Finally - I Got a Nintendo DS! *Insert FFVII Victory Song Here*

Christmas came early for me this year and I finally got myself a Nintendo DS! Long I wait until I had the funds and ability to buy one. However, with some monetary sharing between siblings, it gave me the chance to obtain this piece of gaming fun. Of course, I think my younger sister will monopolize it most of the time especially during her school holiday. ^^;

At any rate, the picture you see above is kindly borrowed through Google image search. This is the exact model and color I got. I luckily managed to find a seller who sells them at a relatively low price, which I feel is thelowest I've seen anyone selling them for. So yay.

Okay, time to enjoy the DS, thanks to the R4 included. *cough*

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MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Blue Frame 2nd Revise Review - Part 2

This is a continuation of the part 1 here!

Phew, the photoshoot took quite a while to do as the sword really isn't that easy to pose with. This part of the review will have a ton of photos at a total of 109. O.o
Some of them are close-up shots, which caused the number to rise up but I felt like those shots should be in, so I didn't push them away for this review in the end. At any rate, prepare your scrolling fingers!

There are also some additional content in the following review, especially near the bottom, so please watch out for it! So, continue on reading~

Note: Some photos were taken using natural sunlight in the afternoon, so I hope they look okay for you all. ^^;

Part 1: Initial Shots

Took this shots right after I finished applying the clear stickers. Some of the clear stickers needs to be cut in order for them to work out especially the ones at the knee cap of the right legs.

Part 2: Height Comparisons

Its taller than the Green Frame and even the 00, even though only slightly.

Part 3: Up, Left, Down, Right!


Part 3.5: Multiple Angle Close-ups
Part 4: Articulation & Main Body Gimmicks

Looks like everyone wants to do the 00 split nowadays.

Much more stable than the MG Exia I have to say but maybe having slightly bigger feet would help make it easier to do...

Shoulders can swing forwards and backwards slightly.

Pay close attention to the side-skirt. It can be pulled out slightly to allow the legs to swing up higher.

Yep, 2 shots since I think the first one didn't show the maximum articulation of the legs. I just put up both in the end, just in case. ^^;

Note: Hand articulation is as per standard MG. Thumb, pointing finger and the last three fingers are stuck together. You may increase its articulation by splitting the last three fingers.

Kneeling.

First method of connecting the back-plate. This is basically for flight form. It cannot turn by the joint except go up and down.

Second method of connecting the back-plate. This is basically for sword form. It can turn a whole 360 degrees and can move up and down a little less than the first method of connecting.

You can pull up the body by the abdomen to increase the articulation of the Blue Frame. This is essential for kneeling, kicking and what-not poses you may want to put it in. Very, very nice. Not advisable to do when the huge-arse sword is equipped.

EDIT: Just in case it is not obvious through the shots, the Blue Frame can also bend side-to-side by the abdomen.

Also, you'll need to pull up the body to enable the cockpit hatch to be open-able. ^^;

Part 5: Armor Schneider

Stealth combat operations?

Always a good idea to have some hidden weapons in your feet. Does that mean Gai is a ninja? O.O

Part 6: Tactical Arms II Many, Many Ways of Play

The only ways the Blue Frame or any model kit to hold the weapon with its own strength is by somehow getting support through the shoulder. You cannot hold it with the two hands either. Even if you can(I don't think so though), you may break the handle or hands. So be careful when you play with the Tactical Arms. =)

Just for fun, I tested it on my Green Frame and 00. Green Frame cannot support it on its shoulders so there wasn't really anything to show except a face-down Green Frame. XD The 00 was able to hold it well enough with shoulder support. =D

Luckily for all of us, Bandai gave the kit an action base. To my understanding, this is basically your HG action base though with some differences to enable it to connect to the large sword and pose around with it. Nonetheless, you get an action base!

You connect to the same hole as the hole that connects to the back-plate so no extra special connection for the sword!

Ack, forgot to turn the image. At any rate, you can display the sword with the base. Nice.

