how do you choose gifts for your very loved ones? if it’s just for acquaintances and officemates, it’s so easy: grab something useful, or something that ain’t, it doesn’t matter. a book, a pen, a photo frame, a jazz cd. a pair of funny winter socks or a coffee mug. anything will do. it’s the thought that counts, anyway.

but of all people, hubby is the person i find most difficult thinking of a gift for (sus, german sentence construction with english words, haha!).

sure, there are lots he needs. like a suit for his defense next year. but that’s way out of my reach. or a well-deserved holiday to the tropics. also way out of my reach.

he has a long list of book wish list, most of which are books about the philippines: headhunters by david howard, culture smart philippines, a picture book called burning heart, among them…

but a single lone book cannot be IT. it’s christmas.

a shirt? a bottle of cologne? a pair of pyjamas? nah. sounds too… practical.

cufflinks? a watch? nah. too… gaudy.

hm. what tangible present can you offer someone you’ve vowed to love and spend your whole life together with? what greater gift can i give to a person than the promise to be by his side as we weather the storms life will deal us? what gift would not pale in comparison to the priviledge of nurturing our child together? what gift would convey all these promises?

aaaaargh! at this rate, most probably, i’ll end up giving the guy something as imaginative as a safety pin.

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