time behaves differently during the holiday season. come december, you'll see people move as if in fast forward. time zips by.. and you feel as if the days are only 6 hours long. this phenomenon continues 'til only a day or two away from christmas. it is then that you get a break from the hassle and stress of work and time stops (well, sort of.. let's just say it slows down 'til it's almost stopped).. and you have enough time for those last-minute shopping, wrapping, cooking or whatever it is you've left undone.but now, christmas is over.. and time starts moving once again. so after the festivities, the party games, the binging and the gift-giving.. we find ourselves suddenly back to the usual routine. i don't mean just going back to work. i'm referring, instead, to the ordinary [read: unexciting, uneventful, NOT special.. "blah"] activities we do on regular days - cleaning house, doing chores, watching ho-hum programs on tv, attending to unfinished paperwork, etc.
starting today, there will be no text greetings of "merry christmas".. no visiting "inaanaks".. no ang pao from "ninongs" and "ninangs." there will be fewer kids a-carolling.. less holiday smiles from people.. and perhaps even a decrease in kindness, consideration and generosity from strangers. hmm. i guess this sounds cynical.. even by my standards, hehe. maybe the "holiday spirit" is wearing off on me too fast, too soon :p
but hey.. this is the "transition week" for most. come saturday/sunday, we celebrate new year! hehehe.. so i guess for the meantime, we all are given a blessed time to adjust. from one major holiday.. to ordinariness.. to another major holiday.. to the usual routine.. and hopefully, normalcy Ü hahaha. i looooove this season.. :p
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