Topic: Deocon's old Home theater

[ricky]

Yung asawa ko nga ang kalaro ko, hehehe.

Deprived kasi ang chidhood ko, kaya ngayon lang ako naglalaro. Kasi dati noong late 60's pag punta ko sa Avenida sa Good Earth, nakikita ko yung display nila ng HO train set-up. Inggit na inggit ako. Mahirap lang kami kaya walang magawa kundi maglupasay. Hehehe. Kaya ngayon ako naglalaro.

Madali namang linisin ang train, may hagdan naman. Tsaka tinatago ko din.

Yun nga Seeburg 201 1958(Jukebox) ko, nahingi lang sa akin, sayang umaandar pa naman, kaya lang wala na pwesto at naka simangot na misis ko. Hehehe.

Mabait kasi si misis ko, kaya good boy naman ako.

Inabot ko pa yung good earth before it was closed down, hindi ka pa pala oldie sir. Ganyan talaga pag mabait,madami blessings

[danrd]

Inabot ko pa yung good earth before it was closed down, hindi ka pa pala oldie sir. Ganyan talaga pag mabait,madami blessings

Same here. It was the megamall in the late 70's 

[deocon]

I am 47 years old and I reckon that I am much older than most of the music lovers here..

The time I am talking about are pre Martial Law days when Avenida was in the height of its greatness.

Talagang magaganda mga toys noon, panay tin toys, bihira pa ang plastics. Ganda talaga ang HO train set up nila. Hangga ngayon pangarap ko pa din.

[danrd]

I am 47 years old and I reckon that I am much older than most of the music lovers here..

The time I am talking about are pre Martial Law days when Avenida was in the height of its greatness.

Talagang magaganda mga toys noon, panay tin toys, bihira pa ang plastics. Ganda talaga ang HO train set up nila. Hangga ngayon pangarap ko pa din.

Yes sir. I remember toys very well when my father used to take us there. Btw, I believe here at pdvd, we all play our ages at heart so in that sense - "we are all still young"    

[bongskicool]

Sa Bocaue Bulacan po, malayo na sa kabihasnan.

Bayan ng paputok, chicharon at Pagoda Festival.

Ok lang. Pwede pasyal dito. It will always be my pleasure. Pero magluluma lang ako ha. Baka pagtawanan nyo!

we have a common interest.. magluluma din po ako..(kung minsan  mambubulok pa nga).. 

[streetsmart]

Yung asawa ko nga ang kalaro ko, hehehe.

Deprived kasi ang chidhood ko, kaya ngayon lang ako naglalaro. Kasi dati noong late 60's pag punta ko sa Avenida sa Good Earth, nakikita ko yung display nila ng HO train set-up. Inggit na inggit ako. Mahirap lang kami kaya walang magawa kundi maglupasay. Hehehe. Kaya ngayon ako naglalaro.

Madali namang linisin ang train, may hagdan naman. Tsaka tinatago ko din.

Yun nga Seeburg 201 1958(Jukebox) ko, nahingi lang sa akin, sayang umaandar pa naman, kaya lang wala na pwesto at naka simangot na misis ko. Hehehe.

Mabait kasi si misis ko, kaya good boy naman ako.

Ang tawag sa Good Earth ay G-E. Big thing nang nagbukas sya. Before that, Escolta lang. Berg's. Soriente Santos. Gregg's. Isang jeep lang kasi kami at nasa downtown na. 

Pagkatapos ng G-E ay nagbukas Makati supermarket at Anson's arcade.

Pagkatapos ay New Frontier at Farmer's Market. Ang maganda dun ay ang "Fun Center." Panay pinball machine.

Iba na ngayon. Dati, mababaw lang kasiyahan ng tao. 

 

[bongskicool]

Ang tawag sa Good Earth ay G-E. Big thing nang nagbukas sya. Before that, Escolta lang. Berg's. Soriente Santos. Gregg's. Isang jeep lang kasi kami at nasa downtown na. 

Pagkatapos ng G-E ay nagbukas Makati supermarket at Anson's arcade.

Pagkatapos ay New Frontier at Farmer's Market. Ang maganda dun ay ang "Fun Center." Panay pinball machine.

Iba na ngayon. Dati, mababaw lang kasiyahan ng tao. 

 

what i remember in escolta when i was still in my gradeschool days was the famous Camara Shoes(beside good earth)..wala pa ata gregg's nun.. parang Gabriel shoes, pero mas popular ang Camara shoes.. d2 ako ibinibili ng dad ko ng "boots".. fortunately..un apo ng may ari nun ang npangasawa ko.. sorry OT..

[streetsmart]

what i remember in escolta when i was still in my gradeschool days was the famous Camara Shoes(beside good earth)..wala pa ata gregg's nun.. parang Gabriel shoes, pero mas popular ang Camara shoes.. d2 ako ibinibili ng dad ko ng "boots".. fortunately..un apo ng may ari nun ang npangasawa ko.. sorry OT..

