The misadventures of a self-confessed power level conscious freak

Wow had it BEEN that long too? It’s been a while since I last goofed around in this blog! LOL! But before the usual excuses of busy schedules, work and “social life” typed in here, I have an announcement to make. Not really a mind boggling announcement but still an announcement nonetheless.

I still am obsessed with power levels.

Not Dragonball Saiyan power levels mind you, just…you know. The whole subculture that goes with it - the lure of being a closet anime freak. Hmm, well maybe I am not a freak now as comapred to like…years ago. LOL. Don’t watch anime too much now. Not that I am not liking it anymore - it’s just that I have no time t sit down, relax and watch anime at my leisure. Mostly it’s devoted to Facebook, browsing through 4chan and other imageboards for my collection, also discovering my “inner fashionista” at Poupee Girl and now, Tinierme. Then probably popping in a few hours gameplay on my brother’s PS3 or my DS. Eagerly waiting for the Asian edition of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron release sometime the end of this month, if it is to be believed. Now I worry that our local games store doesn’t know anything about it - could it be that it won’t be released here? ;____;

Just this Saturday, I snuck out to visit the 10th annual Toy Convention at SM Megamall. Well - it’s my 2nd time at the Toy Convention. No, didn’t buy anything as I was horribly broke by then. But I cried at seeing Blythe dolls being sold there and I don’t have cash to spend. T_T The last convention I went to didn’t have any of those Blythes being sold - or I guess since it was the last day, the sellers already packed up and went? LOL. This year’s convention was rather huge - 3 Mega Trade Halls filled to the rafters with toy sellers, toy enthusiasts (including model makers and diorama makers and what have you), anime curios and fashion merchants, then the ocassional hobby society or two. It was my first time seeing a Sweet Lolita - in the FLESH - walking around in the hot Philippine weather. Well, granted it was airconditioned and all, but still. Wonder if somebody took a picture of her and then post it on 4chan’s /cgl/ or something. It was also my first time to see those Ball Jointed Dolls in person too - the dolls that you probably recall in that Korean horror movie The Doll Master. I wonder if I would cry even more if there WAS a booth selling those. Then again probably not - Blythes are actually pretty creepy being sold there, for the hefty price tags they command I mean. But there are other toys being sold for that much too. BJDs (Ball Jointed Dolls) I see on the internet are probably one of the scariest hobbies to have around in terms of the money and time spent on it - people have said that the cheapest BJD you can get in the market today retails for about $ 300 to $ 400. And I simply don’t have that much money! Plus think of all the security issues that could probably come up if you try selling them at the local Toy Convention. Maybe the Blythes are an indication that they may sell it in the future?     

And the cosplay! There were people walking around wearing cosplays. There also was a cosplay competition going on when I went there. I saw a lot of Vocaloids, some guys wearing Counter Strike or Raccoon City Police Department outfits (there was a rather decent Leon Kennedy strolling through the convention halls) and - get this - the Baker King himself! LOL! No, not Asuma Kazuma from Yakitate Japan - Tak Gu from The Baker King Koreanovela. And he was pretty spot on too! Too bad he wasn’t that tall. I wish I could’ve glomped him, he was too adorable. X3 All in all, it was a pretty awesome convention - makes me want to look forward to the last Harry Potter movie. The awesome Dumbledore and Bellatrix hanging around the convention halls (well just the Harry Potter booth actually) makes me wish July was already here.  

Now, just sit back and then try to understand all the gobbledygook I have just unleashed upon you guys. It’s clear that I still have my power levels intact, and still am pretty much obsessed with it to some degree.  

See you next convention? LOL 

The White Queen