A Christmas Gift...

Who says that a gift needs to be 'concrete' and physical? Haha... although many a time, when people spoke about gifts, it's usually tied to a physical object... Very often, the first thing one could thought of is, "Buy something." Then people moved on to talk about "Making something" to give an appreciation from the heart... as no two things we make are the same, especially during the process, the kind of thinking and effort... though it might not look 'professional', it's the thought that counts! So, this has moved the gift 'up' another level.

I think the next level, not sure if it's the highest level... would probably be something that's intangible... and probably something not represented by any physical object - it's the bonding between people :) For instance, just a get-together could be one of the best gifts in the world - the "quality" added to the time is factor! Hahaha... Then how about material gift? It serves as a 'recalling point' of the expression of 'gift'.

Of course, I'm not saying that material gifts are unrepresentative of one's thoughts... I beg to see material gift in a different light... and we could tell the difference! Haha... How to tell the difference while it's just an object? I'm very sure, 'cost' is not a consideration.

It's whether the recipient could be 'connected' to the gift - that tells how observant we are... so, it need not be told to the recipient, but from the gift - it tells... also, sometimes, one gives what one likes to other because they wanted to share what they like and their joy with others :)

On the other hand, when it comes to 'gift' exchange, very often, people would go the shop and pick up something - without much thought (i.e. not much of representation between self and others) - then such a gift is just 'any other gift' that's bound to be circulated or ended up...
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情义重。。。

I think "Re-connection" is the best Christmas gift that I received this year... I think it's also technology, the social network to thank :)  Well, it's great to get re-connnected to the very first batch of students at NAS. Yes, the girls whom I taught for 4 years... and some were also in the Red Cross CCA. I think it's this reunion that makes the very big difference. Certainly, they are a very nice bunch of people :)

All the best to this group of young ladies... yes... it's great to hear that they are doing well... they've taken the path that's less travelled... and in fact, I guess, they are the winners in their own ways :)