Wishes do come true... (my birthday mantra)

An e-mail from work has reminded that my birthday is coming up. Our project end lunch party falls on my birthday! So, after receiving the e-mail, I came to ask myself "So I'll be getting old again. What do I want for my birthday?". I have this tradition of rewarding myself with something that would inspire me for the new year that God has given me. For this year, I can't think of anything grand that I can give to myself. I actually have one thing in mind but I just want to brush it off for now...mainly because of budget constraints.

So, I then decided to just list down the things I *need* but never had the motivation to buy them. I actually have this habit of not buying the things I *need* even though they're just small stuff (and cheap, too!). My usual thought process is: "It just costs $xx, I'll just buy it next week. For now, I'll buy this ______ (something that is way more expensive than the other, even if it doesn't classify to be a necessity)". So, see... I have this problem of differentiating the "need" versus the "want". (Sometimes, I think they're just synonymous).

The list of my wants...errr... needs that I want to have:

(1) Sigma travel brush kit (in pink) - http://www.sigmamakeup.com/products/7015.html
- I only have one set of make-up brushes. These are the normal sized brushes that I use whether I'm at home or travelling. So, every week, after coming from travel, I keep on transferring my brush kit from my luggage to the bathroom countertop (yes, I do my make up in the bathroom *sad face*. But you'll see below that this is something I can fix with another *need*). And lately, I'm getting tired of doing this again and again. That's why I think I need this brush set that I can just keep inside my luggage all month-/year- long!

2) Face mirror - http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2090231&productId=xlsImpprod540580&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat120100#reviews
- Because I don't have a clearer mirror than our bathroom mirror, as I've said earlier, I do my make-up inside the bathroom. So, I badly need this mirror to somehow give my husband a little privacy when it's his turn to use the bathroom. :) The mirror I'm looking for is the one with light strip around the mirror and has different lighting options with power cord and light switch.

(3) Macbook Pro 15" neoprene sleeve (I'm looking for the one in vertical layout with small handles. Can't find something like this yet, have any idea where I can buy this?)
- Last August 2009, I bought an Incase neoprene sleeve for my 13" macbook. I loved how it hugs and protects my laptop. However, come December, because I upgraded to a 15", I can no longer use the sleeve I bought (to which, the husband is delighted. grr). So instead, I bought an Incase laptop bag for 15". So, problem solved! But that's what I thought! As you know, macbook pros have aluminum unibody. I know this is something that everyone is raving about. However, my biggest problem with this laptop is it radiates terrible amount of static electricity every time I take it out from the bag in airport security gates. You have no idea how much I hate this! O'hare has replaced its trays with non-static ones but Logan airport is still using the old, gray monster trays! So, every week, I still get a big dose of electricity in my body every time I go through the gates! So I think, I badly, badly need this laptop sleeve, or else, I'll be the next member of Fantastic Four.

(4) Little Big Planet sackboy plush http://www.amazon.com/LittleBigPlanet-Sackgirl-Sackboy-Plush-Bundle/dp/B0030DG4SQ/ref=pd_sbs_a_1
- I know this is a "want" rather than a "need". But I don't know what's with this character. I just love him and I'm still waiting for the time that I can convince myself to buy this.

(5) Little Big Planet PS3 game
- I think I've already explained in # 4 above the need for this. You should try playing this game for you to believe that I *need* this. :)

(6) Parallels Desktop 5.0 & Windows 7
- I run Parallels 4.0 and Windows XP for my work. And I want, errr... need to upgrade to the next version to make use of its added features. These are not cheap, so I'd probably think hard when I would get these.

(7) Caboodles' Grande Train Case "Rockstar" http://www.caboodles.com/#/products
- I really like things that help me organize my things. As my husband always say, "Pwede kitang iwan buong araw sa tindahan ng mga kahon at kariton na hindi ka mabo-bore!". Yes, I really love boxes, containers, cabinets, or anything where I can put my things, make ups, etc. Even when I was a kid, I was keeping all my shoe boxes no matter how old they are. And also love going to "Container store" or Ikea. So, when I saw this, I immediately decided that I "need" this... (although admittedly, the husband has given me a Juicy Couture train case last year that I haven't used to its fullest capacity yet). But hey, you can never have too many train cases, right? :P

As I write this, the husband has volunteered to give me #3 above. Yey! So, people, I'm actually accepting donations... hah!

It's not my intention to give you ideas what to give me on my birthday. But if you insist, the above ideas would help you decide, hahaha! But seriously speaking, I have this attitude of not asking anything for my birthday from people. I'm a very appreciative person (believe it or not!), that I don't usually look at the price tag of gifts. As we always say, "it's the thought that counts!". So, let's see which of these wishes would come true... :)