25 Days of Christmas

Hi everyone, as promised earlier, herewith the pictures of 25 days of Christmas gifts that I sent to my partner as displayed below.

Here it goes with wrapped up presents....

and, come with 25 pressies that I tried my very best to prepare according to my partner's profile

Last but not least, she likes Studio Ghibli (so do I!), so I bought this 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert CD as a "Big Gift" for the swap and she loved it very much!

It is costly to send this parcel all the way from Malaysia to USA. I even seek my partner's opinion for sending the parcel via sea mail (it takes 2 months!) instead of air mail. But she wishes to get the parcel in December. Not to upsetting her Christmas, the parcel eventually shipped via air and reached her on the 1st of December! Just it time huh!!
You may pop over her blog to see her excitement for open up the gifts daily.

All right, among the 25 gifts, my favourite items are Studio Ghibli CD, the little angel and reversible felt monster that made by myself. How about you?

When CNY meets V-day

Gong Xi Fa Cai, everyone!!

I hope everyone has a good time & lavish meals with your family last night for the Chinese New Year Eve.

As Chinese New Year and St. Valentine's day falls on the same day in this year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone for this double celebrations. In the first day of New Year, may the Tiger brings bountiful prosperity, good health, lots of fortune and wisdom throughout the year. Also, a romantic moments with your loved ones in this very special occasion!恭喜發財+甜甜蜜蜜！

希望每個家庭在大年夜都有個非常團圓溫馨和氣的年夜飯。也藉大年初一在這裡祝福大家：祈願每個人在虎年裡虎虎生豐，闔家安康，心想事成，大吉大利！同時在這大年初一適逢情人節的特別日子；但願天下的有情人幸福甜蜜！

Unwrap Christmas Gifts

Well, a little overwhelmed recently as Chinese New Year is around the corner. Spring cleaning kicked off and it's completely exhausted after all.

This post intentionally to be posted before end January but I was having connection problem in past few days. All right, let's have the glace for all the 25 little belated Christmas gifts plus an extra below, just click on each image for enlarge view. :)

I'll find time to post the 25 gifts that I sent to my partner in next post shortly.

Hey! It's arrived...

a looooooooooooooong waited Christmas parcel from Germany for swap-bot "25 Days of Christmas" had finally arrived.

This parcel assumed to be arrived before or on December. Swap created in July and partner being assigned in September and parcel to be sent latest by 10th November 2009. My partner sent her parcel on 23rd October and I was happily waiting for it to arrive early so that I could open every little pressie each day from 1st day of December.

Toward end of the year, the parcel never knocked my door. As this is an expensive swap for international, my partner refused to resend me another parcel but offered to send her zine as replacement. I even contacted our coordinator for her advise about the rating because I'm not interested in zine. We had a long negotiation for the resend and eventually problem resolved.

3 days after the deal, I received a notification from local post office and I went to collect it the next day. Oh boy, it was the parcel from my partner sent on October! I can't imagine it takes around 3 months for dispatching a parcel via "AIR" all the way from Germany to Malaysia!

Cash Gift Envelope

This post is supposed to post on yesterday as a last card for year 2009. Due to an unexpected duty, it was postponed to post in the first day of 2010.

這篇文章原本應該在昨天發出來為我結束2009的最後手作。但是因為工作上有突發狀況而推後到2010的第一天。
Upon receipt of my best friend's wedding invitation, I attempted to make this cash gift envelope. I make a minor mistake on the measurements, thus the size is too small and can only fit Ten Malaysia Ringgit but not bigger notes. I wish I have time to do another bigger size right before his wedding to deliver my blessing after finishing my current workload.

在收到了好友的結婚邀請卡後就動手做了這張放禮金封套。因尺寸的拿捏出了點小錯誤而太小，所以不適放入面值較大的紙鈔而只能放十元的紙幣。希望忙完工作後，並在好友婚禮前再弄一張正確尺寸的封套送上我的祝福。
Again, may all of you Peace, Joy, Good Health and a Bountiful New Year!