"..it's the most wonderful time of the year.. it's the hap - happiest season of all.." (acapella christmas - new carol that was recently added to my limited repertoire)
and the joyous season just won't do without gift-giving.
every year-end the headache returns. the major problem is the difficulty in finding that special something, unique enough to be wrapped as a present without people knowing where it is sold and how much it costs.
true, it is the materialistic side that christmas brings. and sometimes we don't even know what we are going to do with all the gifts we receive. the only party that's truly joyful must be the stores 'cos business is good.
despite all those, it's still a pleasure to give as well as to receive.. ;) I got 2006 horoscope calendar, few pairs of earrings, a pouch, chocolates, towels, and key chain.
this year I bought some decorative magnets and potpourri. as always I planned to distribute at the last working day before christmas so as to make others not feel obligated to reciprocate. and then few days ago I found out that one colleague bought the same magnets.. so I ended up hunting for another kind of gifts. and the stores were really, really packed by then. later on I found out that another colleague has also bought the exact same kind of potpourri from the same store.. =)
here's a snapshot for this year's gift:
last year I baked chocolate chip cookies for year-end gifts and put them in nice wrappings, that was definitely unique.. I gave one to my boss and it is still displayed on the shelf of her cubicle until now! tsk!
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akhirnya voucher body massage gratisan gue berhasil dipake juga. senangnya.. pengalaman baru nih dipijit-pijit.. =) soalnya kan wasted banget kalo ga kepake, worth $120 (katanya) gitu loh.. dan ini udah detik-detik menjelang expiry date.
tadi cabut terbirit-birit dari kantor sekelar meeting dan langsung lari ke city area bareng ibu ini. overall impression oke kok, soalnya gratis, dan kita berhasil menangkis segala godaan sign-up paket-paket mereka yang mahalnya ga karuan itu. masa membership termurah mereka lebih mahal daripada ongkos gue kuliah satu semester.. ck!
jadi sekarang gue deskripsikan acara intinya.. kita digiring masuk ke bilik-bilik gitu, trus ditinggal didalem buat lepas baju. beneran kudu dilepas semua. suasananya remang-remang gitu, wangi dan disetelin instrumen juga. lalu masuklah mbak-mbaknya. dikasih full-body green tea scrub, warnanya ijo keiteman. gue sih berasa kayak lemper. soalnya dibungkus-bungkus pake kayak kertas tissue lebar gitu.. dibuka secukupnya dibagian-bagian yang mau dioles.. blakang-depan-atas-bawah-kiri-kanan.. huehh.. aga2 bikin stress juga, hihihi.. kelar dioles, diselimutin trus ditinggal 20an menit gitu kira2 deh..
abis itu mandi, buang2in sisa2 scrub ijo-item tadi. balik lagi ke bilik semula, dan kejadian diatas berulang lagi. tapi kali ini ditambah sedikit pijit-pijitan disana-sini dan pakenya lavender lotion. dah, selesai deh. kita pulang berlumuran lotion.. =) eh tapi belom deh, keluar dari bagian pijet kita dihadang sama mbak-mbak sales dong, disuguhin teh anget sambil ditawar-tawarin. kita ganti mengajukan berbagai argumen balesan, ini itu ini itu pokoknya ogah disuruh sign-up.. sampe akhirnya dia give up dan bilang "ok I'll let you go".. hihihi..
serius sih gue ga gitu berasa efeknya tuh.. pijetannya kayak seadanya gitu doang. mungkin kalo rutin discrub kayak gitu kulit bisa jadi kinclong kali ya.. entah deh.
pulangnya mampir di asian kitchen, ngabisin seporsi mi ini:
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