This ‘Toy Doctor’ In Subang Jaya Helps Repair Damaged Toys & Devices So They Don’t Finish Up In The Trash

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There’s a person affectionately often called Uncle GP, or just the Toy Doctor, who spends his Wednesdays and Fridays repairing damaged toys and electrical objects for the neighborhood at PARC in Subang Jaya

From outdated teddy bears to defective devices, he is serving to give sentimental objects a second life as an alternative of letting them find yourself within the bin.

“Doctors are for saving lives, but for me, I save the toys from being thrown away,” Uncle GP shared in a video by PARC, a artistic neighborhood house that hosts workshops, occasions, and sustainability-focused initiatives.

And for him, it is about extra than simply fixing objects

“When I do that, I feel good because whoever brings the toy, they can use it again,” he mentioned.

One story that caught with him was a couple of 60-year-old man who introduced in a teddy bear gifted by his mom throughout Christmas a few years in the past. After making an attempt to clean it within the washer, the teddy bear’s head got here off.

The man introduced it to Uncle GP for assist, and with the help of Aida, his sewing-savvy assistant, the teddy bear was fastidiously repaired.

“When he came back to collect it, he was so happy. Like life came back to him,” Uncle GP recalled.

He added that toys aren’t simply significant to youngsters; adults and aged individuals usually maintain deep emotional connections to them too.

Uncle GP beforehand spent greater than 30 years working as an engineer in numerous factories, along with his longest stint at General Electric

One day, whereas strolling round PARC, he observed that they had a toy library and thought he might assist out by repairing the toys there.

That small concept finally changed into an everyday neighborhood initiative centred round restore, sustainability, and reuse.

“My motive of coming here is to repair, reuse, recycle,” he mentioned.

If you will have an outdated toy that now not works, a sentimental plushie that is falling aside, and even small electrical objects sitting unused at residence, you’ll be able to convey them over to PARC on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 1pm for Uncle GP to have a look

Some of the objects he provides to restore embrace:
– Soft toys and dolls
– Battery/digital toys
– Educational toys with gentle/sound capabilities
– Battery-operated stationery
– Small electrical home equipment

They function on a pay-as-you-can mannequin, nevertheless, a minimal analysis charge is required.

In a world the place most issues are simply thrown away and changed, there’s one thing actually comforting about seeing somebody dedicate their time to fixing issues, particularly those individuals nonetheless maintain near their hearts.

Address
The XChange, PARC
Jalan SS12/1, Taman Subang Ria,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Uncle GP’s hours
9am – 1pm (Wednesdays and Fridays)