Santified.

Okay, this will be the last Santa post of the year for soon, it shall be Christmas Day and thus my birthday begins. Here are the latest Santa hijinx that he got up to. (Whenever I speak of Santa, I like to do it in the third person. I think Clark Kent set up that precedent.)

My annual gig at Royal Park Hotel went well as always. Here are a few highlights from yesterday and today.

 
This was my assistant of the evening (though truth be told, I was more like her assistant.)

Getting ready.

Before the kiddies show up. Not yet haggard.

A fellow Santa getting jiggy.

Here are the three wise men. Can you guess which one is me?

I only got two letters to Santa this year, though one young lass drew a couple of pics of me. Not a bad likeness.

  

This was my staff of photographers. They each got a Mikan-KitKat.

On Saturday evening, I popped in to Ernies to say hi to the gang.

Ernie treated me to a bottle of bubbly as a birthday present. Too bad I was driving and couldn't drink any, but it's the thought that counts. I treated his patrons to some KitKats.

And I ended the evening at Title and gave Suu a droid.

On my way back from the hotel, I popped into Mandai hoping to find a birthday gift for myself. I didn't find one yet had the foresight of bringing my Santa hat to adorn Gamera.

Merry Kaijumas!

ps. Happy Birthday to me!!

Rocking Santa!

I wandered through the displays at Kotodai-Koen (park) and since everything was closed, I got an unobstructed view of them.

These are definitely much nicer to look at when there are not swarms of kiddies running around.

There's even a beer tent (and a Yebisu one across the street) if you desire a brew or two. I'll probably check out the Pika-Pika Pageant (Sendai Pageant of Starlight) tomorrow or after Christmas.

Here's a sneak peek courtesy of my friend Jimmy Olsen Michael Martin.

And by the way, the Penguins are back at Sendai Station.

Santa made his last professional appearance last weekend at a couple of Day Care Centres in the city. Here he is posing with Jack Frost, aka CC.

And with a few of the lasses.

On a personal note, I was greeted with a Merry Christmas banner on my last day at school this year.

I start my annual gig on the 23rd. Stay tuned for more Santa notifications.

Swag Wars!

Here are some of the goodies in store for you if you venture into the cinema. First up, a bento case.

Posters, postcards, hankies, etc.

Tsum-tsum Clear Files, mugs, etc.

Porgs!

Funkos, stamps, etc.

More clear files, mini figs.,etc.

Little stuffed figures and other stuff.

Model cars and figures.

More Clear Files.

Books.

Tsum-tsums and pens.

More Tsum-tsums and Bearbricks.

Even more Tsum-tsums and mini figs.

Dinnerware done by that artist whose name eludes me at the moment.

Towels.

Magazines with stickers or a backpack attached.

Model kits.

More models.

Even more models with a movie mag.

Porg t-shirts.

R2-D2 or BB-8 toques.

I bought a puppet mascot.

And got a goofy looking Ewok.

Outside the cinema are several Gatcha machines with some toys, old and new.

Most of these toys at the UFO Catcher are reruns from previous years.

Though this Darth seems to be new. I'm not sure why he's ignoring Harley though.

These are always tough to snag.

I did capture a Porg.

This mama has a few unhatched Porglings.

We'll see what other Swag can be found elsewhere.