Y 12.24.2005
Happy Christmas!
It has been quite some time since my last post. It's Christmas Eve and I'm inside a computer shop, online for the first time this week. Since it's Christmas tomorrow, let's talk about it. Christmas has changed for me. Of course a major reason is because I'm older now. Christmas as they say is for kids. Kids enjoy it best because they are the ones who believe in Santa, receive gifts and enjoy going to ninongs and ninangs to kiss their hands and ask for aguinaldos. Another reason is change of school. Yes. Since first year, I haven't felt the excitement that christams brings. I don't know why. It might be because of the change in environment. My two schools have very different ways of celebrating christmas. Christmas Party is such a big deal in St. Scho. Weeks before the celebration, there is already a long line outside the AVR office because young girls and guys from 3rd grade up are borrowing cassettes and cd players to be able to practice their dance numbers. Reply slips will be given by the start of december which signals the bringing of good for the outreach program. Our outreach program is for one whole baranggay. We also discuss Advent in Religion class. We light the candles every monday. We put up deco and stuff. Weeks before the christmas party you can alreaady feel the spirit of christmas but arriving at MaSci everything was different. You will only feel that christmas is approaching a day or two before the party and it really is different. I cannot say I'm looking forward to Christmas this year. Why? Because it's just the same old crowd, same old celebration for the past 15 years. Nothing has changed. Except for the fact that for the first time we have our own christmas tree in our house because usually we don't bother since the large christmas tree is in my grandma's house which is just a walk away from our house and we celebrate christmas there. Christmas, a special day but a day nonetheless. You prepare for it for months, saving money, decorating buying gifts but then celebrate it in a day and by the 26th, its over. I am not saying that Christmas is rubbish or what because it isn't. I respect Christmas. It's the day that Christ was born. Christmas isn't really about gifts, decorations, and food. It's about love. It's about the spirit of giving, not material things but giving love and forgiveness. But of course, once again man has turned such a spiritual and special holiday into a material shindig. Anyway, since Christmas vacation started I haven't enjoyed much. It's pretty boring but then I've got two companions. I've started to appreciate my latest phone but I loved the other two more. Anyhow, I said that I was going to hibernate, get away from the people who have been bothering me silly but hey, you can run but you can't hide. Even if I'm here the only communication I have from the outside world is from the people whom I want to remove from my mind, just this vacation. I'm not complaining. I love talking to them. Anyway, I've already made a decision. I hope it's the right one. I'm freezing right now and my fingers are numb from the cold so here is where we will part. I'll post some time soon. Love You All! Happy Christmas.!.
you know you love me
xoxo
4:22:00 PM
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