Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Toys from a Galaxy Far, Far Away!


While I was busy shopping for perfumes in Tokyo, B did a little shopping of his own too. Just because he's a guy, that doesn't mean he doesn't love shopping, especially when it comes to STAR WARS toys. He already has quite an impressive collection of toys and figurines, which he collected over the years and the last time he went to Japan without me, B purchased a cool lightsaber for almost 7000 yen! Imagine my face when he came home grinning happily; long sword in hand! hah



So last vacation, we made sure Akihabara was on our list of places to go. As the largest electronics town in the world, you can find all sorts of gadgets and toys in this part of Tokyo. B had his mind set on a specific Toy store that sells the coolest Star Wars toys and figurines. As usual we got lost but after making several circles, we finally found the store. penat



Inside was all sorts of toys imaginable but you really have to search for the Star Wars toys since they don't come in abundance and are usually hidden in top shelves and corners. I got myself an adorable Pink Gizmo keychain, which I love! It also comes in purple and green by the way! gelakguling


While I was browsing the huge store, B did a little searching himself. He was not interested in the smaller items and we were about ready to leave the store when B spotted an awesome C3P0 figurine! It's quite heavy and it's big; costing almost 5000 yen. B contemplated his decision on this expensive purchase; after all 5000 yen is equivalent to approximately RM200 and to spend so much on a toy required some major thinking.



I reminded B of his 7000-yen lightsaber, which was way more expensive than this figurine. Plus, it's not easy to find Star Wars toys back home and even if we did find the same exact figurine here, I'm very sure it would be pricier. In the end, I convinced B to get this very pricey but very unique figurine for his collection. It did not come with instructions so we were unsure if the figurine does anything. It was only later when we got back to our hotel that I accidentally pressed the back of his head, which got C3P0 talking and his eyes lit up as well! What a great cool buy for B! tepuktangan



Oh and this one here is a Stevie G figurine! It has nothing to do with a galaxy far, far away but this is B's favourite football player, which also forms a smaller but equally important part of his toy collection. I'm so glad B got some new Star Wars toys for himself. Now, I feel less guilty about all the perfumes I spent on and we both get to enjoy our collecting hobby together! peluk

-FC Scoreboard points for my first THREE commenters-


NESSA
SHEMAH
MARVIC

121 comments:

Nessa,  July 14, 2009 4:45 PM

Op, op.. chop!!

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:45 PM

=-O =-O

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:46 PM

star wars!!! :)

marvic,  July 14, 2009 4:46 PM

so quick.... :-D

Phatelara,  July 14, 2009 4:47 PM

Ala...tak sempat! :( Go LIVERPOOL go!! :-D :-D :-D

marvic,  July 14, 2009 4:47 PM

:-D :-D :-D

Phatelara,  July 14, 2009 4:47 PM

Cute Gizmo!!! :):)

Phatelara,  July 14, 2009 4:47 PM

Go Stevie G go! :)

Nessa,  July 14, 2009 4:48 PM

Yeehaaa 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Marzie, funny la you terpress the figurine's head and it started talking!! :-D :-D nasib baik you tak tekezut ya... :-P :-P

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Ane,  July 14, 2009 4:49 PM

>:o >:o >:o I couldn't load WOAFS the first 3 times Marzie! :'( :'(

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:49 PM

wowww.. C3PO is soooooo coool!! and B has an R2-D2 alsoooo kan??

