What are kids playing these days?™
by Joshua on Jun.30, 2009, under Day by Day...
As usual, another day without work really bores the hell outta me. So i decided to ask Max out today ( although he lives directly opposite me and i see him almost everyday) to head down to a toy store to take a look. The nearest one to us was Toys’r'us in Tampines mall, so we decided to head down there since we haven’t been there for some time, despite the fact that we live in Tampines. We used to go down to TM almost everyday after school in the past though. During secondary school days actually, for lunch or to study. But that was history.
No wait, I shouldn’t go off course. Yeah.. I was like “Geez, these are what kids are playing these days?” when i first walked into Toys’r'us. RC helicopters, RC Cars that can do stupid unbelievable things, RC these and that. And super awesome Transformers™ toys like Bumblebee™ and Optimus Prime™, yay! I mean, i didn’t recall playing such things. I’m 20 this year and i ain’t that far from being a kid. though i stopped playing toys when i was about 10. But i think these are too awesome gadgets to be handled by kids!! Hah!!
Yeah right Transformers™, my time was still Power Rangers™ and Ninja Turtles™. How interesting.. Anyway, me and max walked over to the “Super Soaker” section. We did expect it to be pretty huge, but it wasn’t. I remember Super Soaker being really really popular last time. There were like soakers so HUGE, like so much taller than an average kid. But they all disappeared!!
Then we realised, KIDS aren’t playing with water guns anymore. Instead, they are playing with plastic guns that shoot off foam ammo. WOW.. Yeah WOW. It even shoots further than the Supersoakers™… T.T Me and Max settled for an better Supersoaker™ which was really really cheap. I remembered it being pretty expensive, but it’s only 20 for an good one, so why not?
Yup, We put it to good use directly after leaving the carpark of TM. Hehe 
Well, you can guess. My arms are all sore now from the pumping of Supersoaker. Hah!
Here’s my Supersoaker™( With my keyboard missing a Ctrl button) :
Besides that, we went kite flying and boomerang throwing this afternoon . Boomerang, which really came back to me after i threw it about 12319087 times. Tsk. Sometimes i really wonder how max is gonna lead this kinda life till October 6th. Hmmm
June 30th, 2009 on 10:32 pm
Why does your comment thingy load so slowly !
And what’s wrong with Ninja Turtles! I like them alot okay!
What the shell. HAHAHAHA.
June 30th, 2009 on 10:41 pm
Hello Zihan, it doesn’t load. It waits for me to approve
I like ninja turtles too. KAWABUNGA! HAHAHA!
June 30th, 2009 on 10:43 pm
u r seriously bored.. hahahhaa!!! missed those carefree childhood times, but fruitfull future is waiting for us yea? all the best!!
June 30th, 2009 on 10:45 pm
Hey ange, that’s my job’s lifestyle. I’m entitled to being free and doing whatever i want as long as im not filming!
June 30th, 2009 on 10:47 pm
“Yeah right Transformers™, my time was still Power Rangers™ and Ninja Turtles™.”
You kinda sound old when you said those. It’s like you were talking about something that was present 25 years ago. Haha. But yeah, everyone misses the good ol’ days.
June 30th, 2009 on 10:49 pm
Indeed you are free coz you replied to our post. Thanks Joshua. Haha!
June 30th, 2009 on 10:52 pm
Hello Cherish™, i find u really adorable.
June 30th, 2009 on 10:52 pm
Yes Chezka. I watched GI joe as a kid as well
June 30th, 2009 on 11:02 pm
gosh, oh yes, i do rmb power rangers and ninja turtles too. childhood memories yeah? very soon we’re all going to be an adult. ):
June 30th, 2009 on 11:25 pm
I realised you are very free lately. Oh,how come now we are like experiencing a deprived not much childhood with only power rangers and TMNT as our entertainment? (: But at least we arent that old now, catch up with kids times and trasformers when we are free then.
