Roy Tang

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2015 June

Posted in MiiVerse’s Super Mario 3D World Community:
Cant say no to a steelbook… probably wont play it til december though
Late night snack
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Not sure if I should be annoyed or amused
Posted in MiiVerse’s Super Mario 3D World Community:
Posted in MiiVerse’s Super Mario 3D World Community:
I’ve acquired a driver’s license somehow. But according to these stats it seems I’ve lost weight and grown shorter…
I skipped 8 and 8.1, but this one is free so why not? Hopefully it doesn’t suck and my desktop can handle it http://i.imgur.com/kpJhpzl.png
Tiny Zoro

2015 May

Impromptu Smashup game night #maypasokbukas
#fridaythoughts #onepunchman
Hyped much? I already own the first two games elsewhere but havent found time to play them yet. And now I get GOG copies too! #consolepeasant
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@talk2GLOBE i want to report some spammers (4 images attached). I agree in advance to all the terms
@talk2GLOBE i want to report some spammers (4 images attached). I agree in advance to all the terms
@talk2GLOBE i want to report some spammers (4 images attached). I agree in advance to all the terms
@talk2GLOBE i want to report some spammers (4 images attached). I agree in advance to all the terms
Free comic book day! #FCBD2015

2015 April

Bubble Guy -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
Carbonara!
The view from atop the Centro Comercial de las Arenas -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
Maria Reina Church in Barcelona
circus_maximus
There's a mess of tunnels underneath what used to be the Colosseum floor - they raised up animals using trapdoor platforms from this level
The outside of the Colosseum - the pillars are riddled with holes
The Coronation of Napoleon ended the first audioguide tour we had decided to follow. The painting is huge and there were lots of details to take in
Dona i Ocell' Sculpture at Parc Joan de Miro -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
Diana of the Hunt. There's a replica of this statue in the hall of mirrors in Versailles
We took the train ride to the top of the Eiffel, almost 300m above sea level. It was ridiculously cold at the top too, my hoodie was nowhere near enough
After enjoying the view from the top of the tower, we descended and enjoyed the tower's light show
A display atop the tower showed the distance from different capital cities around the world, and the height of the highest building there, for comparison to the Eiffel. I have no idea what this Stratford Residences is though
Panoramic view from atop the tower. Please excuse my poor camera skillz
Fountain Show -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
One of the golden statues watching over the Pont Alexander
Hospital Sant Pau -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
Another view of the hospital
Apparently there's always a big crowd around the Mona Lisa. I honestly found it a bit underwhelming, given how famous it is.
Panorama of the view from the Montmarte hill
Supposedly if you lie with your hand inside the mouth, you will lose your hand. I would have pretended to lose my hand, but the guy ahead of us in the queue already did that gag
Yummy paella!
The view overlooking the Roman forum and nearby ruins
The roof of the columned area looks like shattered plates -- Photo Credit: Ryan Liwanag
This lizard is kind of a big deal, souvenir shops often have keychains featuring it. Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
Googling "barcelona street game where old men throw metal balls" tells us this is called Petanque. -- Photo credit: Ryan Liwanag
The bridge gives us a good view of the Eiffel Tower in the distance
Our quiz night results -- who knows what place we finished
One of the last rooms we visited was full of Rembrandts, who was apparently very fond of selfies somehow
Sagrada Familia -- Under Construction
South facade of the Sagrada Familia -- it looks like some sort of Nativity scene
Europe trip photo dump
There's a series of rooms with detailed paintings of Greek myths which left me looking up all the time. I think this Apollo one was my favorite
The Hall of Battles was easily my favorite thing in the Chateau, I paid attention to each of the battles/paintings discussed by the audioguide. Typically, I have already forgotten most of the information, but I was well entertained
The famous Hall of Mirrors in the Chateau
There's a series of rooms where normal people could get a glimpse of the king and queen's daily lives, including their bedrooms and this dining room
The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Well, I may have accidentally clicked on the detailed guide for  this piece and thus spent some extra time here
Stuff cant make you happy, but natutuwa ako when I look at this
Nice headline @inquirerdotnet, not misleading at all #journalism #ham https://globalnation.inquirer.net/121913/indonesia-spares-veloso-executes-8-other-drug-convicts
Posted on r/transformers: I have a small die-cast Jazz and I forgot where I got it from. Can anyone identify what toy line it is?
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Thursday in Rome (Mar 12-13 2015)
Lifesize Hulkbuster! (Photobomb kid for scale) #avengers
Lifesize Hulkbuster! (Photobomb kid for scale) #avengers
I like the game doesnt even bother justifying the wall chicken trope lol #PS4share
Surprise Game of Thrones boardgame night!
Surprise game of Cards Against Humanity (@CAH) during lunch
Lizbeth Jane Garcia itag daw kita
Surprise game of Cards Against Humanity (@CAH) during lunch
Lizbeth Jane Garcia itag daw kita
Posted in MiiVerse’s Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U Community:
I was bored so I had two amiibos play a 99 minute 8 man smash
Some recent pick-ups. The FF Type-0 steelbook si great but the game’s camera is horrible
Brian Jefferson Tan
Business World editors not doing well #grammarnazi
@AskBayan cant access https://t.co for a few days now, twitter links don’t work. what’s up? t.sora area
Some leftover stuff from Europe I was still carrying around in my bag. That rock is from Rome lol

