Un-boxing Shirley's Parcel

Finally, after several hiccups from my end and adjustments from the forwarder's (Trico)....

Blurred: Notes from forwarder read as: "Iwanan sa receptionist pag wala ang ??? per email 6/27/2010"

(Leave at receptionist if recipient (?) is not around per email 6/27/2010)

:)

Blurred again: Another note reads as: "Monday to Friday and delivery wala daw sa opisina 4:00"

(Deliver only on Mondays to Fridays because the recipient is not around on weekends;

should be before 4 PM (?)

:) At least, this is proof that I'm not a work-addict anymore :)

(Thanks Trico for the patience and diligence!)

....Shirley's parcel for us girls has arrived! Yey!

Thanks so much Shirley! Are all of these for us or do you have special requests? I didn't think it will be a big box (What was I thinking? hehe)

When I arrived this Monday (fortunately I didn't call in sick, though am a bit under the weather)...the nice guy from our Mail Room, with the assistance of our Executive Assistant - Ms. May, delivered it to my cube. For the past week, the guards at our lobby reception have been reminding me of this parcel.

The box earned its share of curious glances and queries from my boss (no less) and neighbors. hehe... "It's from my best friend in Oman for all of us here, " I said. "Ah, so you are loved," my boss quipped. Ofcourse!

By lunchtime, I started un-boxing it. And ooh, it feels good pala, I realized, to be opening a pasalubong box =) A 'first' for me (unlike Mel and Vel who may be so used to it by now) 'cause I'm usually the one sending home the boxes of my "pasalubong" (small thoughts that matter) and "abubots" (return to my closets).

Here are a few pics for Mel's and Vel's appreciation (I couldn't do my full un-boxing ritual in my cube ofcourse, so this is just a sneak peek). Help me out dears to unpack :) I'll bring it down in batches, if you want.

Please click 'Read more' to see the rest of the haul.

(Really cute and sweet stuffs in pink, purple and blue)

But the blue stuffs are MINE (hahaha - evil laugh:) Two blue stuffs, that is (I'm quite open with the rest :)

The cuddly pillow is on my chair already - I need this to remind me to take a nap on lunchbreaks :)

My Blue Fish is on top of my desk

Thanks Shi! I'm claiming this one for myself, haha

I've been looking at a similar stuffed toy / stress reliever at Landmark

but had thought it impractical to buy for myself (I know, my cheapskate side)

Thanks again Shirley. (You made my day; I'm smiling na.)
WE MISS YOU. And we'll see you soon! God bless you always. Take care!

P.S. Mel still owes us pasalubong daw (from Bacolod or Iloilo?)
Mel and Vel - See you later.