On 6 October 2012...

300.

Right. I have to get gifts for 300 people on the ship.

Another headache. Another spending.

Sigh.

My pocket is running dry already, and I told myself I MUST be creative in solving this problem.

I ran through my memory to recall of special and unique things I have seen... And bingo.

Bookmarks made by the aborigines of Malaysia arrived in my head, and I immediately contacted the supplier.

My heart was racing listening to each dial tone to the supplier. And she picked up.

I could feel my heart walking up to my throat as we talked about the pricing and other items that I wanna buy. My head was calculating the costs as we talked.

After a few minutes, I decided to buy the bookmarks and made an appointment with the supplier for collection.

Phew! Renaye go go go!!



Tidbits: I never thought of buying for 300 people, because I have no intention of giving to everyone, but I was advised to do so. I also bought other kind of gifts like keychains.

So in the end, I bought 200 bookmarks and some other items for exhibition (which I will cover later). The main reason I bought is because I was given a very good price and I wanted to support the aborigines trade, and I thought they are also great items to show the world about their uniqueness.

The aborigines took two weeks to complete these bookmarks. One week for dying, and another for weaving.

They are beautiful, are they not? :-)

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