It has become an annual tradition for me to share my Christmas gifts on this blog. Last year's post (link) is still fresh in my mind. How swift time pasts!? As usual, my family and friends aren't particularly keen on giving gifts, we tend to share the happy moments together doing fun, sometimes silly, things.
Anyway, the lovely Holy Family clay decor was from C, a church friend of mine. It is from Pakistan, which is rare itself, but it also has special meaning to me. When I was a baby, I am baptised in the Christian name Marie, i.e. Mary in French. When my fiance was baptised last year, he was baptised in the name Joseph. Got the picture?
I got a shirt and Japanese Sumo Wrestler magnet from one of my god-sisters. Glass necklace and Rilakumma earphone accessory are from family friends. The tiny Praying Monk Statue is interesting, a Catholic nun, Sister Joanna brought this back from Mainland China. I find this a very sweet reminder to keep praying. Every now and then, I have thoughts about my Chinese heritage, the fact that I'm a descendant of the Dragon race, the yellow skin I'm in, and the fact that I read and speak Chinese (both in the Cantonese and Mandarin/Putonhua dialects); on the other hand, the fact that I was raised in a British Colony for a good few years, and that I am greatly influenced by the Western culture, especially the fact that I'm a Roman Catholic, views and values are very much driven by my faith, more than anything else. Perhaps there is something out there for me, persoanlly? Or perhaps, there is something inside me for me to find out? Hmm... To conclude, I'm loving Sis. Joanna's little monk-y note.
If you fancy knowing what beauty gifts I got, head over to my beauty blog for more (link). Wishing you a lovely start of the new year! Once again, thanks for reading. :)
Jacq~