Nice to hear from you. Time goes so fast, didn't even have much chance to talk to you while in Taiwan.
Tofu's painting looks great, many times I was tempted to almost want to try oil painting, but never set foot on it. I guess I watched Bob Villa's home improvement more than Bob Ross's Joy of Painting, so I ended up as a painter. On the opposite, Tofu became an Artist.
This year doesn't seem to have any exciting gadget that one got to have, mostly the prices are much lower. I saw a digital camera at Best Buy cost $125 and seems good enough, with a 2.4" lcd screen (samsung). GPS navigation is convenient but unless you travel all the time, not that useful. The worst thing is wherever you go, parking will be a problem especially at the mall. Anyway, Happy Christmas Shopping!!