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The end of the year is coming! My friend has informed me that our batch of 2013 has been now processed and everyone is eagerly awaiting a goddamn 10 years result. Do remember that if there is no call and receive a letter from a mailbox, then sorry to say, we failed our exam. I’m not too bothered because I am so tired and no longer care since I am way more worried about money to survive the increase in inflation and the unfair treatment from the company. After clearing my last loan in July, my finances haven’t improved at all and only started to perform slightly better last two months ago. Hopefully, this December there won’t be much good promo going on to continue to brainwash me to spend more money which I already burned half of. I already got a new phone, so now, desire to get an Android tab for my home and work usage including starting planning to travel to Thailand and visit the Gundam Base store there.

  One of the three Heavy Intercessor members, Sergeant Aetus Gardane, comes with a helmet-less head. The body design is the same (Nikos and Helvin), with limited mobility in the shoulders and legs. The paintwork is fine, but I did experience some loose joints in the torso and a microphone that kept popping off. I had to glue it multiple times for this particular figure. It's interesting because I didn't notice a missing component while taking pictures and only discovered it when it fell to the floor while posing on the display shelf.

One of the three Heavy Intercessor members, Nikos Phaetz, utilizes the Excecutor Heavy Bolter. The figure's body design features limited mobility in the shoulders and legs. Some areas of the figure have a dirty paint job, with the most noticeable being on the top of the backpack.

Well, it’s time to say goodbye to my long-surviving AMD Radeon HD4770! I have been holding out on the upgrade for over three years after the COVID lockdown, and the GPU price was insanely expensive back then. Now the GPU prices have gone down after China took down the Bitcoin mining operation there. It’s time to look for a new card and complete the upgrade by the end of this year before another stupid AI trend hits the GPU price again. This time, after 12 years, I decided to go back to NVIDIA for an MSI GeForce RTX™ 4070 VENTUS 2X 12 G OC due to limited brand availability in Brunei. Yeah, it's a controversial card, and the MSRP price is not that attractive or even competitive this year, but I no longer care about it, and I want to start gaming the latest titles. The price fits into my budget during a sudden' August Eight' promo for SGD 799.00, and I am happy to save SGD 80.00 from the deal. This card does provide good gaming performance and low power consumption, although ...

This is a revisit to 2023 and revising (proofreading) my guide on registering Brunei Citizenship examination. It is unimaginable that every one of us struggling to register at the immigration in Kuala Belait (KB) even today. The procedure is still complicated as usual and hasn’t changed after all these years. You had to write a formal letter to request immigration to do an update. These things are not necessary for immigration in BSB, they will just use their system to update on the spot and way faster. However, I choose not to because this may cause some trouble to those working in the KB branch getting blasted. Out of respect, I just follow the procedure of getting the letter done and submitting it. I encourage those who change their mobile phone numbers and move into new homes or rent houses to get it updated. If you need the letter sample, I uploaded and shared it from my Google Drive. You can download or print it out for reference. I also updated my guide for the Brunei Citizensh...

I never thought registering Brunei Citizenship examination are fucking inconvenient. Worst, I don't see local bloggers write about it either in the web search telling us how and what to bring. So to make this easy, I decided to write the guide for my future reference and hopefully able to help you fellow PR. Update #2 (2023) - Proofreading, correction and added information for letter change of phone no. and home address. Update 1# (2013) - Added ICI travel document copies requirement. For those already graduated or are good at Bahasa Melayu, I strongly encourage you who are 18 years old onward to take the examination early if you intend to continue to stay in Brunei. Do not worry about wasting your time, you are young and can enjoy life. There are only two meetings and one exam, that’s it. Take the opportunity since you have the higher chance of getting citizenship.

It was a last-minute decision to order the set from Show.Z before CNY because I have a bad feeling it going to sell out very fast and was right about it. I seriously need another Helvin Gure version but the markup price currently put me off. Hopefully, there will be some price drop to normal in the future. Product Information:   Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Ultramarine Heavy Intercessor - Helvin Gure Accessories: 1x Executor Bolt Rifle 1x Bolt Pistol 1x Combat Knife 1 set of pairs of hands Release Date:  December 2022 Purchase Price:  USD 85.94 (A bundle Set of three with discount points) JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 34.99 ( Checkout at Amazon! ) My Rating:  7/10

