Some might think that mugs are overrated, especially as a gift during Christmas or even as a birthday gift. I don’t know with you guys, but I LOVE MUGS. I’d still prefer them than picture frames though.
My love for mugs started when I was a kid. Even when we had
plastic ones, I loved drinking milk or eating oatmeal from them especially when
they looked cute. But despite loving mugs, I know I’m quite picky with how they
look like, with their structure, colors, designs, etc. My sister and I even
bought matching mugs since we both loved drinking coffee.
Aside from bookstores, I go to department stores to admire
mug displays and then leave afterwards.
I might be unlucky with raffle draws, but I got lucky with a
random exchanging gift. I thought, if someone else got that, he/she would’ve
been disappointed, but I actually loved it since it was a cute mug.
Most Asian mothers display mugs or any ceramics in a cabinet
and only use them during special occasions. My mom does that too. We have these
green mugs she bought from my aunt and I was always coveting them until one
day, I finally manned up and asked permission from her to use even just one of
them and put it back. I even coveted the teacup she displayed on a shelf that
she ended up saying, “hala gamita nalang
na tanan diha!” ooops haha.
I do have personal mugs in the kitchen though. My family
even use them. But despite having them on display, I have special mugs that I keep
to myself. It’s not that I’m being greedy or I just wanna display them together
with my parents’ mugs that they got from teachers’ day or reunions, but because
these mugs have stories that made them special for me.
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| My Mug Collection 😊 |
“I FLUNKED ANGER MANAGEMENT”
On my 22nd birthday, I didn’t expect any present
until my friend/colleague gave me one. She handed it out to me, saying, “pagkakita nako ana, nakaingon jud ko ikaw
kaayo ni.” (when I saw this, I knew this is very you). And boy was I
ecstatic to find out that it was a mug! And with a very cool structure with
that. But what made me love it more was the “I FLUNKED ANGER MANAGEMENT”
written across it.
It was the very first mug I’ve ever received for my birthday and not some random exchange gift. I even used that line mostly on my personal social media accounts. It’s not because I’m violent though, but I used to be really short–tempered and moody (well I still have a bit of that moodiness though haha), I think it was really witty of my friend to give me this. So if you ever wonder where my bio comes from, it’s definitely from this mug.
“Witches Brew”
If you’re familiar with Minisoo, they have very cute mugs on
display. It was during October, the season for Halloween. I was just looking
through when I saw this big mug with a witch on it. I thought it was really
cute since I love witches (not the “Hansel and Gretel” type of witch though). I was
really tempted to buy it but I was also trying to keep myself on a tight budget
until next pay day. So I promised myself I’d get it on pay day but if I didn’t
find it then it wasn’t for me. Someone thought I wouldn’t take it seriously but
I did. It was my motivation to wake up the next morning and worked hard so that
it would be more rewarding.
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| I was hungry and all the bowls were on the sink and thought of this mug~ |
So on payday, I really went off almost immediately to check it out and found they restocked the witch mug with some other mugs for Halloween. I felt like I was given such burden to rethink my choice at that moment. But since I’ve laid eyes on that witch mug, I knew that it was the one. They restocked the witch mugs that I had to choose the right one which I thought would make my money’s worth.
People might think it’s weird, but when I buy something, I
really take time choosing an item even if they all look the same. Here’s the
thing, I take my time to see if the item is not damaged, may it be a book or a shirt, I make sure that I’m truly paying for what I get. So that’s what
happened when I bought this mug, I checked each one to see whether its chipped
off or got any scratch for almost an hour or so. I felt so satisfied after
buying it because I waited for weeks before I could set my hands on it and made
the best effort to choose one even if they looked all the same to some haha.
Bo’s Coffee Mug
This was my 2nd unexpected gift. Manito-Manita as
we all know, is picking randomly the scrolled paper with the name of the person
you’re supposed to give your gift to. Weeks before our own department’s
Christmas party, we already had the Manita-Manito and our wish lists written on
the wall. Ironically, even when I’m the type of person to know what I want, I
couldn’t make up my mind what to write on my wish lists. I think it’s because
it’s easier for me to give presents and knowing which ones to give. Also,
when I make up my mind on what I want, I have the tendency to buy it on my own
rather than have someone else buy it for me. Still, I wrote my wish list kinda
late.
