Ho hoHo...it's not a pun.

After spending at least 10 minutes pondering on how to start this post about Christmas, i have finally given up. to hell with back-spacing..i'm just gonna write what i think about Christmas 2005.

Christmas 2005

A subdued affair. no longer is it the christmas i knew when i was kid. back then, the tree would be covered with so many presents that you can't even see the trunk of it...presents overflowing..and the tree seemed really big and grand and glitzy...and the angel looked..well..hmm.. angelic. everywhere was tinsel and sparkles and when it came to night-time there were always people's houses to go to...to eat, to talk and be merry.

this year...xmas was..well..quiet.

no more glitz, no more glamour...even the amount of presents under the tree seemed to have shrunk...i think that comes with age. damn. i wish i was young again. and xmas didn't seem as festive anymore...i can't seem to place my finger on it.

all the same..the tree is still up..i'm staring at it right this moment. my banisters are wreathed with with green plastic wreaths bought at Ikea...there's christmas balls hanging down my lights..there's even still some presents left under the tree; unopened; for unexpected visitors. so come, if you want a box of gift-wrapped chocolate.

there's just something wrong. i can't place my finger. what happened to xmas?


oh yes...

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO!!