Tuesday, June 17, 2008
i Toys Are UsI went to the Toys'R'us at Forum today with Clement. Mr Ow was looking for one of those miniature car models for his younger brother aged 12. Met some ambassador juniors after that at Marina Square. A particular conversation felt quite interesting.
Others: What did you guys buy?
Marv: uhm, Clement bought a toy car.
Girl 1: ew, I don't like cars, I'd prefer barbie dolls.
Marv: That's because you're a girl!
Girl 2: That's not true, I like cars!
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By the way, Girl 1 is Hueichin, and Girl 2 is Hazlyn.
Well, that's quite true I thought. Apart from the usual "Guys like robots" and "Girls like dolls", I think the kind of toys we play kinda reflects more of our personality than our gender. Well Hueichin a.k.a Girl 1 actually said she preferred Barbie Dolls so that she could twist the doll's head off. I aint really keen to talk about Her personality: *coughs* violent *coughs*.
As for me, I enjoy playing Lego since young. In fact my mum always encouraged me to do well in studies, using gifts of Lego as incentives. I love to construct castles and palaces, filled with secret passages and other facilities. I guess I really enjoy the feeling of "building" things, the whole idea of starting something from scratch. It's like every castle I built had its own story behind. As I was constructing the buildings, I would start conceptualising, like why the King's bedroom had an adjoining secret escape passage, and why this kingdom has a huge stable for horses. Those were the days...
For those who aint too sure what Lego is, here's a link. I like the medieval kind, filled with wizards and their wands, or knights and their steeds.
http://www.lego.com/en-US/default.aspxYour turn, what's your favourite toy when you were younger? It's perfectly ok if you name a toy which you still enjoy playing with, as long as it's not one of those lewd kind of toys, haha. Do share with me. =)
- Marvin
