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tenderblender:

Woot! It’s summer again, and we’re...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6de68568cd9a6206a7db8d7d2234014/tumblr_mjlayingTr1qcwm4xo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tracymonsod.com/post/45262594421/tenderblender-woot-its-summer-again-and"&gt;iceofspades&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/45257224878/woot-its-summer-again-and-were-looking-for"&gt;tenderblender&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Woot! It’s summer again, and we’re looking for interns! &lt;span&gt;Apply now! :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We’re pretty busy, so we promise you won’t be doing any coffee-making or doughnut-buying!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also, we concentrated more on design interns last year. This year, though, we’d like to see if we can get interns who can do food photography as well as design, or at least an intern who’d be willing to learn food photography!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SUMMER TIME INTERNSHIPS! gonna be fuuuuuuuun! :))&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/45402749555</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/45402749555</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:22:30 +0800</pubDate><category>tenderblender</category></item><item><title>mmm… tummy aches from giant butterflies in my tummy &lt;3...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2a25677dc4b7f2b1980f4b09767b481/tumblr_mi9vytUprK1qzvniko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;mmm… tummy aches from giant butterflies in my tummy &lt;3 i love you pumpkin :3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tracymonsod.com/post/43157636006/valentines-2013"&gt;iceofspades&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I won’t be cheesy and go so far as to say “everyday is Valentine’s Day with you”, but it comes really damn close. I spend most of my waking hours in your company, whether for work or just when we hang out, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. All our silly antics that happen when it’s just the two of us is so hard to explain to other people, that I’ve come to terms with the thought that there really are just some things that only we will ever understand (and laugh about for a good 2 hours). There aren’t enough words to describe how much I love being with you, and just being our crazy selves — whether belting out gibberish in the car when we don’t know the words to a song on the radio, or staying in on Friday nights to watch Jurassic Park. I can never get tired of looking at your face, even if it’s in a blurry Instagram picture or delaying in movement on FaceTime. You’re what I look forward to seeing most every day, and the days that I don’t get to see you couldn’t move any slower. I feel like I’m the luckiest girl to have ever lived, as I’ve been so blessed to have someone like you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So why am I posting this two days after Valentine’s Day? So it won’t be as flooded in with the rest of the cheesy, lovey-dovey, mushy-gushy posts. Because you know how I like to pretend I’m oh-so-different, hahaha!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I love you, Kiks. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;P.S. This is my 2000th post, according to Tumblr! Pretty awesome. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/43323599843</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/43323599843</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:46:41 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY JOB &lt;3
tenderblender:


One of the...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58677580" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY JOB&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/42176109118/one-of-the-things-we-love-about-our-job-is-that-we"&gt;tenderblender&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/1-16_zps4d499850.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the things we love about our job is that we get to work with so many different kinds of people! And that doesn’t mean just our clients — a couple of weeks ago and also a few months back, we were able to work with &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/seabiscuit"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Seabiscuit Films&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a production house that makes awesome videos! We first collaborated late last year to work on a teaser video for &lt;em&gt;Shawarma Bros&lt;/em&gt;, a new food truck business that sells super delicious shawarma rice! We were able to work again just this January on a new video for Shawarma Bros’s new product, their Chicken Naan Pockets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the amazing video shot and edited by Seabiscuit Films, with food styling by Tender Blender! Also, here are a few behind the scenes photos from our shoot day!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/11-9_zps89f0386e.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our call-time was at 6:30 in the morning so we were basically fuelled by the great-tasting coffee at Rammy’s.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/2-19_zps33445a74.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Seabiscuit’s Director of Photography, Aaron, had brought out a Canon 5D MkIII with a 100mm f/2.8 and I ALMOST DIED WITH ENVY alskgjalghae;gha’igha THE BOKEH IS AMAZING ON IT. But anyway, back to being somewhat composed, watching from behind the camera got us all excited to see the final output! It also burned into my brain what lens I need to get next, LOL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/3-22_zpseb43b828.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/4-20_zps831a4cee.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/5-17_zps5ffe8a50.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It really is a whole different thing when we’re hired to do styling for video. The set turns into a beautiful mess!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/6-17_zps22cce5af.