Merry Christmas!

This will be my second year in blogosphere celebrating this Christmas Eve. It is a traditional way of celebrating the birth of Christ, especially to all Roman Catholics. Parati kaming pumupunta ng simbahan kahit simbang gabi, at sa disperas ng pasko. It's like a tradition in every Filipinos to praise and worship God.

Every Christmas, may problema. Problema sa pera. Obviously, this is the time kung saan milyon-milyong pilipino ay nakikipagsiksikan sa tiangge, shopping malls at palengke. Bibili ng maiambag na regalo at kukuha ng pera sa pitaka para bayaran ang nabiling gamit. Ang iba naman ay nag-go-grocery shopping para ready na sila for noche buena. Ang buwan ng Disyembre ay buwan ng pera. Bilyong piso ang umiikot na pera sa kalakalan. That's how evil money is.


Maliban sa pera, last year's celebration was quite memorable. Maliban sa handaan, (ang sasarap!) at exchanging of gifts sa bahay, may hindi inaasahang nangyari. The Christmas Day Tragedy happened around 12 midnight of December 25, kung saan lahat kami ay nasa hapagkainan, sama-samang kumakain. Dahil sa trahedya, tatlo ang napabalitang namatay at lima ang sugatan. (Read this blog post http://akosirabsky.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-day-tragedy.html)


This Christmas, we need to celebrate it peacefully, as much as possible iwasan ang firecrackers. Stay inside, have fun with the family and have this so-called bonding time. :)

Merry Christmas sa lahat!