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All I Want for this Christmas is....

This Christmas has really been a nostalgic one for me. I was window shopping these past few weeks for some Christmas gift ideas when I came upon Memory Lane the other day. What caught my eye was this little miniature wardrobe wrapped in bright, eye-catching colours. I was attracted to it and went in to take a closer look. It actually turned out to be a jewellery box shaped like a miniature wardrobe. It even has a little mirror inside and a turnstile inside one of the glass cabinets...to hang your necklaces in. Hmmm....good idea especially each time I take out my necklaces from my jewellery box, it all gets entangled and takes me forever to get them unentangled.

Then nostalgia came in....I still remember how I got my first jewellery box. I think I was about six or seven of age and my favourite grandma used to come visit once in a while especially during the Christmas holidays. That particular Christmas, she came to visit and gave me a jewellery box for Christmas. It was made of wood and beautifully inlaid with mother-of-pearl on the outside. When you open it, mirror panels lined the inside cover while a ballerina sprang up and danced to the tune of "Fur Elise". It even has a tiny key to lock the box up.

I think that was one of my favourite Christmas presents...ever! But after a few years, the jewellery box got spoiled, one of the mirrors cracked and though I tried, I couldn't repair it back. Come to think of it, I don't even know what happened to it now.

So suddenly looking at the beautiful jewellery box, my heart kinda yearned for another one this year. So I checked on the price....and it was a whooping RM60!! Hmmm...I don't think this is an extravagance I can afford right now. Maybe I can pray and hope that God would grant this wish of mine.....all I want for this Christmas is....a musical jewellery box!

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