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!

Our pet Zorro would be dearly missed!

I was deeply saddened to learn that our beloved pet Zorro had passed away. Everyone in the family was very close to Zorro since he also got a sickness when he was just a pup and he almost didn't make it then. But after he was taken to the vet he eventually got better and grew up healthy.

Zorro got big and strong and he always did his duty as the guard dog of the house. Often, he would be awake throughout the night and be asleep during the day.

After some time, we had another dog in the house which we called Milky due to a white spot that runs on her tummy. Milky is the daughter of another dog of ours, Sasha. Later, Zorro and Milky had several puppies but sadly only one survived. My niece, Thea, fondly called this puppy survivor, Baby Z, since her spotted eyes looked just like Zorro's. Eventually all three of them became our beloved pets and loyal guard dogs.

We would all miss Zorro. Zorro was so gentle and kind. Even though Thea would sometimes pat him strongly on the head, Zorro would just dismiss this and would just look calmly at Thea. Thea would then just go on patting him again. But when Zorro sensed a stranger, his bark would be so loud it could be heard even next door.

Revoltech Series No. 109: Himura Kenshin

Just wanted to share a picture of one my favorites from my Revoltech collection: Rurouni Kenshin. The classic anime is also one of my favorites and the recent live action feature is epic as well.

るろうに剣心