Happy New Year 2012!

Happy New Year Everyone! Yea, I know I am 9 days late. But hey! Chinese New Year isn't here yet! ;) The holidays are so close to each other; I haven't had time to sit and catch my breath. Lots of present-shopping, maintaining/repairing/re-bonding relationships and friendships and so on, before 2011 ended.

And just when everything is finally slowing down, Chinese New Year is slowly creeping in. 2 more weeks and the rabbit year is over. I'm looking forward to enter the dragon year honestly, though it means I have just passed 2 full lunar cycles and yesss... I am slowly.. hitting the big number 3.

The Rabbit Year has really been a tough year for me. I'm so glad I did make it through somehow. Dragon Year will be much much better. New year, new changes. I have been walking on the same path long enough already. I am ready to make the next big step onto a new route. So.. wish me all the best! :)

I got my first vinyl toy of the year on Saturday - a limited edition Tokidoki Pocino. It's really adorable!

Tokidoki Porcino Vinyl

I really wish there are more varieties of vinyl toys in SG but then again.., lucky there aren't that many because I have no more space to keep them at the moment and I'll be Oh-So-Broke. I'm still aiming SDCC though. Save save save save save!

Updates on STGCC 2011

So STGCC came and went. Here are some updates of it. I think there were more booths this year but alot more focus on comics. My wish came true for more vinyls. There was a teeny wee bit more unique vinyls on sale this year. But most disappointing was that the no. of artists went down. There were fewer prints on sale and less people drawing. Somehow most decide to make their stuffs into merchandises this year instead and everyone priced up their products. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the booth costs alot more this year.

So here are the pics! Mostly on vinyls though :)

Well, I am not so much into Qee but this was really adorable! I fell in love with it and wanted to buy it but look at the price! Too bad it's way out of my budget. This is a Save-the-Earth theme. It is actually fuzzy and the bouquet of flowers is supposed to be in its arms.

Qee loves Green Bear

These are works done by Art Xchange. Really nice. The coke spoiled the pic though :(

Close-up of the creature in the little cage

I am not a stamp collector but I fell in love with these! I didn't buy it though cuz it was way over budget too.

Spiderman Comic Book Cover Stamps. Collaboration by Mavel and Singpost.

Marvel Superheroes Stamps. Collaboration by Marvel and Singpost.

This is Andrew Bell, first time appearing at STGCC. The sashimi vinyl featured in one of my previous posts is done by him. He is also the man behind the Android vinyls.

He actually drew on the blank vinyl for his fans and then autographed it. *envies*

Here's a better view of the man himself :)

The blank vinyl was out of stock when I went to buy (and it was only on the first day in the afternoon!) so I got this. Which is just as adorable! Love it!

And yesss! He autographed it for me! My Vinyl Toy Collection feels a tad special now!

Play Imaginative (PI) did a collaboration with Disney and released the Mickey Mouse Vinyls. I am not a huge fan of Mickey Mouse but these vinyls are really pretty! Many talented artists around the world customised their own version of mickeys and the final product was put on display there. Too bad they were not for sale!

Customised Mickeys by various artists.

I think this customised version is really cool.

This one is my favourite! Looks so adorable and so very edible! Yum!

The lady at the booth told me the ones that cost $12 were the newer series. Isn't the one with the crown cute?!

I bought these for my cousin. The grey one is the newer series and the other is from the older series. I only realised that they were the same unicorn after taking this picture.....

I also bought 3 prints from Imaginary Friends Studio (IFS). Luckily I bought them early enough cuz those 3 were one of those few which were quickly sold out. Well, a few of my friends are planning to set up booths for the next STGCC so maybe next year's artist alley will be really fun and exciting. ;)

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One More Day to STGCC!

Haven't been updating my blog lately cuz well.. I'm busy looking and applying for jobs and going for interviews. Of course I am still creating new stuffs but I have less time to work on them.

So, STGCC is this weekend! I saw a photo of Hot Toys Booth Set-up posted on their facebook and I got hyped up. STGCC this year looks promising so I guess I'll be there tomorrow when the doors open at 10am. :)

These are the 2 things I'm definitely checking out!

Blood Bunny Limited Vinyl by 2Spot Studio

STGCC Exclusive O-No Sashimi by Andrew Bell

Aren't they awesome??! So hyped up that Andrew Bell is coming. He's the one who created the Android Vinyls :) Will post up pics of the event if I do remember to take them!

Check out more of the exclusive products here: http://www.singaporetgcc.com/exclusives-new-products

STGCC 2011

STGCC (Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention) is coming early this year. Last year's was in December and I actually got to be a part of it with some of my cool artist friends :) Really an eye-opener and a great experience. We won't be participating this year though. All of us are going through major milestones in our lives.

Anyway, I hope this year's STGCC will be more fun and interesting. Really cant wait to look at what the people at the Artist Alley have to offer. :) I pray hope there are lots more varieties of vinyl toys and artworks/prints to buy.

Admission used to be free but with new organisers, we now have to buy tix to get in. This is not as big as the overseas ones but hopefully in future years, this kind of event will be more appreciated here. I love conventions like this. I'll definitely go to the San Diego one! (well one day :) )

Anyway, you get a free poster if you buy tix now. More details on their site.

Recently, a friend of mine went for a job interview and when she showed her showreel, the interviewer said he saw the exact same reel from a China guy last week. She had posted her final video and the breakdown on the net via You-tube, Vimeo and on her blog for potential employers to view. So what do we do or show the potential employers that the works belong to us? Will they bother to call our lecturers or someone who can vouch for us, or should we just have to watermark every thing we post on the internet? Piracy is possibly a way of "advertising" but when it comes to job searching for a fresh grad, it is really troubling especially in SG where jobs in the interactive media industry are already so few.