The Times, They Are A Changing...

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Last week, while looking for a gift (for my youngest son's Sunday school class party), I saw these nice masak-masak sets (cooking set) on display. Made to resemble like the real thing, these cooking sets looked so lovely and it reminded me of my childhood.

Those days we didn't have those cooking sets though. Instead my sisters and I used old tins and whatever junk we could find around the house and we would pretend cooking dried leaves as fried fish! I remember a spot where my youngest sister and I used to play, under a rambutan tree (but it has been cut now... unfortunately).

Those days, more like 30 years ago, our house was surrounded by jungles with really large trees like the 'Belunu' and 'Bambangan' trees. During the fruit season, the area would be a hive of activity as kids and adults would patiently wait for the fruits to fall and we would be scampering to find the fruit, sort of like 'finders keepers'... hehehe

These days, kids are more into computer games and all those online stuff... which is a pity really because they don't get to socialize much and be what real kids are supposed to be. I guess that era has long gone but I'm glad I did experience that kind of childhood. I wouldn't trade it for anything! I would do anything if I could turn back time and bring my kids to enjoy what I went through at their age.

That's why I was happy when I my youngest boy came to me and said he wanted Baseball Gloves cos he wants to join his friends in the park nearby during the school holidays for a game of baseball. I don't really know if he actually knows how to play baseball but I was happy for him cos at least he was going outdoors to actually play with real friends and not just hang around at home watching TV or playing computer games all day.

I suppose I should be supportive of him and get a a baseball glove but I'm not sure where to buy one. I don't think baseball is very popular here and they don't have many places selling the stuff. So I did some online search (where else... LOL!) and discovered that Kidsportsinc.com markets sporting goods catered specifically to train kids ages 6 and above. And Franklin Sports is the brand of choice for them.

Well, after more digging, I found that the Franklin Sports youth baseball gloves seems to be the choice among the youngsters out there cos they're comfortable and is great in catching those fly balls or grounders, not that I know what that means :) They've got a whole host of other features in that glove that is just too technical for me such as good airflow design, flexible leather and so on. I think this would be the perfect glove for the little fellow.

Only thing is I hope he'll be interested in baseball cos that boy of mine tends to change his mind about things faster that you can say baseball!
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