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From Mamoi Irene, Papoi Jerrie & Me

Every Christmas season one thing that I do enjoy is wrapping gifts. It was supposed to be shopping but nope, not really. What consumes almost all my time is thinking of the best presentation for the gifts, and not the gift itself. Hehe. I always believe in the saying - “it’s the thought that counts”. Maybe it is just the art of wrapping gifts and maybe my excuse or I am more eager to see the smile on their faces seeing my wrapped gifts and is praising the present cover.

One Christmas I used the following - the never read colored magazines and out-to-date newspaper. I tear the pieces, and stick them together. Take note that when you stick them up, newspaper and the magazines should have no pattern, should be randomly joined together using a thinned layered line of paper paste or glue. Let it dry for five minutes. Then holla, you have just created your personalized wrapper. For some add ons, you can also create ribbons, use the cut letters or images, put some magazine shapes like circles, triangle, square, diamonds, stars using these materials. See, it’s simple, easy and majestic!

Last year, I have no time to wrap gifts, what I have used are the papel de hapon. That’s it! You can buy it in the nearest bookstore and may be vary to different colors.

For this year I have used the following:

Materials:
Art Paper
Scissors
Paste or Glue

You can use a plain colored art paper or put it together with different colors and stick then with a paste or glue.

Tip: I never used scotch tape or a “tape”. It will look neat if you use paste or glue instead of tape when covering your presents. And every material used is cheaper than the usual Christmas wrapper, true! Try it!

fi_shoi @2007 <’)+++<

The worst realization hit me just right now.

A friend came home from somewhere countries away. Excitedly, I set up all the possible get togethers, immediate friend’s gimmicks, out of town gatherings where in the long list does not include my one-on-one chitchats with her, yet. The idea is that you two should be having some kind of bonding that only you two could understand - the vanity clicks, wistfulness, food trips and jaw-dropping laughs. I have reached out so much that it turned out me being over reacting. Maybe people can blame me for being so pushy and overly excited to the fact that your friend, after eight months of being absent is finally here. Take note that my being melodramatic led me to coordinate with other and almost all friends so that she won’t be having a hard time reaching out to them. My only wish is that we can meet up and fill up the missing blanks.

But, I never felt being a priority. Sigh. I may sound selfish (actually I am selfish) but it’s true that I want sana something in return and that is to talk to her and spend time with our friendship. Sigh. Maybe I miss her a lot. But maybe, I should stop pushing so much. Maybe its time to make her move naman and to know that what I’m doing is worth all efforts. I am saddened lang that I never felt an inch of force from her.

Yes! I am nagtatampo but what can say? If you were in my shoes, you’ll terribly terribly feel the same.

“Never prioritize a person who only holds you as a choice”

fi_shoi @2007 <’)+++<