i just had a facial checkup earlier, which means i had to lie down for 30 minutes while comedones (blackheads) and milia (whiteheads) were pricked out from the open pores of my visage. now, my nose (especially the ala) is as red as rudolph’s shiny beacon.

which reminds me, christmas is only half a year away. last sunday, mai and i had dinner in eastwood’s cybermall, where she bought some christmas presents from fino. i don’t know if she had just started doing her christmas shopping then or if she’s been doing it for quite some time now. either way, boy, isn’t it too early for that???

i’m the type of person who’s more efficient whenever it’s crunch time - crammer to the utmost level. so when it comes to christmas shopping, i always do it during the christmas rush. i think that this errand should be done only a few weeks before the occasion or else the essence of christmas shopping will dissipate. for me, falling in long, slow-moving queues, haggling with tiangge attendants for their “it’s-christmas-and-yes-it’s-time-to-over-price” items, squeezing through the crowd and all the hubbub is essential to the annual christmas shopping spree.

when i asked mai why she’s buying christmas presents this early, she replied “it’s sale, eh.” hmmm… come to think of it, everybody has to be practical nowadays, right? why overspend and buy presents when everything’s rocketing up the price charts whereas we could always shop leisurely anytime of the year and pick items that we could eventually give as presents in christmas? isn’t it better to distribute our christmas shopping costs all throughout the year? wouldn’t this be less of a burden to our wallets? i think this is indeed more sensible….

so mai, again you have certainly influenced me. i think i’m gonna start my christmas shopping this weekend. first stop, a giordano shop. i’m gonna buy myself a linen shirt. i saw greg’s in one of his and chrissy’s photos and i’d love to have one. hmmm… i think i also need another pair of linen pants. mai, you and your linen stuff!!! hehehe!

uhm… i think that sounds more like “christmas shopping” with the first word omitted. hahaha! nah! i’m gonna try to shop for other people too. mai, you’ve dubbed me as a shop whore. i think i’m becoming one. argh! bad! bad! bad! when will i ever start saving??? darn it!