No talks about travel today, too pooped to get my brain to function properly, much less write anything coherent.<\/p>\n

There was this thread over at the Pinky-street.com forums<\/a>, about exchanging parcels for Christmas. Basically, those who wish to participate list down the things they can send from where they live, and if a member is interested, he\/she must send a private message to that person.<\/p>\n

I am always excited about exchanges, whether it’s postcards or CDs<\/a> or whatever, so I eagerly clicked on the reply button. When it was time to list down the things I can send out, I stopped: what can I send from Australia? If I were in Manila, I’d know the things that I can buy and can survive the trip. But here, I’m really at a loss. What do I send? Vegemite?<\/p>\n

I think about the balikbayan boxes my sister regularly sends: cans upon cans of chickpeas, beetroot, and salmon. Weetbix<\/a>, cereal and bags of muesli. Timtams, Freddo<\/a> and even more Timtams. Dried fruits and nuts, and of course, Vegemite<\/a>. <\/p>\n

If you were to receive something from Australia, what would you want?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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