20240414 My Right of Way

 No one ever goes to Amcorp Mall except for obvious reasons. You either have an Office there or you're dealing with Toys. Or Collectibles. Or well, vintage stuff. The excuse of going to closed/ now open/ about to close/ and still open A&W doesn't even cut it close.

 When NSK replaced the outgoing Giant, things changed. This, I suppose would attract the weekend crowds apart form the usual suspects. So, my Wife is quite acceptable to going to Amcorp Mall now, because of that. The only issue is the parking, which is located at the front. Not only were the charges steep but there were quite a lot of those guys carrying small black bags and getting you to buy their spray cans.

 So, I showed her another parking area which, despite having a Guard at the Lift Entrance, it is still quite dark. But this is still much better than confronting those spray can guys. However, I am starting to change my mind as we exit the parking area, through the downward winding ramp...

Despite his passenger (girlfriend?) pointing to the 'Exit' sign indicating there are right, the car behind us and I were quite patient. No angry horns nor shouting and eventually, he realised his mistake. We patiently remained on the spot so that he can maneuver safely out of the spiral. Thank goodness both of us were not going too fast and had our headlights on..

I realised what had happened. He obviously had parked in the basement and the only exit is the spiral ramp. In the middle of the ramp, there is an opening on his left (ground level) where he is supposed to get out. But yeah, instead, he continued upwards, where the ramp is now against him. So, if another car followed him, it would be a very difficult stand-off.

The Amosphere

 I can say that the place is almost devoid of people. Maybe it was because I arrived at around half past three in the afternoon where most booths are starting to clean up. But then again, about the booths, there were not many around either. So, I can surmise that most are still in the Hari Raya mood. With the clock ticking, it's time for me to finish my mission as quickly as I can...

I was hoping to catch a friend of mine who has a booth set up but he was nowhere to be found today. So, I decided to visit some shops and man, I was so tempted with this one. These are from Haslab before they cut-off small time loyal dealers, forcing us to deal directly with them.

Next up is this wonderful looking Viper. Since I'm a hurry to meet up with my Wife, I did not ask for the price. Looking at the box, it could be a 1/32 die-cast. OK, just Google it. It s an Eaglemoss and the price is, "Oh my God".

Next stop is V Store Collectibles where they deal mostly with 1/6 figures and 1:18 from Joy Toy.

Do I want it? Yes.
Will I buy it? I dunno, there's no display space where I'm going.

 

All bags must be sealed with a cable tie.
I am not sure about the reasoning from NSK but maybe its to make sure Customers do not put unpaid items into the plastic bags form other shops. So, someone must be doing their job to the letter.
Other places would tie the bags first or make sure other bags are properly locked before putting the cable tie.

A small purchase for the spare parts which I will eventually use.