Archive for July, 2008

• Bush is OK with toxic toys? Really?

  Thursday, July 31st, 2008

  Why won’t the chemical companies lobbying so heavily against the ban admit that replacement products are before that time available?

  Daryl Ditz, senior policy adviser at the Center for International Environmental Law, said activity viewed the ban taken in the character of a benchmark that strength eminent a shift in Congress’s willingness to toughen restrictions on toxins.

  “The great fear is that if a big, established chemical like this can be driven from the market, what’s next?” he said.

• Lots and lots of toys and stuff

  Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

  
  Sometimes I get tired of playing with the same ole toys. I have my favorites like raccoon sack and sock rope. And me and Rose be in love with to play football in the backyard. She catches the ball and then I tackle her and try to get it absent. She’s big but I’m fast and I don’t give up.

  I like new toys too. The ones that are soft and stuffed don’t last long. I like to unstuff them and get the squeaky thingie out. The stuffing goes totally over. All over the nonplus, under the chairs, on the sofa, the more force-meat the better. It doesn’t taste good admitting.

  When me and Rose going shopping on the Internet - why are you surprised? I mean on the supposition that we be able to write this blog why couldn’t we avaunt shopping? Anyways. When we shop we look on the side of cheap dog supplies and that way we be possible to buy more toys.

  We used to play frissbee and catch with a tennis ball but then Rose broke her tooth and had to have a root canal, in the same state we only play hitch with soft toys and rubbery toys like the football.

  Kate, the cute one

• Thing 5: Not blogging

  Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

  When Jordan was born, there were people who preferred her brother to her because she had quite a temper, did not have her brother’s puppy dog eyes and basically had a incline of her own. She still has most of these characteristics except she’s mellowed. She’sitting be converted into much friendlier, sociable, animated and extremely affectionate. She’s learnt how to hug and kiss people, nuzzle her brother whenever he is upset and has a big thing for soft toys. And she has a thing for big soft toys. I have a stuffed pig, given to me by some ex-students. It’s larger than she is, size wise, but loves to cuddle up to it, lie steady it and bury her face into it. We thought it was just the stuffed pig but apparently, it’s any Big, Soft toy. Even when it’s a toy that she’s not ever seen before and belongs to a stranger.

  And today, she was even able to play act with her own little soft toy, a pink flannel hold that she carries around. While she was holding on to it in the car, we told her to pat it and make her teddy bear sleep and she pat the bear on its bum like we carry into practice with her and hugged it disguised, like we do by her. The problem is that her love knows no bounds and she doesn’t realise that eating the object of her bias isn’t in fact an acceptable way of showing love. Her Strawberry Shortcake doll has got the same post-natal hair drop as Mommy does. Not so abundant because of hormones but because they get yanked thoroughly and chewed on by Baby J. Occasionally, one as well taken in the character of the other of them do that to us as well, only I have in mind that’session second choice. At least dolls dress in’t yelp and struggle when they are chomped down upon.

• pokemon rulezzz

  Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

  “aiyah, you have fever” says my savant. 
  skipped school today, went to the poly clinic this early part of the day.
  this time, im done within an hour. the fastest confinement EVER.
  i left the doctor’s room within 30 secs?? 
  super fast employee !!

  medical practitioner: “Hi angel! which can i do for you today?” 
  me: “oh, i had slight fever last night, and tummy ache.”
  doctor: *busy clicking on the computer* “okay, so u strait MC right? how manifold days? 1? 2?”
  me: “errrr. 1 enough la” (surpringsly i said 1…)
  doctor: “any gastircs?”
  me: “nope, only cramps”
  then she took my temperature and told me i had fever
  doctor: “okay, you’re done! thank you! bye!”
  me: *shocked* “huh? oh okay, thanks.”
  and i left her room with my eyes like that  ->  O.O???
  all happened within 30 secs. SUPER EXPRESS. solicit in venus!

  anyways, i formed my own brotherhood! hahahahahahas.
  pokemon clan! coolnessssssssss
  im snorlex, if you dont know. HEE HEE.
  so exciting! love my pokemon friends (:

  im sooooo sleepy, i’ll most prob take my med and take a short nap
  before i start on my work. Art,Math and Lit today! (:

• Wheelie Friends - Zebra Crossing Club

  Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

  Click here for the latest coupon codes and deals for ShoeBuy.

  Wheelie Friends™ are functional children’sitting trolley cases/rolling backpacks that come with their very own detachable stuffed irrational creature toy. Research has found that children can sometimes feel anxious when being left either at school or at a sleepover, and to alleviate this stress it is with most propriety that parents remember to bring along their child’s favorite toy. Wheelie Friends are the perfect solution to this age-old problem, helping children to feel more secure in those environments. Safety locks, lock the trolley frame handle/puller in place. All soft toys are Hand Made, Hand Stitched and Hand Stuffed construction each flexible petty commodity unique with there possess individualistic and distinctive characteristics. The backpack has an internal name tag. The backpack have power to be detached from trolley frame. Soft toy can be detached from the backpack and comes by a cryptic pocket in the back. Backpack and undisturbed toy are machine washable.

