There are a lot of things that I really wanted but here I would like to talk about one special gift that I received which I really dream of which is a laptop. After completing my 12th graduation I got admission in college. I pursue BBA which is bachelor’s in business administration. It is about one year back in 2024 in the month of August. Actually it was a time of summer. I wanted that laptop because my professors give me a lot of presentations and practicals which I show which I have to show in class in like in front of a whole class and I find the difficulty to make them on my mobile phone so I really because of that I really wanted the laptop. So but I didn’t tell my parents that I wanted a laptop so because they already spent too much money on my college fees like on my admission so due to the financial situation or after seeing the financial situation I may understand that I don’t want to tell them but surprisingly on my birthday I received a laptop which I really dream of which is a Lenovo. I got shocked and surprised at that time and I was really happy because of that that how my parents knew that I wanted a laptop so they tell me that they hear the conversation with my friend and tell me that like I discussed with my friend that I wanted a laptop because I find difficulty making the presentations on my phone making the class I find difficulty so when I discussed with her they listen it sorry they listen our conversation so after that they decided to give me that they decided to give me that laptop on my birthday they also take help of her of choosing the laptop which color which laptop I wanted so when they gave me that I was really surprised and shocked and I was really happy.
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There are a lot of things that I really wanted, but here I would like to talk about one special gift that I received, which I really dreamed of, and that is a laptop. After completing my 12th grade, I got admission to college. I pursued a BBA, which is a Bachelor's in Business Administration. This was about one year ago, in August 2024. Actually, it was during the summer. I wanted that laptop because my professors assigned me a lot of presentations and practicals that I had to show in front of the whole class, and I found it difficult to make them on my mobile phone. Because of that, I really wanted the laptop. However, I didn't tell my parents that I wanted a laptop because they had already spent too much money on my college fees and my admission. Given the financial situation, I thought it best not to mention it. But surprisingly, on my birthday, I received a laptop that I had always dreamed of, which is a Lenovo. I was shocked and surprised at that moment, and I was really happy because I wondered how my parents knew that I wanted a laptop. They told me that they overheard a conversation with my friend where I discussed wanting a laptop because I found it difficult to make presentations on my phone. When I talked to her, they listened to our conversation. After that, they decided to give me that laptop for my birthday. They also took her help in choosing the laptop, including the color and model I wanted. When they gave it to me, I was really surprised and shocked, and I was truly happy.
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