SECRET LOVE NEST '22

Toys

My godson is having a fine time playing tourist in Beijing.

Will today's entry be about my adorable godson again? Probably. I'm just truly in love with his cute and adorable ways of doing things. He's learning lots of stuffs, like washing his hand in sinks while stepping into a low stool or using his chopsticks. He is also learning to read more characters. So cute.

But does that mean I want a kid of my own? No. Those two things could be true. I find kids cute and adorable and I also don't want to have kids yet. Thats okay...I'm happy living with my truth.

I'm grateful that we were done shooting my scenes thats why I can devote my time playing hosts to my friends. I did pop up on the shooting location to congratulate a coactor for also getting all their scenes done. They and I became close in this project so I made it a point to visit the set to greet them. It also didn't hurt to see the directors, writers and staffs again. They welcomed me warmly.

But back to my visitors...DaLin and Xiao relocated to stay in Jin's condo. You know, that place that is just one block away from ours. LiPin is back in town as well since she'll join our bachelor party and she pulled DaLin and Xiao to stay with her and Jin in their place. We cleaned up the living room as Meng can now join his wife and kid in our master's bedroom during the duration of their stay here.

We roamed around the city two days ago. We visited a big wet market, the shopping center, and even an art gallery. We ate out, shopped a little and basically had fun times while zigzagging along the capital.

Still though, even if we took my godson in lots of places, his favorite spot is still our entertainment room. Its understandable because that room house Qing's toy collection and comic books.

Qing's collection has almost decreased by one because my godson fell in love with a robot from the Gundam series that Qing has. I badly wished it was not an limited version or something while asking Qing if he can let my godson have it since the boy won't even let it go anymore.

Me: I'll replace it. Promise.

Qing: Its a limited edition Gundam Seed one.

Me: Oh...really? We can't find another one anywhere, anymore?

Qing: Maybe we can. In Japan's black market.

Me: Then do we have a contact inside the Japan's black market?

Qing: (scowling) What? No. What the hell?

Me: Well then...how did you acquire that toy figure in the first place?

Qing: Almost a decade ago, MD spent a night staking out outside of a store in Japan to hold a spot when that series came out. He grabbed some for us.

Me: (wincing) You mean to tell me MD went to Japan to wait for a toy store to open so he can buy you guys limited version of these robots?

Qing: Yes. Thats the whole point of his trip to Japan that time. Because this series came out.

Me: Gods, is that why he is your bestman? Because he could do that much for his friends?

Qing: MD is a loyal friend. He has done more for us than that. And besides, I couldn't go to Japan that time because I had work but if I could, I would've been there too. Staking out of the store with him.

Me: (bland tone) Yes. Explain to me in details how obsess you are for your toys. The length you will go to to grab one of these things.

Qing: Well, you have no room to criticize. I mean, look at your godson. He won't even let the thing go.

Me: He's four!

Qing: So? Whats your point? Boys love their toys. I'm a little boy when it comes to this kind of thing.