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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
What is the one phrase that you don't mind hearing on any other day EXCEPT your birthday?? Heck, you even enjoy using it but you don't want it to be said to you on your birthday.
THE PHRASE??
"It's the thought that counts."
Yup. It's not everday that you have a reason to celebrate and receive presents, so on that very special day you would want all the best treatments from everyone, even strangers!.
"Stupid guy stepped on my foot today. What a birthday."
"They don't sell chocolates here. No chocolates for my birthday?!?!"
"Teacher scolded me because i didn't do my homework. She knew it was my birthday! Stupid teacher."
Oops i'm supposed to be talking bout pressies, not treatment.
It is a common fact that we are all very lazy to buy presents, it's not the money, but the trouble to think of something creative and go and look for it or even make it yourself. How often have you received watches, clothes, decorative items and jewelries for your birthday? TOO OFTEN! Too often that now, people are so lazy to buy presents for you knowing how sick you are of these common gifts. Now, would you rather they make something extra-ordinary for you? Or would you prefer the tradisional and conventional ones? For example:
1. A homemade card.
--> The most practical and easiest way to say Happy Birthday to a person. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!, they say, and hand you the card. You look at them wonderingly, as if expecting for more than a card. At this, they say--'It's the thought that counts right??" You smiled faintly, regretting how often you have used this line before, and start to think how you are going to burn this card/dump it in the wastepaperbasket/use it as rough paper/... **Just kidding k.. i keep the cards.:D*
2. A few biji of lucky stars.
--> one for only you, two for double happiness... your friend recites the meaning of the number of stars to you. As you stare at the three little lucky stars in your hand, you wonder if three means RM0.30 spent on folding those stars. But hey, don't be sad, it's the thought that counts.. RIGHT?
3. A homemade photoframe
--> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, here's something for you!. At first you're happy when you get the 'pretty' photoframe, and your beautiful/cute/handsome face stares back at you, but soon you peer closer and you see some glue marks on the frame, plus a little scratches here and there. Then again, it's the thought that counts, isn't it?
OKay enough elaborations. To sum it up, yes, we know that it's the thought that counts, but please don't overdo it! It's cool to receive creative gifts, but noone wants to be given a bottle cap pencil holder and have the giver say--'isn't it creative? it may not be worth a lot, but it's the thought that counts, right???". Unless you can't afford anything, and that would be me. HAha.. just kidding.
But i seriously am very lazy to shop for presents.
Maybe someday you would get a bar of Kit-KAt for your birthday.
The sender??
Jocelyn Ting.
IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS, RIGHT???
P.S.- I would be expecting a handphone, an ipod, a rack of clothes, a laptop..... for my birthday which falls on the 16th of november this year. HAhaa.. KIDDING.
2 Comments:
erm.. i hardly get gifts from friends.... hahhaa... so really dun mnd what i get from friends. :P not as blessed. hehehe.
good lucky on ur bdae 2006... hope u get an ipod/notebook/......
hahaaaa...
i wonder who would give me that.... :D.
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