The gift actually arrived just before Christmas. I'm a master procrastinator and held it off until now.

This is a first for me on Redditgifts but this year my Secret Santa is from the same city as I live in. I only know a few Redditors personally so receiving this gift is a bit special to me.

The gift arrived the day after it was shipped. It came in a giant, square package and upon opening the package, individually wrapped gifts came out of the package. Presumably to place under the Christmas tree, and also keeping the Christmas spirit. Alas, my family actually doesn't celebrate Christmas so I've never had a Christmas tree, so a big apology to Santa that I opened this before Christmas! :(

I've loved cooking since I was young but just started cooking my own food since Senior high school. One of my big inspirations in cooking is Gordon Ramsay and I've learned a lot of cooking tricks from him. I've also been very interested in baking, especially cookies and cakes. I've never actually had any equipment for baking such as measuring cups, or even plastic spatulas. Most of my cooking was done by eyeballing ingredients and through tasting, but with baking, preciseness is key and I've never baked anything that came out looking like what I hoped for, thus I've always held it off.

I could tell that Santa this year have been extra thoughtful and brought me everything I've ever wanted to start baking! I'm so very thankful when I found out what they were because I do not own any of these things in the kitchen. One of the items which I absolutely did not expect was the scale. My family is Chinese so beyond cooking Chinese dishes, we also steam a lot of things like dumplings and buns. Having a weight not only helps me with baking foods, but also with my cooking. It is probably my favorite gift of all.

I don't usually get too many breaks a year, and 2013 has been especially busy due to school and work. My Christmas break was spent with friends which I do not get to see often, and some recently engaged on Christmas which I was honored to be a part of. I'm sad that I wasn't able to properly wish a merry Christmas to Santa, but I hope everyone enjoyed their Winter breaks with family, loved ones and friends and that your start of a new year has been a productive one!