**As published in Sunstar:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2012/11/26/brett-pinay-diaries-part-iv-255132
DECEMBER is a very celebrated month back home. Everyone becomes extravagant not just financially, but also emotionally and spiritually. We give and share, we eat, we drink, we celebrate to commemorate Christ’s birth, and we spend quality cheerful times with our dearest and nearest.
However, for reasons that I myself can’t name and probably due to past experiences that made me not look forward to the Yuletide season, I became the exact opposite of the Christmas Queen. If Grinch exists, I know we’d get along very well with my likewise bah-humbug attitude. Now that I’m away from home though, I realize that even just the mere thought of not getting past December without my family and loved ones is heart-wrenching.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2012/11/26/brett-pinay-diaries-part-iv-255132
DECEMBER is a very celebrated month back home. Everyone becomes extravagant not just financially, but also emotionally and spiritually. We give and share, we eat, we drink, we celebrate to commemorate Christ’s birth, and we spend quality cheerful times with our dearest and nearest.
However, for reasons that I myself can’t name and probably due to past experiences that made me not look forward to the Yuletide season, I became the exact opposite of the Christmas Queen. If Grinch exists, I know we’d get along very well with my likewise bah-humbug attitude. Now that I’m away from home though, I realize that even just the mere thought of not getting past December without my family and loved ones is heart-wrenching.