A for Avarice: the 1 month before Xmas gift registry
You can never have enough scarves. Raymond found this in ac632. It was the last one haha.
Melo had this idea last year: Why not post a list of the stuff you want to get on Xmas? It would eliminate guesswork on the givers’ part, not to mention the recycled fruitcake, scentless scented candles, and wine so recent grapes are floating in it. Yes it’s the thought that counts, but in the general chaos people just aren’t thinking.
Then I thought: Why should I be the only greedy one? Why not help the readers who dread receiving another recycled fruitcake, unscented candle, and bottle of sour grape juice?
Introducing the Public Xmas Gift Registry. You suggest gifts you want people to give you this holiday season, but are too polite to ask for outright (or the would-be givers are too dense to take the hint). And since you are cleverly disguised by your usernames, you can always deny your participation in extortion. Post your wish list in Comments, and in a few weeks we’ll have a raffle with a prize or something.
Let me start by saying
Earrings! Earrings! I want earrings, the weirder the better. Yeah I have lots but I want more. I went around the mall today and these were the only ones that appealed to me: thick doughnut-shaped cloth earrings from Bleach Catastrophe. The rest were too twee or ballroom-dancing-matronly. (Incidentally gold plating makes me break out.)
Don’t give me books because I might already have those titles. Although first editions of The Catcher In The Rye are always welcome. And James Salter’s books.
Always welcome: Vintage eyewear.
Begin the avalanche of avarice.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
November 26th, 2009 at 01:27
A bright pink shawl
November 26th, 2009 at 02:25
Any book by Angela Carter or Joseph Roth
November 26th, 2009 at 02:36
any one of the ff:
– “Open” by Andre Agassi (soft-bound or hard-bound, 2nd hand or brand new, don’t care)
– Green Apple moleskine-“imitation”
– black pointed flats with zipper detail at Promod. size 5. haha
– is it okay to include donations to charitable institutions?
– is it okay to include abstract/non-material things such as “some perspective”, “an honest and insightful conversation”?
November 26th, 2009 at 02:56
P5,000 gift certificate from National Bookstore! Yehey yehey yehey!
November 26th, 2009 at 03:12
(updated)
any one of the ff:
– “Open†by Andre Agassi (soft-bound or hard-bound, 2nd hand or brand new, don’t care)
– Green Apple moleskine-â€imitationâ€
– black pointed flats with zipper detail at Promod. size 5. haha
– is it okay to include donations to charitable institutions? (for my conscience)
– is it okay to include abstract/non-material things such as “some perspectiveâ€, “an honest and insightful conversationâ€?
i hope the last 2 are enough to moderate my greed.
November 26th, 2009 at 03:13
Spongebob bath towel
Van Houten roast almonds
110 voltage transformer
Tape Measure (the one used for carpentry work)
Stackable storage box
November 26th, 2009 at 04:32
I give myself books on Christmas. Mostly books. And I do take the time to wrap them babies in colorful paper. And I do take the time to fake that face one registers when getting something he really wants. And I’ve been doing it for eight years now, the theatrics are near effortless.
So here’s my list:
1. Inkheart series by Cornelia Funk (Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath)
2. Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan
3. Naked and Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
4. On Writing by Stephen King
5. one electric pot for boiling water
November 26th, 2009 at 05:36
on sunday we’re hosting the fam’s second annual wish ko lang xmas brunch. that means scarfing down xmas ham, reading aloud our wish lists and then pinning them on the tree. last year i got everything i wanted (well, except for that trip to greece). this year i want shallow translucent soup bowls and tights printed with old-fashioned cabbage roses.
November 26th, 2009 at 08:45
A nice, fat trust fund. And maybe just enough power to obliterate Stephenie Meyer and this aberration she’s produced.
OK maybe that’s being a little too greedy. Pero libre naman ang mangarap.
November 26th, 2009 at 09:07
A pair of silver/sequined sneakers or any Michael Jackson biography.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:07
Tickets for two to a Broadway musical (any show, as long as it is in Broadway). Then of course the plane tickets to NY and 150 USD each for the visa application fee. Hahaha.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:21
Polaroid PoGo instant mobile printer and moleskine notebook
November 26th, 2009 at 12:52
The gifts are good, but I need cash to pay off my debts and start anew…. and , uhm, world peace.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:58
1. The Bourne Series, but with the 1980-ish covers published by Bantam. Not the ones with Matt Damon’s face plastered on the cover.
