Christmas in our hearts

It's hours away before Noche buena...and right now, I don't know why...but I can't feel its presence unlike the previous years. AM I THAT APATHETIC AND I DON'T FEEL THE CHRISTMAS RUSH? It's not like what Jose Mari Chan sang in his oh-so-famous-Christmas-song-that-reached-diamond-award-in-record-sales to let the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts...this year, it didn't reached my heart yet...It's like a typical day, it's cold than usual, I'm staring in my monitor wasting my time on things that made me so occupied..but the difference is--as in, at this very moment...my family is nowhere to be found...they're out there...doing their own stuff..and I'M ALL ALONE here..



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Christmas carols

These past few nights, I was like a judge on some singing competition since I was assigned to give some..err..token of appreciation (as if I've appreciated it!) to the carolers caroling (duh..) in front of our house...and my ears bleed because of repetitive Christmas songs sang by them...as much as I wanted to be honest, but I have to be rational...they're kids..kids will always be kids..and I don't know why, I'm a bit sensitive if they've sang it in a wrong way? if their lyrics are wrong I always correct them..what the..PABIDA..haha..but still..my weird heart still can't grasp the spirit the Christmas is giving off..



Misa de gallo

ahhh...a.k.a. simbang gabi..it's one of the Pinoy's tradition that will make you feel the presence of Christmas...a nine day advent mass usually in the evening or in our case, in the morning..dawn..that must be completed--and I DIDN'T EVEN COMPLETED IT! I just attended the last three masses...the effort of waking up early in the morning just to attend the mass and found yourself yawning and the next thing you'll know you'll woke up knowing that the mass has already ended! To some, it's like the flirting session (ehem..) seeing their crushes, giggling, making papansin and didn't even listened to what the gospel is all about because they're too busy catching the attention of their interests...so okay, I saw my crush and made my mind flew just a little..BUT JUST A LITTLE AND THAT'S IT...I listened...then be occupied to other things..hehehe..I joined the choir too..but I just sat in their pwesto..but didn't even sang the songs...maybe one of the reasons why I feel apathetic is because my throat hurts and I can't sing...I suffered from being 'malat' then colds, cough..then adenoditis..right now, it still hurts a bit..and I'm hoping that it will be alright later this evening so I CAN EAT ALL I WANT TO EAT!

Santa Claus VS Jesus Christ?



I read this..err..I dunno if this is a joke or what? It's a YM conversation between Jesus Christ and Santa Claus (I can't see the photo e...I suck..) and if my memory serves me right, it goes like this:

BUZZ!

Santa Claus: Oy Jesus ikaw pala!

Santa Claus: Happy birthday pala!

Jesus: Salamat santa...

Jesus: Alam mo inggit ako sayo..

Santa Claus: Bakit naman Jesus?

Jesus: kasi kapag Christmas, mas naaalala ka nila kaysa sa akin e.

last message received........

I was like--OO NGA NO? Santa Claus is very popular in Christmas. Every Christmas. He's everywhere--gates, windows, doors, roofs, terraces etc.etc...if there will be a showdown between the belen and santa claus...for me, santa will win...



As a child, I NEVER BELIEVED THAT SANTA CLAUS WILL COME HERE. duh, as if naman no...our country will never meet the standard temperature that he prefers...:)..but seriously, I never really believed...good thing I didn't grew up believing that he'll come to town and my mom and dad didn't raised us to follow that tradition..How can he see that I'm sleeping and knows that I'm awake? And knows if I've been bad or good? It's just a threat to naughty kids...Santa will never come..but Jesus is..Jesus is coming to town..and with that..Jesus is the over-all champion...he's the reason why we're celebrating Christmas..that's why it's called 'Christ'-mas..but I'm wondering..what's the real name of Jesus? Emmanuel, Sto. Nino...ekk..I'm confused?



Appraisal:

I may feel apathetic right now..maybe later..my feelings will change..I may be alone right now and eats a sunflower cracker in cheese flavor..but later, I will be with my family..I will be eating like a pig later..I'll hear the Christmas Carols of the kids once again, once more (and the last one for this year) and see my crush maybe later or tomorrow for the mass and be stunned again because of his alluring looks, but I can just always stare..and that's it...MAY EVERYONE FEEL THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN THEIR HEARTS...have a blessed holiday to your family...and may it enter on mine too...:)

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith (and who's ?I dunno..hahaha..but the quote stabbed my heart..:D)