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/7-12_zps833a6c4b.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/8-9_zpsdfd1ca60.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because it was a video shoot, Nicky &amp; Aaron did a lot of the work while we stepped in every now and then to assist with styling food. Kiks occupied himself with Marvel vs. Capcom on his iPad Mini when we had some down time! Haha :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/9-11_zpse5509bb7.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dough for the naan bread rolled out! We’d need quite a few for all the takes, and then we’d need to pick the best looking ones for the final dish set up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/10-11_zps3b3e293c.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kiks was Tender Blender’s star for the day, as he did most of the styling. He even worked his styling magic to get the steam at 00:27 and 00:36 in the video!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/Chicken-Naan-Pocket_zpsfe844462.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And of course, the final dish! My role in the shoot came at the end, but it was worth getting up at 5 AM! Kudos to everybody at the shoot! Our kind of porn indeed!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With that, we invite you to head on over to &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/CucinaAndare?fref=ts"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cucina Andare&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the Glorietta 3 Park to check out Shawarma Bros and their amazing food! Maybe even take a photo in front of their awesome food truck. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/42176564088</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/42176564088</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:37:38 +0800</pubDate><category>tenderblender</category><category>seabiscuitfilms</category><category>shawarmabros</category></item><item><title>The Tender Blender Blog!: The Starbucks 2013 planner giveaway!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/39527149752/starbucks2013planner-giveaway"&gt;The Tender Blender Blog!: The Starbucks 2013 planner giveaway!&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;MANILA FOLKS! WE’RE GIVING AWAY AN EXTRA STARBUCKS 2013 PLANNER! All you got to do is join our contest to get a chance at snatching it! :D&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/39527149752/starbucks2013planner-giveaway"&gt;tenderblender&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Christmas is the season of giving. I know we’re well past Christmas and into the new year already, but we must remember that Christmas in the Philippines doesn’t end at 12 midnight on December 26th!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I managed to acquire a second Starbucks planner for 2013 (because I am a coffee junkie), and…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/39935965755</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/39935965755</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:58:22 +0800</pubDate><category>starbucks</category><category>Tender Blender</category><category>starbucks planner</category></item><item><title>er
tenderblender:

As a company dedicated to working with food,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0051debbc34384fb64f35f834b446b5/tumblr_mfhcfakh7t1qcwm4xo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;er&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/38618187163/a-christmas-haiku"&gt;tenderblender&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;As a company dedicated to working with food, we enjoy all occasions that let us celebrate with it! Now please enjoy this Christmas haiku.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just one day left until Christmas! :) Happy holidays, everybody! ♥&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/38645301730</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/38645301730</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:24:53 +0800</pubDate><category>tender blender</category><category>happy holidays</category></item><item><title>I’ve always been told that i have very bad penmanship but...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfqamyvSi1qbnpgto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’ve always been told that i have very bad penmanship but I draw pretty well. #typography&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/35640333021</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/35640333021</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:39:57 +0800</pubDate><category>typography</category></item><item><title>CHECK OUT BLISTER PACK BOY’S FIRST EVER COLLECTOR FEATURE,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb24riaaXg1rems6ko1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;CHECK OUT BLISTER PACK BOY’S FIRST EVER COLLECTOR FEATURE, KARL SANTOS! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/32452069898/for-our-first-blister-pack-boy-featured"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;For our first Blister Pack Boy - featured collector, we have Mr. Karl Santos of &lt;a href="http://tenderblenderfd.com"&gt;Tender Blender&lt;/a&gt;!  This charismatic young fellow here is currently working as our small design group’s marketing director - the go-to guy when it comes to food concepts and resources! You may know Karl here from the #GoodGuyKarl memes going around. And yes ladies, this handsome hunk is very much single! ;)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I’ve known Karl for quite a while now. He’s been a close friend of mine since high school and I’ve been working with him a lot since graduating from college. Karl has always struck me as a very practical guy. He’s the type who rarely gives in to splurging on things, so learning about this was quite a surprise! He is, shall we say, a closet collector!