"Chestnuts roasting on an open..OY YUNG SINAING SUNOG NAAA!!!!!!

Wooh! Christmas is getting nearer and nearer, as evidenced by the continuous drop in temperature we all have complained about during our nightly escapades (and Lando & friends did no justice to that, too). The carolers have all made their presence felt (at least in LB by the way..for some reason, no caroling can be heard back at home), the Christmas lights are as bright as ever and the melodious songs of Yuletide lore fill the chilly, Christmassy air. Ahh, Christmas. How I hate it.

Hold on, that can't be right. Did I just say I hate Christmas?

Well, not actually hate. You see, this particular Christmas is particularly err, unnerving for me. To put it simply, this year's Christmas pretty much sums up the life I have lived this year: cold, annoying and expensive (and put more emphasis on expensive!). Yeah, I have a knack for being so pessimistic, but hey, it pays to tell the truth sometimes. Gosh, what an unproductive existence.

Of course, I could always count on the next year for some consolation but the fear that 2008 may end up like the previous years looms. Not good for someone who promises to change now then blows 80% of his weekly allowance on DotA later.

So, what can I do? If I get worse every year, is there any hope for me? My personal answer is something unexpected for a lackluster person like myself: Yes, there is.

One day, we won't be able to sing Auld lang Syne. One day, we won't be able to decorate the Christmas tree. One day, everything will just come to a screeching halt.

While the answers to my questions may not be what I would've hoped, I know my shenanigans would end. They are human needs after all.

And on that day, that very day when I would give up DotA for good, I would change for the better.

And hopefully, Christmas would be what it's supposed to be: warm, fuzzy and selfless (that's expensive in a good way!).