Still Hoarding…

As I add another year to my age this week *dread dread… flabs and wrinkles everywhere… yuck!*, I realized something– I don’t think I have “grown” up yet.

Ok. Actually, I have NOT grown up At All…

I have another confession. I was cleaning my things tonight and started putting together “stuff” that I’ve accumulated over the past few years of my married life. *muwahaha a.k.a. junk*

I have only been sifting through a few piles of small, old boxes in our storage room for a good 40 minutes and I’ve already so far gathered this.I just realized I am STILL unconsciously amassing Sanrio paraphernalia– a habit I thought I had killed immediately after I got married.

This Sanrio hoarding I’ve been doing isn’t that bad… well, technically it’s not like I would already have a room full of Sanrio stuff. Put it this way– good thing I haven’t been buying physically BIG things *which is probably why I didn’t even notice the Sanrio stash I’ve accumulated! Because the things I buy are all quite “small”!*

Hmm… come to think of it, I also still have a few boxes of Sanrio stuff in my folks’ home. In fact, I need to find that pencil box full of vintage Sanrio pencils. All of which I couldn’t bring myself to use when I was still a wee one.

My favorites among the Sanrio characters include: Tuxedo Sam (where is that little fella???),
My Melody, Hello Kitty, Little Twin Stars,

Tiny Poem *Do you remember her? :D*,
and much later,

Ahiru No Pekkle and Kero Kero Keroppi. I took to Bad Badtz Maru too but that was rather short- lived.

Over the weekend, I went with DH and the kids to the Mega Mall Toy Convention and I was just floored with the amount of people who attended the event. The organizers are making a serious killing on entrance fee alone. Most, if not all, focused on Animé and well, a lot of Voltes V, Daimos, Transformers, Star Wars. And then there was a Sanrio booth.

So yes, Mrs.T the hoarder bought a small Sanrio “toy” again for herself. *Sigh… old habits die hard*

I don’t know why I continue to buy Sanrio toys. Perhaps it’s because it is my “comfort” merchandise *haha better Sanrio as comfort merchandise than Hermes, really!! (Shudders)*. Perhaps because it brings back only the fondest memories of my childhood. (On every trip my parents took abroad, they’d bring home Sanrio merchandise as souvenirs for me– pencils, erasers, nailclippers, scissors, stickers, pencil sharpeners, hair clips, stuffed toys, etc)

There was in fact, an incident I still vividly recall– I was about five or six years old then, when my parents brought me to Hong Kong. I remember refusing to walk (we just crossed the street from our hotel– I think it was the Regent Hotel back then *now Hotel Intercontinental* in Tsim Sha Tsui, so it was quite a long walk from the hotel arcade to cross the street). I told my parents that my feet hurt and refused to walk anymore *guffaw… spoiled brat*. That was until DM took me into a Sanrio store that just happened to be around the area. Daddy paid for a Hello Kitty plush toy for me. And guess what, a miracle happened– my feet didn’t hurt anymore hahaha!! My DM told me that I told them “I can walk for a ‘long time’ already.” (With toy in hand :D) *Guffaws*. Never thought that same line would come back to haunt me today– my kids use that line on me all the time now when they’re tired *and still have no toy in their hands* hahaha… But oye, I know better so I don’t budge hahaha… (mean Mommy haha)

So now, I told my DH that for my birthday, I’d like something from Sanrio. No designer bag, and no bling… I know, shocking, right? Haha seeee, I’m NOT high maintenance *keels over after having said that… hahaha*.

But seriously, just something from Sanrio would do 🙂 Preferably something with Tuxedo Sam on it– a plush toy would be nice 🙂 *tall order for a birthday gift, eh? :D* (Ok, My Melody would be ok too– but Tuxedo Sam is top priority hahaha)

And with that, I think it’s safe to say that Mrs.T is officially entering her second childhood *muwahahaha* 😀

(Images from “borrowed” from Sanrio.Co.Jp)

x
Mrs.T