Monday, December 22, 2008
"Christmas season" is a title of my entry this week. As christmas approaches, i hereby wish all my readers a merry christmas, and may all your dreams come true. To me, every christmas i spend since young, was memorable and sweet. Each hold a strong symbolic and meaningful to me. Silence, yet beautiful evening of the eve, the december wind blew strongly as ever, although i never seen snow in my life, however, I wished I could experience it if ever i got a chance, to simply celebrate a white christmas, I would just be contented.
When i was young, christmas was celebrated at home, just like another family gathering event, which would just naturally bring us together. Unlike traditional christmas celebration, food served on the dining table, would be different each year. Not the usual hot favourite, turkey and those honey baked hams. It would rather instead be fried finger foods, fried bee hoon specially stired-fried over and over again by my mum, that fragrances, even till today, unforgettable. Noisy and lively, toys will be the hottest topic of discussion for me with my cousins, comparison between each other, was like a mini war at that time. Perhaps, young was precious, innocence and just like another exciting day for me. I just could not describe, how much fun and how much i really enjoy gathering during christmas with my family. It's the sense of belonging, where you belong to this huge organisation structure, and not being left alone, and i mean never, they just care for you and shower as much love.
Those were the younger days, where i would just snatched a sit with my cousins, to see who got the best sit with the best food item around. But always ended up being scolded by my parents. After our delicious dinner, my parents, along with my other relatives, we would go to different places of attactions, to feel the atmosphere of christmas. Usually, would visit Orchard Road, where the usual crowd would be more than ever. To capture the most beautiful lighting sceneries in town. Snapping of pictures, to ensure that it will be remembered that we were once there as every christmas would be a historic and different one. Later, we would make our way towards the near-by Singapore River, and enjoy a ride on the traditional chinese boat, and view the beautiful sceneries of the night. Really wished, i was back there again, when i was younger, no need to worry so much like now.
Followed on, i grew older, and my christmas eves were all usually spend with my close group of friends. My family would then have their own celebration still on, however, my other cousins like me, rarely would even show face and like me, choose to stay out with friends and celebrate till late night. We would gather at a meeting point, which most probably is at Orchard Road. Then we would discuss for a place to settle for dinner, usually not very expensive, just some hawker fare meal, like our normal routines of meals. Talking over a common topic, drinking our cold drinks, as simple as it may seems, but this would be the just right christmas for us. Around later nights, we would head down the main of Orchard Road, and get some bottles of foam from those road side sellers. Preparing to have a big foam spraying party.
Once the countdown start, our hands are all well prepared and merry christmas!! Spraying of foams would be all over the place. Stamina don't seems to run out as fast than usual, we were just jumping, running and basically having fun with each other, nonetheless, even strangers whom we do not know. Such events like this, just bring the bonding, closeness and understandings between each other. I know very well that with them, i will never ever feel alone or outcast. Most importantly of all, the meeting up, it's something that we might not have time to fufill when we grow older, as everyone would have their own lives by then. How many times can one enjoy youth, it flies past us by surprise, by then it would only be too late as we can only look back and only wished that it would happened again.
This coming christmas, will still be celebrating, excitingly looking forward for it. Doing the usual stuffs again, but it's like once a year, so i really treasure and cherish this chance not to miss it no matter what. Finally, i would hope for a simple wish, friends around me whom I know, every single one of you, stay happy and healthy, thats all. As for my family, I love them and without them, I will never be here today writing, they are the most important assets of my life and no doubt i can't live without them, my wish is simple let this time I'm spending with them be eternity thats all. Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secrets lies in an inner glow. It's lightings a fire inside a heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It's higher thought and a greater plan. It's glorious dream in the soul of man.
My next entry is titled "New year, new hopes, new dreams" debut next Monday 29th December.
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