Hohoho!!!! You all must be wondering what's wrong with Mary today! Actually, it's nothing. Just now, I went to JJ to buy some cakes for tomorrow's camp. As I was on my way to the bread shop, I saw the Christmas Banners are up!!! Yup!!!! The Christmas Decors are back!!!! Of course they haven't put up those tiny little Christmas trees and lightnings yet because it is still too early for it. In my heart, I was triumph! Finally, the season that I love is here!!!!

Christmas for me is a season of warmth and love. A time where friends and family members gather around at home and enjoy each other's presence. I love Christmas because of the coziness if gives me. Despite of being how busy I am during this season, i still love it!!! I love the Christmas trees, lights, carols, food and also the cheer!!

I still remember when i was a small kid, i used to wait until Advent. For catholics, Advent signifies the start of Christmas season, means we have to prepare ourselves for the birth of Jesus. When Advent arrives, I will start to play my favourite carols and sing along with it as me and my siblings will decorate the Christmas tree. My house Christmas tree isn't like any of those trees you see in the mall. It's quite antic. Moreover, it looks very real! We have to categorize the branches according to its size. Then, my brother will set up the base of the tree, Angeline and me will start to poke the branches to the main stick. Slowly as the 'cone' shape of the tree evolves, we start to hang Christmas decorations around it! You see, that's the nicest part of it. I will put on carols while working on the tree. So all of us will be sing along while our hands are busy hanging, passing and admiring our tree!

Christmas is also a time when my mum shows the artistic side of her! My mum is a good painter. She can self create a Christmas crib by using newspapers! Normally, she will ask me and my siblings to paint up some newspapers using colours of brown, green, yellow and red or orange. When you mixed the colours up, it will turn into a some sort of a ground colour. After that, my mum will start to crumple it up and then piece by piece she will slowly paste them by using gum and celephone tape, on to the base of the crib. Her finishing touch will be the arranging of the statues of baby Jesus, Mother Mary, Joseph, 3 Wise Men, Shepherds and their sheeps and the Angel.

As both the tree and crib is done, my dad will take his fair share of work by hanging up the Christmas lights! Team work is very important! That's why I love Christmas! Imagine the things that my family don't get to do during our normal times but we come together for Christmas! Every time when all of these are done, I will just sit down alone at my couch, turned off the lights and watch the lights blinking from my Christmas tree. Then, in my heart I will thank God for being to generous to me by showering me with a wonderful family, a place to live and also the opportunity to celebrate this season of sharing and love! I mean, this is what Christmas is all about! Sharing your love with one another!!!!!

Sometimes, even though i do go around singing carols with my youths. I still feel that Christmas is about spending time with your love ones, especially with your family. I love the feeling of opening my presents during the Christmas evening beside my Christmas tree with my siblings. Then our parents will come and helped us out with the gifts! Isn't that warm? Even now, whenever I see Christmas decorations are up, I know that Christmas is near. Even more than that, I also know that the peak of my year (as in busyness with church works eg. caroling, Xmas play, Christmas mass practise...) is coming towards me. Most importantly, I can feel it in my bones that the feeling of warmth and love in my family, is coming........and I am waiting for it~~