Gee,
June 30th, 2009 on 11:37 pm
Hi Joshua, when will it b ur next filming or something? I’m stayed at home every single day too but today went east coast n came back wif fever of 37.8! OMG! haiz…
June 30th, 2009 on 11:53 pm
Good old days huh… They can be quite depressing to me sometimes… haha! The past seems so nice coz we were still innocent young kids..
July 1st, 2009 on 12:13 am
yeah same! during my times were also Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles! ahhas… and now tat u mention Toys’r’us ..it been lyk ages since i went in there!maybe shall drop by some day, guess looking at the toys also brings smile to our face..hehex!=DDD…
and yeah! take care and enjoy during ur free time!=DDD
July 1st, 2009 on 12:15 am
support*)
July 1st, 2009 on 12:58 am
And you like just used KAWABUNGA? LOL. Ok, it’s funny.
July 1st, 2009 on 11:08 am
it’s so special
and it’s your childhood!
haha
you become older!
but still young
July 1st, 2009 on 12:19 pm
hi,can i ask u a question ?u play WOW?
hope u wont mind i asking tis >.<
July 1st, 2009 on 12:27 pm
I was so confused when i was watching the new series of power rangers with my cousins’ kids! Lol, age gap! I miss TMNT!
July 1st, 2009 on 1:48 pm
yoyoyo ! Joshua .. hello , how are you ? hmm … i miss my past too ! althought now im only 14 .. (: hahahs ! and ya , joshua .. you haven ans me .. did you went to sentosa on 17 april ??? o.o
July 1st, 2009 on 2:35 pm
haha,better cong to TM.first.but i dun live near,now even at 11,the best toy is still computer games
July 1st, 2009 on 2:41 pm
Hah! i like Power Rangers too, although i m a girl.:)
July 1st, 2009 on 3:25 pm
you have a special without Ctrl’s keyboard. XD
July 1st, 2009 on 3:26 pm
lol. I love Ninja Turtles too. The Movie was interesting.
Power Rangers are boringg… Pink, red, yellow, blue, green.. bla bla bla. lol.
such a wonderful blog u have here.
July 1st, 2009 on 4:34 pm
ur piano skills are awesome! unlike me… i suck at it. still grade 5 and im in year 9 now.
July 1st, 2009 on 4:49 pm
hey joshua!!let me tell u a deep dark secret….i love ninja turtles at the age of 15 lols….and i never missed power rangers until sec 2….so yeah u can call me childish but……i used to love those things…plus u muz be awfully bored coz you’re actually replying to our comments!!!thanks a lot for tat….feels good to see u interactin with us:)yay!! btw you’re still in tampines???i tot u moved out….. didnt u???
July 1st, 2009 on 5:01 pm
Sometimes i really wonder how max is gonna lead this kinda life till October 6th
what he going to do after that?
July 1st, 2009 on 5:43 pm
i’m hoping to see you soon. Haha
July 1st, 2009 on 7:26 pm
Kids nowadays are lucky. LOLS. (Although I am only 14. :X)
I used to play those machiam cooking game with all those fake veggies and foodies. LOLS.
& filming is tiring right ?
Hahas.
Experienced it before. xD
July 1st, 2009 on 8:11 pm
I find acting kinda good(:
Im really interested in acting(:
I hope Im good at it:/
Im asking yahui for some advice.
She’s my senior:D
July 1st, 2009 on 8:39 pm
0.0 okays,quite an interesting post abt toys?Hah,really interesting in the gun yous bought?I seldom goes to the toys shop,maybe shall find one day go there&get one for my baby brother too.Hah,Real interesting.ii dont support ninjas’ but powerpuffgirls.x)
July 1st, 2009 on 8:56 pm
Eu wont be bored coz eu have got sooo many loyal fans entertaining eu by comments and thts really cool yea?I got people “entertaining” me by phone/face-to-face.Sometimes?Which really pissed me off coz its like what they say is always love?Accept?What can I do to avoid all these?Any suggestions?(:
July 1st, 2009 on 10:05 pm
hello
haha, been reading your posts for so long but i’m too shy to leave a message until now.
i watched your drama series “table of glory” and really liked the part when you laughed “hehe” while playing ping pong. that’s very adorable.
