I love gifts.

I love giving them and I love receiving them.

No, I'm not talking about "zen" gifts like attention, love, friendship and all that crap. I'm talking about REAL gifts money can buy. (Hello Miss Shallow!) Also, excludes birthday or holiday gifts. I'm referring to gifts given for no reason - "No Reason Gifts". The unexpectedness of it all makes them so nice to receive.

Anyway, the current big gift giver in my life right now is the Toe. She is very generous with her time and money with me. The other day, I told her that a colleague sent me a "Recognition Card" from our internal HR program which encourages colleagues to recognize each other by sending a thank you card for displaying behaviours which reflect the company's values. I was happily telling Toe how proud I was to finally get some sort of recognition from someone when she exclaimed in disbelief: "Hello?? What are you talking about?? I give you recognition at least TWICE every week!!"

And here are some examples of No Reason Gifts I received from Toe recently:

She got me these Toki Doki makeup brushes. They are awesome to use and super kawaii!



I told her I needed a laptop bag for my work trips - and she got me this Marc Jacob one. Very nice!



To keep me looking rock chic, she gave me this studded lined vest.  I wore it to Hard Rock the other day and totally blended in. (I'm never going back Hard Rock again though, it sucks!) 

She brought this over to my house last night! Haha! We love artery clogging deep fried overpriced salad you tiao!

And yet another kind of "gift"...

Frou: Can we not go climbing today?
Toe: I am willing to pass on it too...
Frou: Shall we go dinner instead?
Toe: Wait. When is the last time you exercised?
Frou: Er... 2 days ago.
Toe: Ok. We are going climbing.
Frou: BUT WHY?
Toe: Because I will not have you FAT.
Frou: What will happen if I become fat?
Toe: I will not be your friend. I will not take your calls. I will not return your sms. I will dissappear from your life. You understand?
Man: Ya, I second that. I cannot promise I will stay faithful if you become fat.
Frou: What is wrong with you two???!!
Toe: You will not become fat under my watch.
Man: Thank you, Toe.

Like I said, I love gifts. Even the tough kind...