Not many posses you can do with the sword actually... ^^; If only we can get mechanical joints going would the kit actually be able to hold it up nicely.

Part 6.1: Sword Form to Gatling Form
Turn the handle 90 degrees and pull out the top section of the handle to get a gun-like handle.

Move the thrusters inwards.

As you are using the base, orientate the sword to a horizontal position.

Open up the sword tips andt turn them 90 degrees downwards as shown. Put the thrusters back to their original position.

See here? Take out the triangular object...

Which is actually the reload cartridge for the gatling gun. Normally, both the cartridge are supposed to be put on but due to the base, I cannot put the other one at the bottom half.

*TAT**TAT**TAT*

From what I can tell, this is the only long-range weapon the Blue Frame has in this variation besides its built-in head vulcans.

Part 6.2: Sword Form to Flight Form - Oh Darn, It Really Sounds Like Kamen Rider Den-O

Lets reset the sword back to normal shall we?

Pull up the handle section of the sword. Turn the handle 90 degrees as shown.

Move the thrusters inwards and pull out the fins.

Turn the handle 90 degrees as shown above.

Open up the swords tip.

Pull up the middle section of the swords tip...

...and fold it inwards!

Ta-dah! Flight form complete! Hopefully my photos and explanations are clear enough. ^^;

Part 6.X: "Bird" Form! - You Can Blame bd77 for This Idea XD

Does it look like some kind of aircraft to any of you? Its somewhat reminds me of the 0-Raiser, minus extra pilot. XP

Man and "bird", fighting together?

Part 6.3: Gatling Arm - "Vega" Form

You can pull off the sword tips and you'll be left with the Gatling Arms.

You can hold it without the base but you'll need two hands to hold it. Not many poses possible but at least its nice to see a nearly standard size shooting weapon, eh?

Part 6.4: Sword Arms - "Rod" Form

If you've read part 1, it should be obvious the Tactical Arms can be separated into a few parts. Anyways, this are the Sword Arms which can be kinda held up by the Blue Frame.

Pull out the two connectors...

...and connect them to the arms and hand.

Then, apply the beam parts. Oof, that added some extra forward weight to the overall kit. Not a good thing. D=

Took me a while to balance the Blue Frame to do this pictured-on-box shot. As such, the Sword Arms works like tonfas I guess? >.>;

"Pierce the heavens!"

I had no choice, action base set up! Its way more pose-able with an action base. No need to frust with the balancing and all. ^^;

Part 6.5: Gun/Arrow Form?

Anyone likes archery? Looks like Gai does too? XD

Part 6.6: Scissors/Cutting Form? - "Rider Cutting!"

I don't think you want to be at the end of those huge-arse "scissors. XD

Part 6.7: More Huge-Arse Sword Action

What's the best way to huge a large sword? Thrust into the enemy with it of course!

Part 7: Conclusions
Pros

• Huge-arse sword!
  
• Great articulation
• Stiff/Strong joints
• Good sense of balance*

*The Blue Frame seem to have a weird center of gravity without the sword on it, like it wants to fall face down most of the time or something. It could just be me though.

Cons

• The huge-arse sword is difficult to hold and pose around with (action base provided may null this)

Overall, this model kit doesn't really have that many downsides! Maybe the inability to hold the sword up without support may hinder you judgment upon this model kit, but I don't think its possible anyways even with the current modeling technology we have now. At least they gave an action base to support the sword which should nullify the weaight problem with the sword.

In conclusion, its one of those must buy MGs of the year 2009 especially if you love over-sized, overkill weapons(like most do) or just like the SEED Astras side-story.

Well, that ends the review for the model kit so far. A bit more will be covered in part 3 such as a closer comparison with the NG Astray and the additional backpack adapters which happens to be a limited item that not all might get. Err, yeah.

Until, the next post~
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MG 1/100 Gundam Astray Blue Frame 2nd Revise Review - Part 1

Price: 4800Yen(!)

