Holiday Spirits
24 December 2016 | Pulau Aiduma
Christmas Eve Dinner
Christmas Day 2016
Delightful Christmas Eve dinner last night with Jimmie and his 5 new guests, 1 Italian and 4 Australians. Called an early night as they had just arrived - Paulo straight from Italy - with 3 dives planned for today. Christian staff continued to party hearty with help from numerous Bintangs until Jimmie shut them down at midnight. Muslims were more subdued.
** Warning ** Buzzkill alert. Do NOT read next 2 paragraphs.
Have never understood how St Nick (Old Nick? Santa: anagram for Satan?) brings all that loot on a small sleigh when there is often no chimney and anyway how does a guy that rotund get through the small opening? Have come to suspect some nefarious goings on. Pretty sure the old scalawag is trying to lure little kids into a life of crime by getting them acclimated to taking stuff without working for it. That naughty and nice thing is just cover to fool parents. This year I've demanded an 88" curved screen Samsung TV and someplace to mount it. Otherwise I'm turning to burglary.
And another thing. Christians in Southeast Asia, where it's hot and humid year round, display Mr. Jollybutt with reindeer, sleighs, decorated trees and fake snow. They sing carols about snowmen, sleighbells and white Christmases. What's that all about? How did missionaries, typically the Dutch who enslaved and murdered the indigenous population willy-nilly, get them to buy into this? On the other hand with fewer restrictions they do have more fun than Muslims, so there's that.
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On a more serious note, to all and sundry no matter your beliefs (particularly those mavericks who did not heed the prudent warning): Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and/or Joyful Occasion. May everyone delight in such fullness of life as you can wish for.
Jack & Jan