#EffTheWin - The Minions are back in McDonald's Happy Meal (See the 10 of them here)

About a few posts ago, I featured the McDonald's Minions Happy Meal Preorder option in which you can place a preorder at any McDonald's outlet (priced at about a grand) to be able to reserve a complete set of the all new Minions Happy Meal toys (10 in a set) to coincide with the upcoming release of the Minions movie in theaters nationwide.

We are able to claim our preorder and got our set of the Minions toys, and as promised before, here is my feature about them cute, yellow goggled things.

#EffTheWin - Pre-Order!

Yes, Minions...and the Minions made me grab that "One grand" pre-order!

Image from wheninmanila.com

Okay, who does not love the Minions? Yes, those cute yellow, goggled creatures that serves as Gru's henchmen in the Despicable Me series. I guess no one in their right state of mind will find a reason to hate them, I place my bets on that.

My daughter happens to love these yellow "LPG tank-like" critters so much and of course I do find them to be likeable too.

More Like a Sonic "Precision" Screwdriver - The 11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver Kit

"IMO, this thing should be called a Sonic "Precision" Screwdriver"

If you track back, I had a post some time ago about giving my little sister a "Doctor Who-related" gift. In that case, I gave her a Mini Light-Up TARDIS Kit (check that blog post HERE)

It seems to be that since we are Whovians, we cannot seem to get enough of Doctor Who stuff. I, for one, really wanted to have a "Sonic Screwdriver" replica of my own because I believe that besides the TARDIS,  the sonic screwdriver is the next iconic thing associated with the Doctor and Doctor Who itself. Problem is, Sonic Screwdriver replicas are rare and hard to find and to add to that, if you ever find one they are a little bit on the pricey side.

Fortunately, when I dropped by a newly opened hobby shop at our locale and while browsing at their lineup of Doctor Who merchandise, I saw the new stock of Running Press Mega Mini Kits and Lo and Behold, there is this Mini replica of the 11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver in them.

The TARDIS has landed at the Terraces – A visit at the Filbar’s Ayala Fairview Terraces Branch

“If you want a quick snap or “Selfie” with a life-sized TARDIS, then you gotta drop by at this Filbar’s Outlet!”

It is obvious (if you track back with my previous posts) that I am a Whovian and being one, what I would love to see and take pictures with are things that are related to the Doctor Who universe. On top of that list of course, is having a snap with a TARDIS replica, a BIG one specifically. Unfortunately, some of those can only be found when there are conventions of sorts and finding one is even a hit or miss on those conventions, so as bad as it may sound, it is basically hard to find one, let alone have a picture taken with one..

Well, not anymore, take a look at this picture below...

Iconic Blue Box

Just a Gatorade...with Lionel Messi on it - The Gatorade Green Fury

First Post this July, folks!

Oh man, I have been too busy lately at work. As a result, blog posts are coming in slow. With this development, I will be trying my hand on Mobile Blogging using an app on my phone. This will be my first post using an app, so bear with me folks.

Now, let us see...what do we have here? Oh, for this post, I will be reviewing the recent addition to the Gatorade Thirst Quencher lineup, the Gatorade "Green Fury".

Ever since I saw the ad of this new flavor at my "suking" convenience store, I felt the urge to try this one up since one of my favorite stuff to drink in order to rehydrate myself is Gatorade (especially the Orange and Grape-flavored ones).

This Green Fury variant comes in a unique Kiwi flavor and as its name says, it is obviously a green-colored Gatorade. If you will inspect its packaging, the most noticeable aspect of it (as you can see on the picture above) is the image of Argentinian Football Superstar, Lionel Messi on the label (Since the release of this flavor coincides with the World Cup 2014, it makes sense to put him there.) Other than that, its shape and look is what would you expect from your other Gatorade variants.

The taste of this one is really unique.  I mean, I don't know about other people, but in my opinion, the Kiwi flavor is not to my liking. It is a little bit "Okay", but has a Nasty aftertaste. Others may like it, but for me, the aftertaste made me squirm on my first gulp followed by a "Mukasim-face." Other than the taste, the refreshing feeling of rehydration is still there just like any other Gatorade variant does.

For my verdict:  Even though its called Green "FURY", I think it is still just a Gatorade...with Lionel Messi on it.

I will still stick with my Orange and Grape variants.

Until next time,

Ciao!

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“Oro” – The Rurouni Kenshin Costume Exhibit at ToyCon

"They should have also exhibited Makoto Shishio's costume. That would have been EPIC!"

Last week, the Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2014 (ToyCon 2014) was held at the SM Megatrade Hall for three days (June 20, 21, and 22 respectively). Personally, I wanted to take a visit there, but somehow a lot has got in the way (Work Schedule and stuff) that I was not able to do so.