Okay, since I just finished building the Blue Frame yesterday until the big arse sword, I'll post up part 1 now which consists of shots of the runners and building process. I haven't built the action base for the sword yet but I'll put that in this part later on. I also haven't exploited the extra backpack adapters yet but I think I'll dedicate part 3 for that.

I don't really know the Gundam SEED VS Astray side-story so I can't say much about this MS story-wise. At any rate, its one of the many variations(and latest) of the Blue Frame which is piloted by Gai Murakamo of Serpent Tail.

MBF-P03R Gundam Astray Blue Frame Second Revise
Pilot: Gai Murakamo
Guild: Serpent Tail
Height: 18.32m
Weight: 62.70t
Armaments: Tactical Arms II, Armor Schneider(4?)

Part 1: Box

About the same size as any other MG box of this price range. From the box itself, you can see that the Tactical Arms II and the articulation being highlighted.

Part 2: Box Open!

Part 3: Runners!

Is it me or there seems to be quite a number of runners/parts for the Blue Frame? O.o
We also get new polycaps, yay!

Part 4: Building Process
Part 4.1: Torso

Side-to-side movement similar to MG Exia is present as well as pistons! Wow, that's what I call detail.

Sorry for the extra shots, but it doesn't hurt to see the parts pieced together slowly. As you can see, the Astray doesn't have much armor to put on. ^^; Note that the back "plate" can be moved up and down and connected in 2 ways which I'll illustrate in part 2 later on.

Part 4.2: Head

Painted he head sensor with metallic green as usual.

Dos the head sensor looks alright to you all? =O

Part 4.3: Arms

Not much armor on the arms either but quite a lot of parts for the shoulder armors. As for the bending capability of the arm, the small piece of white armor kinda hinders it.

At first I didn't want to but in the end I did it anyways. With a bit of help from blue tack to hold the fingers, I painted them white according to the pictures available. I didn't really paint it to crazy precision but I'm satisfied with the end result. ^^

*I just noticed that I put th elbow armor upside down! Silly me. Luckily I found out while applying the clear stickers. XP Its fixed now but I won't be able to change these photo though.*

You can open the armor flaps and push in the side armor to enable better articulation for the arms.

Part 4.4: Legs

I actually accidentally almost broke the blade in the feet. It only broke partially so it wasn't too great of a problem but I had to get help from the always trusty super glue for it... =P

Nothing much to say for the feet except that Bandai make sure it can bend similar to that of MG Exia or HG 00. It has no movable toes though.

ABS "locks", pistons(at the knee) and chained movement for the knee armor. The ABS "locks" are a nice added feature which I guess will help the Blue Frame to stand firmly especially with that huge arse sword it has.

Separated ankles just like the MG Exia BUT it doesn't seem weak like the MG Exia at all! Nice.

Part 4.5: Waist

The black parts are the cartridges for the Tactical Arms II. The front skirts can flip open to the side(not pictured) to allow the leg to swing up higher later on.

Part 4.6: Tactical Arms II

You can love the sword for its sheer largeness and can also hat it for the same reason. You can feel that the sword is quite heavy after you finish building it. ^^;

Part X: Early Shots
Darn, it looks so awesome! I current left the Tactical Arms II in sword form since I like it more that way that flight form. Somehow those names remind me of Kamen Rider Den-O's "Sword Form". XD

Okay, that' all for now. I'll be adding shots of the action base construction by tomorrow and part 2 after I apply the clear stickers(there are quite a lot of stickers!). =D
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Maybank Dinner 2009 & WIP Astray

I was quite occupied last weekend with the PC Fair and Maybank Dinner. Went to the PC Fair on Saturday night and went to Maybank dinner at Pullman hotel on Sunday night which was from 6.30pm until 11.00pm! Luckily I don't have Monday classes for Summer Semester so it doesn't really affect me.

Why did I have to go? Well, I was lucky enough to grab consolation achievement award for my SPM results. I think my results was the bare minimum to get the award. I got some cash(deposited into bank account before dinner) and a nicely framed certificate of congratulations.

