Reflections
December 22, 2008
There’s always been something bittersweet about the holidays; sure, they’re joyful, festive, etcetera, but coming as they do in the waning weeks of the year, they’re also a time for recollection and self-recrimination, of shoulda-dones and coulda-beens.
And this year’s been quite a bit more bitter than sweet. I lost my father & some relatives & friends this year,(na pe-peste na ata kami) everyone’s dying like flies out here and I’m getting used to it na.
Economy of this darn country is in shambles, you could feel it to the bone.We’re no longer in times of plenty. Our new reality is resource scarcity and economic crisis. I got lot of bills to pay that keeps on piling up. Now I’m trying to reconsider the meaning of “necessity.” saving for my children’s education, yes, family vacation, no? ooops…family vacation, yes, new laptop for my wife, no? Quad Core Dream PC - sorry, son, no. Aagh! OK, yes (It’s for me hehehhe). a new touch screen digicam for my daughter? OK, Ayesha I’ll buy that thingie bukas.
With this in mind, My wife is revamping our gift list. Instead of giving less, We’re going to give differently -making and doing rather than buying. She’s spending hours doing picture slideshows as gifts for friends and relatives on her laptop (a labor of love indeed).
I’m making a mini-documentary of my late father for my mom, the woman who deserves everything and wants nothing. She never asked for anything last christmas ( buti na lang, makakatipid hehehe)
Happy Holidays Everyone!
