Great gifts which stick in the memory<\/p>\n
Maria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Those celebrating Christmas always have a favorite Christmas
\ngift that leaves an enduring impression. We asked several
\ncelebrities about that special something they will never forget.<\/p>\n
Tika Panggabean, comedienne and entertainer: Last Christmas,
\nMbak Uthe (Ruth Sahanaya, singer) and Jeffrey (Waworuntu, a TV
\npresenter and Ruth's husband) gave me the most interesting gift
\nI've ever received: Cookie Monster stuff, from soap case to
\nspectacles case. All of it was packed in a 21-inch TV set box and
\nwrapped in Cookie Monster paper.<\/p>\n
I think they purchased all the goods from the Sesame Street
\nsection in Kidz Station. I was so surprised when they showed me
\nthe huge gift.<\/p>\n
I like Sesame Street because it's educational. I personally
\nlike Cookie Monster because he's, ohh so adorable. He doesn't say
\nmuch but every time he sees cookies he screams \"cookie...
\ncookie... cookie...\". I like eating too, and I think he's the
\npersonification of my own character.<\/p>\n
William Wongso, culinary expert: The most special gifts I've
\never received have been homemade foods prepared by friends and
\nrelatives, who usually don't have time to cook.<\/p>\n
Such gifts are not really Christmas gifts because I often
\nreceived them during Idul Fitri too.<\/p>\n
For me, these homemade foods have a unique value as they
\nrequire time and extra effort to prepare. That's what makes them
\nspecial, not how much they cost.<\/p>\n
I greatly appreciate the attention made by the givers who
\nprepared these gifts.<\/p>\n
Butet Kartaredjasa, satirist: To tell you the truth, I've
\nnever received a special gift but there is a tradition of gift
\ngiving during Christmas at my father's (noted contemporary
\nchoreographer Bagong Kusudiardjo) house. The gifts are ordinary
\nthings like T-shirts, money or cookies and they've always been
\nfrom my parents to their children and grandchildren but never
\nfrom their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n
Usually the gifts are neatly wrapped and placed in the
\nfamily's living room, while the money is put inside envelopes and
\nhung on the wall. We collect the ones with our names on them.<\/p>\n
There is nothing special with the goods as they are only
\nordinary things but I personally think that the tradition is
\nspecial. Can you imagine, at my age, I still receive gifts from
\nmy father.<\/p>\n
Ghea Panggabean, fashion designer: For me, all Christmas gifts
\nfrom family and friends are always special. I value the attention
\nthey give me by sending me those gifts, many of them homemade
\ncookies.<\/p>\n
Christmas is always special. It's the most magical time of the
\nyear and everything, even ordinary things, become very special
\nduring Christmas.<\/p>\n
But the most memorable Christmas time was last year when the
\nwhole family -- my children and my parents who live in the
\nNetherlands -- were here to celebrate Christmas together. It was
\nvery special.<\/p>\n
I also enjoy being together with my friends, most of them are
\nbusy people and I often hold an informal Christmas gathering at
\nmy house just to be together.<\/p>\n
Debby Sahertian, TV actress, comedienne: My favorite Christmas
\ngift was a flower bouquet given by someone. It was four or five
\nyears ago and the bouquet was very special because I never
\nexpected to receive such a Christmas gift from that person.<\/p>\n
If I tell you and he reads it in the paper, he would be
\nastonished because it was a long time ago. But it is still one of
\nthe most special Christmas gifts I've ever received.<\/p>\n
\"Last Christmas, I also received a trendy blouse from my
\neight-year-old niece Dimitri. She bought it with her own money.
\nIt was special, too. A few months later, Mimi (short for Dimitri)
\nvisited me and she opened my wardrobe. When she saw my clothes,
\nshe asked me, \"May I keep all your clothes when I grow up?\"<\/p>",
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