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:49 PM

wuaahh so jeles B has a light saber! I've always wanted one since i was a little girl!!! :) :)

Ane,  July 14, 2009 4:49 PM

BUT it's okay, did I ever tell you that I LOVE STAR WARS?? Yep, I am a STAR WARS geek.. I watched ALL of the STAR WARS movies! :-D

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:50 PM

Wah!! Nessa FC1! Yay! :)

Ane,  July 14, 2009 4:50 PM

I love that pink Gizmo keychain!! :-D :-D

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Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:51 PM

and the gremlin is sooooo cute!! LOL!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:51 PM

Shemah! FC2! :)

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:51 PM

i also want a cute pink gizmo gremlin!!! :) :) :)

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Ane,  July 14, 2009 4:53 PM

Japanese toys are the best!! :-D :-D

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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:53 PM

More SW toys Shemah, that’s my B! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:54 PM

Marvic FC3!! Ha ha! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:54 PM

Thanks for chopping ladies, wait seminit while I add ur points! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:55 PM

What so quick Marvic??

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:55 PM

yay!!! FC2!! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:55 PM

Hugsy Debbs, now can sleep for real he he! Oh yay Liverpool fan in da house! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:56 PM

U got this one marvic, yay!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:57 PM

I love my Pink Gizmo, so sayang wan to use it he he he! ;)

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 4:57 PM

hahaha me too, ane! i even bought the enhanced DVD editions for the parts iv, v, vi!! Syura nad I even had little ewok bears when we were little!! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:58 PM

He he! B will surely love to see some Liverpool love here, Debbs! Hugs! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 4:58 PM

Yeah Nessa!!! Hahahhaha I was surprised la alih2 C3P0 started talking, u shld have seen my face ha haha! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:00 PM

OH nooooooooooooo!!!!! HUGSY ANE!!!!!!!!!! My connection is terrible too, plus I keep on getting this stupid pop-up asking for my network password and it is really annoying! GRRRRRR!! There it goes again! :(

Nessa,  July 14, 2009 5:00 PM

Yeah, dis is my 2nd FC point... slow and steady! 8-) 8-)

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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:01 PM

Yeah Shemah, he has several R2-D2s!!! But he didn take pics of R2 and I oso lazy to take new pics myself he he, got red colour and blue colour!! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:02 PM

U oso want one Shemah??? It’s huge la the lightsaber!!!! Ha ha ha nanti I show pics B main lightsaber ngan Benji hehehehhehe! :)

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:04 PM

=-O =-O =-O

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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:05 PM

More hugs Ane!!! Oh yeah, u too love Star Wars Ane? I watched all the movies too but B is the big fan in our home! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:06 PM

Hehehhehe me too Ane!!! I also liked the green one so it was a tough decision between a pink or a green gizmo hehehe! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:07 PM

So cute kan Shemah? Sayang nak keluar from the plastic oso, this one I had to take out from the packaging for pics purposes lol!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:07 PM

so cute lah the Pink Gizmo key chain! :-P

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Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:08 PM

R oso loves Star Wars he is the big fan! 8-)

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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:09 PM

Hahahhahah u oso wan a cute pink gizmo gremlin Shemah? B la spotted this and of course I happily bought one for myself hohoho!! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:11 PM

I agree Ane, they’re the coolest and always so interesting!! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:13 PM

Yay indeed Shemah, 7 points edi catching up with Mon and Debbs! :)

marvic,  July 14, 2009 5:15 PM

nessa la..she is so quick chopping in here... lol

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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:16 PM

Oooooooh ewok oso I like, so cute! :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:17 PM

Slow and steady wins the race, go Nessa go! Thanks for chopping sweetie. :)

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:17 PM

Monica!!!! U missed the chop sweetie! :(

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:19 PM

Yay! I love my pink gizmo, Mon! And it is the cutest, should have bought all three colours he he he!!!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:20 PM

Yay for R and Star Wars! R oso collects SW toys Mon??

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:21 PM

Ohhhhh Nessa SSG (sneaky speedy Gonzales) today!!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:28 PM

Mariuca! yeah i missed again! huhuhu....

