i think one of the best things i've done last year was to buy a mogu thing. if you don't know what a mogu thing is, well, it means you haven't been shopping much in isetan stores. it's actually a pilllow-cushion filled with tiny little beads; mine is heart shaped and i bought it for my mother as a belated birthday gift. but since it's so huggable it gets passed around a lot. i think it's a comfort pillow. i'm holding it and i feel like squeezing it to er, death.