Merry Christmas One and All!

Abang and Adik got the chance to attend a Christmas party this weekend. It was great fun, perhaps a touch loud for Abang, with many children, parents, caregivers and of course – Santa. Personally, I think Santa could have done with a few extra pounds of real flesh but he had to make do with a cushion stuffed in this Santa outfit.

The party started with some carolling after which we all got a brief but insightful explanation on “The Meaning of Christmas”. Then we got down to business – distribution of presents by Santa! Obviously this was the children’s favourite. In fact, I noticed that I wasn’t the only parent who had to stop her child from ripping open their presents on the spot!

Luckily Abang and Adik were willing to eat some lunch; both Cuz and AJ were way too excited to eat anything at all. They managed to open their presents and as expected, as soon as Cuz opened his, so did Abang. Abang's present - a pair of binoculars - kept him occupied enough for me to eat my lunch ("lunch" being the code word for "the children's leftovers").

The best part was when the young and the young-at-heart started singing and dancing together. Later, Santa started a human train going around and around all the while trying to entice both Abang and Adik to join them. Alas, they were both a little – how do I say this politely – freaked out by this long chain of children and adults, led by The Cushion Padded Bearded One singing and dancing to the music.

Still, everyone looked like they had fun – we surely did – and Abang was even sporting enough to wear his Christmas hat! Isn't it great to join in other people's festivities?