There 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!

Everyone has been talking about All I Want To Get For Christmas…

Well, how about turning it around, and thinking, All I Want To Give For Christmas, for once?

A little time, a little money, a little patience… How about a little love too?

Image @akosikenet on Flickr

Putting A Smile On The Face

The smiley face has always been a wonder to the human race. As humans we have always wanted to see people smile, and there’s nothing more cheerful than looking at happy movies, happy pictures, happy people, happy kids.

And there is nothing even more happier than to be able to put a smile on someone’s face. No matter how elaborate or simple of the thing that you do to bring that smile, you will still get a smile in return, a smile of gratitude.

While it seems trivial, but giving gifts is one of the way that we do to see a smile on others face. And Christmas is the time when people give people gifts, because people want to see people happy.

I’m sure you have done it before, and I’m sure you know how it feels. Giving is sometimes more satisfying than receiving, no?

A New Christmas Wish-list: What do you want to give this Christmas?

Interestingly, we’ve made such a long wish-list of what we wanted to get for Christmas. And then when it comes to the part where we have to make a list of gifts we are to buy and to give to people, we begin to cringe and sigh about the hole that is going to burn in our wallet.

Image @akosikenet on Flickr

But really, what is it all for? Is it really the materialistic exchange of goods that we’re looking for here? Or is it something behind that is driving our soul to make such a move, the joy of giving and taking, the wish to make people happy?

Put down the Getting wish-list for a second, and look at that Giving wish-list. It’s not so bad of an change after all, is it? After all, what you get in return for giving is not just a hole in your wallet, it’s the feeling of content, the spread of love, the bliss of joy, and well for those who are into it, some good Karma. ;)

Spreading some love for Christmas, anyone?

Anthony from Gratitude had shared with us a charity children home, Good Samaritan Home at Klang, that needed some love for the season. For a little background, the orphanage hosts 29 children ranging from the age of 1-19 that needs a bit of a change, both the cents and the environment.

And they sure can use some lovin.

While I am not going to tell you how cramped their house and how much they can use a real roasted turkey for the season, you can probably guess the state of how most of Malaysian’s charity homes are. To put it simply, they needed more love than how much you need that new iPhone.

If you can, put this little name, Good Samaritan Home on your Christmas Giving Wish-list. For this is so much that I can do and ask of you, and for there is so much more that you can do too. Spread the word if you can’t help financially, for action always speak louder than words. :)

Good Samaritan Home

Home Address:
Good Samaritan Homes
No. 2, Lebuh Jelutong
Taman Selatan
41200 Klang
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Tel/fax no: 03-33722289
Email: goodsh2002@yahoo.co.uk
Contact person : Pastor Albert Ong
Bank account number : Kindly contact Pastor for the info.

And hey, thank you for reading this far, for you have given me the time to think of my words, I am really grateful. I hope these words will make a change for you, for them. :)

Well, following up my last post of original Christmas musics, lets not let it stop and have more Christmas music, shall we? :)

Only this time, it’s from me! :D

I cooked up this crappy lil song on the piano. In case you didn’t notice, it’s kinda a modified version of Jingle Bells, only this is slower, and hopefully sweeter and touchier.

So please, come in and enjoy my Christmas Gift for you. :)

Have you been home?

While everyone is in happy jolly Christmas mood, perhaps sometimes it’s nice to sit down and think, what can we do to make our Christmas a really memorable one. While it’s nice to have a real big party or a smashing night out, but sometimes, just a sweet little dinner around the table at home will do.

After all, Christmas is a family celebration. Well, used to be. Shouldn’t we go back and make it one?

How are you celebrating Christmas this year? :)

While I know it takes some time for YouTube to load and stream lately, but hey, let it run for a while and give me a chance, will you? :)

Christmas is coming near, and well a blog isn’t a blog without something to celebrate Christmas!

Well for this blog this time, I am going to put together 15 Original Christmas Songs from people all over the net!

These people I find are highly talented and highly creative to come up with these original Christmas songs, something that are very different from the Christmas traditionals that we hear every day.

What’s even greater is that these people had put in that much effort to create content that is original and are actually very good all by themselves to share with the world. The power of Web 2.0!

I’m not gonna bug you with more prep talks, bump in for some sweet (and some funny) original Christmas music!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Image by Lottakind

Mia Rose – What would Christmas be like?

Blue Christmas

“Meet Me By The Mistletoe” – Destenee

Straight No Chaser – 12 Days of Christmas

Marie Digby – Bring Me Love

I Don’t Want Nothin’ For Christmas

Straight No Chaser – The Christmas Can-Can

The First Noel, Jingle Bells – Piano Christmas Songs by Roy Zu

Achmed Sings “Jingle Bombs” – Jeff Dunham

Christmas Lights – Jason Mitchell

Fred Figglehorn – Christmas Cash

No Christmas For Me – Zee Avi (Malaysian!! Support!!)

On Christmas

It’s Feeling Like Christmas – Joyce Cooling

Korean Boy Singing Christmas Song (SUPPORT TOO!)

That’s all, folks!

Liked the videos? Which one do you like? :D

And hey, how are you enjoying your Christmas so far? Been shopping a lot, I suppose? ;)