itchy souvenir

A gift tells much of the giver and how the giver sees the receiver.

The gift itself is not important. It's the heart that counts.

So, my colleague bought me a souvenir from her holidays. 

It is a pretty cool and yummy tee. 

Don't quite know what 'Welch's' means but a search on Google says it's an American juice brand.

What does it tell of her? And what does it tell of what she thinks about me?

She probably loves juices and thinks I'm cool, funky, and artsy?  Hehehe.

The 3D 'water effect' on the tee makes me want to scratch them off.

Gahhhhhh~! I still love it though xoxo.

She also gave us a red pen each. Soft gel 0.5 mm tip with rubber grip.

Maybe she wants us to be more efficient in checking and marking up drawings. =_=""

Like students with their 'Back to School' shopping, she did her 'Back to Work' shopping.

I once told a friend that I will never buy something I dislike for someone else as a gift - though it could be suitable for that person, still I have to like it first. This could justify why we sometimes think that people tend to have the weirdest gift ideas (pranks aside). You may think that they should be giving you things that you like. On the other hand, they thought they have given you something precious; something they'd otherwise rather keep for themselves. 

This leads me to think that the Secret Santa who gave out two dozens of Ferrero Rocher in the 2014 mini Christmas party must love chocolate A LOT. Or the Santa knows the receiver is a chocolate lover? Or the Santa was trying to pull off a prank? Only Santa knows....

Regardless, giving is an act of kindness and generosity. Give sincerely without hoping for anything in return. Receive gratefully without hoping for something big.

It's the heart that counts, remember?