Chinks Is Getting Busy With Her Gadgets

Yesterday, she declared: ” Tomorrow morning I have school, then I will eat lunch, then I will be busy, so don’t disturb.” I had to laugh coz when I asked her, what she’s going to be busy with in the afternoon, she looked at me like I lost half-a-brain and said, “Of course, Mommim, I’ll be playing!”

As if I didn’t know.. Last Christmas, I got her those kiddie laptop with lots of educational games and it also comes with a card where she can store points/pretend money to use in a digital petshop. I was amused that she could learn about money and saving with that card feature. She tells me always, “Mommim, I have to get the answers right and work hard so I can save  money to buy the pet  I want.”

So it has been like this for sometime now.. Like when she’s holding her latest favorite toy, there’s an invisible ‘Don’t Disturb’ Sign over her head..

Like most kids now, she likes techie gadgets and recently she has been bugging me about getting her a mobile phone.  Mainly because some of her classmates have one. I have reservations about giving her one, though it has some advantages but still I think its too early. Perhaps when she’s in Grade II or III. Right now, she’s keen on having a cute kiddie cellphone but Hi-ace and I are still discussing it.

She tells me she wants to have the Hello Kitty C90 China phone, costs about $100 online. It comes with e-book reader, alarm clock, FM radio, calculator, calendar, memo and bluetooth.  And the packaging is adorable, no wonder she’s almost stomping her feet with excitement. It looks really cute at first I wondered if its really a working phone but they say it does make calls and send SMS!

Should I get it for her? Maybe. If the time is right and the cost is right. Or perhaps I should just wait until it becomes the deal of the day. I don’t want to buy something expensive for her first phone coz who knows she’ll just destroy it in a day.. But I must admit her choice is cute. I guess she had her aunt Ouwie browse the net for cutie phones..

I’m imagining maybe next time when she gets busy, she’ll just say, ” Mommy, I’m busy. Just send me an SMS..” Lol! Kids..

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1. John @ Educational Software Sales says:

   February 2, 2010 at 2:49 pm

   this is really good for her. Since she’s growing up, she needs to be more familiarize with the technology. But still limit her on using gadgets. So she wouldn’t be addictive to it.
2. Lui says:

   February 3, 2010 at 1:19 am

   thanks john. that’s what im thinking too so I’m weighing if she really needs a phone at this time =)