Tomorrow is my boy friend's birthday. I've prepared for this day for weeks. For weeks I've asked every soul I know around "What shall I buy for my boy friend's birthday?". For weeks I've heard people sigh and say "It's so difficult to pick a gift for a guy." Following were the most convincing suggestions I received : "It's always safe to get a t-shirts for a guy.", "I'd have bought a shirt or something." To which I said, "I want to gift him a keeper." What kind of a keeper does a guy like. A keeper with no past implications. Just a keeper.
I remember the first gift I bought for a guy. It was a branded pen. The brand name "Crocodile". I believe the shopkeeper freaked out when he heard I'm looking for a gift for a guy. He didn't know what to sell, what could be sold. So he decided he'd persuade me to buy an expensive or not expensive (in that case, I got badly ripped off) pen which nobody else otherwise does and anyway I was at my wit's end and anything with a heavy price tag seemed appropriate. It was for a birthday party of a guy I barely knew. I was so disappointed with the treat I did not give him the pen. My sister said "The pen isn't at all a special something that you should save for a special occasion. It makes more sense as a shitty gift for a shitty treat". I said "It's branded!" I thought "CROCODILE pens.!!! What was I thinking???"
Anyways, I used the pen on my then best friend's birthday. It saved me from another brainstorming session. I didn't have to go over all his personal information to think of what will be apt for him. I just gave off the already gift wrapped Crocodile pen I purchased with big money. One day, in a casual conversation with a guy I asked "What kind of gifts do guys like?". He said, "It's so easy to pick a gift for a guy. Buy a CD............" That's it. I don't remember anything else he said, and I sincerely regret that. I should have paid full attention to his full speech. When I heard him say "CD", I thought, "I have a decent taste and knowledge in music and movies. This is it. Conveniently, I know about everybody's inclinations and interests in these two fields, so what else could be better!!!!" Then came another birthday, and I bought a DVD of a movie this particular guy loved. He was like "I already have this movie in my hard disk. Still, thanks". STILL, thanks???? He should have said "Thank you.... Now I own the original DVD of the masterpiece." And hence, I regret not listening to the whole list of gifts a guy volunteered to suggest. And that was the last time I bought anything for a guy.
So I'm back to square one now. I've been in square one all my life. Tomorrow is the most special day (he says "nyah!") of the most special person in my life and I still don't know what should buy for him. This is not the way it should have been. I should have just known what he would have liked me to buy for him. Arghhh!! It's all his fault. Why can't guys like show pieces gifted to them?? Why can't they like the clothes I buy for them??? Why can't they prize the worth of an original merchandise of something they are fond of???
Oh, shit! Am I generalizing?? I shouldn't be generalizing. My cousin loves everything I buy for him. That's because he's an angel. And so is my sweetheart. Happy Birthday to Him!!!!
