When I was a child, I always loved Christmas. It is something I always looked forward to. New things, gift from Santa, family reunions, staying awake until early Christmas morning, sumptuous food served – those were the memories of my happy Christmas. The memories remain but the feeling is gone.
Bad things happened. It got out of control. What I chose to feel has everything to do with these happenings but I am taking the sole responsibility of what and who I am today. What brought me happiness before is only bringing me loneliness today. I have to protect myself. Or am I just being pathetic? Christmas is something I cannot avoid, especially, here in the Philippines. It’s like my own version of Halloween. It haunts me. Jeepney rides, eating in McDo, text messages, Facebook, blog posts, everywhere! Darn! It’s Christmas everywhere.
Anyway, this is something I have to deal with for the rest of my life, unless, someone can really make me happy that I would love Christmas again. Or little by little, I can start accepting the fact that those things happened for a reason and hating Christmas is not one of those. And besides, I think I don’t have the worst life story, so I have the least reason to hate Christmas at all.
I am being nonsense and incoherent now. Supposedly, what I am going to write was about how pleased I am with the Christmas Cards that I have designed that will be distributed during the “A Dinner for a Cause” but my start is a bit misleading huh?
The drawings were made by the children under CARE. What I did is just add little designs and make it a Christmas card but due to budget constraint, I just decided to make Christmas Postcards. That is the good thing with working at NGO’s, we tend to be creative just to make both ends meet. It is something I wouldn’t exchange for a high paying job in a government setting. It’s nothing against the government but I feel that my skills are utilized well and I can see output that gives me satisfaction.
Well I guess I am going too deep for what is supposed to be in a lighter context post. So here it is before I say something more, the designs I made for the Christmas Postcards. It is not final because I haven’t let my bosses check it but I want to show it raw. Just my idea of what I think how a Christmas Postcard should look like. I hope you like my Christmas Postcards as much as I like them.
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Talo, the Christmas tree of the Filipinos. We are a tropical country that is why it hard to have pine tree inside our houses and make it as our Christmas tree just like what I see and western movies. Christmas tree is also something that binds family together. More often than not, decorating a Christmas tree is a family affair. It is an opportunity for every family member to contribute and express their ideas. It is a simple yet joyous experience for any family. And after the star is put on top of the tree and altogether, you will admire how the tree looked like, it is one of the most rewarding feelings. |
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Christmas unites. Christmas is a time of sharing and giving love. With these things, we set aside our differences and just too happy to spoil the mood. We are given the opportunity to be more expressive of our love and care for the people who are dear to us. |
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A Belen I think is the most important representation of what Christmas is. It’s about just having with you your family and people who care and just making them know how loved you feel and how you love them back. |
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I fought for this design. According to one of my bosses, the tree is so modern and the color is not so Christmas. For me, it was not really modern, it is very indigenous for me. It’s just like the grass house from Batanes. I did other justification but I already forgot them. Bottom-line, I justified it well that is why it’s here. The color brown is not that Christmassy but surprisingly it works with red and green. That’s it. The design I made for the Christmas Postcards and some realization while making them. Those are the things I miss about Christmas and I wonder if I will be experiencing some of them again. Merry Christmas everybody! I love you all. |
