GameStop Expo 2016

I know this is an extremely late post but I thought I would post it up anyway.  In September GameStop had an expo at the Anaheim Convention Center.  As far as I know it, it’s always been in Vegas.  Since it was so close to home my boyfriend and I decided to go.  We got the VIP package which includes a swag bag, breakfast (I think it's from the small deli stand inside the convention, we didn’t eat), complimentary green screen, and we get in an hour and a half earlier.  We got so much stuff! There were so many things to play and see!  Lots of games using the VR, unfortunately, we didn’t get to try any games using the VR, the wait was too long although you can make reservations to play. The wait time for other games wasn't too bad. There were a lot of nonvideo game stands to win random things if you like, follow, or download certain apps.  We played a couple of those won some stuff.

The gift shop though was crazy! They made a huge zig-zag line to get into the shop which had ZERO wait time, but the line to pay was ridiculously long!  We got there just in time for my boyfriend to get Borderland the Handsome Collection Gentleman Claptrap.  By the time we got half way to the cashiers we could see that the PS4 version was cleared out the only ones left were XBOX.  There were a lot of other cool things in the shop but it’s not things that I really need or want so I didn’t buy anything.

After we made a couple of rounds I was getting hangry (getting annoyed because of hunger resulting in getting angry) it was around 2? We both haven’t had anything to eat and the only place close by was at the Hiltons food court, we didn’t want to drive out in case we had to pay for parking again.  I’m pretty sure there other places to eat within walking distance.  We made the mistake of not checking because my body started to ache, my shoulders felt heavy and sore like it was being pushed down and like I mention before I was getting hangry.  We went to Submarina because it was the shortest line.  The whole bill for our lunch was OVER $30 for 2 regular 6-inch subs and drinks.  I could have gone to a Kbbq for lunch and stuffed myself!  Anyway besides the price, I think this place made me sick, my stomach started to hurt a little while after.  But I wasn’t sure if it was from the sandwich or was it from not eating all day.

I ended up leaving to the hotel first.  I kind of regret leaving early but I wanted my boyfriend to have fun and enjoy himself and not have to worry about me.  Also you guys the XBOX area was giving away cases of Rockstar per person!  My boyfriend got a case and I was like man wish I could have been there!  I would have struggled to bring it back to the car but hey free is free.

We both had a great time minus the body aches and getting sick after lunch.  It was a fun experience and we would definitely go again.

Playing COD

Ghost Buster Car

I won this!

Looking like a school boy haha

All the stuff we got stuffed into 2 Persona Backpacks

Snack Crate From Korea

Got another snack crate box! Didn’t make a video this time… It said Korea and I was like I’m on it!  I love Korean anything, whether it be Korean food, dramas, kpop, and culture.  I really hope one day I will be able to visit South Korea! There’s so many places I want to visit, so many places I want to shop at especially makeup products!  Anyway, enough about that so we decided to get the Original box this time plus the drink upgrade.

It came with some really good stuff, although half of the product I could get at any local Korean store around me.  But you know what that’s ok because I probably wouldn’t have bought it without knowing what it was.

So the first snack is a Custard soft cupcake and it’s exactly that. I think I've had some with more custard filling than this one had.  It was soft and fluffy not too sweet I like it but would not buy it.

Next is what they describe as a French pie.  It's like a thin soft puff pastry with jam on top similar to a danish or a turnover.  I would get these again but it’s a little messy to eat crumbs EVERYWHERE.

This is called Gosomi; it is a wheat cracker with a hint of sweetness great to have with tea and coffee

These were thin wafers filled with white cream or coffee flavor.  It was good but I’m not a fan

Choco-pie! Chocolate covered cookies with marshmallow filling.  I liked it.

These peanut sandwich cookies tasted just like nutter-butter.

Lotte Milkis was interesting... It was like a carbonated yogurt drink it reminded me of those small yogurt drink in the tiny bottles with a foil top which I'm not that big of a fan.  But this drink I can get used too.  The first sip tasted lightly sweet and nice with the carbonation but then you get a slight sour after taste of yogurt at the end which was ok.  I would probably drink this once in a while.

PPushu PPushu I'm assuming the name comes from the sound of the bag being crushed?  It is a BBQ flavor ramen chips, have you ever taken a bag of ramen noodles crushed it up, add the seasoning packet, and shook it like crazy?  Well, this is not the ones you boil, you’re supposed to eat it all crushed up like a cracker according to the description.  It was good, would I get it again? No… It was nice to try it at least once, though.

Pepero basically it is Pocky.  This one is a cookie and cream flavor which is one of my all time favorite flavors

Looking through the booklet I see that they replaced Secome Dalcom with Choco Heim instead which I'm kind of bum because the candy sounds delicious I love fruity candies but it's ok so the Choco Heim we received is a crunchy wafer stick with chocolate hazelnut filling.  It was good.

The last item in the box is Kancho which is basically another version of the brand Meiji Hello Panda nothing special.

If you guys would like to sign up and try out snack crate for yourself, click on the link below. Thanks for reading!

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San Diego Zoo

So I’ve been slacking on posting.  After getting better from my cold, I was pretty much congested for another week.  I didn’t want to take more medications but eventually I did give in and got some Sudafed for pressure + pain.  I was getting headaches every day and there was so much pressure in my face I couldn’t take it any longer.  After only taking a day worth of Sudafed I definitely felt better!

Anyway, here is another late post from the holidays.  My little cousins wanted to go to the San Diego Zoo.  This was when I was starting to feel under the weather but I took them because there was nothing that could change their minds and I didn't want to disappoint them.  We went during the weekday so it wasn’t too bad.  My boyfriend and I only stayed on one side of the zoo unfortunately because I was starting to not feel well as time went on.  My aunt and cousins took off on their own which was better for them.  I would have just slowed everyone down.  It was a pretty nice day at the zoo.  Most animals were still sleeping at the time.  There is a lot of construction going on as well.

Towards the end of our trip, we took the sky cabin to go see the polar bears as well as make our way to the elephants.  On the way back to the front we took the sky cabin back and got to see the baby gorilla running around! It was so cute! We left around 1:30 since my boyfriend had work that night.

Before I went home though I made sure to pick up some medicine because sure enough when I woke up the next day I was totally sick.  Anyway, that was our day at the zoo, I barely took any pictures.  If and when I do get the chance to go again I will definitely be taking more pictures.  Thanks for reading!

Sleeping Koala, he actually moved a little bit.

Breakfast

The first panda was sleeping but this dude was up and about.

Honestly, I stopped taking pictures after seeing the eyes.  It felt so empty

and lonely, but who knows that's just how I see it.  He or she (I don't remember the gender) could have just woken up from their sleep and be like what the heck are all these people doing in front of my window

Thai Temple

I’ve been a little bit under the weather but I’m finally getting over my cold!  I’m just a little congested now.  It started out as the stomach flu then ended up getting sick right after.  So not feeling good during the holidays was a huge bummer especially since my cousins from Washington came to visit.  I haven’t seen them in 2-3 years and they’ve grown so much!  Anyway, I didn’t take many pictures this holiday since I was busy driving everyone around and getting last minute things done.  Plus I was becoming super exhausted with little sleep I didn’t even think about taking pictures.

One of the places we visited was the Thai Temple in Los Angeles.  It’s been a while since I’ve visited this Temple.  We came on a weekday and they only serve food on the weekends.  Also instead of cash you exchange it for tokens at the token booth.  I love all the details put into this temple it’s so beautiful! 

Once you walk in there is a beautiful shrine with various donation boxes that you can contribute too.  On the side, there is a smaller area to pray for your fortune/wish for the new year.  After you finish praying there is a cup with a lot of sticks that are numbered.  Before you shake the cup up and down you make a wish for the new year and then start to shake until one stick falls out. Once you get your stick look at the number and put the stick back in the cup.  On the side there is a case that looks like a bookshelf, find your number to get your fortune paper.  The numbers are in red on the wall of the case on the top left corner above each paper.  After getting your fortune, you give a donation to the box in front of the are where the sticks were.

My aunts told me that you can make up to 3 wishes if the ones before turned out to be bad luck. I don’t know how true that is, so don’t quote me.

Anyway,  I’ve posted some pictures of the temple, hope you enjoy!  Thanks for reading.

Where you pray for your fortune and wish for the new year

before shaking the cup with the sticks

My cousin shaking the cup

Where to find your paper.

King Kabob

This is our first time trying any place that sells Kabobs so we didn't know what to expect.  Everything sounded good on the menu we ended up getting the Kabob combo plate which includes according to the menu; A combination of our marinated chicken tender and beef tender charbroiled to perfection.  We also got the Lamb Kabob plate that is marinated in their special sauce and herbs.  Each plate comes with Basmati rice and a charbroiled tomato.

