Personal - Didn't Expect That

Hi Blog,

Remembered one of my China trip posts, I bought something for my lady-friend? (post link)

This one, remember?

A snowing barn lantern!

Actually, I really love this. :) It is so... Beautiful. :3 especially when it plays with it has its own Christmas music.

It is so big (the whole box), I need to hand-carry throughout whole journey back to Singapore and to give it to T. I won't say special, but someone who is unique on how we know one another and uphold my promise.

Yes, Blog? You want to know how we know one another?

here it goes. A few years ago, I knew her from Tinxxx because my friends forced me to open an account to know some girls. So I was trying to scan through ocean of all kind of ladies' pictures and profile daily.

With many preferred swipes and months, I only got three returned swipes from ladies include her. I tried to engage conversions with them initially but none of them respond... positively or throw in one liner except her, at least she tried to engage. (she was rather shy or quiet) Because I am not blessed with flowery and sugary mouth, good look and interesting profile... One of the girls blocked me and another ignored me.

Really... I was greatly depressed and felt extremely disgusted at myself, so I deleted my Tinxxx account. (I also carried that feeling to my IG too) but T followed me on IG (I had it in my Tinxxx profile) after removal of account.

From there onward, she has being very supportive in my IG posts, dropping comments of encouragement. I am really appreciated her and remember this, we have not met up at all up till this date.

In one of her IG posts, her company decorated the whole office with Christmas theme and she mentioned she is dreaming of White Christmas - Snowing Christmas. I decided to take a picture of a snowing scene when I am at China, Harbin. I am also want to see some snow too.

But who knows... we don't get to see snow as it was still not at the coldest to snow. So at the last day of my China trip, I saw many stores are selling many of such lantern (with a snowing effect) in various sizes.

Here are some which I found online, and one street lantern (link) at certain pricing which is crazy for me.

I recalled White Christmas and the promise I made, so I decided to get her this item. Anyway, I asked for the price and most stores sell at a standard pricing but there was one store, selling at a lowest price due to last stock. (usually Asian doesn't want to purchase last item) It only costs me less than $25 :D

And I was planning to give her a surprise gift at her workplace but I failed to convince her colleague (from IG) of my intention for her address, so I decided to ask her directly. Thanks goodness, she respond positively without knowing what is coming.

The next day after I returned to Singapore, I went to SingPost and ready to send.

Done! :D Clean wrap with a handle on top. :)

To T and wish you...

A White Christmas whenever you summon it.

Few days later, she PM me with a big thanks :) I feel happy because she is happy.

Have you read about 5 Love Languages? (click here for more detail)

There are 5 Love Languages. Here they are:

l. Words of affirmation
2. Gifts
 3. Acts of Service
 4. Quality time
 5. Physical touch

I did the test and I got Acts of Service as my highest and Gift as lowest.

So by helping others is the way how I show my love to. (not the BG relationship type of love to T yet, later she runs away) The love that I am talking about, is err... too difficult to express through words. I leave it to the smart ones to digest.

Five days later I got something

Sorry for messy house and thank you T

T's acknowledgement :)

I got a pair of compression socks and wireless charger, just what I need! :D

I won't expect anything from her or to engage any relationship because I am just not worthy to be; I won't want to spoil our friendship because I want to have a family. I know my destiny and fate, I won't ask from Heaven.

By the way, I also have to thank some of my friends who gave me socks as a gift too. Thank you uncle E and J. Thank you so much. What a 'sock' period.

Jeff