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Recently I had a chat with friend of mine bout Christmas gift. An old memory flashed out reminded me of my first Christmas gift. This memory put on smile and felt the warm deep down in my heart.

I basically grew up in a traditional Chinese family. Christmas never a celebration or anything fancy for us. All started from my new neighbor. Their two little girls are about the age of me and my little brother. We became close friends, those childhood kind of buddies.

Christmas was on the way, both of them were happily talking bout the Christmas gifts that they wish for. My brother and I got no idea how, but obviously both of us also wanted a Christmas gifts so much. Two little girls told us to put a sock at our bed and we surely get a present that we wish for the next morning. I was doubted during that time. How can that possible happen? Santa only exit in shopping mall how can he know what I want and where do I live?

On the Christmas eve, my brother and I put our dad old sock nearby the bed and headed off to sleep anxiously. We told each other we must stay awake to see how Santa able to come in or is it really he will bring us gift. Of course at that time, we easily fall asleep in less than 5 minutes. The next morning when we opened our eyes, there’s really a gift laid beside the socks!! We were thrilled and excited all about it! I got my dream Chinese chess set. We keep on asking Mr & Mrs Chan how the Santa able came in the house. How the Santa know what I want? Can Santa understand Chinese? Mr & Mrs Chan just ignored us and keep on smiling.

On the Christmas night itself, me and my brother got curious again whether Santa will come and visit us again? So that night we decided to put the socks up again. Two of us tried very hard to stay awake and of course fall asleep soon after that. Early the next morning, we found a big surprise. An ang pow for both us. That do looks weird! But as a kid we don’t bother that much and continue to question Mr & Mrs Chan with why? How? What?

After so many years, I almost forgotten bout this till recently. Its one of the sweetest thing Mr & Mrs Chan ever did for us. Both of them don’t want to see us disappointed and try their best to fulfill our wish. Christmas another week to go and of course Christmas gifts will be ready for those special ones.

Merry Christmas!

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