Let's get on with the taste.  The basmati rice was perfect nothing to complain about there.  Our favorite plate was the Kabob combo plate that included the chicken and beef.  The chicken was moist and the marinade added great flavor.  The beef was also tasty except it was a little bit on the tough side.  But still flavor was there and it was a great tasting dish.

The Lamb kabob plate, on the other hand, was not so great.  I'm not sure what was in their special sauce but it did not smell good.  I think there was definitely yogurt in the sauce, but I could be wrong.  It had such a strong sour smell I at one point thought this has gone bad.  Don't get me wrong I like lamb and I've had lamb chops before.  But this... this just didn't seem right.  Maybe it just didn't suit my taste buds and it's actually supposed to taste like this.  I just know we both didn't like it and did not finish that plate.

I wouldn't mind coming here again only for their chicken and beef plates mainly just the chicken.  I'll pass on all their lamb options.

The Kabob combo plate

The Lamb Kabob plate

PlayStation Experience 2016

A couple weekends ago my boyfriend and I went to the Playstation Experience at the Anaheim Convention Center.  I’ve seen some pictures but didn’t know what to really expect.  When we got there we had no idea how long the lines would be.  We expected to be about the same as the Gamestop convention (which I have yet to post my bad…).  But we were so wrong the lines were crazy! Wrapping around the building, snaking back and forth.

There were 2 lines outside one to check in for your badge and another line to get into the convention hall.  I didn’t know that we would be getting a goodie bag with our badge so it was pretty cool.  The things in the bag are: a water bottle, a fabric poster, sunglasses with the PS logo on the corner of the lens, buttons, some skin tattoos, hand sanitizer spray, a t-shirt, a share factory magnet, draw to death code, and a bronze card.  There could be other things I might have missed. We ended up putting everything into one bag with other things we got.

Security is pretty tight.  Before you enter the main hall you have to go through metal detectors.  They handed out big zip lock bags so that everyone can place their items in the zip lock bag before walking through the metal detector. Very smart.  It is a big difference from the GameStop expo!  GameStop was more relaxed and laid back didn’t see that many security and didn’t have to go through a metal detector.  It didn’t bother me, though, I understand why there is a need for security there were way more people than the GameStop expo.  Extra precaution is always a good thing.

Another difference between the GameStop Expo and Playstation Experience is that there was food! The food court was open and there were food trucks outside.  They also had multiples mini bar tables that serve beer, wine, and soda.  There is also a bigger bar area with games to play and drink.  Unfortunately, we didn’t get to go to the bar there was always a wait to get in and we didn’t eat anything there either.  There just wasn’t any time to eat when you have to wait in line for hours at a time to play a game.  Although by the end of the day I was getting a little bit hungry (also hangry). The only thing that held me over for so long was because we had dim sum before coming to the event so I wouldn’t get moody.  But regardless I'm glad there were food options, unlike at the GameStop expo which didn’t have any and started way earlier.  We had to resort to eating at the Hilton Hotels food court.  The food is extremely over priced and I think I got sick from eating there.  About 30 minutes more or less after eating the sandwich from their food court my stomach started to hurt and I wasn’t feeling good.  So a Plus for Sony Playstation for providing food options!

Anyways back to Playstation.  The wait time for each game can be as long as 30 minutes to 3 hours or more.  I think each game play is about 10-15 minutes long. It was a 2-day event and we did purchase the 2-day pass to have more time to play other games.  One thing for sure though if you don’t have patients or have something to do while you wait in line, it can get very boring. It took us 3 tries to get into the PS gear shop that seemed like it never moved.  When we finally got in line before the cut off we moved about a foot within an hour wait time.  In the end, we decided to leave.

I didn’t come with my boyfriend for the second day because family came over to celebrate my Grandmothers birthday early.  Her actual birthday is during the week.  But it was ok he still had a great time and said it was so much better on the second day.  There were still a good amount of people but not as bad as the first day.  He got to play more games and got a good amount of stuff and actually made it into the gear store this time!

Overall it was a fun experience, maybe not so much on the first day.  If Sony were to host another event here next year I wouldn't mind attending again.  Anyway, here are the pictures of the convention and all the things we got. Thanks for reading!

The things we got: