I've been an avid reader of Megatokyo since 2005. Since a little more than a month ago, I've been following Fred Gallagher's [the man behind MT] progress in preparing the illustrations for his Megatokyo 2012 calendar, and had thoughts of getting myself the calendar.

What put me off, however, was the shipping cost. I know the cost of shipping from the U.S. to Singapore isn't going to be cheap.

It's around this point of time that I had signed up for Reddit's Secret Santa, and I decided to just leave the following message in my 'Likes for SS 2012':

"That Megatokyo 2012 Calendar. :O But unless you're from the U.S., please do not get that, because Shipping Costs D:

Silly stuff are encouraged. :]"

Honestly, I wasn't expecting my Secret Santa to get the calendar as my gift.

Imagine the pleasant surprise I had when I returned home from my university hall on New Year's Eve (today) to find that I had received this in the mail.

It may not be much, but for me to get something that I really want as a present really means a lot to me.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for the gift, and making my Christmas a really memorable one this year. A very belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, my Secret Santa!