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Buying gift for the loved ones is truly a daunting experince. Especially when you have many siblings and all the kuncu-kuncu - the nephews/nieces that goes along with it. It's not about how many things to buy, but it's more to 'what am I gonna buy for them' is the major enigma. I try to avoid purchasing things that in the end it became a white elephant, not being used at all - coz I think that's truly a waste.
One way to avoid that to happen is to know what their personality is, what they like to wear, what they like to do..etc..etc. Spending time with the people that you love is very important so that you can dig what do they're up to. Kinda doing a spy thing. Just like what I did when I wanted to buy something for my nephew, I knew it already in my head that he loves animation. Love cartoons, caricature and all that stuff. He loves sketching and drawing things. In fact we in the family already know that to keep him 'busy', just give him a pencil and piece of paper - then everything is safe! He'll be sketching all things from monsters, Transformers, or whatever which I dunno the characters are...
So, what did I get him? The Marvel backpack that features the characters from the Marvel Comics like the Hulk, X Men, Fantastic Four, Captain America and his fav one - Spiderman. This one doesn't cost much coz you can practically found it at the stalls by the street in London. It's quite light and pretty roomy, just like the typical Eastpack backpack - but much more fun and colorful, of course. There're one main compartment with additional zippered at the front, plus two on the sides with elasticated band, probably to fill the water bottles. Quite practical. Inside it is lined with polyester, to avoid things become wet when you're running in the drizzle...
And what's the reaction? Esctatic!!! He loves it! And I can't be more happier to see how excited my boy gets this bag. Though it's cheap, but my 'great thought' that counts, right? Plus, the bag is fun to watch. No doubt.
See... he loves Spidey, and even got one Spidey last time from the airport! :)
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