The first of them was the greeting card I got from my client counterpart. In the official greeting card of our client (which bore their logo), she said she thanks us for the good work we have done and she hopes we have a good holiday season with our families. It's a surprise because well, we didn't really send them anything this year. There has been some changes and issues in the team that I completely forgot to send out cards during the holiday season. I remember her boss sending me a card two years ago, greeting me a Merry Christmas.
The second item that came in was a Japanese postcard from my Thai friend, Thiti. He was my flatmate before when I was assigned to this Singaporean project. He always sent cards during the holiday seasons, most of them from the places he has been to. I kinda envy the guy for having that much time (AND money) to go travelling when he can. He's been to Indonesia, Tibet, etc. and just now, Japan. *Sigh* And I can't even make up my mind if I can afford a summer trip to Bohol with my mother.
The one that came in last week was the most surprising. I have not heard from Weena, my other Thai friend, in years. Of course I see her in the email threads when someone in the group greets someone a happy birthday, but that was it. Last Friday, I checked my mail folder in the office, and found a large envelope from a Weena with a different surname. I didn't think it was her since her surname was different. When I opened it, lo and behold, I found a gorgeous folder containing this
It's the Thailand Commemorative Banknote for their King's 80th Birthday!. A cool collector's item no doubt. It's uncut, containing 1-Baht, 5-Baht, and 10-Baht denomination. As per the notation, I have one copy out of 15 million sheets produced. When you compare that against the N billion people in the world, I feel lucky! It's even going for 6 British Pounds on E-bay! So cool. I had to log-in YM and thank Weena first chance I got.
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