I sometimes have difficulties giving gifts. For somebody who is fond of giving gifts, I never expected that I will be in this kind of situation. My first rule is to take note of the personality of the recipient. This will include the recipient’s hobbies, interests, taste in fashion and other aspects that are critical to his or her character. I have colleague who is celebrating her birthday two weeks from now. Assessing her character, she is basically the career-oriented type. Actually her office attire is somewhat androgynous. I bought her unisex black onyx cufflinks. This is the safest gift since she uses cufflinks and it is not the ostentatious type.