have yourself a merry little christmas

christmas eve
lunch with jessica, yili, hongli and yuqian at waraku japanese restaurant in marina square..the third time i've been to the restaurant..while i don't claim to be a jap food expert, the food there is pretty nice (much tastier than sakae sushi..yeah lots of people will say "duh!"..duh!) and at an affordable price as well..after lunch we had our christmas gift exchange! i got a handphone strap, a handphone holder, a moo-moo bottle and a box of maltesers..not a bad return though the choice of purple for the handphone strap amused jess and myself highly! :P


after lunch we went for a few rounds of pool before calling it a day at 5pm..on our way back, yili's handphone got pinched, which kind of took the shine off an otherwise quite fine day out..

christmas day - midnight mass at the church of the holy trinity
really lovely! (aside from the fact that i had my brother stoning beside me throughout the service!)..it's first time in years that i've enjoyed the christmas midnight mass..i think it helped that Father John Bosco was presiding over the mass..he just has that charisma and presence to attract and then hold on to your attention..for the homily, he spoke of gifts; how one gives and receives, how we are all gifts from God and how we can be gifts to God..as a bonus, he sang "have yourself a merry little christmas" at the end of his homily, as a gift to all in attendance..while it was not exactly (in his own words) "singapore idol" material, i am sure his sincerity touched more than a few hearts this morning..it certainly warmed my heart..suddenly all my loneliness and fears just disappeared..and christmas is alive again..

have yourself a merry little christmas
let your heart be light
from now on, our troubles will be out of sight

have yourself a merry little christmas
make the yuletide gay
from now on, our troubles will be miles away

here we are, as in olden days
happy golden days of yore
faithful friends who are dear to us
gather near to us once more

through the years, we all will be together
if the fates allow
hang a shining star above the highest bough
and have yourself a merry little christmas now

thank you, God..
thank you, Jesus..
and thank you, Father John Bosco..

merry christmas to one and all!
may all your christmas dreams and wishes come true!