Almost Christmas

Hi, zarah!

i am hoping that you'll be able to shake off those holiday blues. i can imagine how you feel right now. but i am quite sure that this season will also bring happiness to you, in any way. who knows? maybe next year, you will be able to celebrate christmas with your family in roxas. also, may the christmas angels shower your way with lots of cheers this holiday season. from my family to yours, merry christmas and a prosperous new year!

over here, the dawn masses or aguinaldo masses have started last december 16. these dawn masses usually start at 4 in the morning, i havent had the chance to go to any of the masses because i am only able to wake up at 6 am! so much for planning, eh? a lot of carollers have been going around our subdivision. for some songs, they get to receive 2 pesos from us. some sing off-key while some are quite good, too. we have been buying some food items for the gift-giving to the less fortunate families of cabusao, cam sur. the gift-giving of some food packs will happen on december 22. this is a joint charity project of my siblings, zobel and pips. it's their simple way of sharing the holiday cheers to those who need cheering up. me and mom's share in this gesture is more on the physical side, not the monetary aspect. me and mom have been buying, marketing, packing and will do the distributing (together with other extended family members) on saturday. the said food packs contain pansit canton, sardines, some veggies, sugar, coffee, 2 kilos rice and some candies for the kids. these may not be much but at least, these will be of help to the less fortunate. on december 26, we will be having our grand family reunion in cabusao. it will be another fun day for sure. with gift-giving, foods and get-together. "ang una kong subo ay para saimo..." :)

these will be for now. i pray that your christmas will be twice as blessed, even if it will just be another ordinary day there. at least, you get to spend it with R, right? christmas will always be christmas, z! there are lots of ways to spend it, be far away from home or at home. as long as you have good health and in good spirits, its real meaning will always stay in our hearts and minds. so, i wish you all the best during the festivities. happy christmas!