This is for all our Filipino readers shipping Christmas gifts back to the Phillipines in a Balikbayan Box. For those unfamiliar with the box, a balikbayan box (literally returnee’s to one’s homeland box) is a ubiquitous cardboard box containing any number of small items (like a care package) sent by overseas Filipino workers, immigrants, and citizens to family members in the Philippines. Apparently, Happyslip likes to pack MORE PROCESSED MEAT in her Balikbayan Box.
Christmas Balikbayan Box
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Lyrics:
In this big box for Christmas,
my family sent to me
A lot of instant coffee
In this big box for Christmas,
my family sent to me
Lots of Chocolate
And a ton of corned beef
And in this big box for Christmas
My family sent to me
Medicine for the old ones
Sugar substitutes &
cookies that are sugar free
In this big box for Christmas
my family sent to me
Lots of toothpaste
Towels and bedsheets
All kinds of shoes
That exactly fit my feet
In this big box for Christmas
my family sent to me
MORE PROCESSED MEAT
Dont forget cologne
Yes bar soap
Multivitamins
And a truckload of candy
In this big box for Christmas
my family sent to me
Leftover soy sauce packets
MORE PROCESSED MEAT
Quaker oatmeal
Lots of chips
Dont forget sardines
And toys from happy meals
In this big box for Christmas
my family sent to me
All these instant noodles
Peanuts, Butter cookies
MORE PROCESSED MEAT
Dont forget old clothes,
And flip flops
Wallets and bags
And last years magazines
In this big box for Christmas
My family sent to me
A bag of chicharon
Coloring books & crayons,
Bulk toilet paper,
MORE PROCESSED MEAT
Panty and brief
Deodorant
Lots of lotion
But the best gift is money