No One Sings Like You Anymore

"Candles burning... 

like somebody's bestfriend died."

And so it is Christmas....

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

Yellow

Upon This Rock (or Brick)...

Lost Angels

I love basketball. There was a time I could play it well enough to compete with my peers. That time is long past. Now, I just watch the real athletes on TV.

Sex In The City

Trucks, vans, cars, jeepney, tricycles, motorcycles. Cut, turn, stop. No signals. I still love being an urban biker. I am such a romantic.

Skyrocket

Have you seen the price of Classic Blue Spaceman minifigs on eBay today?! That is right.


Spaceship!!

LEGO, take my money.

So, Ninjago is coming back. Good. I do not care much about Chima. Cannot wait for 2014. I can see all the mech sets about to come.

Excuse me, Hong Kong, South Korea is here.

I had a great time in South Korea that composing a proper blog entry is turning out to be really difficult. Words are just flying by, but they won't behave, won't group themselves into sentences. So....

South Korea. Fun. Family. Love. Food. Trick Eye. Hello Kitty. N Tower. Temple. Lotte World. Toys. Toy Street. LEGO. Sylvanians. Trains. Busses. Airplanes. Food. Food. Food. Pig Fly.

LEGOLand Malaysia!!

From a trip a few months back. 

Enjoyed the Miniland, the Kingdoms - Dragon Roller Coaster ride, the burgers and fries, The Big Shop. The kids loved everything! Some parts of the place were still under construction. Still, a pretty nice place to visit. We will be back!

LEGO: Spaced out!

Here is another LEGO Activity Book that comes with a couple of minifigures.

LEGO City: Meteor Shower; ISBN13: 9780723270522

It is set for a January 2013 release but is available for preorder now from most popular online bookstores. Looks like it will come with a boy and an astronaut. Another good buy. Would have been a lot better if came with a robot though.

Ninjago Sssnakes

Here are the cover images for the 2 new LEGO Ninjago Activity Books with Minifigures that I mentioned in this post. These 2013 versions of course are follow-ups from last year's versions.


LEGO Ninjago: Ninja vs Fangpyre Activity Book
Lets you explore the exciting world of LEGO Ninjago. This title lets you discover the story behind LEGO's exclusive range of ninja fighters, build your very own LEGO Ninjago minifigure, read the stories and complete the puzzles. (ISBN: 9781409314028)





LEGO Ninjago: Ninja vs Hypnobrai Activity Book
Lets you explore the exciting world of LEGO Ninjago. This title lets you discover the story behind LEGO's exclusive range of ninja fighters, build your very own LEGO Ninjago minifigure, read the stories and complete the puzzles. (ISBN: 9781409313038)

Snakes 2: Ninjago Brickmaster 2012

Update: Final cover art for the latest Ninjago Brickmaster book is out.

 

Slithering Snakes

Here is the preliminary, not confidential, cover image of the 2012 Ninjago Brickmaster book that is coming out on October from Dorling Kindersley (DK).

LEGO Ninjago Fight the Power of the Snakes! Brickmaster

Suitable for LEGO fans, this title lets you join the Ninjas on their quest to defend the four mystic weapons of Spinjitzu and make 12 exclusive LEGO models as you go. It includes two different minifigures, over 100 bricks, and a set of scenarios for the Year of the Snake.

ISBN: 9781409383253

Judging from the last time DK came out with the Ninjago Brickmaster draft cover, I think there will only be minor changes to the cover shown here.

In addition, there are 2 Ninjago activity books with minifgures that are coming on August, but I cannot find the cover images. (You know how LEGO is with their top secret images. *s)

Bricks and Boards

Grab your boards. The city or the the sea? Your pick.

Here are 2 upcoming LEGO Activity Books with Minifigures to add to you purchase list. Releasing on May 2012.

LEGO CITY: Big City Life

LEGO City minifigures attempt to make it to school on time, perform skateboarding tricks and even serve pizza to a werewolf. This title lets you build your very own LEGO City minifigure, read the stories and complete the puzzles.

ISBN: 9781409314103

LEGO CITY: Harbour Activity Book

Lets you join the LEGO City minifigures for some fishy adventures down at the harbour. This book helps you build your very own LEGO City minifigure, read the stories and complete the puzzles.

ISBN: 9781409314110

Golden Bricks

" One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. "


From LEGO.com:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and The LEGO Group announced today a partnership that awards the world’s leading construction toy brand exclusive rights to develop build-and-play construction sets based on THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ trilogy and the two films based on THE HOBBIT™. The multi-year licensing agreement grants access to the library of characters, settings, and stories for THE LORD OF THE RINGS property, as well as films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

LEGO® THE LORD OF THE RINGS construction sets are slated for a rolling global launch beginning in June 2012 in the United States, with LEGO THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY scheduled for later in the year.

.., and my resolve to stick to basic bricks faces a new, and tremendous, challenge.

Crooks and Planes

Two new LEGO activity books with minifigures from Ladybird. Set to come out on March 2012.


LEGO CITY: Busy Airport

An activity book that lets you join the LEGO CITY minifigures at the bustling LEGO airport; build your very own LEGO CITY minifigure; and, read the stories and complete the puzzles.

ISBN: 9781409312833

LEGO CITY: Crooks on the Loose!

An activity book that lets you join the LEGO City police as they hunt down crooks; build your very own LEGO CITY minifigure; and, read the stories and complete the puzzles.

ISBN: 9781409312840

The Trees Keep on Dying

2 new LEGO books with minifigures are now available for preorder from various online bookshops.

LEGO City: Fire Team Adventure! Storybook with LEGO Minifigures and Accessories

Lets you join LEGO City minifigures on their action-packed adventures. This storybook comes with interchangeable minifigure parts and lots of accessories, that helps you build 3 different LEGO characters.

ISBN: 9781409309321


LEGO City: Police on Alert! Storybook with LEGO Minifigures and Accessories

It's Thomas' first day as a LEGO CITY police officer and he's already on a case! This title lets you join the LEGO CITY police, as they try to figure out who stole blankets, a horse... and robbed the bank.
Full description

ISBN: 9781409309314

Going hungry..

And they have done it. The one thing to hook a toy VW Kombi and LEGO hobbyist.

This is the yet to be released LEGO VW Van - 10220.

No lunch breaks for me now!

* Picture scanned by Captain Eugene from Flickr.

Covering Your World

Here are the covers for the other upcoming LEGO Activity Books with minifigures that I mentioned in this previous post.

LEGO CITY: All Aboard! Activity Book with LEGO minifigure

LEGO CITY: Space Mission Activity Book with LEGO minifigure