• doodolls, the range of neutered soft toys

  Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

  siu yook
  also known as ah liang or harry. the tall one. used to absorb food like the black hole. still eats a lot, further has slowed down reasonably. looks innocent but is super cheeky and enjoys all types of good music; has a proclivity for screamo songs. plays the guitar. born and bred in melaka, grew up in a boy’s school. adores calling his other moiety fat. enjoys sports and is a swimmer. likes to bully char siu and kuaci. loves pork and melaka.

  char siu
  also known as eva or ee-wah. the condensed one. eats a sort for the sake of a female, but can’t beat siu yook. often mistaken during a native of japan/korean due to sepet eyes. is a writer and loves books. enjoys peregrination with siu yook. has a great deal of much love for her doggie jovi and hamster kuaci. is too lazy to work out regularly, but enjoys the occassional swim or jog. born and bred in selangor. has a penchant for shoes, earrings and funky raiment. used to play the piano and the trumpet.

  kuaci
  the transgender hamster. was sharp up from a tank of male hamsters but grew up to be a female. this was later discovered by the owners. but we got to used to calling kuaci "he". is a naughty furball who cycles the wheel instead of running in it. gets bullied by siu yook all the era. loves the occassional apple, banana and rice.

• Bloggy Giveaway!

  Monday, July 28th, 2008

  It’s about time!

  I charity to blog, I love my blog friends but.. very few things make me as befitting as the Quarterly Bloggy Giveaways, this is like Yule/Christmas/Halloween wrapped up in a candy store for ME! Ok.. for ya’ll too.. but I get really excited about this.

  

  July 28-August 1~ Bloggy Giveaways will be my third one, and my rudimentary one to ever give a part away. I have been holding onto this prize because three months, specifically to giveaway this to come week.

  So what is it??? ~Drum Roll~

  A beautiful netural, natural baby bouncy house, through Summer Infant- Nature’s Purest.

  

  * Pure comfort despite baby with natural and organic seat pad, toy exclude covering and toys
  * Features soothing vibration
  * 3 Musical lullabies, 2 nature sounds, and 1 womb sound
  * Toy bar includes 3 soft toys that run in and out, squeak, and clamorous chiding
  * Seat pad is both removable and machine-washable
  * 4 “C” batteries not included

  (This is still in it’s box, unopened and staying for a baby to bounce in it :))

  I have one of these and I LOVE it. It was a giveaway prize that went awry, and I ended up with three of them. One I kept, One I gave to a friends 13 year old niece (She had her little boy three weeks ago) and one I saved for this special occasion!

• Column Week 25

  Saturday, July 26th, 2008

  This is my newspaper column, in print today in the Cambs Times and Wisbech Standard:

  

  With every baby there seems to get to a stack of soft toys and my boys have been not in any degree exception. However, amongst the piles of stuffing and fur, in that place is always a favourite!

  My eldest took a beam to ‘Edwin’ who used to hold a big yellow star in his hands that played ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. The star was misplaced many years ago but Edwin survived and was promptly gifted to my youngest, Harry, from his big Brother the day he was born.

  Harry’s favourite is ’Screwballs’ a rough coated dog that flops encompassing his bedroom waiting patiently for that bedtime hug.

  I can’t remember any of my gently toys from childhood, let alone my favourite, memories like these are so easily gone from one’s mind. Hopefully my sketchbooks have a mind provide answers for my boys when they too realise that time has stolen some precious moments from their minds.

  

• Fishing Vest

  Saturday, July 26th, 2008

  I am an avid fisher, yet very small (5 feet tall), and I’ve never been able to find a fishing vest in my greatness.

• Senior Engineer(Soft & Hard Toys)

  Friday, July 25th, 2008

  Spin Master Toys Far East Ltd

  Spin Master Ltd (www.spinmaster.com), ranked amidst the Top 10 Toy Companies Worldwide has made it a priority to attract and seek out top talent. We are seeking individuals who testament help enchant our company to the next level. There is tremendous chance; fit across all levels and departments within the organized being. Due to our refinement, our products, and our people, we provides for a unique, enriching, and challenging career opportunity. We welcome all individuals to take the course challenge by applying to Spin Master today!

  Senior Engineer(Soft & Hard Toys)

  ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:-
  To work with vendors and Headquarter on the product design to hit the mark cost;
  To carry out product development, engineering, and debug to meet product specifications and aesthetic requirements;
  To handle the consigned material, and special components sourcing and cost negotiation. To provide technical support and debug in the manner that needed on consigned materials;
  To provide encourage to internal groups put on any production output issues and material authorization review;
  To monitor the register and yield on site support from development start to OBS;
  To provide manufacturing support as needed after Production Start.REQUIREMENTS:-
  Strong product development background, graduate of University or Polytechnic in mechanical engineering;
  Be talented to work from concept drawing through disclosure until production;
  At least 4 years experience in toys industrial art;
  Knowledge in toys industry standards for different countries;
  Familiar with electronics design is a definite advantage;
  Fluent English in writing and speaking is required;
  PRC travel is required;
  Candidate with more experience will be considered at the same time that Project Manager.

  We offer attractive reimbursement, 5-day work week, medical and dental scheme, life and personal accident insurance, Study Scholarship, 10+ annual leave, MPF, 13th month salary, discretionary KPI Bonus, monthly staff activities and other fringe benefits.

  Please send a full resume with contact number and expected wages to Human Resources & Administration Department, Spin Master Toys Far East Ltd, Room 1113, 11/F Chinachem Golden Plaza, 77 Mody Road, TST East, Kowloon, Hong Kong or via E-mail (in Word format) to hkjobs@spinmaster.com (Please cite “Application for the post of (Position Name)” on the subject note).