Christmas as you grow older…
Christmas trees was never in the picture of my childhood Christmas memories, well as I can recall… each time we asked mom: if we can set up a Christmas tree, she always gave us the same answer year-after-year.. “Well if you want to set it up… you should know that you have to get it down!”… that statement, or more likely a threat (from where I see it), works every year, and after a few Christmases we (my sisters and me) just got it into our skins and we don’t bother to ask any more.
Anyhow… exchanging presents was the catch for us to look forward to Christmas every year; the anticipation of unwrapping the presents followed with the surprise (or maybe disappointment) when seeing what we got.
However, as I grow older… well at least now… after every member of the family disbursed all over Asia… Christmas is about getting together, it is about coming home. Regardless of presents, the past 2 Christmas we cherished the togetherness more; 2005 was in Bukittinggi, Padang and 2006 was in Singapore. This Christmas, although one of us weren’t able to make it; a nice home cooked meal after church with a glass of wine, recalling the funny memories of past Christmases and celebrating the days to come, is just what I need this year! Merry Christmas people!!
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