Living away from home is very difficult, specially during this season... the holidays, christmas, new year...aaahh the feasts, love it and miss it so much...
The reason is, I have been away from home for about 5 years and have not been able to celebrate Christmas back home. I had a chance to go home for a month vacation but not in these month.
I try to remember the ways we Filipino celebrate Christmas. Quite a long celebration, from as early as December 16, 2011, Simbang Gabi or the midnight mass, Catholics observe masses for nine consecutive days, and the main event, the Christmas mass... after attending the Christmas Day mass, kids will go to their respective ninongs and ninangs for their aguinaldos and gifts.
Really, it gives every Christians a wonderfull feelings of knowing that there is Someone up there who love us. Christmas is not only a time for exchanging gifts more importantly this is the time we celebrate the birth of our only Saviour, Jesus. To remember how God love us and that He gave the most precious gift that we could ever receive in oour entire life, only if we are willing to accept.
Advance merry Christmas to all....
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