Party, food, drinks and gifts. These are the things that usually cross your mind when we speak about Christmas – truly a picture of now’s conventional yuletide holiday. I don’t mind it being that way since in my case, Christmas is when I can be with my family. It’s also a time when I can silently reflect on matters that I have neglected over the months. “Have I been naughty or nice?” ...*laughs*... This is my way of commemorating Jesus’ birth.

A while ago, mom told me that Allan’s father was shot dead. Yeah, it sucks. The pain of losing someone you love so dearly, it sucks! This news reminded me of how I felt when I lost my grandpa, when I heard that an old friend was stabbed to death, and when Kuya Paloy died and I was the last person to know – those times when I thought that life is so unfair, that HE is so unfair. Later on, I came to my senses. At the very least, all I can do is to live life the way I wanted it to be... To enjoy it with the people I love.

Let’s leave the sad part, shall we? ^_^

I didn’t receive a lot of gifts this Christmas. It bothered me a bit but, what the heck. ‘Tis the season to be jolly for crying out loud. Being able to get away from the hassles of schoolwork, even if it’s only for 2 weeks, is, in itself, a gift I can be thankful about. Then again, professors have their way of exterminating Christmas spirit. They foist on you term paper and problem sets to work on. Anyway, to the people who made this year fun and special, honto ni arigatou! To the people who made me miserable, thank you for making me miserable [*whisper* assholes].

Right now, I’m thirsty for some red wine. Wendi and I always drink red wine on Christmas. They say it’s good for the health so I kinda like to drown myself with it. Sadly, mom didn’t buy a bottle. You see, I have a cold. It's a gift from sister who is also suffering from cold. . *sigh* Hopefully, I’ll get a sip on New Year’s Eve. Ja, until next time.