Not quite, but my Christmas tree is really so tiny and I’m still using it (pictured below) despite the size. I do not know if you can actually call this a tree. Well they are literally small yet it is still a tree. A tabletop tree perhaps?

I’m a big kid at heart. I love Christmas, and I do love to put up Xmas decorations. But as I grow older, I never really put a Christmas tree anymore, instead I’d usually decorate my loft with ornaments to make it look like ’tis-the-season-to-be-jolly’ kind of atmosphere. Really. As much as I’d like the idea of erecting the real or an artificial tree – because it is less expensive – apparently, I had no more room left for it.

Only if we were rich, putting up a flamboyant tree could have been so much fun and exciting, just that nowadays, it is not as elaborate as when I was only a kid. We never had a nice tree back then, usually we make Christmas tree out of bubble soap and a cardboard because we can’t afford to buy one – we called it a Bubble Tree.

Ideally, Christmas will always be and nothing more than just a family reunion even though there’s no winter snow, no swaying pine trees coif the Christmas party mood, yet Christmas in Philippines is just so alive and it’s celebrated with utmost passion and love.

And of course a sock full of goodies. I remember the part where we would wake up early on Christmas day just to see if our socks was filled with goodies by the Santa Claus (I knew it, Mom, it was you!). If you were good, you will find candies, chocolates or even a small presents like a water-gun. Yes, a water gun was the most expensive gift I had ever received.

Now that I’ve grown a little taller, single, alone, old and still small, I haven’t put up a nice Christmas tree in the past few years. It is just me anyways, so I can’t see the point really of all the work to put it up and take it down, just for myself, innit?

Anyways, here’s a chinese joke about Christmas. Ok, just because it’s Christmas, please laugh.

One beautiful December evening Huan Cho and his girlfriend Jung Lee were sitting by the side of the ocean. There was a romantic full moon, and Huan Cho said, “Hey baby, let’s play Weeweechu.”

“Oh no, not now. Lets just look at the moon”, said Jung Lee.

“Oh, c’mon baby, let’s you and I play Weeweechu. I love you and it’s the perfect time,” Huan Cho Begged.

“But I had rather just hold your hand and watch the moon.”

“Please Jung Lee, just once… play Weeweechu with me.”

Jung Lee looked at Huan Chi and said, “OK, we’ll play Weeweechu.”

Huan Cho grabbed his guitar and they both sang…

“Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.”

Whoops Kenks, almost forgot – I refused to play along with this tag but I made a promise to just write an entry and share what a 3 inches Xmas tree would look like. Anyways, Merry Christmas!

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