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| Used this mug during the Neverland poster coloring~ |
J: (with his sorry eyes and voice) D, sorry kayo If mao rani ako nahatag nimo coffee baya sud ana.
(D,
I’m sorry if this is all I could give you, coffee is what’s inside that.)
Me: Ha? Wa diay ka kita sako wish list?
(Really? Didn’t you see what’s on my wish list?)
J: Kita, pero late nako nakakita kay nakapalit naman ko. Nagdali dali nasad kog palit.
(I did, it’s just that it was already too late because I’ve already bought one. I was also in a hurry to buy one.)
Me: Hala kasayang!
Huhu okay raman nako besh na kape imo gipalit pero mas nindot untag ma use nako
imo gift, kanang makaremember ko na si J gahatag nako ani ba T^T mug nalang
unta tu imo gihatag nako besh okay rajud nako pero ang coffee kay mahurut raman
gud pwede rako mupalit ana maski 3 in 1.
(That’s too bad! I mean it’s okay with me if you bought
coffee for me but it could’ve been better if you gave me something useful,
something I can remember that J gave this to me T^T if you could’ve given me a
mug it would be alright with me. Coffee is fine but it could run out and I can
buy one even its just 3 in 1 coffee.)
To be honest, I was really disappointed haha you might think I’m
being picky, don’t get me wrong I love coffee, it’s just that it could’ve been
better if he had given me something useful.
As the night went deeper, preparations were being done when
there was a loud thud on the floor. Only to find out the Bo’s Coffee paper bag
fell on the floor.
Z: Hala natagak ang
plantsa nimo D! hahaha (Oh no your iron fell D! hahaha)
They were all laughing while I was thinking nonchalantly,
“ahw kape ra bitaw na di rana maunsa.”
So when the time for exchanging gift all I was thinking was
that I already knew what was inside. Since it felt heavy I thought, oh maybe it
was as much as it could fit a mason jar. But when we opened our presents
together I was really ecstatic to find out that it was a mug with free coffee,
and a Bo’s Coffee mug on top of that! I was so giddy, I hugged him and thanked
him so many times when he told me this, “nakuyawan
jud baya ko pagkahug ana abi kog nabuak haha. Gamita intawn na ha?” (I was
really nervous when it fell, I thought it got broken haha. Use it well okay?) Just
thinking about that moment makes me so giddy until now. I never expected his
present and the fact that it fell unscathed meant its legit and of great
quality lol.
The Mug Laughing Emoji
My plans for my 25th birthday was to buy books
from Big Bad Wolf and get my ear pierced (which ended for both ears by the
way). I got what I wanted even before my birthday but I didn’t even see what
was coming. My friends gave choco butternuts, and one of them gave me this mug
laughing emoji.
This mug was one of the mugs we looked at in the department
store. There was a bunch of them including my favorite emoji (-_-). I thought
to myself I wanna buy one but I was trying my best to control spending
since I didn’t have a job already, so I just forgot about it.
On the day of my birthday I wondered why she was late, only
to find out she bought that mug laughing emoji together with 3 sachets of
Kopiko Blanca twin packs. She said it would’ve been better if it was my
favorite emoji but since it still looked like me when I laughed, especially with
my eyes disappearing (according to her) I didn’t know she was eyeing that mug
for my birthday so I was really touched.
Getting these mugs are special because my friends gave them
to me without giving me an idea. Not because they couldn’t think of what to
give me, but maybe they knew I’d love it.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but drinking coffee from a cute
mug makes it taste twice as good as it already is. I don’t need a pricey cup of
coffee just to make me feel content and relaxed. The fact I can drink instant
coffee from these beautiful mugs, already makes it feel like I am drinking in
luxury, and in the comfort of my own space.
Writer,
Thin Girl
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