Hello Kitty is a name that many girls and guys are familiar with. It has always been an obsession of mine since I went into secondary school. I know it seems quite late for a girl to suddenly be so infatuated with this iconic Japanese feline, but that is the sad truth. Being brought up in a family of two rowdy rugged boys, I never got in touch with my feminine side until I was a full grown teenager. That was when Hello Kitty was brought into my life, and suddenly, all the coyness just got out of my system and my love for this pinkish cat went full blown.
My obsession is something not to be toyed with: my dearest boyfriend, my beloved family and my adoring friends can all vouch for my compelling fancy towards Hello Kitty. In no time, my bed is filled with plushies of the cat in various costumes, colors and sizes. My stationaries all turned into pink, with many adorned with the head of this cat. It was quite deranged of me to do so. I know. But age is no bound to one's fascination with Hello Kitty. My poor Hubby has to tolerate my incessant ramblings about how cute Hello Kitty is, or having to be dragged against his will into a Hello Kitty franchise shop, as I squealed in the utmost delight.
I can see that he is trying his best to accept that fact that his twenty year old girlfriend is still captivated by Hello Kitty: mainly because most of the Hello Kitty plushies are gifts from him(:
However, I've been noticing that my adorations are slowly taking another turn in another direction ... And it was all because of a certain plushie my Hubby and I won at the arcade a very very long time ago. I remembered taking it along in my first trip to Nanjing with Hubby, and it was a piece which held many fond memories(: That certain plushie is called Korilakkuma!
For those who doesn't know what Korilakkuma is, she is a white bear who looks like Rilakkuma, but is a slightly smaller version than he is. The most distinct part of Korilakkuma is her red button just at the top of her torso. So you finally know what I am talking about? Hahahaha.
Anyways, since then, Hubby and I have been calling her Nova because we thought it was a cool unisex name. Yes back then, we didn't know that Korilakkuma is a girl. I guess that was the time when I started 'noticing' the whole Rilakkuma franchise. It started to appeal quite a lot to me and soon ... I found myself falling in love with this bear duel.
Lately, I have been buying a lot of Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma items: from keychains to stationaries to collectibles. And I've to say that I'm seeing my collection bear lots of fruits. Hubby, too, likes this bear duel better than Hello Kitty as their collections are not always dabbed in pink or red. Plus their main colors, brown and white are somewhat more smoothing to the eyes.
Every female be it girl, lady or woman, has their own fantasies or just simple adoration for a certain cuteness amidst their daily mundane/hectic lives. Some of them are mostly adorned in pink glitter, but some fancy a little subtlety. All in all, I feel there is no shame in an older woman proclaiming her love for Hello Kitty or other cute adorable plushies. But of course I do intend to state that my stand is only based on normal grounds in which the person is sane and does not go around wearing hot pink Hello Kitty tights or whatnot.
As for me, perhaps my love for Hello Kitty is slowly draining out of my system, but somehow I find the bear duel to be a more suitable substitute to my dearest feline. I dare say that this is part of me slowly transitioning to an adult who does not so desperately craves a certain cuteness in her life. Yay me!(: