Christmas 2012

I was all prepared to be really alone during this Christmas. I thought this is what I'll get in exchange for an awesome Christmas season last year when my whole family came over to Penang to celebrate with me. In fact, I was kinda devastated that I ended up not watching the musical play "Homer" already so I told myself, this year's Christmas isn't really going to be a good one. I felt like all my considered good friends kinda left me out or forgot about me since they're all with their family & love ones. I didn't take that against them anyway since it's their right to spend time with their family....haha!

I kept on contemplating what shall I do during this very special day (it will always be special). Perhaps, after skyping with my precious family in Manila, I thought I'd spend time with God alone, celebrate His sort of birthday so to speak and just dwell in His presence all by myself. I decided to just be thankful and enjoy this private moment. On a side note though, I had this little justification with God saying, "but Lord, isn't that when happiness is shared it is doubled? But anyhow, I will choose to be happy by just having You.".

Well, the Lord won't simply allow His children to be really sad on His birthday will He? I received an invitation from a colleague/friend who's literally seating just beside my cubicle at work to join them for the Christmas eve Noche Buena. At first, I didn't want to go because I thought they're a couple & would need their privacy celebrating. My conscience was scolding me, "Cut the crap of your pride & just go already! They invited you sincerely!" And so I went. The Noche Buena feast with Nestie & Ana was simple but very intimate. It was just the 3 of us! :D They didn't even allow me to drive and go home that night and so I slept over at their place.

Christmas day, I picked up my new housemate from work as she worked night shift on the 24th early in the morning. After that, I took a nap and head to the Christmas Day church service with another couple friend, Tze Han & Lay Ching whom invited me to join them. They picked me up and we went to Traders Hotel for the Christmas service. We then had a Japanese food lunch with Tze Han's aunties and cousins. It was a great Christmas day lunch meal.

I admire couples who welcome company in times like these. Moreover, people who are inclusive and make you feel "you're not alone" when someone is actually alone. I will usually think that I'm like a disturbance or annoyance to them but they've treated me with much sincerity and showed me a good sense of belonging. At the end of the day, perhaps just when I thought that my good friends abandoned me, Christmas 2012 made me realize that I have other good friends as mentioned. This, I will treasure deeply in my heart and are added to the things that will make me remember that God is good all the time!

Now let's see what's gonna happen for the New Year's eve. Stay tuned! =)