Maybe I should change the title of this blog to "TOY MUSEUM happenings" because other than, well, TOY MUSEUM happenings, I haven't been blogging anything else.
But look! I'm at the second last post for probably one of the biggest days of my life - my 21st birthday~ This unboxing post was supposed to be done in a single post but when I went through the photos, I simply couldn't help myself but to include lots of them inside. Because to me, if people took the effort to buy the present and to wrap it up nicely (or not so nicely, you'll see) for me, I think they deserve the due credit, no?
Without further ado, let's start, shall we?
The very first present I've received even before TOY MUSEUM arrived in the mail and it came from my mother's friends/colleagues and they are so sweet! I invited them to my party but because of their hectic schedules, they were unable to attend and so, they sent me a package! We love packages, no? :D And for obvious reasons, I removed my address.
The contents of the box less the scissors (that belongs to Vera); a lovely pink note, an ang pao and another smaller package wrapped in Isetan's wrapper. Was extremely delighted to read the note because it's so adorable~ I wonder if you can see the words from this photo though.
And beneath the Isetan wrapper is a wallet-purse! It's huge!! Comes with lots of card compartments, a coin compartment (a must have for me) and you know, normal wallet stuff. It's a little big though so I'm keeping it aside for when I need a bigger wallet. But it's really thoughtful of them because somehow, they magically knew that at that point of time, my wallet was dying already.
The second present which I unwrapped before TOY MUSEUM was from Vera, Aik Hin and Nick and it came in this really cute wrapping paper. However, it's more than just cute duck and teddy wrapping paper though. When you feel the present, you'll somehow feel that it
feels funny.
That's because a whole day's worth of newspaper is wrapped around the present!! I swear that this is the most irritating present to unwrap in my entire life because after that, the whole living room was littered with shreds of newspaper and my hands were covered in yucky stuff. A WHOLE DAY'S WORTH! That's pure evil!
And finally... The present shrunk down to something 70% of the original size, no thanks to the endless layers of newspaper. I'll definitely take my revenge one day. I won't use
"The Newpaper". I'll use
"The Straits Times". But you have to give it to them for spending so much time and sticky tape to put this present together.
AN
INSTAX MINI 7S!! *holy Ahhhhhh~~~~~~!!* Well, Vera knows that I wanted an instant camera and she also wants an instant camera so what better thing to get for me but an instant camera (the words "instant camera" appeared
3 four times in a single sentence, how 'bout that!). So, she bought this camera so that we can
share it.
Thoughtful, no? But I love it anyway~ :D
And now... *drum rolls* These are the presents I got from TOY MUSEUM! Just one glance and you can see lots of Green Aliens but that's not the main point. Unwrapping the presents wasn't easy you know~ I had to go through each and everyone of them and take photos of them and Maomao was constantly messing up the mess. Now~ For the individual shots...
Okay. The first present which I unwrapped was from FATTIES! I wonder who's idea it was to stick the "21st" because I think it will take awhile to tape those letters up, especially the "ST"; so tiny! Just looking at the wrapping, you can more or less guess what's inside.
The FATTIES!! Of course I don't mind the design~
Either my friends or family knows me extremely well or I'm not shy when it comes to announcing my hobbies but I think everyone managed to give me something that's according to my personality! The fatties gave me a really helpful book on Light & Exposure in Digital Photography and it covers lots of things that I always wanted to learn more about! :D Jum even told me that they picked his book because the photos include the technical specifications. Meticulous~
Along with the book, they also gave me this smaller package wrapped in... I don't know~ But I wonder if the names mean anything though.
White Sony Earphones!! When I saw this, I went "Oh no~!!" because I just bought another pair of earphones not long ago. These earphones are really gorgeous but I'm keeping them for the future because I don't want to get tangled by too many wires. And the fatties know me well because they know I love my music~ :D
Mystery solved. They used some sort of SP magazine to wrap the present. Not bad considering I couldn't recognize that it wasn't wrapping paper in the first place. At least they were not as cruel to use a whole day's worth of newspaper to wrap the gift...
A silvery chromish "box" from Rini. Nice wrapping paper~
WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! National Geographic photo book! The magazine has some of the most stunning shots I've ever seen and this book packs all those works conveniently together for my viewing pleasure. And do you know that the cover photo actually won an award? Stunning eyes, no? Haven't really found time to read it yet but I definitely will!
