Last year was my first time taking part in Reddit's Secret Santa exchange. After hearing so many wonderful stories about the Reddit's SS exchange (most memorable being this girl receiving a gift from Bill Gates), I was naturally very excited about my own exchange.

However, my virgin SS experience felt like a total flop. My assigned Secret Santa never bothered to buy a present and my Secret Santee turned out to be this secondary school kid who thought he could exploit me to get an Xbox (nice try, kid). I did get a Rematch Santa who said he's sending something along my way, just that the mail will be "a little late". Christmas came and went but there was no sign of the present and eventually I just forgot about it.

So imagine my surprise when I came home today and found a huge Amazon box on my table. Two months after Christmas, my gift is finally here and it's perhaps one of the most thoughtful presents I received. Replacement Santa/ Alex (according to the amazon receipt), thanks for making my day! I will certainly start cooking a la sous vide soon.