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;His collection spans through the classic Marvel universe action figures released through the 90’s to the early 2000’s. He has a ton of these guys! From fan favorite Wolverine to the obscure hero Namor. In my opinion, these action figures are probably the best articulated and most beautifully detailed renditions of these characters in plastic! I mean, The Thing has a cloth sewn trench coat! Now that’s detailing rarely found in action figures released today. Karl showed me his favorites:  Spider-Man and Venom! I recognized the Spider-Man figure as one of the most sought-after versions of the wall crawler by Marvel toy collectors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I asked Karl why this was the line he chose to collect, and why Marvel super heroes for that matter. He told me that he grew up with these characters as a kid. As he got older, seeing the modern film adaptations of these characters becoming more and more popular, he realized the iconography of these superheroes and how lasting they are to the hearts of fans like us. He started his collection back in high school and he tells me the reason he keeps them boxed was that he saw this as a more “grown-up” way of toy collecting! This is actually quite admirable for me because as much as I’d like to keep a number of my toys in their boxes, I could never really resist opening them! Karl tells me that he came to have so many of these figures through years of collecting. Being in high school when he started, he had to really save up for these toys. He did, however, have some help from his dad who pitched in seeing how dedicated Karl was in collecting these figures.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;It’s always fascinating meeting people through the things they love. Some may be more open about their passions than others but all the same, you will find that they all share the same level of dedication for, in this case, a toy collection. Getting to know about Karl’s collection was quite a pleasant surprise being a toy collector myself and is often an ongoing topic whenever we hang out or work together!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;That’s it for this Blister Pack Boy featured collector! Get ready to meet more collectors soon enough so stay tuned! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32501773555</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32501773555</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:06:13 +0800</pubDate><category>toys</category><category>toy collecting</category><category>tender blender</category><category>marvel</category><category>wolverine</category><category>x-men</category><category>spider-man</category></item><item><title>currently under construction. Watch out world. </title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mayo89tzOe1qbnpgto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;currently under construction. Watch out world. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32328328371</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32328328371</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:28:56 +0800</pubDate><category>typography</category><category>kiksology</category></item><item><title>mmmmm… FOOD! That’s me there looking all chubby and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo9_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo4_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo5_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo6_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo7_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maubx6G4Wr1qcwm4xo8_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;mmmmm… FOOD! That’s me there looking all chubby and eatin’ happy XD&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/32185681958/utt-2012"&gt;tenderblender&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Last September 15, Kiks and I attended the Ultimate Taste Test at the Rockwell Tent. What with the vast amount of food waiting to be tasted, how could we stay away?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/1_zps67b21a2f.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the reason behind our attendance was in support of Kiks’s sister Iyay and her little friend &lt;a href="http://facebook.com/BakeBuddy"&gt;Buddy&lt;/a&gt;! Without bias, we’ve been avid fans of her cookies ever since she started late last year.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Bake Buddy had two flavors for UTT, the good old Red Velvet, and the newly developed flavor, Coffee Caramel Walnut Crunch. Dee-lish!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/5_zps76673e11.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So Kiks and I walked around the venue for a bit to start tasting, and this was one of my personal favorites — crunchy belly from &lt;em&gt;Carlo’s Kitchen&lt;/em&gt;! SO SINFUL, BUT SO GOOD! It was a shame that participants in the Ultimate Taste Test could only have one sample per booth. Ah well. This just means we should pay a visit to Mercato again!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We were told about their promo where you can win a 3 day/2 night stay at the Pearl of the Pacific in Boracay! Visit their &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Carlos-Kitchen/232812713399042"&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; for more info. :)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;And close by was none other than &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://facebook.com/thebluetoque"&gt;Blue Toque&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/9_zps552fb1ba.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Besides their wonderfully chocolatey Nutella Mousse Cake, Blue Toque also served up some delicious cookies! If any of these sweets are making your mouth water, stay tuned for a blog post sometime soon on how to win some!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/10_zpsfce29ae0.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The very lovely Mary Anne in her signature &lt;em&gt;blue toque! &lt;/em&gt;Don’t you just want to buy her cakes and cookies? :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/12_zps6f5c0992.