Anyone who remotely knows me will know that I have a love of pandas. What they may not know is why.
This love affair all began in 1993, on the day I was born, where I was gifted with a cuddly toy panda. Naturally as a young kid my love for this cuddly toy panda grew into more of a big deal whereby pandas were now my favourite animal. Ever since, anything panda related has been associated with myself, to the point 22 years down the line where I now have a substantial panda collection.
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| The original panda |
Let me introduce my original panda. The cuddly toy I fell in love with, looked after, washed (in the washing machine), put plasters on when holes appeared until mum or grandma sewed them up, took everywhere with me, still sleeps in my bed at the age off 22 (I have no shame) and to this day is my most treasured possession, which if my house was on fire and I could only save one thing (after my parents, sis and dog), I would without question save this panda.
For this blog post I decided to try and find some old photos of myself and 'original panda' for a trip down memory lane. This is what I uncovered...
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| Panda chilling with myself, my older sister and dad in the caravan in 1994, when I was 1 years old. |
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| I took Panda to the dinner table so he could eat the same food as myself... |
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| ...later that same day, a much need nap was taken. |
At this stage, I should probably introduce you to Brian. Brian is my sisters teddy and Pandas brother.
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| Me, my sister, Panda and Brian |
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| For my 3rd birthday I received this panda cake :) made by my aunt! |
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| Nap time cuddles |
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| Being the cheeky person I am, I clearly thought it would be funny to throw Panda when having a photo. |
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| Picnic time! |
As well as looking through the photo archives I also thought it would be a nice idea to gather all my panda possessions into one place. Now, I knew I had a lot, but after seeing the visual representation, I find it quite funny how much I actually have.
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| My current panda collection. |
In this photo there are 72 items! Consisting of...1 lunch box, 1 plate, 1 money box, 1 book, 1 tile, 1 bag, 1 memory box, 1 PJ top, 1 purse, 1 pair of slippers, 1 panda charm, 1 set of stickers, 1 set of panda thankyou cards, 1 set of panda Russian dolls (brought on the great wall of China itself), 1 salt and pepper shake, 2 pillows, 2 hats, 2 jumpers, 2 fridge magnets, 3 figurines, 3 brooches, 4 underwear, 6 keyrings, 9 pictures, 12 different pairs of socks and 12 cuddly toys.
The funny thing is, these are mostly gifts I have received over the years. I think I have brought no more than 5 of these 72 items personally. Although this is all I could find, It wouldn't surprise me if there is more panda items hiding somewhere in the house.
Have you had an obsession growing up? If so comment below what it was!
Amester x
P.S; if you'd like to find my sisters blog it can be found at
http://fairyelephantblog.blogspot.co.uk/
