my christmas list!

the most wonderful time of the year is upon us again…except that what i feel every christmas barely resembles the word wonderful…or exciting or even merry, to say the least.

in all honesty, i don’t like christmas. i hate the fake cheer forced upon humanity by sheer commercialism–summarizing one whole season in a series of tv-friendly scenes, a good sound bite and a soundtrack to boot. i hate traffic and long lines at the department store take-out, fake snow, fake mistletoe and fake people. i hate having to be nice to everybody just because IT’S CHRISTMAS and you’d feel like a friggin’ crone if you remain your grumpy self.

Yeah, right.

For someone who is anti-Christmas (i love bibingka and puto bumbong though)…I have started to buy gifts for people in the office and even wrap them using my theme for this year. as i wrap the presents a few hours earlier, a thought came to mind…"what do i like this christmas?"

erm…. let me see…

1. my own laptop - for the workaholic and blog-a-holic in me. i’ve been press releasing that i’d be buying my own laptop for sometime now, but due to wedding details…this has come to be tentative project. i love to have my own laptop, and i already thought of the laptop cases i will buy and all that shit. so…right now i need a sign ne? a sign that i MUST buy the laptop…

2. kick-ass boots that doesn’t hurt on the feet, looks great, black and almost knee length - i looove boots!

3. GCs to powerbooks and fully booked… got a lot of books that i want to read. i still have to complete my wallflower and hana yori dango manga, vampire novels and jack kerouac’s if people would give me GCs then i can choose the book i want

4. unlimited supply of clothes from people r people, bench, terranova, bayo, kamiseta and face shop — i might as well dream, right.

5. an original copy of Hanazakarino Kimitachi E (Hana Kimi Japan) - scanned Makati Square but this great dorama is not yet existing on the local shore. If someone can send me a copy of this…please?!?

6. On the subject of doramas and anything Japanese — a GC or study grant to study Nihonggo, plus CDs of Orange Range and Arashi.

7. notebooks! see profile or previous posts for details

8. sour candies or gummies

9. Lacoste shoes

10. travel to singapore (again) or hongkong….or if i want to be ambitious (JAPAN).

…non-material things:

1. things to go well for mike

2. peace of mind

3. more drive to succeed

4. passion for work and career

5. foresight

6. discipline

7. health for me and my love-ones (including WonBin the dog and MiYo the cat)

8. to "grow-up"

9. fortitude

10. WORLD PEACE! haha!