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moving around some more, we happened across &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/swizzlebar"&gt;Swizzle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, which was serving up something a little different — alcoholic beverages, haha! Now we aren’t huge drinkers, but these looked pretty appealing! The golden shots are actually caramel beer (which neither Kiks nor I could bring ourselves to finish), and the colorful one is rainbow vodka. I was urged by Karla, the owner, to do the rainbow shot after I said I don’t really do shots. I gave in and tried it, and it was pretty good! The strawberry syrup at the bottom was a nice touch. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/13_zps34b7a81f.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A few booths away was the familiar Japanese restaurant if you frequent Katipunan, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moshi-Moshi/236829156347598"&gt;Moshi Moshi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;! We were thrilled that they had a new dessert on the menu — green tea cheesecake! Mmm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/15_zps5a77dc7f.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By this time, you’ll notice how I thoroughly enjoyed the sweets. We passed by &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/PinkberryPhilippines"&gt;Pinkberry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; for some froyo. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/18_zps081c15d1.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/19_zpsf0c3b07e.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/20_zpsa9512126.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We promised the owner of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/VillaDelContePh"&gt;Villa del Conte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; we’d be back after we tried all the savory stuff, and kept our promise we did. We kind of picked up that he had been in Italy for a while, perfecting his chocolates; he shared with us that one of his chocolates can actually be a substitute for coffee! Just one a day, and you’re good to go. Pretty awesome stuff. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/22_zpsca172292.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/tracymonsod/23_zpsea19acc1.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Freshly made fruit jam from &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/www.thefruitgarden.net"&gt;The Fruit Garden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;. :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We tried so much food that afternoon, that having lunch elsewhere was unnecessary! Everything was there — from appetizers, to main meals, to desserts, to beverages. And now, just looking at these photos from a couple of weeks ago is just making us hungry again, and craving for more of our favorites from The Ultimate Taste Test! While there will only be one overall champion, they’re all winners in our eyes (and our tummies)!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32185876031</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/32185876031</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:19:41 +0800</pubDate><category>tender blender</category></item><item><title>Malupet na gabi with @kpnsantos at Vinyl on Vinyl - Dr....</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_macr1wKXed1qbnpgto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Malupet na gabi with @kpnsantos at Vinyl on Vinyl - Dr. Sketchy’s event! Met mga malulupet pa na artists @diko_art, Markus and Dion who sketched on my pad 😝  (Taken with &lt;a href="http://instagram.com"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31531917679</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31531917679</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:22:43 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>UltraMAN! Good Morning sketch</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma7rnsyU6M1qbnpgto1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ultra&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;! Good Morning sketch&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31374508071</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31374508071</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:47:00 +0800</pubDate><category>ultraman</category><category>sketch</category><category>manly</category></item><item><title>ART! Finally! :)) 
I was lucky enough to catch the musical play...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma41mnKaHW1qbnpgto1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;ART! Finally! :)) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was lucky enough to catch the musical play The Phantom of the Opera with my family last Friday. It was amazing! I’ve been a big fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s songs ever since I was little and it has always been a dream of mine to be able watch it live on stage. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here’s my take on the 1925 classic The Phantom of the Opera movie poster. I’ve seen this waaaay back but I could never forget the unmasking scene! Lon Chaney was an amazing actor and indeed an icon! I drew reference from the phantom’s red death costume from the masquerade scene for this design. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31243492717</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31243492717</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:32:00 +0800</pubDate><category>The Phantom of the Opera</category><category>Movie Poster</category><category>Musical</category><category>Silent Film</category></item><item><title>🎧 “Past the point of no return!” (Taken with...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3qhoTeu71qbnpgto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎧 “Past the point of no return!” (Taken with &lt;a href="http://instagram.com"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31226241595</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31226241595</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:32:12 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t been putting up any art posts...