christmas eve this year was one of the best. i spent the day with myself, shopping to my heart's content and to my bank account's horror. i went home around dinner time with aching feet and bags full of goodies [for myself and loved ones. yes yes].
as i wondered whether to go out and meet various friends or stay home, i thought about what christmas is all about. i had the options of,
1 - going to a hip and happening place - get drunk and be merry, whiling the night away, ending up with nothing and no real point
2 - meeting some friends for dinner
3 - going to church
4 - dinner with parents
number 4 was impromptu. as i was wondering what to do for the night [christmas eve in malaysia is mad. EVERYONE goes out. streets are jammed. clubs and hot spots are open well into the night, unlike UK].
anyway, yeah. as i was wondering whether to go out and blast the night away, i saw mum and dad at home. they haven't had dinner and they had decided on a simple dinner as they knew all 3 of us would be out. and i just felt like taking them to dinner. a quiet, nice and true christmas dinner.
surprisingly, they were up for it [despite dad not feeling well], even joking that it might be impossible to get a place as it was christmas eve and it was bound to cost a lot. and my heart melted a little. yeah. this is what i want.
not loud music. not crazy drinking. not even time with other people.
we went for a very nice dinner. we had fun talking, or not talking. and it was just ... beautiful.
24122008, thank you.
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