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I just solved the background issue, so whether you're viewing it on a small laptop screen or a large desktop screen the blog should look pretty good now. Although my mums iPad isn't displaying the background properly as the background stays at the top and all that's left at the bottom is white but, I'm calling it fixed for now. :)

Haro Alarm Clock - Mr. Pink - Gundam Seed - Lacus Clyne

Hello again, sorry it's been a few months since my last post. There hasn't been any real new things to talk about, although I should take the time to go back through my collection at some point. Today I'm here to talk about the Haro alarm clock that arrived a few days ago. One thing of interest (for me at least) this was my first time purchasing something through Amazon which turned out great. Before I go on, I only just realised the other day when redesigning the blog that my background looks rubbish on any screen running a resolution as low as 1280x720 as I work on a 1920x1080 screen and made sure the blog looked good on that. What I'm referring to is that the background has all the sides cut off when running on 720p which kind of causes it to lose it's charm as you can't even see the main feature of it. (My dad who uses 1280x800 resolution was saying the blog doesn't look very good....) I'm going to look into ways I could use the background and replace it with a similar one so it looks good on a smaller resolution. For now, all the edges will be cut off if you view it on a resolution any lower than 1080p. Anyway, let's get onto why we're all here.

To begin with, something I was pleased to see is that the clock takes 2 AA batteries which means I don't have to go out and buy some obscure battery that they only produce in another country or some such. Another great thing was that the clock came with batteries as well, with the blister pack specifically designed to hold 2 AA batteries which was very considerate of them. My Japanese isn't that great yet so I just had to press and hold buttons until I worked out what they did. Eventually without too much effort I got the clock set to the right time and the alarm set. I did have to look up what AM and PM were in Japanese. The only thing I'd say that annoys me is that I haven't found anyway to set the alarm to be at a different time depending on the day, oh well I guess I'll just have to have a regular sleeping pattern then.

Haro sits on top of the clock and as far as I can tell isn't detachable however it can swivel from left to right so you could have Haro facing a different to the clock. The clock itself has a light in it which can be activated for a few seconds by pressing the button on the back. Haro him/her self is pretty cool. I ended up getting the Pink one because of Lacus Clyne from Gundam Seed rather than the other one which was Green which says Amuro which I'm not as attached to as a character or series. I'm not saying the original Gundam was bad but, in comparison I found Gundam Seed a lot better. Although admittedly it has a fair few flaws but, I can look past them pretty easily. The pink Haro says a few things when the alarm goes off, the only word I've really been able to tell is that it says Lacus. There's a button you can press to activate alarm mode if you want to listen to it.

The alarm itself goes off every 4-5 minutes or so after you set it and I'm not really sure how long it'll do this. One day it probably did it 3 times however this morning it felt like it kept going off half an hour later. And yesterday, I slept right through the alarm so I'm not too sure how well I can rely on it. That being said, I'd say I'm a pretty heavy sleeper compared to most people so if you're light sleeper I don't think there'd be any problems using Haro as an alarm.

The best part about the Haro part is that it has a little solar panel on the back, like those calculators and that powers Haro's wings. The wings flap a little, nothing major but, it's nice having it flap away in the room. Adds a little charm to it. On closer inspection you can see the seam lines of Haro on either side of it. However, you don't really notice it unless you're looking out for it. The paint job is fine, it's a very shiny pink and looks just right. Underneath the wings you can see little hands although I don't remember Seed Haros having hands.

In the end it's a very cute addition to my collection and I'm glad to have it. I'd recommend getting it off Amazon like I did as it's about $20 cheaper there even after postage compared to the eBay listings I looked at. On second though, I may have purchased the last pink one at that price, in that case the price of the pink one is about the same on both sites however I think the green one is still available cheaper. I hope you enjoyed this post and found it informative. I should really go and make a list of all the words Haro says. If there's any questions you have about Haro or anything else on my blog or anything in general don't hesitate to comment. I've been slow replying to comments in the past but I'm really going to focus on replying to anyone as soon as I can now.

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