Never for me. No matter how sensitive the topic is, every one of us who work hard and takes up multiple tasking deserved to know if are we being awarded for our performance. A few of my colleagues disagree with me and shouldn’t be brought up to HR. You need to remember that we have a signed contract that clearly stated there will be a bonus review every twelve months which means the company has to uphold their contract to have a proper discussion with the employees. Even a company need to publicly issue a memo announcement if they are facing poor market performance. Keeping quiet is a big mistake. Not that we don’t understand the current economic situation in Brunei. The oil & gas market is not doing well due to the ongoing war between Russian and Ukraine. It’s up to the employees to decide whether to stay or move on with their careers for better opportunities. This is what happens to me. Thanks to this piece of shit department HR. I already lost my bonus payout last year after get...

I believe the majority of you have already gotten a call from immigration to go for the briefing and are ready for receiving a certificate for Brunei Citizenship. Congratulation again to those going this week. The information I am aware of is currently still in progress processing and speeding up to clear out the batches who passed in the year 2012. If you still haven’t received any call yet, my suggestion here is DO NOT IGNORE the local landline call. There have been numerous complaints against immigration that they did not make any phone calls. I understand that not every one of us knows the exact office phone number and afraid that it might be a scam call. My suggestion here is if you see the local phone number on your cell phone. Just pick it up because you might score your golden ticket. I am expecting our results for the year 2013 batches should be very soon. It is interesting to see how we handle our emotional damage when receiving a phone call notifying you failed the exam and ...

All the loan stress carry with me for so many years finally ended! No more loan repayment next month! I also decided to say goodbye to two of the useless debit card that I don’t even need in the first place. It was stupid of me for giving out free money to the bank for many years. From today onward, there will be only UnionPay and one Credit Card. I only need to keep the useful cards that work both locally and overseas, especially online purchases, nothing else. My plan, for now, will prioritise a recovery path. I lost my bonus last year and had a feeling the company making another excuse not going to pay this year as well. Looking for a new job is very hard right now especially considering the age problem and lack of paper qualifications. The challenging part is reminding myself to be super patient and not overthink about quitting my current job. I had to be very confident there are enough funds in the bank to cover the expenses especially monthly insurance for at least a year when se...

Recently just got rejected by a well-known toy company from the US. I was told my anime series toys like Figma BRS and Robot Spirit Full Metal Panic! doesn’t worth much in the market even with MISB/MIB condition. Geezz…what the hell is going on? Selling Anime toys are getting harder than ever. I am completely at a loss in finding a local toy marketplace to sell anymore and had to start looking elsewhere since there are no buyers. It is noticeable increasing number of collectors quit toy collections over the years and the toy buy/sell marketplace is shrinking as well due to fuck up price discrimination for the sake of getting rid of it. Another problem I am seeing here is the Brunei expensive shipping rate posted worldwide. I need to inquire regarding the box size and find out if I am doing it wrong on the website. Can you imagine posting to the US with a shoe box size in DHL cost BND 300.00 for BND 50.00 value item? I have no idea how this is happening but I going to check out with th...

Jaric Thule is one of the Brotherhood Terminators squad series that uses Nemesis Force Halberd which is the most popular to get among the team. I was so happy able to order another one after JT announced a PO rerun from LT this month. Otherwise, I will just skip it entirely. No point in paying a price with nearly 20-30% markup. Product Information: Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Grey Knights Brotherhood Terminator Squad - Jaric Thule Accessories: 1x Nemesis Force Halberd 1x Book Tome 1 set of pairs of hands Release Date:  December 2022 Re-Run: March 2023 Purchase Price:  USD 67.99 JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 75.00 My Rating:  9/10

The Squad Flagman is one of the Brotherhood Terminators squad series who hold Grey Knights brotherhood banner. Same as the rest of his brothers, he comes with high-quality paintwork, a beautiful design and using a 2.0 body. Articulation is limited as usual (especially the shoulder) but since he is going to hold the banner (heavy) so it is alright. The weapon is the same as Paladin using Nemesis Force Sword. Product Information: Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Grey Knights Brotherhood Terminator Squad - Retius Akantar Accessories: 1x Nemesis Force Sword 1x Book Tome 1x Grey Knights Brotherhood Banner 1 set of pairs of hands Release Date:  December 2022 Purchase Price:  USD 67.99 JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 75.00 My Rating:  9/10

