This toy is from
series 2 of Lego Minifigures and was released in 2010. Maraca man’s accessories include 3 maracas, a
green sombrero and a poncho.
Lego:
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO6vWxhyaeo
Friday, January 21, 2011
Lego Minifigures
I never had a chance
to own or even play with Lego’s as a kid.
I know the daycare I used to go to had the blocks, but they just didn’t
interest me. All my attention was focused
on action figures. Can you really blame
me when the action figures that were popular around that time were Ninja
Turtles and Thunder Cats? Later on in
life I discovered that Lego also made Lego minifigures, and then eventually
even a licensed line (such as Star Wars and Batman). Yet despite all these great releases I still
wasn’t buying any Lego.
All that changed
for me in 2010 when Lego decided to release a line of Minifigures that would
come with distinctive characters, and that would be in a blind bag (meaning you
couldn’t tell which character you had by just looking at the bag). Of course there are ways around this mystery
bag by either feeling around for distinctive accessory parts or using a barcode
decoder to find the figure you want (link to the decoder is provided below). What I like about this toy series is how unique
each character is to one another.
Most
of the figures are of yellow flesh tone, come with a few accessories and cost
around $3 here in Canada. With at least
3 series already released and many more on the way there is bound to be figures
that speak to each person that will make them want to collect them. I’m more of a pop culture collector so I
usually go for fun and modern figures such as the Spartan Warrior, the Mime,
the Rapper, etc... and the list can go on and on. Although minor complaints can be made about
the figures (such as minimal paint on the back), these toys are still a
great collectable and will standout when displayed. Here’s hoping Lego will keep up the good
work!
Lego
Minifigures website:
Lego
Barcode decoder:
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2eNWnujfrs
Friday, January 14, 2011
Puma Clydes
Puma Clyde’s are
another classic sneaker that I love. The
sneakers were first introduced back in 1973 and were named after Walt “Clyde”
Frazier, who played for the New York Knicks.
It’s amazing to think how far back sneaker endorsement deals go,
especially when the money involved wasn’t even that much compared to today’s
standards. It’s also amazing to even
think the Puma Clyde was once a basketball sneaker.
To start off with
they’re mostly made out of suede or thick leather, and are low cut
sneakers. Besides Kobe Bryant you don’t
see many other basketball players using low cut sneakers (a few years ago they
were unheard of in the NBA). Though I
grew up in the 80’s, I started to love Clyde’s in the early 90’s when they were
much more available. The version I am
showing is made from suede and comes in turquoise (or some kind of powder blue)
and white.
There’s just
something about suede sneakers that makes me go wild. These sneakers were released in late summer
2006 to a certain number of sneaker boutiques and were part of Puma’s “taste
the rainbow” series. Puma basically decided
to open up its archive and release some amazing colourways from the past. Besides the version I have Puma also released
them in colours such as forest green, purple, pink, orange, and yellow. Comfort wise Clyde’s can feel pretty good for
many hours, especially for people that have wide feet (since that’s what Clyde
Frazier wanted in a sneaker). As far as
looks nothing beats a classic like this, they can match with jeans or shorts,
they can be worn with thin or thick laces, and will always get people’s
attention when you wear them.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Hello Panda
Today I was craving
something sweet, so I looked in my desk for something to eat. Yes, I like to hide snacks in my desk,
lol. Most of the time they don’t last
very long because I like to eat them as soon as I get them. However this time I was lucky because I found
a box of Hello Panda cookies. Also known
as Panda cookies, these things taste pretty good, salty and sweet. They are a cookie that is filled with either
chocolate or strawberry filling. They
are made by a company called Meiji, and are usually sold in Chinese
supermarkets for around a $1 each.
Another thing I like about these cookies are how they put drawings of a
panda on the cookie, pretty cool. These
cookies get two thumbs up from the snack-loving-piper.
Buy
your own:
http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/product/meiji-hello-panda-choco-2-0-oz
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