And if you really love Christmas..

.. come on and let it show! I just watched Love Actually for the third time, and I'm still not sick of it. It's a wonderful wonderful movie.. full of love, Christmas love! =)

The lack of updates is due to overdose of every series imaginable for the past two weeks or so. In the course of 2 weeks, I've completed Grey's Anatomy Seasons 1 and 2 and 2 episodes from Season 3, Prison Break Season 1 and 10 episodes from Season 2, Gilmore Girls Season 3, What I Like About You Season 4, Bleach Episode 1-105, School Rumble 2, catching up with Smallville and Heroes episodes, and several movies. Wheeee. Not that I've been glued to my computer 24/7. But when I'm at home and not out, I start watching everything I'm addicted to =D.

Christmas is oh-so-near! It's my absolutely favouritest season, 'cause once every year, I feel like there is actually going to be much peace and love around the world. With all the things that's wrong with this world, every Christmas, I'ld actually believe that there is hope yet for this planet and its inhabitants. Come Christmas time, we are showered with movies and songs of love and kindness and peace, of angels and hope for a better tomorrow, of happiness and satisfaction, of Jesus and His birth, and how much love He had and has for us, of pure jingly (not jungly) bliss... the kind of movies that puts a smile on your face, and the kind of songs that make you want to sing along with all its jiwang-ness.

There are so many things wrong with the world today, I can't even begin to name them. From the bratty little kindergarten kids who have learnt to lie and steal at such a young age, to the bitchy backstabbings of two-faced teenage girls and boys, to the small crimes that happen daily on the streets, which lead to bigger crimes eventually, and all the way to the wars and fighting all around. Talk of the apocalypse and the end of the world has been going on since many years ago. And who's to blame for such rumours? If I were God, I'ld be terribly disappointed with what the world I created has become as well.

"Got a good look at the world lately? What happened to Christmas? Peace on earth? Goodwill to men? Let me tell u something, the spirit of Christmas is dead" - Santa Claus talking to Clark Kent in Smallville Season 5 (forgot what episode)

The spirit of Christmas really is dead in most hearts. To some people, Christmas is merely a celebration, a chance to have big feasts, get presents , and have fun. Most kids don't even know the true meaning of Christmas anymore. To them, it's all about Santa Claus and Christmas gifts. Christmas gifts were first introduced probably to encourage the spirit of giving and generosity, but over time, it became a symbol of greed... so much so that I've seen little kids throw tantrums when they don't receive any gifts, and some others who demand and wail aloud in shopping malls about what they would want as gifts.

To me, Christmas is truly about remembering how much Christ has done for us, and how much we should give to others. It's a time to remember that, instead of always receiving love, we should reach out and give love. It's a time to remember the satisfaction you get when you give and give unconditionally... the satisfaction 10 times or more the magnitude of only receiving. Think about the homeless and poor on the streets; the kids that crowd orphanages; the unwanted grandma's and grandpa's abandoned in old folks' homes; the less fortunate and "special" people, who more than anyone else needs to know that they are loved and accepted the way they are... those without families to provide them with the warmth and comfort everyone needs.

Once every year, I am disillusioned that there are people who actually care enough. And once every year, I pray so very hard that there is something I could do to help. We should have Christmas all year round. =)

Frodo: So what are we holding on to, Sam?

Sam: That there's some good in this world, and they're worth fighting for.