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By Joseph Javier
We all dread it but can’t avoid
it! Every Christmas, as we tear through yards of ribbon and wrapping
paper in anticipation of getting the best holiday gifts under the
tree, there are bound to be some presents we receive that warrant a
holiday chuckle or good laugh at the very least.
Or worse, we end up getting
something that we really don’t want but have to smile through our
teeth in fabricated appreciating. Grin and bear it – remember,
it’s the thought that counts! Here’s a rundown of some crazy and
unexpected Christmas gifts that some POPOLI readers and celebrity
friends have gotten over the years.
Yael Yuzon – singer
One Christmas, a friend gave me bubble
wrap as a present. I was torn between popping each bubble or being
all practical with it.
Rafael Rosell – actor
My brother wanted to make a personalized
compilation of songs for me. But come Christmas, he gave me a blank
CD because he hadn’t burned them yet.
Vinelle Velasco – marketing
assistant
I gave a gift to a friend of mine and a
few years later someone else gave the exact same present back to me!
Can you believe it? Talk about gift-recycling!
Uma Khouny –
television host
The worst Christmas present? Hmnn… is
getting nothing included?
Brian Tenorio – designer
When I was in Grade 1, I overheard a group of classmates talking
about the then-most-popular gift - the “Cobra Car” (or so I
misheard). So I asked for that from Santa, and what I got in my sock
a week later was “Cobrakhan” from the He-Man cartoon series.
Even until today, I wonder how Santa Claus figured that out. Even I
didn’t have an idea what a “Cobra Car” was.
Jericho Rosales –
singer/actor
When I was a kid the funniest gift I got for Christmas was a
whole lot of espasol from one of my friends from school
Noel Carasig – doctor
Probably the worst one was the time when I received a bottle of
cheap, knock-off perfume, and the one who gave it came from abroad!
Kirsti Mallari –
brand management
I requested for a pair of Nine West and Steve
Madden shoes plus a Baby Phat jacket from my aunt in the States but
when I got them, none of them fit me! The sizes she got were too big
or too small.
Icy Martinez – student
I remember these super funny “make-out dice” you can use to
play games at parties. I got it from a classmate. You roll the dice
and they tell you what you can “do” with the opposite sex.
Tracy Abad – broadcaster
When I was young, my Tito gave me a toy robot that was really meant
for my cousin. He got all of our Christmas presents all mixed up!
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