Gifts

wat's ur idea of gifts? hw wld u feel when u received gifts? wat if it's something not to ur liking? wat wld u do & hw wld u react?

i'm sure many wld rmbr s a kid, we'll look forward to bday, x'mas, etc whr we get gifts & get to unwrapped them. d excitment of wat's inside d gift wrappers.

n since young, i oso rmbr tt mum wld always say tt no matter u like d gifts or not, u gotta b polite & thk d person who give u d gift & not show unhappy face or say anything. so even if u don like, u oso ve to say it's v nice, i like it v much & show it in ur face. well, tt's courtesy but is it gd?

i oso rmbr i got a cousin who wld v thick skinned say something like, 'hey, isn't tt wrapper fr last yr', or even hint or even say obviously tt cny ang bao $$ too little. i felt it's rude n no give face to d person who make d effort to find n give u like d pressent. but i oso felt wrong to hide own feeling to say u like d pressent even if not practical at all for own use s it felt like i'm a hypocrite. like at times, i told mum tt i like d pressent or d clothes n even forced myself to wear at least once soon enuff aft i get d clothes to give her face. but deep inside i don like n mayb i wont wear anymore n tt once is v v reluctant...

well, tt's y i don like to get gift for ppl. i prefer to get something practical for them so that it's something they wld need n not something which is unnecessary or of diff taste like recently my godma bought 2 tee for my dad's bday. i felt tt d print is super like old uncle n refused to let my dad wore but wat can u say? den wat wld u do w d clothes? haiz...

ppl's ROM, guests usually give presents but wat? photo frame, photo album? hw many do u need? but hw many guests will give u tt?

baby shower. guests will usually give clothes set, bottle set, den wat? hw many u need oso?

hse warmin. guests might give like pots or utensils, hw many set do u need? hw many ppl in ur hse?

i guess i'd too many things. things i like to keep for memories esp gifts fr my dear ones like my family n friends but den hw much space do u ve at hm? n i had to force myself to throw away many items fr long long ago like pri sch n sec sch n many others. d rm will become so cluttered so i decided i mustn't do d same for others n always try to give ang bao instead. at least d money will b put to gd use. they will get something they really need n not ve accumulation of many same items.

mayb if they move a new hse, they still short of certain items due to lack of cash, they could consolidate a few ang bao to get wat they needed. if they had a new baby, they can save d money s edu fund, etc... isn't tt more practical? rather than getting like clothes which ppl wont wear like my godma? but i noe, mayb cos i'm jus too straight... too practical... mayb u all might think like wise... this is jus my opinion...