Ok, HR is bugging me because I didn't join the company kris kringle. lol

Nabunot na daw yung pangalan ko. Anyway, it's not like I'm being a Grinch here (although I probably am), I just feel like it's a little too near the party date (This Friday) and it's too much of a hassle to go shopping for whatever's in your baby's wishlist.

Yes, the wishlist. The wishlist is usually a spreadsheet (or an e-mail thread) where people put in what they want to get. Now, if you've never seen a company kris kringle, it usually works like this:

• The organizers set a "minimum" amount for the gift.


• Participants write a wishlist

Since this wishlist is made public, it becomes some sort of a character thing where people desperately find ways to make their life's desire really really cool. So you get outrageous wishlist items such as cars, yachts, home entertainment systems and stuff. Which we have to admit, are quite humorous and not really annoying. Why? Because they're waaaay beyond the minimum amount. That at least makes them obviously ridiculous if not ha-ha funny.

But what if it just exceeds 200 pesos or so? In the event that the person who unfortunately picked your name is generous, then good for you.

The thing is, people are not really big on being considerate when posting wishlists. And soon enough you'll read wishlist items that:

• include only ridiculous items (you're getting a gift check)


• include only items that are 200 pesos or so over the minimum (still getting a gift check)


• a single uber-specific item (you're getting a minimum amount worth of uber specific gift check)

Ah kris kringle. Gone are the days when people always go for photo frames. Gift checks ftw.