Have I mentioned what Christmas will be like for me this year?
We’re going to have a Christmas party at YWCA Fort Canning Lodge!
Who’s the we?
“We” is a combination of 3 CGs. 1 CG from 3 different units.
Yesterday, we had our first meet up.
A definite combination of skills and talents.
A wonderful time of getting to know each other, fixing names to faces and coming together in games, P&W, chatting & even learning from one another.
On my way home in Bus 174, I passed by Orchard Road and I got to see the busy-ness of that stretch of road.
Not that it’s crowded with people shopping since it’s 1030pm.
But more so, everywhere was busy putting up decorations for Christmas.
Brings me back to the time when I was young.
Every year (since birth), my family will celebrate Christmas.
And it will be a HUGE event.
Other than it being my sister’s birthday, it’s also a time where we will get together as a family for a dinner.
Remembering when I was young, come November, my sister and I will eagerly ask “Can we can we can we? Can we put up the Christmas tree NOW?”
I remember my very first Christmas tree was a white one laced with blue trimmings.
And VERY tall. (Cause I was short.)
We eagerly put up the decorations with the help of a ladder!!!
My sister will choose those wooden spoons and I will normally take the ribbons.
Topping the star or an angel will always be a hassle to us – “Should it be an angel this year? Or a star? Hmmm…”
My dad, the man of the house, will usually be the one to end it all with the lighting.
Then as we grew, we decided to change into a green tree so that it’ll look more real.
At age 18 when I shifted to my new place, due to the lack of space, my Christmas tree shrunk.
Knee height!!!
Thinking back, I remember quite vividly that my parents used to bring my sister and I to a church near where we live.
And there was one year, my sis and I joined the caroling choir where we go from house to house to bring them our love, warmth, voice and concern.
I remember it was on 24th Dec and it was a VERY rainy and we were all in a bus travelling from home to home.
The fog in the window brought about so much joy cause we were all writing on the windowpanes.
When young, I never knew what was Christmas all about.
As I grew older, my parents also stopped going to church.
And I followed suit a few years later.
Looking back those 28 years… Every year, without fail, we will celebrate Christmas.
Without fail, we will play Christmas songs, have a Christmas dinner, have a birthday celebration, and watch Christmas programs.
However, do we know the significance of Christmas?
Just another holiday?
Or it so happened to be a birthday?
I asked myself then – How do I want to celebrate Christmas this year?
Opportunity is here.
How do I grab it?
How do I rekindle that fire in my family?
Lots of thoughts.
Lots to pray.
1 comment:
wah.. sounds very interesting and exciting. 3 CGs from 3 units... wah...
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