2015 March

These facebook ads are getting to be highly specific…
I am liking this new lock screen
[2015-04-19 03:04:31+00:00] @atlususa check out my lock screen
Sunflower garden at changi
Not to be confused with the Arc de Triomph in Paris. This one is in Barcelona
Koi pond at changi
A surprise Cobra Commander appeared on my desk! Thanks Jennylyn Sze!
DTK prerelease in Spanish! (@ Librería Gigamesh in Barcelona) https://www.swarmapp.com/roytang/checkin/550d5110498eea3210a699bc?s=Inhckyu2vIJuHp7D6G3rgHCwdxA&ref=tw
Finished 3rd/4-1 in the #mtgdtk prerelease, won some packs! Muchas gracias to the folks at Liberia Gigamesh in Barcelona!
DTK prerelease in Spanish! (@ Librería Gigamesh in Barcelona) https://www.swarmapp.com/roytang/checkin/550d5110498eea3210a699bc?s=Inhckyu2vIJuHp7D6G3rgHCwdxA&ref=tw
Finished 3rd/4-1 in the #mtgdtk prerelease, won some packs! Muchas gracias to the folks at Liberia Gigamesh in Barcelona!
Panorama from the Eiffel Tower summit
Manila!
View of Paris from the top
Apparently billiards was big back in the day
Chapel inside the chateau
The hall of mirrors
Dont put Descartes before the horse
Strickly
A crow! Or is it a raven?
Outside the gates
Joan of Arc
The king and queen would have dinner in public
Gallery of battles
Louis XIV
The gardens of versaille
This legend marks where there's a rock
Notre Dame
Rembrandt and his selfies
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Mona Lisa and far too many people
Tonight's dinner... I can't explain what it is
St. Vincent de Paul (blurry)
There's a 2-3 hour line to get into the Basilica
Immaculate Conception room
He's Italian!
Inscriptions over the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
Parroquis de Reina Maria. They apparently had the only English language mass in Barcelona. This photo was "enhanced" by Google+
I only have this picture because it was in front of the seats and my feet were REALLY tired
The list of Popes death years, listed outside the Pope crypts underneath the Basilica
This is a picture of some tourists taking pictures of the Swiss Guard
This guy tried to warn the Trojans not to accept the horse. So one of the gods sent a snake to eat him and his sons.
This is supposed to be a statue of St. Peter, but the inscription says Pius IX
At first I thought about taking pictures of all the Pope statues but then I remembered there have been 266 of them
This statue was doing the Dr. evil thing with his pinky, but this picture is crappy
Pine cone courtyard. IDK why it's called that
This last supper tapestry looked like they were Chinese
I think this was the main altar of the Basilica
Some tourists arguing on the street
Quiz night results
The massacre of innocents
Piazza de Popolo (or something like that) They had egyptian obelisks placed at major landmarks to guide pilgrims. At that time, Egypt was part of the Roman empire
Sagrada Familia. This pic was "enhanced" by Google+
The birth of Jesus Christ
Statue of Apollo
This angel is saying "talk to the hand"
Some sort of ancient Roman comics
St. Peter telling off a bird
30 years ago a crazy Australian man took a hammer to this sculpture and damaged it, so now they have it behind glass. I blame the glass for the blurry pic
Last night's dinner - fettucinni bolognese
The resurrection. The eyes of Jesus in the tapestry would follow you as you walked across the room
Some stall was selling Italian comics
Trevi fountain, unfortunately under renovation when we were there. This pic was "enhanced" by Google+
These doors are opened only during Jubilee years. The Pope will open them next during Christmas 2025
Belvedere torso
This was the inscription on the floor of the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
Statue of Hermes/Mercury
We came upon some sort of street art exhibit where one of these stones was placed every few feet with some other item or a clever saying.
Statue of ancient Roman taking a selfie
View of St. Peter's Square from the Basilica entrance.
So museum. Much ancient
Today’s lunch. Much better than yesterday’s
Today’s lunch (for comparison with rome)
Tonight’s dinner