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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

baby playmat

Yeah! I've finally found a playmat for Baby Joel. Many people in Singapore are selling these Korean LG playmats for anything from S$100+ to $300+ (depending on the thickness/design)... and i got it for only ¥268. That's only about S$54!
(It's a 1.2cm thickness/foam mat. Not the thin silver foil backing ones which costs about S$20+. They look like car sunshades to me. Yucks! And the LG double-sided foam ones are selling here for about S$140...but i dont wanna spend so much on a mat. Also, i think my $50 foam mat can cut into any size i want. Maybe even can use the extras on the walls too. Keke...)

In fact, even before Joel started crawling, i've been looking all over for these playmats. Due to space constrain, i was quite set on getting the ABC-123 puzzle-mats to fit our living room. That would cost about S$10-30 depending on the EVA material (and the maximum "empty space" of 1.2m x 0.9m i could find in our hall). I didnt think that China would have these Korean playmats...but...almost everything is Made in China...so...i can actually "save" lots of money here - esp on kids stuffs which are so expensive and such a waste of money coz they outgrow everything so quickly! Hmm...but come to think of it, Daddy is right...i do tend to buy more stuffs than what Joel really needs. Anyway, the playmat design (of cute animals) that i wanted was sold out, so i decided to take Thomas the Train. It was this or another boring animal print. Is Thomas still in or out (already)? Anyways...

...here's Joel before the real (HUGE 2m x 1.8m) playmat arrives. This is half-dining/living area, just outside the door of the study room (where the Mac is so i can keep an eye on him) and the future Joel's bedroom.

And a vain baby in front of the mirror with a really cheeky smile! ;p

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