New Years Eve

I sip on my coffee and wait for the time I can pick my bag and flutter off for the New Years Eve party in the beautiful deserts of Dubai. I hope when it ends, I will get to watch the stars embellished on the night sky and count them just like how I counted the positive things of this year. There were shares of negative aspects too but when I chose to see only the positive ones, the former paled in comparison.
Apart from the many things I got to do this year, I got to learn a couple of them life lessons especially about the amount of trust you can place on anyone or about who to depend on time of crisis and who not. These lessons will only get clearer with time and passing years - what matters all along the journey is if we learn them or not. And if am lucky and wise enough, I might be able to separate the wheat from the chaff like a true Virgo.

Cheerio

Silent Night...

The first mention of Christmas brings to mind snow covered trees, santa claus and holidays. The second mention of it brings childhood memories of xmas in Dubai. It may not be a picture of an ideal Christmas for everyone however for me, it was. We would have our winter holidays, the weather would be amazing with most probably the rain to accompany us, special xmas programs on tv, making Christmas cards for friends, Christmas celebration at neighbors house with mouthwatering delicacies and a happiness for whatsoever reason that the year is going to end and the new year is on its way. A time to start fresh.
Another mention of Christmas reminds me of times back in India during my stay in the hostel where we used to play a game of ‘ Christmas Friend’ – the mystery friend . It was hilarious and the main aim for the girls were to find out their mystery Christmas friend with who they exchange letters through friends. So much of detective work happens during that time with a lot of wrong guess works. And end of it all, you get a Christmas gift from your Christmas friend and most probably a new friend too.
I would love to experience Christmas in its other style with pine trees smelling, snow falling, Christmas carols on the streets, a warm fire in the fireplace and a beautiful Christmas tree with gifts waiting to be opened . Maybe somewhere down the lane I will.
Till then I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!