Post-Christmas Blues: It’s over!! Now what??
December 26, 2009 | 2:31 pm ShareThere are so much hype building on to the Christmas season. The whole world is talking about it, from the TVs to the ads to the radio to the Tweets and of course, all the blogs.
The hype builds itself like a bubble up since a month or two before Christmas, and it grows like a bubble going bigger and bigger.
And when Christmas finally came, POP, the bubble bursts in a day, and what’s left behind is party leftovers, unwrapped presents, an empty wallet, and to many, a void of loneliness and emptiness inside.
So that resulted in a lazy weekend, and even harder Monday blues, and if you’re really into Christmas, a sad month after recovering from the burnt wallet.
Like, ouch. What are we gonna do about it?
Hard Hit After Midnight
Most of our parties began on the 24th, during the Christmas eve. After midnight coundown, it’s Christmas, woohoo!!
Then our parties go on until 25th, the Christmas day. We had fun all day and all night, then when it hits midnight, Christmas is over. Some of us went on partying, but the sad thing is, it all eventually have to come to an end.
Then suddenly reality comes crushing down on us, that Christmas is over. What we’ve been looking forward to for 2 months is all over. As much as we wished for time to freeze and stop at that blissful moment of Christmas, time goes on, and life moves on.
Yup, time goes on, life moves on.
Spend, but spend wisely
It is said that Christmas is a world consumerism spree. There’s no reason to buy and spend oh so much on Christmas, other than just because, well, “It’s Christmas!”
It has become a trend to buy and shop and spend on Christmas time, because everyone says so. Even for non-Christians people buy and give gifts because that’s what the shopping malls ads and music are telling you to, “It’s Christmas, buy gifts and celebrate now!”
Well, that’s not exactly a bad thing, because giving is a gift by itself, but when you spend, spend wisely. Don’t go for the rush and use up all the cash until you have nothing left after the season, then the post-Christmas depression is gonna hit even harder.
“Oh gosh, I spent that much? I don’t even know!”
Party ends, but life goes on
The bad news is that as the party ends there’s plenty of crap to clean up, a bad hangover to deal with the next day, or worrying about the sticky make-ups and the oils that stayed in your hair from the barbeque. That adds up even more to the depression.
The good news is that no matter how shitty the party goes, you will still want to do it again next year.
And next year is something to look forward to.
To some of us who lives in a country with plenty of festivals to look forward to (yeah, Malaysia BOLEH!) we have always set our targets a few months prior to the event. It’s Christmas now, and Chinese New Year is already creeping up. Some of us has already made plans on what to do and where to party already.
“Alright, Christmas is over, now what’s the next party?!”
So instead of sulking in what had happened, look forward to the next best thing. Life is a giant playground by itself, so the fun never ends if you know where to find them.
Post-Christmas Blues, We’ll Get Over It!
The pictures from last-night’s party sure are real fun, aren’t they? So cherish them and upload them to Facebook and lets all have a laugh over it!
Laughter is the best medicine for everything, no? :)
So, what’s the next plan?! New Year party, anyone? :P
P/S: In case you haven’t notice this post is a conspiracy set to post my Christmas dinner pictures. You’ve been conned, wahaha!
Comments (32)
iyouweblog.com
December 26th, 2009 at 8:10 am
u had a fun christmas!!!
nanged you. Nang this to know the empowered youths!!! TQ!
William
December 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
My colleague highly-recommends the place, but I’m quite averse to BBQ places… But it’s the company that counts I guess! :D
KwOnG FeI
December 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
post christmas? happy boxing day.. haha
nanged~
Evan
December 26th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
merry christmas and a blessed new year from me
Dhar
December 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
lol wth… i feel the post xmas blues already… haiz haiz… i wish xmas never ended :) it's like wow i finally went out to so many places, and got madly drunk after a looooonnnng time and went to bed without even thinking and without even having to try and woke up with an awesome hangover HOHOHO. merry xmas…
CHVoon
December 27th, 2009 at 1:41 am
feel hungry now… after read ur posts
getting more hungry…
Steamboat! + buffet = increase my tummy
But i cannot stop eat!
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:29 am
hehe thanks for the nang Kwong Fei! I appreciate it! :D
beng
December 26th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
is too late for me to wish u a merry xmas so i gotta settle for wishing u a great 2010 year ahead :)
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:26 am
haha thank you bengbeng! you have a great 2010 ahead too1 :D
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:27 am
haha thats why i'm growing a tummy too xD getting bigger bigger with all the food i eat!
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:28 am
yeah… post-xmas blues really hit a lot of us xD and thank god you finally gone out! :P just about time! and don't let it stop ok! i know ur a cheerful happy girl somewhere down there, so keep at it! :P
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:29 am
thank you Evan! same goes to you too!!
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:30 am
haha yup! if you can you should try it too, really, it's pretty nice! no need to worry about bad smell like some other places cause this place is pretty clean :D
conancat
December 27th, 2009 at 3:30 am
haha thanks for nanging! i nanged yours too :)
shakira
December 27th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Glad you have a great Christmas!
Thanks for sharing the photos.
cheers!
Gratitude
December 27th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Pretty in pink! :P
+Ant+
kelvin
December 27th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Now its New Year mood!!!
Dhar
December 27th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
lol how come you know me so well :) i am a cheerful person :) hahaha!! but of course, the getting drunk must stop! hahahahaha… waiting for your next post :)
kenwooi
December 28th, 2009 at 1:31 am
i went to oxford street in london to get some cheap stuffs..
but too many people.. gave up.. =P
[SK]
December 28th, 2009 at 2:33 am
haha, post-christmas celebration blues huh?? well, don't we still have the new year coming ahead in just few days?? hehehe, so party still on and forget about life until 2010!!:p
TZ
December 28th, 2009 at 2:49 am
hehehe… Don't be sad … the New Year is coming soon…
HAPPY NEW YEAR… :)
Rasmus
December 28th, 2009 at 3:52 am
ima write you a notecard for proper christmas arrangement… in fact it spans almost over 6 weeks ;p greets, ras
serious_sam_hk
December 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
i dont celebrate christmas..
so no pre or post blues or greens for me
hehehe
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
haha like that also can :P so christmas is just like any other public holiday for you huh? :P
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
lol 6 weeks! now that's a pretty long time. :P any post-xmas blues after?
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
hehe yeah, new year coming real soon! happy new year!!! :D
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
hahaha well easy to say! today is one of the bluest mondays i ever had, lol! but yeah, new year coming soon in a few days! yay!!
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
lol really ah? so many ppl shopping for xmas? xD maybe you should go to another street instead? :P
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
hehe yeah, getting drunk sometimes is fun but not always! :P you can get drunk again in a few days, wahahhaa!!
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
yeah, Happy New Year!! xD
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
hehe thankies Anton! :P
conancat
December 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
hehe and thanks for coming by Shakira! :P
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