I was absolutely spoiled this year. I was treated to a wonderful set of very thoughtful gifts from my Secret Santa.

The first thing I noticed when I got the package was that it came all the way from Japan. The second thing I noticed was a very non-Japanese sounding name listed on the "From" label, which got me very curious.

I was treated to a huge selection of gifts: - a traditional Japanese charm called a Daruma that will help me have a wish come true. I will definitely use this. - a book on Japanese crime. I love reading and my favourite style of non-fiction I enjoy reading are crime books. Good match! - a CD from Yellow Magic Orchestra, a really good electro Japanese band - two sets of Star Wars light sabre chopsticks - two Star Wars Japanese style Star Wars images. These are really well done - a Storm Trooper cell phone charm (see the pics to see what I mean) - three Star Wars hand towels. These are way too nice to use as towels. I think I will use them as placemats when entertaining - X-Wing fighter ice cube molds!

Thank you so very much, Secret Santa! You really went all out and treated me to something really special. The amount of thought and effort you put into the gift is really appreciated. I hope you were just as spoiled by your Secret Santa.