Friday, December 11, 2009
christmas
the widely celebrated and hyped-up season of giving, sharing, and love is here. it's the christmas season. strolling down the streets of orchard road everyday, you will never miss its imminent arrival. every single year, during this season, the roads and shopping malls get swamped by crowds. it gets hard to walk. it gets hard to clear your mind. as the overflowing information and shoppers overwhelm you.
thus it is funny how every single year, i never have any plans for christmas. it's true. i may end up spending it somewhere, which i don't really remember, but i don't have plans. back in jc, i'm pretty sure i spent christmas at home. the year i graduated, i spent christmas working. 1st year in uni, i was embracing the sand and soil and sandflies in cambodia. 2nd year in uni, i was somewhere in mind cafe. and this year, i don't know.
what is it about christmas and valentine's day that you feel like you're in the slumps if you spend them alone, or with no plans in particular. perhaps it's the hidden assumption in such festivals that you will find the special people who will make time on this busy day just for you. there is the hidden assumption that there is everyone for everyone.
if love prevails, everyday's a valentine's day. everyday's a christmas day. because you'll feel the love with you, in you, and around you anyway.
there's this song that was stucked in anna's head the other day.
"i don't want a lot for christmas.
there is just one thing i need.
i don't care about the presents
underneath the christmas tree."what's on your wishlist for christmas this year.