That kinda sucks because there is one exhibit there that I was really looking forward to see and that is the Rurouni Kenshin costume exhibit. What is it? Okay, for starters it is an (official) exhibit sponsored by Warner Bros. Philippines in conjunction with the upcoming sequels of the Rurouni Kenshin film that was a sleeper hit back in 2012. This exhibit features the real costumes used in the film by Kenshin Himura (Takeru Satoh), Sanosuke Sagara (Munetaka Aoki), and Aoshi Shinomori (Yusuke Iseya). For a true blue Rurouni Kenshin fan like me, that is a “Must-See.”

Fortunately for me, my little sister had a planned visit on the second day of the convention, so I asked her to take some snaps of the exhibit and the costumes so that even though I cannot be there, through her lens, I will be able to see this exhibit with my own eyes. Here are the pics, peeps!

The Light-Up Tardis Kit: A Small Blue Box

“It is smaller..than my Mini Smartphone”

Fact is, I am a “Whovian”, a newly-christened Whovian.

For the benefit of those who do not know, a Whovian is what the fans of the longest-running British Science Fiction Series, Doctor Who, call themselves. It is my little sister who converted me to being a Whovian earlier this year (Oh my little sis, she always introduce me to new things, especially, TV series and stuff). She made me watch one “Special” and the rest is history.

Now, to give back something to my little sis, I decided I will get her something related to Doctor Who, which is technically, an official merchandise. What did I get her? A miniature of the Doctor’s Time Machine – The TARDIS, a Light-Up Tardis Kit.

This Small Box Holds the Blue Box

#GYShiftBlues - Soy Milk goes Double Choco Loco

"A Chocolatey Soy Milk indeed"
 
Earlier at my shift (Graveyard Shift again of course), I was really feeling a little exhausted (a crash and burn effect I guess) so I head out to the nearest convenience store to have a fix and saw this new product:

Vitamilk Double Choco Shake

  

Okay, I am no stranger to Vitamilk Soy Milk products since I am drinking Soy Milk rather than Dairy Milk thingies (That is a perfect reverse of Carl Grimes favoring Baby Formula over Soy Milk) and I have tried all their varieties of soy milk offerings; the original, the energy variant, and the chocolate flavored (The Energy Variant being my favorite of the bunch). Seeing this new flavor toting the words "Double Choco" made me decide to quickly grab one and size it up.

Looks like Chocolait to me..

My Verdict:

I can say that this is the chocolatiest Soy Milk I have tasted so far. It is like you are drinking a chocolate drink rather than Soy Milk. I was satisfied that it lived up to the "Double Choco" appearing in its label. In my opinion, if you want to introduce someone to drinking Soy Milk, you better let him/her have this variant since you cannot tell if what you are drinking is soy milk or a chocolate drink in the first place. A chocolatey soy milk, indeed.

Where to get it:

Currently, it is only available at 7-Eleven outlets for around 24 to 27 PHP for a bottle (Not Bad!), but just like the other Vitamilk Soy Milk variants, it is safe to say that this variant will also be available in Supermarkets and Groceries in no time.

If you like Soy Milk, you definitely gotta try this one.

Until next time,

Ciao!

The McDonald's BFF Fries - "A Kaiju lands in the Downtown"

Tag Team match? Anyone?!

If you are fan of the 2013 film Pacific Rim, then you are familiar with and know what a "Kaiju" means, right?

Okay, for the benefit of those unfamiliar, the Japanese term "Kaiju" means a strange creature in Japanese, but when translated and defined in English, it has a more Badass significance..."MONSTER", a BIG and GIGANTIC Monster, to be exact.

A few days back, a certain kind of "Kaiju" has landed on Philippine Shores, particularly in McDonald's outlets - The BFF Fries!

The Ayala Fairview Terraces - The Follow-up Review

Here comes a new challenger!

If you guys track back, I had a blog post about the newly opened Ayala Fairview Terraces a few weeks back. (You can view it here)

As promised in that article, here is the follow up for that post. We recently visited the mall again and this time around, in addition to the mall now fairly populated with shops, I also brought a better glass for my camera to shoot the place a little bit better. (My mistake last time was I brought a prime lens)

Now, I promised a review, so here it goes:

The Newly Opened Ayala Fairview Terraces - Me and My Family's first visit

Recently, a new mall opened up at the Fairview area.

Being a resident on the North Caloocan Area, for the longest time (that is since 1997), the only mall lording it over in that area is SM City Fairview, so having an Ayala Mall being opened in the vicinity is a very WELCOME news for us.

New Kid on the Block

A Post-Valentine Breakfast Date, Sealed with a (Chocolate) Kiss!

As much as I want to take my wife out for a date last Valentines Day, our busy schedules (We are both working parents) really did not permit us to have one.

Well, who says you can only have a date on the 14th?

Not being outdone, I discreetly planned a post-Valentines Day "Breakfast Date" with not only my wife, but also with our daughter on February 16, a Sunday - so we may call it a "Sun-Date", I guess.