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 5:30 PM

It's okay marzie! I saw B's R2D2 in the pic with pheebs!! :-) hehehehehe tak
lah kempunan nak tgk!! LOL!
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Shemah,  July 14, 2009 5:31 PM

Hahahaahh I know!! Yang mahal punya memang huge.. like the ones they use in
the movie.. but got cheaper toy ones which are smaller! But I would like to
own one closest to the original light sabers!! LOL!
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Shemah,  July 14, 2009 5:32 PM

Hahahaha comel sungguh si pink gizmo tu!! :-) :-) LOL!
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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:33 PM

Mon! U’ve been missing my chops sweetie, am posting at MD next, try and chop there okay? ;)

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 5:33 PM

So cute kan?? Our ewok tu was the one with the head cover yang byk cakap
tu!! LOL!
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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:34 PM

Eh mana ada light saber pic with Pheebs???????

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:34 PM

Ohhhh sorry! R2 pic u mean hehehehe yeah! That’s one of them Shemah hohoho!!!!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:36 PM

Then u would love B’s lightsaber, cause sebiji mcm the real deal Shemah! Got light and noise all he he, his fren oso bought one it seems. Actually ada kat One Uts if Im not mistaken…RM500! ;)

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:37 PM

no he collects model cars :-D
my connection is very bad today!!!! :(

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:37 PM

Kecomelan la my Gizmo, I will use it today since dah remove from plastic lol!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:38 PM

yalor i've been missing yr chops! ok MD! :-D

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:40 PM

Mon, me too!! Very not stable and screamyx keeps on asking for my password over and over again, as in pop-up, angers la, since 2pm just now! :(

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:41 PM

Ok sweetie, hope u get my meow chop then! Wait ahhhhhhh, uploading video la now!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:44 PM

mine suddenly disconnected! fed up lah :(

Monica,  July 14, 2009 5:44 PM

now? okok! :-D

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:48 PM

Me too fed up with stupid unstable connection Mon, no mood wan to drop ec or click adgi yet, I will wait for later tonight. Hopefully connection gets better then. :(

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 5:52 PM

So slow la this stupid blogger, everything oso slow today!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 6:00 PM

i didnt finish my drops oso yesd!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:04 PM

I finished my drops very late Mon! :( Lazy to drop today though….

Monica,  July 14, 2009 6:07 PM

i hope i can finish my drops early today...hahah everytime say the same
thing! :-D

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 6:08 PM

Not light saber pics with pheebs. R2D2.. heehhehehe
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Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:15 PM

Hahahhahaha same here la, but imagine me have to drop 900 Mon, sigh!!!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:15 PM

I mensi pasal lightsaber pic with Benj, Shemah, not the one at MD of Pheebs and R2 he he! That one u blm tgk kan? Benji pic that is!

Monica,  July 14, 2009 6:17 PM

yalor u ve to drop 900 some more!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:20 PM

Crazy la drop 900, make me angry only sometimes thinking abt it! ;)

Monica,  July 14, 2009 6:23 PM

u need how long to drop 900 Mariuca?

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:26 PM

I need the whole freaking day and night Mon…cause I don drop all at once..like maybe 200 first…then later at night another 200…sampai 900! :(

Monica,  July 14, 2009 6:30 PM

wahhhhh whole freaking day and night?!

Mariuca,  July 14, 2009 6:32 PM

Yeah whole freaking day and night Mon! ROTFLMAO!!!! Come chop at MD! Posting in two mins! :)

Shemah,  July 14, 2009 8:14 PM

Oh the one with Benji?? Noooo.. tak pernah tgk lagi gambar tu!!
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JL,  July 14, 2009 8:49 PM

Wow so the C3PO can talk? That's interesting, what does the robot say? =-O =-O

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JL,  July 14, 2009 8:51 PM

I loled at the sentence below the pink gizmo :-D :-D

I love gizmos too, preferably the blue, good ones :* :* :*

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JL,  July 14, 2009 8:53 PM

Clicking on ec and adgi too, have a nice day mariuca :* :* :*

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Phatelara,  July 14, 2009 9:28 PM

Hugs Marzie! Lol! :)

