Friday, April 25, 2008

The Mechanical Claw

The Mechanical Claw -- 25 April 2008


I found it! I found it!

I was at Landmark the other day and I went to the toy section to look for samurai swords for RD and MyGirl (that's a different story). Then I saw it. There it was ... THE mechanical claw. I remembered RD and I couldn't resist. What can I say? The toy was calling out to me. It said, "Take me! Take me!"

When I got home, I gave RD and MyGirl the samurai swords I had gotten. I left the mechanical claw in the bag.

Later that evening, RD saw that ' something extra' I had left in the bag. He asked if that was for him. I teased him and said, "Maybe."

He was all excited and asked, "What do I have to do so I can have it?"

I thought about it for a while then remembered that 24 April 2008 was the last day of his summer badminton classes. I said, "All you have to do is to be yourself and come home from badminton classes tomorrow, and it's yours!"

He gave me a funny look which sort of said, 'That's like doing nothing. But if you say so, I can surely be myself and I will surely come home from badminton classes.'

Needless to say, RD is now the proud owner of a new mechanical claw. The claw has found its place in the basket at the bottom of his bed along with his plastic samurai swords and other treasured stuff. He uses it (primarily) to irritate his brother, to pick up faraway objects and manipulate the television volume and channels.



The Mechanical Claw -- 22 March 2008

We went to National Bookstore this morning. After going through the book section, we passed by the toy section. On our way out, RD mentioned that one of the toys he would like to get is a mechanical claw. (He had seen this toy in the mall a long time ago and I think one of his cousins had such a toy when they were much younger.)

"Why would you want that toy?" I asked him.

He candidly replied that he could use that toy to pick things up.

I told him that I had something better to do that for me. "They're called children," I said.

RD just looked at me and smiled.

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