All things purple

As I expected, a lot of my friends gave me purple stuff this Christmas - just like what happened during my birthday.

Purple candles, soaps, pillow, sweat bands, vanity kit, vanity box, pens, mirrors and comb.

I opened my gifts on Christmas Eve and I ended up with a heap of purple stuff.

So today, when Jovan asked me what I want as his Christmas present, I told him - anything will do, as long as it's not purple.

But friends, don't take offense. I just don't want my bedroom and office table to look like monochromatic purple. Hehe.

Here's my best gift list for Christmas:

1. Best material Christmas present - the Sony Ericsson T68i my boyfriend gave me.

2. Best non-material present - my Mom's recuperation from cancer [for good, I hope]

3. Funniest - the invisible bra straps from Marks and Spencer given by Raoul.

4. Yummiest Christmas goodies - Liza and Jesse's ensaymadas, John and Mica's apple pie and Marione's homemade cookies.

5. Most comforting - small purple pillow given by Teng [reminded me of childhood past when I used to thumbsuck and bring along a small pillow with me everywhere!].

6. Most useful - V's pink tsinelas. I love the slippers! They're not purple!

7. Most kikay - Mica's 1 year supply of eye shadow applicators and Elisa's purple vanity kit [an aside: a lot of gifts I received have allusions to vanity. No one gave me a book, damn it!]

8. Most unique - Abi's Asian-inspired mirror and Jonathan's huge purple tubao from Zamboanga.

9. Tiniest - earrings from Carissa [yes, I unearthed them underneath the pile of purple tissue paper. Hihihi]

10. Priceless - the hugs and kisses of the family, the doting words of Grandma, The Boyfriend's "I love you," friends' phone calls and text messages, an X's overseas call to kiss and make up at 2 in the morning, a friend's company and the comfort it made me feel, the simple fact that I have a bestfriend, the smiles I brought to the people whose lives I was able to touch this year.

Aaaaw.