The Best Present
PK, “Let me pay for it! I insist...”
Me, “No, you don’t have to.”
PK, “But I want to pay...”
Me, “No, it’s okay. Thank you but I can pay for it. Here take this money back.”
PK, “Let me pay! I have never given you anything expensive. Never buy you any expensive present. Just let me pay for this one. Put your money away!”
That was Peng Kong, insisting on paying for my $150 hair treatment a week ago. Though he is my boyfriend, I find that it isn’t right to have him pay for my hair treatment. Yes, it’s a sign of affection and love when he wants to spend money on me. But $150, no way am I going to accept that. I would rather he spend the money pampering himself in one way or another. I counter his last argument by this,
“Dear, you gave me the most expensive present when you brought me to church and share with me all about God. By being my boyfriend and giving me your love, you have given to me an expensive present too.”
Me, “No, you don’t have to.”
PK, “But I want to pay...”
Me, “No, it’s okay. Thank you but I can pay for it. Here take this money back.”
PK, “Let me pay! I have never given you anything expensive. Never buy you any expensive present. Just let me pay for this one. Put your money away!”
That was Peng Kong, insisting on paying for my $150 hair treatment a week ago. Though he is my boyfriend, I find that it isn’t right to have him pay for my hair treatment. Yes, it’s a sign of affection and love when he wants to spend money on me. But $150, no way am I going to accept that. I would rather he spend the money pampering himself in one way or another. I counter his last argument by this,
“Dear, you gave me the most expensive present when you brought me to church and share with me all about God. By being my boyfriend and giving me your love, you have given to me an expensive present too.”
We finally settle the issue with him paying $100 while I take charge of the remaining.
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Well, how much do you think the following items are worth? A home- cooked dinner. A hand- made photo frame. A paper flower. An origami box. Those are some of the priceless item that Peng Kong has given me :) (Maybe you are thinking, what paper flower? That's so cheap and insincere. Well because, right from the beginning of our relationship, I make it clear to him that real flower to me is just a waste of money and do not buy me that.) Though the present that he gave me doesn't come from some nicely- wrap box, they comes directly from his heart. And these are the present that I will treasure more than those that he brought. Isn’t it true that sometimes the best present in the world cannot be measure by monetary value? Love, kind words, a helping hand and organs... u get the idea. Sometimes when I'm out of money and an occasion is round the corner, I will apologize to Peng Kong for not being able to get anything for him. He will hug and assure me with this, "Just give me a big hug and kiss and I'll be happy."
Well, how much do you think the following items are worth? A home- cooked dinner. A hand- made photo frame. A paper flower. An origami box. Those are some of the priceless item that Peng Kong has given me :) (Maybe you are thinking, what paper flower? That's so cheap and insincere. Well because, right from the beginning of our relationship, I make it clear to him that real flower to me is just a waste of money and do not buy me that.) Though the present that he gave me doesn't come from some nicely- wrap box, they comes directly from his heart. And these are the present that I will treasure more than those that he brought. Isn’t it true that sometimes the best present in the world cannot be measure by monetary value? Love, kind words, a helping hand and organs... u get the idea. Sometimes when I'm out of money and an occasion is round the corner, I will apologize to Peng Kong for not being able to get anything for him. He will hug and assure me with this, "Just give me a big hug and kiss and I'll be happy."
Cherish not the present that you received, but the person who gave it to you.
-This blog was first published on -
http://deliriousham.blogspot.com/2005/01/best-present.html
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