first performance in one of the habitable island ships of the Macross Frontier fleet. You can find a video of her performance here.

Unfortunately, our current level of technology cannot yet duplicate the holographic costume changer she used in the anime. Instead, the figure comes with a variety of manually-interchangeable accessories that will allow us to appreciate her in her various outfits (or at least in two of them). As you can see, the blue costume can be removed, revealing the skimpy black under suit that she also wore in the same performance. And she has the mic, the whip, and a blue cap that matches her blue attire.

The pictures were taken over the span of an entire afternoon, so the sunlight is not consistent across the pictures. Nonetheless, I hope you'll enjoy them. Me, I have the Sheryl Nome figure, in all her 3D glory. (^^,

Sheryl, with her leggings removed.
Her top uniform is actually composed of 3 pieces: the lower half (with the tail at the back) that splits into two halves, and an upper half (with the collar) that you can remove only by detaching her head. Her "sleeves" are actually part of her arm, and are simply replaced as a whole.

She's already wearing her black suit underneath (No, you cannot remove the black suit). However, the red garters need to be attached separately once you remove her blue outfit. You can see that the right garter slips between her fingers, creating the effect of her pulling at it.





 

Sheryl Nome, showing off her curves.

 



She's got a gorgeous back, don't you agree?

 Like in the anime, she sparkles in the limelight.

And my favorite picture - Sheryl Nome, her flowing hair glowing fiery- bright under the light of sun.

Ambulance at Church

Just finishd Mass. Somebody fell or fainted during the giving of the host. Dnt know how if the person was injured since it happened on the other aisle. They did call an ambulance, as can be seen in the pic. Given that the ambulance isn't rushing to the hospital, i'm assuming it's not serious. Hopefully.

A Better Picture

I felt the 1st picture didnt do justice to her, so i took another pic using my phone, this time bathing her in wonderfully bright sunlight. d(^-^)

Testing Mobile Blog

First test blng using mobile phone. (^-^)v A pic of my Futami Mami Frauline figure on top of my theqmal pot.