Somehow, I have a feeling that Nicholas was like "What should I get for him? This is cute... This too... HECK!! Just get everything!!" and ta da~ GREEN ALIEN OVERLOAD! Best room mate ever gave me 3 green alien organizers and a memo sticky pad - all in this Mickey Mouse plastic bag. I hope it didn't cost too much though... :S But I love these because they are all smiling at me!
I'm really really really sorry because I forgot who gave me this one but I gave it be
"BEST WRAPPED PRESENT" award on facebook. Please tell me who you are and yes, you can yell at me for being so forgetful. :S
More Green Alien goodness - a 3D Green Alien Jigsaw Puzzle! I saw one of these at Jurong Point once and went like "Green alien!!" but I never expected someone to give this to me. Okay~ I was half expecting it from my Tango friends but they admitted that it wasn't them. Then who managed to read my mind?! Tell me!!
The puzzle in its assembled form is now sitting on my shelf in my bedroom. So cute these little green aliens~
Kenvin also managed to find out that I like Green Aliens and he got me a Green Alien plushie! See~ My friends know me sooooooooooo well!
I opened up Nicholas' Green Alien stool box to put some of the stuff inside. Useful gift right? A gift that takes care of itself in terms of storage. Surprisingly, the box held up when I sat on it, proving that I may not be as fat as I thought I am.
I HAD TO TAKE THIS SHOT! I placed all the Green Aliens I can find in my house inside this box and took this photo. Pixar should be so happy that they have such a huge fan like myself. Thanks y'all for the green aliens! I will keep them company for sure.
Another present which came from people who can read my mind - Benjamin and Ronald!! I've been eyeing this yellow toy gun for very long and I ALMOST bought it days before my party so that I have yet another toy as a prop but luckily, I didn't! Thanks for reading my mind!
Chocolates... Mmmmmm~
This weirdly shaped package is from my cousins (Sheena, Rena and Laura) and it felt suspiciously soft. My first impression of this present was that it's probably going to be some kind of clothing or something-or-nothing...
...NOT AGAIN!! Newspapers again! I swear I will take my revenge one day. Instead of wrapping it up neatly like how Vera and Nick did it, they chose a messier approach. Probably because the irregular shape will throw me off guard because it indeed did~
If you put this package out in public, people might mistaken it as some dangerous substance because it looks so extremely suspicious! No clear tape? Use masking tape cut in weird shapes. Feels as though they were low on tapes to hold the present together. Or is it a creative direction? Hmmmm....
I recognize this box~ It's Rena's hard disk's packaging and she shamelessly used it to hold this envelope. Recycling? Maybe... When I unwrapped this present, the first thing I saw was "Samsung" and I was wondering what this was but I was cheated... Again...
At least it was worth the effort~ $60 (not $50 because I missed one in the photo) worth of HMV vouchers! They know me so well~ They know that I will definitely buy CDs from HMV so what better present to give me right? Thanks cousins for knowing me so well!! Judging from the date, you can tell that this present is a last minute gift because it was issued in April and my party was on the April 2nd. Meaning they either got it on the day itself or the day before the party. I should be a detective.
A sweet letter from my secondary school friends / poly school mates - Peggy and Peijin.
A home made card with my name on it! And I wonder how much time they spent to make this~ It's a little crumbled though but I think it's probably because it was placed in their bags and before coming to my party, they went cycling. Purple against black - not bad~
A pop-up card featuring toys~ They sure know the theme! "Stay happy & Young..." YES!! I still look young!
The card's not the only thing they gave me~ They gave me HMV vouchers as well! Another bunch of people who knows me very well! At least you can tell these are not last minute ones... :P
So touching right so far? I didn't expect so many people to know me so well! At least I know I'm loved~~ *sob sob* So touched...
Anyway, that's all for this post.
I'm probably in camp right now doing god-knows-what because I set this post to update on itself. Part 2 will be coming soon~ Turned out the scheduled post didn't work so here I am, posting this in the middle of the night after I just finished bathing.
Stay tuned for the next post, simply because I'm so committed to blog everything~!! :)
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