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma1dh9RBHR1rems6ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t been putting up any art posts lately! I’ve been working on photography! see? and toy bloggin’ :D Will post more art and design stuff soon enough! for now, I leave you with a pics and a review of this bad boy! “&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ERUPTIIIIING BURNIIIIIING FINGEEEEEEEERR!!!!!”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/31124500381/master-grade-g-gundam-model-kit-first-released"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Master Grade G Gundam Model Kit – First Released 1995&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The G Gundam series was quite memorable to many Filipino 90’s kids as it was one of the first series of the franchise to be aired locally. It was released in time with the rise of anime popularity in the Philippines and was followed avidly by kids like me back then.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/gundam6.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Those familiar with the franchise will know that G Gundam has always been the oddball in the Gundam Family! It was just… different! Different but fun and really refreshing! Firstly, more than a mecha anime, it was more of a kung fu series! Mobile suit pilots controlled their robots with spandex suits and fought with martial arts moves!  It was rock ‘en-sock ‘em robots to the extreme! The robot designs were also quite unique, like say, A WINDMILL GUNDAM?! What was up with that?! Well, all these crazy elements were what really made G Gundam memorable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Featured here is the MG or master grade level model kit of G Gundam, the lead mobile suit of the series. It was released back in 1995 and was the first of the line to feature an internal action frame. This “action frame” was basically a skeleton which gave the built model kit added flexibility compared to older models from the line. That way, you could mimic the extreme kung fu-esque poses from the show.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/gundam4.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The kit came with interchangeable hands:  a pair of fists, open palms, a pair to hold accessories and a pair of transparent orange hands that imitates the God Finger move from the show. Being a martial arts focused show, the robots from the G Gundam line don’t really come with much weaponry compared to other Gundam mobile suits. It’s accessories include a couple of beam sabers and a Domon Kasshu figurine! ( Which I have yet to paint )&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/gundam5.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The articulation of this model kit is amazing! Though I built mine to be a display piece so some of the movable parts my kit have been sacrificed for aesthetics. For example, the “fins” at the back are permanently in that orientation to hold the transparent “energy” ring I made. The back panel is detachable that transforms into a core fighter jet!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/gundam2.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I painted mine with metallic sprays with hues of gold paint to hint the hyper mode version of the robot. See, on the show, the G Gundam powers up to the point of turning fully gold! Kind of like Goku turning super saiyan! Bandai released a fully gold chromed version of this kit for this reason.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img height="750" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/gundam3.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I recommend this kit to beginner builders looking for something a bit more advanced. It’s a great transition from High Grade Bandai kits to Master Grade being as it’s one of the more basic kits from the line. If you’re a fan of the Gundam series or robots in general, this franchise icon is a must!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31125554689</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/31125554689</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:15:47 +0800</pubDate><category>Gundam</category><category>G gundam</category><category>gunpla</category><category>toys review</category></item><item><title>Hey Guys! Check out my new toy review to kick of the week!...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9rzhwLCLd1rems6ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hey Guys! Check out my new toy review to kick of the week! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/30795922567/power-ring-spectrum-set-released-by-dc-direct-back"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Power Ring Spectrum Set Released by DC Direct&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Back in December 2009, DC Direct announced a promotional item to be released with the first issue of their big DC Universe story arc, the Blackest Night series! The whole plot of the series revolved around DC superheroes turning into zombies!  Think DC Universe meets zombie apocalypse with the zombie virus coming in the form of one of these Black Lantern Rings! Which I thought was pretty neat! I’ve always been a big fan of DC and at the time, I was really into the whole zombie survival thing so I knew I had to check this out!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; Once the first issue was out, I went to a local comic book store to purchase myself a copy of Blackest Night #1 and a Black Lantern ring! Here in Philippines, they didn’t have the ring and the comic bundled, they sold them separately. They were selling the promo rings at $1 a pop. Guess this was fine. If I ever wanted to get myself another ring, I wouldn’t have to spend for another issue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Getting home and reading issue #1, I was hooked! The comic book itself was a great read so I knew I was getting the whole series. PLUS! Along with the first issue came a pamphlet that announced the release of other power rings throughout the run of Blackest Night. I’ve always wanted my own Green Lantern power ring so this promo run got me really excited. See, in DC comics, the Green Lantern Corps wasn’t the only ring-powered super team in the universe. There were other teams that wielded other colors of the spectrum! You had teams from Orange to Indigo, each with a unique ability powered by specific emotions (yes, EMOTIONAL POWER!).