the one with the luto-lutuan of my dreams

After meriendads with neyko's friends last Tuesday, we stopped by Toy Kingdom as requested by the youngest member of the group - my cute inaanak JeAn!!! (derived from his parents name JErome and ANgeli; pronounced gian).

Sooo cute!

Kahit ilang beses na nyang nakakadaupang palad ang paborito nyang tren,
"ernie" smile parin sya! Just realized, we have something in common --
love for TRAINS!!

Aww. Things in the eyes of a child. But there's another thing that caught my eye.

Alam mo ba ang kung ano to?

The curious cow in me said "go check it out"..

Sirit? It's a toy refrigerator! As in laruan pambata! Para syang maliit na cabinet ko sa bahay na lalagyan ko ng mga trinkets pero ito LARUAN! Grabe. But wait there's more..

About the same height of the fridge that I checked.

Para makumpleto ang set up na ito..

Wooden play tea set! Waaaah..

Wooden sushi pieces -- shocks, bakit wala nito ng bata ako!!!

Grabe! Sobrang kinilig ako nung nakita ko ang mga ito. Luto-lutuan ang pambansang laro ko nung bata ako (top 2 ang titser titseran dahil teacher ang mame..) Hinanap ko ang mga ito online at ito sila..

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More of the luto-lutuan sets.. Taking luto-lutuan to a higher level!!

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I stumbled into the next set at sigurado akong kung meron nito nung bata ako, isang linggo akong iiyak ibili lang ako ng mga mame ng isang buong set na to...

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As in everything in the photo, hihilingin ko sa kanila! Actually, dalawang linggo pala akong iiyak dahil una sa pagmamakaawa tapos yung pangalawang linggo, sa pagtanggap na hindi naman talaga nila ako bibilhan. Bakit? Yung toy refrigerator na nakita ko sa toy kingdom, almost 5,000php un! Yung mga maliliit na tea set, mga 700 - 900php per box! Grabe na. What more for the dreamy bongga set diba?

But those luto-utuan pieces reminded me of my childhood..

Growing up with 2 barako older brothers for siblings was one of the cons during my childhood years. Even if I was the only girl, I had hand me down stuffed toys and robots for toys. 

Hindi uso ang barbie doll, dressing up, make up, polly pockets o rainbow brite sa bahay namin. Siguro ang unang larong pambabae (kung lalagyan ng gender classification ang laro) na natutunan ko, yun ang lutu-lutuan. Yun lang ung laro na nilalaro ng mga kapatid ko kapag napipilitan silang samahan ako dahil sinabi ng mame. Kaya naman nakikipaglaro ang mga kapatid ko ay dahil sa pwede silang gumamit ng totoong apoy sa unang "lutu-lutuan set" ko na old school na clay pots and pans. But I had to let go of that set dahil hindi na sya friendly para sa akin dahil sa mga ginawa ng kapatid ko. But then again, maybe, dun nagsimula ang pagiging foodie ko; pagiging passionate ko about food and culture, sa simpleng luto-lutuan. Watchatink?

I was running like a kid when I saw those toy kitchens in Toy Kingdom. I told myself: If I won the  lottery or for a some twist of fate I became one filthy rich girl, will assemble one kitchen set for myself! Waaaaah dreams...

Ooh, I almost forgot that we also saw this wooden doll house and furniture set as well.

Oh no. I won't start with this one. It's like the luto-lutuan set all over again..

merci merci..