To be honest, I never like collecting the Transformers Masterpiece (MP) series and had a very bad experience with the Takara Tomy plastic quality. The reason I have gotten MPM-12 OP in the first place is that when I am at the local TRU toy store during their promotion sales last year, I couldn’t find any interesting toys to buy and some are sold out so I ended up grabbing this one. My $30 coupon is almost expired so better off slashing the price further. Product Information: Brand:  Takara Tomy / Hasbro Size:  Masterpiece (MP) Scale Action Figure Series:  Bumblebee Movie Accessories:   1x gun Release Date:  December 2022 Purchase Price:  SGD 70.00+ Retail Price: USD 186.00 / JPY 20,000 My Rating:  7/10

The Squad Paladin is one of the four released Brotherhood Terminators squad series. Same as the rest of the Grey Knights, he comes with high-quality paintwork and a beautiful design. The interesting bit about this set is it comes with additional accessories than other terminator brothers. He also has a swappable helmetless head and comes with a dead daemon head for decoration or a diorama. Product Information: Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Grey Knights Brotherhood Terminator Squad Paladin Incanus Neodan Accessories: 1x Nemesis Force Sword 1x Book Tome 1x Familiar figure (attaching in shoulder armour) 1x Incanus Neodan head 1x Daemon head 1 set of pairs of hands Release Date:  December 2022 Purchase Price:  USD 67.99 JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 75.00 My Rating:  9/10

  Having Chapter Master Marneus Calgar in the collection is a must for Ultramarine. He wears a big-size armour that arms with both a power fist and a built-in bolter. The figure has a bulky design with a beautiful emblem and decoration around the figure's armour plate. However, there are problems with the figure. Product Information:- Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Ultramarines Chapter Master Marneus Calgar Accessories: 1x Marneus Calgar head Release Date:  January 2023 Purchase Price:  HKD 530 JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 69.99 My Rating:  7/10 The common one is very limited articulations. In the Calgar case, the hip joint movement was blocked by the armour causing some problems in posing. Secondly, the paintwork is not as good compared to the Librarian, even to the Grey Knights. My biggest complaint would be the Marneus Calgar head is so poorly done. Looks like it was hastily worked on ...

The squad team member is one of the four released Grey Knights Brotherhood Terminators squad series. I am happy to say the quality of the paintwork is the same as Castellan Crowe and comes with a beautiful design. Not only that, you can feel the weight when holding the figure, it’s like the figure comes with a die-cast part. Product Information:- Brand:  JoyToy Size:  1/18 Scale Action Figure Series:  Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Grey Knights Brotherhood Terminator Squad Team Member Caddon Vibova Accessories: 1x Nemesis Daemonhammer 1x Book Tome 1 set of pairs of hands. Release Date:  December 2022 Purchase Price:  USD 67.99 JoyToy Retail Price:  USD 75.00 My Rating:  9/10

    Never in my mind to receive double thigh parts in the DNA Design DK-27. The factory worker is good at packing the whole thing preventing me from noticing the problem. This set is hella expensive, it's not something I want to spend and ignore to get another one. I am now trying to source and get help from ShowZ in contacting a DNA Design rep to reproduce again because the Nemesis version is coming in March this year so there is a good chance they are re-releasing the upgrade version for it. Hopefully, there will be good news next week. I will be uploading the original review later.

This is an Ultramarines Primaris Captain wielding a master-crafted heavy bolt rifle and a power sword that comes with a sheath. The set only comes with a clock, and pairs of swappable hands. It’s a shame it doesn’t have the option to swap helmetless character heads because look a bit plain despite him being a captain. I may have to do mixing with other figures to upgrade his looks. Surprisingly, he is taller than the Librarian and comparable in size to Grey Knights Terminator. Product Information: Brand: JoyToy Size: 1/18 Scale Action Figure Series: Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Ultramarines - Captain With Master-Crafted Heavy Bolt Rifle Accessories:   1x Heavy Bolt Rifle 1x Power Sword 1x Sword sheath 4x swappable hand. Release Date: Dec 2022 Purchase Price: HKD 600.00 JoyToy Retail Price: USD 62.99 (MSRP) My Rating: 7/10

