2022 Yearender: What a Busy Year in Real Life!

Hey, it's almost 2023! 2022 is a very, very busy year, it's rarely lazy and boring. So how about a recap?

My Play Arts Kai Collection (December 2022)

My blog site is now 10 years old and the year 2022 is almost over. Time post an update on my entire Play Arts Kai collection. This is all the PAK figures that I've collected within 10 years.

La Union Trip

We went to La Union, Philippines for a quick tour, sightseeing and vacation. The beach there have waves awesome enough for surfing so I was excited to go there, I always wanted to try surfing. It's kinda rare for us to travel north.

Caleruega, Batangas

We went to Batangas, Philippines to check out the Caleruega Church, A place close to God and nature.

[Toy Review] FUBUKI - One Punch Man Espresto

Time to review Tatsumaki's younger sister, Fubuki or Hellish Blizzard. She's a B-class Rank 1 hero that have her own faction of heroes, in the anime/manga series, One Punch Man. This is a Banpresto Espresto shapely figure.

10 Years!

We hit another milestone! I can't believe that Randomly Random blog page is now 10 years old. This is a late post, sadly. The actual birthday of this blog is October 15, 2012.

Original Art: Red Hooded Huntress 2

Here's another original sketch that I made. This time we take a closer look at my original character, the Red Hooded Huntress.

[Toy Review] TATSUMAKI - One Punch Man Espresto

One Punch Man is one of the modern manga/anime series that I like. Even though I like this anime, I missed out a lot on its merch. But I got this nice figure of Tatsumaki/Terrible Tornado, a small but powerful ESPer, the eldest of the Psychic Sisters and an S-class rank 2 in the Hero Association. This is a Banpresto Espresto-shapely figure. It's been a while since I reviewed a static figure.

[Blog Update] Announcement!

Hello! I got something to announce really quick!

Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai Tifa Lockhart (Exotic Dress) Action Figure Official Photos and Price

As expected, Square-Enix revealed the Play Arts Kai action figure of Tifa wearing her third dress which I like to call, Kimono Dress. This is officially called the Exotic Dress, one of the three dresses you can choose for Tifa to wear in Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Play Arts Kai Zack Fair Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix revealed a new Play Arts Kai action figure of Zack Fair for the upcoming Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, the remake of the Crisis Core game released on the PlayStation Portable.

Final Fantasy VII Bring Arts Tifa Lockhart Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix revealed the official photos and price of Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart in her original look.

Final Fantasy VII Bring Arts Aerith Gainsborough Action Figure Official Photos and Price

New Final Fantasy VII action figures are still coming and I think it will not stop anytime soon. Square-Enix revealed a Bring Arts action figure of the classic look of Aerith Gainsborough.

We Had Lunch at Woodfire Restaurant

We were treated to have lunch at Woodfire restaurant. Woodfire restaurant is an Italian style restaurant/bistro located at Rockwell Powerplant Mall, Makati, Philippines.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai Tifa Lockhart (Fighting Dress) Action Figure Official Photos and Price

I never thought this would happen. Square-Enix recently revealed a new Play Arts Kai action figure of Tifa from Final Fantasy VII Remake, this time she's wearing the "Fighting Dress", A.K.A. Fighter Dress/Sporting Dress/Grappler Dress.

Fan Art: Poison Ivy 2 (Original Design)

 

Here's one of the sketches I made almost 3 months ago. It's once again, a sketch of DC's Poison Ivy.

Dinagat Island

Here's another post related to our previous vacation. This post is only focused on our stay at Dinagat Island located at Mindanao, Philippines. I posted more photos taken by my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.

Final Fantasy VII Bring Arts Cloud Strife Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix revealed a new Bring Arts action figure and it's Cloud Strife from the classic Final Fantasy VII. This figure also comes with a digital bonus stuff.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai Cloud Strife (Dress) Action Figure Official Photos and Price

As I expected, Square-Enix just revealed the Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai action figure of Cloud Strife in his dress.

Original Art: Red Hooded Huntress

Time to upload another sketch. This is an original character sketch of the Red Hooded Huntress. I made this sketch about a couple of months ago.

[Toy Review] HARLEY QUINN - The Suicide Squad (2021) McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse

Harley Quinn is one of my favorite female DC characters. She rivals Catwoman in top 1 and 2 of my top DC female characters list. That's why I have another McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse action figure of her. This Harley Quinn is from The Suicide Squad (2021) movie, portrayed once again by Margot Robbie.

[Toy Review] [Bootleg?] SEPHIROTH - Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai

I got another Play Arts Kai action figure in for review and it's the big bad guy with long silver hair of Final Fantasy VII Remake that wields a really long sword. Yes, the one-winged angel himself, Sephiroth. Sadly, this action figure is a knockoff(?). But rejoice, it's another great quality knockoff(?)! It looks so good that it looks authentic. But as expected, there are some flaws. That's why I'm here to mention them in this review.

Leyte Vacation (Galaxy S21 Ultra)

Here's some more pictures from our Leyte vacation. All photos here are taken using my Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Shinra Elite Officer & Motorcycle Set Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix also made another Play Arts Kai version of a Shinra grunt. This one is a Shinra Elite Officer and he comes with a motorcycle!

Final Fantasy VII Remake Shinra Officer Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix is giving some love for the normal grunts of Final Fantasy VII. In the game's 25 anniversary, SQEX revealed the Play Arts Kai action figure of a Shinra Officer.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Roche & Motorcycle Set Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix is not finished with Roche's Play Arts Kai action figure, they also gave him a motorcycle set! Lucky guy!

