my brother, all of sixteen, cooked christmas dinner for the whole family. he spent hours in the kitchen and the food was good. we're all awwww-ed by his effort. church in the morn and opening presents at night. it's really quite a nice noisy chatty affair when you've got seven people in the family. we made do with the impromptu-paper-rose-through-the-heart christmas tree i made last year with the silver baubles. it's always a sweet affair. both my sisters are back from vietnam and we might go on a family trip there next june. dad's getting quite adventurous and mom really wants a get-together holiday. this christmas from the family, i got some moolah, a pair of really cool light blue adidas running shorts, a black party dress and mingyao gave me a great pair of dark blue slim-fit levis ladies style jeans.

message of the incarnate. both in church for christmas service and oswald chambers. ran to the stadium and back but it was such a lacklustre run. i felt heavy. no kick in the bones. only U2 and simple plan got it going at the end. i can't wait to run in my new shorts. vibe for my vanity. nada surf something like, love advice with a tune. tomorrow time: do your homework stuff and meet mingyao for jap dinner and chill out date. start on the refreshing and the rebirth.