Comments on: The Art of Gift Giving http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KrizziaGhans http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-142553 KrizziaGhans Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:41:59 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-142553 Recycling gifts or re gifting as you call it is practical and economical. I always do that when ever i receive gifts, which i already have while some of my friends or cousins don't have. It's better than just putting them in trash or just keeping them unused. Just make sure you don't give it back to the one who gave it to you. http://www.bradfordsbakers.com Recycling gifts or re gifting as you call it is practical and economical. I always do that when ever i receive gifts, which i already have while some of my friends or cousins don’t have. It’s better than just putting them in trash or just keeping them unused. Just make sure you don’t give it back to the one who gave it to you.

http://www.bradfordsbakers.com

]]> By: KrizziaGhans http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-142552 KrizziaGhans Sat, 09 Oct 2010 02:40:25 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-142552 Recycling gifts or re gifting as you call it is practical and economical. I always do that when ever i receive gifts, which i already have while some of my friends or cousins don't have. It's better than just putting them in trash or just keeping them unused. Just make sure you don't give it back to the one who gave it to you. <a href="http://www.bradfordsbakers.com/?target=category&category_id=344">Christmas Hampers</a> Recycling gifts or re gifting as you call it is practical and economical. I always do that when ever i receive gifts, which i already have while some of my friends or cousins don’t have. It’s better than just putting them in trash or just keeping them unused. Just make sure you don’t give it back to the one who gave it to you.

<a href=”http://www.bradfordsbakers.com/?target=category&category_id=344″>Christmas Hampers</a>

]]> By: 8Asians.com » Does Santa Exist For Asian Americans? http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-128839 8Asians.com » Does Santa Exist For Asian Americans? Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:27:44 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-128839 [...] I’m the one person in my family that arranges an annual family get together for Christmas, I make sure everyone who is coming for Christmas has a present, and now that I have my own 4 year old daughter I do make sure she believes in Santa. It [...] [...] I’m the one person in my family that arranges an annual family get together for Christmas, I make sure everyone who is coming for Christmas has a present, and now that I have my own 4 year old daughter I do make sure she believes in Santa. It [...]

]]> By: maria http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-128788 maria Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:12:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-128788 I've totally got into the whole custom of giving "omiyage" and with a lot of excitement. The art of packaging here in Japan is insane. At first I couldn't get over the amount of waste the packaging would incurr - until I then realised that they recycle everything here. Now I'll happily let the store assistant gift wrap my presents for friends and carefully take mental notes.<br><br>I've been heavily influenced by the art of packaging gifts (birthdays and whatnot) and am all about adding the "final touches" and spending maybe twenty minutes choosing the right cloth or paper. <br><br>I gave my friend pink jenga for her birthday - she "tagged" me in the photo of her gift as the wrapping paper. I've totally got into the whole custom of giving “omiyage” and with a lot of excitement. The art of packaging here in Japan is insane. At first I couldn't get over the amount of waste the packaging would incurr – until I then realised that they recycle everything here. Now I'll happily let the store assistant gift wrap my presents for friends and carefully take mental notes.

I've been heavily influenced by the art of packaging gifts (birthdays and whatnot) and am all about adding the “final touches” and spending maybe twenty minutes choosing the right cloth or paper.

I gave my friend pink jenga for her birthday – she “tagged” me in the photo of her gift as the wrapping paper.

]]> By: jeffat8asians http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-128351 jeffat8asians Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:41:27 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-128351 Interesting. Filipinos have a similar gift giving custom when returning from a trip (pasalubong). You can see Filipinos going back to the Philippines having large balikbayan boxes full of pasalubong to give to friends and relatives. Sometimes it feels out of control. There is an old joke, told <A HREF="http://forum.philboxing.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=28409&view=previous" rel="nofollow">here</A>, about pasalubong sent in the coffin of a dead mother. Interesting. Filipinos have a similar gift giving custom when returning from a trip (pasalubong). You can see Filipinos going back to the Philippines having large balikbayan boxes full of pasalubong to give to friends and relatives. Sometimes it feels out of control. There is an old joke, told here, about pasalubong sent in the coffin of a dead mother.

]]> By: jozjozjoz http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-128350 jozjozjoz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:36:23 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-128350 I was a total loser this trip... I had enough gifts, but sometimes I didn't know I'd be running into people where I would need a gift. <br><br>I should have just carried something in my backpack with me all times instead of having a giant stockpile of stuff in my room. <br><br>And btw, I LOVE FUROSHIKI! I was a total loser this trip… I had enough gifts, but sometimes I didn't know I'd be running into people where I would need a gift.

I should have just carried something in my backpack with me all times instead of having a giant stockpile of stuff in my room.

And btw, I LOVE FUROSHIKI!

]]> By: jozjozjoz http://www.8asians.com/2009/12/18/the-art-of-gift-giving/comment-page-1/#comment-128327 jozjozjoz Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:36:23 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4235#comment-128327 I was a total loser this trip... I had enough gifts, but sometimes I didn't know I'd be running into people where I would need a gift. <br><br>I should have just carried something in my backpack with me all times instead of having a giant stockpile of stuff in my room. <br><br>And btw, I LOVE FUROSHIKI! I was a total loser this trip… I had enough gifts, but sometimes I didn't know I'd be running into people where I would need a gift.

I should have just carried something in my backpack with me all times instead of having a giant stockpile of stuff in my room.

And btw, I LOVE FUROSHIKI!

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