Tricia;

This Christmas, I wasn’t able to get as much gifts as I’ve received last year (probably because I’m not a little kid anymore :), but I must say, this has been the most meaningful Christmas for me, ever!!!

I have given myself to others.

*not in that way, you perv!

Well I had a very toxic Christmas day. I went to MOA with my family thinking that we’ll just buy stuff for the Noche Buena and for the Noche Buena that I have long been planning for Ate Stella.

See, Ate Stella is the ihaw ihaw girl near my bestfriend Mel’s house. I’ve known her since I’ve known Mel and she’d always been really nice to me. She’d always smile at me whenever I pass by her isaw, balot, bbq, tenga, etc. :) One Bf hits day, I told Mel that I was planning to treat a needy family this Christmas for their Noche Buena but I don’t know which family to pick. He then reminded me of Ate Stella. Mel told me that Ate Stella was a single mom, and she’s struggling to feed her children and send them to school. She reminded me of my mom. She’s a single mom as well and she’s always been working so hard for my siblings. I was touched by Ate Stella’s life story and I really feel her pain, especially of not being able to spend Noche Buena with her family. Yes, they’ll be together on the eve but they will be selling their ihaw ihaws that day and Lord knows what will their Noche Buena be, perhaps whatever would be left of their paninda. :|

Anyway @ MOA, we had a lot of walking because my tita bought a lot of things and pahabol gifts. So I was really worried because it’s already late in the afternoon when we left MOA (not being able to buy grocery items). When we were near our village, we passed by the supermarket to buy foods for Noche Buena. When I got home, I had to rush to Mel’s to get my surprise Christmas gift for Gab. So I rushed to BF at Mel’s, and then to Pilar. On my way to Pilar, there was really heavy holiday traffic. So near Toyota, I had to walk my way to Pilar Village just so I can give my gift to my wonderful boyfriend. I WAS EXHAUSTED. When I was in Pilar, man! was the tricycle waiting line that long I think I was standing there for about 30 mins. When I got to Gab, I handed him my gift and good thing I saw him happy. I wasn’t tired anymore.

After making my wonderful boyfriend happy, I rushed to my dad’s house in BF Resort. He asked me if I could at least pass by since I’ll be spending the entire eve with mom. So I did. When I got there, I played a bit with Kyle and then papa gave me the driver so I could get my Noche Buena at home and then go back again to BF to hand the foods to Ate Stella. And so I did just that. I wasn’t able to give it personally because it was past 9 already and I had to be back at 10 for the mass.

I gave the foods to Mel and then I told him not to tell Ate Stella that it was from me. But he did. :/ Anyway it was okay. I just wanted a picture of them so I will always be reminded that once, I have made a family happy on Christmas Eve. Anyway I went home and Mel texted me that Ate Stella was surprised and was really really happy. So I heard mass with my two little siblings and I was thanking God so much for everything, and for helping me accomplish everything that day.

I think that’s the best Christmas gift I could give to Papa Jesus at this point. I really had to thank Him for being so good to me this year. 

Before the year ends, I shall post an entry about everything that I have to thank Him for. Oh my, there’s just a lot! :)