Sunshine Lollypops...

The one thing i enjoy more than shopping for myself, is shopping for others.

I like being able buy something for someone...that they need or want...and then they smile when they open up the present or when u walk through the door and they know that u got them what they wanted...

I love it when i come home with something for my mother, altho she lectures me about wasting money...i know that in her heart and the smile on her face that she appreciates it!

My lil brother starts hugging me when i bring home something he has asked me to purchase for him...i start shoving him...then we have a fight...not a fist fight or anything violent...its like a playful shoving match...which i use to win, and threaten that i would sit on him...but now he is taller & bigger than i am, that threat doesnt work!
=P

I know he is waiting for Xmas to come...but ill give him his xbox before Xmas...and i know that the day i bring it through the door, i will be greeted with a BIG smile!

I'm getting to a point where im running out of affordable ideas though...*not a good sign*...
=(

I dont know what my older brother wants, or more importantly needs...its soo hard to find him a present! My father is even worse...He has a lot of things, things he doesnt even use...my lil brother tops up his sock count each year! *LoL* I'm the older one and i didnt put dibs on the socks! *bugger*

I wish i could buy them experiences...but they dont like doing or wont appreciate the "experiences" that i can think of offering...something adventurous...or cultural...or fun!

I'm in the process of saving for my parents 30th Anniversary present...which is 2 airfares to Vietnam and for my parents to go on a tour from the North to the South. Reason for Vietnam is because my parents are from there, but they have never been to the North and everyone has been telling them how great the tours are. Their anniversary also falls close to the date of my Grandmother's passing...so my mother can do the tour and end up in the South, in time to commemorate her mothers death.

I know my mum will love it, not sure about dad...

Now, as for my neices...its hard to decide on what to buy for them...so i resolved on the fact that they get toys from everyone else...so im doing the responsible thing and investing money into their bank accounts for them. Each birthday, each holiday...i give them money towards their future...they are at an age where they dont really comprehend or appreciate what their gifts signify...they rarely play with their toys for long either. So, hopefully when they need to pay for their uni fees...they will look back and thank me for paying most of it off for them...maybe even all of it off for them.

I asked L what i should give E as a birthday present? She writes back in an email:

"u can flash him"

hmm...i dont think he will be receiving that as a present anytime in the near future...perhaps if i was drunk...but i dont drink alcohol...so, maybe...never!
=P

E is a hard person to buy presents for...he has everything he wants (except my flashing him)...i think ill get him a blow up doll! ahahhhahaa