How do you keep a 9 year old happy, walking and sightseeing daily hours on end for a fortnight? By bribing of course!
Exhibit no. 1 : sugar bribe.
Not just any old thing. For this boy, it's Daido's Ultraman and Kamen Rider drinks.
Worked pretty well in previous years too.
Of course, a bribe is only effective if used sparingly and wisely. You can't be bribing left, right, center!
For Son - one sugar bribe a day. That's the limit and usually handed out when the energy level was way low.
Glad you found an inexpensive bribe. Does he collect the finished cans?
ReplyDeleteHe sure does. Plenty of empty cans in the house because of that drink. ;p
DeleteYes, it devalues the bribe if you give more than once a day! but very useful! Do I understand it that they have different collectable cans for the drink ? If so, that is an original marketing ploy.
ReplyDeleteYes, they do have different designs. And sure a clever ploy to make fans of the series;not only children but also adults go crazy buying them. ;p
Deletetravelling isn't thateasy with kids so a little bit of that bribe is quite understandable though of course with limits!
ReplyDeleteLimits needs to be enforced, otherwise children won't know discipline. :)
DeleteWhen you come for your next visit, you will achieve wonders if you sugar-overload-bribe your friendly foreign local Asakusa guide, too. :D
ReplyDeletePS: I can never decide whether Raimie looks very naughty of very innocent. Probably both? ^^
I will keep that in mid and ensure a backpack of sugary bribes for the friendly South African guide of Asakusa. ^^
DeleteHe's innocently naughty? ;p
A good idea and once a day is not too much :)
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I think so too. ^^
DeleteIf it keeps the kids quiet and happy, then I am all for it.
ReplyDeleteHahaha... what we parents would do for peace and quiet (and less pouting, tantrums, nagging, whining) that our kids are prone to do. ;p
DeleteAs he grows older you have to bribe him with fancy toys and electronics! XD
ReplyDeleteWho says we need to wait for him to be older for such bribes? See that second photo of him holding a handheld game? That's a bribe errr.... incentive too! ^^
DeleteAlamak, bad parenting lah. >< Kakaka
ReplyDeleteCannot teach your son to makan rasuah at that age lah.
We need more people to join the Bersih party. ;)
Reformasi, remember!
What to do. Malaysian mah... rasuah so ingrained already. But to make it sound better, let's call them incentives. Same thing what...
DeleteHa ha... This is actually what we call "repackaging" lah.
DeleteYou know, posh restaurants in London rename "custard" to "creme anglaise" - but it's just the same thing.
Somehow you feel posher when you order your food in French. Ha ha!
I love French pastries, cakes, macarons... Also like their cheese lah. :)
You must go to Paris and try proper French cakes, drink coffee like French people one day lah.
How to feel posh when I can barely pronounce the words! LOL
DeleteAnd a kampung gal like me would be so intimidated by snotty waiters! xD
Recently the price of drink is rising. !00 yen is low price..
ReplyDeleteThe Ultraman & Kamen Rider can drinks are really cheap compared to other soft drinks. So buying them is a bonus. Son gets his soft drink and also got to collect the cool cans. ^^
DeleteYes, bribing is good but never over-bribe! : D
ReplyDeleteOur government should follow this too. Can be generous to Rakyat and give handouts; but when you over-give - no good already. xD
ReplyDeletebribery!? report you to the Corruption Bureau. lol
ReplyDeleteAlamak! Here, you kena report to MACC. ;p
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