クリスマスプレゼント

クリスマスがもう来月ですね。私、9月からクリスマスショッピングを始めました。フィリピンの文化か、私の育てかわかりませんがクリスマスの時に私の全部の大事な人にクリスマスプレゼントをあげます。だからお金の使いを一気にしないように9月から始めます。そして、9月～10月にはセールが多いので、安く買えるプレゼントも多いです。クリスマスショッピングは賢くしないとね。

子供の頃に、毎年母がクリスマスショッピングの小さなノートを使いました。父、兄姉、そして私へのクリスマスプレゼントがそこに書かれました。全部の親戚もそこに書かれて、名前の隣にその人へのプレゼントが書かれてた。今思い出すと、母がすごかった。現在、私たちの親戚はほとんどアメリカに住んでいますので、母がもうノートを使う必要がありません。紙１枚で済ませます。（笑）

母から影響されたかも。でも私の「ウチの人」はそんなに多くなくて幸いですね。そうだったら6月から始めたかも。（笑）

では、明日もいい日になるように！

Christmas is already next month. I started Christmas shopping this September. I don't know if it's Philippine culture or just my upbringing, but during Christmas I give presents to all of my loved ones. That's why I start my Christmas shopping in September, so that I don't spend so much money all at once. There are also a lot of sales from September to October, so there are a lot of presents you can buy for cheap(er). Christmas shopping is something you ought to do wisely.

When I was a child, my mother used a little notebook for her Christmas presents every year. Her presents for my dad, siblings, and me were all written in there. All of our relatives were written in there as well, with their presents written next to their names. When I think back on it now, my mom was so amazing (for doing all that). Almost all our relatives live in America now, so she doesn't need a notebook anymore. She's fine with just one piece of paper. (lol)

I must have been influenced by my mom. But thankfully I don't have that many people who are close to me. If that was the case, I would have started shopping in June. (lol)

I hope you have a good day tomorrow!