Babe in the House

The House of Himu welcomes a new member! 

Ramsay the Ram watches over his newborn mistress!

Ramsay test-riding her new baby sitter

One-month old Baby Mistress is off to a great life with 5 plushies.

Enter the Dragon

It's been a while since the last update from the house of Michi. The toys are envious of Pookie's vacation! Anyway despite the stuffed-toy-as-a-gift ban, we've gain some new friends over Christmas and New Year.

Sleepy the Care Bear came over for a slumber party on the last day of 2011. Tarzan the Steadfast (the new reindeer with sturdy legs) joins our ever-expanding family. 

A fire-breathing dragon joins us to usher in the Chinese New Year. Fok Lung (福龙) is proud of his auspicious, albeit slightly out-dated name. Meanwhile, Teddy Boy signed up for a new job with a talent agency. Turns out he was supposed to greet customers at the new Abercrombie & Fitch outlet in Singapore.

The gang celebrates Chinese New Year together on their mistress's bed. Huat ah!

Huang Yen the puking Merlion tried to buy some vodka from Kopi (bear from Coffee Bean), who decided selling coffee was never going to be as lucrative as selling alcohol.

Booze and Teddy Boy has been hooked on the BBC's modern adaptation of Sherlock and has done some reading on the original works of Sir Conan Doyle. They've adopted some steam-punk fashion for the CNY.

WTD sets up a temporary casino to lure provide high stakes entertainment for the slightly more gullible adventurous members in Stuffed Toy Land. Hock Kee and Tarzan have since been hooked on the jackpot machine. Meanwhile, Fok Lung the dragon looks on in disapproval.

The Good Things In Life

The gang discussing their favourite albums when their mistress is not around.

Hot Summer Night

Moose playing with the front-facing camera on his iPad

Jackpot machines are FUN!

Chillin' with Monkey & Hindergaard

Hindergaard and Monkey's weekend routine.

Watching BBC while their mistress goes for road runs. Monkey sporting slick, gelled-back hair.

Spying on Looking at neighbouring swimming pools.

Listening to music on their iPod.

Merry Christmas & Happy 2011!

Snowmi the tropical polar bear (top right) and Xiao Hui the Supreme Leader (bottom right) went over to celebrate Xmas. Snowmi meets his Nici big brother Booze for the first time! We also have a new friend, yet to be named bear, from Coffee Bean.

Snowman Macaron!

Xiao Hui and Coffee Bean Bear realise they have something in common.

Booze and Snowmi bond over pedicure tips and latest dandy fashion trends. Life is good! ;)

Chillin'

Groovy Vinyl Records

We dug out an old vinyl record player from the storeroom, and a whole bunch of old dusty awesome records.

A Place to Call Home

Monkey and Hindergaard finally moved into their sparkling new house.

The bed may look a tad too feminine but the duo is quite happy with it.

Good thing monkeys are fond of heights

Monkey adheres to a strict skincare regime.

Holding his favourite banana, Monkey ponders on life by the window.

The only gripe Hindergaard had with their new place is the lack of good, solid food in the the kitchen

They watch TV all day when their owner is not at home. 

And a little role-playing for Hindergaard after a few drinks. Hindergaard is a St Bernard from the Swiss Alps, a rescue dog with a mini barrel of whiskey hanging round his neck. He tends to take a few sips from time to time.

Pose

What The Duck at Home

Lack of updates lately.. WTD lounging at home after arriving in Singapore from US

Ever tried being interrogated by a mean-looking duck with pouty lips?

WTD meets the yet-to-be-named Tuna Sushi Plush Toy for the first time and resists the temptation to dip it in wasabi.

Trying to reduce the love handles with OSIM uZap Mini.

Old Friend We Never Got to Know - Hungover Merlion

Meet 谎言 huang yen（literal translation 'A Lie'), a cute little Merlion soft toy that has has recently resurfaced in our household.

Huang yen looks a little dishevelled and hungover in this picture, after a night of partying and puking.

The Singapore Merlion was actually a marketing tool conceived by Mr Fraser Brunner for the logo of the Singapore Tourism Board several decades ago to.. sell some souvenirs (I guess Singapore really lacks  identifiable natural geographical icons). It has a lion's head and mermaid/fish's body and the most famous Merlion at the Merlion Park near One Fullerton, much loved by Japanese tourists,  pukes  sprouts water from its mouth.

Examples of Merlion Marketing - Merlion Lychee flavoured cookies..

Examples of Merlion Marketing - Merlion Toilet Paper Dispenser (picture source unknown)

Psychoanalysis

Teddy Boy tries to uncover the psychological causes behind Lazy Fox's alcoholism by delving into his subconsciousness.

A Visit to Himu's - Part 2

财神到！！

Stuffed toys wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year!!!

A Visit to Himu's - Part 1

A catch up with Himu's stuffed toys at their new home on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Xiao Hui (Little Grey) aka 灰爷 is the supreme leader of her soft toys. ;)

Snowmi giving the visitors a guided tour of the house as his owner Himu does her domestic chores in the background.

The gang reads up on Tarot & Feng Shui in their free time. Thanks to Himu's extensive book collection on such subjects.

They have much interest in culinary books as well.

Disturbing entry for Keyao Pig

Likewise for Xiao Hui.