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GROWING UP KAWAII: OLD BABY PHOTOS OF LA CARMINA WITH HELLO KITTY, FUNNY 1980S CHILDHOOD PICTURES WITH CAT.


Old photos of La Carmina, young childhood pictures of Carmen Yuen, funny retro 1980s childhood portraits, posing with cute kawaii penguin toy, before and after.

Childhood photos from the 1980s! I found an album of my baby pics from 1986. At age two, I was already baboosh-ing down the path to kawaii-dom (and I still have that blue penguin toy).

Vintage Hello Kitty stuffed toy from 1980s, baby photos of La Carmina, young childhood pictures of Carmen Yuen, old silly funny retro 1980s childhood portraits, posing with Scottish Fold cat and Chinese child holding plush Hello Kitty doll, before and after.

And I always had a fondness for cute kitties. You can tell that my Hello Kitty toy is an older design. It took me over 20 years to graduate to a real cat!

vintage Sanrio Hello Kitty stuffed toy from 1980s, kid pushing toys in pink stroller, fairy kei child clothes, baby photos of La Carmina, young childhood pictures of Carmen Yuen, old silly funny retro 1980s childhood portraits, posing with Scottish Fold cat and Chinese child, before and after

My pastel heart jacket would fit in with today’s Fairy Kei street style. Check out the 1980s car in the background. Should I push my Scottish Fold Basil Farrow around in a stroller?

Garfield and Odie kid's jumpsuit, 80s kids embarrassing fashion, Banana Fish dress, Old photos of La Carmina, young childhood pictures of Carmen Yuen, silly retro 1980s childhood portraits, inside home or house of La Carmina, where does she live, before and after.

I won’t be caught dead in a Garfield and Odie jumpsuit today, but I still wear clothes with cute faces on them. (This dress is by Banana Fish.)

Elephant birthday cake, cute picture of hong kong cakes and pastries, Chinese Cheerios box with green turtle, old cute food baby photos of La Carmina, young childhood pictures of Carmen Yuen, funny retro 1980s childhood portraits, Carmina eating cereal, posing with cute kawaii toy, before and after.

Cute food was a part of my life from the start. I celebrated my second birthday in Hong Kong with a kawaii elephant cake. Here’s my first attempt at cute cooking: putting my Cheerios cup in an inflatable turtle ring.

Did you carry around Hello Kitty when you were young? Have you recently looked at old albums and uncovered silly photos? I urge you to do so — it’s fun to see how you do (or don’t) change!

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  • radicaLemon

    What a cute little youngin' you were…and are! :)

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    Aw! You look so cute when you were little! but of course you still are!
    These photos remind me of when I look at photos of me when I was little!
    XD

  • http://silver.itsumo-online.net/ Lemon

    What a cute little youngin’ you were…and are! :)

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Heh, I bet you were just as charming as a rugrat yourself ;)

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    Aw! You look so cute when you were little! but of course you still are!
    These photos remind me of when I look at photos of me when I was little!
    XD

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Aww!

  • http://chimera.fragiled.net Ria

    Aww those are so cute!!! You most definitely were well down the kawaii-dom path. Especially love the comparison photos of you+hk and you+basil. Kawaii!

    I remember that I had a complete red outfit that was Hello Kitty when I was 7ish. It consisted of a white lacy shirt with a tiny hello kitty embroidered in the collar, red waistcoat, red jacket, and red shorts + straw hat. I remember that for some reason I wanted it especially for a holiday in hong kong with my parents, and that upon checking in the hotel I immediately changed to that outfit lmao!

    I still have a pic of that somewhere…

  • http://chimera.fragiled.net Ria

    Aww those are so cute!!! You most definitely were well down the kawaii-dom path. Especially love the comparison photos of you+hk and you+basil. Kawaii!

    I remember that I had a complete red outfit that was Hello Kitty when I was 7ish. It consisted of a white lacy shirt with a tiny hello kitty embroidered in the collar, red waistcoat, red jacket, and red shorts + straw hat. I remember that for some reason I wanted it especially for a holiday in hong kong with my parents, and that upon checking in the hotel I immediately changed to that outfit lmao!

    I still have a pic of that somewhere…

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Your Hello Kitty outfit… amazing amazing amazing. My favorite dress at the time had a cute mouse on it. I insisted on wearing it all the time.

  • Essie

    I love your lips in the second picture with your cat! Wish I knew how to do it.. ^^

  • LittleEssie

    I love your lips in the second picture with your cat! Wish I knew how to do it.. ^^

  • Strawberry Death Kiss

    aww, you little turtle ring is so cute.

  • Sarah

    SUPER KAWAII!!!

  • DiaPinky

    They are all super Kawaii!!….I love your lipstick in the pic with Basil..the one next to the stroller…

    You should try putting him into a stroller. They have kitty strollers too ;)

  • Aki

    My mom unearthed some picture of me when I was 3 with my dad's guitar, that was definitely a sign from the gods.

  • Tokyo Fashion

    Your facial expression in the Garfield pajamas photo is too cute! :-)

  • Dizzy Malfoy

    It's just adorable how your love of cats started even when you were little

  • Liz

    Cute. I have loads of funny photos. I looked like Emily Strange when I was little, but w/messy hair.

  • Pat

    Adorable!!!

  • Deborah

    I love the Garfield jumpsuit! You should soooo get one in adult size!

