Don’t get around to reflect much on Christmas this year, somehow baby Jesus was hidden below the celebrations, parents coming, future uncertainities, christmas shoppings and many other things. Charles’ talk on Christmas was a good rebuke for me, will try to find baby Jesus.

Few days ago I was missing the Christmas atmosphere that we use to have in Indo. I miss the night service, when we usually sing silent night by candle light, oh and I miss the Christmas drama too.

Over the 5 years spending Christmas in Sydney and Spore made me a little bit tired of seeing people celebrating Christmas without knowing what it really means. At least in Indo, the moslems don’t really celebrate Christmas and they don’t have to “Celebrate Christmas” by giving gifts and having Christmas parties. Just wondering since when the birth of Jesus is celebrated by people who mock Him? Christmas is just another reason for some people to have more drinks.

Good thing about Christmas this year are:
– getting to spend it with my family, Lina and her family
– Pelita Christmas party had greatly exceeded my expectation (Jesus was preached on that party!!).

Bad things about Christmas 2003:
– spending too much for Westpac’s Christmas party, all for the sake of getting the people better (which was not really happening anyway)
– the death of 20,000 people in Iran and the death of 111 people in a plane crash near Beirut. Do they know Jesus?
– REALLY missing Christmas service in Indo-style.. next year I think I will go to an Indo church and join the x-mas service.