Monday, December 29, 2003
Back to Office
Sigh.... felt so paiseh when I saw my office desk this morning.
It was filled with lots if chistmas presents from colleagues (they left the gifts on my desk last week), even though they knew I was on compassionate leave then.
These are what I received:A post pal soft toy, a keychain and scrunchie, a package from body shop, sweets and cholocates wrapped in crepe paper, a box of chocolate, a tin of chocolates, a handphone accessory, Royce chocolate and japanese sweets, japanese chocolates.......
hai... they shouldn't have given me Christmas presents, knowing that I can't give them presents as christmas is over and according to the Chinese superstitions, I can't give out any gifts during the mourning period.
There's a Chinese saying 礼上往来 (li3 shang4 wang3 lai2). Dunno when can I find an occasion to send gifts to them . Chinese New year and Valentine still falls within the 100 days mourning period.
This is the first time that I received so many Christmas presents. Cos my previous comany did not celebrate Christmas, and my close friends and i only exchange Christmas cards, not Christmas presents. the onky christmas presents I got from the previous years were from my ex-bf.
Can only receive gifts but not giving out them, so paiseh! And 遗憾 as I think this is the only chance to exchange Christmas gifts with them if i manage to get into local University next year.
But I don't blame anyone for that.
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~*Harmonie's Sentimental World --心情日记*~ 
