Confessions of a Shopping Idiot

I admit it; I’m no good at shopping. I’m a stupid, impulsive-buyer. I often wreck my savings.

I usually go shopping alone when I need to buy something for my friends or for someone who’s special to me. Most likely, birthday nila, or pang-christmas gift, or I just want to thank that person. And because I’m on the stage of my life, where many of my friends and high school batch mates had celebrated their debut last year and this year, and many more will be having their party next year, my trips to the malls became and might become more often...

You know, it’s hard to buy something for someone when you haven’t seen them or talked with each other for a very long time. Ano na ba malay mo s mga trip nya sa buhay this past few weeks? Kaya yun, feeling ko epic fail lagi ang mga gifts ko for them. I end up hoping that they’d just appreciate me and my efforts for at least, having something for them. Another factor could be my lack of time to shop and to think of what could be the best gift for them. Quizzes, exams, assignments, projects, graded recitations, thesis, accounting, law, and many more things are buzzing my mind everyday; as a result, I just get things, without thinking of how much it is and without thinking if the recipient would gladly like it. I guess, shopping is not really for me. I still need a buddy when going to the mall, or someone who has an amazing sense of taste, someone who knows which malls are having sales at the very moment, someone who could give me his/her opinion and can be true to me that I’m so lame for getting this or that...

BUT, hey! For the first time, my most recent Christmas-shopping trip was kind of successful. I bought something for my parents and for some of my friends. It took me like almost 3 hours to finally choose for each of them. I had time because we were dismissed at school earlier than what I’ve expected, actually, it was our last class for this year (Hoooray!). Although, I still have regrets because after buying that certain thing, I’d surely see something better. Yeah, lots of “should have’s” and “should have not’s.”

Thought’s that I should be doing:

Whether it’s expensive or not, whether it’s a louis vuitton bag or just any ordinary bag made from China, whether it’s black or white, what will matter is if it came from your heart. It is because at the end of the day, what’s important is the love that you’ve given. Price is nothing compared to a memory that will last forever in the mind and heart of your loved ones and of your friends.