Recycling

Tatlong araw na lang at Pasko na.

At gaya noong mga nagdaang taon ay napabilang na naman ako sa mga panic shoppers. Paano kasi ay kulang pa ako ng mga pangregalo. Walang time para mamili lalo pa't full swing ang aking mga raket.

But what is Christmas without shopping kaya't heto, kasama sa mga plano ang pamimili ng regalo. I may not have one for everyone, but since its a tradition, the cousins and the kids will have gifts.

Noong Christmas Party ay may natanggap akong regalo. The gift wasn't expected, in fact, I was a little disappointed. I'm out at work and there's no issue about it, but despite everything, it's not my nature to reveal my flip-side.

Hanggang ngayon, I'm still trying to figure whether the gift was recycled or not. Sabi nung nagbigay sa akin na talaga daw intention niya yun, kasi she once saw me walking around in my socks. Kung alam lang niya, naglalakad nga akong nakapaa sa gym. And besides, it won't fit me. Obviously, the socks-slippers are for girls and you wouldn't catch me wearing such a thing.

So I had an idea. Recycling.

Tamang tama, wala pa akong regalo sa isa kong chicks na pinsan. Wala pa rin akong gift kay ex-girlfriend. Either way, matutuwa yung pagbibigyan ko because the socks-slippers are so cute! At kahit hindi kami talo ni ex-girlfriend, the thought counts a lot. She will think pinaghirapan ko yung regalo.

I spent my money for it...

I found time to buy her a gift...

But then, purist ang tingin ko sa Christmas. You give because you give, this same reason must have been the guiding principle of that colleague who gave me the cute socks-slippers. Dehins ko man siya na-appreciate yet for the sake of value, I cannot let it pass as a Christmas Gift. Bigay siguro puwede pa.

I have already bought something for the ex-girlfriend, which I hope she would like. I also bought something for her mom since dalawa lang naman sila sa bahay. As for the cousin, problema ko pa rin ang ipangreregalo. Last count says, kulang na lang ako ng 9 gifts for people. Siguro 14 if I add some more.

This has been the closest, I think, of ever contemplating of recycling a gift. My values have prevailed, and  so I'm planning to give the socks-slippers to my mom. Sabihin ko, I found it sooo cute, I bought at the tiangge for her.

Come to think of it, parang bagay siya kay Pilyo

Three more days and its Christmas. Hope I may not lose the spirit, even when the world around me has become more pragmatic.