Do you collect anything as a HOBBY??

Philippines
September 2, 2007 10:10pm CST
I've been collecting things since i was a kid, i find it fun doing it especially when you already see that your collection grows. :-) As a child, i used to collect stationeries.. aside from the papers' beautiful design and colors, i also love the different scents of the stationeries which i proudly share and show off to my friends and classmates at school. :-D For now, I also collect decorative refrigerator magnets, especially those souvenirs with designs of places or countries. But most of all, i love collecting key chains. Most of which, also have designs of things what a particular country or place, is most famous for.. I started collecting key chains when many friends of mine give me key chains as their souvenir from the countries or places they have visited. That's why i already have numerous key chains which i display at home..:-) Are there anyone here who share the same hobby??
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
3 Sep 07
I have been colecting stamps from 1990 and I took to coin collecting in 2000. I also have a huge collection ofbooks from 1985. I love these collections and it is absorbing when I get in to these hobbies. Hobbies are fun, it provides knowledge, it teaches us patience and perseverance.
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
Yes, patience! imagine collecting the stamps you had for over a decade now! aside from the values of patience and perseverance, sometimes we really can develop our artistic ability / creativity in this kind of hobby coz as for me, i will arrange and display my collections in an artistic manner.. :-)
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
3 Sep 07
Just gathering the stamps, one will call hoarder. If you arrange the collection in some thematic fashion, then he is called philatelist.
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
thanks for that information.. so are a hoarder? or a philatelist?
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@jade01 (803)
• Australia
3 Sep 07
I collect dragon figurines. I have always loved the idea of a mythical creature that can breath fire. I also collect lighters from different places with the little advert on them.
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
that's nice! are you born on a year of the dragon? i love dragons, coz i am born under its year.. i also love movies about dragons.. especially "Eragon" and "Dragonheart".
• Singapore
3 Sep 07
I like to collect stamps since I was a kid. In addition, I tend to chain up paper clips into a straight line and drag it while imagining it is a train. Choo-Choo.
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
wow! collecting clips looks like fun to me! :-)
@violeta_va (4831)
• Australia
12 Sep 07
man I colect so many things I dont know where to start. I used to colect serviets (all different shapes and colours and prints) I colected stationery, stamps, posters, music (tapes and cd), those little spoons that you get from holidays, shells. I am sure there is more things but I cant think of them right now.
• China
3 Sep 07
I've started to collect bracelets since high school. My friends know my hobby so they always prefer to buy me bracelets as gift which does contribute a great to my collection. Everytime I go shopping, can't help buying one when there's a nice bracelet that's appealing.It's really so amazing.
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
i have a friend who collects friendship bands, like bracelets too.. your hobby made it easier for your friends to think about what gift they'll give you! lolz.
@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
13 Jan 11
I use to collect unicorns, but I only have one left after all these years. I had some really big ones, and they were mostly ceramic. My favorite one that my sister in law made me broke a few years ago...I was so upset!! I also collect baskets....well, I did. I still have some that my sister in law and mother in law made for me. Fortunately, these are not ceramic and won't break in any move!!