Monday, December 19, 2005
Whee, I finally have a laptop! And in a manner that is totally evil me, I am using it to type up my blog entries when I should be using it to type my term paper.
Anyway... do you think that God sees to our Christmas lists? Before today, I had a few things on my Christmas list that I wrote up a few weeks ago:
My Christmas List
(as of 19 November 2005, Saturday)
1. A raise in my allowance
2. Stronger bonds with my family
3. Reconnection with Topaz, especially my roommates
4. More friends from other sections and year levels
5. At least ONE slow dance with my crush
6. A laptop or an iPod
7. A place on the Director's List
8. A better attitude
I reckon that God does look at our Christmas lists, because things totally changed:
My Christmas List
(as of 05 December 2005, Monday)
1. Stronger bonds with my family
2. Reconnection with Topaz, especially my roommates
3. More friends from other sections and year levels
4. A place on the Director's List
5. Friendship with my crush
6. A better attitude
Now, why did numbers 1 and 6 disappear, and why did number 5 change?
Well, first of all, I got a raise in my allowance. My allowance, which used to be 250 pesos a week, or 50 pesos a day, is now 275 a week, or 55 pesos a day. A raise of 25 pesos a week, or 5 pesos a day! Yay! I know it doesn't look much, but still, it's a RAISE.
Next, I already got this laptop. Complete with printer! I mean, I'm just borrowing and so I won't bother Athena anymore to use her laptop, and yes, it's quite slow and it seems to have a quite feisty mind of its own sometimes... but hey, I actually got a material something! Isn't that neat?
Now, number 5 is quite complicated. To put it bluntly and somewhat vaguely, I got into an argument with my crush. Astig the timing, noh? Just before Christmas. Perfect. *sighs*
Now, I don't care if I don't get a slow dance, or even any dance, with my crush anymore. I just want to restore our friendship to the way it was. That's all I want.
And now, I really believe that God looks at our Christmas lists on a daily basis, because look at it now:
My Christmas List
(as of 06 December 2005, Tuesday)
1. Stronger bonds with my family
2. Reconnection with Topaz, especially my roommates
3. A place on the Director's List
4. A better attitude
5. At least one slow dance with my crush
I have made more friends now with the other sections, which feels really good. Of course, there's also a problem: Do I have enough money to get Christmas gifts for ALL of them?? But we'll get to that later.
Note that number 5 has changed again. My crush and I talked things out (well, more like TEXTED things out) and he forgave me and vice versa. We're good friends again. For me, that's probably the second-best present he could give me (if you want to know the best that he could get me, refer to number 5 ^^). The fact that we're okay already totally made me happy today.
*~*~*~*~*
Now, enough about what I want. If I receive stuff, I should also give stuff. It's only fair, and anyway, I like giving gifts. Pity that the little money I have does not permit me to do so that often or that much. Oh, well.
Oh my god, I still have so much to get... *calculates*
But there! I spent big time this year... my stipends are now non-existent due to this huge gift-buying thing. Well, it's worth it, I guess. I like that warm fuzzy feeling I get whenever I give gifts. It feels quite nice, like getting a big, tight hug from your best friend.
Maybe God really does pay attention to our Christmas lists. He helps us achieve those little things that make us happy, and in return we make other people happy by fulfilling THEIR Christmas lists. All this gift-giving and merriment I think will make a very happy atmosphere, which is only befitting for the Son of God's entering into the world.
~~ Eruanne
current mood: happy, generous (I'm getting that nice fuzzy feeling now...)
current music: All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey (I guess you all know to whom this is dedicated to... ^^)
9:16 PM