Mali yata .. Ang Good Earth kasi ay nasa Avenida, not Escolta. Pero naalala ko nga Camara shoes. Sikat nga yun! Swerte mo, dami mo na siguro sapatos ngayon. 

[bongskicool]

i stand corrected.. yes ang good earth daw ay nasa avenida cor. bustos st. and and2 yun camara shoes..the other branch is in estero cegado parallel of avenida.. nung napangasawa ko sya, closed na ang camara shoes..wala nang naiwan na sapatos eh..

[deocon]

After my 32 inch ancient Sony XBR conked I was forced to replace it with something new.

I bit the bullet and got a 58 inch Panasonic Viera!!!



While at it, I also brought out some of my other softdrinks collection.



I also mounted a rack on the side to accommodate my 1:18 Muscle Car collection(most of the cars are still in the box).

[Marl☆1]

Very nice.  With a STYLE all its own.   Congrats sir for staying true and keeping it real. 

[Munskie]

nice update sir......congrats on your HT and happy viewing!! 

[vtec3]

wow ngayon ko lang nakita itong thread na ito. congrats! pati yung ibang stuff ganda din. pati yung kuwentohan interesting medyo nakaka relate ako  was able to go to Good Earth din several times when I was a small kid before going to our favorite resto Toho  Pati yung die cast ganda din. I remember the Matchbox are a lot better than what it is now  Congrats ulit!

[shuttertrigger]

ganda sir ! and nice collections! congrats po!

[bulak_henyo]

ganda naman nyan sir.. pwede ba gumala dyan.. hehehe..

[deocon]

Hi!

Thanks to everybody, buti na lang di nyo pinagtawanan.

My favorite eating place in the late 70's and the early 80's(while I was still in UST for college) is Panciteria ni Ramon Lee. I used to walk from UST to Avenida(forgot the name of the side street) just to savor Ramon Lee's "lunch meal". In the vicinity was a Toy store that sells advance model kits for cars. Ramon Lee is still operating, cause i was there a couple of months ago.

Bulak_henyo, taga-saan ka sa Bulacan. Welcome ka dito anytime. Pero don't expect much, beginner lang kasi ako.

Will try to post some more pics when some of my 1:18 cars arrive and I have fully set-up my 1:18 garage.

Thanks again guys.

[Platinum]

Wow! Ganda nito setup mo Sir. Congrats on your very nice Panny Vierra!

[Jairus]

Great theme and very nice collection sir! Congratulations!

[danrd]

Wow congrats on your upgrade sir. "Bigger is always better" when it comes in choosing displays. Enjoy! 

[blackie]

Agree with the rest here   Great Upgarde while keeping the place Nostalgic.  Nice cars too

Keep up the great work!

Cheers!

[synchro_01]

your place is like a time machine....very very nice 

[Dingdong Amandy]

Hi!

Thanks to everybody, buti na lang di nyo pinagtawanan.

My favorite eating place in the late 70's and the early 80's(while I was still in UST for college) is Panciteria ni Ramon Lee. I used to walk from UST to Avenida(forgot the name of the side street) just to savor Ramon Lee's "lunch meal". In the vicinity was a Toy store that sells advance model kits for cars. Ramon Lee is still operating, cause i was there a couple of months ago.

Bulak_henyo, taga-saan ka sa Bulacan. Welcome ka dito anytime. Pero don't expect much, beginner lang kasi ako.

Will try to post some more pics when some of my 1:18 cars arrive and I have fully set-up my 1:18 garage.

Thanks again guys.

sir ganda ng setup mo, a futunostalgic experience.
may mga die cast. member ka na rin ba ng DCPH?
pm me for the link

[deocon]

D pa po ako member ng DCPH. Pero 1980's pa lang gumagawa na ako ng models. Kaya lang nasira at napamigay yung iba.

I will have atleast 30 1:18 Muscle Cars coming in form the US. I bought it at ebay. Nauna lang yung mga "diorama" para pag dating ng models didisplay ko na lang.

Thanks to all, actually yung 58" Panny is also from Ebay, it cost me about P75K, landed and delivered to my front door. Mura no!!!. Nabenta ko na yung 50" at 42". All have "card readers"!!!!.

[deocon]

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I just got to view my first movie and its a wow. With the 58" diagonal size of the plasma, the projector has only a 10% advantage in size. But the resolution of the plasma sure blows the projector. I guess the projector will only be used for special occasions. It sure is worth the wait!!!

[blackie]

Great, great comparo!  And Elvis and the beatles are still happy

[stickfighter]

Very nice set-up Sir! Congrats! Happy Viewing!!!

[John E.]

ayan na sir Deocon may bago kayong toy! congrats!

toy yan for the SARS inflicted members...sa PDVD po kasi nakukuha yang sakit na yan eh mukang nahawa na din kayo!

[pchin]

Congrat deocon....nice plasma....enjoy HD!

[deo]

parang TGI Friday's ah?! Congrats!

[deocon]

The 58 inch Panasonic 58".



And with the projector screen down. At 4:3 proportion, the screen is 100 inches.



The comparison of screen size.