lifestyle in miniatures @ takashimaya (singapore) and the kick of seeing toys in print

in my earlier formative years (not that much had been "formed" since, per se *cough*) i remember buying magazines or publications which had any write-ups or mentions of superhero-comics - local indie-music-mag Big-O used to be one of them ... a few decades years on, when TOYS became my "center", i'd devour HK magazines such as MiLK or even East Touch, just to see their toys supplement (i've still kept MiLK's PLAYGROUND mini-mags til now - yes i am a hoarder - shuddup :p) and generally to catch-up to what's happening to toys with my Eastern-bruddahs un sistahs (altho Singapore regular newsstands are generally a coupla months back-dated, yo) - somehow the "kick" was nearly always to see any TOYS in general print and media, and not in specific speciality toy-publications.

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i surmise tis the "romantic-allusion" of the "gratification" of seeing your own personal likes and preferences (and sometimes even "opinions") being acknowledged by the general populace; like of seeing/reading one of your fav obscure bands (*whose album you thought everybody should be listening to but is strangely not*) being reviewed in your local newspaper ... maybe?

with the age of internet, pictures are disseminated far and wide, and as fast - and most times with a "disturbing" lack of information beyond purdy pictures, specifically for toys of the East (which irks me to no bitter-end, it does) ... or perhaps the reality is, i may not be as entrenched with the toy-scene in my region of the world (but no, let is not be about "me" :p) ... so reports of any sorts in local or Asian-media gets my attention ... altho sometimes the depth in which they are reported, irks me too with their superficiality (gawd, i know im a hard dude to please :p) - perhaps to some/many; "ignorance is bliss" ... so really, sometimes pictures may be enough, in lieu of total-lack-of-coverage (thy name be "Mr. Contradiction"), innit?

peeped this in mypaper today, page-A7 (a supplement of the nation's local newspaper, the Straits Times) and i felt my eyes light-up and smile widen, even tho tis just a print-advertisement about toys on display at the children's department, in a local mall :p ... but it "spoke" of my (near-silent) former obsession with Re-Ment miniature goodies (Re-Ment US / Re-Ment Japan) - specifically 1/6th-scaled food and accessories, yo! (thank the toy-gawds im not alone - heh) ... and frankly, i've been so out of touch with what's happening and available now, it's a teenie bit sad (no, i refuse to tear manly-tears, nnnoooOOooooooo) heh. i like them toys, i do :p

LIFESTYLE IN MINATURES from now til 24th march @ Level 3 Children's Department, Takashimaya, Ngee Ann City. im imagining an entire gallery display of dioramas made out of Re-Ment miniatures ... but of coz, tis just my imagination (i'd be happy if someone hired me to do them tho LOL) and i wouldn't know until i see it with my own toy-lurvin--eyes, if ever i do, of coz ... now the trick is to go alone and not be mistaken for a long-haired+bearded-freakozoid obsessing with dolly accessories LOL