Dec
23

chestnuts burning on an open flame.

Filed Under (dear diary...) by fueledbymaruchanramen on 23-12-2005

or is it ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire?’ 

beats me.

my brother’s been singing that line for a couple of days now.  not exactly a good rip-off but the way he sang it was enough to make me laugh my head off.  we don’t celebrate christmas like most folks do.

it’s not exactly christmassy ’round here at home.  my sibs have gone shopping for food and all, but there are no christmas trees, christmas lights, or anything that’d remind you of the season anywhere in or on this house.  not a entity.  and we actually like it that way.  while the rest of the street [or the rest of pandacan] is all lit up with lights and fancy lanterns of all shapes and sizes, our house remains one of the darkest, simplest, most boring, uninviting places of all.

but it’s the only place i’d rather be.

i’ve gotten through the pre-christmas season by dodging every christmas party to ever come my way.  for the record, i’ve missed 5 christmas parties on purpose:

1. vanguard x-mas party

2. college x-mas party

3. batch x-mas party

4. pugadlawin x-mas party

5. manila chapter vanguard x-mas party

it’s obvious that saving on resources is the main rationale for the “christmas party dodging.”  parties aren’t a necessity anyway.  [okay, i concede, i'm cheap!]  i mean, it’s not like i’m gonna die if i don’t go to parties.  plus, it’s a sacrifice.  sacrifice.

god, i love that word!

i’ve also spent the christmas vacation gearing up for my clinicals [which i'm deathly afraid of, as usual] and listening to my chemical romance’s cover of ‘all i want for christmas is you.’  well, among other things.

i’ve also spent the 1st week of this so-called break by making up for what i’ve missed these past few months.  i got the chance to help out at home, visit my grandma, fix some things, make a few phone calls, send mail… things i usually take for granted or i just don’t have the time for anymore.

and i feel great.  in fact, i’m already looking forward to a new year.  [i wonder what the new year would bring...]

merry christmas to everyone!

 



1 Comment So Far

Lady Shikamaru on 24 December, 2005 at 1:25 pm #
    

merry christmas din, glad! ^__________________^


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