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lovin' this heartful song by two great artists...

by Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky oh my, baby I'm trying

Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again

They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music, feel the air
I'll put a flower in your hair

Though the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday

On the 8th day of Christmas...

Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year    Happy Three Kings na rin haha.

When I first arrived in SG, most of the Filipinos say that there's no Christmas spirit in the Land of the Merlion.  That is why lots of Filipinos go home for Christmas (including me :P) even if the airfare is almost double the price.  Of course for me our home country will always be the best place to spend the holidays.  But I think it is not entirely true when they say that you won't feel the joy of the season overseas.  As I ponder about it, the Christmas spirit is there, only that it is different.

*Disney Christmas @ Changi airport, SG

If in the Philippines Christmas is about family gatherings, Christmas carols and puto bumbong; in SG it is about friendship, multi cultural celebrations and Pinoy unity.   When we talk about the holidays, shopping is not the only common denominator between these two countries.  There is also Simbang Gabi in SG.  However, it is more like Visita Iglesia since attendees should hear the mass from ten different churches.  What makes this Simbang Gabi extra special is Father Angel's arroz caldo.  Haha... yes, food comes for free.  Thanks to the generosity of blessed Filipinos, they were able to feed thousands of churchgoers for ten nights with free arroz caldo, pancit, chicken with rice, champorado, sandwiches etc.  

Despite the global crisis, the spirit of Christmas has always been there.  Love, hope and sharing should always be there wherever we are.  After all, it is Christ's birthday that we are celebrating.  Let us not forget to pray for those people who were impacted by the recession; and also for those overseas workers who have been working so hard for their families or loved ones but weren't able to spend the holidays with them.  

 HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE  

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen. --Reinhold Niebuhr