Birthday Present

The Watch - My Birthday Present
By Gary Goh

Looking at the people around me, I've noticed that not all people have a watch on their wrist. Statistically, only 30% of my friends wear a watch. And so I wondered, how are you supposed to tell the time when you don't even have a watch.

I remembered receiving my first watch on my fifth birthday. Ever since then, I had my watch on most of the time during the day, especially when I'm out of my house. I didn't need my watch when I'm home because we have clocks all over the house, at least one in each room.

I can't remember how many watches I've had up until now. Well, at the very least I know that the one I'm wearing right now is a Casio G-Shock. This particular watch has served me well for the past five years.

Back when I was little kid, my dad made it a must for me to wear my watch, especially when I'm at school. Back then, I'm sure that only 2 or 3 of us had a watch. The other kids would envy us, and my peers would want to have one as an accessory.

Soon, few others had a watch of their own. However, for most of them, the watch was only a desire they had yearned for. Most failed to use them as the tool to tell the time.

I was glad that my dad instilled the value of time and punctuality in me. If only the rest could keep up with time and try their best to be punctual, with or without the aid of a watch.

Birthday Gift

4 Birthday Gift Ideas That Cost Nothing


Well with most people sending 30 gifts per annum and each of those gifts costing an average of $35 it means that we are spending over $1,000 a year on this area of our budget alone. Imagine the difference it would make if you could send half of those gifts for free. Below I have listed 4 Birthday Gift Ideas that won't cost you a cent.


1. Find a good online e-card website and send them a really nice online card. Inside enter the following message 'For your gift this year, I have subscribed you to a Joke a Month service for the entire year.


2. If the live locally, why not organize a Birthday get together for them and a whole bunch of friends at your place. Firstly you draw a list of nibbles up (max 20 items), then you invite 20 friends assigning a nibble for each of them to bring. Along with this the odd numbered friends bring beer and the even numbered friends bring wine.


3. Save all those unwanted Christmas presents you receive. Not only do you get what you want but a friend or relative also get a great gift that costs you nothing.


4. If you have a friend who loves takeouts, save a whole bunch of deals that you get delivered in the mail, cut out all the offers in the local papers, print out any deals that you can find on the internet as well. Make sure they won't expire before the targeted Birthday! Make sure you have an extra large Birthday card, write your message inside and pack with all the coupons and seal.

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