Christmas Day

this year, Christmas for me was spent at home.

traditionally, my friends (my three best buds) and i would be trooping to the mall by Christmas afternoon. we would then watch a movie to show our support for the Philippine movie industry. to be honest, it is more of the reason that there aren't any other movies being shown, but my way of looking at it makes us look good. hehehe. anyhow, after maybe 4-5 years of having done this, it didn't push through this year. =( my friend rang me up shortly after lunch yesterday, and i asked him if the tradition will continue as normal. he said it is highly unlikely, as there are no movies worth watching anyway. come to think of it, i guess he's right. every year we would do the same thing - hit the mall, watch a movie, and curse each other for having been dragged out of our beds to watch that crappy flick. and yet we still do it, which is the main point. i kinda felt sad upon hearing that we wouldn't be watching at all. a little part of me suddenly thought that we weren't doing it because we have kinda grown apart. or, to be more specific, i have grown apart from them, as they still hang out a lot of times. you see, our night-outs would always be last-minute: a typical text would be something like, "dude, let's watch a movie and get a nightcap afterwards. pick you up in ten." and, most of the time, i couldn't make it. after all, i work in makati, i end up staying after shift just to finish work, and even when i do get the chance to come home early, i feel so pooped i wouldn't want to go out anymore. on weekends, where i got no work, i have made a prior commitment to go out with other friends. and this would be (again) in makati, if not in taguig. so i am always not around, and i think that they have gotten used to it already. i resolve to change that, especially now that the new year is approaching. i need to reconnect - with old friends, old skills/talents, etc.

at the very least, my Christmas was very lazy and relaxing. i finally caught up with my sleep debt, and man did it feel good! i watched cartoons (pokemon, yay!), played video games, read some chapters from the book which i could never seem to finish (i'm sorry, Christina Pantoja-Hidalgo - it isn't your fault, trust me), spent time with my nephew while he opened the gifts he received (a lot!), and ate ham. A lot of ham. Hehehe. My Christmas wouldn't be the same without ham. =)