Before the dinner actually began~

The function was quite interesting. they had an opening skit which was quite funny.

The theme of the dinner. ^^

VIPs(plus the whole room) sang the Maybank themes(BM and Chinese).

They also had a "Maybank Idol" karaoke contest with 9 contestants whom were surprising quite good. One of them(who won 1st place, not pictured) was really good, you'd be crazy not to think he'd grab first. The guy pictured got 3rd place who was pretty amazing too.

This was amazingly funny. They are the Tunak Tunak Group(IIRC) who are actually the Maybank bosses dancing to the tune of Tunak Tunak Tun. You must listen to this song, its pretty good. =D

Besides the crazy good entertainment, we got some delicious food(fried rice was delicious), so-so standard drinks(the red syrup drink and Chinese tea) and lucky draw! As usual, we didn't get anything from the lucky draw. Aww, darn.

Overall, I really enjoyed the night... until the last number for the lucky draw was called. XP

As for the Astray Blue Frame, I'm almost done, just need to build the sword and apply the clear stickers and maybe some more panel lining. I didn't panel line the whole model, specifically the blue frame areas as it is quite the pain to panel line so many parts.

Sword from Astray Green Frame and trying out the articulation of the legs. Loving it so far!

Okay, that's all for now. The entire review probably will roll out by this weekend if not sooner. =)

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PC Fair 2009 Late November Edition

So today I finally went to the PC Fair located at Level 5 Permata Carpark, Kuching. It was not sponsored by PIKOM but by Sarawak ICT(?) instead if I'm not mistaken.

The main plan of going to the PC Fair was to buy some blank DVDs and a cheapo mouse as my current mouse is figid-dy. To my disappointment, the blank DVD are not as cheap as they once were and the brand availability was very limited. I ended up buying a 100pcs Verbatim DVD-R set @ RM100. Didn't had much choices as I needed them urgently already. I was initially expecting them to be within the RM80 region like they were last year... should I blame the recent recession on this?

Other than that, I bought 2 cheapo Sensonic mice @ RM9.90 each, a cheapo E-View small keyboard @ RM15 and a new 20" LG Flatron W2043S LCD monitor @ RM399(a 14" CRT monitor doesn't cut it anymore...). My mother agreed to let me buy the monitor so I was pretty lucky to be able to get it! I'm so happy that she did. ^^ Well, there goes a good amount of cash for next month... well, at least the items are considerably less optional than my hobby items. >.>;

Overall, I find the PC Fair was slightly disappointing as there wasn't any really good enough deals, except maybe laptops, going around due to heighten IT parts prices. Don't know how the PIKOM sponsored PCFair will be though. It should be better but won't be held in Kuching. >.>

So, fellow Kuching dwellers, did you go to the PC Fair too? Disappointed? Satisfied? Found what you wanted to get?

PS: No progress on the Astray so far due to me playing Phantasy Star Zero too much(and still am). Game can be quite addicting since I haven't played such a game for a while. ^^;
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HG GN Archer Quick Review & WIP MG Astray Blue Frame 2ndR

How's everyone doing today? Enjoying the "Black Friday"? Well, I'm kinda am as there's no class today and I got the time to do whatever again. ^_^

Lately, I've gone back to the "gaming mood" and have to go through Summer Semester at Swinburne so I'll probably update less on the blog on Gunpla for a while... Fret not, I'm currently building the MG Astray Blue Frame, though only the head and torso is completed thus far. Then again, I only started last night. ^^;

At any rate, I did a quick review on the HG 1/144 GN Archer to test out a new background and lighting(natural sunlight) over at my Wordpress blog. My room doesn't have the best exposure to sunlight, but I like to know what you all think about it as I might do my future reviews with this setting. The lighting also can be from my fluorescent light as well. =)

Oh yeah, is anyone else going to the PC Fair today or for the weekends? Hopefully there will be something worthwhile when I go there....

