I was having a lovely post dinner conversation with the missus last night about the coming Christmas holidays and what to get for Chino this year. Since the little firecracker is doing well in school and has been all good and nice, we are getting him his first bike. This was followed by animated discussions on where to get the bike and where to hide it from him, as the little dude knows when something is up and is bound to find it even before we could sing the opening strains to Jingle Bells.
No big plans for us this year though; just the usual Christmas lunch that we host for some of our closest friends here in the UAE. It’s been an annual thing for us, borne out of our aim to at least give some of yuletide cheer for friends who are away from their families during this festive day.
I still don’t know what I would want to receive this year. Over the last few months, I have gotten fair amount of gadgets, clothes, books and what-not’s to keep me quite happy at the moment. Although, I don’t think Bel will buy me the mountain bike I have been drooling over at the local Sun and Sand store.
On my way to work this morning, there was a lively discussion on radio that this year is being touted as the Christmas of Austerity – wherein people are now looking to give away the more traditional gifts like board games and non-techie toys to their kids. Chino is still a little young but I am planning to get him maybe a board game or two in this year’s toy list. Kind of reminds me of how simple times were when I was growing up. My parents didn’t have to shower us with fancy toys or expensive gadgets (it wasn’t that big in the 80s to the 90s), the annual ritual was clothes shopping, followed by shoes shopping then my mom and dad would venture off shopping without us to get our own fill of gifts to open on Christmas eve.
Oh well, there I go again waxing nostalgic. I guess we all agree that Christmas, no matter where you spend it, is best felt when in the company of family, friends and loved ones. I am just lucky that my wife and son are here with me – and how we have managed to stay together, receive countless blessings and strive to better individuals – is the meaning of Christmas to me.
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