Thursday, June 30, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Apalit Town Fiesta 2022
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to celebrate the Feast of Saint Peter in our beloved Town of Apalit, Pampanga on June 28, 29 and 30, 2022.
Did you know?
Peter was considered to be the first Pope of Rome. According to the Eastern Christian church, he was also the first patriarch of Antioch.
"So I will call you Peter, which means “a rock.” On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it."
Matthew 16:18
Monday, June 27, 2022
Valt - Beyblade (McDonald's 2021)
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a Beyblade's Valt toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA in 2021. I was able to procure the toy last June 25, 2022 during my visit to a remarkable store in Cubao Quezon City. I got to say this is definitely my to go to hub everytime I have the urge to add peculiar fast food toy in my collection.
Did you know?
Valt Aoi is the main protagonist of the anime and manga series, Beyblade Burst and Beyblade Burst Evolution. He is an enthusiastic Beyblader who founded Beigoma Academy's Beigoma Academy BeyClub, where he served as the team's captain. He competed in the National Tournament with Victory Valtryek Boost Variable and was the runner-up, but gained enormous popularity due to his incredible performance.
The Game of Life (McDonald's 2021)
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the Game of Life toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA in 2015. Even if this toy wasn't released in the Philippines, I just felt very lucky to have been able to add this awesome toy in my collection. You could say I'm lucky in the Game of Life.
Did you know?
The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. It is a zero-player game, meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input. One interacts with the Game of Life by creating an initial configuration and observing how it evolves. It is Turing complete and can simulate a universal constructor or any other Turing machine.
Clampdown (McDonald's 2015)
a Clampdown toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA. I added this particular toy last June 25, 2022 iny visit to a store in Cubao, Quezon City.
Did you know?
Clampdown is a tough, dedicated cop who works tirelessly along with his human partners. Uncomplicated in his way of thinking, the straightforward, sometimes black-and-white view he has taken thanks to the Autobot/Decepticon war occasionally clashes with the views of his new co-workers, not to mention the legal system.
Percy and his Fast Food Toys collection 2022
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Chilling out with my Fast Food Toys collection.
Did you know?
The largest collection of fast food restaurant toys is 10,000 items and was achieved by Percival R. Lugue (Philippines), verified in Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines, on 4 November 2014.
Gamer Beebot (McDonald's 2021)
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a Gamer Beebot toy from the Movie Ron's Gone Wrong courtesy of McDonald's Happy Meal USA. I was a bit skeptical when I first held this toy. I thought it was not a bona fide fast food toy. Thankfully I have goggle camera to help me identify the toy while rummaging on a pile of toys in a Cubao thrift store.
Did you know?
Ron's Gone Wrong is the first feature film from Locksmith Animation, as well as the first fully animated feature film produced by TSG Entertainment. Animation and voice acting for the film were all done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pluto 50th Walt Disney World (McDonald's 2021)
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a Pluto toy in one of Disney World's theme Rides to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. The toy was given by McDonald's USA with the purchase of a Happy Meal. I was extremely happy when I found this toy in one of my toy hunts in Cubao Quezon City on June 25, 2022. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be able to find the other toys in this series.
Did you know?
Pluto is most often portrayed as a bowser bachelor, falling for such canine cuties as Fifi the Pekinese or Dinah the dachshund. But Pluto’s Quin-Puplets (1937)—the first animated short officially starring Pluto—was cleverly created in the wake of the 1930s craze kicked up by the celebrated Dionne quintuplets: Pluto and Fifi are seen as “Mr. And Mrs. Pluto,” the parents of five mischievous mini-Plutos. Pluto was also seen as the doggie daddy of a pup who followed in his pop’s paw prints in Pluto, Junior (1942), while even more of this fido’s family was revealed with a little guy named K.B. in Pluto’s Kid Brother (1946).
Twister (McDonald's 2020)
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a Twister Game from the series of Hasbro Gaming courtesy of McDonald's Happy Meal USA in 2020. I only acquired this toy last June 25, 2022 when I went to Cubao Quezon City with the hope that I will find awesome additions to my Fast Food Toys collection.
Did you know?
Twister became a success when actress Eva Gabor played it with Johnny Carson on television's The Tonight Show on May 3, 1966. However, in its success, it was also controversial. The company that produced it, Milton Bradley, was accused by its competitors of selling "sex in a box". That accusation is speculated to be because it was the first popular American game to use human bodies as playing pieces.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
T-Rex Jurassic World (McDonald's 2020)
a Jurassic World Tyrannosaurus Rex Tay from McDonald's Happy Meal USA. Once again this toy was acquired last June 25, 2022 during visit to a Cubao thrift store.
