Snowglobe - Disney theme park

This is my first Disney Snowglobe. Actually, I have been in love with snowglobes for more than a decade. Snow globe is a transparent sphere usually made of glass or plastic with miniature scenes or objects, water and white particles of "snow", which when shaken, falls on the scenery.

From what I've read, snow globes was believed to originate from France during the early 1800s. In 1889, a snow globe featuring a model of the newly built Eiffel Tower was produced to commemorate the International Exposition in Paris which marked the centenary of the French Revolution. Snow globes became popular throughout Victorian-era Europe, with snow globes featuring religious figures, scenes, medals, flowers and other objects produced and sold in Germany, Russia, Poland, England and other countries. Snow globes sometimes have a built-in music box that plays a Christmas carol or other songs.

My colleague, Pui Nawaporn visited Los Angeles in April 2010. Out of my request to buy one of disney snow globes, she was so kind to carry this for me.

This Snowglobe featuring favorite Disney characters enjoying the Parks with Alice in Wonderland in teacup on top, Mickey Mouse and Minnie in the globe while the wonderful characters of Disney such as Snow White, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Aurora Princess, Nemo, Merlin and other disney characters circle the base of this snowglobe.

After this snowglobe is under my possession, I started to fall for other disney snowglobes. After searching the internet, I couldn't wait to have more of them. Gosh, they are so beautiful. Thank you Pui, it's now my most favourite collectible.

The Wizard of Oz

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow Why, oh why can't I? last line from Over the Rainbow, soundtrack from The
The Wizard of Oz.


The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of both the 1902 stage play and the extremely popular, highly acclaimed 1939 film version, directed by Victor Fleming with Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale . The story is about a girl named Dorothy Gale who was swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

Back to the year 1996-1997, my eldest daughter, Foil was an AFS exchanged student to Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Upon completion of an exchanged programme, her friend Irlanda gave this music snowglobe to her. It's now one of my favourite collectibles.

Egg Huamanga Carved Stone

This collectible reminds me back to 1999 when my colleague went for training in UNHQ, New York, he brought this carved stone to me. The figurines inside the egg-shaped carved stone represent Christmas Manger with Baby Jesus surrounded by his adoring parents, beautiful animals, and visitors from the East. Being Catholics myself, I was so delighted to have this carved stone as one of my precious collectibles, thanks to Jaswant Singh.

This nativity piece is hand made in Peru out of pure Huamanga Stone. It is a natural white stone found in the Ayacucho region of Peru. Since this is a natural stone, there may some variations within the stone, but this is what makes each piece so unique. Also, there is adistinctive fine glitter within the stone sparkles as the light reflects off of the stone. The figurines within the Huamanga stone were hand carved separately. A lot of work went into this piece of art.

Vietnamese lacquerwares

I got Vietnamese lacquerwares from my supervisor, Mr. Prasong Ongpreechakul who visited Vietnam on an official business in January 2010. He asked me to take one. I took the copper since there were only two colours left, i.e. copper & gold. A few months later, he was kind enough to let me have the other when I shamelessly asked for it. The silver? Hmm. It's an honour my colleague, B-Rachada allowed me to take picture of it. It's clearly seen that they are very tantalizingly beautiful when there are together. A bit sad I had to return it to her. Apart from refrigerator magnets, these are my first collectibles from Vietnam.

Lacquerware is a long-standing Vietnamese tradition. Usually applied to a papier mache object. It is both light and durable and is also an artwork technique. The quality of lacquerware depends upon the number or processes used - good quality products are expensive. A wide range of lacquerware, and lacquer artwork and objects, are available in souvenir shops and galleries in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Fan

I don't really remember my first collectibles but I do remember the one I just got recently. It's a gift from my dearest friend Pi Yao. With the help of her daughter (Jay) who's now doing Phd in Germany. She just asked her friend who visited her during the vocalnic ash in April 2010 to bring it to her mom in Bangkok.

This collectibles from Germany is a fan showing Romantisches Heidelbert (Romantic Heidelbert). Heidelberg is regarded as one of Germany's most beautiful town. The town offers not only a world-famous castle, romatic alleys in the old town and Germany's oldest university, but also a modern scientific and economic infrastructure of international acclaim and a very lively and multifaceted culture scene. Heidelbert has a history of more than 800 years and is a lively center of the metropolitan Rhine-Neckar region today.