Goog morning. Except for farewells, no gifts nor presents for each other in the course of our relationships. Farewell gifts would normally be a jewelry item that they can easily "explained off" as a once off self purchase to their husbands/boyfriend. We were always mindful not to create physical evidence of infidelity for ourselves. They do however expect me to do something special for our relationship anniversaries. Also, meeting up pre/post our respective birthdays and arranging something special/romantic for each other was far more important than physical possessions. For instance, with the Korean lady (No.4), she arranged a skiing trip in Niseko for my birthday. She wanted to teach me (a mountain tortoise from the damn tropical Singapore) on how to ski. Kinda embarrassing, but she did enjoy herself laughing at me. Well, it made her happier, so I was fine. Most memorable for me however, was when I arranged a private hot air ballon session in Tochigi for our relationship anniversary. We really felt like "students", forever young again, in the purest form of first love, up in the sky, 2000 feet from the ground, in our own private cabin, feeling afraid, but yet secure in each other's companionship. Shucks! I better stop here. It's bringing back too many happy memories that's going to backfire on my emotions later today. Have a good weekend. It's my usual weekend family day. Don't want to recall too much of these memorable yet unable to see "light" stuff. Cheers!