Metz,  July 15, 2009 12:15 AM

Dropping by via Entrecard and checking out what is new over here. Hope your week is going well and that it keeps getting better :) xoxo

Ayie,  July 15, 2009 3:37 AM

wow so sweet of you to help him get that c3po! :)

now I know where to go and get my hubs' starwars figure soo...he's a fan! I promised him a collection when we get our house already so we can set up a hobby room for our collection. The one you got for you is cute too! ;)

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LadyJava,  July 15, 2009 5:00 AM

Missed it!!! :( :( :( :'( :'( :'( :'(

LadyJava,  July 15, 2009 5:03 AM

wah.. you guys got so many collection.. so awesome!! and I love Pink Gizmo.. lol. so cute!!

Renny Bakke Amundsen,  July 15, 2009 5:09 AM

Sounds like your addicted - and I don't blame you :lol:

life ramblings,  July 15, 2009 7:42 AM

those figurines are pretty cool but it's pricey as hell to be a die hard fan.

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life ramblings,  July 15, 2009 7:43 AM

the Pink Gizmo looks cute.

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life ramblings,  July 15, 2009 7:44 AM

have a fabulous wednesday dear. :*

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tekkaus,  July 15, 2009 8:03 AM

Wow! B really likes to collect figurines huh! :) I don't have any though.

Ane,  July 16, 2009 8:52 AM

In our home I am more the StarWars person, the techno/gadget freak, the nerd
and all that.. B is the cool one.. LOL

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 8:56 AM

Star Wars geeks are cool right Ane? :)

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:16 AM

Yeah of course Marzie! :-D cause I am a Star Wars geek so it's totally cool!
LOL

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:18 AM

I had a little ewok too Shem!! I wonder where it went?? Hmm.. must go to my
uncle's house and search for it! LOL I haven't gotten the DVD's for parts
iv, v and iv Shem, they're a bit pricey!! :-D am saving for it!

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:22 AM

Mon and Mariuca, haven't slept, when you do go to sleep I will be left alone
in the blogosphere all by my lonesome! :'( buzz when you're about to zzz
edi, am writing a post on ANE! :-D come chop later! :)

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:24 AM

Yay for SW geeks, have u seen the lightsaber pics with Benji at MD, Ane? :)

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:25 AM

LOL @ MUST wake up late! Same here he he…

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:27 AM

I just saw them Marzie! I am on MD! :-D

Monica,  July 16, 2009 9:27 AM

i want to chop ANE! ;-D

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:33 AM

Oh yay wan to chop for sure before I sleep Ane! Buzz buzz on TF kay? :)

Monica,  July 16, 2009 9:36 AM

i don have TF :-D

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:37 AM

Oh yay! Hope u like the pics Ane! Meow!

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:40 AM

Hahahahahhaha so cute la Mon still got no TF! So u plan to install TF or not Mon? :)

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:41 AM

Okay coming up in a few minutes Mon! :-D

Monica,  July 16, 2009 9:44 AM

hahaha no need lah coz i oso don know how to install :-[

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:49 AM

Ha ha, easy to install actually but no need la if u don like it. :)

Ane,  July 16, 2009 9:50 AM

okay Marzie.. will buzz buzz here too for Mon! :)

Monica,  July 16, 2009 9:53 AM

hehe actually i don really like to install things on my lappie :-D

Monica,  July 16, 2009 9:54 AM

wah thanks Ane! :* :*

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:56 AM

Ok, we’ll be waiting!

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 9:59 AM

Too many things oso can cause prob to our lappy kan, like slow it down!

Monica,  July 16, 2009 10:02 AM

yeah not only can cause prob but oso slow it down!!

Ane,  July 16, 2009 10:37 AM

posting in 5 minutes Mon and Marzie! :)

Mariuca,  July 16, 2009 10:41 AM

Ok Ane!!

Ane,  July 16, 2009 10:44 AM

posted already Marzie and Mon! :-D

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