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img height="373" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/rings3.jpg" width="500"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/rings5.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Now, on to the Power Rings – I love how well done they are despite being give away items! They’re of very good quality; I love the paint job on these things! Especially on the Green, Blue and Violet Lantern power rings which looked metallic compared to the others. They eventually also released a Flash Ring. You know that ring Barry Allen wears around his finger that hides his costume? Yep, that one! I found this a nice bonus to go with the promo! :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/rings4.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Blackest Night story arc ended by introducing readers to a new colored power ring; the White Lantern power ring! If the Black ring was powered by death, like how heroes infected with the Black Lantern rings became zombies, the White ones represented life or the power of giving life. They eventually released a White Lantern power ring with the launch of the Brightest Day series which succeeded the storyline of this one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I had fun collecting these little promo toys! Getting the first few releases locally was easy enough, but I missed out on a number of release dates so I had a hard time completing the set. Tracy, who was lucky enough to attend SDCC 2010, was able to snag me a set so I have her to thank again in completing this little collection! &lt;span&gt;J&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/rings2.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I also have a couple of other Green Lantern rings. The movie version came with the Green Lantern movie action figures (which were really bad in my opinion, Sorry DC &lt;span&gt;L&lt;/span&gt; ). The other one I got over at SM, a local department store, for free when I got shirts!  DC Direct also released light up versions of the spectrum power rings in a set, but was priced way over my budget.  I had to miss out on that one. Maybe one day! But for now I’m really happy with my plastic promo Power Rings!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30796094489</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30796094489</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:21:02 +0800</pubDate><category>Green Lantern</category><category>Blackest Night</category><category>DC comics</category><category>DC Direct</category><category>Power Rings</category><category>Green Lantern Ring</category></item><item><title>Its amazing what a little bit of luck and a few episodes of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9l1c7TZQM1rems6ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Its amazing what a little bit of luck and a few episodes of Kings of Restoration can do!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/30533435402/i-was-very-very-veryyyyy-lucky-to-have-browsed"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;I was very very veryyyyy lucky to have browsed through Sulit.com.ph when I did, a few months back! I was randomly looking through “power ranger toys” when I glanced upon a seller, selling a pile of old toys. One bundle he was offering, to my surprise, came with this baby! Not only that, it also came with the blaster blade! It was an instant buy! I didn’t even bother if they were missing a few pieces or if the electronics were working, for the price he was selling them, &lt;strong&gt;I JUST HAD TO HAVE THIS PIECE OF MY CHILDHOOD BACK!&lt;/strong&gt; (Thank you Sulit.com.ph seller! I’m sorry I forgot your name but thank you so so much!) It was a steal I tell you! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Now, receiving the morpher, there were obvious problems with it. It was pretty worn out. The decals were pealed, the electronics and the pop-open gimmick weren’t working and it was missing the battery lid. Plus, it didn’t include any power coins! Thankfully, the electronics problem was a quick fix! All I did was take off the battery, sand off the rust from the contact metal plates and pop in a new set of batteries!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="267" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x267.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;In order to find out what was wrong with it mechanically, I had to remove the entire back cover to reveal the parts inside. From the diagram bellow, I indicated the screws that removed the battery lid (If I had one) with blue arrows, the ones that removed the front plates with red arrows and and the ones that removed the back cover with orange.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="267" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x2672.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Upon opening the back, I noticed that one of the X crossing plates that was responsible for the pop-up gimmick had a broken piece which was supposed to hold onto a spring!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="159" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x159.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;This is what the morpher looked like opened up from the back. Basically the red wedge on the left side, locks the crossing plates in place when morpher is closed. This causes the spring, that is held by little pegs in the crossing plates, to expand. When you press the red button on the side, the lock is released, letting the spring pull together the plates which causes the pop-up gimmick! Pretty Cool eh?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="600" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x600.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;After looking around the net. I found tips on where to order parts online fromRangerboards.com (Thank you, Rangerboards for all their helpfull posts!) From there I found Starlight Studios on Ebay who sold not only the replacement plates that I needed but also, &lt;strong&gt;METAL POWER COINS!