Final Fantasy VII Remake Roche Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Final Fantasy VII turned 25 yesterday and Square-Enix had a video presentation. I watched it and it was pretty awesome with new FF7 game announcement and release dates. Merch are also included in the presentation and SQEX revealed three new Play Arts Kai action figures and one of them is Roche, the motorcycle-riding 3rd Class SOLDIER in FF7 Remake.

Leyte Vacation (DSLR)

We went on a vacation, finally after these lockdowns. So we went on my girlfriend's hometown at Leyte, Philippines because we, especially me who haven't traveled far for two years, desperately need a vacation to get away from stressful stuff.

NieR: Replicant Ver.1.22474487139... Play Arts Kai Action Figure Kaine Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix just released the official photos the Play Arts Kai action figure of Kaine from NieR: Replicant. This is from the remaster version of the game (Ver.1.22474487139...).

Fan Art: Poison Ivy (Original Design)

I made a new sketch! I recently watched some clips related to DC comics and animations. And I saw a clip of Poison Ivy (The Long Halloween). I like that version of Poison Ivy, reminds me of her BTAS and other older versions. Then something popped in my head, I suddenly have a surge of creativity and inspiration to draw. And this is the result: A fan art of Poison Ivy with some of my design touches.

Moon Zoomin'

I'm having fun using Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's cameras. I took some moon photos to test the phone's Space Zoom feature.

[Toy Review] PEACEMAKER - The Suicide Squad (2021) McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse

Peacemaker is part of the Suicide Squad (2021) and he got an extreme sense of justice to the point that he will kill anything that can and will disrupt peace. He also got his own series which is fun to watch. I got his McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse action figure in for review.

Kingdom Hearts III Kairi Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Kairi now have a Kingdom Hearts III Play Arts Kai action figure of her. She had some action figures before, like her old Play Arts figure and the newer, but smaller Bring Arts figure. So it's nice that she now have a larger action figure version.

Kingdom Hearts III Riku (Standard and Deluxe version) Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Kingdom Hearts III's Riku also have a Play Arts Kai action figure. He's my favorite character in the KH series so I'm happy that he gets his third PAK figure.

Kingdom Hearts III Sora Ver.2 (Standard and Deluxe version) Play Arts Kai Action Figure Official Photos and Price

Square-Enix recently revealed their Kingdom Hearts III Play Arts Kai action figure line as part of the 20th year anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series. The PAK figures of the main trio are revealed: Sora, Riku and Kairi. Let's start with Sora's version 2 action figure, now with standard and deluxe versions.

[Toy Review] [Bootleg?] CLOUD STRIFE VER.2 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Play Arts Kai

Yay! A Play Arts Kai action figure review, but it's a bootleg/knockoff... or isn't? I don't know, hence the big "?" behind the bootleg stamp on the title pic above. Because for a knockoff, it's pretty great. Anyway, it's Cloud Strife, the spikey-haired protagonist from Final Fantasy VII Remake, this is version 2 (ver.2) of this action figure. They released an older version of him after the early announcement of the game's remake few years ago.

I Wish Square-Enix Made these Characters as Play Arts Kai Action Figures (Part 1)

Time to make another Play Arts Kai action figure wish list that will or will not come true, but hey it's still fun.

Tifa Lockhart Photo Edit

Here's another action figure edited photo made by yours truly. Todays subject is the Play Arts Kai action figure of Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Zoomed Photos

Last year I bought a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G smartphone. The phone is really good because it's Samsung's 2021 flagship phone. It got all the high specs and I'm happy that the phone performs really well. What made me buy the phone is its looks, simple yet elegant and its camera's capacity to zoom so far that I thought only professional lens and cameras can do. I tried the S21 Ultra's cameras and took some zoomed photos.

[Toy Review] BLOODSPORT - The Suicide Squad (2021) McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse

He easily became one of my favorite DC characters and he is one of those that critically wounded Superman and he's just a human, but with very sophisticated high-tech weaponry. He's Bloodsport, another obscure character that became popular because of the Suicide Squad 2021 movie. I got the McFarlane toys DC Multiverse action figure in for review.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Play Arts Kai Jack Garland Action Figure Official Photos and Price

 

After waiting for a long time after seeing his Dissidia character design, finally... this guy is made as an action figure. Jack Garland from Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin now have a Play Arts Kai action figure.

Lunch at Rose and Grace Restaurant

After leaving the Padre Pio Shrine, it's time to eat lunch and we're really hungry. So we looked for a nice local restaurant, but the restaurant we're looking for closed, unfortunately. I think it went bankrupt because of the pandemic and lockdowns. So we went to Rose and Grace restaurant instead, which is nearby.

Trip to Padre Pio Shrine

First out of town trip of the year! We went to Padre Pio Shrine at Batangas, Philippines to attend a mass there and for our wishes and thanksgivings.

[Toy Review] POLKA DOT MAN - The Suicide Squad (2021) McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse

First toy review of the year! Sorry for being so late for this post. I watched The Suicide Squad movie. The new 2021 version, not the first one starring Will Smith. I like the movie, better than the first. Anyway, I got the first action figure from the movie and it's Polka Dot Man, an unpopular super villain from the DC universe. This is a McFarlane Toys action figure and part of the DC Multiverse line.

I Tested Positive for Coof!

Hey guys! What a way to start the year! I got the coof (Covid-19)!