Love, Actually
It's the day after Christmas, and notwithstanding the dull disappointment that inevitably follows after finally getting what one has been looking forward to for a long time, I sit thankful for another quiet and blessed Christmas. While there wasn't anything special about this year's celebrations (just as there wasn't anything special in the past few Christmasses— the price, I think, of getting older), Christmas will always be Christmas for me: filled with personal traditions, friends, and family.
Waking up this morning, I felt somewhat numb at the passing of another Yultide Season. But turning on the television and laughing (and at times, teary) through Love, Actually yet again, I got up and started my day smiling, knowing that things, while not perfect, are going to be all alright.
Waking up this morning, I felt somewhat numb at the passing of another Yultide Season. But turning on the television and laughing (and at times, teary) through Love, Actually yet again, I got up and started my day smiling, knowing that things, while not perfect, are going to be all alright.
Prime Minister: Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there— fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge— they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.
Indeed, when the heart is full, words are not necessary. . . .
Family Picture, Christmas Eve 2005
Jemboy's Christmas Message
Family Picture, Christmas Day 2005
Los Bernardos, Christmas 2005: We miss you, Lolo
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Now that we are properly in the Christmas season (it lasts for 12 Days from the 25th!), let me greet you once again: ¡Feliz Navidad! Espero que los sueños de paz y amor que despiertan en la Navidad se hagan realidad en el año nuevo.
a belated merry christmas to you and your family!
oh no, next week mag tratrabaho ka na!
as for me, i've decided to make good use of my free time while it's here, now i'm able to do the things i've always wanted to do but couldn't for there were other things to prioritize :)
well, enjoy the last few days of your vacation! have a happy new year too :)
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