I got 2 nice presents from my colleagues last week.. One was a nice bookmark of a Japanese woman in Kimono. My colleague had just came back from his honeymoon in Japan and had bought these nice bookmarks for all of us.. Sometimes i feel that it's so troublesome to have to buy things back for the office every time i go overseas.. Although it's nice if i am the recipient of the presents! Usually, for me, i just do last minute shopping at the airport and use up my left over currency. To me, it's like a major obligation. It's like since everyone in the office knows I go overseas, i have to buy something back. So now, i don't. I can't be bothered. I will just buy some nice gifts for people whom i am close to in the office, my close friends, and that's it. Gifts that i put in some thought into, and not some last minute shopping at the airport. I don't care what people at the office says lah.. most of the time, the tidbits i buy back from overseas just rot at the pantry nobody eat.
There are times also when i just don't tell anyone in the office i am going overseas.. They are all so busy they probably won't notice that i am not in the office for a few days!
Anyway, the other present arrived on Thursday. I arrived in the office, no mood to work as usual, when i saw this huge box on my table with a huge FEDEX sticker pasted on it. It was a most pleasant surprise. Like a child, i eagerly opened the box and in it was a nice little glass ball Christmas decoration from my colleague in US. She did mentioned she bought something for me for Christmas but kept forgetting to mail it out. Supposed to hang it on my Christmas tree, but i had already tore down all my decorations the night before so will keep it for next year!
:) it's always nice to receive presents.. i wonder when i will get the BIG one..
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