&lt;/strong&gt; Unfortunately though, they don’t ship products here to the Philippines. I had to ask my friend &lt;a href="http://thesmoothescape.tumblr.com"&gt;Misha&lt;/a&gt;, who is staying in New York, to order them for me and I had my girlfriend &lt;a href="http://tracymonsod.com"&gt;Tracy&lt;/a&gt; bring them over from her visit! (Thanks guuuuys!) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="178" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x178copy.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;For the front plates of the morpher, I had to detach them, peal off the old stickers, sand off weird bulging parts and scratches then spray on with a new layer of paint. I used Tamiya Mika Silver spray for the silver plates. I also put on a layer of Tamiya Clear Red on the translucent red incasement that held in the lights, to get rid of whitening scratch marks. I had to mask parts of the morpher of course, as to avoid getting unnecessary paint all over my toy. :P&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="600" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x6002.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Producing and applying the decals were the trickiest parts of this restoration! First, I had to vector the “Power Rangers” typography, and the other decal designs using on-screen references. Then, I had to measure and adjust the size of my images in order to fit accordingly to where they were supposed to go on the toy! I had to print, cut out and try on various decal sizes in order to finally end up with the exact scaled set of stickers! whoooo!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;When all the aesthetic modifications were complete, and the parts I needed finally arrived, It was all a matter of putting the parts back together! I was thinking of producing a replacement battery cover using plastic sheets but I don’t really have the parts and know-how to do so yet. For now, good old electric tape should to the job! ;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="600" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x6003.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;This was my first toy restoration project and I’m really glad with how it turned out! I was really lucky to have been able to purchase one, even a broken one, after almost 2 decades since it was first released! I finally have this special piece of my childhood back! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;img height="267" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/400x2673.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30533894043</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30533894043</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:20:00 +0800</pubDate><category>toy restoration</category><category>power rangers</category><category>power morpher</category></item><item><title>HAPPY BIRTHDAY POWER RANGERS! Now, Here’s a review of my...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jt20XZsD1rems6ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;HAPPY BIRTHDAY POWER RANGERS! Now, Here’s a review of my favorite toy eveeeer! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/30499009304/power-morpher-from-mighty-morphing-power-rangers"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Power Morpher From Mighty Morphing Power Rangers - Released by Bandai of America back in 1993&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;To kick things off, I’d like to start with a review of one of the most iconic pieces of 90’s history ever produced as a toy! &lt;strong&gt;THE MIGHTY MORPHING POWER RANGERS - POWER MORPHER!!! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;LET’S GET OUR POWER-ON LIKE ZORDON! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;The first release of this toy was exclusively for Japan back in 1991 by Bandai called the Dyno-buckler. It came packaged with a belt buckle attachment and 5 ranger coins, namely, the tyrannosaurus, triceratops, mammoth, sabertooth and pterodactyl coins. They also released a second version which had all the accessories of the first one but had gold painted face plates and was packaged with the &lt;strong&gt;GREEN RANGER COIN!&lt;/strong&gt; This version of the morpher remains to be one of the most sought after pieces of super sentai merchandise because this was never released internationally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Bandai of America released their version a bit later, around 1993. The American or international version, the one most of us are familiar with, came packaged with the blade blaster and the 5 ranger coins. In Japan, these two toys were released separately. The American version though, did not include the belt buckle attachment that the Japanese version came with. Another notable difference was in regards to the decals. Firstly, the American version had the words “Mighty Morphing Power Rangers” as the japanese version had “Kyoryu Sentai Zyurangers” - for obvious reasons. And what was particularly weird with the American-International release was that the orientation of the morpher was flipped. If you remember watching scenes from the series, they had the morpher the other way around!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;My morpher is a restored American / International version. You may have noticed, I had my decals made to be screen accurate with the words being only “Power” on top and “Rangers” at the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Features:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;img height="134" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/actioncopy.