That's all for now and I plan to finish the Blue Frame by Sunday~Monday if possible. XP
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Room Rearrangement & Arios Review

Its that time of the year when you spend your time to do a little "spring cleaning" for your house/room. Because of that, my nose is sneezing like hell due to me being very easily affected by dust. ~.~

Well, to be exact, it's not really spring cleaning but some stuff in my room and my younger sibling's room got rearranged. Now each of us got one bed each(we had two initially due to room sharing and old beds left over).

My mother also got me a "new" computer table which actually is not new. Nonetheless, it was completely FREE. Her office decided to let go of some stuff by "auctioning" stuff out especially computer tables(at dirt cheap prices). During that "auction" there came this table that was auctioned for FREE but NO ONE wanted it because of just one missing screw and its older than the rest. Pfft. My mother decided to get it in the end and it now in my room for my old computer to sit on, next to my BED. ^^;

Current configuration;

That's our house old comp(bought early 2006) that was used by my sister before until I got her the new computer last year for Christmas(which can be said leaps and bounds faster). As you may have known, the LCD monitor died a while ago and I had to switch to a retro monitor that was bought in 1996(IIRC) with my Windows 95 computer(which can still work but currently tucked away). Too bad my other, but larger and slightly newer, retro monitor was scraped due to over-usage too. ^^; FYI, this is my constantly used computer for mainly internet browsing, blogging and light gaming(older games works best on XP after all). Too bad I don't have another LCD monitor spare, 1024x768 is small nowadays. Then again, my biggest monitor is only 17" in the end excluding the 32" LCD TV.

Basically its made full of retro-ness. You can't get that kind of table nowadays(I think) and the keyboard and speakers are 2002'd.

Also, since somebody asked before, I did a quick review on the HG 1/144 Arios Gundam over at my Wordpress blog. I did the photoshoot practically alongside the Hi-Nu so not much time was used. Sorry if the review is not up to par with my regular ones. Its just a quick one on a practically EOL product after all. ^^;

Bonus image~! Here's a shot of my MG Exia Repair + Strikes Arm sitting down acting boss with the other kits(and while I was semi-cleaning my room). XD

Okay that's all for now. Darn, my nose really annoys me right now. Cleaning up can really be a pain when dust can easily affect you. Can't really do much stuff actually now. XP
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HGUC 1/144 Hi-Nu Gundam Review - Part 2

Quickly continuing the previous post of the review, here is part 2, the finally.

I really can't think of what poses to take sometimes since there really should be a HGUC Nightingale to pair up with this guy... it feels lonely. ^^;

Okay lets get on with the review~

Part 1: Height Comparisons

That's a 600ml bottle in the background. I lost the 500ml bottle...

OMG, brothers? No, cousins?! XD The reason for this is because Reborns in based on the Hi-Nu.

Part 2: Up, Left, Down, Right!

Gotta love the funnels, they make awesome "wings" feel and look.

Part 3: Articulation & Gimmicks

The shoulder can rise up really high up because of the MG-like shoulder connection. The leg spread is so-so due to still using ball-joints for the hips section.

Arm Machine Gun.

Reload cartridge?

The white compartment on the left arm is supposed to house another beam saber... but there is no such gimmick on this HGUC unlike its MG counterpart.
FYI, the crack line of the elbow section was my bad. ^^;

You can "pull" the torso section a little upwards to increase the articulation of the upper body and "push" it back down to avoid it from tumbling backwards due to the imbalanced caused by the funnels. This articulation benefit is best done when the funnels are taken off. ^^

Part 4: Action!

*PEW**PEW**PEW*

Obligatory boxart pose. Took me a good while to make sure this photo came out alright and as closely accurate as possible. ^^
I used blue tacks to hold up the usable Fin Funnels in "mid-air".

Some bazooka action. The wing binders can cause a bit of obstruction to the bazooka though.

Blue beam sabers!

Kneeling shooting position shots.

Grounded dual beam saber action. Mmm, sexy.

There's a reason why it has two guns and two arms. XP

Final shot!

