So there is your history for today. Thisknowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on, if you wish...
*even the Grinch wants a happy christmas... :)
So there. It said 'pass it on if you wish', but emails hassle me a lot, so the blog could work. =)
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What's Christmas without a wishlist? Haha. This time I am putting things that I need (I labeled them that way so that the guilt is much less, WANTING these things is kind of self-debilitating. And I do really need them. But these are not just for survival, so keep those primal instincts intact. =) )
1) A handheld chargeable music and video player, preferrably the 30-gig iPod Classic in silver and black casing. This is getting cheaper by the minute, since it's phasing out, and that's TERRIFIC! However right now it is still quite expensive. I really need music in my life (since the other MP3 player didn't want to turn on anymore. I was buying batteries for it, so it was, hmmm, sadness. Wahaha.)
2) An extra phone with a SUN sim in it. Actually I already have one! The way I got it is a bit funny. Since I was away from my parents dear since I was living in Cavite, I rarely get to contact them. My Globe phone is always loadless (does this word exist? hmm..) and they miss me too much (and I miss them too!) and they didn't want anymore excuses for not being able to communicate with them, they got three phones from a postpaid plan from Sun. And I get to contact a lot of loved ones. ;p
3) Flip flops of different colors! I got my first one through a misfortune. I commuting to Manila for the lantern parade when my one of my black leather sandals became unuseable. A strap separated from the whole sandal, making walking difficult, awkward, and of course embarrassing. So I called Lorr and asked if she could buy me flipflops from banana peel which I would pay later. When I got them I was insisting on paying her, and I assumed a price of 200php since that's the usual price of these Banana Peel flops. When I got to wear them I saw the tag. It was worth 400php! She insisted it was her Christmas gift. It is very nice! It's blue green with an eagle on it. Much more special, of course. =) Anyway, I still want to get hold of a lot more colors from a lot of different brands. I am saving up for a very costly pair of Havaianas (which would cost a terrible fortune but, well, I just want to own one at least in my lifetime, haha!). And I'm eyeing a new flop brand, Sanük, which are sandals that look like loafers. I love the designs and colors. And of course, who forgets the other brands that can be found on Divisoria or Greenhills? Cheap and functional! Haha.
4) Red Chucks. Wahaha, nothing special. And also music pieces, for voice solo, duet, chorale, and piano!!!!!!!!!!!!
5) Running shoes! This is in preparation for the FunRun I mentioned earlier. Shock from running could cause uncomfortable injuries not only to joints and ligaments, but also to nerves. So, these running shoes could help me reduce the risks, and hopefully get me on the finish line.
6) Lessons! I am still hoping for that figure skating lessons that I was dreaming since I was little (which got turned down when I was little. poor me. huhu) and I am planning to study voice pedagogy (this is the term they used for Kuya Ed's study at the UP College of Music) at workshops held in the Up College of Music during summer! Kuya Kim (section leader of the basses in the UP Manila Chorale) told me about this, and we are very much interested to attending such workshops. These workshops are helpful in using up all the pent-up energy that teens have during the so-called "period of raging hormones". hahahahahahahaha.
7) Windbreakers! Just in time for the cold(?) season.
8) Belts. Currently I have one, and its red, and the black one that I have is lost in the familial circulation of things.
9) Books. Anything that can be read while in the toilet.
10) A piano! Wahaha I am so demanding. I got my mom to promise me on this one. When I graduate from my course, I would not ask for a car, for an apartment, or even a holiday. I need a piano!! This is so fun. Wahaha. Asides from that agreement being questionable, I really doubt my mom would even give me anything for my graduation except for a lots of hugs and kisses and lots of advice. =)
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Gifts are nice. They also make heads ache like crazy. I am only giving three gifts to three important peers in my life. I have an excuse of why I cannot give for the family. I am not working, I do not have a stable job, and I do not pay taxes yet, therefore I cannot go on buying everyone gifts. It's a social convention. One must avoid financial suicides.
Oh, yes, gifts...
Now, wrapping them is easy. Thinking of them is mind-boggling. Buying them is like getting your wallet shot by a firing squad. Giving them... priceless. (haha. it's just like the Visa Mastercard commercial.)
I stressed my legs yesterday by walking around SM Southmall alone looking for gifts. I was definitely clueless of what to buy. I seemed like a moron going around the mall looking. Just looking. hahaha.
Asides from giving of course, there is always a reciprocating mechanism called receiving. Now it gives excitement and suspense. I saw the wrapped boxes beneath the tree here at my aunt's house. Every space under the tree's circumference is occupied by red and white boxes. I can't wait for the 25th. =)
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I now greet everyone I know a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May this season be the very best time of your year!
Godspeed!
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