  • Lala

    U R SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE WHEN U R LITTLE
    NOW U R JUST CUTER
    ^^

  • Melissa

    You know the phrase “It's something that you're born into?” Yeah, those pictures are proof.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    I wish I still had it!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    ^__^

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hahah I think I forgot how to do that lip pose!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Aww!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Your Hello Kitty outfit… amazing amazing amazing. My favorite dress at the time had a cute mouse on it. I insisted on wearing it all the time.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Definitely a formative influence. :)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    @DizzyMalfoy I always had a thing for kitties, it's true…

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    @lizohanesian Awww I bet you were a cute proto-Goth baby!

  • Essie

    I love your lips in the second picture with your cat! Wish I knew how to do it.. ^^

  • Anonymous

    I love your lips in the second picture with your cat! Wish I knew how to do it.. ^^

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hahah I think I forgot how to do that lip pose!

  • Strawberry Death Kiss

    aww, you little turtle ring is so cute.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      I wish I still had it!

  • Sarah

    SUPER KAWAII!!!

  • DiaPinky

    They are all super Kawaii!!….I love your lipstick in the pic with Basil..the one next to the stroller…

    You should try putting him into a stroller. They have kitty strollers too ;)

  • Aki

    My mom unearthed some picture of me when I was 3 with my dad’s guitar, that was definitely a sign from the gods.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Definitely a formative influence. :)

  • Tokyo Fashion

    Your facial expression in the Garfield pajamas photo is too cute! :-)

  • Dizzy Malfoy

    It’s just adorable how your love of cats started even when you were little

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      I always had a thing for kitties, it’s true…

  • Liz

    Cute. I have loads of funny photos. I looked like Emily Strange when I was little, but w/messy hair.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Awww I bet you were a cute proto-Goth baby!

  • Pat

    Adorable!!!

  • Deborah

    I love the Garfield jumpsuit! You should soooo get one in adult size!

  • Melissa

    You know the phrase “It’s something that you’re born into?” Yeah, those pictures are proof.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      ^__^

  • Lala

    U R SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE WHEN U R LITTLE
    NOW U R JUST CUTER
    ^^

  • Dark Angel Rafael

    Anything from the 80's is worth taking a look at.

  • vicious kurai

    Omg, I love your baby pic with you pushing the kitty in a stroller xD

  • seed

    ;D **
    kawaii~

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Heh, I bet you were just as charming as a rugrat yourself ;)

  • Dark Angel Rafael

    Anything from the 80′s is worth taking a look at.

  • vicious kurai

    Omg, I love your baby pic with you pushing the kitty in a stroller xD

  • disharmonized

    too cute! I like your expression in the Garfield suit pic haha
    I actually posted childhood pics of myself just last month and put them on my blog xD

  • Anonymous

    ;D **
    kawaii~

  • Moon Maiden 90

    awwww…lol cute ^-^
    I used 2 have a horse like the one in that pic o the garfeild jumpsuit! lol

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Baby pics always make for a great blog post! Send me the link, if you want to share!

  • Disharmonized

    too cute! I like your expression in the Garfield suit pic haha
    I actually posted childhood pics of myself just last month and put them on my blog xD

  • Moon Maiden 90

    awwww…lol cute ^-^
    I used 2 have a horse like the one in that pic o the garfeild jumpsuit! lol

  • Disharmonized

    This is just a blog my friends and I share to post whatever we want. Sadly it doesn't get updated much with all of us going into college
    http://cottoncandycrabs.wordpress.com/2009/07/0…

    my friend's baby pic post
    http://cottoncandycrabs.wordpress.com/2009/07/1…

  • Cheyenna

    When I was younger I had a pair of Hello Kitty slippers that I would wear out all the time.
    I also had a lunchbox I would take to school.
    Actually, back then I got made fun of for it by the other kids because I didnt have like Barbie or Power Rangers.

    <333

  • Cheyenna

    When I was younger I had a pair of Hello Kitty slippers that I would wear out all the time.
    I also had a lunchbox I would take to school.
    Actually, back then I got made fun of for it by the other kids because I didnt have like Barbie or Power Rangers.

    <333

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Awww I love baby photos. The one with the bear is my favorite.

  • Aire

    Isn´t it cat-friendly?? Basil, U'll look soooo kawaii in a Cheschire cat disguise! :3 and ur mommy looks so great as Queen of Hearts! ♥

    (PS. Laura, u're my Alice!)

  • Aire

    Isn´t it cat-friendly?? Basil, U’ll look soooo kawaii in a Cheschire cat disguise! :3 and ur mommy looks so great as Queen of Hearts! ♥

    (PS. Laura, u’re my Alice!)

  • Miss Funeral

    super kawaii …..

  • chaoticLady

    awww this block is sooo cute^^
    and this cute ocs…hehe and yeah sometimes i feel so too…..if i see old pics….and if i see the pictured clock my older bro..has give me….with tones of pics from me in my childhood…hehe soooo funny….seems like i ever was a chaotic lady^^

  • Miss Funeral

    super kawaii …..

  • chaoticLady

    awww this block is sooo cute^^
    and this cute ocs…hehe and yeah sometimes i feel so too…..if i see old pics….and if i see the pictured clock my older bro..has give me….with tones of pics from me in my childhood…hehe soooo funny….seems like i ever was a chaotic lady^^

  • yukiro

    wow! you've always been a cutie ^_^

  • Anonymous

    wow! you’ve always been a cutie ^_^

  • yukiro

    wow! you've always been a cutie ^_^