Part X: Some More Comparisons With Reborns

Can you see the similarities?

Part 5: Conclusions
Pros

• Reasonably priced at 2200 Yen as the MG costs 7000 Yen.
• Decent color separation overall minus beam rifle and bazooka.
  
• Stiff and solid. Not back-heavy at all but it can topple over if you don't stand it up right.
• Inclusion of simple to use clear stickers to make the kit stand out more.
• Blue beam sabers FTW.
  

Cons

• Head is friggin' hard to turn.
• Only 2 usable Fin Funnels. C'mon, the HGUC Nu can have all its funnels deployed!
• Missing gimmicks(probably due to scale issues) such as beam saber in left arm and movable leg thrusters.
• Coloration of the mold for the beam rifle and bazooka is the epitome of lame. Can't Bandai just mold it in white by the least?

Overall, the model kit is very nice. Sure you only got two usable Fin Funnels but for 2200 Yen its a~wri~ght. Its priced low and some drawbacks are obvious. If you want a more playable Hi-Nu, you'll need to shell out some more cash as the MG costs 7000 Yen but comes with a custom stand, funnel effects and a more color accurate mold.

Nonetheless, if you want a cheap alternative, you can't go wrong with this HGUC. Even if you don't paint some of the parts silver(to follow the accurate color scheme), it should look good enough to display.

Okay, that's all for now.

Next up, the MG Astray Blue Frame? Maybe, lets see if I have the time. ^^;

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HGUC 1/144 Hi-Nu Gundam Review - Part 1

Price: 2200 Yen

~Life Rant~

Phew! Finals is over and what did I do? I built a Gundam. What a good way to start your break... if only I actually have a break. Sigh, Tuesday and its back to the books I go. However, before that I hope I can finish up some of my desired things I want to do(like building that Blue Frame and playing a new game or two).

~End Life Rant~

RX93-V2 Hi-V(Nu) Gundam
Pilot: Amuro Ray
Height: 20.0m
Weight: 27.9t
Armaments: Fin Funnels(6), Head Vulcan Gun, Arm Machine Gun, Beam Rifle, Beam Saber(3?), New Hyper Bazooka, Shield

MS Note: Hi-Nu is the novel version of the Nu Gundam. It is not an upgrade to the Nu even though it seems like it. I can't really say much about this Gundam as I haven' seen Char's Counterattack yet so it is basically Amuro's final Gundam which happens to be a mobile suit for Newtypes(psycommu system).

Okay, lets get on with the first part of the review. If you're curious about some points of articulations and gimmicks, I'll cover some of them during the construction phase below.

Note: Does the photos look alright to you? Not too blurry or something? I'm asking since I'm lowering the JPEG quality to reduce space used and my upload times. ^^;

Part 1: Box

The box is roughly about the size of a standard NG box.

Part 2: Box Open!

Part 3: Runners

Quite a lot of runners, but for 2200 Yen, it should have been expected. The manual has a rather plain front cover though.

Part 4: Building Process + Some Paint
Part 4.1: Torso

Similar to what most of you have experienced with the 00 HGs, this one also has an inner frame for the torso section.

The "fin" can swivel up and down. Dunno what its meant for though, does it help stabilize the Hi-Nu? XP

The bottom part is a bit weird though. I wonder why the polycap a bit more inside than normal... unless I did something wrong...

Part 4.2: Head

Separated V-Fin! This is quite rare to see for this scale. Then again, this is my first HGUC built.

The head can really go high up but the is very hard to turn. The helmet kinda clashes with the collar and makes it quite frustrating to turn...

Part 4.3: Beam Rifle & New Hyper Bazooka

If you strife for color accuracy, you'll need quite a lot of white and silver paint for this section. The large surface area that needs to be covered prevented me from attempting to paint it as I only use markers(PITA if you want the paint to be constant and not mess up).

Part 4.4: Shield

The shield is uber big and errr, has an interesting zig-zag pattern. Okay, I don't hate it, its nice and different from the usual symmetrical shields. But its a bit big and well, should obviously have problems with the shoulder section later on.

