December 02, 2008

The accumulation of bonuses

It is a revealing experience to help anyone move house. Anyone at all. Particularly and hopefully, interestingly revealing is to help your partner move house. This inevitably involves only two main processes - packing and unpacking.

A person's possessions and his attitude towards his possessions, how he uses them, how he stores and disposes of them... can tell you quite a bit about the person. Like, if you were to help me move house, you will learn that I'm particularly sentimental about letters, cards and little written notes (I have a whole overflowing drawer of cards received since I knew where to buy stamps). And I adore my (small but growing slowly) collection of books.

It is on this understanding that I now list the top 5 things never to buy for my boyfriend in the next year (or more), either for his birthday or anniversary or just-cos.

1. Socks - Even though he has the favour of Ronald's and Trudy's votes.
2. Personal grooming products (e.g. toiletries, perfume, body sprays, etc)
3. Teabags and biscuits - At least, he consumes his gummies before the expiry date.
4. Clothes, including shirts, T-shirts, shorts, underwear - Seriously, if I transferred all my clothes to his wardrobe, they will take up half the space of what his clothes are taking up.
5. Bags - Last count, 4 haversacks.

I know. It doesn't sound like a big deal. Perhaps not to you. And definitely not to him, 'cos he was rather amused while I amazed (or is 'baffled' a better word?) at his collection. Perhaps it's just that I'm growing to become my mother, who secretly relishes in throwing out my Dad's things, especially those that he has two dozens of the same. There is some kind of a tendency, I think. Fathers 'r keepers, mothers 'r throwers. And I always believe it's something to do with a sense of security.

Or perhaps, it's just a capricorn trait? Because over dinner last Sat, the other capricorn friend I have was totally on Emman's side while her bf felt an immense relief knowing he was not alone in having to throw the extra remote control out.

Whatever it is, I need to finish using two new tubes of toothpaste before Colgate starts giving out bonus toothpaste again...

Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 17:46