Care Bear Stare!

Thanks to Jez Ah Ma and Megan godma for their xmas pressies to Ace ;)

Jez Ah Ma bought Ace a truck that has sounds (can sing Old Mac Donald Had A Farm and produce sounds of 5 different animals and can move and even have blinking lights). I think he will enjoy that for quite a while.. now.. he learns to watch it move.. in time to come.. he will understand cause and effect and how to start or stop the truck.. even later still, he will be able to learn the sounds of the animals...

Megan godma bought him something like a truck too.. (see picture of Ace and his rumbling truck) when you pull at it, it will rumble away.. tat's very useful for when ace is a little grumpy.. he will be so amused by the rumbling that he will forget why he was grumpy in the first place.. hahah ;)

I think xmas is a time where many children recieve toys as presents. But after I hear this scary story, I plead with you to think twice when you buy toys for your nieces, friend's children, sons and daughters.

My mentor, George's son, Jensen, is about a year and a half. He is an intelligent and cute little boy who has a penchant for golf. Jensen's father used to be a health consultant. He and his wife are very concerned about the well being of Jensen and are very careful about what he eats, reads and who he plays with because they believe that things you come into contact with before you are 3 years old will determine what you become for the rest of your life.

Somehow.. someone actually gave Jensen an xmas present which was really scary....

Recently, there is a revival of the Care Bears polularity. (If you dunno wat a care bear is, you are either older or younger than my generation.. here's a pic of sunshine bear and lots of love bear for your reference) They are bears who have pictures on their tummies and these pictures will emit magical powers when they say, "Care bear, stare....."

They are really fluffy cute little creatures with very nice names like Tenderheart Bear, Sunshine Bear, Goodluck Bear.. etc... I for one used to love them.. whenever my TV broke down, I would do the Care Bear Stare stunt and hope that my magical powers will revive my tv... I even formed a Carebear Club among my kakis with me as Tenderheart Bear, the Leader of the Pack.. hahahaha

Anywayz, back to the story.... someone gave Jensen a carebear toy.. a well meaning gesture no doubt.. but it was a really scary toy lor...

It's a carebear that SINGS.. how does it sing? When you hold two of it's hands, you complete the circuit and it will sing.. this means tat an electric current will run through you and it will sing! Yikes! If you only hold one of it's hands, the circuit is not complete and no sound will come out!

Hiyo, I think if his parents knew this, they would probably ban him from playing with the carebear toy man!

I for one will NEVER EVER let my son play this kind of toys.

So parents, please check all the toys that you pass to your children! It is our responsiblity to ensure their safety and well being!