December is on us, without most of us even knowing it. There’s less than 30 days left in the year, with means that Christmas is no more than 4 weeks away. Woo-hoo!
Christmas usually means one important thing for courting couples – Christmas presents. Let’s face it, buying prezzies is a tough one to call. Getting that right present she likes, at a price that won’t puncture your wallet (or make you eat Hi-5 bread for dinner for the whole of January). Sometimes, you think you’ve found the right present, but for some strange reason, she doesn’t like it… sigh…
Anyway, here are some popular ones most guys go for anyway:
Chocolates
Best case scenario – “Wow, I love chocolates! Thank you so much!â€
Worst case scenario – “Gee, you want to make me fat izzit? And after going out with me for so long, don’t you know that dairy products give me indigestion…? *Sigh*â€
Most likely scenario – “Oh, thanks. You didn’t get the expensive imported Belgian chocolates? Those are really good…â€
Flowers
Best case scenario – “These are lovely, they are my favourite! Did you drive all night to Genting Highlands to buy them just for me?†(At this point, just answer ‘yes’ even if you paid RM3 per stalk for them from the Bangsar pasar malam)
Worst case scenario – “Don’t you realize that flowers are just dead branches of a tree?†or “Only a dozen? My friend says 101 stalks means ‘I love you forever’…â€
Most likely scenario – “Hmmm… it looks great, at least it will for the next three days only. Besides, I can make dried flowers, like all the other flowers you’ve given me…â€
iPod
Best case scenario – “Cool! So sophisticated one aar?â€
Worst case scenario –“I already have one lar… mine even better, 20GB. I was actually expecting the video iPod…â€
Most likely scenario – “What’s this? A thumb drive?â€
Designer Clothes / Handbag
Best case scenario – “Classy! I’ve always wanted a Prada bag/Mahnolo Blahnik shoes!â€
Worst case scenario – “I don’t have anything that goes with this… Unless you bought me that RM239.99 Zara pantsuit, too? Oh, you didn’t…â€
Most likely scenario – “Is it real? Or Petaling Street one?â€
New Handphone
Best case scenario – “OMG! A camera! My number 1 wish! How did you know?â€
Worst case scenario – “Actually, somebody game me a better phone already…â€
Most likely scenario – “Only 1.3megapixels camera? I was expecting the Nokia 8800…â€
25 Comments
WTJ
lol
lucia
if somebody would to give me flowers, i would go for the worst case scenario. haha. ya i don’t like flowers as gifts – meaningless as it will die soon, and some more ah, why disturb the flowers growing naturally?
Mun
Nice one.
Din
girlfriend from hell is always hardest to please
Miaka
Aiyoo….doesn’t happen every time la. Actually I would prefer my bf to surprise me. Chocolates and flowers are no-no for occasions like this, maybe a certain saturday or sunday ok la. So I’m expecting something better, oh Ipod is a good one XD. But I have my top 5 list already so that he doesn’t have to ponder so much, *evil laugh.
S-Kay
Why why why why why do most girls care about what they eat har???????? Eating is such a wonderful thing. No one ask you to gobble up tonnes of food but just eat anything and stop counting those fats and calories. OMG. Nowonder there’s so many anorexics around!
Inevitable
Sighh … is that time again … sighhh
rascher
I like my food.. I love chocolates, but I don’t really appreciate them as gifts, as much as other items..
Effort counts though in presents, whether it’s for your bf or gf. Easy-way-out gifts are easily detectable!
Electronic items are a little farfetched but… always accepted by most.. 😀
S-Kay
Why oh why didn’t naz buy me an ipod nano…whyyyyy….ahahahahha…he told me last night, “I wanted to get you an ipod nano”..whyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Shan
nice entry but i think the nokia 8800’s camera is worse compared to a 1.3mp !!
Lian
I think watches are quite popular too no? Then the girl will ask “you didn’t get the boy-girl matching matching one ah? So lomantik you know.”
Or even worse, “I expected a surprise diamond ring.” Heheheh.
consuela
yes..the decision for that one “right” present is always hard. Christmas is usually the hardest because you want to make it perfect and memorable. Can definitely throw out that saying… “it’s the thought that counts” 😛
*a wishlist would be helpful in dire times like this!
Shan
It’s a shame there aren’t any sex-shops in Malaysia. Otherwise you could get yr gf a gift voucher for one of those shops. I bet that would leave her at a loss for words real quick! Hahah!
OR you could get a bitch-slap upside the head…
lucia
but there are sex shops in our country… well, not those that are too explicit. in penang we have one shop call ‘condom house’. it specialise in as the name suggest, many kind of fanciful condoms but it also sell stuffs like sexy lingarie, different kind of lubricants, etc.
S-Kay
Sex shops in Malaysia look somewhat boring..blergh. Too bad I didn’t check them out while I was in Bangkok..parents were together. Maybe HK will some too
Yvy
lucia, it WAS happening some donkey yrs ago coz i went in once with some friends. damn cun place BUT since it got raided, we now know WHO are the ones enjoying like and multiplying by the dozens!!
and as with lucia, i too am not too into flower, after a few days, lembik. for wat? spend so much money. i would appreciate it more if my bf GREW the flower n gave it to me when it blooms. now THAT would be classic. or something as simple as a personalized home made card by him. skay’s bf, naz is SUCH a romantic, doing all those tiny cutesy stuff for her while he was away. simply to die for….lucky woman!! 🙂
simon
mun – thanks.
din – don’t forget a present for 8555, too…
miaka – make sure he get’s the hint about the list, and preferable with the serial numbers, price and where he can get them… 🙂
inevitable – yep, my brother… 🙂
rascher – but i did read somewhere that the ipod nano is a very populr pressie, at least in the US…
lian – wah, diamond ring, dun play-play… afters she getthe wrong idea…
consuela- that’s true. sometimes i can spend like 2 weeks to find a good present, but in the end still can’t get anything decent… that’s why its always to get something immediately when you see it, regardless whether its her b’day or not yet…
shan – with me, it will most probably be a bitch slap… btw i thot the 8800’s got a kick ass cam?
lucia – wah, lucia! you know where all the good shops are, eh? 😉
s-kay – i’ve seen one in sri petaling. wonder if its still open…
yvy – whoa, grow a flower?! that’ll be awesome gift, i must say!
Yvy
see? even u would be VERY touched right? i know i would n it would beat all the chocolates n flowers in the world. diamond ring is a different story lar, then i sure lari lar!! LOL =P but now kenot edi, coz sangkut liow. lol 🙂
keikor
Haha. Nice one. I seldom read blogs but this one gives me a good laugh.
Thanks.
simon
anytime…
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anna
I think im one of the few girls who really dont ask for.. or want anything when it comes to getting gifts… but he always suprises me with something extravagant… he’s amazing.
Donnie.
Jewelery. This Christmas, I did loads of overtime at work, saved up and bought an amazing necklace (which I know she’ll love), I got this ornament which she tells me she really loves every time we walk past the shop, and I filled a stocking with a big teddy bear, perfume, a card and loads of silly things like sweets, chocolates and childish toys I know she will secretly ply with (hehe). There are no half measures with girls, honestly… and if you love them, what the hell?
fld
Hey, put her into her own romance novel with you. YourNovel.com has 25 books that you can put her into where you are the stars. How romantic is that?
speller
learn how 2 (to) spell u (you) morons