Christmas : Now and then
So, you’d ask what the hell am I doing here on a Christmas day. I should be opening presents and watching TV.
To me, Christmas is now different than those I had. Why? Come on, we’re all grown ups and you’d still be lingering around the tree to look for your present(s)? Thats only normal but nowadays there’s no more presents for me but angpau. Christmas has become like Chinese New Year. They rather give us $ than scratch they head thinking about what to buy for present.
No more ninja turtles figurines, no more tamiya model cars, no more colour pencils no more shits. It is actually the presence of family members that matter nowadays. This is a time to gather and eat like there’s no tomorrow. But many family members are not around here right now and I gotta bear with it. So, shits aside. I’m here at aunt’s house having a feast.
On another occasion, the house warming cum christmas party yesterday at Pei Wah’s saw many smiling faces. All homies were there except Lees and Ngs. We exchanged gifts.
Ok… wait.. I gotta say this. I’m a bit annoyed by people who buy stuffs thats not general. I mean, stuffs that can be used by both genders. Man, Mr. Neo bought 3 packs of cigarettes. What the fuck?! Ashtrays? What the fuck. Although I smoke but these are things I don’t wanna get as a present. Soft pillows? Dolls? Soft toys? Hmm… I think these are girly stuffs and guys who get it will wanna trade it for something else like pen, mug, etc. There’s still some people buy cheapskate stuffs when minimum RM30 worth of stuff was set.
Yesterday there are notably few items thats nice to get in my opinion and its cool for both genders:
Pen (from CC+HH to Mrs Tow Kay)
Mug (from CC+HH to Tow Kay)
Book/Comic (from the G to Ken)
Keyboard arm rest (from Min Dee to me. Its a thoughtful gift to a keyboard warrior)
Coinbox cum table clock (from Ivan/Jenni to Mrs MBA)
Luckily Mr. Neo traded back from Daniel F who got the cigarettes. He took the big red pillow from Neo.
Aren’t there any other stuffs we can get for our friend besides all these tiring dolls, pillows, soft toys? Come on, we all grown up. We don’t need soft toys to accompany us to sleep. But a dildo is accepted. Haha.
December 26th, 2006 at 6:54 am
Actually, i’m not into the RM30 gift exchange thing that people do in office/friends’ party…xmas gifts should really be meaningful where u buy something MEANT FOR someone as a token of friendship or in the spirit of xmas…or to ur loved ones.Gift from the heart. That’s what that matters. Even if it was just a phonecall on xmas day from someone u care about is as good as any xmas gift
December 26th, 2006 at 8:47 am
I agree with Titahpah.. I had phonecalls from friends in the States & Oz.. that meant so much more than if they had sent me a gift.
Locally.. in reality, I had more hugs this Christmas than I ever had.. including a big hug & a kiss from each of my parents when we attended the Christmas mass together.
Spread the Love.. that’s the real spirit of Christmas.
HUGS for you, my friend.
December 26th, 2006 at 8:55 am
yar..this Christmas,my family and other extended family had a grand time just eating and cooking together, we haven’t done that in a while in the midst of all the chaos in our lives. Being with ur family is great enough a gift fit for anyone
December 26th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
I totally agree with you two. Its just that so happen there’s a gift exchanging and the nature of human plays a big part here. People might just feel disadvantaged when they were told to buy something minimum of RM30 and got something that worth RM20 in return. Thats only human.
If you have to buy something for someone, just spend a little more time to think of what really would make that person happy. Can 3 packs of 20s A class cigarettes make a non-smoker happy?? You get what I mean, don’t you. You’d know how that friend of mine felt if you saw how he expressed disappointment through his face.
In events like this, we should really make sure the gift we buy can suit the liking of everyone. Thats the point of the game. Not just grab anything that worth the dollar. We need something thoughtful. I might as well just easily grab a stack of watched DVD/VCD and wrap it as present. How much they sell 25 pieces of DVDs nowadays? I can give you more than that if you want.
December 26th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
Thanks Lex for the advice.
December 27th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
Well folks, commercialism at its worst/best (depends how you look at it). Though the meaning is different, i.e. doesn’t come from the heart (meant for someone), it still shouldn’t stop people from exchanging gifts. We shouldn’t be too tensed up over this, the spirit of Xmas can be celebrated in different ways…
December 29th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
I’m back to wish you a Happy New Year, Endroo.
May 2007 fills our lives with good health, peace & happiness.
HUGS!