Rockin' Giraffe

As I have shared here several times, my immediate family are all living in the U.S. for several years now. My parents visit us from time to time and they always give us a call. But still I miss them especially during the holidays when most families hold reunions or just a get-together welcoming the new year.

Thank God for phone cards, web cam and online shopping - eBay and Amazon. With our situation, these are best ways we can be in touch and at least feel warm hearing, seeing and appreciating each others words, virtual hugs and yes, the gifts. :)

If I may share, my mother is still not convinced about online shopping. She wants to feel, smell, scrutinize everything she sends us. But for me online shopping is very convenient. It's actually heaven sent. I save a lot of time since shipping will not be a concern. Amazon emails tracking records of the items until they reach recipients so customers like me are assured of the whereabouts of the products. So far all our transactions are good. You can rate the seller depending how satisfied you are with their product and their service.

I send them gifts through Amazon and my husband scout Ebay for personal items which are kind of obsolete in the market. Haha. Anyway, for this holiday I have started to browse Amazon again. Let me share what I have already sent for my favorite niece, a rocking yellow giraffe from Hasbro, which she plays with non-stop according to my mother.

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