XMas Wishlist 2022

I’ve been unable to figure out why Santa has been basically ignoring me these past few years … I’ve tried my best to be good! (Whether or not I actually achieved goodness is another entirely different story. XD) Maybe it’s because I don’t usually pen out my Christmas wishlist to Santa until December the 1^st and it’s unprepared. Hence why I’m beginning this one week before December arrives in the hope that I’ll actually get several presents this year! But wait: sorry Santa, my Xmas wishlist will definitely come late this year because on December the 1^st, Kim’s taking me for my once-yearly trip to Queen Street Mall and to see the pretty Christmas tree @ King George Square, meaning I’ll not have time to post you this until the 2^nd! XD

Actually, correction: unfortunately, my Queen St. Mall trip got cancelled coz apparently Kim doesn’t wanna take me out during inclement weather? Look on the bright side: I’ll submit my Xmas wishlist promptly so you’d better not skimp on leaving me lotsa Christmas presents by the tree, Santa!

Here’s what I’m after:

(1)               Books – every March, I put out a birthday wishlist and every December I’ll type out my Christmas wishlist. Without fail, books will always be the first thing I ask for coz I’ve always loved reading and I always will – I’ll be damned before the cruel and unfaithful God takes away my love of reading from me, because in his infinite cruelness, hasn’t He taken away enough already?? My favourite genres are fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction, but I’m willing to give anything bars Mills And Boon a try. XD Actually, could someone please get me the set of ‘The Black Stallion’ books by Walter Farley? I’ve totally forgotten what happened in them but I remember loving them back when I was in primary school~

(2)               Teddy – the other item always on my wishlist. All my teddies are named (although I will sheepishly admit to having a John Doe and a John Doe 2 XD) and all are loved. Actually, the coolest teddy I received this year was a soft toy PEARL MILK TEA! My Pearl comes with a happy smiley face but I’ve seen ones of all different sizes and all different expressions! Oh, Pearl has six pearls; seeing as I’m concocting my Christmas wishlist right now, there’s sth he’d like too: a seventh pearl. My Pearl comes with six pearls and he’s forever demanding I count them for him, like’s he’s afraid one/more might roll away during the night while we’re sleeping. XD

(3)               Mobile – I’ve been using my current one for about a few years now; as promised, I’ve been very careful and not dropped him into the toilet bowl (where I hope he died an instant death from the shock and didn’t suffer XD) like I did with my last one. Aunty Winnie the OT once saw me put the mobile onto the table and start poking @ it; she said that’s very bad for your neck Em but I replied since I’ve only got one functioning hand with which to tap @ the mobile with I don’t have another free hand to hold the mobile up! Awesome aunty Winnie then found me an upright phone stand! Now I can stare @ the mobile without hunching my neck and still maintain good posture. But since it’s several years old now, the screen’s becoming less sensitive? I’ve noticed that when I press the letters on the top right side of the keyboard (usually the letter ‘p’) the mobile won’t register my tap and I’ve got to grip the phone tighter and poke that letter harder before it actually registers. Actually, does anyone know if you can transfer old games across to a new phone? Since small things (matching jewels) amuse small minds (me XD), I’ve always loved playing Bejeweled. When my PC version stopped working (some Adobe not being supported anymore issue) I figured that surely I could find a version to play on my mobile with? The first version I downloaded I only stuck with for fifty levels before giving up because the jewels were really small and I was wasting too much mental concentration matching them. The second version I downloaded, however, was PERFECT; I’ve happily played my way all the way to level 928 now! I’d rather not haveta start all over again with a new phone, so does anyone know if it’s possible to transfer an old game over to your new mobile?

(4)               Outdoors electric wheelchair: the reason why I’ve been unable to return to Hong Kong for the past DECADE to visit all my beloved family and awesome friends is because while we’re in HK, mother and I usually stay with her younger sister, who lives at the top of some steep hill. When using my manual wheelchair, I can wheel and steer myself around just fine (albeit slowly) because I’ve got one functioning hand to wheel with and one functioning leg to steer with, but unfortunately I’m not physically strong enough to wheel myself uphill with. The last time I was in HK, that task fell to my dearest dad and as a result he hurt his back, hence his decision I’d not go back anymore. He and mother took turns going while I remained in Brisbane. Several years ago, when the NDIS first came in, a physio church uncle recommended my parents to get me a new electric wheelchair since the funding scheme for them would cease to exist soon. When the new electric wheelchair arrived, I very excitedly asked mother was she gonna book our tickets back to HK like, tonight? See, with this fancy new electric wheelchair, dad wouldn’t need to push me up the hill anymore; I could use the joystick myself and steer myself up! You cannot believe how PISSED I was when mother very smugly told me that the electric wheelchair was an INDOORS one only! That being the case, I’ve not even the faintest idea why she got it, because obviously I’m not allowed to use any wheelchair indoors! Nope, pretty sure that poor electric wheelchair just sits by himself, alone, uncharged and unloved. *sigh* Besides, I’m not even sure: how much would the cheapest outdoors electric wheelchair cost? Currently I subsist on a disability pension and don’t have even like two cents to my name but if they’re very expensive, perhaps several people could chip in and get me one? Seriously, nearly more than anything I just wanna visit all my beloved family and awesome friends in HK … Couple that with the coming of COVID-19 and all the quarantine requirements that come with overseas travel, it’s looking pretty unlikely I’ll get to physically give anyone a real hug anytime soon …

(5)               Frosties – I believe that every wishlist needs @ least one food item; I’ll stick with asking for a box of my favourite unhealthy cereal! Usually mother has me eating only healthy cereals like Weet-Bix, All Bran and Minus :P but one of the highlights of my year was when I was attending our small group retreat and C1 poured me a bowl of Coco Pops! Since I hadn’t eaten that cereal for years, I’d forgotten it got that name since the chocolate pops pop once submerged in milk; I was just so happily listening to it go ‘pop’ that I forgot to eat! XD

 

Whoops only five things in my wishlist but I’ve already run outta things to ask for! Guess I prefer catching up with people over a meal than getting things, although I do reserve the right to add to this should something else spring to mind! For some reason the parents are complete party poopers and won’t lemme ask anyone are you free for a meal together to celebrate Christmas with so if you wanna catchup, you’re gonna haveta ask me first!

Righteo Santa: just a short and sweet Xmas wishlist from me this year. You’d better get to work getting all your Christmas elves (i.e. all my Facebook friends XD) to bring me presents!!

Next post here … prolly my Xmas Greetings! Righteo, until then~

Cheers,
Em. ^^

P.S. (6) Electric toothbrush – I’m talking about those fancy ones that need charging, those big thick ones, not those little Colgate ones that you stick batteries inside. I vaguely remember that Big, Mid and Small Chow gifted me my first proper rechargeable electric toothbrush? Could be wrong though; I’ve admittedly got sh*tty memory; being dropped on your head as a baby (true story! XD) and a brain injury almost twenty years later will do that for you. XD Usually, I bring the toothbrush out into the living room to charge every Saturday; originally, unkind mother was dissing me for forgetting to turn BOTH electric switches on to charge the thing but after I asked her please to demonstrate to me the correct way, making sure it’s charged properly and getting her to please check I’ve set it to charge correctly and if not, to please do it for me, I’ve reached the conclusion that the electric toothbrush has passed with old age. XD Think I’m using some Oral B brand; would someone please get a new electric toothbrush for me?