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Toys "NOT" Us

Daddy Yeoh went to Putrajaya for the fireworks competition last night after work…and I took the opportunity and arranged with my parents to have dinner out and then perhaps a little window shopping. Grandpa suggested Mid Valley because it is THE nearest shopping mall to our place, no jam, the only mall that you have the highest chance of finding a parking lot nearest to the mall entrance (tips: park in the Gardens) and most of all cheap parking rates. We had our dinner at Little Penang and since Joash (my nephew) and Tai Yee (my sis) came along, we then adjourned to Toys ‘R’ Us, my nephew’s all time favorite stop. They were having some clearance sales. But even with the sales on, I find that toys are quite expensive these days and they are mostly made in Taiwan and China. My guess, we are paying for the BRAND. While in the shop I came across a toy for little ones. It has a colorful net with 3 little butterflies with tails at the end attached to it and when you pull the tails, the but...

Hands Off

I get a little paranoid when strangers reach out to touch Sara. I don’t mind friends and acquaintances touching her ( I mean touching as in her hands and cheeks or carrying her, you know what I mean) but strangers you meet in the lift, shopping mall? No way Jose! We were in the lift yesterday on our way out for dinner, when the lift stopped at one of the floors and a stranger stepped in. A lady to be precise. She waved at Sara and said hi to her. Sara was standing in between Daddy-yeoh and me and as usual, the little one is always staring intently at strangers until she gets a respond from them. Somehow I mentally prepared myself that she might touch her. True enough, she reaches out to touch her on Sara’s left cheek. For a split moment I froze thinking of whether I should just let her touch her or pull Sara back. But Daddy-yeoh in a quick moment reached out and blocked the stranger’s hand from touching Sara’s cheek and abruptly said ‘Please don’t touch her”. After that it was an awkwa...