This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Sunday, December 24, 2006 |
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...And a happy new year to all =D Well, the hapy new year part is just so i can keep decorations up a little longer until Jan 1 2007 without anyone complaining on MSN: "Oi! Christmas over liao leh, still Merry Christmas..." Anyway, i do hope you like the new blog layout and the added Christmas effects, exclusively only on this blog from 23/12/06 to 01/01/07, 12 noon. Today's Christmas eve, and celebrations are going into full swing. People wheeling Christmas trees in wheelbarrows, loud singing of carols which can be heard a block away (even with windows closed), and of course, all the spamming of "Merry Christmas!" in online forums, MSN and in-game. You would think i've probably seen it all, but no, my father had a more interesting tale to tell yesterday night, after coming home from his regular workout at the gymnasium... The condo's gymnasium is located just beside the function room. That night, it had been booked, apparently for a Christmas party, with Christmas trees and lighted figures of angels hung up on the walls. When my father passed by and tok a peek inside, he was surprised to see People robed in white, dressing up like angels/preists/Jesus, some even with halos above their heads. And some of them appeared to be cradling babies in their arms and singing hymns or lullaby songs. But at closer inspection by my father, they were actually hugging bolsters in their arms. Quite a odd scene. Later, after some thought, my father realised that those devout Christians were actually pretending that the bolster was the son of God, and they were celebrating the birth of Jesus. When my father told us about what he had seen, my mother's remark was something along the lines of: "Wah, those Christians are really crazy, even dress up until like that summore." No offence to Christians, but my family members are all free-thinkers, except for my father who's part-Buddhist because his father was Buddhist, and i guess we do find the rituals of other religions a little...unnerving, sometimes. Anyway, i can't remember ever celebrating Christmas before, except for once when my mum brought me to the Christmas party held by one of her friends. Oh, and another time when i was still a young child and followed my maid to her church to watch some performance and listen in on some songs. And ive never exchanged presents in my life. Christmas presents would be nice, but don't expect anything in return since ive never done any shopping for Christmas. it might be the season of giving, but i don't expect anyone to give me anything out of goodwill and not accept anything in return. it will be on my conscience for the rest of my life that i still owe someone a present, and interest rates do pile up, you know. So this Christmas will probably be spent sitting at home playing SCO, killing giant smiley snowmen and wishing everyone i see a very merry Christmas, whetehr i mean it or not. Oh wait, my mum just told me that she wants me to go to work on Christmas day since they have a container arriving and everyone's helping out. (Well, i don't suppose Bangladeshi workers celebrate Christmas either.) Change of plan: I'll be in the workshop listening to the combined melody of hammers, drills and the aching of muscles. Maybe the occasionally flurry of sawdust and metal bits in the air too. Hallelujah. |
'Twas teh winnar at 11:14 am.
