Christmas gifts!

I was over at Chegu Carol's blog and she blogged something on Christmas. I know, Raya isn't here yet and we are already talking about Christmas?

You see, being brought up in a mostly Christian family, I couldn't help but feel that Christmas is part of tradition. Having to come from a multi-racial background, my family celebrate Raya, Christmas, Chinese New Year and other holy days (both for Muslims and Christians alike). But Christmas particularly brings excitement to me like no other religious celebrations. Maybe because of what usually happens on that day, rather than the reasons for celebrating: Giving and Getting presents!

Just as the Filipinos as told by Carol, I also start shopping for Christmas as early as in August. Hey! It's the time of Malaysia Grand Sale and how else can you get good stuffs on bargain? Speaking of which, I haven't finished the gifts shopping just yet. This can drain my purse and burn holes in my pockets but seeing the faces of my families when they open the packages is out of this world. That is why I put so much thought in choosing the perfect gifts for everyone and that's very time consuming - sounds familiar?

On the other hand, I can just gallivanting around when I see something that would be perfect for someone and I just buy it right away and then save it for Christmas. This way, I can get the feeling that I don't spend that much on the gifts. Get it?

That reminds me, I haven't started shopping for my little cousins Christmas presents yet... I may have to spend hours in Toys 'R Us soon... What toys are supposed to be 'in' now? Any mommies out there can give some advices?