whats christmas...

before anythign else, hope ur christmas has been merry. if not, no worries, u still have say, 13days to make it right :) amazing how forgiving we r abt holidays n somehow down the line of humanity n tradition we make sure we get to ensure that our festivities r in order.

so then what exactly is xmas to u, or the next breathing thing next to u? from an absolute generic pt of view, xmas is abt allowing urself to eat n drink abit more (or alot?), n share the love man.... share the love by means of spenidng time together, making effort to meet up with pple n relatives u see say, twice a yr(the other occasion being CNY, in my case at least), n of cos, the old practice of getting presents. im terribly ungrateful during xmas truth be told. every yr i complaint abt gettting trashy presents, ok less of a complaint but jsut a passing comment since im how used to it after 22yrs. but the fact is, alot of effort goes into getting the presents, even tho u know not much thot was put into getting a box of essential oils n spa foams. nonetheless, the sheer effort to mall hop n pick gift after gift for everyone, n then to queue in line forever to get them wrapped (or even just the wrappers).n then , to carry the loads of shopping bags n walk in orchard rd alongside a whole mass of fellow shoppers, all too preoccupied with gettting the next gift than they r of pple ard them. then to spice things up, we have rain that never ceases, or be tricky n difficult by pouring for 2secs n then let mr sunshine take over for 5secs, only to come back with greater revenge n evil laughs.

so, to put it all in perspective. we get gifts cos its the right n polite thing to do. u dont wanna be caught with ur pants down when some sweet friend who got u somehting yet u have nothing in return. so xmas is now abt being polite. i bet u the 3 wisemen could never have expected the impact their gold, frankincense n myrrh would ever have up till 2006yrs later.

then to add, we have starbucks who embraces the festive mood to boot with their gingerbread latte,n sinful peppermint chocolates n even dressed them in festive cheery red take away cups. to start a cold n rainy mrng with a cuppa hot peppermint chocolate simply melts my heart n give me suchs boost i feel i can save the world for the day :) im sucha sucker for this peppermint hot chocolate that i get it every possible chance i can esp since its only for the festive period! damn u starbucks!

so ok, now that the shopping madness of everyone else has pretty much simmered down, im gonna start getting presents i owe. i refuse to shop with everyone. the mass of people i constantly face depletes any shopping mood since i can only think of buldozing the poeple infront of me. plus i hate getting presents for the sake of getting them, or worst to meet some sort of a deadline for it. how forced i say. presents shld be given when u actually mean them, n really, the best ones r those that r least expected. cos it means u were actually thinking of them, sincerely.

till the next christmas, ill try to be even less ungrateful n more forgiving abt presents, esp since i know im tremendously difficult to buy for, even my best of friends go half mad crackin their heads.ive obviously been complained to.

nonetheless, i thank everyone for everything for the past 22yrs. id like to believe it not cos its christmas, but well, maybe its this mrng hot chocolate. im not abt to list for who im thankful for n for what, u know who r, n know that i do think of u.

till new yr where we make pseudo resolutions cos its what pple do yet again, enjoy the holidays :)