The usual connector for the shield. There are two mounting points for the shield connector.

Part 4.5: Arms

The arms are not symmetrical and is very similar to the Nu IIRC NK's recent review on the HGUC Nu Gundam.
As you can see, there are two hands for the right arm. One of it for holding the beam rifle and new hyper bazooka while the other is standard hands similar to an NG.
*The "gun hand" has a tab in it similar to that of a MG hand to firmly hold the guns.*

Decent articulation for a HG. I painted some of the shoulder armor sections silver based on the box pictures.

Part 4.6: Legs

You'll spend some time here if you want to make sure the feet comes out with the right colors. I just used my panel lining marker for the black sections and a not-so recommended silver marker for the silver area.

Ball joints but decent articulation. Wished they used the same leg connection as the MG here for a bit more articulation at the hips... Also, unlike the MG, the rear thrusters are immovable.

Part 4.7: Waist

Oops, missed one polycap...

Yep, missed the polycap for the one to connect to the bases...

Part 4.7: Back

The beam sabers are stored in the "wings". I decided to paint the "pipes" tip with gold instead of the copper they suggested due to not having that color. Do you like the shininess? XD
Sadly, the seams got a little more obvious for the "pipes" since the paint leaked into the plastic...

Part 4.8: Fin Fangs Funnels

Only two are "usable" while the "four" cannot do anything but stay at the back. Depending on the person, this may off your buying decision. Didn't really bother me though since I don't have much space to do a "permanent" "Fin Funnels Deployed" pose. Wait, that reminds me... I can't do the "pyramid of light" with just two funnels... DX

Okay, that's all for now, the rest of my commentaries are in part 2 including actions shots and so on.
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Finals(Semester 2 2009) End! Yay?

Finally after letting this blog go on a hiatus run due to finishing TWO assignments and the FOUR final papers that just finished today. For the (group) assignments, my groups manage to get very good marks. I was so happy that we could get those marks, that I was almost going to jump in joy. Go team~ ^^

As for the final exam, hopefully I'll get my targeted marks since it wasn't all as difficult as I initially expected (except for maybe the last paper however). I guess my perseverance in forcing myself to read the textbooks and notes really did help make the exam less stressing (though I'm mentally exhausted).

At any rate, now I have some free time once again to do whatever I want as the Foundation course is done for now. Sadly I still have the Summer Semester to do starting next month, ending in the 2nd week of January. According to one of our lecturers, we might be running against the clock most of the time during the compulsory semester due to its shortness and amount of work needed to be done. For now, I have some time to kill for non-education stuff.

With that said, I wanted to build the Blue Frame but decided not to as I felt my hands to be a little rusty and well I have another kit begging to put together. Remember my trip to KL last July? Well, I finally decided to build the HGUC Hi-Nu Gundam. I made a few mishaps while building it though but I'm still happy with the results thus far. Its not completed yet as I slowly put it together and doing additional add-ons (panel-lining and some paint).

Here's an early preview;
As you can see, the back-section is not done yet. I was building this the whole night and just stopped pass midnight. The mishaps I did (darn silver marker leaking onto my palm and me doing something totally unreasonable resulting in a part breaking off) made it a little annoying and longer to finish. Err, yeah. I'm contemplating to either paint the beam rifle and bazooka silver or leave it be until I get me some proper painting equipment. =/

Also, did anyone tried the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta yet? I just downloaded it but haven't had the opportunity to install it yet. Going to try it out real soon, like... tomorrow? =D

Okay, that's all for now. >.>

PS: Hey guys, got any good MMORPGs that is "free 2 play" which you consider fun to play currently? I feel like playing at least one for a while (I normally play online games but never break level 30) to make my life well, more varied. XP

Note: I might also update my alternate blog once in a while with some miscellaneous stuff, but mostly smaller posts. Keep an eye out as you may find some funny and interesting stuff posted up by me. ^^
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