How Philippine President Can Kill Someone Like You

And that's just one way!

 

Whining Works

Over 10 years ago, I lowkey whined about the disappearance of Kira in the Barbie line.  Now, she's back in playline! I don't mean the "fake" Kira Mattel released around 2017. This one got the defined eye sculpt. If you want something, especially if it's something somebody else should do, whine! 

About 6 years ago, I wondered how Kira would look like if had African heritage. Wonder no more! 

Just got back in time to exact social justice

 

Government trolls make it look like the Filipinos whining about the poor performance of the national government is a bad thing. They try to silence the whiners by saying, "Help the government instead of whining." It's just a judgy statement. They assume that those who whine don't obey the rules like lawful citizens and do what's expected of them like pay the taxes. Whiners just do more than help the usual way. they offer an a different perspective, something the government intentionally overlook because of their own agenda.

Heal as one my ass!

The Philippine government made their citizens believe that we will heal as one, but up to now only select people, only those close to the president, has been vaccinated for COVID.

How it's going

How it started:

According to the exif data, this was taken on 13Mar2008. They are two of my 1st dolls.

How it's going:

This blog may have been quiet for a long time because of the pandemic but I didn't wanna seem like the pandemic didn't happen when I revisit my blog 10 years from now.  We have been in quarantine since March 2020!

Also I don't want to be gaslighted in the future by politicians, so this goes here.

Meanwhile, In the Spin Master Universe...

Spin Master is rebooting the 4-inch DC toy universe with the same representation problems of the past...AND MORE!

Four-inch Wonder Woman by Spin Master

The best thing about this toy is that it's not made in China! I hope Spin Master keeps manufacturing toys not in China.

Biden My Time by Ella Fitzgerald

 

You didn't see yourself in a war, but here you are.

 Are you being manipulated not to vote?

I thought this information was too important not to share.

The new player

The license to manufacture toys for DC characters have been transferred to Spin Master. This has made me excited enough (though not that much) to blog about it. I might start collecting this line. The version of this company works well (but not perfectly) with my 4-inch Marvel toys. The old company's version did not.

I'm not wishing the license to manufacture toys of Marvel characters to be transferred from Hasbro. The new company will just reproduce the popular characters which I already have. There is no point in getting a new set. 

I fear that Spin Master will just replicate the same mistakes of their predecessor. One of which is the absence of female characters. There was none in the 1st wave but the 2nd wave might include Batwoman and Wonder Woman. They also just market these toys for boys. They could have included a girl in the 2-in-1 Batmobile package. They decided to just use two boys. I withheld myself from buying the Flash because his built is the same as that of Superman. I was expecting a lighter built on the speedster's body. The lack of variety in the body size is a problem.

We cannot expect Spin Master to be a game-changer. They're just a new player in the same old game.

Affirmation

If there is one delusion I like about dolls, it's the idea of world peace. You don't have to deal with real world problems. The toughest problems you'll tackle would be how to match pieces of clothing and which doll will fall in love with whom. No unequal pay issue. No protests against tyranny. Doing so will be frowned upon by other hobbyists.

Dolls offer the luxury of escape. You have no right to ruin that.

You can paint a picture with diverse characters living in harmony like it's the most natural thing. It's either you're making a statement against the current situation by proposing another possibility, or you're totally out of touch with reality so some issues are not reflected in your pictures, statements or imagination.

Nobody is expecting you to use dolls other than a form of escape. You are not letting anybody down.

You can't expect yourself to change the world, at least not with dolls. You're just a person who has enough worries. Let more powerful entities do it; like letting toy manufacturers move their toy operations out of China in response to the threat that country poses. Just go ahead and keep playing with toys, make dresses, paint or whatever it is that you do.

Don't mind me. I'm rarely here with you.

Remainders Assembled

I made another figure based on one of the remaining MCU characters. This time it's Nebula from the Guardians of the Galaxy. Although I'm not really a fan of the GoTG series, I like Nebula. I like how she has transformed from a villain to a not villain after resolving some daddy issues. 

The three females above are customs (OOAK in the doll lingo). I used different techniques in each. Captain Marvel was just a repaint. I made Okoye by gluing different cut plastic pieces. The details on Nebula was done using clay.

The Rocket Raccoon I have is too cute. He came from a GoTG My Busy Book. I'm thinking of making a less cute custom but I don't like him that much. Another character that remained after the Thanos snap is Valkyrie. I have the same feelings for her as Rocket so I might make her or not. Maybe the upcoming Endgame movie will help me decide.