July 1st, 2009 on 10:21 pm
Childhood memories ah ! ahahahaha !
July 2nd, 2009 on 12:00 am
yes jun, i played WoW before.
Season 2 Gladiator
July 2nd, 2009 on 12:34 am
kids nowadays are much more fortunate ma. so to them super soaker are just boring guns that shoot water, to us they are wonders.. hahah
ps: however RC helicopter and RC planes are indeed fun….
July 2nd, 2009 on 12:42 am
I bet you had a great day playin wif ur new toy yest! Hahah… =)
July 2nd, 2009 on 1:43 pm
Hahas!! U look like ur very free these days.
Anw,when will u be fliming again ? Long time bo see u act le..Hahahah.
Anw.ur keyboard is cool.Hahas !!
July 2nd, 2009 on 1:44 pm
Zzz.Wats this ? Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Why suddenly have de ? Zzz.So weird.
July 2nd, 2009 on 4:28 pm
Hehe.. I stopped playing toys at pri2. Cause it’s childish. Lols. But not everything childish. Guess what? Do you believe i also have a missing button on my laptop? Must believe!! Cause i really have a missing button which is letter ‘B’. Know why? My 4years old cousin came to my house, then he took one book and smack the book on my laptop and the letter just gone. Hiazz. How about you? How is your ctrl lose? How is it being destroyed?
July 2nd, 2009 on 7:16 pm
joshua,y dun u consider giving piano or electric guitar lessons as a part-time job? OR learn to
compose songs like the late REUBEN KEE ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN4QFpKauq0&feature=related
July 2nd, 2009 on 8:56 pm
hey y reject my comment ????????
July 2nd, 2009 on 9:07 pm
last time i also played ninja turtle and quite fun!i still have the game.ppl say that i’m childish but nvm.i know i’m not can already
July 2nd, 2009 on 9:52 pm
hi
joshua
last time i type wrong my website, and this is the correct one.
July 2nd, 2009 on 10:06 pm
aww i miss the days where i go out for lunch or just pure chit chatting after school with friends. life is just mugging for me now till As. that kinda sucks.
July 2nd, 2009 on 10:40 pm
hahaha, i’m 17 and i think it’s good to play with toys once in awhile to relieve the childhood memories
July 2nd, 2009 on 11:39 pm
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!
July 4th, 2009 on 6:32 pm
haha! I know all the toys you played! We’re of same age, and I do miss my childhood! May look like crap to children this days but it’s what we play to grow up! haha. so fun!
July 6th, 2009 on 4:49 pm
Hi Joshua,my PSLE is coming and may i know if PSLE is hard?
July 8th, 2009 on 3:21 pm
tricia…..tis ain’t joshua but juz a piece of advice… trust me math shouldn’t rly be a prob if u practice enuf…nt a lot arh…its nt tat hard:) th rest shld be okay…nt sure abt MT but sci was hard for me:) hahas…..but i still didnt do well a few yrs bck:)lols
August 22nd, 2009 on 11:17 am
hahhas… i think it is everyone’s childhood to play wif toys like ninjas… but it is a kind of memory, experience that we would never forget…
January 19th, 2010 on 12:42 am
Hey, luv4ever, I think that you are right that playing ninja’s was ideal when we were kids I mean sometimes I just play ninja’s by myself for no reason. I’m a senior in college and I still play ninja’s every once in a while. It just makes me feel so free. I will never forget those awesome toys such as-TMNT action figures, GI Joe, Power Rangers, and others. But kids are always gonna play these games for a long time, I mean kids these days, what’re you gonna do? Cmon.