I'm going to take pictures of my stuffies later.
Because this is all I have at the moment and it feels kinda silly, especially when you consider how some of them stuffies have been a part of my life for a very long time.
Sometimes I can't recall who came first, who came later.
I just know that Buckley has been with me for a very, very long time.
He's 20 years old this year.
And whilst he might look a little scruffy with a bit of a comfortable scent, he's got one of the cutest faces ever, and god forbid I would neglect his charm.
Buckley is really not just a stuffie.
He is a friend.
He is the bear I go rescue when I have to leave him some place and not be able to pick him up or bring him along.
He is also the bear I wanna come home to and bring with me wherever I go.
There's something comforting about looking at his poodle-face, his goofy look, burying my cheeks in his (now) scruffy fur, and feeling his fur against my arms and chin.
I'm thankful to own such a teddy bear.
I'm also thankful to have brought him around a couple of places.
Whether they be staycations at five star hotels, plane rides to Tokyo and Los Angeles, or countries in Asia like Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, he's always come with me, stuffed inside my companion's large backpack, or stuffed inside my suitcase.
Yep, it has been a good number of places that this 20 year old Sasha bear from Raffles Hotel has been to, and I trust he'll get to go many, many more.
Next oldest in my collection have to be these two.
Actually, these three.
Toots the green frog does not have a self-portrait, but that's because he's the shy type and back then he did not want to take a picture all on his own, so he and his friend the camel photobombed Pooh's picture instead.
I'm not sure who it was that came first.
It might have been portable, easy to carry Pooh bear with the heart.
It might also have been Humpfff the camel.
I don't know where I got the Winnie The Pooh from (think it was a gift someone special gave me)
But Humpfff, I know I got from the store outside The Mummy ride in Universal Studios Singapore.
It's been a long time, but I'm glad I picked him.
People buy T-shirts and caps and bottles and all kinds of practical merchandise, I buy stuffed toys.
He's not very cuddleable, but he makes for a nice decor, which I appreciate, and particularly like.
Toots is the same.
You won't find me cuddling Toots very much, but his bright green cheers up the room, makes for good focus to look at, and reminds me of Rasa Sentosa on Sentosa Island.
I do have a couple of new pictures coming along the way- I just snapped them this afternoon- but that shall have to be another time.
Right now here're all my little stuffies, keychains that I'd been randomly buying from Daiso since three, four years ago.
These keychains are my favorites to hang on all my bags wherever I go.
I love the quirky, adorable looks on their faces.
I love how firm yet squishy they are.
And I love how easy to spot they are.
They add an indelible charm to all my bags and I don't have to be concerned whether or not I'll be deemed as immature or childish or whatever.
Because, oy, Labubu. ;)
My keychain stuffies have all been packed now. A little lion still hangs on on the shelf next to my desk and I love how it makes me feel like the Lion of Judah is looking down at me.
Actually I still have some old pictures of Steppy to share, but thank God they'll always be there, and I think I'll write about Steppy, and all my other newer toys at another time.