Christmas in the Air

It was last September 1 when I realized that Christmas is coming. My friend was the first one to greet me since it was already a -ber month. Now, it is already December and I can hear Christmas songs and caroling of children in the streets. Lanterns, Christmas Tree, nativity and other decorations are all around. As I woke up this morning, it was already six but the sky was still dark and it was very cold. I even had to wear jacket in going to class.

Every time the Christmas is coming, I usually feel excited especially that I can finally go home after six months of waiting here in the dormitory. I miss my family and friends. Last year, we had our high school reunion and it was fun and memorable. It was such a rare moment to see almost all of your classmates after being apart for years or months. Most of them grew to be different from those high school teens that we were. I am indeed excited to see them again when I go home.

I usually smile each time I remember my Christmas with my family. We are busy during this season because of our business to the extent that we do not have enough energy to celebrate. Still, the important thing is we are together during holidays. Unlike in my birthday that I have to celebrate it with my friends here and the last time I had my birthday at home was when I was 16.

Christmas is the birthday of Jesus...Let us all be happy and prepare for his coming. Spread the love in the air...

Birthday

Everyone has a birth date, who does not? This date is just a simple remembrance that God gives us another year and we must be thankful for it.

I saw in my photo albums that my parents never miss a single party for my birthday. From one year old until I was 16, we celebrate it by inviting other people. I was used to that feeling that I was excited every birthday, my family will prepare for it and our relatives and my friends will be there. I miss those times. When I entered college, I did not get the chance to be with my family anymore because my birthday is on august and I can not go home. It was on my seventeenth birthday when I felt how sad it was to be away especially when my parents called. On my eighteenth birthday, my father was there and somehow his presence made me more than happy. Although it was my childhood dream to have a cotillion for my debut, I was still satisfied with our simple celebration.

Another birthday means an additional to your age, the thing that we are often afraid of because we are not getting any younger. When I was two years old, I wanted to grow old faster so that I could go to school just like our neighbors. Yet now, I wish I were young, carefree, and innocent. Wounds and bruises were easier to heal when we were kids but wounds in the hearts take time to heal. The older we are, the more complicated the problems become and the world expands more than you thought.

Your birthday can represent your identity through the year or zodiac sign you were born. It is up to you if you believe these things. But for me, those things are often true and happening. I do not know if those are just mere coincidences. I am Leo and born under year of the Dragon, what can you say about my personality?