This is the first champion character I wanted to collect from the Grey Knights wave 1 when I first saw it in the W40K: Chaos Gate – Daemon Hunters DLC. He has an awesome design quality and is beautifully painted. The awesome part about this set is you get the Black Blade of Antwyr which comes with a beautifully crafted effect part that you can optionally put together for display. His swappable head mod is also incredibly good and preferred over the helmet version. Product Information: Brand: JoyToy Size: 1/18 Scale Action Figure Series: Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Grey Knights Castellan Crowe Accessories:   1x Black Blade of Antwyr 1x Sword Effect Part 1x Helmet 1x Crowe head 1x Banner 1x clock 4x swappable hand. Release Date: Dec 2022 Re-Run: March 2023 Purchase Price: USD 69.99 JoyToy Retail Price: USD 79.99 My Rating: 9/10

Since there is no Nemesis version for Optimus Prime (Bumblebee Movie Ver.) available from the Transformers Studio Series, why not just get cheaper with high-quality paintwork and some die-cast parts from a knockoff toy for less than SGD 15.00? While the KO version is not near perfectly produced and has transformation issues in vehicle mode. Its robot mode is 95% accurate copies. You hardly find a difference between the original when displayed together. Product Information: Brand: AOYI / BMB Size: Voyager Series: Transformers Studio Series Accessories: 1x Rifle Release Date: Unknown Purchase Price: SGD 14.00 My Rating: 6/10 Additional Info: Knock Off version of official Transformers Studio Series 38 - Voyager Optimus Prime (Bumblebee Movie Version).

The Ultramarines Primaris Librarian is the second wave released in 2022 which I asked the Game Workshop local dealer to help me purchase when it was put up on the official website. Good articulation (limited), is nicely painted and the quality is better than the Mcfarlane toys. Sadly, this figure comes with a few problems like loose shoulder joints and side armour plating easily popping off. Product Information: Brand: JoyToy Size: 1/18 Scale Action Figure Series: Warhammer 40K Space Marine Chapters: Ultramarines Primaris Librarian Accessories:   1x Force Sword 1x Marine helmet 4x swappable hands (two psychic painted power effect) Release Date: January 2022 Purchase Price: SGD 90.00 JoyToy Retail Price: USD 69.00  My Rating: 5/10

I have been eyeing this 3rd party MP size Classic Optimus Prime for a while and never knew about such a release until I search Aliexpress for some KO Transformers. There are positive reviews of this improved version and many are quite satisfied with the figure quality build. As a fan of the Classic series, I going to check out it myself since you still can get one for less than SGD 100.00 depending on where you source. I was able to get it from one of the local sellers who sold it to me for SGD 95.00, which is a reasonable price range for me after a few weeks of sourcing through the online stores. However, what I didn’t expect is how heavy the toy was packed inside despite the box looking small in my photo studio. Product Information: Brand: Jujiang JJ01 Supreme Leader Size: Masterpiece / Oversized Design Based: Classic Optimus Prime (2006) Additional Info: Comes with diecast parts Accessories:   1x replaceable movable mechanical than 1x large ion gun (wind vane) 1x smokestac...

This is my first 4th Party KO Transformers that I wanted to get for a long time after seeing more and more fellow collectors displaying their Wei Jiang/Jinbao combiners at home. I simply couldn’t resist any longer so I decided to give NBK brand a try and check out the quality of the toys before jumping in for more.   Product Information: Brand: NBK TF Engineering 3349 Size: Voyager Version: Green (G1) Design Base: Copy version of Generation Toy GT-01 Gravity Builder My Rating: 7/10 Purchase Price: SGD 85.00 Market Price: Less than SGD 100.00 Other Version: NBK Yellow (G2) NBK Transparent Green Colorful (different combiner head and chest armour). Different Version: Omega Supreme (another cut-down and simple design)

Happy New Year and another new beginning day to start over. Last year was another stressful year and nonsense. Hopefully, this year will be better and can’t wait to clear all the remaining 7 months of the mafia bank loans. Travelling will not be priorities at the moment until my financial back to normal and stable. The year 2022 wasn’t good either for me when I lose the bonus payout completely. This affects me badly and has to extract backup money from my mom's savings to cover the losses at the moment. Once the bank loan clears, I can start to slowly pay back my mom's savings around September and keep some funds as a backup in case of emergency. My original plan is to pay using the bonus, but at the moment, nothing is certain about whether the current company going to pay me or not this year. If the same shit happens, well, time to plan for an exit. Of course, the main problem is also my obsession with toy collections. It’s not slowing down, instead, JoyToy X Warhammer 40K act...