We’d been going down to Ikea in Causeway Bay a lot… Prep to put together Rockstar’s “Lego Headquarters” i.e. loft bed/play area and whole lotta built-in shelving for his un-baby friendly toys…
Rockstar Having Tactile Orgy (a.k.a. fur fix)
Rockstar: <delightedly stroking fur rug> Like a sheep!
Me: In fact, it used to be.
Rockstar: Then what happened?
Me: Uh, it lived a full and happy life and when it finally died of old age someone decided not to waste the skins.
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Have you tried this game? In CANTONESE?
Among the kiddie entertainment stations littered around the floor is a touch-screen pairing game – but what really tickles me about this thing is it speaks totally in Cantonese! You get the pairs right and it says “Jou Tuck Hou” (“Good Job” I guess)… It’s like when I catch all the big cartoons like Toy Story etc completely dubbed in Cantonese on tv; somehow watching Woody or Buzz going at it earnestly in fluent Canton never fails to amuse me…..
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- Like No Other Ikea Bistro?
Is it weird (or vaguely sad) that Rockstar enjoys Ikea almost as much as say, Wisekids Playroom or Playtown? Causeway Bay Ikea has a horribly crowded pokey little thing where you stand around spearing Swedish meatballs (which, friends agree, taste different from those in other Ikeas in say, parts of Europe or Singapore) or – his favorite thing – popcorn while standing around crowd watching.
It was just mildly interesting that despite a crowd of famously “insensitive” passersby (many friends and colleagues have complained about being roughly jostled while pregnant and navigating the CWB crowds, as have I), when Rockstar spills his popcorn (apologetically), I had barely begun to struggle to pick it up (grouchily) when a very loud clucking auntie appears out of nowhere through the crowd, chases me away at full volume in Cantonese and sweeps the mess up, before disappearing once again without so much as a glance at us. All the while an unsurprised Rockstar, still crunching popcorn without so much as a raised eyebrow. When did my son become such a jaded Hongkie-dweller?
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I don’t remember seeing any kiddie entertainment stations in the ikea in M’sia but going to ikea here is like going to the park because we often see whole family there with children having a good time, trying out the sofas, chairs and beds (sitting and bouncing on them) although there is a play area where children can be dropped off to have fun while parents can shop to their hearts’ content.
I hope you got everything you needed on this trip.
I’ve never been to the Malaysia Ikea strangely, but loved the Singapore one when I was in uni – was even a bit of a “pak tor” place for me 😛 They used to require a SGD 300 min spending amount for you to then be a “member” and get their brochure/ booklet which I coveted – but SGD 300 was wayyy to much for me to spend on my dorm room at the time, it was my whole monthly allowance – so I hung around the queue and asked some “grownups” for their receipts. Boy I LOVED that brochure…