Collecticon 2013 Day 02: Around the Event Floor plus Cosplayers

My wife and I arrived in the afternoon and we were surprised that in spite of the bad weather, there was a good turnout at the event. I even jokingly said that we just got off the LRT and are we now back in it?

As expected, there were lots of stores selling toys of all kinds. There were display booths. My favorite, MaxiCollectors was there.There was even a speaker talking about what I think was figure customization. Kids and adults alike were milling all over the event floor.

We braved the crowds and were able to browse through all the stores. I finally found the store that I'm looking for, the one selling Hot Wheels for only P60 a car. I'm actually collecting cars on the Hot Wheels Blings line that were released around 2004 and 2005. I already have a couple of them which I bought at 168 and at ToyCon. Now this store has plenty of them. I bought around 11 Blings cars plus 3 more on the ... line. After that, I decided to close my wallet and to just take some pictures while I roamed around.  It was tiring but enjoyable nonetheless.

Here's a bird's eye view of the event floor:

One could get lost here!

Collecticon 2013: Why did I miss this before?

I can't believe that it's already on its 6th year and I wasn't even aware of Collecticon 2013 until I saw a post on the Big Boys Toy Store page advertising this event. Since ToyConPH 2013, I've been waiting for another similar event to attend so this would be another perfect opportunity for me to check out some cool toys, and even maybe buy some, plus a chance to do some toy photography. So I immediately informed my wife that we would be planning to attend this event on Saturday at Robinsons Place Manila. Good thing she agreed :)

ToyConPH 2013 Day 02: Samurai & Villains

Here are some more of my shots of very impressive figures on display at ToyCon:

Rurouni Kenshin -- loved the anime, loved the live-action movie!

ToyConPH 2013 Day 02: Gallery of Cosplayers

Next to toys, ToyCon is all about the Cosplayers! Here are some of the ones that I took pictures of:

Cosplayers Mix 1

ToyConPH 2013 Day 02: Robots & Heroes

Upon arriving at Megatrade Hall, my wife and twin nieces were surprised by the long queue of people buying tickets to ToyCon.  For the past two ToyCons, we didn't encounter long lines. In spite of this, and the heat, our enthusiasm for the event went unabated.

Once, we got past the gates, we roamed the halls while taking shots of toys and cosplayers. The twins were particularly excited since they know most of the characaters of the cosplayers.

Here are some of the pictures I took:

Optimus Prime

ToyConPH 2013 Begins Now!

The biggest Toy and Cosplay Convention in the Philippines is back! This would be the third ToyCon that I would be attending and I can't help but be excited about it. My wife and two nieces are planning to attend Day 2 tomorrow. See you there! :)

Loving me some Flickr!

For a long time, I have lost faith in Flickr. Flickr has been one of the earliest photo sharing sites and in its inception was one of the coolest. I've been a member since 2004 and since then updates have been slow.  Really slow, if at all. As the UI designs of most sites drastically improved (500px, Google+ and the recently relaunched MySpace), Flickr's UI remained cumbersome and downright ugly!