2. Titian, published by Taschen.
3. Botticelli’s Primavera. I want ‘the’ Primavera, and not just ‘a’ Primavera.
November 26th, 2009 at 13:44
Oh oh I have a hundred things I want for xmas but i won’t put it all here. Here are some that people can afford:
1. a new designer bag
2. good books you have and don’t mind giving it away
3. GreenApple notebook
4. a very nice pen with green ink
5. 3,000 worth of GC from National Bookstore just like bubblegum
6. any book by Roald Dahl
November 26th, 2009 at 15:14
1. colorful socks
2. university owl society tie @ http://www.rugby.com/?ab=topnav_logo
3. brown loafers
4. boots
November 26th, 2009 at 15:45
I forgot the title and author of a book but it’s a hard-bound cookbook for diabetics which I saw two or three months ago from National Bookstore. Gift me with that!!!
November 26th, 2009 at 16:02
syphilis in a petri dish from thinkgeek.com
AND
2 omnigroup mac apps: omniOutliner and omniFocus
sigh. but i won’t be getting it, because the universe likes to be an arse like that
November 26th, 2009 at 16:08
Twisted books =)
November 26th, 2009 at 16:34
small boxing gloves (autographed by Manny if possible) and jogging pants plus free membership to elorde gym.
November 26th, 2009 at 16:45
1. Fables Vol. 12! the best comics cover I’ve ever seen
2. Holga cmyk toy cam
3. gift certificates from National
:)
November 26th, 2009 at 19:20
1. complete set of The Adventures of Tintin
2. all of dave feldman’s IMPONDERABLES series
3. a set of bulgari jewelry
4. designer bag, pair of shoes, dress
5. trip to italy and prague
November 26th, 2009 at 22:44
Tis the season to be greedy fa la la la la, la la la la.
Here’s my list (in no particular order):
– Canon EOS D7 (all accessories included)
– LG GD 900 Crystal
– Macbook Air
– Arwen’s Hadhafang Sword
– All books on my wishlist.
– MONEY! Lots and lots of money! Cash please.
– Lifetime supply of Canidae Dog kibble and Felidae Cat kibble for my babies! ^_^
That’s all for now.
November 26th, 2009 at 23:07
Kindle (Global Wireless)
Mechanical Omega watch
Recycled fruitcake (can’t find them in Switzerland)
November 27th, 2009 at 01:43
fiesta ham
November 27th, 2009 at 03:06
Yellow and purple socks. I intend to mismatch the pairs so my feet would look like puto bumbong. Haha.
A parker pen engraved with KIMBOI, and a moleskin to match it perhaps.
A teddy bear. I regret not having one as a boy.
November 27th, 2009 at 08:44
– That Woody Allen eco bag from Fully Booked.
– Black Wayfarers
– Provenciana by Apol Lejano-Massebieau
– Plain white (or black) low-cut Chucks
November 27th, 2009 at 10:17
Silly as it may seem, I’d like:
–an end to global warming, as people become more responsible for their energy consumption, and embrace recycling and reuse their refuse;
–safety for all children, as parents, community leaders, and nations (!) recognize the treasure they have in their midst, and work to safeguard the emotional, physical, and mental stability of their futures;
–world peace, as all peoples open their eyes and see themselves in each other;
but that’s all just wishful hoo-hah; so, realistically speaking:
–yes, I’d love a moleskin, the bigger the better (I like to doodle in my journals); http://www.moleskine.com/catalogue/folio/
–a limited edition copy of the SLIMS retrospective book launched at The National Museum (her designs are divine); http://www.spot.ph/nig/?gname=slims&po=34323
–a complete set of the Twisted series, dedicated to me, and with your signature (I won’t bore you with my fan-speak); http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Jessica-Zafra/dp/9712704203
–vintage Chanel frames in pink (All my frames are black, it’s time for a change); http://www.polyvore.com/new_chanel_ch3105_eyeglasses_fuchsia/thing?id=871984
There’s more, but we’d run out of space and piss off all the other readers.
