| It is my cousin Lisa's birthday on the 24th of this | | | | independently. He just laughed at what I said so I |
| month and it took me five days to decide on | | | | just forgot all about it. I guess I will just wait until |
| what to give her. She is like my dear younger | | | | I graduate from college. |
| sister because we grew up together. We are also | | | | With Lisa, I acted like her older sister because I |
| neighbors that are why we are very close to | | | | am three years older than her. Her mother is a |
| each other because she always comes over to | | | | journalist and her job requires her to travel a lot. |
| my house and we do stuffs together like | | | | Her dad does the "mother" job most of the time. |
| studying, cooking, chatting, etc. I just could not | | | | She loves fashion just like girls her age and one |
| believe she is turning eighteen this month. It is | | | | time I saw her drool over a pair of converse |
| just like yesterday when she still played with her | | | | boots worn by a model in the magazine. That |
| Barbie dolls but now she likes to go out on a date | | | | was when I decided to buy her that as a birthday |
| with guys her age already which is pretty normal. | | | | present. |
| Funny isn't it? But I guess that is just life. And | | | | To end the story, as expected I am kind of |
| anyway, I went to the mall yesterday and bought | | | | broke now and I ruined my own surprise present |
| her a brand new pair of pink converse boots. | | | | for her. She came to my house this morning and |
| For weeks, I saved my allowance just so I could | | | | unfortunately I was unable to hide the paper bag |
| buy a present for her. Being a student is tough | | | | that contained the boots. When she saw the bag, |
| because financially speaking you is still dependent | | | | she opened it and I saw the look on her face as |
| on your parents and you cannot do something | | | | she drooled over her birthday present just like |
| about it. Yes, part time jobs sometimes can help | | | | the first time I saw her with the same reaction |
| you with money but your salary is still not enough | | | | over those boots in the magazine. I did not need |
| to prove to them that you can do it on your | | | | to explain anymore because she knew that the |
| own. When I was sixteen, I told my father that I | | | | pink converse boots are definitely for her. |
| wanted to get an apartment for myself and live | | | | |