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;The main gimmick of this toy was it’s pop-open feature that was accompanied with blinking lights and a continued “pewewewew” sound once you press the red button on the side of the toy. The coins were interchangeable so you could morph into the Power Ranger of your choice! It was pretty simple compared to the toys we have today but in my opinion, it was just perfect! I really love how retro it sounds… “pewewewewew” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;img height="602" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/Kiksology/Coinscopy.jpg" width="400"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;I love this toy so much! My first one, I received decades ago from my parents back when I was in grade 2! I loved it so much back then! But being a kid, you eventually get tired of things so it was given away along with a bunch of my toys. (Hopefully though, the kid who got it after me loved it as much as I did :D) It was only years later that I got back into the whole super sentai shabam that I regretted having given it away. Fortunately though, I was able to snag myself one earlier this year (and for cheap too!) and had the chance to restore it just recently!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;This toy remains to be one of the most iconic and sought after toys of our generation! and for good reason! It’s simplicity, detail, and nostalgic appeal makes this my favorite toy to date! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;And before I forget; POWER RANGERS celebrated it’s 19th Anniversary just yesterday! Happy Birthday Power Rangers! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next Entry - Power Morpher Restoration Tutorial! &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30499061624</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30499061624</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0800</pubDate><category>power rangers</category><category>morpher</category><category>power morpher</category><category>might morphing power rangers</category><category>super sentai</category></item><item><title>ONE MORE DAY TILL THE FIRST OFFICIAL TOY POST FROM MY NEW PAGE!...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9htcrJRjw1rems6ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;ONE MORE DAY TILL THE FIRST OFFICIAL TOY POST FROM MY NEW PAGE! INTRO! INTRO! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com/post/30424725383/before-everything-else-introductions"&gt;blisterpackboy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Before everything else, introductions! &lt;strong&gt;Introductions! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Hello! The name’s Kiks, I work as a designer and stylist for a small foodie design company called Tender Blender. I’d like to consider myself a pretty passionate guy. Besides my obvious love for the arts, visual design and yummy, yummy food, I’ve always had this deep, unexplainable and at times, almost dangerous obsession with… yep, you guessed it, &lt;strong&gt;TOYS!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;I can’t seem to get enough of these things! Action figures, Role-play toys, board games, plastic model kits - anything that appeals to the kid in me, I just can’t say no to! And I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one out there! So, I set up this online journal to chronicle my adventures into the world of toys and toy collecting. Besides featuring items from my personal collection and my own experiences, I’ll be sharing stories of friends who also share the same passion! You’ll be surprised just how many toy buffs are out there - From the so called “closet collectors” to the mega hoarders, or people who simply have a special place in their hearts for knickknacks and playthings, we all have our own “toy story” to tell! :D&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Alright! Now that’s out of the way, Lezz-do-thiz! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30424850862</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30424850862</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:28:00 +0800</pubDate><category>toys</category><category>power rangers</category><category>super sentai</category><category>kamen rider</category><category>gundam</category><category>transformers</category><category>toy collections</category></item><item><title>The Tender Blender Blog!: San Diego: Stacked</title><description>&lt;a href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/30290766533/stacked"&gt;The Tender Blender Blog!: San Diego: Stacked&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Wish I could have seen this live! Huhu so lucky you are, Tracy :&lt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.tenderblenderfd.com/post/30290766533/stacked"&gt;tenderblenderblog&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stacked.com"&gt;Stacked&lt;/a&gt; was the first new place we ate at in San Diego! (By “new”, I mean some place I’ve never eaten at before!) This particular branch can be found in Fashion Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Upon entering, the place really captured my interest! It was pretty quirky, with all the colorful wall art,…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30332564158</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30332564158</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:59:00 +0800</pubDate><category>Tender Blender</category><category>Food</category><category>Foodies</category><category>Resto</category></item><item><title>blisterpackboy.tumblr.com
My newest effort into building...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f49rd7ZV1qbnpgto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://blisterpackboy.tumblr.com"&gt;blisterpackboy.tumblr.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My newest effort into building something from something I love… AND I LOVE TOYS! TOYS TOYS TOYYYYsssssss….  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yes, I have a disease and this will be my spreading of it! :D&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 more days till this officially goes live! Watch for it guys! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30316091974</link><guid>http://kiksignacio.com/post/30316091974</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:29:51 +0800</pubDate><category>toys</category><category>collectors</category><category>robots</category><category>gundam</category><category>super sentai</category><category>power rangers</category><category>nostalgia</category><category>anime</category><category>comics</category></item></channel></rss>
