You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Yuletide thoughts

i was up early today and i couldn't go back to sleep. Today's my friday and i'll be off from work for 3 days which is quite a rest for me, only not. This coming Christmas day and the weekend will be a handful for me. There's the midnight mass, the noche buena, the exchanging of presents, the beach tambay and whatnots. So there's really no rest day, so to speak.

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the past week, i spent too much! maybe i was trying to compensate for the sadness i am feeling this season. WHenever I see anything i want, i just think to myself, my family's not here, no one to celebrate with, no presents to open, i cook my own noche buena so i think i deserve a little something. and because of this pep-talk, i have exceeded my budget, and next payday will be next week pa! i am serious trouble...i might even have to fiddle with my savings, if the need arises. that is not good.

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i bought a new planner. and i saw one of my unused notebooks so i thought it could pass as a journal. and yes, i have started writing and i promised i'll keep up with it. everything doesn't have to be blogged so i am going back to old-school journal with gel pens. :)

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i miss Christmas sa pinas! No Christmas carols, no traffic, no shopping rush, no Christmas spirit...and it feels so lonely. sigh. I miss everything about Philippines! lalo na my family.

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