A Christmas Diary

Today, 25th December 2007, is a day full of surprises, happiness and sadness.

Let me just recount...

12:00MN
Noche buena was spent at Winnie, Loi and Ben's place in Cyber Heights Villa. For this affair, I've prepared leche flan (first time!) and brought along a bottle of strawberry creme liquor. The party was fun but my energy level was not OK. I guess I'm still feeling glum from the recent "unexpected events." Well, I'm just glad that no one seems to have noticed. Dinaan ko na lang sa pagkanta sa Magic Sing.

12:10AM
Christmas text messages (SMS) came pouring in my cellphone's inbox. Wow, what can I say but my heartfelt thanks to those who have remembered. I was surprised and I really appreciate the thoughtfulness.

3:20AM
The party ended. Everyone else looked just happy.

8:20AM
I received a phone call from my Mom to greet me but I was still sleeping. I think she has noticed that I wasn't in my sound mind yet and so, she decided to finish the conversation and told me that she would just call back later during the day. This was my very first phone call on this important day.

10:00AM
I woke up, took a bath and had a quick breakfast with Winnie and Reg. Our breakfast consisted mainly of leftover food - Ben's uber-sosyal ham (sarap!) which he bought in Mercato (gourmet supermarket in Pavilion Mall); Winnie's award-winning lumpiang shanghai and strawberry ref cake; and some bread.

10:45AM
I went to the office to work (yup).

No one was around on the entire 2nd floor of West Wing building (where my cubicle is) and the silence was just ear-piercing.

02:00PM
I didn't have a decent meal for lunch. I ended up eating the "nakakasuka na" cookies from the office pantry and having a terrible headache eventually.

6:00PM
I was dead tired. I've just almost spent the entire day working in the office. What the %#@&!! I was hungry, queasy and worn-out already.

8:00PM
I've reached home. At last, home sweet home! Yey! But no, no one's around to share my dinner with. Everyone is back in Phils. What a lonely Christmas!

9:30PM
To pass the time, I've decided to write this blog.

I still have 2.5 hours left. Just enough time to make stories of happiness.

In the meanwhile, it's time to call my family, friends and loved ones back home.