Did you know?
Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex (rex meaning "king" in Latin), often called T. rex or colloquially T-Rex, is one of the best represented theropods. Tyrannosaurus lived throughout what is now western North America, on what was then an island continent known as Laramidia. Tyrannosaurus had a much wider range than other tyrannosaurids. Fossils are found in a variety of rock formations dating to the Maastrichtian age of the Upper Cretaceous period, 68 to 66 million years ago. It was the last known member of the tyrannosaurids and among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist before the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
Ninjago Selfie Phone (McDonald's 2017)
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a Ninjago Selfie Phone toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA back in 2017. I only got this toy last June 25, 2022 when I visitedy favorite store in Cubao, Quezon City which really made my day.
Did you know?
The Lego Ninjago Movie is a 2017 computer-animated comedy film based on the toy line of the same name and the tie-in animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. Produced by Warner Animation Group, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Miller Productions, Roy Lee's Vertigo Entertainment, and Animal Logic, the film was directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, and Bob Logan (in their feature directorial debut).
Bop It (McDonald's 2018)
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a Bop It toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA. Thank goodness I decided to go to Cubao, Quezon City last Saturday, June 25, 2022 because now I have this rare toy in my collection.
Did you know?
Bop It toys are a line of audio games. By following a series of commands issued through voice recordings produced by a speaker by the toy, which has multiple inputs including pressable buttons, pull handles, twisting cranks, spinnable wheels, flickable switches – the player progresses and the pace of the game increases.
Ron's Gone Wrong (McDonald's 2021)
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a Ron's Gone Wrong toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA, I was elated to grab a hold of this seriously awesome toy last June 25, 2022 in one of Cubao's thrift stores.
Did you know?
Ron's Gone Wrong is a 2021 computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, co-directed by Octavio E. Rodriguez, produced by Julie Lockhart and Lara Breay, and written by Peter Baynham and Smith. The film features the voice of Jack Dylan Grazer as Barney, a socially awkward middle-schooler who befriends a defective robot he names Ron, voiced by Zach Galifianakis. Barney must find a way to protect Ron, who comes under danger from corporate employees. Additional voices include Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado and Olivia Colman.
Monopoly - Hasbro Gaming (McDonald's 2020)
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a Monopoly toy from McDonald's Happy USA released in 2020. This toy is part of series of Hasbro Gaming toys. I acquired this toy last June 25, 2022 on visit to my favorite store in Cubao, Quezon City.
Did you know?
Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie. The very first edition of the game that would later become Monopoly was invented at the very start of the 20th Century by Elizabeth Magie. It was called The Landlord’s Game and became mildly popular, but it wasn’t until Charles Darrow brought the game to Parker Brothers that it became really popular.
Laurel Lightfoot and Manticore (McDonald's 2020)
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a Lightfoot and Manticore toy from McDonald's Happy Meal USA. This toy was added to my collection last June 25, 2022.
Did you know?
Onward is a 2020 American computer-animated urban fantasy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Dan Scanlon, produced by Kori Rae and written by Scanlon, Jason Headley, and Keith Bunin, and stars the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer. Set in a suburban fantasy world, the film follows two elf brothers named Ian and Barley Lightfoot who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will temporarily bring back their deceased father for 24 hours before it's too late.
Percy with Gru and the Minions (June 2022)
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bumping into the Minions The Rise of Gru cast at the lobby of the SM Manila movie theater.
Did you know?
Minions: The Rise of Gru is a 2022 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Directed by Kyle Balda, with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val as co-directors, the film sees the return of Steve Carell as Gru, and Pierre Coffin as the Minions, along with Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and Alan Arkin.
Pilot Stuart (McDonald's 2022)
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a Pilot Stuart toy from McDonald's Happy Meal Philippines. This disproportionate toy is acquired last June 21, 2022 during our hearty lunch McDonald's in SM Manila.
Did you know?
He was named Stuart after the Latin word "Stuartalumni", which loosely translates as "the one who slacks".
Kevin's Groovy Van (McDonald's 2022)
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a Kevin's Groovy Van toy from McDonald's Happy Meal Philippines. I got this groovy toy after a scrumptious dinner at McDonald's in Robinson's Ermita on June 20, 2022.
Did you know?
Kevin is the only Minion to be knighted by the British Empire.
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