Well well..I think this will be a relatively long post as compared to the past few..Guess who's back for Christmas? (: Haha..It's good to be back, good to see familiar roads, familiar faces, good to see my loved ones again... It's been such a fast year, 2007 has gone by in a flash and poof we're moving on to 2008, but not before the celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ -- yes, Christmas! I've always looked forward to Christmas, the opening of presents, the sharing of the love and the joy, and knowing that another marvellous year has passed and one more is to come. But it's a great pity that some of the very important people in my life won't be here to share the joy of Christmas with me >< Some of the treasured friendships I've made in the past year in 2007, and now the year has past everyone's gone back to their respective homes/countries. HANNAH OOI. You ought to be in Singpaore for Christmas!! Gee ): ..


Christmas -- love is in the air..but my love is in Australia right now ):. Sniffles..another approx. 39 days before I get to see him again, and it's agonna be a long 39 days..well. it'll come, it'll come. (: Just a few days back I was thinking to myself... What is Christmas all about? Why do people all over the world celebrate it? It's the big birthday celebration of Jesus Christ our Saviour, but it has been so commercialized and now seems like Christmas is all just about Santa Claus and presents. How many people wish Jesus happy birthday and thank God for sending his one and only son down just to die for our sins? How many people take time to truly appreciate everything God has done in the year? Christmas is also about love, between us and God, us and people, us and our family. How many of us take Christmas to sincerely tell those who matter that we love them and what we love about them? Or is Christmas really just about waking up to rip open presents to have a smile on your face for a short while..? What about telling someone you love this Christmas how much they mean to you and why...? That would leave a smile on their face for the rest of the day! Anyway, found this on a website..


http://www.llerrah.com/truemeaningofchristmas.htm



Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened. I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out next to the fireplace.




"What are you doing?" I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know. He then answered me with a simple statement . . .


"TEACH THE CHILDREN!" I was puzzled. What did he mean? He anticipated my question and with one quick movement brought forth a miniature toy bag from behind the tree. As I stood bewildered, Santa said, "Teach the children!


Teach them the old meaning of Christmas. The meaning that now-a-days Christmas has forgotten. "Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR TREE and placed it before the mantle. "Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round, depicting the everlasting hope of mankind, all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven."



He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. "Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a Savior for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of His promise."



He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. "Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of He who displaces the darkness."



Once again he reached into his bag and removed a WREATH and placed it on the tree. "Teach the children that the wreath symbolizes the real nature of love. Real love never ceases. Love is one continuous round of affection."



He then pulled from his bag an ORNAMENT of himself. "Teach the children that I, Santa Claus, symbolize the generosity and good will we feel during the month of December."



He then brought out a HOLLY LEAF. "Teach the children that the holly plant represents immortality. It represents the crown of thorns worn by our Savior. The red holly berries represent the blood shed by Him.



Next he pulled from his bag a GIFT and said, "Teach the children that God so loved the world that he gave his begotten son." Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.



Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a CANDY CANE and hung it on the tree. "Teach the children that the candy cane represents the shepherds' crook. The crook on the staff helps to bring back strayed sheep to the flock. The candy cane is the symbol that we are our brother's keeper."



He reached in again and pulled out an ANGEL. "Teach the children that it was the angels that heralded in the glorious news of the Savior's birth. The angels sang Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace and good will toward men."



Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL,. "Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.



Santa looked back and was pleased. He looked back at me and I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, "Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but a humble servant of the One that is, and I bow down to worship him, our LORD, our GOD."



It's good right. there are so many things we forget about Christmas..Put the attention of Christmas on the right person... (:

the waterfall neva stops --- we should never stop movin on too
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