Heylo Santa! It’s been nearing one year since you last heard from me; sure hope you’ve not forgotten me coz I certainly remember you and I’m hoping you’ll bring me lotsa presents this year! Here’s what I’m after:
(1)
Books – I put out two wishlists
(when I type that word, I get the red squiggly line beneath it, meaning it’s
supposed to be two words, but personally I reckon wishlist looks fine being one
word. So there. XD) every year, one for my birthday in March and the other for
Christmas in December. Undoubtedly, books will always be the first item I
request. Never mind that the cruel and unfaithful God has left me such a bloody
slow reader (amongst all these other disabilities ><) that it takes me
nearly one month to read one book; that fact remains I’ve always loved reading
and hopefully I’ll never let Him take that away from me! My favourite genres
are fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction, but I’m willing to give
anything bar Mills and Boon a shot. XD Oh, actually, can someone please get me
Michelle Obama’s memoirs? Apparently it’s very, very good and hence I
wanna read it, coz I’ve always loved reading biographies/memoirs too! I try to
visit the Lifeline Bookfest once each year and always bring home one
autobiography/memoir.
(2)
Teddy – an item that also always
appears in every wishlist I put out. Yes, all my teddies are named and yes, all
are loved, although I’ll confess to having two John Does (can’t remember
when/how they joined the family. XD) Although for some reason, the majority of
the teddies residing in the Chan household are boys? Calling for some female
teddies, please~
(3)
Outdoors electric wheelchair –
back when the NDIS came in, a church physio uncle advised my parents to apply
for me to get a new electric wheelchair, because the funding for that would be
replaced and it’d be harder for me to get a new electric wheelchair/sth like
that. After it arrived, I excitedly asked mother when was she gonna book our
trip back to HK? See, while the parents take turns going back yearly, I’ve not
been able to go back since 2012, because in HK, mother and I usually live with
her younger sister in Chai Wan (end of the blue MTR line). To access my aunty’s
tiny apartment, first you’ve gotta climb a steep hill. Now, while I’m fine with
wheeling and steering myself (admittedly slowly) on level ground, I’m just
physically not strong enough to wheel myself uphill with only one functioning
hand. That task therefore fell to my dad back in 2012, and as a result he hurt
his back. That’s when the parents decided they wouldn’t take me back to Hong
Kong anymore. Hence why I was so excited when my new electric
wheelchair arrived because didn’t that mean I’d be able to drive that thing up
the steep slope to my aunty’s apartment myself and not need my dad’s help
anymore?? You can imagine how *PISSED* I was when mother smugly told me that
the wheelchair was an indoors one! Then why the heck did the parents even get
me it?? Obviously, at home mother demands I use my own two feet to move around
the house and that electric wheelchair has just been sitting in the garage I’m
presuming outta charge. Truth be told I’ll admit of being unaware that electric
wheelchairs were classified into indoor and outdoor types but hey, mother
always jeers at me that I’m unaware of so bloody much. XD Argh, more than like
*anything* I want to go back to Hong Kong and visit all
my beloved family, especially my little cousin Mickey! Although he’s not
‘little’ anymore; this September he’s just started high school! Actually I’ve
also got absolutely zero idea how much an outdoors electric wheelchair would
cost but perhaps several people could chip in and get me one??
(4)
Pet – yes, I’ll always be horribly
guilty for the manslaughter of poor Silver and Bronze; I honestly wasn’t aware
that goldfish were so pathetic they required a heater in their fishtank
(another word I reckon looks fine being one word but am informed by the red squiggly
line it’s actually fish tank XD) to keep them alive lest they freeze to death!
Okay, fair enough, I’d probably freeze to death too in Winter were it not for
heaters and blankets but come on, they’ve been gone for just over 11.5 years
and surely I can be trusted with fish again?? If not, I’m still waiting from my
pet rock from you, Luke MacCourt! When you first told me about them I thought
you were just trying to pull my leg but when I Googled ‘pet rock’ there are
literally WEBPAGES detailing about their care! I suppose you haven’t got me one
yet coz you’re busy being a dad and all, but still!! XD
(5)
Minions – apparently my entire
church family at BCAC know that I’m entirely besotted with these yellow,
jellybean-shaped creatures; actually, anyone who has only recently met me
should be well aware that I’m absolutely OBSESSED with the minions! At book
club last month, after we’ve finished discussing books, the librarian asks, “So
has anyone seen any good movies lately?” My hand shoots up into the air and I
excitedly screech, “There’s a Minions2 movie coming out next year!!” For some
reason, that statement was enough to send everyone present at book club that
night exploding into laughter? Not entirely sure why but anyways, I want more
minions for Christmas, please! BA-NA-NA! XD
(6)
Pizza – my wishlists always
contain one food item; yesterday when I was pondering which food item to ask
for (usually sth unhealthy like Nesquik cereal XD) Facebook memories showed me
that nine years ago yesterday, I went into the dine in Pizza Hut at Browns
Plains and discovered my inner pig when I stuffed myself with EIGHT slices of
pizza! That’s equivalent to ONE WHOLE pizza! Oh, I may eat slowly, but never
doubt my ability to tuck it in … XD So yeah, anybody free to take me to the
Browns Plains Pizza Hut for lunch/dinner sometime next month??
(7)
Digi-Watch – because it takes me
*so much effort* to take *one single step* post disabling brain injury (for
some reason, I suspect mother has rather conveniently forgotten that after my
surgeries went pear-shaped, the surgeon told mother, “Sorry, but your
daughter’s never gonna stand/walk again. At the very most, she’ll transfer from
the car to her wheelchair and then from her wheelchair back into the car.”)
it’s important for me to know how many steps I’ve taken that day/how hard I’ve
struggled for mother. Originally all my pedometers were called Pedro (to show
that I have *some* alliteration skills XD); now, all my digi-watches are called
Wally (to show I *still* have some alliteration skills). XD Could someone
please get me a new one I can keep in the house as a spare for when my current
Wally passes away? In the past I’d haveta wait days, if not weeks, for a new
one to arrive, and I really don’t like days when I’m unaware of how many steps
I’ve plodded! If you can get me one, could you please get me one not made of a
glass exterior? The one I’m currently using has a glass face; the first night I
took it off I accidentally dropped it and the next morning mother *bitched* at
me sth *awful* that I’d broken it! Actually, thankfully I hadn’t: the thing
still works and counts my steps for me; the display’s cracked, is all. XD
Right Santa, I’m gonna leave my
Xmas Wishlist at only eight items this year but I’m reserving the right to add
to it should I suddenly come across something else that I want! Truth be told,
I was rather disappointed with you last year; you brought me very few presents
but when I wibbled at mother surely I hadn’t been bad last year she’d snapped
at me that I was too old to be writing Christmas wishlists! Well personally I
rekon that’s a load of bullpoo; as long as you’re young at heart you can keep
churning out those lists! Please prove her wrong this year Santa and bring me
lotsa presents. XD
Next post here … should be my
Xmas Greetings; that’s the letter I type out for everyone sharing about my
year! It’s due out Dec. 11th (meaning you have one fortnight to read
and reply to it before Christmas XD) so wait for it! Until then~
Cheers,
Em. ^^
Cheers,
Em. ^^
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