Definition [Christmas] :

What do you think about when the festive season approaches and everyone's geared up with materials, gadgets, toys, clothing and preparing surprises for everyone for that overhyped and overcrowding event of the year ?
Some of us would devote time attending a church mass praying for the betterment of mankind, reflecting on the past year ...... Some over-scratch their plastic cards. Some plan parties hoping for a smashing gathering of friends when 25th December comes knocking.
Personally, it's just overhyped in Singapore.
Christmas was boring for me in Sydney simply because everyone locked up their shops and probably cuddled together at home.
The route marches in Orchard are simply impressive just looking at its sheer numbers. But then I question the point of doing this. It's warm, the crowd density is pretty high and locomotion whether by foot or machine could get very frustrating. Perhaps it's the vestigial "Herd" instinct kicking in just like what hormones do.
Foam fantasy underneath the dark sky illuminated with red, purple, green, blue, white beams of light. Getting physical contacts with strangers, getting downright wrong massages at the wrongest places, feeling your chest beating like a drum and having diminished hearing ability, finding yourself lacking the restraint from following the big herd of a few thousand over homo sapiens screaming and working out. It's definitely drug-related isn't it ?
Maybe we shouldn't indulge too much. Let's review reality and think of others locally and in foreign lands deprived of rest, adequate food, clothing and shelter. One might not think much about it. But we are as susceptible to such situations if things do go really wrong. Do have fun and be gay and also remember the plight of others. Indulgence brings gratification but it is significantly short-lived. We live to be happy and happiness is what we are constantly seeking for, so the better deal would be to search for sources of happiness that's wholesome and long-lived. For those who are suffering, joy is their anaesthetic. It's a season to be jolly and doing something constructive on the whole gives the joy. Merry Christmas all. =)