November 27th, 2009 at 12:15
kafka on the shore
digital harinezumi
a large, sturdy bag for hauling books around
with these three, my christmas break would be perfect
November 27th, 2009 at 15:50
1. Sennheiser earphones
2. any Neil Gaiman Book
November 27th, 2009 at 20:23
Open by Andre Agassi
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Kindle
Red Fit-Flops
Speakers for my Macbook
Clinique Happy perfume
Tour package to HK, SG, or KL
At dahil libre lang ang mangarap–tour package to Switzerland, Australia (during the Australian Open weeks), and US (during US Open weeks).
Nikon D70 (of course, it will come in handy in case I find myself touring Switzerland or watching Roger Federer play at AO or USO)
A boyfriend (ako pa lang yata ang nag-post nito)
A car
November 27th, 2009 at 21:03
I’ve always wanted to have a moleskine. I believe I’ll get my muse work if I have one.
I’m also dying to have a Canon Powershot A489.
Please Santa, I’ve been good all year. ;-)
November 27th, 2009 at 22:45
The ten Twisted volumes, signed. And another husband (who will actually wash the dishes at night). But I’ll keep the current one out of pure, unadulterated love.
November 27th, 2009 at 23:31
In order of URGENCY and somewhat tiered accdg. to pricing (Harhar…)
1. A townhouse/condo unit/a nice safe place I can rent at a VERY VERY affordable (i.e. cheap) price/free lodging in your mansion’s attic (‘Choz!)
2. MacBook Air/any good laptop
3. A Nikon D70 (Nonnegotiable)
5. First edition of “The Great Gatsby” with the sleeve in good condition/National Bookstore gift certificates/any old edition of “Rabbit, Run”, a brown paperback copy from Booksale will do
6. A big check for clothes shoping
7. A vintage gold pocketwatch
P.S. Inspite of my anonymity and the awareness of the point of this post, I found myself editing my list. Wow, nahihiya pa daw ako. But my first item was right through the stratosphere, I felt, but, yup, I am missing the point of this fun activity.
But to the “real” Santa Claus, a kinder year, if it is time… – Virginio (=
November 28th, 2009 at 06:27
I want the upcoming Acura ZDX. Top-of-the-line trim and in dark metallic bronze (if available) only please! And also the Lexus LFA with apple green exterior and copper interior, if you’re Oprah.
Or I could settle for the Complete 6-pack “In Search of Lost Time” by Proust. It’s been on my Amazon Wish List for far too long…hehe.
November 28th, 2009 at 13:50
I want 10 pairs of Mendrez shoes, a lifetime gym membership at Fitness First, a 2-week getaway spent in a secluded island resort, and a full chest of Harry Potter books.
December 2nd, 2009 at 17:38
– 36 inch Gollum standee with sensor that says “My precious”
– Kermit the Frog jacket from Adidas that I saw 4 years ago but wasn’t able to buy and can’t find online
– LOTR Hardbound to replace the one I had that was damaged by Ondoy but is still reading even though it’s all gross and moldy
– Macbook
Sana… kahit isa lang. Heehee.
December 4th, 2009 at 03:04
It has always been my “tradition” ever since I started working 7 years ago to list what I want for Christmas. I usually post it in our ref’s door so that my friends (who I share the apartment with) can get a hint.
This year I want the following (Hehehe… Greedy!):
– The Forger’s Spell by edward Dolnick
– Lord of the Flies by William Golding
– 2010 Moleskine planner
– a box of Pilot’s pigment ink drawing pen number 02
– a bottle of linen spray
– a chocolate brown-colored comforter with matching fitted sheet and pillow cases
– a 3-cup french press from Bodum
– a couple of Moleskine classic pocket notebooks
I have been good this year. So I hope Santa or whoever is occupying the North Pole now would rgant me these wishes. Hehehe.
December 4th, 2009 at 15:18
1) The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher
2) The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD version
These are a few of my favorite things… that I can never find and feel too special to spend for.
December 10th, 2009 at 07:07
i like books but i hate people not into books giving me books. it’s usually something i’m not really interested in reading or have already read, i like the thrill of hunting through book sales looking for something obscure with a good plot and i enjoy the excitement of getting home immediately and cracking it open anticipating a good story (doesn’t always happen, but hey!) people who gives me books usually give me trashy romance paperbacks or another grisham novel…
anyway, i would really like a new laptop (mine broke down)
January 3rd, 2010 at 09:31
Strangest Earrings ever made: http://oddee.com/item_96928.aspx