robert's notebook entry: Mar 28, 2011 My daughter has been longing for a pair of roller stake for months. Several times she raised the request to buy one when she saw kids skated in the park. I kept deferring her with various excuses.I finally made up my mind to fulfill her dream today. What deterred me before is not only it is an expensive toy, but also a fear that a premature contact to a highly skill oriented sport may very likely to end a potential hobby in its early stage. With a father's wish, she is joyfully skating on her gear in the play ground.