Merry Xmas everyone! “Have yourself a merry lil xmas....” This song has been going on and on in my mind with such consistency that I have to say, not wanting to sound too much like Kylie, I just can’t get it out of my head! It’s one of my favourite Xmas songs though.
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Good mood, festive mood, whatever you may call it, I’m happy!
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This has to be one of the few occasions when I blog when I’m not feeling down. Who blogs when they’re not feeling down anyway? When you’re happy, naturally, you would meet up with some friends whom you should have met up with less often, you go for a few rounds of beer, you get high and start behaving like happy kids. On the contrary, when you’re feeling down, you would meet up with some friends whom you should have met up with more often, you go for a few rounds of beer, you get high and start behaving like sad kids AND you start blogging! You see! Am I right or are you wrong?
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Religious agenda aside, it is strange how different people react to Xmas. Xmas is about hope, it’s about the anticipation of what’s about to come and most importantly it’s about a closure, a closure of what the year has brought to you or taken away from you. Bitter sweet, I say. It’s about forgiveness, it’s about being big-hearted and most of us try to be selfless during this period. Gifts,
Turkeys
, wine and dine, elaborated Xmas cards, best behaviors, caroling etc… All the good things in life… Ah, and there is Santa! By now, most, if not all, would have known that Mr. Santa is unreal, you’re better off believing David Blaine levitation trick (Yes, it’s a trick I’ve yet to figure).
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I celebrate Xmas as a day of fun and joy, not as a day of the birth of Christ, although many believed it to be, where in the bible mentioned it anyway? Well, think I shall not dwell on this any further. I do know of some people who get pre/post Xmas depression, probably because they expected too much out of Xmas and didn’t get back as much. So during Boxing Day, they would go like, “Is that it? Xmas is over but I don’t feel slightly better than I was few days ago…Hmm maybe New Year will be better, so lets just wait a few more days.” Maybe that’s why the suicidal rate on New Year’s day has been the highest, coz these people still hadn’t experience that change that they were yearning for. Hey, it’s not that I have no sympathy over suicidal people, but isn’t it pathetic that most of these people were perfectly normal beings, no physical or mental disabilities (I said MOST), who thought themselves to be dealt with unfairly by life. I can’t say I’ve lots of experience but enough to say that in life, you gain some, you lose some.
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On Xmas eve, I’m gona toss all my priorities aside and enjoy myself! Merry Xmas!
