Hamborjer

Hmmm...
I GOT MY PERMIT!!!
YAYNESS!!! I know it is totally lame because
a permit really doesn't compare
to a real license... but still yay! n_n I get to
drive a car. Today, I drove for a total of 4 hours
with my dad... well, not four hours straight...
I drove with my dad 2 hours in the morning and 2
hours in the afternoon... I dreaded the morning drive.
The road that I drove on was filled with rocks and
potholes... It was really bumpy... and my dad was
not exactly impressed with my ability to run into
almost all the potholes on the road... neither was
he impressed by my ability to not stay on the
center of the road... It was funny to see him cringe
every time I ran into the branches of the tagangan
trees... but at the same time I didn't enjoy the quick
warnings he would give me to turn to the right or
turn to the left...

Fortunately, late in n the afternoon, my dad and
I drove to Marpi to drive on smoother
roads... It was actually pleasant... I had not realized
how much time I have not spent with my dad, until today
really... Since I entered high school, the bond that
my dad and I had when I was younger began to weaken...
I do not exactly know why... I guess I just began to
think that I didn't have enough time..... but I applied
that realization to the wrong people... I mean,
school and work are important... very important indeed...
but family and friends are not obligations... they are
our citadel... they are our comfort in times of stress
and they are the people we share those special moments of joy
with, which makes me wonder how in the world could I
have ever said that I do not have time to do this
or do that with parents?

Maybe it's because I'm a senior... and I realize
that I will be leaving my home pretty soon...
or maybe it's because right now that it is Christmas vacation
all I have is time on my hands to realize what I have
missed out on... I thought that it was my parents simply
nagging when they would frequently remind me that I
never spend enough time with the family or that I spend
too much time at work or school... but really, they were
simply trying to do what I have just realized today... and
that is to appreciate and enjoy the time with the people
you love and who love you back... I mean that is what
Christmas is all about... It's the season of Joy and Love.

I think that we get all caught up on finding ways to
make enough money to buy this grand gift for our
love ones, but we easily forget that a time spent on
making those extra bucks does not compare to the
time we spend with that actual person... maybe, that
is why Christmas seems so far away... I suppose, with
our island's current economic condition and with the lay off
of 400 government employess, this holiday season is
discouraging to a lot of families... but Christmas is
not based on the material gifts... it's so easy to forget
that the best gift we can give is stored within us...
our love for one another cannot be duplicated, but we can
give so much of it... It may sound cliche, but maybe if
we said Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to more strangers
they would go home with a little bit more spirit and a
little bit more motivation to spread the holiday Joy.

So pass on the Christmas Spirit!!! Christmas is only 5 days
away!

Happy Holidays to everyone!!!!

(I know this is random... but the guy on the following videos is hilarious!)