wishlist

my mom sent me an sms about a week ago that they will be able to come home for the holidays YAY~ \o/ sadly, my youngest brother abram won't be able to come home with them because of school and his part-time job. D:

anyway, my mom's next sms made me panic: "tell us your bilins! what do you want for pasalubongs? shoes or something?" for the non-filipinos in my flist, pasalubong is a general term for the gift one takes home, be it from another country or even just from the office.

so. it made me panic because i had absolutely no idea what i wanted. well, there were some things i wanted but it's not your general pasalubong type requests and are not remotely within the price range of shoes, and most of them can be bought here in the philippines anyway. >.> my older brother moxitus immediately asked for original copies of video games and/or a spiffy new stethoscope and sphygmomanometer for nurse duty, while the husband settled for small guitar gadgets (he's a bit embarrassed to ask for extravagant stuff from my parents XD), and then i asked my mom to get some sturdy shoes or sandals for kaida.

but for me? guh. i was stumped.

today, though, i texted her that i could settle for an original copy of a software i needed for work, the latest version of an electronic drug reference. and that is just so corny of me. ~_~

any recommendations? T_T

as to what i really want, let me do that meme-but-not-really-a-meme that's been circling the flist to give you all a general idea.

( the holiday wishlist )

other gifts, of course, are appreciated and expected, since about two-thirds of the list is really rather expensive. XD