Sunday, December 28, 2008 @1:31 AM
Christmas is overrated and too commercialized. Whatever happened to the homely and warm feeling that Christmas used to bring with it? Or the people who were easily satisfied with the simple gesture of greetings and hand-written cards? Most importantly, what happened to the appreciation and coming together of family members?
Given the hectic lifestyle in Singapore, I don't have much opportunity to actually sit down with my family and have a peaceful meal with them or even talk to them on a regular basis. Come to think of it, I probably spend more time with my laptop than anyone else. To me, Christmas is always a time to get together with individuals who are part of my family and just spend quality time getting to know what's going on in each other's life.
Thankfully, I think my parents, brothers and myself are fine. We spent the last three days playing games like Risk, Game of Life and Taboo. It may seem a little lame especially to the younger generation who prefer to indulge themselves in computer games but believe me, games like the above-mentioned do wonders to bond people together.
How often does one see his own father screw up at Taboo? (Like mine who replied "pie" when asked "If it's not an apple, it's an _______ "; for those who don't know, the answer is "orange") Or how often does one see her mother's reaction to having so many children in the Game of Life? And at the end of the day, everyone just laughs it all off and secretly hopes for the other people to get into funny situations so that it can turn out to be an amusing story to be told next year.
I'm just glad to be able to experience this during a time when I feel like Christmas has lost its meaning. It's just a pity that I couldn't experience this with my cousins this year but I'm hoping for CNY...