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Me and my friend Janz from Baguio City |
It has been a tradition among the
Filipinos to give the highest preparation in every home when Christmas day
comes. I grew up celebrating the holidays with my family back in Cavite with my
brothers and sisters and always excited to receive gifts from our relatives and
godparents.
I never knew time have outgrown this excitement of
celebrating the Christmas Holidays with a very unclear reason.
I could still remember few
years back when I failed to push through with my mother’s invitation for the Noche Buena
and decided instead to mingle with the kids and common “dwellers” of Luneta
Park. I even shared the night with them by taking a temporary refuge under the
old Department of Finance Building. The beggars gave me the most comfortable
cardboards available to sleep on. That was the coldest Christmas night I ever had but
I received the warmest welcome from the unexpected people in my life.